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Black firm to develop in Back Bay

Developer pledges contracts, jobs for minorities, women

By YAWU MILLER

If all goes according to plan, the Peebles Corporation’s mixed-use development will rise 11 stories over the Massachusetts Turnpike at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Streets.

The $400 million, five-year project will employ more than 200 construction workers. Peebles will contract with dozens of local businesses — 30 to 50 percent of them owned by women and people of color. The construction workforce also will be 30 to 50 percent women and people of color, according to Tawan Davis, Peebles Corporation’s chief investment officer.

While construction firms in Boston consistently have failed to meet more modest goals for minority and women hiring and contracting, Davis said the marks are well within reach for his firm.

“I hate the word impossible,” he told the Banner in a recent interview. “Given my background, nothing is impossible.”

Davis was raised in Vanport,

Oregon by a single mother and was the first in his family to attend college. He graduated from Georgetown University and went on to earn a master’s degree from Oxford University in England and an MBA at Harvard Business School. He said Peebles Corporation, a black-owned firm with offices in New York and Miami, consistently meets its goals for minority participation.

“It’s part of the culture of our firm,” he said. “Don Peebles has $100 million in the bank. We get to choose between contractors. If one doesn’t want to do it, another will.”

The Peebles Corporation recently fired a construction firm on a $500 million project in New York, Davis said, after the firm failed to meet hiring goals during the demolition phase of a project.

“It’s that important to us,” he said.

The Peebles Corporation was founded in 1983 by R. Donahue Peebles and has developed projects in Miami, New York, San

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At an Opportunity Youth United meeting at the State House, youth activists and other supporters testified and called for political action on issues important to their lives.

Group calls for youths to form national movement Opportunity Youth United mobilizes in Boston

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By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

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Tawan Davis is chief investment officer at the Peebles Corporation, the largest blackowned real estate development firm in the nation.

Local organizers of the Opportunity Youth United movement gathered youth workers, public officials and other supporters at the State House last week to share stories and call for a national agenda aimed at increasing opportunities and fighting poverty among youth. The burgeoning movement seeks to mobilize young people across the U.S. into a political force that advocates policy on issues affecting them.

OYU chose Boston as a testing zone for advancing action on a local level.

Their message: Youth, including those regarded as “at-risk,” are not a problem to be solved by adults, but must be active players in the solution.

As the congressional budget

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http://oyunited.org/ deadline looms and the candidates campaign for the 2016 presidential election, youth leaders at the “Opportunity Youth Speak: Our Voice, Our Vote, 2016” event said there is urgent need to expand a base of politically-engaged youth capable of promoting their concerns.

Members of the OYU movement hope to inject their priorities into the presidential candidates’ discussions, said James Mackey, program coordinator at the Center for Teen Empowerment and organizer of Opportunity Youth United’s Boston community action team.

These priorities include providing pathways out of poverty

for youth, particularly through increased mentorship; training and education programs; expanded national service opportunities; greater access to higher education and year-round jobs.

Activists at the State House meeting also called for more systemic changes to reduce youth incarceration and recidivism.

The National Council of Young Leaders, organized in 2012, aims to use local community action teams to generate grassroots support and push their agenda further. Council members also selected Boston as the pilot city and the Center for Teen Empowerment to lead the action team, said Dorothy Stoneman, founder and CEO of YouthBuild USA. They will serve as a model for other cities across the nation.

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City increases developers’ affordability requirements

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

As luxury condo buildings rise across Boston, accompanied by increases in both housing prices and demand, city officials hope updates to Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy will keep a place in the city for low- and middle-income families.

Developers affected by the policy now will have to construct a greater number of affordable units or pay more to opt out of the on-site affordable requirement when building in many neighborhoods, particularly downtown and waterfront areas.

Many community groups praised the increased payouts, while warning that any new construction of luxury housing risk driving up rents. They called for affordability measures and housing protections to go further.

“It’s a good reform but there have to be other ways to address housing crisis as well,” said Lydia Lowe, co-director of the Chinese Progressive Association.

Members of the Department of Neighborhood Development, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the rest of the IDP team said they faced a difficult balancing act, said Sheila Dillon, chief and director of the Department of Neighborhood Development. They seek to modify policy to squeeze as much affordable

housing as possible out of developers without discouraging them from constructing in the city.

The question, Dillon said, was “Can we extract more [affordability] from private developers without chilling the real estate market?”

Policy changes

Under the existing IDP, developers who construct ten or more residential units and need zoning relief or will build on city land are required to build a certain number of affordable units on-site or at a nearby off-site location, pay into an affordable housing fund or carry out a blend of these options.

New changes to the IDP clarify requirements, divide the city into three zones and tailor unit amounts and cashout prices to each zone. The updates go into effect in Jan. 2016.

The last substantial updates to the policy were in 2007, Dillon said.

Zone-based system

The IDP team shifts from implementing one consistent Inclusionary Development Policy across the city to a zone-by-zone approach in order to adjust for different markets and needs.

Zone C comprises Roxbury, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale and West Roxbury. The IDP team aims to encourage construction

here, especially of middle class housing, said Phil Cohen, project manager at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

“It’s difficult to develop in that area right now,” he said.

The team did not increase requirements for developers building in Zone C, but they did raise the off-site and payout requirements everywhere else.

Zone A encompasses the downtown neighborhoods and waterfront areas, the places where median sales prices were the highest in the city during Fiscal Year 2013-2015. Developers in this area will experience the greatest increase in requirements: the number of affordable off-site units they must construct rises from 15 percent of total units to 18 percent. To cash out, developers must put enough into a housing fund to build 18 percent of units, assuming each one costs $380,000.

Zone B neighborhoods are Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and the waterfront part of South Boston.

These areas experienced sales prices averaging in the middle third of city prices during FY 2013-2015 and Zone C prices were in the lowest third.

In Zone B, the number of offsite units also rises to 18 percent of total units and for cashing out, per-unit prices are assumed to be $300,000.

The number of on-site

affordable units developers must build, should they chose that option, remains at 13 percent of total units in all zones. This is both to encourage on-site development and because the team considered it too great a burden on developers to raise this, Cohen said.

Praise for payouts

Several representatives of housing and activist groups said the increased payout in Zone A was the highlight of the policy updates. This money goes into an Inclusionary Development Fund, managed by the Department of Neighborhood Development, for the creation of affordable housing.

“We are very happy about the increased payout in the high-end areas, area A,” said Kathy Brown, coordinator at Boston Tenant Coalition. She said it would both provide more money for affordable housing and likely encourage more accessible housing to be built in areas like Fenway, where little of the construction has been affordable.

“The most significant thing about the changes are the big increase in the payouts required for developers,” Lowe said. “This is a reform we’ve been looking for, for quite a while.”

Juan Leyton, executive director of Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, and Darnell Johnson, coordinator of Right to the City Boston, also voiced approval of this increase.

Only the per-unit price used in Zone A reflects actual costs to build in Boston. Cohen said this price — $380,000 — reflects the average development cost for a unit in the city. Members of community development corporations and neighborhood development corporations have pegged unit construction costs at $350,000-$400,000.

Unit counts

Any affordable units brought in under the IDP come only because luxury units are being created as well, Lowe said. While new housing built under the IDP is kept affordable through deed restriction, members of community organizations said that the market-rate housing is likely to raise rents on existing housing stock in the area. They questioned if the number of affordable units required was enough to counteract displacement that such rent increases may cause.

“We’re really concerned about the percentage of units,” Brown said. “A lot of this development increases rents across the city and encourages displacement and gentrification.”

A statement by the Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants called for

the 13 percent on-site affordability requirement to grow to 25 percent or higher, matching New York’s system. The statement said that current percentages would not neutralize the effects of new luxury housing.

Setting affordability

Currently, rental units must be affordable to those making up to 70 percent of area median income, or earning $62,000 for a family of three.

In Zone C, the BRA will now be open to letting developers provide units at levels affordable to those making 100 percent AMI — $88,650 for a family of three — if they can make a compelling case that the project would not be feasible otherwise.

This move brought concern from members of community organizations who believe that it would be out of the reach to residents in the neighborhood.

DSNI’s Leyton said that the current 70 percent AMI affordability level already is steep for many in the area. Units priced for those earning 100 percent AMI are more likely to serve middle class renters and buyers who come in from outside the community than current residents, he said. “[Allowing housing be priced for those earning 100 percent AMI] doesn’t help this community, that tends to be below 70 percent of the median income,” he said. “The effect it might have is opening up doors to more people from outside to have access to this housing. “ Dillon said demanding greater affordability would be too discouraging to developers.

“If we lowered the AMI for this project, we would have gotten substantially fewer units,” Dillon said.

It is especially hard to ask developers to offer any deeper affordability in Roxbury and Dorchester, Dillon said. Market-rate units tend to fetch lower sale prices and rents in these areas meaning developers make less profit after development costs. Demanding developers offer units for even less may mean few are willing to build there, she said.

Other options

Me m b e r s o f c o m m u n i ty groups said other measures need to be paired with the IDP changes to meet affordable housing needs. This could include nofault eviction laws to protect tenants from displacement as rents in the neighborhood rise, Lowe said. Katy Brown said additional options are higher linkage fees, community preservation acts and bonuses provided for building a greater density of units.

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Baker cautious, not opposed to refugee resettlement in MA

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Governor Charlie Baker sought to clarify his stance on Syrian refugees at an ethnic media roundtable last week, following outcry over earlier comments.

In November, Baker reportedly said he was “not interested in accepting refugees from Syria” into Massachusetts, which sparked protests at the State House. At the roundtable meeting, the governor said reports had lost the nuance of his position, and that he was not opposed to resettling refugees, but concerned about the security process.

“I never said we would stop accepting refugees,” Baker said at the meeting. “What I said was that I was concerned about the vetting process, especially when you’re dealing with countries that are hostile to the United States or with which the United States does not have a structured relationship.”

Baker said he seeks assurance that the process for vetting refugees is robust enough to prevent terrorists slipping in among them.

“One problem with taking a nuanced position on an issue like this is often what ends up in the media is a phrase, not the complete sentence.

My complete sentence was, ‘I would like to know more about the vetting process, but at the same time, especially when it comes to those countries — Syria, Iraq, Iran — where the U.S. has no relationship or a hostile relationship, to be sure that the

people who in most cases are fleeing horrible circumstances — war, terror — are vetted properly so that we don’t end up in a situation where people who wish to do us harm use that process in a cynical and sinister way to enter the country.’”

Eva A. Millona is executive director of Massachusetts Immigrant Refugee and Advocacy Coalition.

Two weeks ago, MIRA met with members of the Baker administration to discuss refugee resettlement. From this meeting, along with other comments by Baker and his choice not to join many Republican governors in signing a letter calling for halting resettlement, Millona said she felt that Baker, while cautious, was not against keeping the state open to refugees.

“It was more a statement of caution than of stopping the resettlement,” she said. “There is a commitment that Massachusetts does remain a welcoming place.”

The federal government sets immigration policy, and states cannot legally refuse to accept refugees.

National stage

These comments feed into a national dialogue in which fear of terrorism often translates into a fear of refugees.

Last month, President Barack Obama promised to resettle a minimum of 10,000 refugees in 2016.

House Republicans responded by passing a bill that would implement an even more stringent refugee vetting process than currently is in place, should it become law.

Currently, the United Nations Refugee Agency screens refugee status applicants. Less than one percent of the global refugee population is approved by this agency, according to information provided on the White House’s website. The United States then considers admitting some of these pre-approved applicants. But before they may enter the country, security agencies — including the FBI, the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Intelligence Community — conduct their own intensive investigations. That process can last years.

Twenty-seven Republican governors also sent a letter to Obama protesting his plans to admit more Syrian refugees. In the letter, they expressed concerns that terrorists may enter the U.S. by posing as refugees and asked that the president suspend the resettlement process pending an intensive review and possible updating of the background check applicants processes for refugee status undergo.

Baker did not sign the governors’ letter, although he said he is concerned that terrorists may seek to enter the country using fake passports. “[We heard that] ISIS has the ability to make American passports and they seem to do it with frequency and it’s a major concern,” he said.

Millona said that the U.S. has a strong screening process with a history of success in not admitting criminals.

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Governor Charlie Baker said he is not opposed to resettling Syrian refugees in Massachusetts, but is concerned about the process for vetting them.

“We have a very thorough multi-layered security process that is going well,” Millona said. “If you look at number of refugees we have received over the years since 1975, we have received about three million refuges that have been resettled successfully in this country, and only three have been arrested on terrorist charges. Statistically, it is not supported that [refugees] pose a threat.”

Since 9/11 the U.S. admitted 784,000 refugees, she said, none of whom have been arrested.

Calling out Trump

Baker also reiterated condemnation of Donald Trump’s call for barring Muslims from entering the country. The presidential candidate

had proposed indiscriminately blocking all members of the religion in hopes that such a measure would further national security.

“I think his comments were ridiculous,” Baker said, saying they run contrary to the United States’ values and do not make sense on a global level.

“Many of the people who are ultimately the most important in the Western countries who are engaged in this war with radical jihad are Muslims,” he said. “And many of [those fighting radicalism] are Muslim-majority countries. And they practice their faith peacefully and suffer many of the same tragedies and terror at the hands of the radical state that people in Christian-majority countries are dealing with.”

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A shared burden for U.S. defense With the ISIS-inspired massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, the call for more U.S. boots on the ground in Syria has become more strident. The commitment of a massive number of troops from the volunteer U.S. military raises a moral issue. The upper class is sending the poor into battle to resolve the politicians’ foreign policy mistakes.

World War II was a national commitment. All able-bodied men, 18-to-25, were subject to the draft. The whole country had to mobilize for the war effort. Now with the all-volunteer armed forces, distant battles are fought for the benefit of all, primarily by young men who find that putting their lives at risk is the best opportunity for a good life.

Economic conditions are improving in the

U.S. The unemployment rate is down to 5.0 percent. However, teenagers suffer an unemployment rate of 15.7 percent. This is the age group that produces most of the military volunteers. If military life is unappealing, the unskilled teenagers can work at jobs paying the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

The choice seems to be between poverty or the risk of death on the battlefield.

This situation is not improved by permitting women to join the men on the front lines. It is time for the nation to reconsider national public service. The present system of volunteer military service is exploitative.

Every citizen should participate — if not in the military, then in classrooms, hospitals or other public projects.

“Well, I guess this beats flipping burgers.”

A bizarre attack on Obama From the time when he first ran for president, some Americans have asserted that Barack Obama is not qualified. Opposing whites rallied behind the “birther” movement that claimed Obama was foreign-born and therefore failed to meet the constitutional requirement that the president must be a “natural born Citizen … of the United States.”

Also, some blacks complained that Obama was not authentic because his African ancestors did not experience the historical racial oppression in America.

Now comes Professor Michael Eric Dyson to assert that if elected president, Hillary Clinton will accomplish more for blacks than Obama ever did.

Obama’s achievements have been so extensive, one wonders how Dyson could make such a claim. At the top of the list of Obama’s accomplishments is passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Martin Luther King Jr. once claimed that “of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Many presidents before Obama had tried to pass such a law and failed.

In fact, Bill Clinton’s effort to pass health care in 1993 flopped and was derisively called “Hillarycare.” So the record is already 1-to-0 in favor of Obama.

The ACA was merely the crown jewel of Obama’s efforts that especially benefitted

blacks. By executive order he arranged for $850 million to fund historically black colleges and universities over the next 10 years. He also arranged for black farmers who had been discriminated against by the Department of Agriculture to receive $1.2 billion in damages.

Obama has also used the bully pulpit of the presidency to lead reform of the criminal justice system which has been so oppressive to African Americans. He signed the Fair Sentencing Act to reduce the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. He also is commuting the sentences of non-violent drug offenders.

His appointment of Eric Holder as Attorney General sent the message that he wanted strong reform action to be taken.

Despite such an outstanding record of achievement, Dyson has the temerity to assert that Obama did not “embrace his blackness” and reach out to the people. What then is “My Brother’s Keeper” program about? One wonders if Dyson is distressed that Obama did not maintain a special friendship with him.

Dyson’s former mentor, Cornel West, reportedly became enraged when his expectation of presidential companionship was rejected.

Perhaps Dyson suffers from a lesser dose of the same malaise. Why would anyone reasonably demean the president’s achievements and assert without evidence that Hillary will do better?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Economic diversity I was sad to see the loss of (moderately) affordable housing units in the Fenway/Back Bay area. To many Boston residents, it may seem fitting that apartments there go for $3,000 a unit, but it wasn’t so long ago that Boston’s downtown neighborhoods had real economic diversity. Before

landlords in Boston learned how to cash in on students, they used to inhabit affordable pockets of the Fenway and Back Bay. Now the city is becoming increasingly divided, with the South End, the North End and other previously undesirable neighborhoods inhabited almost

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Donald Trump’s American and World History Review

Do you think the United States should send ground troops to Syria?

By LEE A. DANIELS

It’s time to acknowledge the contribution Donald Trump has made to American, and indeed, world history.

Despite all the momentous progress of the last few decades, it’s still possible for a crude, racist demagogue to capture the hearts and minds of a significant segment of white American voters.

Trump has proved that if you’ve got the knack for telling a brazen lie and expressing bullyboy cruelty, you can still go far in American politics.

Of course, Trump, an extreme narcissist, also is after a very personal redemption. Who can forget the President Obama-delivered humiliation he suffered in the spring of 2011 when his attempt to hold high the banner of the anti-Obama “Birthers” ended in gales of laughter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

But the game he’s playing now has much larger stakes.

Donald Trump is the anti-democracy avatar of modern-day America. He represents America’s tradition of exclusion — the evil twin to the tradition of inclusion that some Americans love to pretend is the sole representative of the spirit of America. His careening this way and that to attack anyone and anything his mob of supporters will hoot at is a powerful reminder of how thin the commitment to democracy and decency has always been in this society.

It’s not a coincidence, historically speaking, that the rhetorical rampages — heavily focused on both Americans and foreign nationals of color — which so excite Trump’s near lily-white base of supporters come at a time when America’s middle class as a whole is being reduced by the dynamic of income inequality. Nor is it coincidental that it comes at the end of the nation’s commemoration of the significant anniversaries of both the Civil War and the climactic years of the Civil Rights Movement, two historical moments that remind us how much “race work” remains to be done.

Nor is it a coincidence that Trump has captured a large segment of Republican voters just when the two-term tenure of the nation’s first black President has symbolized the present and future diversity of American society. Trump’s slogan that he’ll “make America great again” begs an entire history-book worth of questions and answers about what American society really looked like when it was allegedly “great.”

In fact, Trump’s entire campaign is a reminder of how the tradition of exclusion — the underside of “American exceptionalism” — worked in the past: its denigration of white-ethnic European immigrants; its oppression of black Americans in the North and South; its use of anti-Semitism as a weapon against Jewish Americans; its rationalizing the imprisonment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II. These and other echoes of the past prove that Trump’s campaign is an old, not a new, phenomenon. His “special” talents are like those of past demagogues who’ve risen to prominence on the American scene: the bluster of a carnival barker, the oiliness of a trickster, an overweening ego and a lack of decency.

Of course, these “qualities” go a long way with the Republican electorate. Last week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that 42 percent of Republicans support Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the US. Only 36 percent oppose it.

By contrast, 75 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of Independents oppose such a ban.

Ironically, what is new about Trump the presidential candidate is that the Republican Party made his campaign possible.

It was the GOP that increasingly over the decades played the right-wing-extremist and white-supremacy “cards” Trump has used to beat the GOP establishment candidates. It was the GOP that used the Citizens United case the Supreme Court decided in 2010 to destroy the restraints on the financing of political campaigns.

So, it’s really the GOP itself that is responsible for the damage Trump is doing to the party — and to the nation.

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Trump’s talents are like those of past demagogues: The bluster of a carnival barker, the oiliness of a trickster, an overweening ego and a lack of decency. ”

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I think they should. They’re going to come over here and they’re going to kill us.

Lakeycia Darget Hairstylist Mattapan

I think so. They’re killing us. And Syrians are in danger.

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I don’t think so. That’s somebody else’s battle.

I’m a disabled vet. I don’t think they should. We’ll just lose more people.

Angela Johnson

Georgia Brown

We should send people on a humanitarian mission, but not to fight.

No. Neither there nor anywhere else, for that matter. Since Korea, ground troops haven’t changed conditions for the better.

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MARITA RIVERO The Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket, announced that its Board of Directors has named Marita Rivero as the organization’s executive director.

Rivero succeeds Beverly Morgan-Welch, who served as the Museum’s executive director with great distinction for 16 years. In November, Morgan-Welch left to become Associate Director of External Affairs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. The Museum of African American History (MAAH) is dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans and those who found common cause with them. The Museum presents the powerful history of New England’s 18th and 19th century black abolitionist and entrepreneurial communities through its stew-

ardship of some of the nation’s preeminent historic landmarks — including the African Meeting House (1806) and the Abiel Smith School (1835) on Boston’s Beacon Hill; and the African Meeting House (c.1820) and the Seneca Boston-Florence Higginbotham House (c.1774) on Nantucket — and Black Heritage Trails in Boston and Nantucket.

It also holds extensive collections and sponsors a robust offering of exhibitions, scholarly lectures, concerts and innovative educational programs.

A longtime member of the MAAH board of directors and current chair of the board of trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Rivero has deep knowledge and experience in national museums.

She has served as the Museum’s interim executive director since Morgan-Welch’s departure.

“We are thrilled that Marita has agreed to lead this important institution on a permanent

basis,” said Cathleen Douglas Stone, chair of the Museum board of directors. “She brings to the role stellar business acumen, media savvy and the passion and imagination that will help us build on the success of nearly 50 years and propel us to have an even greater impact in the years ahead.”

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Black educators celebrate 50 years of advocacy

By YAWU MILLER

When Barbara Fields took an exam to teach in Boston in the early ‘70s, there were many blacks waiting to be hired, but few in the classroom.

“You’d get placed on the list, but not hired,” she said.

Then came an order from U.S. District Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., who presided over the Boston schools’ desegregation plan.

“Judge Garrity ordered that everyone who was on the list be appointed permanently,” Fields recalled.

Fields began at the Shaw Elementary school in Brighton and retired last year as a senior officer in the BPS Office of Equity, a department charged with monitoring employment and educational equity district-wide.

During her five decades in the Boston schools, Fields saw tremendous changes.

“There were so few of us,” she says of her early years. “The environment was different.”

Long before the school department publicly embraced the concept of equity, blacks in the system launched their own effort. In 1965, a group of black teachers founded the Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts to advocate on behalf of the growing population of African American teachers and students in the schools.

Fifty years later, the organization continues its advocacy on issues including the hiring of black teachers, the achievement gap between white students and students of color, and budget cuts.

Members of the volunteer

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Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts president Johnny McInnis, treasurer Nancy Dickerson, member Barbara Field, vice president Adrianne Level and parliamentarian Bob Marshall gather during the group’s 50th anniversary celebration at the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute. organization took time out of their work and advocacy schedules to mark its 50th year with a dinner at the Northeastern University institute named for BEAM founding member John D. O’Bryant.

“The fact that BEAM has been here 50 years speaks volumes,” said Richard O’Bryant, director of the center. “You have touched a lot of lives.”

BEAM was founded at a time when there were a handful of black teachers in the system and an

extraordinary amount of activism among black parents and students.

Nancy Dickerson, BEAM’s current treasurer, recalls one of the early actions the organization undertook.

“We were meeting at the Freedom House,” she said. “We said, ‘What would happen if none of us showed up?’”

The one-day walk-out mirrored the activism of black students in the Boston schools who at the time were protesting such issues as the lack of black teachers and staff, overcrowded

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conditions in school buildings and the unequal distribution of resources in the schools.

After the desegregation order, the numbers of black teachers, staff and administrators rose, but challenges remained.

Retired teacher Bob Marshall says he benefitted greatly from the support he found at BEAM during his years in the system.

“It’s been a place where black teachers could go to be re-energized, where they could do

networking,” he said. “When they had issues with the school system revolving around race, it was a place where they could go for help.”

Marshall and other black teachers turned to BEAM in 1981, when budget cuts meant teachers’ jobs were on the chopping block. The Boston Teachers Union advocated cutting jobs based on seniority, a strategy that would have decimated the population of black teachers, most of whom secured employment after Garrity’s court order.

“Teachers like myself who only had eight or nine years in the system would have been out the door,” Marshall said.

Represented by attorney Nancy Gertner, who later went on to become a federal judge, BEAM was able to make sure the layoffs did not disproportionately fall on black teachers.

Fifty years after its founding, BEAM continues to advocate on behalf of black teachers and the students of color who now make up the majority of the BPS population.

The organization also advocates on behalf of black educators and students in other cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Randolph and Springfield. Boston is still out of compliance with the desegregation consent decree which mandated that the city maintain a teaching force that is 25 percent black. Currently, 22 percent of the teachers in the system are black, but 87 percent of the students are people of color.

BEAM is still holding the department’s feet to the fire.

“The times have changed, but our issues haven’t changed,” Dickerson said.

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continued from page 1 Francisco, Washington D.C. and other U.S. cities. The firm currently has $3.5 billion of projects in its development pipeline. The Viola Back Bay project will be the firm’s first in Boston.

The project

The development the company is proposing in Boston, dubbed The Viola Back Bay, will include a 156-room hotel, 88 condominiums, 85 rental apartments, 20,000 square feet of groundfloor retail and 138 parking spaces.

The building will be built on the air rights over Interstate 90 and will provide $30 million for the planned $45 million renovation of the Hynes Convention Center Green Line MBTA station.

In addition to construction jobs and building trades contractors, large construction projects like The Viola typically require a multitude of services from lawyers, accountants and other professionals.

Davis said as much as $200 million of the development dollars could go to minority- and woman-owned businesses.

While many minority firms are routinely excluded from large development projects because of their low bonding capacity, Davis said his company helps smaller firms build capacity, often using its own insurance to cover bonding for smaller firms.

“If you can build a 100,000square-foot project, you can do a million square feet,” he said.

In Philadelphia, Peebles Corporation hired McKissack and McKissack, a black woman-owned

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In Boston, Davis said, Peebles Corporation’s contracts with minority businesses will help strengthen not only the minority-owned firms, but the communities in which they operate.

“We have an opportunity to create a multiplier effect,” he said. “For every dollar we spend, that creates four to five dollars of opportunity.”

Although building trades in Massachusetts have long had a reputation for excluding people of color, Davis said Peebles Corporation has not had trouble getting unions to meet their demands for a diverse workforce.

“We find that for the most part, unions have been responsive,” he said. “They want our business.

Unions are national organizations.

They have a broader strategy. They want our business in New York, Washington and Miami.”

The Viola Back Bay site is one of four parcels slated for development over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston. Other firms have proposed developments at Boylston Street and near Fenway Park. The Peebles Corporation project has gotten the green light from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and will soon undergo review through the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Article 80 process.

The project is expected to require two years of planning and three years of construction, Davis said.

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The Viola Back Bay development will include a 156-room hotel, 88 condominiums, 85 rental apartments and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.

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NEWSBRIEF ONLINE: WWW.BAYSTATEBANNER.COM BRA board approves new development projects The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board of directors ended the year yesterday by approving several new development projects representing an estimated investment of over $244 million in Boston’s economy, capping off another strong year in what has been an unprecedented period of growth for the city. The final board meeting of 2015 included approvals for a new auditorium on Harvard Business School’s campus in Allston, a hotel in East Boston, a school in Dorchester, and three housing projects stretching from

Chinatown to Roslindale.

The projects are anticipated to create over 380,000 square feet of new development and 377 construction jobs. Two of the three housing projects will be entirely affordable, adding over 90 such units to the city’s housing stock.

This year, the BRA has approved 7.1 million square feet of new construction. Among the new development projects that were approved last night: New housing coming to Taft Hill Terrace in Roslindale nT otal Project Cost: $4,000,000

n Total SF: 15,353 n Construction Jobs: 12 Parkhead Development, LLC, led by Michael Indresano, received approval on plans to construct 19 condominium units off of Taft Hill Terrace in Roslindale.

The project, designed by Embarc Studio, will contain two one-bedroom units, 15 two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom units spread between two new buildings. Two of the units will be deed restricted as affordable housing, and the developer will make a $96,000 contribution to the City’s Inclusionary Development Fund to fulfill their obligations under the current policy.

The project will include bicycle storage and 19 on-site parking spaces for vehicles. Each condo owner will receive a $2,000 credit towards a car share account to encourage active transportation.

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The BHA partners with IBA for W. Newton/Rutland St renovation

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

With federal dollars drying up, the Boston Housing Authority is expanding its partnerships with private developers and nonprofits to secure needed renovations for its buildings.

The latest example: an affiliation with Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción to renovate 24 historic brick townhouses at West Newton and Rutland Streets in the South End. The relationship will enable a higher level of redevelopment than the BHA could achieve on its own budget. IBA plans to make improvements to kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, windows, building exteriors and common areas; upgrade the heating and cooling systems; cultivate landscaping and improve energy efficiency.

There are 146 units on the property and the work is projected to cost $19.7 million. IBA is contributing $3.75 million in equity toward this.

The rest of the funds will be supplied through a 4 percent low-income housing tax credit as well as federal and state historic tax credits.

IBA beat out two other developers in a request for proposals. Kate Bennett, deputy administrator for planning and sustainability at the BHA, said that one factor that drew the BHA to IBA’s proposals is that the nonprofit does not plan to seek state and city subsidies. These limited resources often generate stiff competition.

“Those [city and state subsidies] are highly desirable scarce resources

with a lot of people in line for them,” Bennett said.

Once IBA completes the project, the BHA will transfer ownership of the property to the nonprofit, while retaining a 99-year lease on the land, Bennett said. The agreement stipulates that the units remain affordable to very low-income people, something Bennett and Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of IBA, said is deeply important.

Last Tuesday, members of IBA met with residents and the BHA to discuss plans and intended to hold several future community sessions.

During 2016, IBA will pursue financing for the project. Calderón-Rosado said she expects renovations will then take about two years to complete.

IBA also will provide services ranging from preschool to programs for the elderly.

The West Newton/Rutland Streets site is adjacent to Villa Victoria, IBA’s 435-unit affordable housing community. “[West Newton/Rutland] is part of our neighborhood, our community,” Calderón-Rosado said. “This is a very important project for the neighborhood and IBA and were’ very excited about it.”

Push for partnerships

The BHA faces budget struggles after years of reduced funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Reductions to the BHA’s capital funding — used for repairs that go past dayto-day maintenance — and operating funds has restricted the agency’s

ability to make many repairs to its properties beyond threshold safety needs or emergency work, Bennett said.

“The work IBA will do at West Newton is much more comprehensive and will include real top-bottom renovation,” she said. “There is no question that we would have much more limited activity at all of our sites if we weren’t engaging in these partnerships.”

Following a suggestion from HUD, in 2014 the BHA issued a request for qualifications in which the agency asked that nonprofit and for-profit developers submit ideas on how to utilize BHA sites in high-market neighborhoods in ways that would preserve or expand its affordable units.

The RFQ received strong responses from potential partners, Bennett said.

“There haven’t been challenges to finding good partners,” she said.

“We’ve had a tremendous level of interest and a lot of neighborhood support for these [partnership] initiatives. We’ve found there’s a lot of interest in the development community from both nonprofit and forprofit companies interested to work with us on our terms.”

Calderón-Rosado said in the future, IBA would be interested in exploring more partnership opportunities with the BHA.

Other projects

The BHA has three other partnership projects in process.

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The developers proposed replacing these apartments with 960 units at similar rents, constructing a 300-unit building for seniors and adding approximately 1,400 market-rate units, according to The Boston Globe. Bennett said that the BHA currently is working closely with residents to develop a vision for the site and is starting the necessary

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Left, Sandra Guerrier-Clark (standing) has taken over running Paradise Hair Salon in Mattapan Square from her mother Josette Guerrier (sitting), who opened the salon in 1989. Right, Sandra Guerrier-Clark works with a customer at Paradise Hair Salon in Mattapan Square.

Salon stands test of time Daughter takes over business, expands in new space

By MARTIN DESMARAIS

Josette Guerrier’s Paradise Hair Salon has been a stalwart in Mattapan Square for over 25 years.

For most of that time, Guerrier was the force that kept the business going, but in the last several years her daughter Sandra Guerrier-Clark has taken the reins. That, combined with a recent move to a larger location, is helping to ensure that the salon continues to be a local staple for many more years to come.

The story of Paradise starts in Haiti, where Josette Guerrier was born, ventures through New York in 1970, where the new immigrant worked as a nurse’s aide, shifts to Boston in the 1974, where she followed work opportunity, and really takes off in the 1980s, when she changed careers by enrolling in cosmetology school.

At the time the move was one of opportunity, but it ignited a passion for both hair and her clientele that has driven Guerrier for decades.

Guerrier opened Paradise in Mattapan Square in 1989. Though she had been working as a registered hairdresser for a number of years, she wanted to start her own business and work for herself. And she had also learned a valuable lesson about the business that still serves Paradise to this day — beauty salon success is largely tied to having a large base of loyal clientele.

While working for others, she had built up strong customer loyalty and she knew they would follow her to her own place.

From left, Sandra Guerrier-Clark, Josette Guerrier and Patti Powell of Paradise Hair Saloon in Mattapan Square.

“I had a lot of customers at that time and business was booming,” she said.

Increased competition

When it opened in 1989, Paradise was one of only two hair salons in Mattapan Square. Now there are several on each side of Blue Hill Avenue. But despite the competition, Guerrier and her salon have remained.

You can’t be into your third decade of styling hair without hitting a high level of skill, but Guerrier mostly credits her many loyal customers for the success.

Keeping her customers happy is a skill she passed on to her daughter and, six years ago, when

Guerrier retired she left the business in good hands.

Of course, her love for the business keeps Guerrier coming around and you can find her in the back of the store and still serving some clients a few days a week, but Sandra Guerrier-Clark is now fully the women in charge.

The elder Guerrier is thrilled about that.

“I am very happy for her to take over. Thanks to her the name Paradise is still there,” Guerrier said.

“She is also very good at running the business.”

Guerrier-Clark has taken the business forward in her time at the helm, notably making a move to a bigger location with a street-level

store front that has increased the salon’s walk-in traffic.

Until July 2014, Paradise was in the same second story location on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan Square it had occupied since 1989.

This salon had three booths for serving customers, but at the most only had two workers.

The new location has four booths and though there are currently two fulltime workers — Guerrier-Clark and hairdresser Patti Powell — the plan is to have four fulltime workers filling all the booths by next summer.

Paradise provides traditional hairdressing services, such as

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continued from page 11 cutting, weaving and coloring, but the business also has a strong reputation for healthy hair care and helping women rejuvenate thinning hair.

The salon only serves women, and while others have expanded services to become unisex or offer nail care, Guerrier-Clark has no plans to do so. She likes that the salon is still doing what her mother started all those years ago and thinks most of its customers do too.

Patti Powell, who is the other current fulltime hairdresser at Paradise and has been working there for about a year-and-a-half, says she loves the welcoming and family atmosphere at the salon.

She calls working there peaceful and says the customers love this vibe as well.

Powell worked for 30 years at Alister’s Hairstyling in Mattapan before joining the staff at Paradise.

She shares the passion for hair care that Guerrier-Clark and her mother have.

“I love people and I love making them feel happy,” Powell said. “If

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“I want to make sure all my mom’s sweat and tears are not in vain,” she said.

Guerrier-Clark is married to Boston Police Officer James Clark and the couple have two daughters and a son. Perhaps one of them will keep Paradise going just as she did for her mother. Though for now, she is just focused on keeping her customers satisfied and keeping them coming back.

That focus seems to be the one thing more than anything she has absorbed from working at her mom’s side “If you have good clientele and you keep them happy they are going to come to you no matter what,” she said. “When you give your 100 percent they will come back. That is what I believe.”

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“There are no mistakes. You will learn from everything,” said Kemal Harris, a top Hollywood power stylist, co-owner of Kemal + Karla, and costume designer for the Netflix series “House of Cards,” on the topic “The Art of Talking About Yourself: How to Position Your Value, Not Just Your Resume” at this year’s sold-out Massachusetts Conference for Women.

Attracting nearly 10,000 women, the Massachusetts Conference for Women was held on Thursday, December 10 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The one-day event, which has grown in size and scope since it was first held in 2005, featured 100 speakers and more than 30 workshops and seminars on the topics of leadership, career advancement and transitions, business and entrepreneurship, personal empowerment and finance, and more.

In addition to the sessions, the

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Ryan Coogler, left, directs Michael B. Jordan in “Creed.”

film Director discusses working with Stallone, exploring ‘Rocky’ characters

By KAM WILLIAMS

F

ilmmaker Ryan Coogler hails from the East Bay Area of Northern California. In 2011, his student film, “Fig,” which followed a young street prostitute’s fight to keep her daughter safe, won the Director’s Guild of America’s Student Filmmaker Award, as well as the HBO Short Filmmaker Award.

He earned his MFA in Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California in May 2011.

Coogler’s feature-length screenplay “Fruitvale,” based on the 2009 BART police shooting of Oscar

Grant, was selected for the 2012 Sundance January Screenwriter’s Lab. In 2013, he made his directorial debut with the critically-acclaimed adaptation of the script, “Fruitvale Station,” which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Coogler still lives in the Bay Area where, in addition to making movies, he works as a counselor at Juvenile Hall in San Francisco. Here he talks about his sophomore offering, “Creed,” the seventh installment in the Rocky franchise. The picture stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson.

Michael [“Creed” star Michael B. Jordan] told me that this was a project that you already had on a back burner when you were shooting “Fruitvale Station.” How long had you been thinking about making this movie?

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Ryan Coogler: I’ve been a fan of the “Rocky” movies for about as long as I can remember, because of my father. He was a big “Rocky” fan who watched the movies with his mom when she was bedridden. So, it was kind of a tradition that got passed down to me and my brothers. That was before Mike and I even met. I came up with the concept for the

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By KAM WILLIAMS

In 2010, Roger Ross Williams became the only African American to win an Academy Award for directing and producing the documentary “Music by Prudence.”

Three years later, he directed “God Loves Uganda,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to enormous critical acclaim before airing on the PBS series “Independent Lens.”

He recently finished shooting “Life, Animated,” an animated documentary inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ron Suskind’s memoir about raising his autistic son. And Williams has several works currently in development, including an interactive project called “Traveling While Black” and a feature documentary about the prison industrial complex for The Why? Foundation.

He serves on the artist advisory board for the Sundance Institute, and splits his time between upstate New York and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Here he talks about his latest offering, “Blackface,” a CNN short film about a minstrel Christmas character celebrated in the Netherlands known as Black Pete.

What inspired you to make “Blackface?”

Roger Ross Williams: When I first saw a white Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It’s hard to

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How did you come up with the idea of making a “Rocky” movie revolving around the son of Apollo Creed?

RC: When I would watch the “Rocky” movies with my father, I loved “Rocky,” but I would also

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was never acceptable to the people who suffer from it.

How do you feel when you see a Dutch person in blackface? The same as when you see American college students donning it on Halloween or for a ghetto-themed frat party?

RRW: Yes, it’s a horrible feeling to be mocked and ridiculed because of your race.

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Roger Ross Williams, left. stand next to someone who views your skin color and hair as a costume. As a filmmaker, whenever I get that feeling, I want to explore what motivates people to engage in such offensive behavior and enlighten folks about its origins.

Do you think that there’s malice towards blacks underpinning the Dutch Christmas tradition?

RRW: I think many Dutch just don’t know the history of Black Pete, that he is rooted in slavery, and how he was used to dehumanize a race of people. Once they realize this, many stop, but those who continue are either in denial, insensitive or actually racists.

Given the assassination in Amsterdam of Theo Van Gogh over his making a movie about Islam, my guess is that the Dutch probably aren’t very receptive currently to criticism of this nature. relate to Apollo instantly, every time he walked onto the screen.

And I would root for him, even when he was at odds with Rocky.

That’s one of the things that was so interesting about that character. How he was so beloved. I spoke to Sly who said Apollo was inspired by Muhammad Ali.

How did it feel to get Sly’s blessing to make another “Rocky” movie?

RC: That character is very much a part of him, emotionally and creatively. so, it was a very big

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RRW: After the film came out, I got death threats and had to have a bodyguard. It was interesting because many of the emails I got started out by saying it was their tradition and an innocent children’s holiday and ended by calling me the n-word or a “stupid black monkey.” How is that not racist? It just takes one racist crackpot to commit an act of violence against me. A Dutch woman even stopped me at the dog walk and told me I needed to “get over slavery” and that she would “die” for Black Pete.

where people have to fear offending others by behavior considered acceptable just a decade ago?

RRW: It’s not an issue of political correctness. It’s an issue of racism. Blackface was never acceptable to the black population in the Netherlands. They have been protesting against it since the 1930s. The majority of black people were just afraid to speak up because non-whites are not treated as part of Dutch society.

There is much institutionalized racism in the Netherlands and the non-white population is just now beginning to fight for their rights.

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You married a Dutchman. How does he feel about his country’s Blackface tradition?

RRW: He’s ashamed and embarrassed by it. He grew up with it like everyone else, but as soon as he realized it hurt others, he began to speak out against it. He produced and edited “Blackface.”

What message are you hoping to convey with the film?

RRW: That symbolic racism is hurtful and that it is especially hurtful to black children who get called Black Pete in school and grow up with the sense that they are inferior to white kids. And that racism is a global problem and it is as damaging to whites as it is to non-whites. Everyone must fight against it.

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What was it like directing him?

RC: It was amazing in every way. I learned a lot in the process, and he was so much fun to be around and to have on set. He challenged me in some ways I’d never been challenged before.

Remember, he has a 40-year background in being a movie star. Not just an actor, but a star. So, he has an incredible perspective. Plus, he’s played this character for 40 years. My biggest job was to convince him that all he had to do was to show up and act, since he was also used to writing, directing, producing and choreographing. That being said, he was always available when I sought out his advice. But I would say that his performance here was very much Sly as an actor unfiltered by distractions. He was very focused. That enabled me to bring out a lot of elements of the character that were within Sly, but people hadn’t really seen before.

And he was excited about that.

Yeah, when I first interviewed him, I was surprised at how intelligent, sensitive and sophisticated he was, because I was expecting to meet somebody like Rocky or Rambo.

RC: I walked into my first meeting with him the same way.

You realize within a few seconds that you believed those characters as the result of world-class acting. He’s very creative, and an

intellectual, and nothing like the characters he’s famous for. Once I realized that, I was just taken aback, and became really excited, the same way a sports coach would be if they had an opportunity to add someone with great talent to their team. I was salivating at the idea of working with him. He’s so convincing on set to the point that you find yourself calling him Rocky.

Of the many famous actor/director duos, which do you feel you two most resemble?

RC: [Laughs] That’s a great qustion. It’s so hard for me to compare us to them, Spike and Denzel, more recently, Scorcese and DiCaprio, or any other pillars of the industry. You could also look at David O. Russell, who tends to work with Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and De Niro, too. I could never compare us to any of them after just our second time working together. But I do hope that I won’t feel as comfortable about the comparison 20, 30 or 40 years from now. You know what I mean? [Chuckles]

After “Fruitvale Station,” which was a true story about the shooting of an innocent, unarmed young black man, Oscar Grant, by a police officer, the whole Black Lives Matter movement began to blossom.

RC: What “Fruitvale” was about had been going on for years, and it’s still happening. Technology played such a role in that movie.

Folks had cell phone cameras on

that train, and they just happened to take them out and capture Oscar’s murder. The thing about the Bay Area is that it’s on the leading edge of technical innovation. Now, the rest of the world has kind of caught up. Today, everybody has a camera on their phone. So, the type of violence that you used to only hear stories about, and ordinarily couldn’t be verified, is often being caught on camera. That’s why the movement is getting so much traction. But Mike and I are definitely proud to have had the opportunity to make that film.

I wish cell phones existed when I was young. I was profile-stopped dozens of times in my teens and early twenties.

RC: That’s heartbreaking, man.

What people take for granted is the trauma that comes from being stopped when you look like us.

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What was the greatest barrier you faced in Hollywood and how did you overcome it?

RC: My own inexperience. It’s very much a business that’s risk averse. And when I became a filmmaker, I had some great ideas for feature films, but the way the industry’s set up, you have to have an agent before anybody will give you the time of day. That sets up a strange Catch-22. You basically have to make something on your own without a lot of outside help that gathers enough attention to make the studios take note. That was the biggest hurdle, although I also had to deal with being young, black and from Oakland.

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The conference also offered a Health & Wellness Pavilion where discussions were held on “How to Flourish Under Stress,” “Building A Culture of Health in the Workplace,” and “Quick Tools to DeStress During the Day and Sleep Better at Night.” The summit also expanded its reach by providing a “Young Women’s” program that was geared towards junior and senior high school girls.

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On the topic of mentorship and its importance in one’s career, during the opening keynote session Gunn said, “that a good mentor doesn’t tell mentees what to do. They should probe with questions.” As the keynote was winding down and attendees were getting ready to charge through the BCEC for the morning breakout sessions, Gunn added a little humor before leaving the stage.

When asked the question ‘What should every woman do?’ he responded without missing a beat “Stop wearing leggings as pants.”

In the session “The Art of Talking About Yourself,” moderator Aliza Licht, who is the author of “Leave Your Mark” and formerly known as the “DKNY PR GIRL,” also offered valuable insight on

the topic. She suggested that one of the ways to talk about oneself is through building a personal brand, and that the first step is to “figure out who you are, then write your bio in the third person.”

Once that’s done, you need to then ask yourself the questions ‘Are you adding value?’ ‘Are you curating your best self?’ and ‘What’s your visual identity?’ Licht stressed the importance of being an “über connector,” valuing your relationships and being “gracious with making introductions for others.” She said that by doing this you’ll be able to benefit from the “boomerang effect.”

Know your value

Other guests on the panel included Ivette Helal, vice president, HR, laboratory equipment division for Thermo Fisher Scientific; Nzinga Shaw, chief diversity and inclusion officer for the Atlanta Hawks; and Chantel Waterbury, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the jewelry line Chloe + Isabel.

Panelist Kemal Harris, who has been obsessed with fashion since the age of four, talked about the role that fashion plays in one’s success. Throughout her career she learned to ask herself the question, “Who is the real me?” and to listen to her gut. One of her strongest pieces of advice to the audience was to “find that thing about you that makes you special.”

Helal stressed that preparation is key in any job interview and to know your value. One of the tips she offered in preparing for interviews was to use index cards to write down scenarios and situations. This has been key for her throughout her career. Ultimately, she said in preparing for an interview “it’s about being authentic.” She adds “you have to be you” and you need to “know your strengths.”

Shaw, who created her role at the Atlanta Hawks, is the first person to hold this position in the National Basketball Association.

In a field that’s dominated by men, she was able to create this

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Raspberry Greek Yogurt Bark n 2 cups plain, reduced-fat Greek yogurt n 1 lemon, zest only n 2 tablespoons honey n 1 cup frozen raspberries n ½ cup shelled pistachios n ¼ cup slivered almonds Line small baking pan with aluminum foil. In medium bowl, combine first 3 ingredients. Add berries and nuts. Fold in until well incorporated. Spread mixture in baking pan and place in freezer for about 2-3 hours, or until hardened.

Once hardened, remove bark from pan and either cut or break up into pieces.

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Looking for a quick gift from the kitchen? Homemade granola packaged in a half-pint milk bottle is just the ticket. The recipe is super easy to make, and it’s deliciously flavored with maple syrup and dried cranberries.

Rolled oats, sometimes called old-fashioned oats, are the traditional grain used in granola. Beyond that, the sky’s the limit.

Use dried cranberries, cherries, apricots or raisins; toss in shredded coconut; sprinkle in seeds like sunflower and sesame; and stir in your favorite nut — almonds, walnuts, pecans or cashews.

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Maple Granola with Cranberries and Almonds Measure the oil into a measuring cup and swirl it around to coat the inside of the cup. Pour it into the saucepan and then measure the maple syrup into the cup — it will slide out like a charm. n 4 cups old-fashioned oats (1 pound) n ½ cup sliced almonds n 1⁄3 cup canola oil n ½ cup maple syrup n ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon n Cooking spray n 2⁄3 cup dried cranberries 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine oats and almonds in a large bowl.

2. Combine oil, maple syrup and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour over oat mixture and mix to combine.

3. Spread evenly in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until golden brown.

4. Remove from oven, stir, then let cool in pan on a wire rack. Stir in cranberries. Makes 5 cups.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHECK OUT MORE EVENTS AND

SATURDAY KWANZAA CELEBRATION National Black Doll Museum welcomes the community to join us in this annual cultural tradition on Saturday, December 19 from 3-7pm. The museum is located at 288 N. Main Street in Mansfield, MA. Kwanzaa, inspired by the first harvest celebrations of Africa, celebrates family, community and culture in the African American community. Created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, Kwanzaa is celebrated annually by more than 30 million people worldwide, over seven days from December 26 to January 1.

The celebration for this event includes presentation of history, introduction of Nguzo Saba (seven principles: Unity, self-determination collective work & responsibility, Cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) Lighting of Kinara, Libation ceremony, music, song, dance and more. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10 includes dinner.

Sponsored in part by Mansfield bank and local Cultural Councils of Foxboro, Mansfield and Norton. For More Information contact Felicia Walker@dolle dazeproject@aol.com, 774-284-4729.

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Youth unemployment

Among the major challenges facing youth is job scarcity, especially jobs that lead to careers, said speakers.

“Five and a half million youth in the USA are out of school, out of work, on the streets,” said Lashon Amado, organizer with YouthBuild USA, National Council of Young Leaders and OYU. Massachusetts is home to 84,000 young people between 16-24 who are neither in school nor jobs, according to an OYU press release.

Often, what few jobs are available dry up when summer ends.

But many young people rely on year-round employment to support themselves and their families as well as provide career training.

The jobs are not just ways to generate extra spending money.

“D’Andre’s rent does not go away after the summer, and neither should his job or employment opportunities,” said Evan Gilmer, youth organizer with the Center for Teen Empowerment.

Lack of employment can lead to both poverty and violence or incarceration, as youth find themselves with free time and few recourses, said some. Teens who drop-out of school have difficulty finding jobs because of their lack of education, and this can push them into criminal involvement, said Emanuel Knaggs, math instructor and success coach at the Connection Center.

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News Briefs continued from page 8

Several apartments within General Heath Square will be permanently reserved for formerly homeless individuals and families as well as clients of the Massachusetts Department of Development Services.

Former industrial building in East Boston to be renovated for loft-style hotel n Total Project Cost: $20,000,000

n Total SF: 75,000 n Construction Jobs: 83 A five-story industrial building dating back to 1912 in East Boston’s Jeffries Point neighborhood will be overhauled for a hotel with 127 guestrooms. The façade of the existing building at 175 Orleans Street will be restored, and a 6,000 square foot addition will be built atop to house hotel common areas and mechanical space. With guestrooms featuring loft-style 12-foot high ceilings, large windows, and exposed concrete, the project has fittingly been dubbed Loftel.

A new restaurant serving hotel guests and the East Boston community will be constructed on the ground floor of the project, and a café facing Orleans Street will help to further activate this corner of the neighborhood.

Historic building on Boylston Street to be restored for dozens of affordable housing units nT otal Project Cost: $22,900,000 nT otal SF: 40,535 nC onstruction Jobs: 95 Two Boston non-profits, St. Francis House and the Planning

Office for Urban Affairs, will undertake an ambitious rehabilitation project to restore the historic Boston Young Men’s Christian Union building at 48 Boylston Street in Chinatown for affordable housing. Once restored, the currently vacant building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Boston Landmark, will contain 46 units of affordable housing, nearly 11,000 square feet of office space for St. Francis House, and 3,800 square feet of commercial space.

20 of the units will be

targeted to homeless individuals and families. The development team will work to secure operating subsidies through the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program or Section 8 Program.

Six units will be targeted to low-income households earning 30 percent of area median income or less, and the remaining units will serve households at or below 60 percent of area median income.

Special care will be taken to restore the exterior masonry and replace the building’s windows in a historically accurate manner.

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL

LEGAL

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 100 SUMMER ST., SUITE 1200 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110

ment of the approach light pier at Runway 4R. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The contract will be work order based, and Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated; however, the total fee for the contract shall not exceed $1,800,000.

Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by the Authority in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date.

Electronic bids for MBTA Contract No. H74CN10, REHABILITATION OF FRANKLIN LINE OVER GUILD STREET, BRIDGE NO. N-25-010 (A1U), NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS (CLASS 1- GENERAL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION and CLASS 4A-STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURES, PROJECT VALUE - $3,563,600), can be submitted at www.bidx.com, until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) on January 12, 2016. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.

Work consists of: Removal of existing bridge superstructure, permanent removal of two abandoned tracks, modifications to existing abutments, construction of new superstructure, and all incidentals. Work includes but is not limited to 1.

Demolish Existing Abutment Backwalls with Stone Bridge Seat

2.

Install Tiebacks with Concrete formliner.

3.

Install Precast Backwall, Abutment Cap and Construct railroad steel through girder bridges.

Bidders’ attention is directed to Appendix 1, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti- Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program in the specifications. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of Appendix 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Provision, Bidders must submit an assurance with their Bids that they will make sufficient and reasonable efforts to meet the stated DBE goal of seven (7) percent.

Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/cur rent_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Francis A. DePaola, P.E. General Manager of the MBTA December 10, 2015 INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

*WRA-4144

Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting Services for Control of Invasive Plants in Stillwater Basin Wachusett Reservoir

12/28/15

12:00 p.m.

*WRA-4143

Quality Assurance Diving Services for Still Water Basin Invasive Aquatic Plant Control Wachusett Reservoir

12/28/15

2:00 p.m.

*WRA-4147

Supply and Delivery of Hydrogen Peroxide to Deer Island Treatment Plant

01/07/16

2:00 p.m.

*OP-315

Groundskeeping Services – Metropolitan Boston

01/14/16

2:00 p.m.

**7411

Clinton WWTP Phosphorous Reduction Facility

01/21/16

2:00 p.m

**7472

Rosemary Brook Siphon Buildings Repair and Stabilization

01/21/16

2:30 p.m.

*WRA-4148

Printing and Mailing of MWRA Consumer Confidence Report Brochures

01/29/16

2:00 p.m.

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

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LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1305-D1, RUNWAY 4R-22L REHABILITATION AND APPROACH LIGHT PIER REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firms/teams, with proven experience to provide professional services including planning, design, environmental permitting, and construction related services including resident inspection, relative to the mill and inlay of Runway 4R-22L and the replace-

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Friday, December 18, 2015, on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http:// www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www. commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LEGAL Estimating including life cycle and benefit cost analysis, scheduling including CPM and Pull Planning, change management, and overall general support including capital planning, risk assessment and other miscellaneous requests.

Such services shall be provided on an on-call, as-needed basis. These services are expected to be provided throughout ALL Massport facilities. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

The Authority expects to select three (3) consultants. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed $500,000. The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.

A Supplemental Information Package which will provide more details on the scope of the Project as well as the selection process and evaluation criteria shall be available as of Monday, December 14, 2015 by contacting Susan Brace at 617-568-5961 or by email at sbrace@massport.com.

Each Qualification Statement shall be limited to 15 sheets (30 pages) of written material, which shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 ½ x 11). The 30 pages exclude cover letter, response cover, dividers, resumes and DCAMM documents.

Ten (10) copies of the bound document and one envelope clearly marked “Litigation and Legal Proceedings History” shall be addressed to Houssam Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received in the Capital Programs Department no later than 12:00 NOON on Thursday January 14, 2016 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909.

Any submission that is not received in the Capital Programs Department in a timely manner shall be rejected by Massport as non-responsive. All questions relative to your submission shall be directed to CPBidQuestions@massport. com. It is strictly prohibited for any proponent to contact anyone else from Massport about this project from the time of this solicitation until award of the project to the successful proponent.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY Thomas P. Glynn CEO and Executive Director

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK SERVICES The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Massport) is soliciting Construction Management at Risk Services for MPA PROJECT NO. M425-C1, AIR RIGHTS GARAGE, D STREET, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (the project). In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149A, Sections 1 thru 13, Massport is seeking a highly qualified and competent Construction Manager (CM) to provide preconstruction services and implement the construction of the Project in accordance with an agreement where the basis for payment is the cost of the work plus a fee with a negotiated guaranteed maximum price. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is being utilized to prequalify and shortlist CM firms who will be invited to submit proposals in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to be issued by Massport.

The scope of work includes construction of a multi-level, approximately 1,500 space parking garage partially over the existing Interstate 90 tunnel structure built by the Central Artery and Tunnel Project (CA/T) on Massport’s Core Block parcel in South Boston. The project site is bounded by World Trade Center Avenue on the west, the Silver Line World Trade Center Station and ramps to the north, D Street to the east, and DB Street (interstate highway access ramp) and the Massport Haul Road to the south.

A Supplemental Information Package which will provide more details on the scope of the Project as well as the selection process and evaluation criteria shall be available as of Wednesday, December 23, 2015 on Massport website http://www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/CapitalPrograms/ default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, on CommBuys (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project or by contacting Susan Brace by email at sbrace@massport.com.

SUFFOLK Division

Citation on Petition for Allowance of Account In the matter of: Clara A. Abercrombie Date of Death: 08/20/2013 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Dorain Abercrombie of Jamaica Plain, MA requesting allowance of the Second account(s) as Personal Representative and any other relief as requested in the Petition.

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 01/07/2016. 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: December 04, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

In addition, a Project Briefing shall be held in the Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 10:00 AM. The briefing is not mandatory.

Responses shall be addressed to Houssam Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received in the Capital Programs Department no later than 12:00 NOON on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909.

All questions relative to your submission shall be directed to CPBidQuestions@ massport.com. In the subject lines of your email, please reference the MPA Project Name and Number. It is strictly prohibited for any proponent to contact anyone else from Massport about this project from the time of this solicitation until award of the project to the successful proponent.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY Thomas P. Glynn CEO and Executive Director LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A352-S4, FY16-18 PROGRAM CONTROLS AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY FACILITIES. The Authority is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide program controls support services consisting but not limited to the following:

Docket No. SU13P2486EA

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

Docket No. 15P2770 Estate of Lillian Philomena Corbin Date of Death: November 9, 2014

INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Emily Cadogan of Raleigh, NC and Petitioner Darnley Corbin, Jr. of Dorchester, MA. Emily Cadogan of Raleigh, NC and Petitioner Darnley Corbin, Jr. of Dorchester, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL

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

Docket No. SU10P1742EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of George Greer Also known as: George E. Greer Date of Death: 01/26/2010 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will has been filed by Virginia Greer Turner of Milton, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Virginia Greer Turner of Milton, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 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 the return day of 01/07/2016. 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 day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

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

Date: December 02, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU15P2688EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Helen B. Pankey Date of Death: 10/06/2015 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Randolph Cheeks of Boston, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Randolph Cheeks of Boston, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 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 the return day of 12/24/2015. 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 day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

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

Date: November 20, 2014 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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of a Judgment and Order of the Suffolk Superior Court (Docket ByNo.virtue REAL ESTATE 06-2487) in favor of Melvin B. Miller and John E. Miller, Trustees of the Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust against John Patterson establishing a lien pursuant to GLM 183A:6 on the real estate known as Unit 111-1, Unit 111-2, Unit 111-3 of the Townsend Terrace Condominium for the purpose of satisfying such lien, the real estate will be sold at Public Auction at 11 o’clock AM on the 28th day of January, A.D. 2016 at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department-Civil Process Division located at 132 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114. The premises are to be sold are more particularly described as follows:

111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium, a Condominium, hereinafter called the “Condominium” established by Master Deed dated June 5, 1990, and recorded on August 9, 1990, in the Suffolk County Registry of District of the Land Court as document number 467822 hereinafter called the “Master Deed.”

The post office address of the Condominium is 111 Townsend Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02108. The land is described in said Master Deed. This Deed, and the Subject Condominium Unit, and the Condominium, are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, (“Condominiums”)

Description: the Condominium Unit known as Condominium Unit Number 111-1, hereinafter called the “Subject Unit”, in the Condominium, known as the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium, a Condominium, hereinafter called the “Condominium “ established by Master Deed dated June 5, 1990, and recorded on August 9, 1990, in the Suffolk County Registry of District of the Land Court as document number 467822 hereinafter called the “Master Deed.”

The post office address of the Condominium is 111 Townsend Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02108. The land is described in said Master Deed. This Deed, and the Subject Condominium Unit, and the Condominium, are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, (“Condominiums”) The Subject Unit is shown on the Master Plans of the Condominium filed simultaneously with the Master Deed in Suffolk County Registry of Deeds, and the verified statement of a registered architect in the form required by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 183A, Section 8 and 9, is affixed to said Master Plans.

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed together with: 1. an undivided 10% percent interest in the common areas and facilities of the Condominium described in the Master Deed appertaining to the Subject Unit; and 2. an easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Subject Unit, on the adjoining units or on the common areas and facilities existing as a result of construction of the Building, or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas and facilities or any part thereof done pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and 3. an easement to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the other units and serving the Subject Unit.

The Subject Unit is shown on the Master Plans of the Condominium filed simultaneously with the Master Deed in Suffolk County Registry of Deeds, and the verified statement of a registered architect in the form required by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 183A, Section 8 and 9, is affixed to said Master Plans.

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed together with: 1. an undivided 13% percent interest in the common areas and facilities of the Condominium described in the Master Deed appertaining to the Subject Unit; and 2. an easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Subject Unit on the adjoining units or on the common areas and facilities existing as a result of construction of the Building, or which may come into existence hereinafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas and facilities or any part thereof done pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and 3. an easement to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the other units and serving the Subject Unit.

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed subject to: 1. Easement in favor of the adjoining units and in favor of the common areas and facilities for the continuance of all encroachments of the adjoining units or common areas and facilities on the Subject Unit, existing as a result of construction of the Building; or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed subject to: 1. Easements in favor of the adjoining units and in favor of the common areas and facilities for the continuance of all encroachments of the adjoining units or common areas and facilities on the Subject Unit, existing as a result of construction of the Building; or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and 2. an easement in favor of the Owners of other units to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the Subject Unit and serving the other units; and 3. the provisions of the Master Deed and Master Plans of the Condominium recorded simultaneously with and as part of the Master Deed; and the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113, Townsend Terrace Trust and, the By-Laws and Rules and Regulations thereto (which Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, dated June 5, 1990, are filed in the Suffolk County Registry District of the Land Court as Document 467823, as the same may be amended from time to time by instruments recorded with said Deeds, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto, shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time interest or estate in the Subject Unit, his family, tenants, servants, visitors and occupants, as though such provisions were recited and stipulated at length herein; and 4. easements, rights, obligations, provisions, agreements, restrictions, building line limitation, zoning regulations, public utility and telephone easements, easements in favor of the Declarant of the Master Deed, and all other matters set forth or referred to in the Master Deed; and 5. the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A (“Condominiums”).

2. an easement in favor of the Owners of other units to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the Subject Unit and serving the other units; and 3. the provisions of the Master Deed and Master Plans of the Condominium recorded simultaneously with and as part of the Master Deed, and the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Trust and the By-Laws and Rules and Regulations thereto (which Declaration of Trust of the 111-1 13 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, dated June 5, 1990, are filed in the Suffolk County Registry District of the Land Court as Document 467823, as the same may be amended from time to time by instruments recorded with said Deeds, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto, shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time interest or estate in the Subject Unit, his family, tenants, servants, visitors and occupants, as though such provisions were recited and stipulated at length herein; and 4. easements, rights, obligations; provisions, agreements, restrictions, building line limitation, zoning regulations, public utility and telephone easements, easements in favor of the Declarant of the Master Deed, and all other matters set forth or referred to in the Master Deed; and 5. the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A (“Condominiums”).

For title reference, see Certificate of Title #C272-2.

The Subject Unit shall not be used or maintained in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Master Deed, or of this Unit Deed, or the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust and the By-Laws and rules and regulations thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended. the Condominium Unit known as Condominium Unit Number 111-3, hereinafter called the “Subject Unit”, in the Condominium, known as the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium, a Condominium, hereinafter called the “Condominium” established by Master Deed dated June 5, 1990, and recorded on August 9, 1990, in the Suffolk County Registry of District of the Land Court as document number 467822 hereinafter called, the “Master Deed.”

For title reference, see Certificate of Title #C272-1.

The Subject Unit shall not be used or maintained in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Master Deed, or of this Unit Deed, or the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust and the By-Laws and rules and regulations thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended. the Condominium Unit known as Condominium Unit Number 111-2, hereinafter called the “Subject Unit”, in the Condominium, known as the

The post office address of the Condominium is 111 Townsend Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02108. The land is described in said Master Deed. This Deed, and the Subject Condominium Unit, and the Condominium, are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, (“Condominiums”) The Subject Unit is shown on the Master Plans of the Condominium filed simultaneously with the Master Deed in Suffolk County Registry of Deeds, and the verified statement of a registered architect in the form

required by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 183A, Section 8 and 9, is affixed to said Master Plans.

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed together with: 1. an undivided 27% percent interest in the common areas and facilities of the Condominium described in the Master Deed appertaining to the Subject Unit; and 2. an easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Subject Unit on the adjoining units or on the common areas and facilities existing as a result of construction of the Building, or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas and facilities or any part thereof done pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and 3. an easement to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the other units and serving the Subject Unit.

The Subject Unit is hereby conveyed subject to: 1. Easements in favor of the adjoining units and in favor of the common areas and facilities for the continuance of all encroachments of the adjoining units or common areas and facilities on the Subject Unit, existing as a result of construction of the Building; or which may come , into existence hereafter as a result of: (1) setting of the building, or (2) condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or (3) alteration or repair of the common areas pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed as the same may be from time to time amended, or the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust as the same may be from time to time amended, or (4) repair or restoration of the Building or any Unit therein after damage by fire or other casualty; and 2. an easement in favor of the Owners of other units to use all pipes, wires, flues, ducts, conduits, plumbing lines and other portions of the common areas and facilities located in the Subject Unit and serving the other units; and 3. the provisions of the Master Deed and Master Plans of the Condominium recorded simultaneously with and as part of the Master Deed, and the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Trust and the By-Laws and Rules and Regulations thereto (which Declaration of Trust of the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, dated June 5, 1990, are filed in the Suffolk County Registry District of the Land Court as Document 467823, as the same may be amended from time to time by Instruments recorded with said Deeds, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto, shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time Interest or estate in the Subject Unit, his family, tenants, servants, visitors and occupants, as though such provisions ware recited and stipulated at length herein; and 4. easements, rights, obligations, provisions, agreements, restrictions, building line limitation, zoning regulations, public utility and telephone easements, easements in favor of the Declarant of the Master Deed, and all other matters set forth or referred to in the Master Deed; and 5. the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A (“Condominium “).

For title reference, see Certificate of Title #C272-3.

The Subject Unit shall not be used or maintained in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Master Deed, or of this Unit Deed, or the 111-113 Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust and the By-Laws and rules and regulations thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended.

TERMS OF SALE: Bidders must have positive identification and a $600.00 deposit in the form of a bank check (treasurer’s, cashier’s, or certified) to qualify to bid. No personal or business checks will be accepted. The check should be made payable to the Suffolk County Sheriffs Department - Civil Process OR Bidder’s Name (this meaning that both the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and the bidder’s name should appear on the check, connected by the word OR). Bidder shall have seventy-two (72) hours or the next business day from the time of sale to complete the transaction.

Units will be sold as a single package, not individually. Other terms to be announced at the sale.

Melvin B. Miller and John E. Miller, Trustees of the Townsend Terrace Condominium Trust: Lienholder(s) 2015 Michelle Renchkovsky Deputy Sheriff NOTICE REGARDING ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS You are hereby notified that Massachusetts Regulations (Title 5 Regulations) require an inspection of onsite sewage disposal systems when there is a transfer of title to real estate. Any purchaser or transferee of real estate served by an on-site sewage disposal system is obligated to inspect, and if necessary, to upgrade a system in accordance with the provisions of Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR). You are hereby referred to 310 CMR 15.300-15.305 for time periods to do so and other requirements.

The office of the Deputy Sheriff has no information about whether the real estate in question is served by an on-site sewage disposal system.

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Keystone Apartments On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Keystone Apartments located at 151 Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 will be closing their waitlists for studio and two bedroom apartments. If you would like to apply before this deadline, applications can be sent to you via email, fax or mail upon request by calling 617-282-9125. Applications may also be picked up in person at the Management Office located at 151 Hallet Street, Dorchester M-F, 9 am to 5 pm.

Completed applications must be postmarked, faxed to 617-282 -9140, or delivered in person to the Keystone Management Office at the address below by 12:00 p.m. December 30, 2015.

Applicants must be 62 years or older or disabled and must be determined eligible and qualified in accordance within the regulations of the HUD Section 8 Housing Program.

HUD Maximum Income Limits 1 Person $48,800

2 People $55,800

3 People $62,750

Project Hope seeks a seasoned Human Services professional to increase our employer partner base, provide job search support and conduct workshops for program participants. The Job Developer also collaborates with other stakeholders to develop successful strategies, monitors current labor market trends, recruitment practices and labor needs, and provide required internal and external reports.

Requirements: n 3+ years’ experience as a job developer; n Experience conducting workshops and providing individual counseling; n Significant content knowledge of and experience in workforce development with a focus on low income community members and/or homeless families; n MS Office and Internet proficiency; n BA/BS in Human Services or related field.

Interested candidates should submit cover letter and resume to: pcomfrey@prohope.org

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Please note the waitlist for one bedroom subsidized apartments is closed. For more information or if you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call the Keystone Apartments Management Office.

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Reports to Superintendent.

General responsibilities: Completing resident work orders, preventive maintenance, apartment turnovers, upkeep of grounds and completing weekly work schedules.

Specific Responsibilities: 1. Complete work assignments as directed by the Superintendent.

2. Complete weekly work schedules with the approval of the Property Manager.

3. Complete all work in a professional manner.

4. Follow the preventive maintenance plan or the property’s mechanical systems.

5. Responsible for sharing emergency call duties during non-office hours.

6. Monitor the inventory system with the Property Manager.

7. Assist with annual unit inspections.

8. Any other duties as assigned by the Property Manager or Superintendent.

Requirements: 1. Must have own tools 2. Must have a reliable vehicle with a valid driver’s license 3. Prefer two years property maintenance experience 4. Performs various maintenance functions including minor repairs that do not require the need for a license in the following areas: electrical, plumbing, appliances, flooring, carpentry, HVAC 5. Fosters a positive, active and collaborative relationship with residents, communities and associated agencies.

Works patiently, professionally and cooperatively with residents and staff.

6. Enforces and adheres to company policies, rules and regulations.

7. Preserves and respects resident and applicant confidentiality.

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

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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.

ABOUT THE COMPANY Peabody Properties, Inc. a recognized leader in the Real Estate industry, offering attractive compensation, benefits and challenging career opportunities currently has openings for the following positions at a large apartment community located in Boston: PROPERTY MANAGER 5+ year’s property management experience Working knowledge of affordable housing, federal, state and local housing regulations Proven ability to Lead Excellent customer service skills ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER Working knowledge of affordable housing, federal, state and local housing regulations Solid Administrative, organizational, computer, marketing and resident relations skills OCCUPANCY SPECIALIST 2+ years’ experience in property management Knowledge of: Affordable Housing, LIHTC, Federal, State and Local Housing regulations Demonstrated ability to complete recertification accurately and within an established timeframe SERVICE MANAGER 5+ years’ hands on experience with basic carpentry, electrical and plumbing Must have a valid driver’s license Available for on-call Previous supervisory experience MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 2+ years’ hands on experience with basic carpentry, electrical and plumbing Must have a valid driver’s license Available for on-call GROUNDSKEEPER Ensures grounds are free of debris and walkways are safe and unobstructed, Provides overall grounds maintenance, snow removal and completes basic work orders.

RESIDENT SERVICE COORDINATOR 4 year degree in Human Services or related field Knowledge of community resources, and case management and/or program experience with elders, persons with disabilities, and/or families.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Physical Capabilities: Must live within 30 minutes of the property. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, climb and work on ladders, work with arms raised over head, stand/walk for long periods of time, climb stairs, bend at waist and knees to lift boxes, appliances, furniture, shovel snow, etc.

RECEPTIONIST Solid telephone skills Excellent Customer Service and Professionalism Good organizational and attention to detail skills Solid computer skills Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

At First Hartford Realty Corp, we offer our employees a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a 401(k) plan, medical and dental insurance, life and long-term disability benefits, paid sick time, paid company holiday & vacation, and a confidential employee assistance programs EOE

BENEFITS We view our staff as our most valuable asset. Therefore, we offer our employees a competitive salary and benefits package.

ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES PLEASE FORWARD YOUR RESUMES TO JFERNANDES@FIRSTHARTFORD.COM OR PICK-UP AN APPLICATION AT SPRING GATE APARTMENT 52 HANNAH WAY, ROCKLAND, MA

*Peabody Properties, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Peabody Properties, Inc. is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. Applicants encouraged to confidential self-identity when applying. Smoke-free workplace. Drug-free work environment.

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