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UMass professor alleges profiling Clerks at J.P. liquor store finger him as perp in cognac heist By SANDRA LARSON

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Brock Satter, an organizer with Mass Action Against Police Brutality, speaks during a rally in Dudley Square last week.

Black Lives activists: change slow in coming Growing awareness, growing body count By CAITLIN YOSHIKO KANDIL

In the year that has passed since the killing of unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Americans have learned the names of many more victims of police violence: John Crawford III, in Ohio; Akai Gurley in Brooklyn; Tamir Rice in Cleveland; Walter Scott in South Carolina; and Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Last month, the country added

another name to the list — Samuel DuBose, a 43-year-old who was shot and killed by a University of Cincinnati campus police officer after being pulled over for not having a front license plate. His last words, caught on the policeman’s body camera: “I didn’t even do nothing.” But unlike last summer’s killing of Michael Brown — and Eric Garner, who was choked to death by police officers in State Island about three weeks earlier — Samuel DuBose’s shooter has been

charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter. DuBose’s killer, Ray Tensing, now faces up to life in prison if convicted. While some may point to Tensing’s prosecution as a sign that the country has made progress since the unrest in Ferguson last year, many activists, particularly those with the Black Lives Matter movement, which coalesced in the aftermath of Brown’s death, say that

See BLACK LIVES, page A15

In preparation for a summertime family reunion in Boston, Jamaica Plain resident Robert Johnson Jr. stepped into a Centre Street liquor store July 16 to pick up a bottle of good-quality cognac. Relatives from Cleveland had arrived in town, and Johnson and his cousin Clem have a tradition of getting together over a glass of cognac. At the store, he inquired about selection and price, chose Hennessey, paid the approximately $36 price and left the store. But 24 hours later, two Boston police officers — one black, one white — rang the doorbell of Johnson’s apartment on Lakeville Road near Jamaica Pond. They arrived while Johnson and additional family members just in from Florida were getting ready to go to a picnic dinner. They said they were looking for Robert Johnson. He was told he needed to come to the District 13 station. “I was thinking, ‘What is this about? We gotta get to my cousin’s house,’” Johnson told the Banner. He asked more than once before the officers would say what the problem was, he recounted in a written statement and in a telephone interview. Eventually one of the officers revealed that the visit was related to a larceny. “When the guy said ‘larceny,’ I said, ‘You’ve got the wrong guy’ — I figured with a common name like mine, they just had it wrong,” said Johnson, 66, who is professor and chair of Africana Studies at University of Massachusetts-Boston as well as an

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Robert Johnson Jr. attorney and author. He felt it wise to cooperate, and agreed to come to the station on his own. “I just wanted to get it resolved so we could move along,” he said. “And I didn’t want to alarm the neighbors. I’m the only black person in my building and on my street, so I was concerned about the police taking me out in handcuffs and all that stuff.”

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At the station, he was dumbfounded to learn that the police were indeed looking for him. Employees at Blanchard’s Wine & Spirits had photographed his truck’s license plate number and called 911. They had pegged Johnson as the same African American man who, back in March, had walked into the basement during store hours and loaded 20 bottles of cognac into a white van, then drove off. The officers read Johnson his Miranda rights and produced a surveillance photo of the March 27 cognac thief. One of them

See JOHNSON, page B12

Pols. fight for criminal justice reforms Bill would end RMV license suspensions By YAWU MILLER

Massachusetts state senators, representatives and sheriffs were among dozens who turned out to a State House hearing July 23 in support of Senate bill 1812, which would end the legal requirement to suspend driver’s licenses for people convicted of non-violent,

no-vehicle-related drug offenses for up to five years. Arguing that the suspensions place an unfair burden on ex-offenders struggling to turn their lives around, criminal justice reform activists testified before the Joint Committee of Transportation to vote favorably. “I think you can change a lot of lives,” said Middlesex County

Sheriff Peter Koutoujian. “I think you can save a lot of lives. I think you can save a lot of taxpayer dollars.” The bill is somewhat of a low-hanging fruit in the bounty of criminal justice reform legislation coming before lawmakers this year. Among the bills filed by members of the Black and Latino Caucus, the Progressive Caucus and individual legislators were

See LICENSES, page B13

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Members of the Joint Committee on Transportation hear testimony from (l-r) Reps. Denise Provost and Liz Malia, Sen. Harriett Chandler and Rep. Mary Keefe.

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Black labor group opens Hub office By YAWU MILLER

Back in January, Alan Lee didn’t know much about civil rights and labor leader A. Phillip Randolph, but when he found out a national organization named for the former head of the Pullman Porters Union was coming to Boston, he turned to a local source for scholarly research — his daughter. “She educated me,” Lee says. “My whole life, I didn’t know he had organized the March on Washington.” A few weeks later, Lee was helping to organize the A. Phillip Randolph Institute’s first-ever meeting in Boston. Hundreds of black labor activists from across the country attended the three-day conference, which was held at the Back Bay Sheraton Hotel. Former MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott addressed the conference. Soon thereafter, Lee and other black labor activists opened Boston’s chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute. Formed in 1965 by Randolph and fellow civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, the institute works to build support for civil rights causes among its allies in organized labor as well as to develop support for organized labor in black communities. The group has 37 chapters around the country, including Boston. While blacks in Boston have long had contentious relations with white-dominated labor unions, people of color have been making advances in recent years. Of the dozens of unions in Boston, only two are led by people of color — SEIU 32 BJ

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Alan Lee, Khalida Smalls and Phil Reason head the Boston chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, a national organization that promotes labor and civil rights causes. local 615, headed by Roxana Rivera, and SEIU 1199, led by Veronica Turner. But many unions now have people of color in leadership positions. Lee, who has been with the MBTA for more than 20 years, serves as district coordinator for strategies and partnerships with Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589. Lee, who also serves as president of the Boston chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute,

says the group will work to help more people of color take on leadership roles in their unions. “Our goal is to educate minorities about labor unions and give them a sense of belonging,” he said. “Boston is a strong union city,” added Phil Reason, a senior organizer with the labor advocacy group Community Labor United. “What we hope to do is strengthen the bridge between the black community and

unions. We understand the historical challenges. We want to change that.” Lee’s journey to the executive board of the Carmen’s Union illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing people of color in the labor movement. When he began working as a trolley driver on the C Line in 1993, blacks, Latinos and Asians had formed an organization called Concerned Minority Employees to combat what many saw as an atmosphere of pervasive discrimination. “At that time, there were vast disparities in how blacks and whites were treated at the T,” he said. “If a black person violated a rule, he would get a three-day suspension. If a white person did the same thing, he would get a warning.” People of color had been coming into the MBTA in higher numbers after the agency began hiring by lottery, a move that helped reduce

patronage hires and nepotism. At the same time, the administration of former Gov. William Weld was pushing an aggressive privatization agenda, and MBTA employees were facing job cuts. The union fought back. Eventually, most of Weld’s privatization schemes were thwarted by the so-called Pacheco Law (1993), which mandated that agencies seeking to privatize services conduct a cost-benefit analysis to assess whether those services would cost less if provided by an outside contractor. “I saw how labor could make a difference,” Lee said. “But I didn’t really see people of color involved, even though it was their jobs that were on the line.” Lee set out to change that, working his way through the union ranks to the executive council. Nowadays, he and the other leaders in the Boston chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute see the organization as a platform to encourage more blacks to seek leadership in labor unions. “Our goal is to educate people of color about labor unions and give them a sense of belonging,” said Khalida Smalls, vice president of the chapter and district coordinator for strategic partnerships at SEIU 32BJ. Relative to other U.S. cities, Boston has a modest number of blacks in labor unions. And because many unions do not keep or share information about the race of their membership, it’s impossible to tell how many blacks are in the local labor movement. And there’s little communication among blacks in the city’s different unions. Smalls said the A. Phillip Randolph Institute will create a space where black union members can network with each other. The group meets monthly and hosts networking sessions and trainings. “We’re here to support people to be strong and confident in their unions,” she said. “We’re building a tight support network and a structure that ensures we’re strong and able to support each other.”

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Getting a jump on financial literacy Bank Day educates teen workers to take charge of their money ON THE WEB

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Hundreds of Boston area young people streamed into the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on July 27 for the city’s first-ever Youth Bank Day, an event that brought teens face-to-face with representatives from financial institutions and organizations that help navigate the hurdles of getting into and financing college. The event, co-hosted by the City of Boston’s Office of Financial Empowerment and Department of Youth Engagement and Employment, aimed to guide youth toward better money management and financial literacy. Attendees roamed individually or in groups around the gym, pausing at tables to learn more about the services offered by banks, credit unions and educational finance programs. Obinna Maxwell Igbokwe, a rising senior at Brockton High School, plans to apply to a number of colleges this fall, including his top three choices: Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Stanford. Goals in place, he still has to get from here to there, and he stopped at the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) table for information on college financial aid. Talking with MEFA’s Jennifer Bento, he learned about an important early deadline for financial aid paperwork, he said.

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At the Santander Bank table, students were able to take initial steps to sign up for bank accounts, with parental approval and signature required as a next step for those under 16, said Victor Monteiro, a Santander manager. Fifteen-year-old Raydelin Arias filled out a form to open a Santander account, which will be free of fees until he is 26. For now, he can deposit the money he earns from his job as a youth leader at Sociedad Latina, though the bank won’t issue him a debit card until he is 16. Monteiro said he was hearing questions mostly on how to make deposits and how to get a debit card, but bank representatives took the opportunity to talk to the young people about budgeting and about setting up automatic deposits that funnel part of a paycheck straight into a savings account. “We want to educate them now to save for the future,” said Monteira. Alex Diaz, 28, greeted a steady

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Alex Diaz explains College Bound Dorchester’s programs to attendees at the city-sponsored Youth Bank Day held July 27 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center stream of visitors at the table for College Bound Dorchester, a nonprofit offering high school equivalency diploma programs, English language classes and pathways to college for teens and young adults. Diaz estimated he’d already given out information to 60 or 70 people in the first 45 minutes of the two-hour event. A large flip chart with the prompt “I’m saving for...,” drew attendees to write down a range of answers. Savings goals ranging from small to large, light-hearted to dead serious, included clothes, subway pass, phone, drum set, college, family and simply “future.” Tonazya Williams of Dorchester picked up a marker and wrote “daughter.” The 22-year-old, who works at YouthBuild, said her savings

goals revolve around her 4-year-old daughter, “for her education, so she doesn’t have to struggle.” Dept. of Youth Engagement and Employment Executive Director Shari Davis, speaking over the din of raffle prize announcements and cheering, told the Banner that 250 people ages 12 to 24 had pre-registered for the event. She was pleased to see the strong turnout, the numerous and ambitious goals appearing on the flip chart and the Twitter posts already coming from the event. “One way we already know that today is a success is we have hundreds of young people here talking about banking and bank products,” she said. “This is about breaking cycles of poverty. And today is about starting a conversation. Our hope

is that they’ll take the conversation home to their families.” Looking at the growing goal list on the flip chart, Davis said, “A lot of times people assume that young people are irresponsible. Here we see how ambitious they are and how eager they are to learn.” Besides MEFA, Santander and College Bound Dorchester, participating organizations at Youth Bank Day included Bank of America, Capital One, Century Bank, Citizen’s Bank, City of Boston Credit Union, East Boston Savings Bank, Eastern Bank, FDIC, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Metro Credit Union, TD Bank, Massachusetts Community Banking Council, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Bottom Line, Doorway to Dreams and Roxbury Community College.

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Many conservative views outmoded Last month the nation celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. That is the statute that provides civil rights for those who are impaired. Also, landlords and builders were required to provide wheelchair access to buildings. Most important of all is the disability insurance benefits provided by the Social Security system. But projections are that those payments will have to be cut next year. Workers who pay into Social Security provide the funds to be distributed through the Disability Insurance fund. According to fund trustees, payments will have to be reduced by 19 percent in 2016 because of insufficient payments into the system by workers. The other aspect of Social Security, the retirement fund, also is often threatened with imminent depletion. One problem is that the rate of return on investments is too low. The law requires Social Security to invest funds received only in special government debt instruments. The average rate of interest received in 2014 was only 2.271 percent. That is all Social Security was permitted to earn while other financial institutions such as hedge funds and equity funds racked up substantial profits. It has been suggested that a portion of the Social Security funds should be allowed to be invested more aggressively. Conservative opposition to Social Security prevents reasonable improvements in the system. Social Security to them is the odious essence of “big government” that even interferes in personal financial planning for retirement. And most threatening of all, conservatives fear it would be a giant step toward socialism to permit a government agency to buy securities in the open market. Nonetheless, the problem with Social Security is not going away. A major issue is that Americans are living longer. In 1940 the average longevity was only 62.9 years. That was hardly old enough to qualify for retirement. By 2012 the longevity age had increased to 78.8 years, a substantial difference. Either greater investment or tax revenue will be

needed to maintain the level of benefits. Even the conservatively invested Harvard University endowment delivered a 15.4 percent return for 2014. That is 13.13 percent more than the rate of return for the Social Security investments in 2014. With $1,084 billion invested by the trustees during 2014, the increased revenue at a higher rate would have been substantial. When he was president, Bill Clinton proposed that a portion of Social Security funds be invested in foreign securities. He thought that would allay any concern about the government owning the American means of production. But the idea fell flat. Not only do conservatives fear socialism, they also have no greater interest in improving Social Security than in improving the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). More liberal American voters do not understand some of these sophisticated issues well enough to be effective political opponents of the conservatives. For instance, conservatives insist that the Export-Import Bank provides corporate welfare for large companies. The fact is that the EXIM Bank was organized 81 years ago to facilitate foreign trade. Congress has extended its charter 16 times. Rather than cost the taxpayer money, the EXIM Bank actually earned a surplus of $675 million in 2014. Corporate welfare claims are false. The bank’s charter should be extended. While private enterprise is the foundation of the American economy, it is nonetheless accurate to assert that the economy is mixed because of the commitment of the government to solve problems that arise. For example, during the recent bank crisis the government established the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008 to save the banking system. TARP was ended in December 2014 with a surplus for taxpayers of $15.3 billion. It makes no sense to cause Americans to suffer, or even to be inconvenienced, by the adherence to a doctrine that has been so modified by collaborative public policy.

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Development for Roxbury

The response of Beloved in the Roving Camera of July 30 on page 5 was in response to the question, “Is the war on drugs being won?” and not whether “America can win the war on drugs?” He prefers to be identified as a Teaching Artist.

Eliza Dewey’s article last week did a great job of pointing out the lack of planning in Roxbury and how it might impact the neighborhood as the city sells off land to developers. I would argue, however, that it’s not the city’s fault Roxbury doesn’t have a plan. Roxbury residents need to step up and start the process. If the process starts with the city, it won’t turn out well for

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us. In fact, city-driven development plans rarely result in outcomes that are genuinely beneficial to neighborhood residents. It’s in the city’s interest to make neighborhoods work for the people they see as a typical Boston resident. It’s in Roxbury residents’ interest to make neighborhoods work for Roxbury residents. Until we understand that distinction, developers and the city will push an agenda that pushes us out. — Earl T.

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The second deadly assault on Sandra Bland By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

It started within moments after Sandra Bland was found hanging in a Waller County jail cell. And it hasn’t let up for one moment since her dubious death. The “it” is the non-stop litany of veiled and not-so-veiled hints, innuendoes, digs, and crass, snide, accusing comments, remarks, slander and outright lies about Bland’s activities before, during and after her death. Here’s a brief checklist of the defamatory, self-serving litany of slanders against her. She was uncooperative with Texas Highway Patrolman, Brian Encinia. Her cigarette could have posed a potentially dangerous weapon. She smoked marijuana before and after her arrest. She had serious mental issues that made her suicidal. She had a block-sized chip on her shoulder against law enforcement, given her involvement with Black Lives Matter and her alleged diatribe against law enforcement on her Facebook page. She was alive and in good spirits when she entered her jail cell. This comes courtesy of a video that Texas officials released to counter allegations that she was dead before she was booked. The video has been challenged both on the timing of its release and authenticity. Then to bolster their case that there was no foul play in her death, a co-inmate magically appeared to corroborate her supposed suicidal state. For one brief moment Waller County prosecutors said that they’d investigate her death as a murder. It was just that, brief. It got tossed in the midst of their pile-on of allegations about her alleged bad conduct and state of mind and a forensic finding that concluded that she died at her own hands. The predictable assault on Bland has three aims. The first is to stop in its tracks the widespread call for a full-bodied Justice Department probe into Bland’s death. This can only be accomplished through the second aim. That is to deconstruct her as a bad behaving, chip-on-her shoulder, unstable black woman and not as the sympathetic victim that supporters and some in the press depict her. The other aim is to exonerate in this order: Encina, Texas Highway Patrol officials, Waller County jail officials, and the Waller County District Attorney’s office. All have been fingered as complicit in her death, either directly or through their gross negligence and desperate effort to avoid a fair and impartial probe into its cause. If enough mud can be tossed on Bland to cast doubt and suspicion about her character and motives, the hope is that the issue will quietly go away. None of this should surprise. The assault on Bland follows the same script used in the dubious and controversial killings of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and countless other young African-Americans who have died or been killed under questionable circumstance after encounters with police. The pantheon of stereotypes and negative typecasting the script relies on has been time-tested. It’s the shortest of short steps to think that if an innocent such as Bland fits the caricature of the terrifying image that much of the public still harbors about young black males and increasingly females as witnessed by the edge-up in assaults on them and a rash of their mysterious deaths in jail cells, then that image seems real, even more terrifying, and the consequences are just as deadly. The flip side of this is that police, prosecutors and jail officials in Bland’s death hold the major cards. They can leak, publish, and put on display for the press and the public supposedly incontrovertible evidence to make their case that the circumstances surrounding her death are exactly as officials say it is. They are secure in the knowledge that any evidence real or circumstantial that contradicts the official version can be dismissed out of hand as pure speculation, hearsay or driven by an anti-police agenda. There’s one other trump card that officials can play to boost their Simon-pure innocence in a death such as Bland’s. That is the bulging numbers of blacks in America’s jails and prisons seem to reinforce the wrong-headed perception that crime and violence in America invariably comes with a young, black face such as Bland’s. Martin, Brown, and Garner were roundly vilified for having run-ins with the law, or being a borderline school delinquent. In Bland’s case, she had no criminal record to wave in the press and public’s face. So they settled on her alleged emotional instability to prove her deviant behavior. It is crucial to plant this in the public’s mind, since she did not die from a provable and observable police bullet or chokehold, as in the case of Brown and Garner. The clamor for the truth about whom or what killed Bland won’t go away. This insures that Texas officials will spin out more new “revelations” to the press and public about Bland’s character. The second deadly assault on Bland will continue unabated.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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To what extent do you think things have changed in the year since Michael Brown died in Ferguson, Missouri?

I think things are still the same. Cops are still shooting people.

Incidents of police brutality are more widely known. But it seems like there’s more of them.

Norin Williams

Sabrina Williams

Unemployed Roxbury

Social and mainstream media has created more awareness of police brutality, whereas before issues of injustice against black people were excusable, covered-up or deemed unimportant, and therefore not reported on.

Brandon German

Marketing professional Roxbury

Accountant Roxbury

No. The same thing is happening. You look at the news, it’s still happening everywhere. Nothing has changed.

Sheila Hector Caregiver Roxbury

Nothing has changed.

Robert Hall Disabled Roxbury

Police are still harassing black people. It’s sad to see them killing people.

Dominique Hector Unemployed Roxbury

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JUAN VEGA Juan Vega has been appointed Assistant Secretary for Communities and Programs at the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. “We are delighted to have Mr. Vega join us,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “His experience working within diverse groups to build coalitions and improve communities will be a valuable asset to our office.” Assistant Secretary Vega will focus on helping communities prepare for success by working to empower local and municipal leaders and better connect them to existing resources. “I am excited to work with communities across the Commonwealth as they work to leverage local aid and investment into smart growth and development,” said Assistant Secretary Vega. “Being a part of this dedicated team is a great opportunity to build on my experience in Chelsea and Greater Boston.”

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Assistant Secretary Vega served as President & CEO of Centro Latino from 1998-2015. He increased the profile of the agency, strengthened its management structure, and expanded its services. Vega is a recipient of a 2009 Barr Foundation Fellowship for outstanding community service in Greater Boston, and volunteers on boards and committees including the Metro North Regional Employ-

ment Board, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, and a community health advisory committee at Massachusetts General Hospital. A lifelong Chelsea resident, Vega served as an elected member of the Chelsea City Council from 1994 to 2001, and in 1999, he was selected to serve as Council President — the first Latino in the state to serve in that capacity at the municipal level.

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NEWSBRIEFS Sen. Forry and Rep. Cullinane pass resolution on humanitarian crisis in Dominican Republic Last Friday the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives unanimously passed a Joint Resolution addressing the humanitarian crisis in the Dominican Republic. The joint resolution, filed by Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry and Rep. Dan Cullinane, comes on the heels of a press conference held by elected officials and human rights groups in front of the State House on June 30. The current government of the Dominican Republic has recently implemented a series of new naturalization laws specifically aimed at Dominican citizens of Haitian descent. These laws disenfranchise people born in the Dominican Republic whose parents, grandparents or even great grandparents may have entered as noncitizens after 1929. To date, thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent have been deported, and thousands more are in danger of becoming stateless. Many of these Dominicans of Haitian descent have no family in Haiti nor do they speak French or Haitian Creole. “There is no doubt in my mind that, by every modern standard, this is a crisis,” said Forry in her speech on the Senate floor. “Article 15 of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘everyone has the right to a nationality’ and right now there are thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent being denied that right, and so the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is

joining the international community in pursuit of a peaceful end to this crisis.” “This is not an issue of Haitians vs. Dominicans. This is an issue of right vs. wrong,” Cullinane said. “This is not happening on the other side of the world. This is a serious and escalating human rights emergency happening just miles off our shores. Today, through this resolution, we stand unified against discrimination and against racism.” The joint resolution, which requests U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to pursue a multilateral approach to address this crisis, received broad support in both the State Senate and the House of Representatives.

Boston Children’s Festival comes to Franklin Park August 18 Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are proud to present the 2015 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival on Tuesday, August 18, at Franklin Park in Dorchester from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a rain date on August 19. ParkARTS is made possible through the generosity of Holly and David Bruce. Children and families from throughout Boston have the opportunity to participate in a variety of free activities including exploring a Boston Fire Department fire truck, Science on the Street, a show by Rosalita’s Puppets, Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, the Bubble Guy, Brain Teasers with Boston Children’s Hospital, dance performances and more.

The August 18 event will also include book giveaways from ReadBoston, identification kits from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, a visit from the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, face painting and free treats from HP Hood LLC, Cabot Cheese and Polar Beverages. The location of the festival is on Pierpont Road off Circuit Drive, near the back entrance of the Franklin Park Zoo. By MBTA, take the Orange Line to Forest Hills and the #16 bus to the Zoo. By car, the park can be reached from Blue Hill Avenue, Seaver Street or Circuit Drive. There is ample free parking and the park is fully

handicapped-accessible. For further information, call (617) 635-4505 or visit www.face book.com/bostonparksdepartment or www.cityofboston.gov/parks.

Governor Baker grants $6.3 million for high quality prekindergarten programs Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced $6.3 million in grant awards to support high quality preschool environments for children through the state’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten program. The Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant supports early education and care programs in building

capacity to provide high-quality preschool environments that promote young children’s school readiness and positive outcomes. “With these grants, we are pleased to help over 500 Pre-Kindergarten childcare centers and public schools sustain a high level of quality across the commonwealth,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “We are proud to provide their programs with this support leading to better outcomes for children.” The UPK grant funds will support Pre-Kindergarten classroom enhancements such as purchasing new curriculum and materials, hiring additional staff to reduce class

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Design standards set for new Garrison Trotter housing By SANDRA LARSON

The city of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development and community members from Roxbury’s Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association have forged a set of design principles to guide residential development on some city-owned vacant land parcels. As part of a new Neighborhood Homes Initiative, the DND plans to offer reduced land pricing and subsidy funding to spur the creation of home ownership opportunities affordable to a range of income levels. “We are pushing the idea that some people still want houses as opposed to luxury apartments,” said GTNA President Louis Elisa. “They’re saying the Millennial generation doesn’t want houses with yards. But some people still like having a lawn party and having people over for Thanksgiving dinner.” Elisa said GTNA has been working for 38 years to ensure that neighborhood parcels left empty after urban renewal projects decades ago are put to good uses that serve community residents. One of the key goals is affordable home ownership opportunities for moderate income people. “[We] have forced and cajoled to make sure all those lots owned by the city were cleaned up. We’re not just a one-issue association, but we know that housing is the formal basis for determining how a community develops.” Dan Richardson, past GTNA president and part of the association’s seven-member housing committee, echoed the emphasis on home ownership. “The problem has always been whether you spend money to get people to have equity, or you spend it on deeper and deeper subsidies for rentals,” he observed. “If you’re looking at a full range of options for someone who wants to be in good housing, why isn’t equity housing an option as well? [But] most times, in communities of color, that’s not been an option.” Richardson said “God knows” what might be built on the vacant land if local residents don’t stay closely involved in planning. “Some developer from somewhere would say ‘Why don’t we build some high-rises, why don’t we build some rental units and set up a 40-year plan for making a lot of money?’” he conjectured.

Sheila Dillon, DND director and the city’s chief of housing, said her department has been meeting with GTNA since last July to discuss the types of houses that should go on some 20 vacant lots located mostly on Holworthy, Hollander, Waumbeck, Harold and Crawford Streets. The planning is part of the city’s Neighborhood Homes Initiative, an effort to create more housing affordable to middle-income workers by selling city land at low prices and developing prototype designs that can be built at lower cost and will not likely demand a drawn-out approval and permitting process. The city will market the homes to moderate and middle-income buyers. Citywide, about two-thirds of this housing will be deed-restricted and affordable to middle-income families, Dillon said. DND has been analyzing neighborhoods individually to make sure the designs they propose are “contextual” for each area. “We’re having these really good dialogues around the city right now,” she said. “These aren’t one-offs. They’re very thoughtful plans.” A slide presentation delivered by DND at a June 18 meeting with GTNA includes five prototype designs for single-family, two-family and side-by-side duplex homes with porches and gabled roofs. The houses are consistent in roofline and massing and set back a similar distance from the street. The new standards define everything from the height of the first floor from ground level to the symmetry of window and door placement. The standards are not new zoning regulations, but recommendations, Dillon said, meant to help smaller developers keep costs down and get a head start on proposing home styles that will suit the neighborhood. The next step will be a request for proposals (RFP), which the city is expected to issue this fall. Dillon emphasized that it is in draft stage now and will certainly be reviewed by GTNA before release.

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Arnold Johnson, president of Crosswinds Enterprises, said his firm will likely submit a bid when the RFP is issued. “Home ownership in the community is something we value and the GTNA values it also,” said Johnson, whose company is located in the Garrison-Trotter area. “I think we do need homes people can afford. The price of construction has gone up

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so much, so to build a house without subsidy is really tough. Most of the people in our neighborhood can afford something around the 250,000 to 300,000 range and there’s nothing out there like that.” Crosswinds has already built homes in the area. Its Garrison Trotter Homes at Crawford and Waumbeck Streets are seen by Richardson and Elisa as successful models of home quality and design. But the most recent time an RFP was issued

ON THE WEB n Neighborhood Homes Initiative: http://dnd.cityofboston.gov/#page/ NeighborhoodHomesInitiative n Garrison Trotter project details: http://courbanize.com/dnd-garrison-trotter-neigh borhood-homes-sites/ for vacant parcels in the area, Crosswinds was approved and moving toward construction, Johnson said, until the economy soured. “We were all permitted and the zoning was settled,” he said. “We had to pull back when the market dipped. [The Boston Redevelopment Authority] de-designated us because we didn’t move forward on it.” Now Crosswinds will need to

start over in the process and put in a new bid. “I figured we’d just resume the project, but that didn’t happen. We had spent $200,000 to $300,000, and we’re a small local developer,” he said. “We have so much invested in it, so we will put in a bid to respond to [the new RFP].” So far, GTNA appears to be cautiously satisfied with the process of hashing out the details with DND representatives. “I don’t think it’s utopian, but if we’re really serious, we can get this done,” said Richardson. “We are developing standards for how we are going to move forward in this community. I hope we can get this done and make as many people happy with it as possible.”

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size, using formative assessment to individualize instruction and providing comprehensive services to meet a range of children’s needs including transition to Kindergarten. The UPK grant funds also will support better compensation for educators and increased professional development opportunities. “Providing access to high-quality preschool provides children with a solid foundation for learning and success, helps to strengthen our communities and supports our state’s collective future prosperity,” said Early Education and Care Commissioner Tom Weber. “These grants advance our progress in making high-quality early education accessible to all families in the Commonwealth.” The Department of Early Education and Care awarded 117 grants that will support nearly 8,000 children in over 500 Pre-Kindergarten classrooms across the state. Award amounts ranged from approximately $10,000 to $20,000 per classroom and will benefit children and educators in family child care, group child care, Head Start and public school settings.

Mayor announces additional funding for youth jobs Mayor Martin Walsh announced Monday $230,000 in corporate and individual sponsorships through the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Fund to create an additional 175 youth jobs for nine community-based

organizations. Sponsorships are among the various partners and organizations that support youth employment for the City of Boston and help to create the more than 10,000 jobs through the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program. “Jobs provide Boston youth with meaningful work experience,” Walsh said. “Thanks to our community sponsors, who understand how to make a difference in a young person’s life, we will be able to continue to create more opportunities for our young people and invest in the future of our City.” In 2014, Mayor Walsh established the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Fund to financially assist community-based organizations in need of additional funding to fully operate and execute youth employment programs. The following is the list of grant recipients : n Action for Boston Community Development SummerWorks: ABCD’s SummerWorks program has provided over 5,000 Boston youth between the ages of 14 to 21 years old with a summer job at more than 500 partner worksites across Boston Award Amount: $125,000; Mayor’s Summer Jobs Fund ($100,000) and Comcast ($25,000) Number of Jobs: 91 n Boston Youth Wrestling: Teen youth employees assist instructors in developing curriculum for a week-long camp that will expose 50 youth participants to various disciplines of martial arts, including wrestling, Brazilian jiujitsu,

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muay thai, Striking and more. Award Amount: $3,000 Number of Jobs: 3 n Eliot Church: Youth employees, ages 14-22, serve as Junior Counselors, Counselors and Lead Counselors for a camp program that focuses on arts and recreation. Award Amount: $23,320 Number of Jobs: 28 n Mothers for Justice and Equality: Youth employees (advocates) participate in the Junior Advocates Youth Leadership Development Program. Advocates participate in professional development workshops, organize community events for residents, design and deliver workshops on peacebuilding and conflict resolution, and work alongside MJE staff. Award Amount: $9,450 Number of Jobs: 6 n National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Boston Branch: Youth employees participate in professional development, conduct nonpartisan voter registration, promote healthy lifestyles and violence prevention, encourage support for local businesses and City of Boston initiatives, and work with other youth groups to explore solutions to community problems. Award Amount: $11,950 Number of Jobs: 7 n Phillips Brooks House Association: Youth employees develop leadership experience staffing the Summer

Urban Programs, a network of 12 camps which serve low-income youth throughout greater Boston and Cambridge by providing a high-quality, affordable summer enrichment experience. Award Amount: $20,000 Number of Jobs: 10 n Smart from the Start: Smart from the Start offers comprehensive coordinated set of services for parents, caregivers and children. Youth employees are trained to provide administrative support to central staff, organize data and documentation of clients, assist with special projects and initiatives, and support families as needed. Award Amount: $12,500 Number of Jobs: 5 n Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation: Youth employees, ages 18-22, participate in an environmental employment program to restore the urban wild in the Hyde Park community. The employees are trained to engage residents in planning and stewardship of the greenway along Fairmount Line. Award Amount: $8,605 Number of Jobs: 3 n Talented And Gifted Latino Program, University of Massachusetts Boston: Youth employees will serve as teaching assistants (TAs) in the 31st annual Summer TAG Program, which provides academic enrichment coupled with athletic and artistic programming to 200 BPS middle and high school youth, including special programming for

English Language Learners. The Summer TAG TA program has been a pipeline to teaching careers, developing urban educators, many of whom are currently teaching in BPS. TAs are 17-22-year-olds working in classrooms, supporting implementation of curriculum, and working in small groups and with individual students and benefiting from ongoing professional development. Award Amount: $41,995 Number of Jobs: 22 “Mayor Walsh’s support of Youth Jobs provided us with the resources needed to provide six additional youth who had lost a friend, sibling and/or parent to street violence with a safe space to learn and heal from the aftermath of their lost, while earning money and learning the importance of civic leadership,” said Monalisa Smith, President and CEO at Mothers for Justice and Equality. “We believe the mayor’s leadership in youth employment is key in support of our efforts in ending street violence.” “Experience has shown us that the opportunity to work at an early age is a powerful tool to addressing a host of economic, health and social issues that impact our city,” said Michael Curry, President of the Boston NAACP. “The Mayor’s investment in our young people through the Jobs Fund will pay dividends for the City of Boston and is certain to deliver the next generation of business and civic leaders.” Corporations interested in supporting youth employment may contact the Mayor’s Office of Health and Human Services at summer jobs@boston.gov or 617-635-1845.

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White House aging conference: New directions — big challenges By BRUCE CHERNOF, MD NEW AMERICA MEDIA

The White House held its sixth Conference on Aging, earlier this month, and this once-a-decade program took an entirely different approach to the discussion of what it means to age in America. Since the first conference in 1961, the United States has changed in dramatic ways, and this year’s conference challenged participants to think more broadly about aging, to reimagine today’s longer lives in ways that better represent the experiences and needs of Americans.

Three successes

For me, this year’s conference succeeded in three important ways. First, President Obama attended and spoke forcefully on the issues at hand, acknowledging America as an aging and vibrant nation. His remarks are critical given that aging as a personal, family, community and societal issue gets scant attention compared to other domestic matters. Bringing the presidential bully pulpit to bear on broader questions of how we wish to age; what we want the support system to look like; and how one’s dignity, respect and choice should be honored when having needs — as most of us will — is the White House’s appropriate and vital role. Second, the conference theme provided leadership on setting a vision to transform how Americans can talk respectably about vulnerable aging and the need for daily supports. Speakers broke from well-worn, unproductive narratives of aging

(aging = being sick, poor, and alone; caregiving = burden; aging policy = safety net programs). These themes have tended to frame issues of vulnerable aging as someone else’s problem — not concerns in which all American have a stake — therefore excluding them from serious public discourse. Instead, the conference reshaped what it means to age with needs in creative ways. How can we learn from the sharing economy to support the needs of older adults living in the community and their caregivers? How can the banking industry play a role in identifying older customers’ early cognitive impairment and protect them against elder abuse by spotting suspicious activity in their accounts? How can technology enable safer, more connected environments so older adults can live as they choose? These discussions are relevant for all economic strata. Third, the conference moved beyond Washington, D.C.’s insider debates among policy aficionados by engaging local communities from grassroots to grass-tops champions. Conference leaders and cabinet secretaries facilitated listening sessions across the country, starting in Sacramento last September at The SCAN Foundation’s Long-Term Services and SupportsSummit and continuing throughout 2015. Conference staff developed four public policy briefing papers [http://tinyurl.com/qdce69a] to inform those tuning into the day’s program around the country in order to spark public comment onsite and online. Live streaming and an active social media presence connected 700

community watch parties to the conference, with the hashtag #WHCOA reaching #3 on Twitter’s trending list that day.

What was missing?

So what was missing? With all the talk about building retirement security, there was no mention of the largest and most unpredictable factor that erodes it: the cost of long-term care (LTC). A federal report released after the conference shows that half of

Americans who reach age 65 will have severe functional needs in their life with an average cost of $138,000 overall. Families have few tools to plan for this economic shock due to the broken LTC insurance market. This is a profoundly important issue for racial and ethnic communities. As the country ages, older adults will be more diverse, have fewer resources and likely fewer children in their families available to provide the necessary care. We need to build a set of forward-looking solutions that account for these realities. This includes strengthening and modernizing both Medicare and Medicaid — programs now being celebrated for their 50th anniversaries — to better meet the needs of vulnerable people to live successfully in the communities of their choice. It also means seeing LTC needs as part of a larger picture of well-being as we age, which requires new thinking about economic security. The White House conference made a point to highlight the role that the private sector might play in bringing new innovation to aging services. This is a very important question for ethnic and racial communities. Technology can be an incredibly effective tool in overcoming language barriers and increasing connectivity, but it needs to be planned for and built intentionally. Furthermore, we need to move beyond a usual “digital divide” discussion and start thinking about the next wave of technology in our lives — the internet of things. In the next decade, almost every home appliance or device will be able to connect and communicate through the Internet. Pillboxes will know someone is

out of medications and automatically order them. Refrigerators will know if the milk has expired or if its door hasn’t opened in the last 24 hours, possibly prompting a call to see if a senior is all right. The examples are myriad. The question is will everyone have access to this kind of technologic support in their homes?

Furthering the dialogue

Beyond the conference, the administration should further the dialogue on aging across people and systems. Although direction and resources originate from federal efforts, services are delivered locally with much that states and localities can do to better the lives of older adults and families. The private sector’s key role continues to be creating innovation for wider adoption; this must include ethnic and immigrant communities. America is changing through population aging. We are reshaping family, work, retirement and societal engagement, which will fundamentally alter the landscape starting with Boomers and then Gen Xers, Millennials — and those beyond. We will be a far more diverse country over the next few decades and America is just beginning to embrace this new reality. It is time that social and economic structures evolve to better meet the needs of vulnerable elders in every community. Bruce Chernof, M.D., is president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, an independent, nonprofit public charity devoted to advancing a coordinated and easily navigated system of high-quality services for older adults that preserve dignity and independence. Follow on Twitter @ DrBruce_TSF.

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Govt. contracts increase U.S. doing more business with small businesses By MARTIN DESMARAIS

For small businesses, chasing government contracts can be the difference between not just surviving, but thriving. Thanks to the recent boom in federal government work awarded to small businesses, government contracts are abundant. But in Massachusetts the chase is not just a metaphor, as more and more Bay State companies venture beyond the state and region to seal the deal. Working out-of-state adds logistical challenges and risk to many small businesses, but some local companies are proving that the extra effort is worth it because they are able to more than doublei and triple their revenues.

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In the last two years, the federal government hit its target of 23 percent of its contract work going to small businesses, a goal it established in 1997. Last year set a new high when that percentage reached 24.99 percent, which translated into $91.1 billion dollars. That’s an increase of $8 billion over 2013 contracts, That achievement included meeting targeted goals for contracts awarded to businesses owned by females, so-called “disadvantaged” people, and disabled veterans. Small disadvantaged businesses led the way with $34.7 billion in federal contracts awarded in 2014, up from $30.6 billion the prior year. Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, credits the country’s small businesses owners for their success in providing the services government agencies need. Yet within Massachusetts, a state that has long been friendly to small business, the picture is a bit cloudy. According to David Polatin, contracting lead in the SBA district office in Massachusetts, federal contracts awarded to small business in Massachusetts dropped to $2.4 billion in 2014 from $3.4 billion in 2013. But contracts to women-owned business jumped from $199 million in 2013 to $231 million in 2014 and small disadvantaged businesses pulled in $263 million last year, up from $201 million the year before. Abraham Gonzalez, founder and head of the Boston-based construction company One Way Development, represents the kind of small business that is taking advantage of the national surge in federal work by expanding the number of states in which he does business. Gonzalez started his company in 2004 but began getting certification to do government work in 2008. His company has numerous certifications now, including as a disadvantaged business. The difference between before and after One Way Development

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percent: The federal government’s target of contract work going to small businesses, which it has hit the last two years. percent: The percentage of contract work going to small businesses in 2014 — a new high. billion: The amount awarded through federal contracts to small businesses in 2014 — an increase of $8 billion over 2013 contracts, billion Small “disadvantaged” businesses led the way with $34.7 billion in federal contracts awarded in 2014, up from $30.6 billion the prior year.

started getting government work is substantial. The company now has expanded its client base to include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Justice, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, with projects ranging from $25,000 to $1.2 million. It has completed projects all over New England, including work on a federal courthouse in Portland, Maine and a federal correctional facility in Danbury, Conn. “[Federal contracts have] quadrupled my business,” Gonzalez said. “I went from an office in my house to one with nine office workers and 15 guys in the field. We have a current payroll of 34 people, across five different states.” Gonzalez cites another big advantage of certification: it enables him to use his computer to tap into digitized federal contract procurement systems and scour for work anywhere he wants.. He no longer has to beat feet on the pavement to drum up business. He can run and operate his business in Boston and pick up work in Maine or Vermont or Connecticut without leaving his desk. Denise Jones, president and CEO of Dnutch Associates, has to get out of her seat a bit more than Gonzalez to find government work for her Methuen-based systems engineering consulting company, but the result has been similar. In 2009, she started working to secure certification, which opened the door to government

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Denise Jones, president and CEO of Dnutch Associates.

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billion Federal contracts awarded to small business in Massachusetts dropped to $2.4 billion in 2014 from $3.4 billion in 2013. million: The amount awarded to women-owned businesses in Massachusetts in 2014 — up from $199 million in 2013. million: The amount awarded to small “disadvantaged” businesses in Massachusetts in 2014 — up from $201 million in 2013.

work after more than 15 years of concentrating on commercial clients. Dnutch Associates has women-owned small businesses and service disabled veteran-owned small business certification, amongst others. That’s help generate about $3 million in annual revenue, with customers such as the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Department of Transportation and Department of Defense. Jones started the company in 1993, which previously topped out at around 15 employees with its commercial client base; now the company employs more than 25 people. Jones said she believes the company can boost its yearly revenue into the $5 to $10 million range. Despite its Massachusetts base of operation, Dnutch Associates’ growth stems from its work in Washington, D.C. Jones says that roughly 85 to 90 percent of her company’s work comes from federal contracts, with 80 percent of that based in the Washington, D.C. area. To accommodate this demand, Dnutch Associates has a small office in Maryland Jones spends her time commuting between the Maryland location and the company’s Methuen headquarters. “I need to spend time down there,” Jones said. “You have to put time in to get relationships with the agencies and to understand how to market to the federal

government.” But Jones, who grew up in Lynn and has family in Cambridge, has no intentions of moving Dnutch Associates entirely down to Washington. She says can run the business from Massachusetts and continue to land big contracts from out-of-state.

Mass. business strength

The SBA’s David Polatin says that the district office will continue to work to connect small businesses with the federal contract dollars available in Massachusetts, but agrees that state companies take advantage of government work wherever they can get it. He emphasized that the strength of Massachusetts’ small businesses make them valuable elsewhere because they have proven reliability, efficiency, and track records. “The contracts can be awarded anywhere in the country. Construction is usually in-state or in New England. Other contracts can be anywhere,” Polatin said. “With computers, a lot of work can be done off-site. Even for a service contact, say janitorial, the janitorial firm will pick up the employees who were already working on the contract in another state. Only a few key people would have to manage the contract. There are federal buildings, agencies, installations all over the country. Many states have more than we do in Massachusetts.”

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Captain William J. Williams: Lawyer, war veteran, first African American elected to the Chelsea Board of Aldermen By ANTHONY W. NEAL

Captain William James Williams, one of Boston’s remarkable attorneys, broke the color line at the turn of the twentieth century, becoming the first African American to enter the volunteer army of the United States with a captain’s commission, and the first elected to the Chelsea Board of Aldermen. He was born September 23, 1863 in Toronto, Canada, the son of James Munroe Williams and Maria Nettleton Williams. His parents brought him to Chelsea, Massachusetts, when he was a child. Williams attended the Phillips School and Philips Exeter Academy. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1889, he, along with twenty-one other qualified applicants, including African American Edward B. Jourdain of New Bedford, was sworn in as a member of the Suffolk County Bar on July 23, 1889. Williams then opened a law office at 32 Pemberton Square in Boston. On June 29, 1893, he married Sarah Hamilton Tasco, a 28-year-old schoolteacher from Lynn, Massachusetts. The couple initially found

a home at 106 Addison Street in Chelsea. Three children were born of their marriage: James H. Williams on March 24, 1894, Alice L. Williams on November 1, 1896, and Robert T. Williams on August 10, 1900. In 1900, the Williams family moved to 44 Carmel Street in Chelsea. At an early age, Williams became fascinated by military affairs. In 1891, he joined Company L of the Sixth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and gradually rose to the rank of captain. On May 16, 1898, Governor Roger Wolcott, a Republican, signed his commission, making him the first African American to enter the volunteer army of the United States as a captain. In a ceremony two days later at Camp Dewey in South Framingham, Massachusetts, Governor Wolcott formally presented commissions to Captain Williams and two other officers of Company L: First Lieutenant William Hubert Jackson and Second Lieutenant George W. Braxton. The Boston Post reported that “a great burst of applause and cheers greeted the handsome officer, and after the

whole ceremony was over, Governor Wolcott turned to those on his staff who were near him and said, ‘There isn’t a better-looking officer in the whole field than Captain Williams.’” A delegation of representative black men from Boston, consisting of ex-representatives Robert T. Teamoh and Charles Lewis Mitchell, attorneys Clement Garnett Morgan and Edward Everett Brown, George Washington Forbes, and others, witnessed the presentation of the commissions. At that time, Mitchell, a Civil War veteran and member of the old 54th Massachusetts Infantry, told Captain Williams that when he saw Governor Wolcott present the commissions to the black officers of Company L, he felt more than repaid for leaving a leg in South Carolina in the Civil War. More than six feet tall, Captain Williams led his all-black company fighting in Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American War. He was taken ill with typhoid fever while there, and transferred to Charleston, South

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whites were sometimes killed. On November 17, 1900, the city of Chelsea’s Republican Committee met to receive nomination papers from several candidates vying for political offices. Deciding to run for Aldermen from Ward 4, Captain Williams filed nomination papers that evening, and when the offices were voted on Tuesday, December 11, he became the first African American elected to the Chelsea Board of Aldermen. Captain Williams made a successful run for Aldermen-at-large two years later, on November 18, 1902, garnering 1,070 votes, and was reelected to that office on December 13, 1904. As Aldermen-at-large, he served on the committee of accounts. He remained in office until the Great Chelsea Fire of April 12, 1908, and provided crucial leadership during that chaotic period — opening the doors of his home and taking in many of the city’s black residents. As a result of the fire, the Massachusetts Legislature passed an act on May 28, 1908, placing Chelsea under a board of control, appointed by Governor Curtis Guild, until the year 1912. In July of 1908, Governor Guild also appointed Captain Williams as one of five public administrators, making him eligible to administer the estates of deceased persons who had no executor or administrator. On December 12, 1911, Captain Williams ran for Aldermen from Ward 4 again and defeated Duncan Henderson. He was reelected the following year, beating Charles E. Cook. The lawyer was subsequently selected to serve two consecutive twoyear terms as Aldermen-at-large. He held that office until the year 1919. Captain William J. Williams died on October 11, 1924, leaving behind his two sons and his daughter. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts.

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there’s still a long way to go until true justice has been achieved. “A year later there’s a growing awareness of the pervasiveness of the problems of police brutality and mass incarceration and how it affects black people,” says Brock Satter, an organizer with Mass Action Against Police Brutality. The message of Black Lives Matter has resonated so deeply, he says, “It’s become almost obligatory for all the candidates running for president to at least pay lip service to it.” “But at the same time,” says Satter, who attended the recent Movement for Black Lives conference in Cleveland, “there really hasn’t been a change in conditions on the ground. People are still getting killed by the police — almost every day, it seems. There’s very little in the way of accountability. Unlike Brown and Garner, we’ve seen a few indictments, but they’ve been few and far between, and we’ve seen even fewer — if any — convictions.” Tahia Sykes, another organizer for Mass Action, says that the past year has opened the eyes of many Americans of what the police are capable of doing — in large part thanks to cell phone videos and police body and dash cams. “It’s exposing an entire system that a lot of us didn’t know existed,” she says. A June Gallup poll revealed that while the majority of the public still has strong confidence in law enforcement, the number — 52 percent — has dropped five points in the last two years to its lowest point since 1993. Some policy changes have also taken place in the year since Michael Brown’s death. The

... there really hasn’t been a change in conditions on the ground. People are still getting killed by the police — almost every day, it seems. There’s very little in the way of accountability.” — Brock Satter

Associated Press reported this week that since the Ferguson uprising, 24 states have passed more than 40 new measures to address policing — from body cameras to anti-bias trainings, independent investigations into police use of force, and restrictions on military equipment going to local law enforcement. In Boston, City Councilor Charles Yancey has called a hearing on a proposal to require officers to have body-worn cameras. But Satter says that these kinds of legislative changes aren’t enough to fix all the problems with policing. After all, he says, “Ray Tensing had a body camera, but it didn’t stop him from taking the life of Sam DuBose.” Satter goes on: “Look at how the police dealt with Dylann Roof after he massacred nine people in South Carolina — they gave him a flak jacket and took him to Burger King on the way to prison. I’m pretty sure they didn’t take Freddie Gray to Burger King on the way to prison.” Part of the solution, Satter says, is reckoning with America’s past

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“Women’s names are not as synonymous with this movement as Eric Garner or Michael Brown,” says Sykes. “But I think we’re on our way as a movement to seeing those women who have unjustly lost their lives.” Satter says the activism that grew out of Michael Brown’s killing last year has “broken the pattern of apathy that defined the last several decades,” but that he’d like to see more. “We thought 2014 was an important year with the beginning of the uprising in Ferguson, and changing the pattern of how people

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Young people participating in the Community HealthCorps Programs are given the chance to work in community health centers throughout the state where they gain valuable, hands-on experience in a health care setting. Many of the young people begin PHOTO COURTESY PARTNERS HEALTHCARE their placements at community Vivian Rogers is surrounded by fellow 2015 graduates of the HealthCorps Program. Rogers is veteran who has spent her past health centers with some idea of year of service working at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. PHOTOS COURTESY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY what they might do at the end of BFIT President Anthony Benoit receives The Janus Award from Mary Weber, President of Codman Academy’s Foundation Board. their year of service. But many their communities.” for seniors to healthy cooking for inner-workings also walk away with an entirely of a community Working in a community health kids to classes on how to promote health center while also involving different idea in mind. “When I center can be demanding and em- healthy race relations within com- themselves in a variety of projstarted HealthCorps, I thought ployees are often challenged to munities. Each day was differ- ects, including health informaI would go onto medical school perform in a variety of roles. This ent,” says Eloho Akpovi, Health- tion technology initiatives, patient after the experience,” says Rachel is precisely what makes the health Corps Class of 2015. “I learned health education efforts, and orWasserman, HealthCorps Class of center experience so beneficial for so much--specifically that it’s not ganization-wide measures for im2015. “Through my experience at HealthCorps members—many enough to treat the biology of a pa- proving patient care and satisfacDotHouse Health, I have learned members speak of having the op- tient, you have to treat the whole tion. The list goes on and on. about how much the environ- portunity to do things they never patient. You really have to listen “The Community Healthment can impact our health. I now imagined doing as part of their to people and learn about what is Corps experience surpasses a typwant to pursue a career as a family placement. “Southern Jamaica going on in their lives in order to ical work internship,” said James nurse practitioner. I aspire not just Plain has a lot of programs for understand their health.” W. Hunt, Jr., President and CEO to deliver health care, but also to patients and they are for all difCommunity HealthCorps empower families to be leaders in ferent age groups—from Zumba members are exposed to the

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ith her breathtaking solo during the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s performance of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” classically trained mezzo-soprano Alicia Olatuja enchanted the millions who attended President Obama’s second Inauguration in 2013 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as all those who watched from the comfort and warmth of their homes. A vocal performance graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, the St. Louis, Missouri native grew up singing in the church. As a child she exhibited a love for learning languages, which continues to this day. As part of her classical music training, she had to learn Italian, French, German and English diction, and can sing in Portuguese as well as in the African dialects of Yoruba and Shona. Olatuja’s background also includes musical theater, as well as opera. The singer and music teacher believes that “music transcends languages,” and spoke with the Banner about her experience performing at the Presidential Inauguration, as well as what she has in store for the audience at the Rockport Jazz Festival on August 14.

I realize it’s been two years since you performed at the Presidential inauguration but what was that moment like for you singing for the President and the world on the National Mall? Alicia Olatuja: It was pretty amazing. It was truly incredible to be standing in a place that has so much historical gravitas. Just an incredible experience. It was an honor. It was really cold but yet it was really exciting. It’s life changing. It’s life-altering.

In what way was it life-altering for you? AO: I think when you do a gig or a performance like that, just to know you survived it. It’s such a great honor and a great privilege, but there’s also a great deal of pressure riding on it that you may not experience

See OLATUJA, page B5

IF YOU GO The Rockport Jazz Festival presents Alicia Olatuja on Friday, August 14 at the Shalin Liu

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Adams By STEVEN DUFFY

Grammy award winner and soft-rock god Bryan Adams is still rockin’ after more than 30 years in the business. The man who has given us so many epic love songs performed at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion last month.

Last year, you released “Tracks of My Years,” a collection of classic covers. Why covers instead of original songs? I can’t claim it as my idea, I was asked to do it by David Foster and Universal Records, and was happy to try it.

You’ve worked with some great musicians. Do you have a favorite collaboration, either as a performer or songwriter? Tina Turner — she is an amazing artist and person.

After 30 years in the music industry, what is your secret to your continued success? I think touring constantly and putting in the time on the songs. Plus, the fans keep me motived to continue to perform. If it was not for them I wouldn’t still be doing what I love.

As a photographer, what kinds of subjects naturally inspire you? People — each individual is a beautiful creation and I like the idea of turning my subject into something that they were unprepared to see. The eye is a camera to the world and I try to use that so others can see what I see when I look at something.

I read that you are a vegetarian and have been for years. Why did you decide to stop eating meat? I have been a vegan for the last 25 years. The transition was a logical step for me, animals are my friends, and I don’t eat my friends.

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Shakespeare on the Common ‘King Lear’ will be performed through August 9 By SUSAN SACCOCCIA

The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company opens its magnificent production of “King Lear,” on stage at the Boston Common through August 9, with a stark prelude. King Lear — distinguished Boston actor Will Lyman — is seated on a throne. His three daughters, dressed in black, join hands and circle him in a dance. At first, the king and his daughters smile. But then Lear’s face registers horror as his daughters bind and blindfold him. Lear awakens from this nightmare. But the reality he wakes up to

is no better in Shakespeare’s tragedy, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s choice for in its 20th annual production of “Free Shakespeare on the Common.” As the play begins, Lear, intending to retire, prepares to divide his kingdom among his daughters so that “future strife/ May be prevented.” But he demands that each daughter vie for her portion of his realm by pledging her love. Bad idea. Goneril and Regan outdo each other in their claims of devotion; but Lear’s youngest sister, Cordelia, refuses to take part and simply asserts the love due to a father. Enraged, Lear casts her out along with his loyal friend, the Earl of

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Kent, who protests Cordelia’s banishment. Lear soon finds himself homeless, penniless and mad after Goneril and Regan refuse to house him and his rowdy band of men. Running about three hours including intermission, this spellbinding production is faithful to Shakespeare’s words and delivers in its full strength one of the greatest plays in the English language. Directed by Steven Maler, the company’s founding artistic director, the production encompasses the play’s humor and horror, its sublime beauty as well as wit, and its moments of redemptive grace amid disaster. Superb performances and staging make King Lear’s turbulent journey from blindness to wisdom gripping from start to finish. Lyman, a handsome man often cast as a romantic lead, brings depth and vulnerability to his role as an aging king who loses all by being blind to those worthy of trust, and by trusting those who betray him. Lyman also brings to his role a gifted actor’s ability to draw the best from those around him by not overplaying his part. Lyman’s rendering of Lear is commanding in its humanity. His Lear blunders, suffers, rages and grows wise not as a standalone figure, but, just as Shakespeare wrote the part, through his interactions with others. Lyman and his fine fellow cast make these relationships come alive, generating intense on-stage chemistry. Complementing the 13 actors in lead roles is the company’s ensemble of young actors, who perform as attendants, soldiers,

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Will Lyman as King Lear. knights and courtiers. Mickey Solis excels as Edmund, the scheming illegitimate son of the Duke of Gloucester, who convinces the duke that Edgar, the duke’s legitimate son, plans to kill him for his money. Solis portrays Edmund as an irresistible villain, exuberant in his unbridled ambition to gain wealth “If not by birth…by wit.” His Edmund faces the audience to

confide his plans, and as the duke reads the letter Edmund forged as evidence of Edgar’s plan, Edmund silently mouths the words, sharing his triumph with us. Solis is equally convincing in dying Edmund’s redemptive moment as he says, “Some good I mean to do.” Equally riveting is Jeremiah Kissel in the role of Edmund’s

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Kinky Boots’ Kyle Taylor Parker living out his Broadway dreams By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

After seeing the musical Annie at the age of five, Kyle Taylor Parker knew he wanted to be an actor. It was the first show that the Milwaukee native saw and he absolutely fell in love with it. His teachers noticed the budding entertainer’s gift at a young age and encouraged his mother to nurture his talent. Now in his 20s, Parker is living out his dream as an actor, singer and dancer. He currently stars as Lola, the British drag queen, in the national touring production of the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. Thanks to Broadway in Boston, the popular musical comes to Boston next Tuesday, August 11 and runs through August 30 at the Boston Opera House. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, Parker made his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots, playing an angel while understudying the role of Lola. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, with a score by Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots is based on the 2005 film, which was inspired by true events. Kinky Boots tells the story of Charlie Price, who has to leave London for northern England when he inherits the family business, a shoe factory named Price & Sons that’s on the verge of bankruptcy. Faced with having to put his dreams on hold, Charlie is given the responsibility of turning Price & Sons around and finds inspiration in the unlikeliest of places when drag queen and performer Lola shows up in need of stilettos. Parker spoke with the Banner about stepping into the role of Lola on Broadway, living out his dreams and walking in those fire-engine red stiletto boots.

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Kyle Taylor Parker stars in “Kinky Boots.” funny. You more importantly have to be honest. And to sing those sings — the score is incredible. Cyndi [Lauper] has done a great job, building a score that’s honest, that has tons of heart and really is something incredible.

you may not have been aware of before taking on this role?

In playing this character, have you learned anything about yourself that

KTP: Absolutely. I felt a responsibility to the story and to the

KTP: I have learned that I’m stronger than I know and braver than I think.

Do you feel a sense of responsibility in leading the tour?

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Was there anything that you learned from Porter that you’ve been able to apply in your role as Lola on the tour? KTP: I love Billy to death. And one thing that I’ve learned from him, that I’ve put in everything that I do, is to just be yourself and make the most of it. That’s what he does and that’s what I do — in life, not just as Lola.

What was it about the character Lola that attracted you to the role? KTP: Lola is everything. Like the song I’m Every Woman, Lola is everything: the opportunity to dance, to act, really act, not just kind of play a stick character. You get to be vulnerable, you get to be

How does it feel to see your dream See PARKER, page B5

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You made your Broadway debut playing an angel in Kinky Boots and then you stepped into the role of Lola while Billy Porter was on hiatus. It must have been an incredible feeling. Do you recall what you felt when you received the news? Kyle Taylor Parker: I was excited. It felt like the next step. I’ve been playing the part on Broadway and that’s when I had already opened the first national tour of the show as Lola. I had been doing the role for five months. I was honored. I’ve always been honored and grateful. But it felt like a great opportunity to be at home with my family, and that family being my Kinky Boots family on Broadway.

creative team that has become a major part of my life. I think it is a beautiful story, it’s a necessary story about acceptance and what happens when you take a chance on a person, and you change your mind about them. A story like that demands your best every night, because you never know who you’re touching,

who’s in the audience, and who really needs to hear that lesson. In doing the story I’ve met so many people who really are Lola in life, and who have felt like they don’t fit in or felt like they just want permission to be themselves. This show gives them that and that’s why I always take it very seriously.

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This ice cream treat is simple and sweet By THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE

ere’s a takeoff on Peach Melba, the ice cream dessert that Auguste Escoffier, chef at the Savoy Hotel in London, created for Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba. Inspired by a scene in the opera “Lohengrin,” where the prince arrives in a boat pulled by a swan, Escoffier’s dessert was vanilla ice cream and

peaches served with an ice swan and decorated with spun sugar. This sundae, without the swan or spun sugar, is an easy version of the original. For simple variations, nectarines or apricots can be used instead of peaches and other flavors of ice cream can replace vanilla. The sundaes will still taste wonderful.

Peach Melba Sundaes n ½ cup raspberry jam n 2 medium peaches, cut into small pieces (about 2 cups) n 2 cups vanilla ice cream In a bowl, whisk jam until smooth. Divide peaches among 4 serving bowls. Top with ice cream and jam. Serves 4. — Recipe by Jean Kressy. Photo by Teresa Blackburn.

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Instead of supersizing our snacks, dietician Ashley Koff says now is the time to superfood our snacks instead. Superfoods are a group of foods that are rich in nutrients the body needs to function optimally. Koff recommends including these ingredients in smoothies, salads, trail mixes or on-the-go bars. Ch-chi-chia: Chia seeds pack 10 grams of fiber in every ounce along with an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. Plus, they can absorb up to 10 times their weight in water, which keeps you feeling fuller longer. Hemp: These powerfully healthy seeds are packed with omega-3 and 6 fatty acids (including the elusive but potent GLA, a fatty acid that supports healthy hair, skin and nails as well as hormones). Go coconuts: Coconuts are high in fiber, rich in vitamins and loaded with minerals and amino acids. They have tons of calcium, potassium and magnesium. Whether you eat coconut meat, shredded coconut, coconut flour or coconut oil, you’ll be getting lots of healthy fats. — Brandpoint

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counterpoint, the banished Kent, who disguises himself as a ruffian to continue serving the king. He joins Lear’s band of men and handily beats up Goneril’s servant Oswald for disrespecting the king. Kissel’s Kent is grave, down to earth and ready to fight, embodying Lear’s description of him, “He’s a good fellow, I can tell you that; He’ll strike, and quickly too.” At the forefront of the loyal camp is the Fool, who taunts the king for his folly. After a few moments of cabaret-style mugging, Brandon Whitehead fully inhabits this mammoth role. Like the characters in Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot” who rely on humor to survive their bleak existence, Lear and his Fool wear bowler hats as they trade insults.

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Remember the first day of your first new job? The first day can be exciting, exhilarating, nerve-wracking and sometimes even boring. But a first job can also have a serious impact on the rest of one’s career. The experience can teach valuable lessons and set one on track for ongoing professional success. Partners HealthCare is committed to working with other organizations to develop the future workforce, which is why Partners works with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Mass League) on the Community HealthCorps Program. Community HealthCorps, a part of AmeriCorps, provides a diverse group of recent college graduates and veterans with opportunities as they enter the workforce.

Young people participating in the Community HealthCorps Programs are given the chance to work in community health centers throughout the state where they gain valuable, hands-on experience in a health care setting. Many of the young people begin their placements at community health centers with some idea of what they might do at the end of their year of service. But many also walk away with an entirely different idea in mind. “When I started HealthCorps, I thought I would go onto medical school after the experience,” says Rachel Wasserman, HealthCorps Class of 2015. “Through my experience at DotHouse Health, I have learned about how much the environment can impact our health. I now want to pursue a career as a family nurse practitioner. I aspire not just to deliver health care, but also to empower families to be

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Eliot Health Center, South End Community Health Center, DotHouse Health, Neponset Health Center, and Codman Square Health Center. “We appreciate the opportunity to support the Community HealthCorps Program along with the Mass League and are also thankful to the community health centers for hosting and mentoring the HealthCorps members during their year of service,” says Matt Fishman, Vice President for Community Health, Partners HealthCare. “Programs like these are essential for young people as they grow and develop in the early stages of their careers. This is an example of a program that helps ensure that new members of the workforce are getting ready for success in their careers.”

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and African-Americans combined, according to a 2013 report by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. BFIT places a very high percentage of its graduates into jobs or further higher education, and approximately 70-percent of its students are minority. BFIT offers college degrees and certificates in high-demand fields of technology, such as automotive technology, building technology, construction management, HVAC&R, mechanical engineering technology, opticianry, and technology business and management.

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said, “This is you,” according to Johnson. Johnson said the photo did not look like him. “I’m 66. That guy looked like he was 40. I’ve got a goatee. He had no facial hair, and seemed bigger than me,” he told the Banner. The officers’ aggressive tone subsided quickly after they asked if he worked and became aware of his professional standing, he said. He was soon free to leave.

Racial profiling?

In Johnson’s view, the series of events is a clear case of racial profiling. “You don’t make that mistake with white 66-year-olds buying cognac — you don’t suspect this is the guy that stole something, you don’t call the cops,” he said. “It’s definitely disparate treatment.” Blanchard’s employees see it differently. According to store managers, multiple employees who saw Johnson — and who were also present the night of the March heist — thought they were face-toface with the thief. “I got a call from the manager on duty,” said Paul Myrer, a store manager. “He said he and a few other employees that were here when someone did break in, were pretty sure he was in the store [again]. They saw [Johnson] up close and were pretty sure it was him. “I said if you think it’s him, call the police.”

No black-and-white case

Myrer and Denson do not dispute Johnson’s account — except

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to disagree that racial profiling occurred. “It was a misunderstanding, but I’d rather be safe than sorry. ... I don’t know if there’s anything else we could do,” said Myrer. “It was definitely not racial profiling. He just looked like the guy.” The police report from the March liquor theft describes the perpetrator as a black non-Hispanic male approximately in his late 40s with a mustache and a dark complexion. The BPD declined to release any surveillance images the police showed when

questioning Johnson, citing the continuing investigation. Blanchard’s managers describe the Centre Street store as “diverse.” On a recent weeknight, Latino staff and several black customers were present. General manager Denson agreed to show the surveillance image of the thief briefly but declined to allow a reporter to take a photo of it. It’s a grainy photo of a mustached black man with a knit cap covering his hair. Eyewitness misidentification was a cause in 72 percent of the

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first 325 wrongful convictions The Innocence Project has helped overturn through DNA testing. Studies of the “other-race effect” have shown the chance of mistaken identification goes up by about 50 percent when witness and a suspect belong to different racial groups. Johnson feels he was misidentified because of race. He has filed a complaint with the city’s Licensing Board. He has reached out to the American Civil Liberties Union and plans to contact the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. He has notified the local JP Main Streets organization, in case a pattern emerges of greater scrutiny of non-white customers, he said. He also is considering a civil lawsuit against Blanchard’s, potentially on such grounds as negligence, defamation of character, violation of civil rights or even emotional distress. “They put into operation a police investigation. They uttered to police false information, that I was a thief and had stolen merchandise,” he said. “You have a right to be free to go into a place of public accommodation and not be hampered or hindered because of race.” Johnson was not arrested and there is no public police report of Johnson’s visit to the District 13 station, but a BPD spokesperson confirmed the basic facts: “A clerk called 911 and said [they] thought the person who stole was back in the store. Detectives responded to his home,” said Lieutenant Detective Mike McCarthy of the July 16-17 events. “He came to the station on his own later that evening. They showed him some photos and after talking with him they determined it was not him and that was the end of it.” Nonetheless, the BPD’s civil rights unit is opening an investigation, McCarthy said. As of last week, civil rights officers had made contact with Johnson, who

was out town, but had not yet interviewed him.

A struggle for humanity

Denson, the general manager, phoned Johnson last week after having been copied on the Licensing Board complaint. The conversation is reported to have been cordial and the two expect to meet soon, but Johnson did not indicate any change in his plans to file suit. Ironically, not only is Johnson a scholar on race and the legal system, he is the author of a play called “Stop and Frisk” that explores racial profiling at the time of the notorious Charles Stuart case. A Boston Globe review of a 2014 staging noted that the play “feels all too close to home as it offers a rare theatrical view into the world behind the headlines of illegal searches and racial profiling in Boston.” As an attorney, Johnson has represented black men imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit, he said. He is keenly aware that things might have gone quite differently if he had a less polished history, if the police had encountered him in the store parking lot instead of at his home, or if he hadn’t kept his cool under questioning. “That’s the bigger tragedy, that it could have been traumatic to someone who didn’t know his rights,” he said. “I knew if I cooperated with police I would be out of there. But they were on a track to make me one of those statistics — another black man arrested for stealing. It’s just routine for them.” Johnson is willing to say that basically, the police were doing their job in this case. But he wonders if his race led them to treat him with less respect, for instance, asking “if ” he worked instead of what he did for a living. Still smarting from the indignity of being suspected and questioned, he put the incident in a larger context. “I’m a human being before I’m a lawyer or a professor,” he said. “It’s been a historic struggle to fully recognize the humanity of black people. It comes all the way from slavery.”

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measures ending mandatory minimums for drug offenses. Also included were proposals for mandatory reporting by police departments of data on police stops by race, and mandatory independent reviews of police shootings. “All of these reforms would work toward minimizing the prison population, which is so overgrown,” said Delia Vega, executive director for local and state organizing with Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement. “The state would save money that could be diverted into real job creation.” Vega and others turned out the State House in support of Senate Bill 1812 as part of the Jobs Not Jails Coalition, a group of community organizations from across the state backing criminal justice reforms legislators are advancing this year. The mandatory minimum sentences were passed by the Legislature back in the 1990s as part of a national wave of get-tough-oncrime efforts that caused sentences for to drug offenses grow longer and prison populations to swell. Massachusetts currently spends an average of $53,000 a year for each prisoner it houses, amounting to $2.7 billion of the state’s $38 billion annual budget. The increasing costs of incarceration, along with an opioid-fueled influx of white and suburban drug users into the criminal justice system, has led to a growing recognition that the state’s heavy focus on mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug

offenders places a heavy burden on communities, and on the state budget. Political leaders including Gov. Charlie Baker, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo last week sent letters to the U.S. Justice Department and the Pew Charitable Trusts requesting help with policy recommendations and data analysis in an effort aimed at making the state’s criminal justice system more effective, according to a Boston Globe report. Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, who submitted written testimony at the July 23 hearing on license suspensions, has long advocated reforming sentencing guidelines. “With crimes like murder, rape, assault — if there are mandatory minimums, so be it. But for lowlevel offenders, we should not be spending millions of dollars to lock them up,” he said. “We should be putting money into treatment and rehabilitation.”

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Although the anti-license suspension bill enjoys bipartisan support, a similar bill filed in the last legislative session failed to pass. “Sometimes bills like this require a little more time,” said the bill’s sponsor, Majority Leader Harriet L. Chandler. Chandler noted that in last week’s hearing, the bill had visible support from members of the Joint Committee on Transportation as legislators and other elected officials testified in support of it. “You saw them nodding their heads,” she said. “I haven’t seen that in a long time.” Vega echoed C handler ’s

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Governor Charlie Baker takes a selfie with ABCD SummerWorks teens at a program celebration in Mattapan on July 30. Among the 100 teens who crowded the Mattapan Center for Life community room were 20 enrollees in the Boston Police Teen Academy, a Boston Police Department initiative that fosters positive relationships between police officers and inner-city youth. In the center is Cynthia Beckford-Brewington, BPD Youth Services Officer. Action for Boston Community Development’s SummerWorks program is serving 1,050 inner-city teenagers from low-income families at 250 worksites this summer. At the event, ABCD President/CEO John J. Drew praised the Governor and legislature for increasing youth program funding in the 2016 state budget.

optimism. “This bill will be easier to pass in the sense that so many people are in support of it,” she said. “There’s a broad spectrum of people impacted by this. And this will have a positive impact on people in an immediate way.”

Kimeshia Brown, whose fiancé served time for drug possession, says the mandatory suspension forces her to do all the driving for the couple’s three children. And her fiancé, who works in construction, misses out on jobs that aren’t within walking distance of their

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One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE:

PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015.

The work includes REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING ROOFING SYSTEM, SKYLIGHTS, FLASHINGS, INSULATION, AND ASSOCIATED WORK. REPAIR AND REPLACE DECKING AS REQUIRED, INSTALL NEW SKYLIGHTS, INSULATION, AND PVC SINGLE PLY MEMBRANE SYSTEM. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of ROOFING. The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 1,650,000). Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. No filed sub bids will be required for this contract.

LEGAL This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SOLICITATION FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES MBTA CONTRACT NO. R19PS02 The MBTA is soliciting Owner’s Representative Services for the Red Line / Orange Line Infrastructure Improvements Project. The primary goal of this procurement is to assist the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to comply with Chapter 30: Section 39M ½ of the General Laws of Massachusetts. This solicitation calls for submittals that present a comprehensive scope of work to satisfy the Section 39M ½ requirements. Interested firms will outline an approach for the Owner’s Representative for the Red Line / Orange Line Infrastructure Improvements Project. The Authority requests that the Owner’s Representative team will possess the expertise in key disciplines anticipated for the project. Services will include but are not limited to monthly project reports, annual project reports, peer review of engineering elements, a value engineering study during design and a cost recovery study, if applicable. This contract will be state funded. While there is no DBE goal associated with this contract, the Authority strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as prime consultants, subconsultants, and suppliers in all of its contracting opportunities. The complete request for qualifications can be found on the MBTA website. Please use the following link: http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solic itations/ This is not a request for proposal. The MBTA reserves the right to cancel this procurement or to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications. Stephanie Pollack Mass DOT Secretary & CEO

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INVITATION FOR BIDS The Medford Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from general contractors for the Replacement of Fire Alarm Systems at Four Buildings for the Medford Housing Authority in Medford Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by NANGLE ENGINEERING INC. The Project consists of in general but is not limited to: The replacement of existing fire alarm systems with new addressable fire alarm systems at four buildings: Weldon Gardens, Tempone Manor, Doherty Building & Phillips Building. The Contractor’s work is estimated to cost approximately $625,000.00 Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management in the following category of work: Electrical. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J and to Federal minimum wage rates as well as other applicable laws. This project is being electronically bid. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. You must submit your bid electronically at www. Projectdog.com. Obtain all documents online via job # 808030, viewed at Projectdog’s physical location, or request a free project CD. Tutorials, instructions and video on how to complete the electronic bid are available online as well as in the instructions to bidders. You may also call Projectdog, Inc. at 978-499-9014 for assistance in submitting your bid package (M - F 9AM - 5PM). General Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Thursday, August 20, 2015 and publicly opened online, forthwith.

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

Docket No. SU15D1171DR

General bids shall be accompanied by a negotiable bid guarantee which shall not be less than five (5%) of the amount of the bid, considering all alternates. Bid guarantee should be made payable to the MEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY. Bid forms and contract documents will be available on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at www.Projectdog.com or at Projectdog, Inc., 18 Graf Road, Suite 8 Newburyport, MA (978-499-9014). There is a plan deposit of $50.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to Projectdog, Inc. Refundable deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded upon return of all documentation in good condition within ten (10) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the awarding authority. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $75.00 for next day delivery, payable to Projectdog, Inc., to cover mail handling costs. Bidders must submit as part of their bid a completed form HUD-5369A, “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders”. A Pre-Bid Conference will begin at the Tempone Manor Community Room, 22 Allston Street, at 10:00am on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Immediately following the Pre-Bid Conference, there will be a tour of the four developments starting at the Tempone Manor, 22 Allston Street, followed by visits to the Phillips Building, 15 Canal Street, Weldon Gardens, 35 Bradlee Road, and the Doherty Building, 92-94 Fellsway West. Any questions should be submitted in writing at that time. The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: MHC/Joseph Merritt & Co. 17 Everberg Road – Unit C Woburn, MA 01960 (781) 430-2008 The contact person for the Authority is: Bernie Kirstein Telephone No. 781396-7200 x140 The Medford Housing Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids, or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after approval of the award by the Medford Housing Authority without written consent of the Medford Housing Authority.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Frederick B. Joyner

vs.

Sandra Joyner

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Frederick B. Joyner, 25 Brookledge Rd., Dorchester, MA 02121 your answer, if any, on or before 08/27/2015. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 23, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

In the matter of Michael Moreau Of Roxbury, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Massachusetts General Hospital of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Michael Moreau is in need of a Guardian and requesting that some suitable person (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondant is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/27/2015. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date,

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

Docket No. SU15P1785GD

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

REAL ESTATE

Docket No. SU14P2764GD

In the interests of Robert Tyrell Barrett-Scott of Mattapan, MA Minor

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 12, 2015

All bids shall be submitted electronically online at www.Projectdog.com no later than the date and time specified above. The work to be performed under this contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u). As well as additional HUD forms, Chapter 14, Equal Employment requirements, all information is provided in the project manual.

action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 11/19/2014 by Nathina R. Scott of Mattapan, MA will be held 08/18/2015 09:00 AM Motion Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 ~ Probation Department.

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

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

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

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

THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice. Date: June 15, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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Serious inquiries only

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Contact Darrell Ramsey (617) 903-2000

SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU15P1797EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Mary Elaine Pina Date of Death: 04/21/2014 To all interested persons: A petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Sharon A Pina-Pitts of Dorchester, 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 Sharon A Pina-Pitts of Dorchester, 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 08/27/2015. 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: July 23, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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Rockwood Early Ed. Academy is seeking a qualified part time bookkeeper/accountant. Must have minimum of an Associates degree in Accounting, with 2-4 years work experience. Must be familiar with standard regulations and accounting practices and concepts. Detail and deadline oriented a must.

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

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

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

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Join the team at Boston’s premier youth writing center! 826 Boston seeks a highly organized relationship builder for a full-time Volunteer Manager and a skilled writing instructor for a full-time In-School Programs Manager. Visit 826boston.org for further details and to apply online. Application deadline: August 15, 2015. Questions? Get in touch - hiring@826boston.org.

Seeking Employment Specialist For the Family Prosperity Initiative Part Time (30 hours) The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) is a community development corporation based in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. The Employment Specialist works collaboratively with FPI Director, Program Assoc., Dir. of Programs and external resource partners to ensure clients receive integrated services in employment, financial education/coaching and income supports. For more information, go to www.jpndc.org. Send resume to: Anna Waldron, Dir. Of Programs, JPNDC, 31 Germania St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, or email awaldron@jpndc.org

A Great Maintenance Job! We are a property manager looking to hire an Junior Maintenance Worker n Full-time position available n Must have some experience in construction or building maintenance n HS diploma or GED, and drivers license required Send resumes to: jobs@isaliaproperty.com 617-299-1075 305 Dudley Street

Work in hospitals, colleges, insurance agencies, banks, businesses, government offices, health insurance call centers, and more! YMCA Training, Inc. is recruiting training candidates now! We will help you apply for free training. Job placement assistance provided. No prior experience necessary, but must have HS diploma or GED. Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc.

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Real Estate Project Manager at Codman Square NDC The Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp. (CSNDC) seeks an experienced and energetic Real Estate Project Manager to oversee development and construction of two or more multi-family projects, as well as pre-development activities for future pipeline residential and commercial projects. Qualifications include: At least 3 years’ experience in real estate development or related fields; management, organizational, technical and teamwork skills; relevant bachelors or masters degree. Spanish or Haitian Creole language skills a plus. Competitive salary, plus benefits, depending on qualifications. Please send cover letter and CV, before August 21,2015 to: Tiffany K. White, CSNDC, 587 Washington St., Dorchester MA 02124, or email: tiffany@csndc.com.

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CSNDC, a long-established community development corporation in the heart of Dorchester, is an equal opportunity employer.

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Public Information Meeting 6:30 p.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 Framingham Town Hall Ablondi Room Application Deadline September 10, 2015

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We are seeking exceptional candidates with one to eight years of experience in the bridge design, inspection and construction fields to join a dynamic, growing team in our Manchester, NH office. Responsibilities include CADD preparation of design drawings, quantity and cost estimate calculations, bridge inspection assistance and bridge construction inspection and administration. Individual should possess an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering Technology. (Career Code STJ10715) Send cover letter and resume citing Career Code to: HOYLE, TANNER & ASSOCIATES, INC., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101 or e-mail jhann@hoyletanner.com. Please visit www.hoyletanner.com for more.

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Project Hope Teacher, Adult Basic Education 32 hrs/week for 45 weeks Working collaboratively with the Education Team, you will provide quality group, learner-centered instruction to low-income adult women enabling them to reach their educational goals and achieve self-sufficiency.

School-Age Director, and Group Leaders John P. Holland Council is seeking to hire a School-Age Director, and Group Leaders for their EEC licensed after-school year round program at the BCYF Holland Community Center. Flexibility to work during school vacations, snow days and some holidays. Experience with EEC required. Assist in ensuring the safety and engagement of children between the ages of five to twelve years old. People person, High school Diploma/College Degree. Strong computer and communication skills, Director Candidates must have supervisory experience. All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references to: John P. Holland Council 85 Olney Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 Attention Carlita Murrell or email Gloria.moon@Boston.gov

Using the Curriculum Frameworks as a guide, you will design and deliver creative lesson plans and teaching materials based on students’ needs for Pre-HiSet Reading, Writing and Math. Other duties include maintaining an appropriately organized classroom, assessing and monitoring student progress, developing and maintaining individualized lesson plans, and conducting individual student meetings. Qualifications: n Minimum of four years’ experience teaching adult learners n Ability to adapt your teaching style and materials to the individual needs and learning styles of the students n Experience working with homeless, low-income women and diverse populations n Superior listening, oral and written communication skills n Excellent organizational, record keeping and computer skills Compensation $32,000 annually. This is a 32 hour per week position which works 45 out of 52 weeks. Interested candidates should send cover letters and resumes to: jgrogan@prohope.org Project Hope values diversity in its workforce and candidates from a wide range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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THURSDAY TITO PUENTE LATIN MUSIC SERIES The Tito Puente Latin Music Series returns to Boston parks on Thursday with a soundscape of salsa, bolero, danzón, Afro-Latin, Caribbean, jazz, funk, R&B, and more. Performers include Berklee College of Music faculty, students, alumni, and world-renowned artists from Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Venezuela. Presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with Berklee College of Music and IBA — Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción. The series will also feature a performance at the East Boston Greenway on August 6. All concerts are at 7pm. Audiences should bring their dancing shoes for free salsa lessons from the MetaMovements Latin Dance Company. All locations are wheelchair accessible. In the event of inclement weather the East Boston concert will move inside Zumix, which is nearby.

SATURDAY YOGA-IN-THE-PARK During the month of August, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Olmsted NHS) is offering Yoga-in-thePark Saturday mornings at various locations along the Olmsted-designed Emerald Necklace. National Park Service staff is offering a 30-minute guided walk of the landscape at 9am, followed by a one-hour outdoor yoga class at 10am. The public is invited to join either or both activities, which are free. No advance reservations are required. Yoga-in-thePark is taking place at Jamaica Pond’s Pinebank (August 8), the Back Bay Fens (August 15), Marine Park in South Boston (August 22), and the Riverway (August 29). For further information on these offerings and the exact meeting places, please visit www. nps.gov/frla or call 617-566-1689. This series is cosponsored by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, www.emerald necklace.org.

COSMIC JIBAROS & APRIL STANFORD Egleston Square Main Street present the Cosmic Jibaros and April Stanford in a continuation of their summer long music series at the Egleston Square Peace Garden in Egleston Square. The Saturday afternoon event takes place on August 8 with April Stanford kicking it off at 1pm and Cosmic Jibaros at 2pm. The Egleston Peace Garden is located on the corner of School Street and Washington Street in Egleston Square at the Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhood line.

COLONIAL COOKING DEMONSTRATION Saturday, August 8 at 2pm — “Colonial Cooking Demonstration” with Executive Director Patti Violette and Museum Educator Gabby Womack. Join Patti and Gabby as they discuss and prepare summer dishes and beverages from the 18th-century. $10 per person and includes House tour. The

Shirley-Eustis House, 33 Shirley St., Roxbury. All events will be held in our Carriage House Learning Center. More details at www.shirleyeustishouse.org.

MAJIRA KWANZAA The Community Kwanzaa Committee presents MAJIRA KWANZAA, a summer Kwanzaa festival. Saturday, August 8 @ Gertrude Howe Playground, 72 Moreland St., Roxbury, 12-4pm | Free to the public. Explanation of Kwanzaa, music, good vibes with performances by Rose Placid, A.M.B., Rose Love, RGB Creative Force, and the Jah-Jah Drummers. Music provided by DJ I-4ThePeople. For more info visit www.blackin fonow.org or call 617-427-2522.

SUNDAY SUMMER ON THE EMERALD NECKLACE Emerald Necklace Conservancy presents “Summer on the Emerald Necklace” through August 9. Outdoor music and playspace for all ages. Events are free and open to all. Bring a picnic, spread a blanket and enjoy the performance! At Allerton Overlook, Olmsted Park, Brookline, Co-sponsored by Brookline Parks and Open Space: August 9, 5pm Playspace and lawn games by Knucklebones for the young and young-at-heart, 6pm Ensemble of Berklee Musicians. Concerts are 60-90 minutes long and conclude before sunset. Except where noted otherwise, concerts are weather-dependent and cancelations are posted on www.emeraldnecklace.org by 3pm on the event day. The parking lot at Olmsted Park has defined handicapped accessible spaces. There is also handicapped accessible parking at Pinebank with valid permit displayed on vehicle. Call 617-5222700 for more information.

TUESDAY AJ SMOOTH & FRIENDS Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park – Tuesday, August 11. AJ Smooth & Friends, bringing one of the best local Motown shows in Boston. Bring lawn chairs and all your friends! You’ll find the Playhouse midway along the main park road, next to the Playstead ballfields, between White Stadium and the rear “Giraffe” entrance to the Zoo. #16 bus (Pierpont Rd stop) or #22, 29 (Seaver St & Elm Hill Ave stop). Parking in the gravel lot on the main road near the Pierpont Rd fork. For more info: 617-442-4141 or www.franklinparkco alition.org.

THURSDAY THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SHIRLEY PLACE Thursday, August 13 at 5:30pm — “The Archaeology of Shirley Place” with Museum staffer Mary Concannon. Mary will demonstrate and discuss various archaeological finds that were uncovered during the long restoration of the Shirley-Eustis House. $10 per person and includes twilight House tour. The Shirley-Eustis House, 33 Shirley St.,

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015

MAYOR MARTIN J. WALSH’S MOVIE NIGHTS

Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Movie Nights, part of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program, will give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in city parks in August and September. All shows begin at dusk (approximately 7:45pm) and are sponsored by Northeastern University with media support by the Boston Herald and HOT 96.9, and presented in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment. Free popcorn will be provided by AMC Loews Theatres. Monday, August 10, Moakley Park, 1005 Columbia Rd., South Boston — “The Boxtrolls.” For more information please call 617-635-4505 or visit the Boston Parks and Recreation Department online on Facebook or at www.boston.gov/parks. SUDOKU

Roxbury. All events will be held in our Carriage House Learning Center. More details at www.shirleyeustishouse.org.

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are proud to present the 2015 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival on Tuesday, 4 2 3 1 6 8 5 7 9 3 CONCERTS 8 9 6 IN 4 THE 1 COURTYARD 7 5 2 August 18, at Franklin Park in 4 2 3 1 6 8 5 7 9 This summer, one of Boston’s most Dorchester from 10am -1pm, with a 2 1 6 7 9 5 4 3 8 6 9 2 7 3 88 9 63 4 14 7 55 2 1 beautiful spaces will be filled with music 2 1 6 7 9 5 4 3 8 rain date on August 19. ParkARTS 5 in a4 free7 concert 8 3series 2 Wednesdays 6 9 1 7 TIDE 4 POWER 5 9 5 41IN 8 7 82 3 26 6 93 1 is made possible through the generos8 6 4 2 5 7 9 1 3 COLONIAL BOSTON 8 at 6pm 6 4& Fridays 2 5 at 712:30pm 9 1through 3 2 5 4 6 9 79 2 31 1 68 8 47 5 3 ity of Holly and David Bruce. 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