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Cold war: City pulls plug on space savers Drivers vow to hold parking spaces By YAWU MILLER
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Developers Kamran Zahedi, Darryl Settles and Marvin Gilmore discuss their commitment to fair wages on the hotel complex they are planning for Parcel 9, a vacant city- and state-owned parcel of land at the corner of Washington Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Coalition pushing for higher wages in Rox. Hotel project meets vocal opposition from community members over worker issues By ELIZA DEWEY A coalition of community and labor activists packed the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee meeting Monday, making a push for higher wages on projects developed in Roxbury. Although several development projects were discussed at the meeting, the prevailing issue of the night became the matter of fair wage standards for construction and other jobs created by new development projects in Roxbury. Members of the Committee began the meeting with an announcement that they would not
hold a vote that night on the socalled Good Jobs Standards, a set of criteria coalition members are proposing for worker wages for all future projects approved by the RSMPOC. Committee member Jorge Martinez said that a vote on the matter of Good Jobs Standards would be held at a meeting on March 16 instead. The gathering was a monthly public meeting of the RSMPOC, a 16-member body representing the Roxbury community. It was attended by an estimated two hundred people, who filled all the seats and stood around the edges of the meeting room at the Dudley Square Library. The announcement of the
delayed vote on the Good Jobs Standards proposal brought a chorus of boos from the audience. Prior to the meeting, Priscilla Flint Banks of the Black Economic Justice Institute told the Banner that after a concerted push from advocates on the issue, she expected a vote, and if one was not held, there “should be an outcry from the community.” While Monday’s meeting included status updates on four development projects, it was the proposal for a hotel on Parcel 9, a piece of public land located at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Washington Street,
Roxbury residents interviewed by the Banner showed little support for Mayor Martin Walsh’s directive for city workers to remove space savers from shoveled-out parking spaces that began Monday this week. When garbage trucks completed their routes Monday afternoon, folding chairs, orange safety cones, milk crates and other makeshift markers remained fixed in numerous spaces on streets throughout Boston. The space savers occupy the
rarified patches of cleared pavement that punctuate seemingly endless banks of plowed and shoveled snow piled four to eight feet high along side streets. While work crews have cleared the snow banks from many major throughways — Warren, Washington and Seaver streets, Humboldt Avenue and Columbia Road — smaller throughways like Walnut Avenue and Townsend Street remain choked with snow banks, forcing cars to back up when school buses and trucks pass. The city has already spent
See SPACE SAVERS, page A10
Project draws attention to plight of U.S. middle class By YAWU MILLER As the nation’s economy continues to climb out of the Great Recession, corporate profits and the stock market are at record highs, yet American workers are working harder to earn wages that aren’t keeping pace with the rising costs of energy, housing and a college education. “Rich people are doing well, giant corporations are doing well and the middle class is still just getting hammered,” U.S. Sen.
Elizabeth Warren said in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe news program. Warren is teaming up with U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) to launch the Middle Class Prosperity Project, an initiative aimed at developing legislative strategies to improve the economic prospects of American workers. “What is happening is that corporate executives and shareholders are getting more of the corporate profits while Americans are
See MIDDLE CLASS, page B7
COURTESY ELIJAH CUMMINGS
See GOOD JOBS, page A15
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Mixed reactions to Egleston Sq. proposal
Some wary of height, parking for 76-unit project By SANDRA LARSON Community members crowded into a meeting room at Brookside Community Health Center last week to hear details and offer comments on a market-rate residential/retail development proposed for 3200 Washington Street in Egleston Square. Kevin Deabler of RODE Architects presented the project, which would create 76 residential units across three buildings, replacing the old Economy Plumbing building, E & J Auto Tech and a one-story garage. He and Joseph Hanley, an attorney for developers Dan Mangiacotti and Justin Iantosca, then responded to comments and questions. A mix of opinions emerged: Some attendees expressed support for the design and the developers and praised the project’s aim to reduce car use, but many also voiced concerns about parking, affordability and building size. “The neighborhood in general is in a bit of a panic about scale,” said a Brookside Avenue resident. “Yes, we want a restaurant, and yes, these sites need improvement, but residents in small wood-frame houses look at this and worry, ‘Is something this big
going to go in across from me?’” The proposed project includes two six-story buildings connected by a first-floor lobby that would face Washington Street. These would hold ground-floor retail and restaurant space, as well as 73 residential units. A smaller threeunit building facing Iffley Street would match the look of neighboring triple-decker houses. Deabler explained that the project’s height is designed to fit in with the tall former Franklin Brewery building across the street, and that the top stories are set back a little to make the building seem less massive from sidewalk level. The 30-foot slope of the site may help the new building heights mesh with that of houses nearby. The proposal includes 36 parking spots — 33 enclosed spaces behind the larger buildings and three more as part of the smaller building. Nine new street parking spaces would also emerge with the elimination of wide curb cuts now in place for the auto repair shop. The rationale for the relatively low amount of onsite parking is that transit-oriented development aims to discourage car use, taking advantage of proximity to T stations and bus lines as well as car- and bike-sharing locations.
The project will offer bicycle storage and a T-pass subsidy. But some residents expressed doubts that new residents will actually be car-free and won’t cause additional parking pressure. Elizabeth Matos, a member of the project’s Impact Advisory
Group, noted that some community members, especially lowwage workers, need cars. “Many of them rely on their cars because public transit doesn’t bring them home from their jobs at 4 a.m.,” she said. “It’s a little more complex than just trying to force people to get rid of their cars.” Of the 76 units, 11 would be designated affordable, meeting the minimum proportion required by the city’s Inclusionary Development Policy for large projects. Hanley said the project exceeds affordability requirements, in that three home-ownership units will be priced for people earning 65 percent of Area Median Income,
more affordable than the required 80 percent AMI level. The developers also are working to acquire a city-owned property around the corner at 52 Montebello Street that would be rehabilitated to create six affordable units. That addition would bring the affordable component up to 22 percent. Olmstead Street resident Alvin Shiggs, a member of the Egleston Square Neighborhood Association (ESNA) housing committee, asked what income level would qualify for housing aimed at 65 percent of AMI. The answer was $63,000 for a family of four. Shiggs thought that amount was
See EGLESTON, page B12
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Resident Alvin Shiggs makes a comment at a community meeting Feb. 25 on a residential development proposed for 3200 Washington Street in Egleston Square.
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City pursues age-friendly designation By SANDRA LARSON For senior citizens, city living can be the ticket to holding onto independence: access to the corner store or lunch spot by foot, public transportation options to get to the health center or City Hall, neighbors or family members nearby who can drop in to check on well-being, offer assistance or chat over a cup of coffee. On the other hand, viewed through an elder’s eyes, the city’s walk lights can be frighteningly brief, T station stairs steep and places for gathering with other seniors few and far between. Mayor Martin Walsh and the city’s Elderly Commission have launched an Age-Friendly Boston initiative with the aim of making Boston a place that supports senior citizens in continuing to lead productive, safe and healthy lives. Walsh spoke Saturday to an audience of some 100 seniors and senior advocates gathered at Faneuil Hall for a Civic Academy on the topic, a city-led forum that encouraged attendees to voice their concerns and desires about aging in Boston. “Boston is the youngest per capita city in America, but also, our senior population is growing faster than anyone else,” Walsh said, “so how do we make sure the city is open and accessible for people who live here, who have invested in the city, who have made the city what it is today?” The city’s new housing plan calls for an additional 5,000 units of senior housing, Walsh noted, in addition to creating and freeing up more housing for middle-income people of all ages. He mentioned recent city
actions, including a series of neighborhood engagement walks and efforts to make the city more walkable, improve transportation and make parks and open spaces safe and accessible to people of all ages. The mayor stressed that sessions like the Feb. 28 forum are not just for receiving answers to questions, but also for making suggestions. “I’d like to see a big senior center,” said Ernestine Washington, 67, of Roxbury. “We’ve got plenty of centers for all ages — the YMCA, the Kroc Center — I’d love to see a senior center for us, with a pool I can walk into.” A man from South Boston lamented the loss of family neighborhoods and the increasing turnover of younger neighbors without children. “There’s no sense of community, and no one to shovel sidewalks,” he said. “We need more affordable, family-friendly housing.” Some comments revealed the vulnerable side of aging without proper support. A 69-year-old Roxbury homeowner said she needs a way to communicate with the police confidentially when “something’s going on the neighborhood” and she’s afraid to speak out for fear of being targeted. Several noted a need for better monitoring of unscrupulous home repair contractors. A few highlighted the positive — for instance, the city’s property tax work-off program that offers seniors property tax relief in exchange for volunteer work. “I hope this program can be expanded and publicized,” said one attendee who described his satisfying volunteer stints doing grant research for local nonprofit groups.
Many at the forum were people working for elder-serving organizations or advocating for a more accessible city overall. Wendy Landman of WalkBoston suggested the city should form a cross-department working group that includes Elder Services, the Boston Transportation Department and the Commission on Disabilities to examine crosswalk improvements, slow zones and lowered speed limits. Lili Mei of the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center reported the results of a recent roundtable session with Chinese elders who expressed desires for more senior centers, cultural events, employment opportunities, recreational opportunities and better communication about elder services. Boston has signed on to the World Health Organization’s Global AgeFriendly Cities project. This means the city is committing to meeting benchmarks devised by WHO in
eight areas: outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect and inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information; and community and health services. Gaining designation as a WHO Age-Friendly City is a five-year process, said Andrea Burns, director of the Age-Friendly Boston initiative. The next steps are to conduct more listening sessions in each neighborhood, with a goal of talking with 5,000 older residents over the next year, and to create an action plan informed by those sessions. One of the challenges, she said, will be to sustain momentum by following up with people and forming partnerships among elders, city agencies, business groups and religious and cultural organizations. Many older adults have already expressed interest and offered help, Burns said, and
it will be important to harness their talents. “We don’t get old, we get valuable,” she said in her concluding remarks at the Civic Academy. Afterward, Washington mentioned that she also wished to see more community gardens that could engage seniors along with young people. She echoed other attendees who expressed general satisfaction with this first meeting. “It’s a start,” she said. “The mayor is trying to set the tone. You can tell he’s listening.”
ON THE WEB FOR MORE INFORMATION on Age-Friendly Boston and the city’s Elderly Commission, see these websites: n agefriendlyboston.wordpress.com n www.facebook.com/bostonelderlycom mission n Andrea Burns, Age-Friendly Boston director, 617-635-4877
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Boston Commissioner of Elder Affairs Emily Shea (at podium) listens as a resident speaks at the Civic Academy on Age-Friendly Boston Feb. 28
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A silent assault on personal security America and its European allies now confront a challenging problem. With growing danger from terrorists, these countries must protect their citizens without infringing on their individual freedoms. There is a common determination that the fear of terror shall not be permitted to mollify the shared concept of human rights. This conflict has already induced Edward Snowden, a former consultant of America’s National Security Agency, to divulge classified information in protest of NSA practices he considers to be a violation of individual rights. Technological innovations have made intrusive surveillance much easier. Decades ago, well before the invention of the internet, surveillance was far less sophisticated than today. One common practice was the postal cover. A law enforcement officer could arrange for postal authorities to record the return address as well as the date and the place from which the mail sent to the subject was posted. The letter could not be opened or retained by the investigators without a court order. Civil libertarians objected to the practice back then as a violation of an individual’s rights under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. While the Fourth Amendment does protect individuals against “unreasonable searches and seizures,” the law is specific about where prohibited searches must occur. They must take place either on the citizen’s person or in his or her home. An item in a U.S. post office does not meet that requirement. Protests that the postal cover violates an individual’s right to privacy were also unsuccessful. Whatever is written on an envelope is no longer private once the mail is dropped off at the post office. The language on the envelope essentially then enters the public square. Since the privacy of smartphones, laptops, tablets and
computers is violated in multiple ways as soon as they are turned on, it seems that the same logic that permits postal covers should apply to those devices when privacy is breached. One of Snowden’s major complaints was that NSA records the date, time and addresses of the emails of those under surveillance. While such a transmission might appear to be private, it is well known that commercial interests record every bit of information from the sender in order to establish a solid marketing profile. And what is worse, this information is sold to others for commercial purposes. Strangely enough there has been little public outcry against this offensive intrusion. It appears that such searches are quite acceptable when they are conducted for commercial purposes. However, when they are part of an NSA program to uncover dangerous terrorists they are considered to be inappropriate. Reports about felonious hackers should make people feel very insecure about their computers being controlled by others in a way that harms them financially. Such a large number of fraudulent tax returns have been filed that the IRS has delayed the payment of refunds until further investigation. A group of hackers using malware have just stolen millions from banks around the world. And some new Lenovo computers from China have been found to contain spyware to render them more vulnerable to hackers. The new technology has substantially influenced a change in society’s concept of privacy. An assessment of these changes should be considered when imposing restrictions on NSA surveillance of American citizens. At the same time, we should be even more concerned with the invasion of privacy for corrupt commercial and financial purposes.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bolling Building bringing back Dudley Like most people alive in Boston today, I don’t remember the golden age of Dudley Square, when it served as New England’s second largest shopping area (after Downtown Boston). My memories of the Dudley of old are from the ‘70s when the district was nearing the end of a decades-long decline, and
the ‘80s when vacant storefronts and neglect made the area unwelcoming to shoppers. Like a lot of Roxbury residents, I come through Dudley almost every day. And, like a lot of Roxbury residents, I am overjoyed to see the new Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building almost open to the public. The sidewalk at the corner of Warren and Washington streets is now open. The windows let passersby see into the building.
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Although the ground floor retail and restaurant spaces still have a ways to go, it’s now possible for pedestrians to imagine more fully what the building will look like built out. For those of us who’ve seen that building boarded up for decades, it won’t be more than a blink of an eye until we see the new face of Dudley Square!
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GOP hammers Obama again with ‘taxing the rich’ myth
What do you think the government should do to help working people?
By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON The ink was barely dry on President Obama’s projected 2016 budget proposal when GOP leaders virtually declared the proposals DOA. The real issue is not the amount Obama wants to spend on domestic and defense programs, but his audacity to repeat that some of the funding for these programs should be paid for by a tax hike on the rich. The notion that the rich don’t pay their fair share has stuck in the craw of GOP leaders and conservatives every time Obama has dared suggest it. Obama’s tax increases have been anything but drastic. They are little more than a marginal increase in the capital gains tax and modest proposals for closing some of the canyon wide loopholes that permit corporations to pay little, and in some cases, no taxes on their excess profits. The GOP’s standard counter is that tax hikes will stunt job growth, business investment and expansion, and this in turn will depress wages and consumer spending. This is a sure prescription, so the argument goes, that the economy will remain in a near-catatonic state of slow- to no-growth, with real danger of a slide downward again. The banks are a near-textbook example of this nonsense. They got billions from the taxpayer — floated bailout, and they have been Scrooge-like in their lending. The Wall Street whiz boys are even worse. They reaped a bonanza from the Bush tax cuts and still nearly crashed the economy. Estimates are that banks and corporations have hoarded nearly two trillion dollars of profit made possible to a degree by taxpayer bailout dollars. Yet small and medium-sized businesses still wither on the vine for lack of business loans. There’s another compelling reason to raise taxes on the wealthy: the deficit. Obama has repeatedly warned that the nation simply can’t afford to retain the cuts for the rich, as they will cost the treasury $700 billion. That kind of Treasury hit ultimately means even more slashes, cutbacks and elimination of funding for education, health, energy, and public works programs to state and local governments, all of which create jobs. Some polls have shown that the overwhelming majority of Americans wants tax cuts for upper-income earners ended, and the cuts on middle-income earners extended. So scrapping the cuts for the wealthy is far from a political lose-lose for the Obama administration. But the GOP and its big booster, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have done a media and public master spin job and pounded home the message that if the cuts are ended, all sorts of dire things will happen to the economy, and Obama will and should get the blame for it. This is smoke-and-mirrors bluster but it has resonance with so many Americans nervous and fearful about what tomorrow will bring in terms of their jobs and businesses. But resonant or no, it’s still bad economic and political business to keep something in place that has absolutely no proven value to the economy, let alone something that cannot be sustained on the basis of cost and benefit. There’s a final reason why the wealthy must pay more. Repeated polls and surveys have shown that the income inequality and wealth gap has widened during the past decade. That means there are more poor people than in years past. According to a 2010 report, 1 in 7 Americans were classified as poor. That’s nearly 45 million Americans. At a time when so many persons are needy, even destitute, doling out another round of money to a handful of high-income earners who don’t need the money is beyond shameful — it’s obscene. Tax dollars are publicly funded resources. They should be used to put a brake on the surge in poverty. That takes money, money to spend on measures that will actually create jobs and boost income support programs. The GOP cynically flips the table and blames the wealth gap and even the poverty rise on Obama’s supposedly reckless tax-and-spend policies. This is more myth-making. Obama’s budget has not broken the government’s fiscal bank. The deficit has been steadily reduced during his administration, owing to the caps he’s placed on spending. But those caps have limits, and vital programs have to be funded. The funds are in the coffers of major corporations and the wealthy. The GOP will again hammer Obama hard with the myth that taxing the rich hurts all, in order to ensure that those funds aren’t tapped.
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Banks and corporations have hoarded nearly two trillion dollars of profit made possible to a degree by taxpayer bailout dollars. Yet small and medium-sized businesses still wither on the vine for lack of business loans. ”
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.
They need to support tax breaks for middle income earners. You don’t qualify for subsidies, but you’re still living paycheck to paycheck.
Allen Knight
They ought to raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour. That would give an annual income of $34,000 a year — the Roxbury median income. And increase taxation for companies making money overseas and use the money for job development and training.
What’s missing from the public conversation is any consideration for the poor. We have so many people who are marginally middle class – it’s their plight the government should be concerned about.
Head Librarian Dorchester
Chuck Turner
E. Barry Gaither
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Executive Director Roxbury
Keep raising the minimum wage, the higher the better. Wages have to keep pace with the cost of living.
The government needs to be able to set standards for folks who have very little to help them build wealth. There needs to be more support, rather than a push to take away the safety net.
They can create policies that protect people against wage theft and make sure people get living wages and benefits.
Evandro Carvalho
Khalida Smalls
Marvin Martin
District Coordinator Jamaica Plain
Executive Director Dorchester
in Wheaton’s history. He is also on the board of the Posse Foundation, a college access and youth leadership development program for public high school students. In 2012, Crutcher received the Posse Star award, which recognized his leadership, significant contributions to the field of education and positive effects on individual students’ lives.
Crutcher is the recipient of honorary degrees from Wheaton College and Colgate University, the Presidential Medal of Honor from the University of Cordoba, the Yale School of Music’s Distinguished Alumni Award and the Ellen S. Jackson Award for Excellence in Education from the Freedom House in Grove Hall.
State Representative Dorchester
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RONALD CRUTCHER The University of Richmond Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher as the 10th President of the University. Crutcher is President Emeritus of Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where he served as President from 2004 to 2014, a former Provost of Miami University of Ohio, a gifted classical musician and distinguished professor of Music, and a national leader in higher education. Crutcher’s appointment is effective July 1. Crutcher is the founding co-chair of the Liberal Education and America’s Promise initiative of the Association of American Colleges & Universities. LEAP focuses on educational excellence as well as high-impact practices and assessment of student ability to apply learning to complex problems and real-world challenges. Throughout his career, Crutcher has actively promoted access and affordability, as well as diversity and inclusivity. The final entering class of Crutcher’s presidency was the most racially and ethnically diverse
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NEWSBRIEFS Sen. Forry and colleagues bring Commonwealth Conversations tour to Boston State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry has announced that she and several of her colleagues will be touring Senate districts in the metro Boston area on March 4, 2015. This tour comes as the sixth installment of the state Senate’s Commonwealth Conversations initiative which has been spearheaded by Senate President Rosenberg as a way for the Senate to speak directly with people all across the state. Forry, along with senators Will Brownsberger, Sonia Chang-Díaz, Sal DiDomenico, Pat Jehlen, Anthony Petruccelli, as well as Senate President Stan Rosenberg and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr will be touring schools, local businesses, trades programs, and state facilities throughout the day. Then, in the evening, the tour will culminate in a public town-hall-style meeting at Roxbury Community College. There, enators will listen to the concerns of residents throughout their districts. The two-hour public town hall forum at RCC’s Media Arts Center will begin at 6:30 p.m. and all are encouraged to attend. “The legislature deals with issues that affect the entire state and expands beyond the boundaries of the State House, and we should too,” said Senator Forry. “The Commonwealth Conversations Tour gives us, in the Senate, an opportunity to let people know their legislators are accessible and we want to craft an agenda on the issues that matter most to them while improving
the quality of life for all those in Massachusetts.” The Commonwealth Conversations Tour is a statewide tour of Senate districts led by the local senators to reach out to local residents, businesses, and interest groups to listen directly to their needs and concerns with the hope that it will foster more civic engagement while helping senators learn more about issues outside of their own districts. The tours began February 4 and run through March 18. All members of the public are encouraged to participate. Written testimony can be submitted at a public forum or through the tour website at the Talk to the Tour tab. To learn more about the tours visit the website at malegislature.gov/cc and follow on Twitter at @MA_Senate and #MaConvos.
U.S. Sen. Warren to visit Alabama for 50th anniversary of civil rights marches WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren will visit Alabama this weekend for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and the marches from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights. “The civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery were landmark moments in the ongoing fight for equality,” Warren said. “The protesters’ courageous actions helped push back against racial discrimination and spurred passage of the Voting Rights Act. I look forward to visiting Alabama this weekend to commemorate the legacy of these historic marches and to reflect on our continuing work to build a
society where everyone is treated equally under the law.” Warren’s visit is part of the bipartisan “Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama,” which is organized by the Faith and Politics Institute and takes place from March 6-8. The pilgrimage will include visits to 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Brown Chapel AME Chuch and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, and the Alabama State Capital and Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery.
Baker-Polito administration unveils initiatives to reduce homelessness Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito unveiled a series of reforms aimed at reducing family homelessness and proposed a $20 million ‘End Family Homelessness Reserve Fund.’ The proposals reorganize efforts around prevention, support aggressive casework to shorten the length of shelter stays and task the Executive Office of Health and Human Services with implementing the new policies to combat homelessness. These reforms and the $20 million ‘End Family Homelessness Reserve Fund’ proposal will be part of the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) ‘16 budget. An additional $2 million for homelessness support services at the Department of Mental Health is also included in the budget, and the administration has identified an additional $1.5 million for the HomeBASE program, which provides short-term housing assistance. “It is a human tragedy that more
and more Massachusetts families become homeless and it’s clear we must reprioritize how these families are served,” Baker said. “The aggressive strategies and reserve fund we proposed today will cut down the time people spend in shelters away from their community, and get them into stable living conditions faster. We must reprioritize our strategies because it’s clear the policies in place now are not getting the job done.” “These reforms will allow us to assist families with their core needs, whether they be child care, education, job training, rental assistance, medical care or substance abuse treatment,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders. “This will give them more than a place to live, it will give them hope and direction to ensure their lives are improving over time.” The Baker-Polito family homelessness reforms include meeting families at the “front door” of Emergency Assistance and connecting them quickly with the resources they need, this is in the best interest of the families, and is also more cost-effective than placing a family in a shelter or motel where it may take months for them to receive services. Pursuing this strategy will reduce the number of families in shelters in motels and allow the state to invest in other services for our most vulnerable children and their families. To better meet the needs of homeless families, Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito are proposing: n $20 million for the End Family Homelessness Reserve Fund
n Tasking the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to take the lead in developing a solution along with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development n An investment of resources into programs that both prevent families from becoming homeless and shorten the time homeless families spend in shelters before obtaining stable living conditions n A concentrated focus on the unique service needs of each family The number of homeless families in Massachusetts is at the highest level in the history of the family sheltering program since it began 30 years ago. There are approximately 4,500 families in Massachusetts’ Emergency Assistance shelter program. More than 1,400 of these families with children are being temporarily sheltered in hotels and motels across Massachusetts because emergency shelters are full. State spending on hotels and motels for homeless families this year will be more than $40 million, or $110,000 a day, compared with $1 million six years ago. For FY ‘15, the total amount expended on Emergency Assistance for homeless families is expected to be more than $180 million, up from $150 million in FY10. While the number of homeless families is declining nationally, the number of homeless families continues to rise in Massachusetts. These families are frequently placed in motels far away from where they have been living, which means they are separated from
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Activists raise concerns about school closure plan By ELIZA DEWEY Education advocates and school community members voiced their concerns Tuesday about a recent announcement concerning the fate of five Boston public schools. Interim Superintendent John McDonough, whose successor was scheduled to be chosen in a School Committee vote Tuesday night, announced last week that he was recommending the closure of five schools in an effort to cut inefficiencies from a school budget facing a gap of more than $40 million. Three of the schools — Elihu Greenwood Leadership Academy, William B. Rogers Middle School and West Roxbury Academy — are mainstream schools, and two of them — Middle School Academy and Community Academy — are alternative schools. The School Committee will vote on the proposed closures on March 25. Advocates and school community members who raised concerns about the proposal centered their critiques on three main factors: disproportionate impacts that closures might have on students of color; the decision to tie school closures to the annual budgetary process rather than a long-term analysis of BPS facilities; and the lateness and apparent suddenness of the announcement Rasaan Hall, deputy director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights and Economic Justice, told the Banner by phone that the BPS should conduct an “equity analysis” to ensure that closures would not disadvantage students of color. He sent a letter to the BSC in February, co-authored with Johnny McInnis of the Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts, detailing such concerns. While stopping short of calling for the closures to be scrapped, they called for a more thorough review process before moving forward. They also noted that the federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is currently investigating a 2011 complaint that claims previous closures disproportionately impacted students of color. Hall said Tuesday that he has not yet received a response to his letter.
Multiple impacts
When asked about the potential impact on students of color, Superintendent McDonough’s spokesperson responded via email on Tuesday that the decision to close the schools were made via a blind, data-driven analysis that focused on “enrollment trends, school choice trends, and multiyear performance data,” with secondary consideration to geography and student impact. Rahn Dorsey, the City’s chief of Education, added via email that “in a system as diverse as Boston, where 77 percent of students are black or Latino, and
nearly another 10 percent are multi-racial or Asian, practically every decision made has an impact on young people and families of color.” He added, however, that the city still has “an obligation” to prevent disproportionate impact on any one demographic group and that BPS, “is viewing this decision through just such an equity lens, even while using objective data to drive their recommendations.” A second concern that advocates raised was a critique of the decision to tie the issue of closures to the annual budgetary process rather than a long-term analysis of BPS facilities. Hall’s February letter compares the advanced notice of facility changes that the School Department provided a year before the 2014-2015 school year with the lack of similar advanced notice regarding facilities changes for the 2015-2016 school year. The BPS has a long-term Capital and Facilities plan that guides decisions about facilities. (Although the Banner found that links to the latest version of that plan on the BPS website, http:// www.bostonpublicschools.org/ Page/302, are broken). Kim Janey, senior project director at Massachusetts Advocates for Children, similarly argued when reached by email that it “is difficult to have these conversations in the absence of a long term, comprehensive facilities plan.”
When asked about why the school closure decisions were made as part of the budgetary process, a spokesperson provided a statement from McDonough via email that emphasized the timeliness of the matter. “BPS is structurally imbalanced and, while our longer term efforts will benefit from a facilities master plan, we don’t have the luxury of waiting to begin this work,” the statement reads. “It is time sensitive: If we fail to take action now we will put every student, in every school, in every corner of the city at risk.”
New uncertainty
As a third point of concern, some advocates and school staff raised questions about the timing of the closures. Janey raised concerns about “which schools these students will have access to, now that the peak registration period is over.” Denise Snyder, Director of Media Relations for the BPS, said that the issue of timing should not introduce difficulties for students. Students that are not in transition grades — meaning not entering kindergarten, middle or high school — will take part in the same round of school selections that all students of that age enter if they decide to transfer from a school that they wish to leave. This round will be extended by two weeks, ending April 6 instead of the normal March 22, in order to accommodate students. She said Tuesday these students will not experience a disadvantage because “any child that doesn’t have a guaranteed seat somewhere — from a closing school will have the highest
priority for any other open seats on their list of schools, with the exception of sibling priority.” For students that are entering a transition grade, their fate will depend on the school in which they are currently enrolled. For instance, rising 6th graders at the Greenwood school that used to have a “feeder pattern” to the Rogers Middle School will now be fed to the Irving school. West Roxbury Academy rising seniors who would like to stay at that education complex will be guaranteed admission to the Urban Science Academy held in the same building. However, this group will be participating in a round of school choices that began in January. Despite assurances about a fair process, however, many said they felt jolted by the timing. A staff member at the Middle School Academy who spoke with the Banner by phone on Tuesday described the chaotic process by which news of the proposed closure spread. When teachers first received notice by letter on Friday, they opted not to tell students immediately. Over the weekend, however, students received automated phone calls and saw media coverage of the closings. By the return of school on Monday, many students were highly upset, which the staffer said was a particularly difficult situation given the “volatility and fragility” of students’ lives at the alternative high school. The school ended up cancelling a planned meeting with parents and school officials on Monday given the difficulty of assembling parents on such short notice. They will meet instead on March 5.
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Contractors dump snow at a City of Boston snow farm on Northern Avenue in the Seaport District.
Rte. 203 Bridge over Forest Hills Will Close For Good Soon The Bridge (Casey Overpass) will not be replaced. MassDOT’s no-bridge plan will put all bridge traffic on widened surface streets with 5 new traffic signals.
Why is MassDOT talking only to Jamaica Plain about this?
All Boston Drivers Matter! This plan is wrong. It will degrade a key regional east-west route, choke neighborhoods & slow access to Forest Hills MBTA.
This plan CAN be stopped! What you can do*: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Tell Governor Baker to STOP the project. Remind Mayor Walsh he campaigned on STOPPING this project. Tell Reps. Holmes & Cullinane to STOP the project. Attend MassDOT meeting and ask tell them all drivers matter!
MassDOT’s Rte. 203 Casey Overpass Meeting Date: Mon., March 9, 2015 Time: 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Place: The English High School, Williams Street, Jamaica Plain, 1/2 mile from Forest Hills off Washington Street. *Gov. Baker: 617-725-4005 • Mayor Walsh: 617-635-4500, Mayor@boston.gov • Rep. Holmes: 617-7222220, Russell.Holmes@mahouse.gov • Rep. Cullinane: 617-722-2006, Daniel.Cullinane@mahouse.gov Paid for by Bridging Forest Hills, a coalition of drivers, residents and businesses who use the Route 203 Casey Overpass or will be affected by its elimination • info@bridgingforesthills.com
twice its $18 million annual snow removal budget and filled several large vacant lots with snow removed from city streets. Yet more than 100 inches of snow has landed on the city, and forecasts this week projected more snowfall, heralding a possible topping by winter’s end of the record set in 1995-26 of 107 inches. With no timetable or certainty that snowbanks will be removed from side streets, many Roxbury residents are calling on the city to back off of its space saver policy. “I think the city needs a couple more weeks,” said Kaidi Grant, who lives in the Fort Hill section of Roxbury. “There definitely has to be a concerted effort to get rid of snow banks. There’s no way the city can take away these space savers without starting a civil war.”
Parking guerillas
The city’s war on space savers may have a bit more in common with the Vietnam War, with space savers disappearing during garbage collection, only to re-deploy hours later, ready to defend their turf against an invading army. “What I’m hearing from constituents is that the continuing need for space savers is based upon snow not being removed from the
streets,” said District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson. “The critical component is how to accelerate the snow removal process so that there’s more space. What people really want is enough space for everyone to park.” The city’s Public Works Department has been removing between 1,000–1,500 truckloads of snow from neighborhood streets every night, according to a spokesperson for the mayor. In total, Public Works has removed over 40,000 truckloads of snow from neighborhood streets. But on side streets in Roxbury — and throughout the city — there’s little evidence of municipal snow removal, save for the single lane plows have eked out for auto travel. In Grant’s Fort Hill neighborhood, a local listserv erupted with angry messages in response to Walsh’s announcement of the space saver ban, which ordinarily goes into effect 48 hours after a snow storm, but was waived during the January and February snow storms. “People drive in from Randolph and Brockton, park their cars here and walk to Roxbury Crossing to take the Orange Line,” Grant said. “There are senior citizens who paid people to shovel out their parking spaces and keep them clear. There are families with young children. The city needs to understand that we’re still under siege here.”
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Marketing entrepreneur parlays passion for social causes into successful business Grove Hall native is chief executive of MORE Advertising By MARTIN DESMARAIS MORE Advertising founder and CEO Donna Latson Gittens had one long-term dream for most of her early professional career — to run a television station. But after more than two decades in the TV industry, with this dream not looking likely, she did what all good entrepreneurs do, and turned a better opportunity into a business. In 1997, Gittens, who was born and raised in Grove Hall, started an advertising and marketing firm around the then-nascent idea of social marketing. The goal was to help nonprofits and public sector agencies use the media to provide public information on social issues with a focus on changing behavior — and this focus has continued to help the company succeed to this day. “We want to support socially responsible companies, but also work with nonprofits and public sector agencies,” said Gittens, who has given MORE Advertising the tagline “Agency of Change” to underscore the centrality of social change to her work. “We have a lot of people from the advertising world who want to stop selling cars and refrigerators and come over to our side and really focus on things that can help build community.” With an impressive portfolio of clients, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital, the University of Massachusetts and the Boston Red Sox, MORE Advertising has launched over 300 marketing campaigns.
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The company, now based in Newton, provides a variety of services, including advertising strategy, branding, video, print and web design, social media marketing, public relations and event planning. The Red Sox have been a major client for 13 years. MORE Advertising has helped the hometown team with community relations, event planning, copy editing and print design. In particular, the firm works to connect the Boston Red Sox Foundation with the Boston community and also designs and produces the Red Sox community report. Gittens’ Red Sox efforts have earned her three World Series rings. When visitors come to her office, she proudly shows one of the gold bands with her name on it. But she is even more proud that her company helped run a cancer prevention campaign that inspired 45 percent of the men the campaign reached to contact a doctor. Having spent more than 20 years working in public affairs in the television industry — mostly at WCVB TV Channel 5 in Boston — Gittens had a strong base to move into the advertising and marketing world. Still, she calls her move to leave the industry and start her own business a “major leap of faith.” Gittens sayd the move took some of the parts
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continued from page A11 she loved most about working in television and turned them into a different career. At Channel 5, one of her core tasks was helping to develop public service campaigns in which the station partnered with a nonprofit organization and a private corporation to focus on raising awareness for social issues. The most well-known — and the most influential for Gittens’ future career — was the “A World of Difference” campaign in the late 1980s that aimed to end racial, ethnic and religious prejudice. The campaign was very successful for Channel 5, eventually broadcast around the country and also used by 150 U.S. school systems as a model to promote education and events against prejudice. “That really gave me an introduction to using traditional media around causes,” Gittens said. And it was an inkling of what she would one day focus all of her time on with her own company: “using the media for the right reasons,” as she puts it.
A focus on causes
In 1997, when she started her business, she gave it the name Causemedia and spent the early years establishing a strong business working with nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies on marketing campaigns. These campaigns covered issues including anti-smoking to pregnancy health habits to compulsive gambling. However, as the company evolved — starting from a oneand then two-person operation in Watertown to a 10-employee company in Newton — the environment for social marketing and social business exploded, opening a whole new market of opportunity for Gittens to work on the kind of campaigns she likes with a broader spectrum of clients. With almost all businesses today looking to publicize their corporate responsibility efforts, Gittens no longer feels it necessary to focus only on nonprofit organizations and state agencies. In 2012, she rebranded her business with the launch of MORE Advertising in an effort to expand the firm’s range. This approach resulted in
clients like pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk turning to MORE Advertising to help increase their supplier diversity. Although Gittens sees the market growing for the type or work her firm does she says she is not planning to grow her company much beyond where it is today. The plan is to grow to perhaps 15 employees, but to stick with about five long-term clients and other short-term projects. She has enjoyed her years as an entrepreneur running and growing her business, but she enjoys working closely with clients and does not want the business to grow to the point where she is not able to do so. Her education at Park University in Kansas City, Missouri gave Gittens the background to enter the television industry, but she credits earning her MBA from Northeastern University — while working for Channel 5 — with laying the groundwork to allow her to start her own business.
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Gittens believes her love of of the work she does has helped more than anything. “Part of being an entrepreneur is that you are open to a lot of different things, but you have to have that core about wanting to be passionate and be able to sell what it is you believe in,” she said. But she also admits being an entrepreneur has its challenges, and can be very tough. “You do whatever you have to do to get the job done,” she said. “Being an entrepreneur sounds really cool, but there is a lot that goes into it.” Judi Haber, principal at MORE Advertising, has worked with Gittens for 18 years, joining Causemedia a month after the firm was started. She says it has been a perfect fit because the two share a work ethic, complementary skill sets and an enjoyment of learning from each other. “Working with Donna for the past 18 years has been nothing short of a wild ride. She is constantly pushing the envelope asking everyone that works for her to think creatively, dig deeper to be the best at what you do, and lastly, to be fearless,” Haber said. “I am a better business professional and leader for working alongside her for all these years. I consider Donna both a mentor and a friend.”
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Celebration of Black Leadership On Tuesday, February 24th, Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen (DCBK) hosted a celebration of black leadership attended by over 100, with a two part presentation and discussion as part of its annual Black History Month series. The first part showcased photographer Don West’s 20 year dream, his book - Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership wordsmithed by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kenneth J. Cooper. The Author’s Talk was moderated by artist and playwright Abika Abaka. Part Two was a lively and informative panel discussion featuring community leaders: former state transportation chief Richard Taylor, who heads The Taylor Smith Group and Suffolk University’s Center for Real Estate, Robert Lewis, Jr. founder and CEO of The BASE, Malia Lazu, Co-founder and executive director of Future Boston Alliance, and former state Senator Dianne Wilkerson, now president of EverRox Corporation, and moderated by media and political strategist, Joyce Ferriabough-Bolling. MICHAEL HAILEY PHOTOS
Above: (l-r) Kenneth J. Cooper, photographer Don West, and Abika Abaka, discuss the history of Portraits of Purpose Far left: Darryl Settles Addresses Audience at the DCBK sponsored BHM Politicel Panel
Black Tech Week Black Tech Week is a week long series of events in Miami, Florida celebrating innovators of color during the last week of Black History Month. Hosted at Miami Dade College. Black Tech Week was established in 2014 by Code Fever to provide more impactful programming around Black History Month. In addition to celebrating innovators of color, the entire week of events aims to change the narrative surrounding our community and replace it with innovation, creativity and technology that stretches the trajectory of our community. Local entrepreneur, Melissa James who founded Tech Connections, attended the event and said “The event was truly inspiring. I was over joyed to see the number of underrepresented people who are as passionate about tech as I am. I really enjoyed hearing the enthusiasm and dedication of the attendees of Black Tech Week.”
Above: Clockwise from top left- Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV; Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, James Pierre Director of JNR Productions, Derick Pearson, Co-Founder of CodeFever and Feverish Pops; Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, and Melissa James, CEO of The Tech Connection; Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, James Pierre Director of JNR Productions, Delane Parnell, Associate, IncWell Venture Capital; Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, James Pierre Director of JNR Productions, Dr. Pandwe Gibson, PHD, CEO of Ecotech Vision; Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, Kevin V. Michael serves as co-founder and Managing Partner of Invizio, LLC Right: The stage of Black Tech Week Far right: Chanel Nicole White, of MDCTV, James Pierre Director of JNR Productions, and Melissa James, CEO of The Tech Connection
Rainmakers’ Roundtable Program at MBLA On Saturday, February 7, 2015, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (“MBLA”) hosted the third series of its Rainmakers’ Roundtable Program entitled, “In the Room: How to Successfully Bid on New Business.” The program was developed based on the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Creating Pathways to Diversity® Conference Blueprint Program held in July 2014, which was attended by Doreen M. Rachal, President of the MBLA and Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts in the Asset Forfeiture Unit, and Jermaine Kidd, Co-Chair of the MBLA Programs and Professional Development Committee and an Associate at Morgan, Brown, & Joy, LLP. The program was held in the Boston office of Jones Day, the program sponsor, and featured a distinguished group of in-house counsel from across the United States. The program panel included the following: Photo credits Tony Irving. PHOTOS BY TONY IRVING
(l-r) (sitting) Christopher McDavid, Robert Johnson, Doreen Rachal, Stephanie S. Lovell, Sherry Williams, Damian Wilmot, Winston S. Kirton, (standing) Scott Mays, Jermaine Kidd, Bruce Jackson, John Shasanmi, Dominic Blue Middle: Scott Mays, Walter B. Prince, Doreen M. Rachal, Jermaine Kidd
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that prompted the greatest audience reaction. The hotel project has been in development since 2011, and has secured support from the various required parties, including preliminary approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority and approval from the RSMPOC. But elected officials, including City Councilor Tito Jackson, who last year supported the project, are now withholding support, demanding that the hotel project agree to provide union jobs, a condition developers say no hotelier would agree to. The RSMPOC has also voted in support of the project. During the Parcel 9 presentation, Kamran Zahedi of Urbanica, the developer behind the project, and Darryl Settles, President of Catalyst Ventures and one of the equity partners in the project, laid out the proposal’s parameters. They specified that for all permanent jobs at the hotel, the hotel operator has committed to hourly wages ranging from $13.90 to $25.40, with an added $1 per hour increase each year during the first three years of hotel operation.
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Zahedi and Settles emphasized that these rates exceeded Boston’s Living Wage Standards, an official rate set by an ordinance in effect since 1998 that ensures that employees of city contracted vendors earn an hourly wage sufficient for them to live at or above the poverty line. The Living Wage is currently $13.89. Audience members punctuated the presentation with cries that such wages were still not enough to live on in Boston. During the 30-minute audience comment period reserved for the end of the meeting, attendees spoke more fully. One woman described her experience working her way up the wage ladder as a construction worker and the excitement of finally being able to purchase groceries without the public assistance on which she was raised. An hourly wage of “$13.90 is not a living wage,” she said. “It is not — I’ve tried it. I couldn’t afford to live in the city that I’m from.” The issue of wages at the hotel was complicated due to timing matters. Although the project for Parcel 9 has been in development since 2011, Zahedi said that the issue of wage standards was not laid out during the initial bid process for the project and only recently was introduced by activists,
after developers had spent four years on the project. “If they wanted to have a fair wage hotel, they should have said it then,” he said, to which the audience responded with boos. State Senator Sonia ChangDiaz, one of the elected officials who serves ex officio on the panel, responded to this claim in a conciliatory tone. “I’m not unsympathetic to your plea as developers,” she said. “I regret that it was a question that this body didn’t ask earlier.” However, she also clarified that while “it is late in the process, it’s an important question” to raise. State Rep. Evandro Carvalho and Jackson cited similar concerns about wages that they had heard from their constituents, with Jackson countering Zahedi’s claim that “other hotels pay $11 per hour” with his own claim that the prevailing hourly wage in Boston hotels is actually $18.50.
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Wearing an “Entering Roxbury” sweatshirt and emphasizing his more than 30 years in the neighborhood, Settles sought to frame the issue as one of communal progress. He said that while he understood “what’s been asked” regarding wage standards, “there is a reality check that needs to happen to make the project feasible,” which he illustrated by describing the steep competition to obtain financing for a hotel in Roxbury compared to a hotel in supposedly more desirable areas such as Downtown Boston. “We’ve been waiting for development,” he said, referencing the “strides, effort and the pain” that have gone into realizing the dream of a revitalized Roxbury. “It’s been four, five times [before] that we’ve said, ‘Roxbury is gonna happen.’” Still, those who stood to voice their opinion during the audience feedback portion of the evening were forceful in their queries of who stood to benefit from the plan. “I’m watching gentrification take over the city,” one woman said to the panel of straight-faced Committee members. “We should want beautiful new buildings, and deep inside of me I’m excited, but I’m also angry because people like me will never enjoy it,” she concluded to a roar of claps from the audience. Another woman addressed the RSMPOC directly, describing the perception among many that members of the Committee were more in favor of the developers. “If you’re not here for the community, please step down,” she said as she reached the mic. “We’ll find somebody new.”
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aving worked with and known George now for this many years, he really is one of those people who has his finger on the pulse of what’s happening. And, not only his finger on the pulse of current events and things like that, but just his finger on the pulse of people. What makes people tick; behavioral things, emotional things,” says actress Capathia Jenkins of what makes the groundbreaking comedy The Colored Museum still relevant almost 30 years later.
(L-R): Actors Nathan Lee Graham and Rema Webb; Diretctor Billy Porter (Center); Actors Shayna Small, Ken Robinson and Capathia Jenkins in the scathing comedy by George C. Wolfe that redefined what it meant to be black in contemporary America, The Colored Museum plays March 6 — April 5, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre. Written by playwright and two-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe in 1986 (Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk and Angels in America: Millennium Approaches), The Colored Museum redefines what it means to be black in contemporary America through 11 humorous and often times biting satirical “exhibits.” The comedy skewers long-held stereotypes and beliefs from the fictional “celebrity slave ship” in which the Middle Passage takes place on a jet instead of a ship (in Git on Board) to the issue of hair and identity when an afro and a long-flowing wig
come to life (in The Hairpiece). The comedy, which is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Billy Porter, opens at The Huntington Theatre on March 6. The Pittsburgh native, who won the Tony for his role as Lola in the musical Kinky Boots, is also a Grammy award-winning singer and composer. Porter spoke to the Banner by phone recently. He says the play still resonates today “because it shines a light and turns a mirror on what is still actually happening.” “I just think it’s the nature of any
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Event brings diversity to Boston scene By LAURA ONYENEHO
Last fall, Boston experienced the 20th anniversary of Boston Fashion Week, showcasing the best collections of international and local designers in the industry. On March 18 and 19, one man’s vision will come to fruition in the production of the city’s first-ever Noir Fashion Week Boston: Walk United launch. The two-day launch will be hosted in Cambridge at the Multicultural Arts Center, featuring the best in alternative high fashion. This year’s emcees are Miss Brazil Massachusetts USA 2014, Lisa Batista Viriato and, Yosaris Rodriguez, actress and fitness model. It features 10 designers, from different backgrounds and tastes in fashion. Stanley DeSarmes, founder and president of Noir Fashion Week, says he envisions the launch as an opportunity to provide a platform for local and emerging models, designers, makeup artist, stylist, and photographers to display their work to the fashion industry.
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Craig Robinson: Back with the boys, back in the tub, and back in time again By KAM WILLIAMS Craig Robinson is arguably best known for his role as acerbic Dunder-Mifflin employee Darryl Philbin on NBC’s Emmy-winning The Office. Regardless of what role you know him from, he is definitely a world away from his original career intentions. Before deciding to pursue his
comedy career full time, Craig was a K-8 teacher in the Chicago Public School system. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and his Masters of Education from St. Xavier University. It was while he was studying education that he discovered his love of acting and comedy when he joined the famed Second City Theatre.
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the role of Nick in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, a sci-fi comedy co-starring Rob Corddry, Clark Duke and Adam Scott.
Kam Willaims: What was the primary challenge you faced in getting back into the hot tub?
As a stand-up comic, Robinson Craig Robinson: With the first made a splash at the 1998 Just addition of Adam Scott to the for Laughs Festival in Montreal. principal cast, the primary chalThat year, he also won the Miller lenge was whether there would be Genuine Draft Comedy Search. chemistry. But that worry quickly He soon went on to perform on changed to “Oh, it’s on!” So, the The Jimmy Kimmel Show and on initial concern was about what Real Time with Bill Maher. Now, was going to happen. Besides that, headlining venues and festivals the heat was an issue at times, across the country, he does both since we shot in New Orleans for solo acts as well as sets with his a couple months. seven-piece band, The Nasty Delicious, thereby tying together his KW: What was it like getting back lyrical comedy with his finesse at together with director Steve Pink and the piano. your co-stars Rob and Clark? Success on The Office and his CR: There’s nothing but love stand-up prowess quickly brought and trust there, so it was great. It Robinson to the attention of Judd was like being with friends, with Apatow who cast him as the sen- JANUARY people you already 10 know. So, you sitive bouncer in Knocked Up. have a sense of what makes each He subsequently kept audiences other tick and what makes each glued to their seats as one of the other laugh. Plus you bring along henchman hunting Seth Rogen what you’ve learned since last time. and James Franco’s bumbling The familiarity was wonderful! stoner characters in Pineapple Express, and made fans squirm KW: Sequels can be great for reviving when he co-starred with Seth themes and running jokes from an Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in original movie. Was that the case Zack and Miri Make a Porno. with Hot Tub Time Machine 2, or does More recently, Robinson has the sequel focus more on breaking starred in Escape from Planet new ground? Earth, Peeples and This Is the CR: We definitely tip our hat End. And later this year, look for to the original, but we also break the premiere of Mr. Robinson, a new ground. It’s a marvelous TV show loosely based on his life mixture! as a teacher in Chicago. Here, he talks about reprising KW: Did you worry about running the
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risk of being typecast by agreeing to do the sequel? CR: Not at all. I’ve been typecast already. I was first typecast after playing a bouncer in Knocked Up. Right away, I had four or five offers to play another bouncer. People kept saying, “Hey man, I got this role for you as a bouncer.” But in my mind, I was thinking, “Well, I’ve done that.” Then, when I was playing Darryl on The Office, some people started hating on me, saying I was best in small doses after a publication announced that I had landed a lead in a movie. So, I’m not going to worry about being typecast, I’m just going to continue doing what I do.
KW: What is your upcoming film Zeroville about? I see that it has a lot of the same cast as This Is the End. CR: Yeah, well [James] Franco is directing that, so he called us in, and we were like, “Yeah, yeah, of course!” Once you’re familiar with someone’s track record, you know immediately whether or not you want to work with them. He has that kind of juice. I’m not aware of everyone else who’s in Zeroville, since I only had a couple of scenes.
KW: When was the last time you had a good laugh? CR: Just today, flying on a plane to New Orleans with Steve [director Steve Pink], Josh, [scriptwriter Josh Heald] and Clark and Rob, we were all laughing really heard listening to Josh pitch some ideas he has for Hot Tub 3.
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“This started as an idea to bring awareness of the lack of diversity on the runways,” said DeSarmes. “I wanted to see more opportunities for models of color in the high fashion industry.” In 2006, DeSarmes created iMan Fashion Group Inc., a fashion production and management company, based in Boston. Responsibilities include management and event design, talent castings, and photography. The company is the producer of this year’s Fashion Week launch. After years of studying the fashion industry, he realized that it was necessary to launch in Boston, because there is more to artists of color than just the “urban styles and trends.” He believes people of color in fashion have more range and versatility, and need more platforms to showcase that diversity. DeSarmes saw potential in the Boston fashion industry, but realized that the variety of faces of the city were not well represented in the city’s fashion industry. “The show is titled ‘Walk United’ because this show is for everyone,” he said. “Skin color shouldn’t be a priority when it comes to walking.” The launch was designed in collaboration with artists from around the city. Among them is James Mason, vice president and creative director of Noir Fashion Week. Mason, associate professor of fashion design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, joined the team in August. “As a designer in Boston, I never knew why there were few fashion designers of color,” he said. As creative director, he reviews designers’ collections and gives the designers feedback. “My job here at Fashion Week
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Wolfe in 2004 when he directed her on Broadway in Caroline, or Change. “I was just really excited,” she said. “I think I said yes, before I read it or YouTubed it. I was just excited about the possibilities.” One of those possibilities includes playing the character Topsy Washington, whom Jenkins thinks is most like her. “Topsy Washington does this piece called The Party at the very end of the piece. She’s a party girl but she’s self-assured. She’s smart, she’s funny. She likes to have a good time. And her celebration is all about those who have come before her and paved the way for her. I’m probably having the most fun with her and it’s appropriate the piece is called The Party.” The character resonates with Jenkins the most, partly because “she was really easy to get inside of, and I’ll say that I think as recently as five years ago I probably would not have been able to say that,” says the veteran actress. “I’ve been kind of working on myself, this journey to the center of
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myself, as I say. She has this confidence that’s just out there. She’s unapologetic. She’s just having a good time and when she starts to tell you about the party that she went to and the good time she was having you realize that she’s talking about all these great people who were at the party, like Ella Fitzgerald, and Aunt Jemima was there. It’s just these beautiful words that George wrote, and I think that she’s like me. At least I like to think so.” Porter, who in addition to starring in Kinky Boots on Broadway, recently appeared opposite Al Pacino in the Barry Levinson-directed film The Humbling. He felt humbled and inspired by working with Pacino and Levinson . “They don’t have to do anything they don’t want to be doing; to show up and watch them make this movie because they believed in it ... There were no trailers. There was no pomp and circumstance.” He continues, “It’s about doing things you believe and putting the right energy out into the world. It was astonishing to be in the presence of [Pacino].” Getting back to The Colored Museum, Porter says, “George Wolfe describes the piece as ‘a celebration and an exorcism.’ I think for me, that’s what I hope audiences will leave with, that inside the darkest depths of pain, glorious and amazing things live.”
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sort of civil rights/racial narratives,” he said. “There is always growth and there’s always a sort of stagnation. The more things change, the more they stay the same. So while there have been great strides we still have lots of racism in this country, in the fabric of the culture, that takes much longer to excavate.” Jenkins, who most recently starred as Medda in the Disney production of Newsies on Broadway, thinks the comedy is still so timely partly because society still has a long way to go “in examining our human nature, or our history, or whatever it may be and really looking at it and owning it.” The Brooklyn-born and raised actress, who is also an active concert artist who has performed with orchestras from around the world, didn’t hesitate when she was asked to star in The Colored Museum. She received a call one day from Porter. “He said, ‘You know, I just met with the Artistic Director [Peter DuBois] for the Huntington Theatre Company. I’m going to direct The Colored Museum, and I want you to do it.’” Even though she had never seen the comedy, Jenkins knew she couldn’t pass up this opportunity. She had heard about it forever and had previously worked with George C.
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make it. You can use the cornmeal types interchangeably, but save the coarsely ground meal for making polenta and the blue cornmeal for making tortillas. The finer and medium textures work best for baking. Look for cornmeal that’s been stone-ground; it generally retains more of the hull and germ of the corn kernel, making it a more nutritious choice.
Cornmeal Cake with Macerated Berries
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Serves 8 Cake: n 1 cup all-purpose flour n 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder n ¼ teaspoon salt n ½ cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature n 1 cup sugar n 2 teaspoons grated orange rind n 1 teaspoon vanilla extract n 2 eggs n 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal n ½ cup 2-percent reduced-fat milk
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Cereal Muffins
n 1 cup flour n 2 tablespoons sugar n 1 tablespoon baking powder n 1/8 teaspoon salt n 1 /3 cup cold butter or margarine n 3 1/3 cups Post Honeycomb Cereal, divided n 1 cup milk n 1 egg n 1 teaspoon sugar n 1 /8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Berries: n 1 cup each strawberries, blueberries and raspberries n ¼ cup sugar, or to taste n ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1. To prepare cake, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. 2. Combine butter, sugar, orange rind and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until evenly blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and cornmeal alternately with milk, beating just until evenly incorporated. Scrape into prepared pan, spreading evenly. 3. Bake 30 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. 4. To prepare berries, mash berries in a large bowl. Add sugar and orange juice and mix gently. Serve with cake. — Recipe by Jean Kressy
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12-cup muffin tin. Mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix 3 cups cereal and milk in medium bowl; let stand 3 minutes. Stir in egg. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Spoon evenly into muffin tin, filling each cup 2/3 full. Mix remaining 1/3 cup cereal, 1 teaspoon sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over muffins. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. — Family Features
WORD TO THE WISE Bottarga: Often called the poor man’s caviar, bottarga is the Italian word for a dense cured fish roe made from tuna, gray mullet or swordfish. To make bottarga, the roe pouch of the fish is massaged until its air pockets disappear. It is then dried and cured in sea salt, hardening into a dense tablet after a few weeks. The bottarga is then cut into logs and coated in beeswax, resembling a petrified sausage, a technique which has been traced back to the Phoenicians. — Cookthink
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CAREER&EDUCATION
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Partners HealthCare and College for America Provide Employees Opportunities for Educational Advancement By PARTNERS HEALTHCARE Education can play a key role in one’s life—and more specifically in one’s health. Higher educational attainment is associated with higher income and a longer lifespan. That’s why Partners HealthCare is working to ensure that all of its employees have access to a variety of educational opportunities that are well suited to their needs and lifestyles. One such opportunity in the new partnership between College for America (CfA) of Southern New Hampshire University and Partners HealthCare. CfA works with employers like Partners to help provide employees opportunities for advanced education in ways that work with their schedules. Judith Crawford is a certified nursing assistant at Spaulding Hospital North Shore, a Partners hospital, and a recent CfA graduate. She is an amazing example of someone who is committed to hard work— both professionally and personally. Emigrating from Jamaica in 2006, Judith came to the United States in search of better career and educational opportunities. As a Partners employee, Judith has developed a great career while also pursuing her educational goals. She has participated in a number of programs offered to Partners employees—from the Online College Preparation
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Pictured here from left to right at Judith’s graduation are: Kathryn Decelles, Career Coach at Partners HealthCare; Nancy Crotty, RN, Clinical Nurse Leader at Spaulding Hospital North Shore (and Judith’s manager); and Judith Crawford, Certified Nursing Assistant at Spaulding Hospital North Shore. Program, to an online 3- credit Medical Terminology college course offered through a partnership with Quinsigamond Community College, and most recently completing her associate’s degree with program. Judith is one of forty Partners employees who have been participating
in the CfA Program. She, like so many others, is familiar with the barriers many adult learners face when pursuing higher education. “As a single parent with a mortgage and other necessary expenses, I couldn’t see any way to obtain my associate’s degree without causing a tremendous
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financial burden until CfA became a possibility,” says Judith. CfA is designed with the adult learner in mind and tries to eliminate some of the common barriers to higher education—rising costs, family obligations, demands of work and family, etc. The total cost of the program is $2,500 per year for “all you can learn”, which is often covered by employers’ tuition reimbursement plans. It is a highly flexible, self-paced model that allows highly motivated students to complete their degree faster than the average student; Judith completed her associate’s degree in just seven months. The program also meets the needs of those employees who need more time to complete their degree, as it is modularized and adaptable, allowing employees to adjust their pace as needed, when “life gets in the way,” without losing ground. “These programs have really impacted my life,” says Judith. “When I heard about the program, I knew it was an ideal opportunity for me. By earning my associate’s degree, I have made my family proud—my biggest cheerleader is my seven year old daughter.” In addition to the financial support and flexibility, the initiative also provides extensive, wraparound support to each of its students. Each student is assigned an online learning coach to help them navigate the program and Partners’ employees also have the benefit of a Partners coach.
Kathryn Decelles, Career Coach at Partners HealthCare, coached Judith throughout her pursuit of her associate’s degree. “It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to coach Judith,” says Kathryn. “She is dedicated and determined to making a difference in both her own life and her family’s life—her work in through this program is just one example of that.” Judith’s pursuit of higher education is far from over; she is now enrolled in the CfA bachelor’s degree program and is pursuing a concentration in health care management. A number of other Partners employees will also continue onto the bachelor’s degree program along with Judith. Because of the success of this first group, the opportunity to participate in the CfA Program is also being extended to all employees across the Partners HealthCare system. “Having a skilled and well prepared workforce is essential to any company’s success,” says Mary Jane Ryan, Director of Work Force Development, Partners HealthCare. “Through our partnership with College for America, we not only offer our employees the opportunity for academic success and potential career advancement, but we also increase the quality of care we provide by ensuring a well-prepared, dedicated, culturally competent and diverse work force. It’s a remarkable program that pays great dividends for both the employer and employee.”
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We’re helping a new generation of caregivers get the mentoring and support they need to succeed. After immigrating to Boston from Barbados, Rhonda Maloney worked a series of full-time retail and administrative jobs — all while raising three children on her own. The jobs were just that — jobs. They paid the bills, but nothing more. And when her employer of six years wa s forced to shut its doors, Rhonda found herself out of work and at a crossroads. She could look for another job, or she could look for something more. Fast forward to 2010, when Rhonda applied to the Partners in Career and Workforce Development (PCWD) program. This full-time training program is supported by Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and gives participants an introduction to entry-level careers in health care, preparing them to find, apply for, and secure positions within the Partners system of hospitals. For Rhonda, the program has led to a role in the Ultrasound and Radiology department at BWH — a position that’s inspired her to go back to school and prepare for a career in Occupational Therapy. It’s an important step for Rhonda’s future, and it’s one more example of how we’re investing in tomorrow’s workforce today. See how we’re tackling health care’s toughest challenges at connectwithpartners.org
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BLACK HISTORY
For Black History Month, City Council honors black leaders By YAWU MILLER City councilors and community members gathered at City Hall last week to honor African American business and civic leaders as part of black history month. “Today the Boston City Council acknowledges the contributions of our modern-day heroes and heroines,” said Councilor
Charles Yancey, kicking off the hour-long celebration in the Council’s Iannella Chambers. “History is not static,” said Councilor Ayanna Pressley. “It is dynamic and living in all of us. This celebration today is about paying tribute to those who are walking among us.” Business leaders honored included Beth Williams; Donald Ward; Jamie Mitchell; Teri Williams; Walter Little; Kenneth
Guscott; John Cruz III; Gregory Janey; Loulee Morrisson; Willie Hicks, Sr.; Calvin M. Grimes, Sr.; and Sayid Malik A. Abdal-Khallaq. “Many of you in this chamber literally had to be in the back of the bus, literally had to live in the Jim Crow South,” said Councilor Tito Jackson. “We have much farther to go, but today we celebrate how far we’ve come.” In addition to Pressley, Yancey
and Jackson, elected officials present included City Councilors Michael Flaherty, Stephen Murphy and Sal LaMattina, City Council President Bill Linehan, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, 15th Suffolk District state Rep. Evandro Carvalho, and 10th Hampden state Rep. Carlos Gonzalez. “As a grandson of immigrants, I think it’s important we celebrate our heritage and never forget where we came from,” said LaMattina. Ayele Shakur, executive director of BUILD Boston, an educational nonprofit that teaches students entrepreneurial skills, served as a keynote speaker for the program. Shakur, a co-chair
of the Boston Branch NAACP’s Education Committee, urged the audience to remain involved in the city’s schools. “You’d think in 2015, we wouldn’t have to fight for the same issues of access and opportunity,” she said. “But I’m here to tell you these issues are alive today.” She pointed to the school system’s budget cuts and the department’s plan to shutter schools as issues Boston residents should weigh in on. “Continue to lean in when it comes to our schools,” she said. “Be here and testify and say you can’t cut $60 million from our budget and limit opportunities for our young people.”
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Left: At large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley addresses the audience gathered for the City Council’s Black History Month celebration. Right: Boston Branch NAACP Education Committee co-Chair Ayele Shakur delivers the keynote address during the Boston City Council’s Black History Month celebration.
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working harder but getting less,” Cummings said in the MSNBC interview last week. “But yet still, the costs of housing and education and health care are going up while their wages are stagnating.” Warren and Cummings are not yet pushing specific pieces of legislation. Their aim, initially, is to spark national conversation about the middle class. “What we’re trying to do is get some focus on what’s happening to America’s working people, what’s happening to the middle class, and remind people that the middle class is in trouble because of deliberate policy choices made in Washington,” Warren said. “That means we can make changes here in Washington. And that’s what we want to do.” While low-wage jobs and high-paying jobs have increased during the seven years of Barack
Obama’s presidency, the number of middle-income jobs has declined, according to a Reuters analysis of labor statistics. And even as working productivity increases, worker compensation as a share of national income is at a 60-year low, according to Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities who is collaborating with other economists on the Middle Class Prosperity Project.
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On top of that, Warren pointed out that Americans owe $1.2 trillion in college debt, with 69 percent of students graduating with a debt averaging $26,000 per student. Yet, Warren notes, the federal government earns a profit on student debt. Between 2007 and 2012, the government earned $66 billion from student loan interest. “In other words, what we are doing right now is we are taxing
young people who are trying to get an education,” she said. Warren and Cummings are running the project out of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform. An inaugural forum was scheduled for Tuesday evening, featuring prominent economists including Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Beth Ann Bovino, U.S. chief economist at Standard & Poor’s Rating Services; Yale Professor of Economics and African American Studies Gerald Jaynes; and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Warren and Cummings hope to develop concrete policy changes to help improve the plight of the middle class. They’re planning to hold several forums with leading economists and may launch a speaking tour as well, according to Cummings. The main thrust of the project is to increase awareness of how federal policies affect the middle
Police press conference Boston Police Commissioner William Evans leads a press conference on a police shooting. After Edwin Guity, 22, of Dorchester, stabbed an officer with a wooden stake last Thursday, the officer shot the Guity in the leg. Guity was critically injured in the shooting, but is expected to survive. The wooden stake tore through the officer’s jacket, but did not puncture his bullet-proof vest. BANNER PHOTO
class, Warren said. “How are we going to get Washington to work again for working families?” she said during the MSNBC interview. “The answer is we’ve gotta get out there and stir it up a little bit. We’ve gotta be out there talking about these issues and get people all across the
country to call their congressman, to call their senator to raise some sand about this.” “Not only must the Congress be informed, but the American public must be informed,” Cummings added. “I would consider it political malpractice if we didn’t push these issues.”
UMass Boston: A First-Choice University By J. Keith Motley, PhD, UMass Boston Chancellor
The University of Massachusetts Boston accepted its first class of students 50 years ago. As Boston’s public university, UMass Boston’s mission has been to provide students from Boston and beyond with access to excellent higher education. The university has been so successful in fulfilling this mission that it has become a nationally recognized, studentcentered urban public research university—the first choice for a growing number of students. Brianna Reyes made UMass Boston her first choice when she was pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. She graduated last year and now teaches Latin at Chelsea High School. Brianna says one reason UMass Boston was her first choice was its Honors College. As an Honors College student, Brianna pursued a program of study that challenged her beyond her major and helped her prepare for a career in the classroom. While attending UMass Boston, Brianna also took full advantage of other opportunities on campus, from serving as a Beacon Ambassador, helping visitors get to know our campus, to becoming a member of the innovative Freshman Leadership Institute. Through the institute, Brianna connected with other students interested in leadership and was immersed in a creative curriculum that included participating in a community outreach day. “I found people at UMass Boston who challenged me to think deeper and inspired me to be better,” Brianna says. “I got to travel around the world— performing community service and doing exciting things I never thought I would.” UMass Boston has become the first choice for many students like Brianna. Whether it’s access to a high-value, world-class education; the brand-new Integrated Sciences Complex with its state-of-theart research, teaching, and training facilities; the opportunity to choose from 193 academic programs; the talented and dedicated faculty who help put the small-college feel in this major research university; our beautiful harbor location close to the cultural, educational, and social resources of Boston; or our diverse, vibrant, and multicultural community, there are plenty of reasons why UMass Boston should be your first choice. For more information, visit umb.edu, email enrollment.info@umb.edu, or call 617.287.6000.
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Fines remain rare even as health data breaches multiply Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise By CHARLES ORNSTEIN PROPUBLICA In a string of meetings and press releases, the federal government’s health watchdogs have delivered a stern message: They are cracking down on insurers, hospitals and doctors offices that don’t adequately protect the security and privacy of medical records. “We’ve now moved into an area of more assertive enforcement,” Leon Rodriguez, then-director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights,warned at a privacy and security forum in December 2012. But as breaches of patient records proliferate – just this month, insurer Anthem revealed a hack that exposed information for nearly 80 million people – federal overseers have seldom penalized the health care organizations responsible for safeguarding this data, a ProPublica review shows. Since October 2009, health care providers and organizations (including third parties that do business with them) have reported more than 1,140 large breaches to the Office for Civil Rights, affecting upward of 41 million people. They’ve also reported more than 120,000 smaller lapses, each affecting fewer than 500 people. In some cases, records were on laptops stolen from homes or cars. In others, records were targeted by
hackers. Sometimes, paper records were forgotten on trains or otherwise left unattended. Yet, over that time span, the Office for Civil Rights has fined health care organizations just 22 times. By comparison, the California Department of Public Health, which also levies fines against hospitals for breaches of patient privacy, imposed 22 penalties last year alone — and another eight in the first two months of this year. The federal Office for Civil Rights has clear authority to audit health care organizations to ensure they are protecting patient records, as well as to impose huge fines — up to $1.5 million per violation. Yet experts on protecting health data have noted with chagrin how rarely the agency uses its power. “It’s disappointing and underwhelming,” said Bob Chaput, founder and chief executive of Clearwater Compliance, which helps health care organizations create programs to protect sensitive information. “They’re not doing as much as they could or should.” The Office for Civil Rights declined an interview request from ProPublica, but said in a statement that it “aggressively” identifies and investigates “high-impact cases that send strong enforcement messages about important compliance issues.” The agency looks into all large data breaches,
a spokeswoman wrote in an email, and the cases resulting in financial penalties “have involved systemic and/or long-standing” concerns. The agency’s stiffest sanction to date came last May, when it hit New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University with fines totaling $4.8 million for failing
to secure the electronic health records of 6,800 people. A physician had tried to remove his personal computer server from a shared network, causing patient records, including patient status, vital signs, medications and lab results, to be found on Web search engines. The problem surfaced when a person
found a deceased partner’s personal health information online. In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, known as the HITECH Act, went a step further. It required that organizations
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Chinese New Year celebration
MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY DON HARNEY
Elected officials and members of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England celebrate the Annual Chinese New Year Lion Dance Parade in Phillip Square, Chinatown.
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Local food trade show With a goal to enhance the local food system within Massachusetts and the New England region, the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) will host its 4th Local Food Trade Show with the Local Specialty Crop Trade Show on March 10, 2015 at Northeastern University, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. The event will offer one-stop shopping for wholesale buyers seeking to expand their offering of local food, including local specialty crops, value-added products, meat, dairy and seafood. At this event, buyers will have the unique opportunity to meet more than 75 farmers and producers who grow and craft some of New England’s finest foods. The Local Food Trade Show will feature open floor trading between wholesale buyers and producers of locally grown food as well as expert panel seminars led by local food industry leaders. The workshops
are offered in the morning (8:15 am to 9:30 am) and afternoon (11 am to 12:15 pm) and will address best practices and innovative ways of local trading between producers and buyers of local food. Topics include case studies, Food Hubs, sales strategies, marketing, and more. “Established local small businesses are at the heart of economic stimulation, job creation and community transformation,” said Jean Horstman, CEO of Interise. “Since 2004, it has been our mission to build resilient and sustainable communities, and the SBN’s Local Food Trade Show is a perfect venue to promote this growth. The festival supports small business owners through local opportunities and creates a meaningful impact in their communities—while discovering the unique aromas and flavors of Boston.” The Sustainable Business Network is a recognized Massachusetts Buy Local Group and through its Boston Local Food Program, is committed to driving local food system transformation, one eater at a time. Through programs and events like the Local Food Trade Show, the annual Boston Local Food Festival, Hyper Local and Local Craft Brewfests, ALLocal Dinners and more, SBN is joining other passionate local food groups across the state, region and nation in making this shift a reality. The Trade Show exhibit booths
are free for specialty crop farmers and $100.00 for other vendors. Admission for buyers and attendees is $25.00. The deadline to register has passed. For more information, contact SBN at 617-395-0250. The SBN Local Food Trade Show is sponsored by the
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Interise, Northeastern University, Boston Organics, Costa Fruit and Produce, Edible Boston Magazine, the Urban Farming Institute, Zipcar and CropCircle Kitchen. Partners for this event include Boston Food
and Farm, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Farm to Institution New England (FINE) Food Solutions New England, Health Care Without Harm, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, and the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance.
JetBlue launches twice a week flights to Haiti
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Mayor Martin Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker joined Massport and JetBlue officials to announce the launch of twice a week, non-stop flights from Boston to Port-au-Prince, Haiti at Logan Airport.
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publicly report breaches involving at least 500 patients, increased how much HHS could fine organizations that violate patient privacy and record security, mandated that HHS conduct audits, and extended the rules to third parties that work with health care organizations. But since then, even HHS’ inspector general has been critical of the way in which the Office for Civil Rights has used its authority. In November 2013, the inspector general faulted the agency for not performing audits mandated by the HITECH Act. A first, pilot set of audits, conducted in 2011 and 2012, showed that 102 of the 115 organizations reviewed had at least some problems with security or weren’t following rules to safeguard patient privacy. A larger follow-up round of audits is only now getting underway, experts say. Consultants and experts in the field say the civil rights office has not fully explained the delays. Rodriguez, its former director, left last summer to head the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. A new director has since taken the reins. Some industry veterans say the Office for Civil Rights is trying to strike a balance between working with organizations to improve their security and punishing truly egregious lapses. Health providers often agree to make voluntary
changes even if they’re not fined, the agency has said. “We’ve come a long way since HIPAA first came out,” said Angela Rose, director of health information management practice excellence at the American Health Information Management Association, an industry trade group. “In the coming years, it will get better. It will get more strict.” “What you don’t want [the Office for Civil Rights] to become is somebody like your parking enforcement where they’re funding themselves by issuing tickets or fines to everybody who has the smallest infractions,” said Joy Pritts, who until last year served as chief privacy officer for the federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Data security experts also say the Office for Civil Rights simply does not have the resources to handle its oversight responsibilities. While it can keep whatever fines it imposes to use for enforcement, it has fewer than 200 employees and a budget of just $39 million. Its duties, by comparison, are vast: Each year, it handles over 4,000 discrimination complaints, reviews 2,500 Medicare provider applicants to see if they are complying with federal civil rights requirements, and resolves more than 15,000 complaints of alleged HIPAA violations. The president is seeking a budget increase for the agency next year. “They’re swamped,” said Dan Berger, chief executive of Redspin,
an IT security company that issues an annual report on trends in large data breaches. The number of large data breaches continues to increase. Last year, 278 were reported, according to federal data, up from under 200 per year from 2010 to 2012. Since the Office for Civil Rights reviews all of them, as well as some smaller ones and other complaints, years can pass before cases are closed. It took five years, for instance, for the office to impose an $800,000 fine against Parkview Health System for an incident in which 71 cardboard boxes of medical records for 5,000 to 8,000 patients were left unattended in the driveway of a physician’s home. That incident was not reported as a large data breach but instead came in as a complaint from the physician. “I think the office is overwhelmed with the volume that’s coming in and that’s in part leading to long delays in resolving some of these cases,” said Adam Greene, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, a law firm in Washington D.C., and a former OCR official. Some organizations currently under review by HHS say they don’t know the status of their cases. In 2012, the state of Utah disclosed that hackers gained access to a server that stores data on Medicaid and children’s health insurance claims. Social Security numbers of 280,000 people and less-sensitive information on 500,000 others were accessed.
50th Anniversary of A. Philip Randolph Institute
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Mayor Martin Walsh attends a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute at Back Bay Station. The Institute is a senior constituency group of the AFL-CIO labor organization.
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Since then, the state health department has had three official interactions with the Office for Civil Rights, the last coming in May 2014. “It’s hard to tell where we are in the process,” said Tom Hudachko, an agency spokesman. “We thought there would have been resolution by this point.” Utah’s Department of Technology Services, which handles all tech needs for the state, has increased security since the breach, hiring a new chief information security officer, received additional funding from the legislature, increased network monitoring to 24 hours a day, and arranged for an outside security assessment every two years. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, which reported a hacking incident last year that affected more than 1 million people, also said
HHS’ investigation is ongoing. Some security experts say that the government needs to use its authority to impose fines to send a message. Bruce Schneier, a computer security expert and blogger, compared the situation to environmental pollution. “If the cost of polluting is zero, companies will pollute. How would a rational company not do that?” he said. “If your CEO said we’re going to spend four times as much money not to pollute, he would be fired. What you need is to make security rational.” Help us investigate patient privacy by sharing your story. Also read our story about how a real-life medical show filmed a man’s death without his permission. Like this story? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get more of our best work.
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continued from page A2 high for many area families. “The major concern I have is about displacement,” he said. “Right now we have a fairly diverse neighborhood in terms of ethnicity, economics, racial groups. I wouldn’t want us to have buildings priced so that we have a ‘white upper-middle class ghetto’ that displaces people of color who have lived here a long time.” The developers have been talking since last spring with groups such as Main Street and ESNA and adjusting the proposal
based on their feedback, but the Feb. 25 meeting, co-sponsored by Egleston Square Main Street, ESNA and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, was the first formal public forum on the project. The community meeting — postponed from Feb. 10 because of snow — directly followed a Boston Redevelopment Authority-sponsored meeting held to educate a newly-formed Impact Advisory Group (IAG) on the project. As both meetings were packed into a two-hour span, organizers had to work to keep the presentation concise and ensure the Q & A period accommodated
nearly everyone who wished to speak. Still, some IAG members felt there wasn’t time for a real discussion. IAG member Girman Belay said he wants more discussion on height and affordability. Afterward, he said he believes the IAG can persuade developers to include more affordable units. “They are willing to compromise on that, if we compromise on density and height,” he predicted. Belay expressed hope that a consensus could be built that results in both lower height and a higher number of affordable units. Shiggs stressed that community is not just about buildings.
“We should not look at housing without looking at health care,” he told the Banner. “We have to look at community more comprehensively. This project won’t increase employment. I want to see diversity maintained, and I feel the current proposal is not supporting diversity.” Shiggs believes the developers are willing to listen and that the final word has not been heard. But he maintains that in general, discussions of Egleston Square focus too much on the J.P. side and not enough on the Roxbury side, which will surely be affected by this project. “You’d think from this discussion tonight that Egleston Square is JP,” he said. “Roxbury keeps getting the short end of attention.” Luis Cotto, executive director of Egleston Square Main Street, said the meeting presented no surprises for him, but that it
was meant to inform the local community. “We wanted to make sure direct abutters’ voices are heard,” he said. BRA Project Assistant Ed McGuire stressed that this meeting was the beginning of the process, not the end, and said the next BRA-sponsored meeting on the project is set for March 19 at 6:45 p.m. at the same location.
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PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT, (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015.
LEGAL The estimated contract cost is ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00).
ance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.
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.
This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than FIVE AND SEVEN-TENTHS PERCENT (5.7%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.
Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015.
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.
Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.
The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insur-
The work includes but not limited to ASPHALT OVERLAY OVER EXISTING COBBLESTONE, PERIMETER FENCING AND GATES, DOG AGILITY/EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, PARK BENCHES, WATER FOUNTAIN AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH THE ASSOCIATED WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS, TRENCHING, PIPING, METER, BACKFLOW PREVENTER, ENCLOSURE CABINET AND CONCRETE PAD, DOG WASTE (DOGGIE BAG) DISPENSER STATIONS, AND DOG PARK RULE SIGNAGE.
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This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1185-C3, CARGO BUILDING NO. 57 FIRE PROTECTION REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE:
PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015.
The work includes INSTALLATION OF NEW HYDRAULICALLY CALCULATED AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CARGO BUILDING NO. 57. REMOVAL OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED CEILING WORK. PROVISION OF TWO NEW ROOMS FOR NITROGEN GENERATORS. PROTECTION OF ALL OFFICE EQUIPMENT, AND FURNISHINGS WHICH WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE OFFICES DURING DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 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 & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. The estimated contract cost is THREE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,100,000.00). In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Subbidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal. Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00). 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. Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: ACOUSTICAL TILE ELECTRICAL
$135,000 $560,000
The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than THREE PERCENT (3%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify 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 MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1222-C2, MISCELLANEOUS BRIDGE AND TUNNEL REPAIRS TERM CONTRACT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 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 THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015.
LEGAL THE WORK PROVIDES FOR VARIOUS BRIDGE REPAIRS AT MASSPORT FACILITIES IN EAST BOSTON AND SOUTH BOSTON WHICH INCLUDES: REPAIRS TO ROADWAY GRATES, UTILITY COVERS AND EXPANSION JOINT PLATES; REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS BRIDGE SEALS AND PLUG JOINTS; CRACK AND SURFACE REPAIR OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT; CLEANING AND PAINTING STEEL AND CONCRETE; INSTALLING ACCESS HATCHES; CONCRETE REMOVAL AND/OR REPAIRS; INSTALLING UTILITY HANGERS; AND MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 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.
LEGAL 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
The estimated contract cost is $1,200,000. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. 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
INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.
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DATE
TIME
*WRA-3993
Purchase of the following Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS): Three (3) 30kVA, Two (2) 10kVA, Two (2) 6kVA with Batteries and Cabinet (per Specifications)
03/17/15
12:00 p.m.
*WRA-3998
03/17/15 Purchase and Delivery of One (1) 12-14 Yard Dump Truck (per Specifications)
12:00 p.m.
**A598
RFQ/P Corporate Occupational 04/03/15 Medical Services and Consulting
11:00 a.m.
*To access and bid on Events please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. **To obtain the complete RFQ/P contact the MWRA’s Document Distribution Office at 617-788-2575, or MWRADocumentDistribution@mwra.com. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Estate of Jannie Ruth Williams Also Known As Jannie R. Williams Date of Death 6/7/2012 INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Carolyn D. Williams of Dorchester, MA a will has been admitted to informal probate. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. H255-C1, ENTRY PLAZA IMPROVEMENTS, L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 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 CIVIL AIR TERMINAL, THIRD FLOOR, L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015.
The work includes DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY SIGNAGE AND CONCRETE FOOTINGS, DEMOLITION OF CURBING AND EXCAVATION OF LAWN AREAS, SAW CUTTING OF PAVEMENT AND HOT PATCH REPAIR AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW GRANITE PAVERS, NEW GRANITE CURB AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS, ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY APPROACH TO L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MA. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 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. The estimated contract cost is SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000). A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 ONE MILLION DOLLARS, ($1,000,000). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. This Contract is 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
Docket No. SU15P0334EA
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU14P0733EA Estate of Yu Cheng Liu Date of Death March 4, 2014
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Dong Hai Liu of Boston, MA a will has been admitted to informal probate. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU15P0345EA
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Myrtle Marie Diggs Date of Death: 10/03/2014 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Paula M. Diggs of Dorchester, MA and Steven R. Diggs of Fall River, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Paula M. Diggs of Dorchester, MA and Steven R. Diggs of Fall River, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 03/26/2015. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 24, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
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Harbor Point on the Bay Section 8 waitlist for two, three and four bedroom apartments will reopen from March 9 to March 20, 2015. Placement on the waitlist will be determined by lottery. The income eligibility requirements are: Number of Persons 2 3 4 5
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Applicants must be determined eligible and qualified in accordance with the regulations of the HUD Section 8 Housing Program. The lottery will be held at 6:00 p.m. on May 6, 2015 at 270 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125. For those who submitted an application during the previous opening, another application is not necessary as your prior application will be entered into the lottery.
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Join Our Team of Early Childhood Professionals! Helping young children be prepared for school and success in life Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) Head Start and Children’s Services programs serve low-income children and their families, offering a variety of early childhood education, health, and case management services at sites throughout Boston and now serving Malden, Everett, Medford and surrounding towns.
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Provides preschool children at Head Start with a joyful, nurturing and safe environment and the varied experiences which help them develop age-appropriate social, intellectual, physical and emotional skills. Develops opportunities and activities for children to learn about health, safety, nutrition, dental health and families. Develops activities to engage parents in the educational aspects of the program. All Teachers must be EEC Preschool Teacher qualified. School-year and full-year positions available.
TEACHER ASSISTANTS - STARTING RATES $14.08/HR – $14.94/HR Assists Teachers with the care and education of preschool children at Head Start. Assists in development and implementation of opportunities and activities for children, while recording classroom activities and engaging in ongoing staff development trainings. High school diploma/GED required. Must have active preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, or be enrolled in a CDA credential program that will be completed in two years, or be matriculated in a degree program and have earned fifteen college course credits (including Child Growth & Development). EEC Preschool Teacher qualified preferred. School-year and full-year positions available. Starting salary of $14.08/ hour for school-year positions and $14.94/hour for full-year positions. EARLY HEAD START OPENINGS:
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TEACHERS - STARTING RATES $14.94/HR $16.81/HR Provide infants and toddlers at Early Head Start with a joyful, nurturing and safe environment and the varied experiences which help them develop age-appropriate social, intellectual, physical and emotional skills. Provide a balance of open ended exploration, teacher directed activities, structured activities and sensory-based play activities to foster children’s curiosity, engagement, reasoning and problem solving. Full-year positions are available.
TO APPLY: Email resume and cover letter to: hr@bostonabcd.org, fax: 617-423-7693 or mail: ABCD, Inc., Human Resources Department, 178 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111 ABCD, Inc is an equal opportunity employer, and offers a competitive benefits package.
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The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC), the highly regarded and successful quasi-public state corporation that provides technical assistance and loans to community-based nonprofit development organizations, seeks a Director of Finance & Operations. The Director Finance & Operations is a member of CEDAC’s senior management team with responsibilities for financial management, loan portfolio and asset management, and operations. For more information about the position/application process and to learn more about CEDAC, please visit our website: www.CEDAC.org. CEDAC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. People from diverse personal, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Together. Cambridge works. Community Advocate On The Rise, Inc. is a Cambridge, MA-based non-profit that creates a community where women have the relationships, safety, and resources they need to move out of homelessness. We engage with those most in need and support their initiative and strength as they move beyond crisis and discover new possibilities. We are looking for a Community Advocate to complete the 6-member team that operates our Safe Haven program. Community Advocates work directly with women who use the programs, helping provide for basic human needs and giving long-term, broad-based support, such as assistance accessing other programs, accompaniment and advocacy. Candidates will share a commitment to On The Rise’s mission, and will have three years’ experience with homelessness, trauma, substance abuse, mental illness, or related issues. Relevant life experience will also be strongly considered for the position. How to Apply: www.ontherise.org contains more complete job descriptions and instructions for applying. Please refer to our site and submit a resume and cover letter as described. Send your application materials to: Please apply on-line by submitting your résumé and cover letter as attachments to: edye.rulin@ontherise.org with “Community Advocate” in the subject line.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) seeks an Accounting & Payroll clerk to work at our innovative, mission-driven public agency (3 days per week). Primary Duties: Process biweekly payroll and benefits transactions, including leave time and a wide variety of benefit programs offered by the Commonwealth, for approximately 150 employees. File and maintain all payroll and benefits related information. Provide back up to accounts payable and accounts receivable. Essential Job Functions: Ensure that the biweekly payroll is produced accurately and timely. Monitor automated timesheets, follow up with staff and supervisors as needed, add new employees, and make other changes as needed. Set up and train new employees in the automated time and attendance tracking system. Trouble shoot with staff as needed. Process and maintain all employee tax withholding forms and other required payroll forms. Qualifications: At least two years experience processing payroll and employee benefits. Other accounting clerk experience helpful. State payroll and benefits experience and Bachelor’s degree preferred. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to pay close and accurate attention to details, and to follow through promptly on instructions. Legal authorization to work in the USA is required. Excellent state employee benefits package. This is a 3-day per week position (approximately 22.5 hours per week). Salary between $20.00 and $25.00 per hour, dependent upon experience and qualifications. Position open until filled.
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Municipal Police Officer Examination 04/25/15
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division Civil Service Entrance Examination for municipal police officer employment, including City of Cambridge, will be held on April 25, 2015. Early application deadline March 13, 2015, for a $100 fee; applications can be accepted through March 26, 2015, for a $150 fee. For more information, or to apply online, go to the Massachusetts HRD website at www.mass.gov/civilservice or call the examination hotline at (617) 878-9895. Other positions currently available include:
• Administrative Assistant, Community Schools • Library Clerk • Preschool Teacher • Open Data Coordinator, IT • Youth Workers (Teen, Pre-Teen, and Summer) • Technical Support, IT For detailed job descriptions and application instructions on these and other positions, visit www.cambridgema.gov and click on JOBS. We are an AA/EEO Employer.
Assistant Town Administrator The Town of Brookline, a progressive municipal government organization serving a diverse community of 59,000, seeks a self-starter for the position of Assistant Town Administrator. Under the general supervision of the Town Administrator and Deputy Town Administrator, the Assistant Town Administrator assists with coordinating the executive functions of the Town including preparation of the comprehensive financial plan/ budget and the annual report. Ensures fiscal responsibility through the application of best management principles and practices, methods and techniques of program evaluation, governmental fiscal management and budgeting. Works closely with department heads and others to develop effective performance measurement systems for municipal services. The Assistant Town Administrator also provides professional advice to boards and committees; researches, analyzes and recommends changes in Town policies; and serves as liaison and coordinator between Town officials, employees and bsbBachelor's 2x5.5Degree in public administration or business citizens. management; at least five years experience in government or a related field; Master's Degree in public administration highly desirable; municipal management experience strongly preferred along with strong communication, interpersonal, and financial planning skills. Starting salary range $72,800 - $78,400 plus generous benefits. Resume and Letter of Interest by March 25, 2015 to:
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THURSDAY (UN)FAMILIAR DEATHS: POLITICS OF DEATH AND DYING IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD From Selma to Ferguson, and from the AIDS pandemic to queer teens taking their own lives, death in contemporary America is not the same for all. For some, death forms a tragic, continual aspect of daily life, and yet for all of us, these deaths are obscured by discrimination and marginalization. How, when, and why we die differs drastically in America, in ways deeply affected by race, religion, politics, science, and more. Science, Religion, and Culture at Harvard Divinity School presents “(Un) familiar Deaths: Death and Dying in Contemporary America” a twin lecture with James Cone and Mark Jordan, hosted by Jonathan Walton and Ahmed Ragab. Together, Cone and Jordan will chart the unsettling ways in which race, sexuality, politics, and death coincide in modern America. Thursday, March 5 from 6:308:30pm, Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge. Reserve your tickets here: http://goo.gl/prfKUt.
FRIDAY DYING WHILE BLACK & BROWN Dance Performance and Discussion: Dying While Black & Brown — A dance performance first commissioned by the San Francisco Equal Justice Society, Dying While Black & Brown focuses on capital punishment and the disproportionate numbers of incarcerated people of color. The piece was created by Zaccho Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director, Joanna Haigood, in collaboration with renowned jazz composer Marcus Shelby in response to the Equal Justice Society’s campaign to restore 14th Amendment protections for victims of discrimination including those on death row. Post-performance discussion including Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Friday, March 6, 6pm, 2019 Milstein West, Wassertein Hall, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Co-sponsored with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, HLS Criminal Justice Institute, HLS Criminal Justice Program of Study, Research and Advocacy, HLS Capital Punishment Clinic, Prison Studies Project, Phillips Brooks House Association Prison Education Program, and the Harvard Organizations for Prison Education and Reform. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP at www. charleshamiltonhouston.org.
STREET LAW CLINIC & PANEL DISCUSSION ON POLICE BRUTALITY
Professor Ronald S. Sullivan, PANELISTS: Retired Massachusetts Superior Court Justice, The Honorable Julian T. Houston, Lawyer’s Committee Deputy Director Rahsaan Hall, and Massachusetts State Police Commander Major Jim Jones. Panelists will provide their perspectives on recent high profile cases involving the excessive use of force and inform Black youth of their constitutional rights during Stop & Frisk encounters with law enforcement. Panelists will also share common sense tips that Black youth can use to help them safely navigate such encounters with law enforcement. The audience will have an opportunity to share personal anecdotes regarding their own encounters with law enforcement and engage our panelists with relevant questions. For more information, email LaShanda Chirunga at shan0571@yahoo.com.
SATURDAY KIDNEY DISEASE PRESENTATION March Is National Kidney Month. You are invited to join RDMH for an educational presentation about kidney disease. March 7, 1pm at Twelfth Baptist Church, Outreach Center, 142 Warren St., Roxbury. Have you been tested for kidney disease? If you need additional information please call 617-816-3608 or 401-3907077. Roxbury Dorchester Mattapan Hyde Park Kidney Disease Support Group.
BLUE HILLS RESERVATION Moderate walk, with some hills, 2+ miles. Walk around Tucker Hill on the green dot trail. Meet at the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot at 840 Hillside St. in Milton. Saturday, March 7, 1pm. The Southeastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep). Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader. Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites. Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. The rangers recommend wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
AFTERNOON OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE FOR CHILDREN The Boston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., invites you to a program for children ages 4-12 which celebrates African American Culture on Saturday, March 7, at the Mattapan Library from 1-3pm. The program features Storyteller, ToRena Webb, Judah & Zion Dance Ministry from Morning Star Baptist Church, Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Step Team and Sentidra Joseph, National Park Services. Admission is free and light refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact: bostonalumnae1945@gmail.com. SUDOKU
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN The Board of the Edward L. Cooper Community Gardening & Education Center, 34 Linwood St., Roxbury invites you to join us for our Women’s History Month Sunday Film Series: March 8 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman will start at 3pm. We will be serving a light supper followed by a discussion, led by Lee Farrow of the Cooper Board, talking about the relevance of this film today. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
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