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More blacks are leading colleges

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Program opens doors for women and minority administrators

By KENNETH J. COOPER

Joanne Berger-Sweeney had been dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University for nearly four years when she considered entering a new program that grooms female and minority administrators for college and university presidencies.

“I actually had to wrestle with myself about my ambitions,” Berger-Sweeney recalled. “But once I decided to join the program, I was actually articulating to myself that I had an ambition to be a college or university president.”

The neuroscientist set her sights on achieving that goal within 18 months. It did not take that long. A year after starting the program, Berger-Sweeney was appointed to lead Trinity College in Hartford, where she has been president since last July.

“I am the first woman president and the first president of color. They got a two-fer,” Berger-Sweeney said with a laugh.

Breaking through

For nearly three decades, the number of women who serve as college presidents or chancellors has grown slowly, from 10 percent in 1986 to 26 percent in 2011, according to the American Council of Education, known as ACE. Its latest survey estimates 13 percent were of color in 2011, and 4 percent were women of color.

In 2013, ACE launched a leadership program designed to increase the number of women and people of color in presidencies.

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Trinity College President Joanne Berger.

Berger Sweeney joined the first of three groups to go through the mentoring and skill-building, which lasted six to eight months.

Of the 66 participants, eight have since become presidents, according to Kim Bobby, the program’s director. All eight are people of color, five of them women. One is Roslyn Artis of historically black Florida Memorial College, an African American.

Bobby said another eight have advanced to higher positions, such as executive vice chancellor, vice president and vice dean.

“Based on our experience so far, we’re proud to see that we’ve had so many advance, and all of them are people of color — the men too,” Bobby said.

The new female presidents at historically black colleges, besides Artis at Florida Memorial, include Elmira Magnum, the first woman to lead Florida A & M University on a permanent basis, and Pamela

See PRESIDENTS, page 20

President Barack Obama made stirring remarks at the opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on March 30. Joining him are (l-r) Ted Kennedy Jr., First Lady Michelle Obama, and, Sen. Kennedy’s widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy. More than 500 people were in attendance including city, state and federal officials.

BRA seeking to extend urban renewal status Cites ongoing need for federally-sanctioned program

By ELIZA DEWEY

In the more than 60 years since Boston began using federal funds to level and redevelop neighborhoods, the term “urban renewal” has earned strong negative connotations due to the demolition of large swaths of the city’s residential core to make way for offices, parking garages and luxury apartment towers.

But BRA Director Brian Golden wants Bostonians to see urban renewal in its contemporary context — a tool that facilitates the growth of neighborhoods, not their destruction. The BRA is seeking the support of City Council and city residents before it formally asks the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for permission to extend 14 of the 16 urban renewal plans expiring next year.

To obtain support, Golden is re-introducing Bostonians to the BRA. “We’re not an elected body,” he said. “Our legitimacy, and the reason we’re still here, is because people believe the BRA has played a dispositive role in the creation of one of the great cities of the world.”

Like many in Roxbury, District

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Social workers carry ‘crisis’ caseloads

By YAWU MILLER

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State Rep. Evandro Carvalho addresses social workers while social worker Rob Bullock, SEIU Local 509 Deputy Legislative Director Bridgette Quinn and DCF Chapter Presidents Peter MacKinnon look on.

When Peter MacKinnon, president of the SEIU 509 Department of Children and Families chapter, checks in with a roomful of fellow social workers, the response isn’t always encouraging.

“The best predictor of the client’s outcomes is how they relate with a caseworker,” he said last week to a crowd of several dozen social workers crammed into a conference room at the DCF office on Park Street in Dorchester. “The best way to get to know them is to sit down at their kitchen table and

find out what’s really going on. Has any member had time to do that in the last year?”

Not a single social worker responded in the affirmative.

“It’s drive-by social work,” he said.

MacKinnon’s conversation was part of the union’s appeal to legislators for a funding increase DCF social workers say the agency needs to help reduce their burgeoning caseloads. While national standards for social workers recommend that they maintain no more than 15 cases a month, those assigned to the Dorchester office say they average 25 cases. When

workers have more than 20 cases, their caseload is considered crisis-level, according to standards established by the Children’s League of Massachusetts.

Unmanageable case loads

Because each family counts as one case, but families often have more than one child, some workers say they are responsible for the welfare of more than 80 children.

And when the children they look after are placed in foster homes, it’s oftentimes not in Boston.

See DCF, page 9

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No new parking in Dudley as Bolling building opens

By ELIZA DEWEY

As construction workers put the finishing touches on the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, area business owners and civic activists are struggling with longstanding parking challenges that many expect will become worse.

With hundreds of new

employees and visitors coming into Dudley Square on a daily basis, the city has retreated from a previous development plan that would have seen a mixeduse parking structure on the land formerly occupied by the Boston Police Area B2 building.

During a meeting of the Dudley Vision Task Force last week, BRA officials said that Blair

Lot, located between Washington Street and Harrison Avenue, will soon convert from its current two-hour parking limit to an allday parking lot.

The change will occur in conjunction with better enforcement of parking limits in the surrounding area, which BRA officials say has been lax thus far, contributing to the space crunch felt by so

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many Dudley shoppers. The pay scheme for Blair Lot has not yet been determined. The city claims the parking lot conversion will be temporary because that parcel of land is meant to be used for longterm development projects.

BRA officials say the Blair Lot change will accommodate the 67 BPS employees who will need daily parking for their work at the Bolling Building, and an additional 91 spaces for retail patrons.

The BRA based its conclusions on a study of parking patterns in Dudley Square it conducted last August. The study also found that drivers actually underutilized unrestricted on-street parking in some parts of Dudley Square.

However, Dudley Square Main Streets Executive Director Joyce Stanley, a Task Force member, raised issues with some of the city’s conclusions, arguing it is misleading to characterize people who overstay the 2-hour parking limits as misusing the space, since many of those people are long-distance office employees who cannot leave work every two hours to refill a meter.

Stanley cited stories she has heard from local business owners who have long struggled to find sufficient parking for themselves and their customers, and doubts whether the change at Blair Lot will be sufficient to address the issue.

When asked whether the BRA would consider plans to build a parking garage in the area, BRA Deputy Director for Economic Development Dana Whiteside said that it “is not current City of Boston practice to build parking garages within any neighborhood for private use.”

Multipurpose transformation

The Bolling Building, the refurbished version of the old Ferdinand building, will house not only the new administrative headquarters of the Boston Public Schools but also a new Innovation Center, retail space and, if all goes according to plan, a restaurant. The changes are meant to foster local entrepreneurs, bring a new wave of economic activity to the area, and enliven local nightlife.

The startup space will be managed by Venture Café, with the firm Skylab providing a range of services such as educational workshops, business and technical support, and connections to resources and networks for local businesses. Emphasis will be placed on those who are underrepresented in the surrounding startup communities: people of

color and women.

Skylab founder Bridgette Wallace said her firm is designing what she called an “ambassadors program” that would conduct community outreach. That program is still in the planning stages and would need to receive approval from the City and other stakeholders before moving forward.

The retail space currently has three confirmed leases, two leases that are nearing completion, and one that is up in the air due to earlier hurdles matching the right tenant to the space. City officials have not yet disclosed the identities of the businesses selected to occupy the building. Among those competing for space are Gallery Eye Care, Haley House Café, a Tasty Burger restaurant and a designer dress store.

BRA official Roger Mann said the food-related businesses selected for the site are all expected to apply for malt and wine licenses from the state.

The remaining retail space is meant to be a large restaurant, but the selection process has thus far run into some complications. Although the BRA initially issued a Request for Proposal for a restaurant, the RFP was revoked due to what city officials say was an inability to find a tenant with the required experience and capital to successfully operate such a large space.

John Barros, the city’s Chief of Economic Development, said at the meeting that the city plans to issue a new RFP for the restaurant in the coming weeks. City officials also stressed that even though the square footage brings to mind the kind of national chain restaurants like the Cheesecake Factory or Applebees, they hope to give the lease to a restaurant with a “local flavor” and will make efforts to do so before turning to a chain.

One idea floated by the panel last week was the possibility of splitting the large space into two restaurants, given the difficulty of locating a single tenant to operate it. Whiteside said that while the space was originally designed for one entity, it potentially could be split, saying that the BRA looked forward to further exploring the idea prior to issuing the new RFP. A date for the Bolling Building’s ribbon-cutting ceremony has not yet been set, but the agency hopes to have it in midMay, said BRA spokesman Nick Martin. The BPS staff are mostly moved into their new offices, and the retail and startup occupants are expected to follow suit this spring.

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City’s diversity officer lays groundwork for inclusion

By YAWU MILLER

For more than a year, City Councilor Charles Yancey has urged the administration of Mayor Martin Walsh to release information on the number and pay of people of color on the city’s payroll, with limited success.

Finally, the administration will release a report, according to Sean Blugh, who heads the Walsh administration’s newly established Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The report, to be issued within weeks, will provide more accurate data on the racial makeup of the city’s workforce than did the quarterly reports the administration of the late Tom Menino released during his 20 years in office, Blugh said.

“You have to know what’s out there, and I think this report is a good start for benchmarking where we are currently and where we can go forward, to outline next steps, and what I think my duties will be in the next year or two and what it will take to really see movement at City Hall,” Blugh told the Banner.

The report’s findings will not likely come as a surprise. The city’s most recent figures, from December 2013, show a workforce that is 60 percent white in a city that is 53 percent people of color. And in most of city government, black, Latino and Asian workers are concentrated in the

lowest-paying jobs.

In the Public Works Department for example, whites are 57 percent of the workforce and occupy 15 of the 17 top-paying jobs.

Even though Walsh has assembled a diverse cabinet with half the positions filled by people of color and ethnic minorities, he hasn’t had time to make much of a dent overall in the city’s workforce of 16,000. And while the city’s Police and Fire departments have refused to report on their hiring figures, according to Yancey, their most recent classes of recruits have been overwhelmingly white.

“I am very concerned that the administration has as yet not been as transparent as the mayor said it would be,” Yancey said.

Walsh announced Blugh’s appointment last December in a press conference that coincided with the release of a report detailing a lack of Latinos in leadership positions in City Hall. Latinos hold just 7 percent of cabinet and department-head positions in city government. They are also underrepresented on Boston boards and commissions.

Standing with Blugh during the announcement were members of a newly-assembled task force charged with helping to recruit diverse talent into city government. That task force has not yet convened, though Blugh says he has met with some individual members.

“So far a lot of what we’ve

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While not much has changed since the December 2014 report,

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“The main key is to have people understand that diversity initiatives aren’t just a good thing to do,” he said. “I think it’s a business imperative for how city governments and how private sector looks at their mission statements.

In cities like Boston that have changing demographics, it makes more sense to have more cultural understanding of what’s happening in your city.”

As for the quarterly reports Yancey would like to see the city release, Blugh was noncommittal.

“It’s something we’re looking into,” he said.

released by the Latino Network of Greater Boston, Blugh points to the fact that 2,200 city employees will be eligible for retirement within the next five years.

“It’s a great opportunity to think about how we can address, through meeting with department heads and seeing where the talent is, whether we recruit internally or externally, to bring in more diverse talent for these positions,” Blugh said.

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A hostile environment for black business success The number of black-owned businesses increased by triple the national rate from 2002 to 2007, in the five years before the Great Recession. That growth spurt still did not bring the number up to a rate comparable to the size of the black population. Black firms are now only 7 percent of the total, even though 12 percent of all adults are African American, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. One reason for this disparity is that there has not been a level playing field. The 1919 Elaine Massacre is an example of the extreme violence sometimes deployed to maintain the white competitive advantage. Its legacy lives on to this day.

Phillips County, Ark. is cotton country. Sharecroppers farm the fields and plantation owners finance the cost of seed, harvesting and other expenses. When the crop is sold, landowners recover their investment and divide profits with the sharecroppers according to their agreement. The problem is that the transactions lack transparency. The white landowner has the authority to take control of the crop, arrange for the sale, and deduct expenses without satisfying the sharecropper about the accuracy of the accounts.

These transactions were often asserted to be insufficiently profitable, thus failing to allow sharecroppers to emerge from debt. It was deemed to be illegal for sharecroppers to move on from an arrangement with a landowner as long as there was still outstanding debt. Simply by fudging the numbers, plantation owners could artfully create a condition of neo-slavery.

In 1919, sharecroppers met near the town of Elaine in Phillips County to establish a better system for selling their crops to prevent the exploitation by the plantation owners. The founder of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union met with about 100 sharecroppers. Whites who objected to blacks organizing attended and caused a ruckus. One of the white men was shot and killed. The call went out that blacks had assembled to kill all whites.

Armed whites from Phillips and neighboring counties came to Elaine and opened fire on any blacks they encountered. At the end of the massacre, five whites were killed and 243 blacks were shot or lynched, according to the report on “Lynching in

America” by the Equal Justice Initiative. The only ones arrested and prosecuted were 115 African Americans.

A quick trial with an all-white jury convicted 12 blacks and sentenced them to death for murder.

The Arkansas governor, Thomas McRae, freed most of the remaining black prisoners who were spirited out of the state so they would not be lynched. A local black lawyer and businessman, Scipio Africanus Jones, handled the cases of the 12 condemned men, with assistance from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He appealed the convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The first branch of the NAACP was established in Boston; Moorfield Storey, a Roxbury born descendant of the early puritan settlers, was its president. It was decided that Storey, with assistance from Jones, would handle the case before the Supreme Court. Storey had graduated from Harvard College and the Law School and was an experienced lawyer. He and Jones won the case.

What precipitated the Elaine Massacre was the temerity of black sharecroppers to consider establishing a cotton cooperative to sell their crops at a better price and avoid being cheated by plantation owners.

By their actions the white landlords disrupted private enterprise and the free market system. They made it very dangerous for blacks in Phillips County to establish a more profitable marketing plan.

The Elaine Massacre cannot be dismissed as an aberration. Two years later whites in Tulsa, Okla. attacked Greenwood, the well-developed section of town that was one of the nation’s wealthiest black communities. The death toll was even higher than in Elaine, and homes and businesses were destroyed by fire. The provocation for the assault was a rumor that proved to be false.

There were other smaller racial conflicts across the country, but it became clear that competing successfully against white businesses in some areas could be fatal. The risk factor for black entrepreneurs became excessive. Consequently, the growth of black business has had a late start, and this risk factor, if less deadly, is no less real.

Of course D.A. Dan Conley is pushing back at Chief Justice Gants’ call for the repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses (“District attorney draws fire after voicing support for mandatory minimums,” March 25). As a former prosecutor himself, Gants dared to tell the truth: mandatory sentences allow prosecutors to decide both what charges to bring against someone as well as what the sentence should be. But our system of government is meant to separate powers so that prosecutors bring charges while judges decide sentences.

Mandatory minimums turn things

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Mr. Conley says our overall incarceration rate is among the lowest in the country. Given the extraordinary growth in incarceration over the past 20 years, that’s not saying much. In terms of mandatory sentences for drugs, Massachusetts is still over-incarcerating drug offenders. The state Sentencing Commission reports that over half of all drug offenders who receive mandatory sentences are in the two lowest (out of five) criminal history groups. The Dept. of Corrections says that drug offenders serving mandatory minimums make up about 10 percent of state prisoners. That’s a significant number of people.

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Massachusetts shortened some mandatory sentences for drugs in 2012. But for the most part, they are still based solely on how much the drugs weighed. That prevents a judge — the one neutral person in the courtroom — from sentencing people according to what they did and whether they pose a threat to public safety. Worse, it prevents a judge from sending someone who needs it to drug treatment. Given the current opiate crisis, sentencing laws that prevent treatment cannot be defended.

— Barbara J. Dougan Massachusetts Project Director Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)

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Stephen A. Smith’s GOP delusion is nothing new

By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith has gotten quite a reputation for being a controversial tell-it-like-he-sees-it guy. That’s fine in sports punditry. He’s an ex-jock, and in that world pretty much any inanity will fly. But when Smith pursed his lips and ventured outside sportsdom to quip that blacks should vote GOP at least one election go round he proved once again that sports and entertainment personalities who venture opinions about politics more often than not embarrass themselves. If we want to be more charitable, the best that can be said is that Smith is just the latest in a long line to peddle the delusion that the GOP can change its ways and become an open-arms party for blacks. Those who routinely peddle that are usually a handful of GOP would-be presidential contenders such as Rand Paul, an infinitesimal and politically inconsequential handful of GOP elected officials, and an always-dependable core of conservative media and think tank contracted black conservatives.

Before, during and after every national election, they kick into high gear and contend that getting more blacks to jump political ship will be a major seismic jolt to the Democrats and be a start toward breaking the lock that the Democrats have on the black vote. Smith, as with the rest that spout this fantasy, grab a headline or two, and get plenty of airtime on conservative talk radio and TV. Now that Smith has gotten that headline it’s worth a moment to take a look at what gives his utterance some surface plausibility. The standard mantra is, as Smith said, that the Democrats shamelessly take the black vote for granted, election after election, and that blacks get nothing in return for their supposed slavish loyalty to the Democrats. The black GOP cheerleaders trot out endless studies and reports that purport to show that black poverty, education and health care disparities, prison incarceration rates, homelessness, and joblessness have soared during Obama’s tenure in the White House and in the major cities run

by Democrats. Smith added a new wrinkle to this. He claimed that blacks need look no further than the immigration issue to see how both parties furiously court the burgeoning Hispanic vote, and this insures that their interests, most importantly immigration, will be a focal point of both parties’ concern.

Smith, and the other black GOP proponents, omit two small facts. The Democrats did not wreak the social and economic damage, race baiting and neglect that characterized three decades of Republican rule in the White House and the sledgehammer attacks on or malign neglect of civil rights leaders and concerns when Republicans were out of the White House. There has not been one waking moment during Obama’s six years in the White House that they have not turned vilification, obstructionism, hectoring, badgering, and barely disguised race baiting of him into a fine art. The party that Smith and others think blacks could have a temporary home in topped this with the invite of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. He then promptly turned around and nakedly race-baited to win reelection in the recent Israeli elections. The GOP then showed a near treasonous disregard of Obama by attempting to make its own foreign policy with Iran.

There’s the endless foot in the mouth, racially insulting gaffes, racially loaded campaign ads by Republican officials and politicians and the refusal by mainstream GOP leaders to loudly condemn them.

They even defend them. This has continually ignited black fury the last three decades. The fight of House Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, affirmative action, the slash and burn of job and education programs, and the inflammatory attacks on Obama, time and again reaffirm that the GOP is chock full of bigots.

The flip side of this is that blacks vote Democratic not solely because of GOP reaction and bigotry but simple pragmatism. Most blacks still look to them to fight the tough battles for health care, greater funding for education and job programs, voting rights protections, affirmative action, and against Reagan, Bush Sr., and George W. Bush’s draconian cuts in job, education, social service, funding and programs, and their retrograde nominees to the Supreme Court who have done everything possible to roll back the civil rights clock and peck away at affirmative action, civil rights and civil liberties protections. The Democratic Party often has been roundly criticized and deserves that criticism for not fully mobilizing and engaging African American voters in state and local elections and for downplaying their interests at times. But even at its worst the Democratic Party is light years ahead of the GOP in what it has done or will do for black voters.

Smith claims that blacks are props for the Democratic Party. And that it’s time to change that. It will take more than a sports jock’s laughable shock peddling of the GOP to do that.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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nizations together to share best practices to close the wage gap; organize regional roundtables across the state to get input from businesses on how to make a public-private partnership work and launch a state-run equal pay website, which will serve as a one-stop shop for employers and employees.

The website will include the wage equality tool kit, a salary calculator, facts about the wage gap, and a pay equity FAQ page.

“Pay equity is not a partisan issue, nor solely a women’s issue.

It is a family issue, and it affects the economic health and well-being of our entire state,” Goldberg said. “This committee will develop concrete strategies and highlight best practices from both the private and public sectors so the Commonwealth can address this critical economic issue and lead the nation in implementing wage equality initiatives.”

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CAROL FULP Carol Fulp, President and CEO of The Partnership, has been appointed to serve on the statewide Advisory Committee on Wage Equality, a public-private advisory committee established by Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. Its charge: identify the best practices from across the state to develop innovative strategies to address the Commonwealth’s wage gap.

Treasurer Goldberg announced five central goals to address the sates economic disparities, where today women in Massachusetts earn just 82 cents on the dollar, African-American women earn 61 cents, and Latina woman earn just 50 cents.

The group will provide government agencies with tools to review their pay structure, putting a clear focus on pay equity in every hiring decision and salary offer; develop a wage equality tool kit for businesses who want to enact equal pay; plan a statewide conference for April 2016 that will bring policymakers, businesses, and orga-

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Madison Park students score in White House film festival

By ELIZA DEWEY

A group of students from Madison Park Technical Vocational high school had a pleasant surprise this month when they learned a video they shot in November received an honorable mention in the White House Student Film Festival, out of a field of 1,500 entrants.

This year, students in the school’s communication arts program produced a bi-weekly online video series entitled The Eye to spotlight happenings in their local community. In one of their episodes, they followed another group of Madison Park students as they organized a luncheon for local veterans associated with the Roxbury-based group 60+ Veterans. The organizers were part of Madison Park’s Allied Health program, which trains students to become medical, nursing and dental assistants.

Madison Park students are required to choose a major at the end of their 9th grade, following a year of exploration in the various fields open to them. Ms. Opal Hines-Fisher, a teacher in the Allied Health program, says that in their eleventh and twelfth grade years, students have a full day of vocational hands-on learning every other week.

While the video focuses on a special holiday luncheon, the Allied Health program participants have developed a long-term

collaboration with the veterans through their involvement in a series of workshops. That experience has enabled them to engage with seniors and guest speakers about critical issues facing aging populations. Hines-Fisher says the joint effort helps young people get a more direct experience with a group to which they might not otherwise be exposed prior to their entrance into the medical field.

A communications teacher who helped students produce The Eye, Thato Mwosa, says that when she heard about the White House call for video submissions, she submitted five clips. She was surprised to hear just a few weeks ago that the students’ submission had received recognition.

Still, she says, it’s important to give credit where credit is due.

“Our job was simply to capture the hard work that’s done by students [in Allied Health] – they are the ones that do the hard work of serving the food.”

The students involved in the film received a certificate from the White House and placement on the White House’s YouTube playlist of honorable mention submissions. Their entry was constrained by the competition’s 3-minute time limit, but the full episode can be viewed at https://vimeo. com/115177721.

The White House Student Film Festival received 1,500 submissions this year, the second year of

the competition. This year’s theme was “The Impact of Giving Back.”

Interim Superintendent John McDonough offered his congratulations. “As always, I remain proud of our Madison Park Technical and Vocational High School programs, students and community,” he told the Banner. “The White House Student Film Festival award is

testimony to our students’ passion, talent and dedication to their craft. I am not surprised by this accomplishment.”

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School recently made news after the school committee voted March 11 to cut the school’s per-student funding by $1.5 million due to an anticipated decline in enrollment for this coming fall. Boston Public Schools spokesperson Denise Snyder told the Banner that the decrease was due to a new enrollment process that the school implemented this year, which has since been modified. For

this reason, and due to BPS projections that enrollment will increase again this year, the school district plans to supplement the school’s enrollment-based funding by $3.45 million for Madison Park’s FY2016 budget.

Madison Park headmaster Al Holland told the Banner that he was “very thankful” for the supplementary funds and had received a commitment from both the Mayor and the Superintendent to ensuring the school’s success. “It’s a great school for providing young people with opportunities not only for their education, but also for their career,” Holland said.

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continued from page 1 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson says he’s cognizant of the past pitfalls of urban renewal, which in the 1960s was responsible for the clearance of large residential swaths of Roxbury and the South End, both neighborhoods he represents.

“A lot of people have experienced the difficult parts of urban renewal,” he said. “We need to have a broader conversation about planning, displacement and gentrification.”

Jackson said urban renewal was one of many possible tools that could be used to facilitate the ongoing redevelopment of Roxbury, but cautioned that “community objectives need to come first, and the tools second.”

Golden acknowledges the uphill nature of the agency’s push, and is planning to request the urban renewal extension next year after the BRA has had time to make its case.

Boston has 18 urban renewal districts in total, 16 of which are set to expire this year after their last approval in 2005 for a ten-year period.

The city will allow two of the districts — located in Allston and part of Downtown — to expire because it says those development goals have been met. Although the other 14 were originally set to expire this year, the city received a one-year extension from the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development in January to allow for the public process. The BRA intends to ask the DHCD for the ten-year extension in April 2016, following its solicitation of public input.

In the last go-around, the BRA took a radically different approach to renewing its urban renewal designations, meeting in secret with

The BRA kicked off its public meeting process on March 31. The next two public meetings are scheduled for: n April 2 at 6:30 PM at the Blackstone Community Center n April 13 at 6:00 PM at Madison Park High School, Cardinal Hall city councilors before the public caught wind of the plan.

That approach backfired when a Superior Court ruling found the meetings violated the Open Meeting Law. But the agency prevailed, gaining council support over the objections of the four people of color then seated on the council.

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This time around, Golden has made it clear that the BRA no longer operates in secret and is committed to a year-long public meeting process.

“Urban renewal” is a municipal land development program dating back to the 1949 Federal Housing Act granting cities various legal powers to facilitate development in areas deemed “blighted.” (The term “blighted” is a legal one and does not necessarily mean “dilapidated.”

For instance, Boston’s waterfront fits the technical definition because it has a high water table.) The program historically has courted controversy because of heavy-handed use of urban renewal tools — particularly eminent domain — to clear out working-class neighborhoods, many of which were mostly immigrant or black, in favor of new development. In the 1960s, novelist James Baldwin coined the term “Negro Removal” as a stand-in for “Urban Renewal” in protest of the destruction that the heavy-handed planning process often wrought on

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Golden, however, insists that eminent domain is used today to facilitate development that benefits neighborhoods, citing projects that benefited from eminent domain powers such as the Whittier Street Health Center and the Bolling Building. Officials are careful to clarify, however, that while today’s eminent domain usually involves a “friendly negotiation” with the current property owner, the Bolling Building purchase was not friendly and ended up involving litigation.

BRA officials also point to another urban renewal tool – Urban Renewal Overlay Districting – that a Roxbury project recently used to apply for federal funding. The Boston Housing Authority applied along with the city and Madison Park Development Corporation in February for $30 million in federal housing funding for the Whittier neighborhood. BRA officials told the Banner

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that after meeting with community stakeholders about the kind of project they wanted, it used its legal authority to modify the zoning rules accordingly. BRA officials say that this kind of streamlining will make the overall application more attractive to federal funders. (The decision on the Whittier grant will be announced in September.)

Most people view Boston’s earlier uses of urban renewal as disastrous, particularly in the West End, where thousands of working-class people were displaced in the 1950s. Tenements were replaced by a new highway, housing was turned into luxury high rises, and new government and commercial buildings were erected, including Government Center.

Engagement

BRA officials are fully aware of the uphill battle they face in convincing Bostonians to trust the agency’s newest urban renewal plans. BRA Director Brian Golden stresses his roots in Allston, a neighborhood that also once faced widespread housing demolition at the hand of the BRA. Although he is too young to have directly lived through the process, Golden says he grew up with a strong understanding of the ways in which a strongly prescriptive approach to city planning could negatively impact neighborhoods.

Roxbury resident Joyce Stanley, who heads the Dudley Square Main Streets organization, still recalls the days when Roxbury and South End residents referred to the program as “Negro removal.”

Stanley says she isn’t convinced by the BRA’s insistence that the agency has turned a page under Golden’s leadership.

“It’s always a different person,” she said. “They have a bigger plan for our neighborhood. I’ve lived through it a few times and I’ve seen it.”

Others raised concerns about the ability of community groups to stop urban renewal plans they did not like. State Rep. Byron Rushing said he would like to see more community control over development before the BRA is given the broad powers that come with their mandate. The BRA currently relies on Impact Advisory Groups and existing neighborhood organizations, like the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee, to gage community support for development projects, but, as Rushing points out, there is no city or federal regulation that gives those groups the power to stop a project they oppose.

“The federal law does not allow for any significant community involvement,” he said. “So they set up committees and do what they want to do. The committees don’t have the power to stop a development from moving forward.”

When asked by the Banner about the influence that community groups played in the process, Golden said that while the BRA will strive for community buy-in, the agency must remain free to make decisions that are politically unpopular if the agency determines it will serve the greater long-term good.

Some other community reactions remained cautiously optimistic. Jeanne Pinado, Executive Director of Madison Park Development Corporation, pointed to some of the positive outcomes that can come from urban renewal, including the conversion of the Ferdinand building into the Bolling building.

However, Pinado is clear that she is not completely on board with the BRA’s plans yet, either.

“It sounds like they’re soliciting feedback,” she says. “I guess that a good place to start. It’s important to get engaged, and it’s too early to form an opinion about whether this is the right way to do city planning.”

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continued from page 1 Even though she works out of the Dorchester office, social worker Nia Rollins has to visit children in New Bedford, Fall River, Salem and Lawrence.

“I’ve got placement visits, I’ve got supervised visits,” she said.

“I’ve got 40 children, I’ve got court reports and paperwork.”

The social workers complained of long work days that require them to leave home before 8 a.m. and return as late as 9 p.m.

DCF under fire

DCF was thrust into the media spotlight in 2013, after five-year-old Jeremiah Oliver went missing for months until authorities discovered the disappearance. Oliver’s mother told a social worker assigned to the family that the boy had been sent to Florida to live with grandparents, but the social worker, who subsequently was fired, never verified that assertion and was found to have skipped eight monthly visits to the Oliver family.

Oliver’s body was discovered in April, 2014. DCF Commissioner Olga Roche resigned later that month.

In response to Roche’s resignation, the Children’s League of Massachusetts issued a statement calling on state leaders to restore what they said was $131 million in funding cut from the DCF budget over the preceding seven years, which forced social workers to take on unmanageable caseloads.

The state’s fiscal year 2015 budget increased funding for DCF by nearly $50 million, allowing the agency to hire more social workers. Meanwhile Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed an additional increase in $15 million for DCF in his the fiscal year 2016 budget.

In an interview with reporters last week, Baker expressed confidence the additional funding and new hires would help the agency better manage its caseload. But newly-appointed DCF Commissioner Linda Spears said in a Globe interview last week that the agency does not have enough funding to hire an adequate number of social workers.

When questioned about Spears’ assertion, Baker said he had confidence in her ability to do the job.

“I think Linda is the right person for the job,” he said. “I’m looking forward to working with Linda and her team.”

DCF hired 644 new social workers over the last year, but DCF workers and SEIU officials say that

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retirements and resignations have offset the new hires, resulting in a net gain of only 292 new social workers. An increase in cases also means the number of social workers carrying crisis-level caseloads has nearly doubled since 2013, rising from 385 to 736 — that’s one in three of the 2,090 case-carrying staff at DCF. K

A call for more funding

Social worker Rob Bullock, a Mattapan native who works out of the Park Street office, said the high caseloads the social workers are carrying and long hours are putting a strain on many social workers’ personal lives and have led many to quit.

“We at the Dimock Street office lost three people last week,” commented supervisor Maureen Kelly.

“Nobody wants to be in a job where they’re being judged on something they can’t get done.”

During last week’s meeting, Bullock and the other social workers made appeals to state representatives Evandro Carvalho, who represent Dorchester’s 15th Suffolk District, and Jay Livingstone, who represents the 8th Suffolk District, which includes Beacon Hill and the Back Bay. Legislative aides to state Sen. Sonia ChangDiaz and representatives Gloria Fox and Dan Hunt also were present.

“Your profession is an anchor in the community,” said Carvalho, who worked closely with social workers while he worked as a prosecutor in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.

Livingstone, who worked as a prosecutor in Middlesex County, said he, too, appreciated the social workers.

“I saw first-hand the work you do to support families who desperately need help,” he said.

SEIU Local 509 officials are asking legislators to commit an additional $21 million to hire additional front-line social workers and investigators, arguing that the $15 million Baker is proposing would do little more than prevent layoffs.

“Most of the times, because they want to make sure kids are safe, the social workers are working late for free,” he said. “It contributes to people leaving the agency. They reach a breaking point. We want relief. We want to see light at the end of the tunnel.

“I’m a kid from the neighborhood. I’m proud of what I do. It’s not just a job. We want to see positive changes in children’s lives. We want to stick it through. But we need help.”

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Pitch in the City event gives startups a chance to present their ideas

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Melissa James and the Tech Connection may have officially won the expert panel’s choice as best business pitch in of the inaugural “Pitch in the City” held on March 26 at Hibernian Hall, but all the candidates gained valuable experience about the importance of the pitch process — and demonstrated their growing presence as entrepreneurs.

The “Pitch in the City” event, organized by Banner Biz Magazine and sponsored by Northeastern University, offers substantial support and connections to all the startups that participated. It also was a great warmup for the day when these young entrepreneurs will appear before investors, seeking a serious cash infusion to keep their businesses growing.

Seven startups from throughout Boston threw down their challenges to impress a five-person panel of knowledgeable entrepreneurs and business strategists led

by Harvard Business School Professor Steven Rogers. Joining the fray were Nicholas Naraghi, CEO of Northeastern startup accelerator IDEA; Aaron Green, founder and CEO of Professional Staffing Group and head of investment firm PSG Ventures; Glynn Lloyd, co-owner of City Fresh Foods and managing director of the Boston Impact Initiative; and Donna Gittens, founder and CEO of More Advertising.

The event was moderated by former City Councilor John Tobin, vice president of city and community affairs at Northeastern.

In announcing the winner of the pitch competition, Rogers said it was a tough decision because all did a great job with their presentations. But Melissa James and Tech Connection ultimately won out.

The panel was swayed by her straightforward presentation and, ultimately, her business idea to capitalize on the technology industry’s increasing demand for diversity recruitment. Her staffing

company connects minority tech workers — specifically entry-level software engineers and IT professionals from underrepresented communities — with tech companies seeking to hire.

With her triumph at “Pitch in the City,” James garnered some serious expertise and person hours to continue the growth of her Roxbury-based business, which she started last summer.

To wit: Rogers and his team of students from Harvard Business School’s African American Student Union will provide consulting services. Green will give her 10 hours to help her continue to develop her business, with a possible future investment. Gittens offered 10 hours of her time to help Tech Connection come up with a marketing strategy.

Naraghi offered Northeastern support in the form of its Community Business Clinic for legal advice along with the option to join the IDEA venture acceleration program. Other winners that night include Practice Gigs who was offered mentoring from Glynn Lloyd with the possibility of funding, and Naraghi offered Civica mentoring.

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James was the big winner of the night and was wowed by the pitch event and the tremendous support it has now brought her startup.

“I think we have a real opportunity to build something really great right here in Dudley, and I am really excited about it. I am really humbled and grateful for all the mentors that have offered their resources to me because we can’t do something like this alone. We have to do this together and I am really grateful for the opportunity,” said James.

She also sees her victory as a vote of confidence for an initiative tackling an issue that is so important to Boston’s communities — increasing diversity in the workplace. For James, it only makes sense that local stalwart institutions, such as Harvard and Northeastern, along with well-known

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CEO Melissa James and Tech Connection won the expert panel’s choice as best business pitch in the inaugural Pitch In The City event held March 26 at Hibernian Hall. successful entrepreneurs like Lloyd, Rogers and Gittens would be onboard with what the Tech Connection is trying to do.

“We have the knowledge to solve this problem. Even if it is a little step in the right direction, we have made such great progress in that way, and building the Tech Connection and seeing this idea come to fruition is one step in the process. We are working on this idea together and that is what this really means to me,” James added.

PracticeGigs, a company that is building a peer-to-peer mobile app for athletes, won the event’s Twitter challenge and a $250 prize.

Other startups taking part in “Pitch in the City” were: KillerBoomBox Media Group, a multi-media publishing brand focusing on documenting the lifestyle of multicultural youth through music and entertainment content, founded by Darius

McCroey, Brandon Matthews and Greg Valentino Ball; Harber Clothing, an inspirational-based clothing line started by Taylor Ross, Harry Berduo and Luca Pignatiello; Civica, a developer of web applications that include a program making voting data available to the public, founded by Adam Friedman; Post Game Fashion, a website that allows fans to purchase the outfits worn by their favorite athletes, founded by Amanda Barros and Paul Barros; and True Moringa, a company started by Kwami Williams and Emily Cunningham, which has developed beauty products that rely on herbal products grown by small farmers in Ghana.

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Win or lose all the entrepreneurs that took part in “Pitch in the City” valued the experience.

The panel mostly grilled the presenters on crucial questions for

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Civica’s Friedman said the event was his first pitch, but he hoped to be able to improve on his future performance based on the feedback.

“I am happy to get as much candid feedback as possible so I can continue to polish it,” he said.

“I see this process as iterative. It is never finished.”

It was also the first pitch experience for the founders of Harber Clothing. Ross said that it is great exposure and experience for their young company, something he hopes could put the company on the path to a successful future.

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Ball believes each experience has only made them stronger at selling their enterprise, which is crucial.

“Our pitches have given us a kind of understanding of how to best present our business so having those situation where we have pitched and we have done horrible, where we have pitched and we have done great, and being able to blend all that together is what has got us in the right spot now,” said Ball.

They all hope to take any feedback they can get and run with it.

Northeastern’s Naraghi agrees that is the best thinking.

“If you get a piece of feedback a day, some of it is going to be bad, a lot of it will be bad, but if you can figure out the good pieces of it and incorporate that into the business you are going to see stuff that — when you have got your blinders on and you are trying to launch or you are trying to get your prototype done — you might not actually see otherwise, and this can help you avoid some really big pitfalls,” he said.

Social impact

One strong takeaway from the event was the commitment of all the pitch candidates to have some kind of social impact with their startups.

This was a welcome development for Lloyd, who as managing director of the Boston Impact Initiative, makes it his job to find and support organizations and businesses that provide services to the diverse communities of color throughout the city.

“The new generation is inheriting a world that really has issues that we have to solve, bottom line.

And when you look at the educational level and the customer awareness out there, people don’t want to just spend money anymore. They are looking at ‘if I spend a dollar I want to spend it in the right way,’ so they are tapping into that energy too and it is great to see,” Lloyd said.

He added that the businesses on display at “Pitch in the City” showed that young local entrepreneurs are doing “amazing things in the community” and need to have resources moved to back them. He called this a necessary move to support and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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OBITUARY

Louis Reginald Brothers, Sr.

November 15, 1917 – February 28, 2015

Louis Reginald Brothers, Sr. — the retirement ranks alongside a Father, a Civic Leader, a Veteran, his wife Bernice. Along the way and a Friend — transitioned from and well into his retirement years, this world to the next at age 97 on Brothers would still immerse himSaturday evening, February 28, self in the civic needs of his im2015 at his home in Vienna, Vir- mediate Dorchester and Roxbury ginia. His only child, Reggie, Jr. neighborhoods as well as global and his family were with him at concerns that were intimate to his own earthly walk. the time of his passing.

He was a co-founder of the The late Brothers and his wife of 60 years, the former Yvonne Roxbury Branch of the YMCA and served as its first president in the Bernice Manning who preceded SUDOKU Easy him in death in September 2010, 1960s. As a board member of the 5 4 8 1 3 9 7 6 2 relocated south to Virginia to be Friends of Framingham, Inc., he nearby their immediate family as 9was7 a lead 1 6organizer 2 8 (and 3 5trea4 they grew deeper into retirement. surer) of a first-ever pre-release 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 1 Up until that relocation, Broth- center for female offenders — ers had lived his entire life in and 6Charlotte 1 7 House 2 8— in 4 conjunction 9 3 5 around Boston, Massachusetts, with the Massachusetts Depart3 8 2 5 9 6 1 4 7 with their last northern home- ment of Corrections. He was apSUDOKU stead being a familiar andEasy friendlySUDOKU 4pointed 9 5an 3Associate 7 1 State 2 Direc8 Easy 6 tor for the American Association address to family, friends and 5 4 8 1 3 9 7 6 2 31 65 89 47 76 93 54 22 of 18 neighbors: 29 Charlotte Street, Retired Persons, board member of 9 7 Dorchester, 1 6 2 Massachusetts.

8 3 5 4 47the22Boston 93 Chapter 18 84 5of 66 NAACP, 71 39 5 the trustee of the Woodbury MemoBrothers’ life journey began 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 1 1 5 74 39 61 22 95 87 43 assistant treasurer of the on November 15, 1917, arriving 8rial6Fund, 6 1 to 7 proud 2 8 parents 4 9 Lewis 3 5O. and 5 Putnam 3 2 Child 6 1Guidance 8 7 Center, 4 9 5 4 8 1 3 9 7 6 2 St. Mark 3 8 Martha 2 5 9L. (Munroe) 6 1 4 Brothers, 7 7 and4 board 6 member 5 9 79 1 6of 3 2the 2 88 3 51 4 and a welcome addition to a family Social Center.2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 1 4 9 that 5 would 3 7 eventually 1 2 8include 6 four 8 A 9 prostate 1 7 6 12cancer 6 7 24 8 43 9 35 5 survivor, 3 8 2 5 9 6 1 4 7 Brothers later became an advocate sons and one daughter — Ken1 5 9 7 6 3 4 2 8 6 7 4 8 4 93 5 31 7 12 2 89 6 5 neth, Alfred, Mildred and Roy. for early detection 1 5 9 7 and 6 3 4assisted 2 8 7 2 He 3 would 8 4 occupy 5 6 the 1 3rd 9 born 9in the 1 development 3 2 7 25 3 87of 4 6prostate 8 4 5a 16 9 8 6 4 9 1 2 5 7 3 cancer support group at Beth position and is now recognized as 8 6 4 9 1 2 5 7 3 2 8 5 9 4 6 1 3 7 the last member of his immediate Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and played an active role with the family to pass on.

5 4 8 1 3 9 7 6 2 3 6 8 4 7 9 5 2 1 American Cancer Society and the Many that SUDOKU 9 7 1would 6 2 8 3suggest 5 4 4 2 9 1 8 5 6 7 3Moderate 2 3 was 6 4 the 5 7personification 8 9 1 7 3 6 Health 2 9 8 4 and Brothers of Department 1of5 Public 6 1 7 2 8 4 9 3 5 1 8 67 4 79 9 outreach 1 35 3effort 82 6 2into 4 commu“Boston Strong,” having attended 5their 3 8 2 5 9 6 1 4 7 7 4 6 5 9 3 8 1 2 prominently Boston4 Public 9 5 3 7Schools 1 2 8 6exclusively 1 7 52 4 13 5 36 6nities 8 of2 color.

78 9 4ACS 9 9 7 6 3 his 4 2 Bachelor 8 prior 1to5 earning of featured him6 in 7 4collateral 8 3 1 2 9mate5 7 2 3 8 4 5 6 1 9 1 93 2 1 5 75 4 6 28 7 69 spots 8 and in-person Science Degree in Management 3rial,4television 8 6 4 9 1 2 5 7 3 2 8 5 9 4 6 1 3 7 during his tenure as their from Boston University in 1955. 7events 1 6 8 3 4 2 9 5 Prior to his collegiate years, Broth- campaign spokesperson.

8 5 4 9 2 7 3 6 1 ersEasy served stateside during World DOKU SUDOKU Easy Easy SUDOKU Easy War II as a Paratrooper with the Civic leader SUDOKU Moderate SUDOKU Moderate 9 2 3 1 5 6 4 8 59 47 86United 12 3 States 9 3 7Air 82 41 remembered 7 9 5 as 2 “The 1 7 6 6Force’s 8 2 4 555th 7 39 65 Fondly 5 9 1 3 8 2 6 7 4 6 93 7of 42 17 2Street” 5 84 36 98 73 15Parachute 64 2 8 Infantry 4 1 8 45 1Patron 26 97 5 13Charlotte 8 5 9 6 8 7 during 3 4 3 2 5 9 (separate) Battalion — obtaining the rank of his 38 years there, Brothers 6 8 2 7 4 5 1 3 9 52 86 29 94 31 78 47 15 or6 27 38 69Sergeant 41 5 Major 7 1 8 at 9 7 time 1 3 of6 his12 ganized 59 78 34the 6local 2 crime-watch 9 8 4 3 5 the 3 4 7 6 9 1 5 2 8 1 37 48and55had66 its83participants 9 2 7 64 19 73honorable 25 8 4discharge 5 6 service 37 24 69 1 8 7 9 4 1 9 2 5 9 3 3 2from 1 58 4patrol 7 1 in 6 1946.

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9 6 7 8 36 81 24 5His 6 7 1 4 4career 48 created 61 52 his 7 9professional 6 7 5 (which 9 73 He 59 9own 13 3 neighborhood 88 2 61 7 42 8 5 began 4 9 in 21958) 7 was 3 peppered 6 1 with 7stimulus 51 1 33 9 5 8 program 2 6 84 2 76by4 hiring 9 41 92 58 36 7 1 8 2 9 8 1 6 7 2 84 93 15 76 32 4 74 6 93 1 55 2 86the work 9 2 streaks 3 1 of5his6humanitarian 4 8 7 spirit, 9area 7 1do 83 3 yard 42 2 94 5 6 youth 1 7to 8 6 his 5 13 54 92specifically, 78 6 3 his 72 49 of85 doing 6 4 foresight 7 2 4 8 8to lead 3 61 instead 83 5 41 7 39own 6 15 — it 9on22 his 1 3 5 2 7to establish 9 8 4 6 7 3 7 9 instilling 6 9 22 3 11 5 68 4 85posi4 75 26 31the89effort 4 5 9 6 1 1 3an9employee 14 36 28 15 3 57 2an74early 2 5 97 thereby 9 86 4 68 as 4tive1 work ethic and getting some 2 6 credit 9 4 union 1 8during 7 his 5 tenure 3 6 8 2 67 9 45 1 83 7 59 3 2 82 65 47the93Purchasing 1 2 2 5 Contracting 81 53 into 97 the 8 7 5 3 9 4Of-26 money 44 7 pockets 86 5 61 3 of 93 others 1 27 4 7 ficer 8 5for 6the 3Electronic 9 1 Systems 2 8that2 were 5 in3need.

9 His 4 good 7 neigh6 1 5 4 8 and 1 3 9the 7 6Air 2 Force 3 9 7 6 2Division 3 6 was 8 4 on 7 9 full 5 2 display 1 3 6 Sys8 4 7 bor 9 5 mindset 2 1 9 75 19 61 SUDOKU 23 88 32 56 47 4 2 8 3 5 4 4 26 99 17 84 51 62 75 38 3 4 2 9 1 SUDOKU 8 5 6 7 3 Easy Easy UDOKU SUDOKU Easy EasyHard tems Command at Hanscom Field during many of Boston’s notorious 2 36 68 42 57 74 85 91 13 9 5 7 8 9 1 1 55 78 32 69 23 97 84 41 6 1 5 7 3 6 2 9 8 4 in Bedford, Massachusetts.

He winter “nor’easters,” where Broth9 7 6 2 6 1 7 2 8 4 9 3 5 3 6 8 4 7 9 5 2 1 8 4 9 3 5 3 4 7 6 9 1 5 2 8 5 3 2 6 1 8 7 4 9 5 4 8 1 3 9 7 6 2 5 3 2 63 1 9 86 7 5 48 9 7 4 31 73 64 95 86 58 29 22 47 1 1 3 87 as 21 5the 63 14 42 79union’s 9 6 1 4 7served 6 98 credit 5 7clear 42 64 sidewalks 53 91 35 89 16 on 27 both 7 pres4 6 5 9 ers 3 8 would 1 2 8 9 1 4 18 9from 81 7452 1sides 63 6 597of6 2Charlotte 6 22 744 636 951 763 89 3 3 42 987 1732 815ident 644 98and 255 34 officially 879412 327283 566retired 138 497 815 578 5Street with the 1 59 92 73 61 35 46 24 88 7 6 3 4 2 8 6 79 46 81 37 18 23 92 54 5 6 7 4 8 3 1 2 9 5 federal service in 1973. earliest, if not only snow blower 7 274 5386 1699 417 21 533 85 742157 869518 9947 6 1 39 1 63 2125 4 7594 3 6788 8 349 113 637 229 256 972 941 568 885 64 4on 8 1974, 62 46 99 Brothers 14 21 58 77 3began 1 2 5 7 3 5 3 2 84 51 96 48 67 15 33 79 2 2a 8four5 9 4 the 6 1 block.

3 7 In 1 58 2 37 Brothers 4 87 8 455 6 933 9 312 2 5 6 4 24 9 69 8was 8 12 75 83 39 74 67 46 11 9 5 64 19 73year 25 position with Newton, Masa lifetime member sachusetts-based manufacturing of Omega Psi 4 3Fraternity, 6 8 7 1 3Inc., 36 81 24 57 9 6 7 1 4 4 6 7 5 9 73 8 48 1 61 5 52 9 9Phi 22 company Solar Control Products having joined its ranks during his SUDOKU Hard DOKU Moderate 1as6Purchas7 2 SUDOKU 3University 5 3 8and 9ulti4 41SUDOKU 92 58Corporation, 36 7 SUDOKU 1 8serving 2 9 8Moderate 84 6Boston 93 7 15Moderate 76 2 2 1 4 years 5Moderate 6 Hard 5 3 8 1 2 9 6 7 4 5123 9 9564 5 1972ing 23 68 64 972formally 72 744 48 481joining 7 3748Agent 3 86 6 before 9752 2 7489 6serving 4835 5 13 as 13 6621 3mately 8 21Basileus 1 52 4 89 of7 3two 59 GHNS #2461

local chapters: Gamma, the fraternity’s 3rd established chapter and Boston-area alumni chapter Eta Phi. He was recognized by his fraternity in 1994 with one of its highest member honors, the Carter G. Woodson Humanitarian Award.

Having led a life guided by sacrifice and love for all mankind, several other citations for his service came his way. They include the SUDOKU YMCA Outstanding Service Award (1956-1966), 20-year Ser3 6 8 4 7 9 5 vice Recognition Award (1986), and 4Outstanding 2 9 1 Leadership 8 5 6 Award (1989), AARP Dedicated 1 5 7 3 6 2 9 Service Citation (1990-94), Harvard Street 5 3 Health 2 6 Center’s 1 8 Black 7 Male Life Center Award (1995), 7 4 6 5 9 3 8 Massachusetts Department of Public 8 Health’s 9 1 7Rebecca 2 4 Lee 3 Award for Outstanding Contri6 to 7Improving 4 8 Health 3 1 Care 2 bution in Communities 9 1 3 of 2 Color 5 7(1996), 4 and the Longwood Area Prostate 2 Support 8 5 Group’s 9 4 Outstand6 1 Cancer ing Leadership Award (1998).

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Mrs. Donna Jones, Mrs. Adrienne McClure, Mrs. Pamela Graham and Mrs. Patricia Haley, nephew Dr. Alfred Brothers Jr., and numerous cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Army Emergency Relief Fund: http://www.aerhq. org/dnn563/Donations/HonoraryorMemorial.aspx

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razy, Stupid, Love; Last Trip; The Guilt Trip; Tangled; Cars 1 and 2 are just several of the films you’ve probably seen in the last few years all written by the engaging Dan Fogelman. The screenwriter now adds director to his title with the heartwarming, sometimes serious and sometimes funny dramedy, Danny Collins.

Inspired by a true story, the film is about aging rock star Danny Collins (Al Pacino in the title role) who is presented on his birthday with a never-delivered letter written to him 40 years earlier by John Lennon, from his longtime manager and friend Frank Grubman (played by the incomparable Christopher Plummer). Danny begins to wonder “what if he and Lennon had met and how would his life be different?” Overnight, he upends his life: he leaves his fiancée in LA, cancels a sold-out tour and checks into a small-town New Jersey Hilton to connect with the family he abandoned on his rise to stardom 40 years earlier.

Written and directed by Dan Fogelman, Danny Collins is one of several sweet and engaging films such as Begin Again, St. Vincent, This Is Where I Leave You and The Way, Way Back that fill a much-needed void in the film spectrum, dealing with adult fare such as love, family and relationships.

“These movies are heart movies and they cost a lot of money,” says Fogelman, in Boston recently promoting the film. “A film like this, you really want Al Pacino. You want these movie stars in it. So, these movie star-driven dramedies are kind of accessible, funny and hopefully touching, and maybe not all critic-proof because critics can be cynical. They’re getting harder and harder to get done but it’s the kind of movie I like so I just keep chasing it.”

The hope is that these stardriven movies will also be commercially viable. The film, which was released by Bleeker Street, first opened in Los Angeles and New York at major commercial theaters in Century City Plaza and in Lincoln Center.

“My hope is that with the success of a movie like Begin Again, which I also loved, or as an example, The Way, Way Back, can get into as many theaters as you’d like to see them get into. This in many ways is a very populist movie that we made independently,” says the

first-time director.

Adding soul and depth to the cast is Bobby Cannavale as Collins’ estranged son Tom Donnelly, Jennifer Garner as his wife Samantha, Giselle Eisenberg as their energetic seven-year old daughter Holly, and Annette Bening as Mary Sinclair, the Hilton hotel manager and Collin’s potential love interest.

Fogelman avoided directing for a long time because he felt he wasn’t ready. He decided to make the leap with this film for several reasons. He felt ready age-wise and on a maturity and career-level he says, “The timing felt right finally. I felt like I knew enough.

I had been on enough sets. I worked with a lot of very big, very, very famous actors and I knew how to do that. I just felt ready.”

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Fogelman also felt attached to the script in a different way.

“I felt like I couldn’t imagine good, bad or otherwise, because once you turn over a script to the director, the movie becomes theirs and not yours anymore,” he said. “That’s okay, that’s the way it’s done and the way it has to be, frankly. I’ve been very blessed to have worked with directors who’ve involved me in the process and keep me very involved and I’ve learned from them, literally on every single

film. I couldn’t imagine, even if it turned into a better movie than I was capable of making, I couldn’t imagine it one hair different than the movie I wanted to make.”

Transitioning from screenwriter to director was “as big a jump as you can make,” says Fogelman. He describes the role of director as running a corporation “…where every single thing is a funnel, every single thing whether it be the color of the tablecloth, to the shape of a glass, to what do you want Al Pacino to say in a scene, everything runs through you.”

He adds that “as much as you’re being a creative, hopefully like visionary, you’re also just managing a lot of people and you need to be definitive and you need to be decisive. And you need to fake it a great deal of the time, because there’s no human being on the planet who has all the answers, but nobody wants an insecure director who can’t answer the questions.”

Of the stars he’s worked with, Fogelman knows that at the end of the day, they too have families and they have issues that they worry about, but “if you ultimately really want to direct them you need to be willing to engage with them as human beings and not as an Al Pacino.”

Danny Collins is now in theaters nationwide.

April D. Ryan is a veteran journalist who has been a White House correspondent for the past 18 years. She also serves as the Washington bureau chief for the American Urban Radio Networks.

Besides covering the Obama administration, Ryan’s responsibilities include hosting The White House Report, a syndicated show airing on about 300 radio stations around the country. The Morgan State grad still lives in her native Baltimore which is where she is raising two daughters, aged 7 and 12.

Here, she talks about her new memoir, The Presidency in Black and White.

Kam Williams: Advocacy seems like a constant tango between knowing which battles to choose and when.

How do you find the balance between knowing when to pull back and when to go full steam ahead?

April Ryan: It’s kind of a dance we do that’s not scripted or choreographed. We just have to kinda feel our way through. For the most part, you ask questions about current events of the day or about what’s happening in the community. If you think you can get more

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continued from page 16 of an answer, you follow up. But you do have to know when to pull back, otherwise you could make a fatal mistake, because that room is unforgiving. It’s just a dance that you have to learn how to do.

KW: What interested you in writing a memoir?

AR: A friend told me that I could not sit in that room and not write one. I basically started journaling from day one. I tried to work out a book deal during the Clinton years, but it was too soon.

During the Bush years we did get a bite, but the editor got fired.

Then, when President Obama was elected, my agent and I looked at each other, and said, “This is it!”

And it was time. [Chuckles]

KW: What would you describe as the high point of your years with the White House Press Corps?

AR: There have been a lot of high points, professionally. But, I’d say it was the 100th anniversary of the White House Correspondents’ Association. My proudest moment was to be the third African-American on the board in the history of the organization. That board was founded by all white men. So, as a black female I was very proud to be in that picture alongside the first black president and first lady.

Things have changed, and I’m very thankful to be in the history books.

KW: What impact has Obama’s

exec/obidos/ASIN/1442238410/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 presidency had overall on how Americans deal or do not deal with racism?

AR: Well, what I would say is that Barack Obama will always have race and politics follow him, because of the historic nature of his presidency as the first black president. But he has made people talk about race, especially in his second term. He’s now more open and conversational about race than he has ever been. And this is a topic that we, as a people, are hypersensitive about no matter where you are on the spectrum. We have to understand that we are a nation that’s browning. I think this is an issue that’s bigger than just this president. It’s dated back to the inception of the enslavement of Africans in America. We haven’t been able to get it right yet. It’s both a heart issue and a legislative issue. I think we need to talk about it, but if anybody can effectuate a major change, it’s a president of the United States.

Just look at history… LBJ and the Voting Rights Act… Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation… and also FDR.

KW: You are in a unique position as a White House correspondent. How much do you think the troubles between Congress and the president can be attributed to race and how much to differences in political philosophy?

AR: I believe race is that piece

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of this presidency that people don’t want to acknowledge, but it’s there.

We know that there are those who don’t like Barack Obama just because he is African American. For instance, look at how Loretta Lynch is having a hard time in her confirmation hearings as attorney general. She is more than qualified, and has been confirmed before. On Chris Matthews’ [MSNBC] show, I predicted that it would be difficult for her. And I was right. There are some things you know inherently as a person of color.

So, what’s going on is not a surprise to me. Race does play a major factor with what’s going on between President Obama and Congress.

KW: Being on the inside, do you see a difference in the way fellow correspondents question and discuss President Obama as opposed to their treatment of previous presidents?

AR: For the most part, no.

They’re very respectful.

KW: In your opinion, what are some things the president can do to improve race relations in this country?

AR: I think I’ve already answered that. The speech he delivered in Selma on the 50th anniversary of the march was very powerful. It tore me up when we went over the Edmund Pettus Bridge. However, the most poignant moment of the day was when Congressman John Lewis said, “If anybody had told me 50 years ago, that I would be back here introducing the first African-American President, I’d have said, ‘You’re crazy!’” I got goose bumps. It was moving, because John Lewis is not only a hero to me but to so many

other African-Americans. If it were not for his getting clubbed over the head and knocked unconscious, along with others who were beaten with Billy clubs, bitten by dogs, and sprayed with fire hoses, we would not have the right to vote, and I would not be in the White House being called upon by name by the last three presidents. That experience touched every part of my being, because that history is a part of me.

KW: What do you envision for race relations with Hillary Clinton or a Republican as president?

AR: My hope is that whoever the next president is, as well as the president after that, they’re willing to deal with race, because, like I said, we are a country that is browning.

KW: Obama appears to have a very close relationship with Al Sharpton.

How much of a positive impact has this had on the black community?

AR: I don’t know how much of a positive impact it has had on the black community, but he’s not only close to Reverend Sharpton, but there are many other black leaders the president’s working with.

Obama wants to hear from the grassroots with connections to the community, and Al Sharpton definitely has his ear to the ground.

KW: Much of the media attention surrounding Cornel West’s disappointment with the lack of attention or focus by the Obama administration on poor and workingclass black and brown people has died down. How many of Dr. West’s concerns were justified?

AR: I believe that Dr. West, Tavis [Smiley] and many of the others have some legitimate beefs, and that there’s a need for them because they’re applying pressure. But there’s also a need for a Donna Brazile. In response to one of my questions, President Obama said that African-Americans have been doing better since he became president, and that he’s still trying to bridge gaps. We have seen a lot of improvement, but more work still needs to be done. And I don’t think those communities would be served well if everyone were in agreement with him.

KW: What has been your biggest disappointment with the Obama administration?

AR: If I have a disappointment, it would be with the black unemployment numbers. He couldn’t be expected to make a drastic enough change in six years to get it on par with white America’s unemployment rate, but I would still like to see him focus on it more, because the figure is extremely high.

KW: Six years into the Obama presidency, do you believe the Nobel Prize awarded him has proven to be warranted?

AR: I’m not a member of the Nobel committee, but I know that the wars were taking a big toll on the world, and especially this country, financially and in terms of the loss of life. People were so primed for peace that they were eager to give President Obama the Nobel Prize.

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Crime writer becomes embroiled in real-life murder mystery in neo-noir Man From Reno

KW: Who is the most likeable of the presidents you covered, and who was the smartest?

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Aki Akahori (Ayako Fujitani) is a mystery writer in her native Japan where she is famous for her best-selling Inspector Takabe series. But despite achieving phenomenal success and the fanfare surrounding the release of her latest potboiler, the novelist is still feeling so empty that she’s contemplating suicide.

Desperate for a change of scenery, she travels from Tokyo to San Francisco where she rents a hotel room, and plays with a razor while sitting in a bathtub.

Fortunately, before making a rash decision, she ventures down to the bar where she is propositioned by a handsome Japanese gentleman (Kazuki Kitamura) in town from Reno.

Though initially offended by the crass overture, Aki eventually invites the solicitous stranger up to her room for a delightful evening of no-strings attached sex. The next morning, the strapping hunk vanishes into thin air without saying goodbye. However he does leave a suitcase full of clues behind.

Meanwhile, in nearby San Marco, Sheriff Moral (Pepe

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Furthermore, besides the authorities, there are a number of unsavory characters who are suddenly suspicious of seemingly innocent Aki. They also want access to her recently-deceased lover’s belongings.

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AR: I don’t want to answer that.

Let me say this. All three are likable.

One thing that many people forget is that they are human beings as well as presidents. When I had a soul food dinner with Bill Clinton and other black journalists, he said, “I came because you invited me and I like you, and I like the food.” He said it made him feel like he was back home again, and that you’d be surprised how, after becoming president, people only invite you out for a fundraiser or for this or that official function, but not for a simple dinner where you could just relax and be yourself. That was so telling. I actually felt sorry for him.

President George W. Bush and I laughed so much, and President Clinton and I laughed a lot. They’re more gregarious than President Obama, but he’s funny, too. And he’s a nice guy. But he’s had to be more cautious about how he’s perceived. All three of the presidents are very smart, although Bush played on the fact that people had low expectations of him. He looked more like the average person than Clinton or Obama.

KW: Which president aged the most in the job?

AR: All three aged a lot, but Obama has aged tremendously.

That job will put a lot of stress on you. I understand why he golfs

and plays basketball. He looked like a little boy when he first ran for president. Now, you look at him and go, “Who is that?”

KW: Which president cared the most for the poor and which did the most for the wealthy?

AR: I can’t say, but I believe the Democrats are always going to tow the line and try to lift people out of poverty into the middle-class.

KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

AR: I see a woman who’s trying to make it. I see someone who’s aging, who’s getting older. I see a single-mother with two girls whom I adore and who love me back. And I see someone who’s trying to contribute to society by raising two children to become wonderful women who can contribute to society themselves.

KW: What advice do you have for anyone who wants to follow in your footsteps?

AR: This business has changed from when I started out in the ’80s. You don’t have to major in broadcasting anymore because anybody who has a personality and a big following on a blog or on Twitter can basically get on the air, participate and say whatever you want. I wouldn’t study journalism. It could be a hobby along the way while you’re doing something else. So, the delivery system is changing, so I would really rethink the idea of entering this industry.

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Meat: “The one thing that you really want to not scrimp on is your meat,” says Smith-Ransome. Up to 15 percent of the contents of cheaper and frozen meats can actually be water or stock.

Produce: Lane encourages you to try farmers markets for produce.

You are getting things that are fresh and in season, and he finds it to be comparable to a grocery store or a bit cheaper on most items.

Dairy: It’s worth the extra money to buy cheese that is really cheese. Smith-Ransome explains that you don’t want the product to say “cheese food” or “cheese product,” indicators that these are processed products with added ingredients to look like cheese.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015 • BAY STATE BANNER • 21

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

LEGAL

The Boston Public Schools intends to submit a grant application to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Expanded Learning Time and Out-of-School Time Fund Code: 647-B1B funding. This grant would support the Kenny and Mattahunt Elementary Schools, Fenway High School, and Boston International High/Newcomers Academy.

Families and/or community members who would like to review a full copy of the grant application or would like more information, should contact Marta Gredler, Program Director, Boston Public Schools at mgredler@bostonpub licschools.org or 617-635-6609.

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE NOTICE TO OFFERORS The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is commencing the procurement process for the following: IFB# 23-15: The Furnishing and Delivery of 44 New 60 FT Low-Floor Hybrid Buses with Option 1: 1 60 FT Diesel Hybrid Extended Range Bus and Option 2: An additional 20 or 45 Diesel Hybrid Extended Range Buses in accordance with the Authority’s Bid Documents and Technical Specification No. VE15-043.

Bidders will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations, DBE Regulations, Buy America (U.S. Content), and other Federal and State Laws and regulations as required.

All Offerors will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller General’s List of Ineligible Contractors.

This project is Federally funded.

Bid Documents and Specifications and other pertinent information may be obtained from the online Materials Procurement Advertisement website.

The system gives all vendors the opportunity to download an electronic copy of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and any addendums. Please use the following link to register: http://www.mbta.com/BCRegister This is a low-bid procurement. Sealed bids in strict compliance with the Specifications and Invitation for Bids are to be submitted on the form(s) provided and/ or stipulated in the bid documents, and are to be received in the Materials Management Office by 2:00pm (Eastern Time), on Wednesday June 10, 2015 to be eligible for consideration. A Pre-bid Conference will be held on Wednesday April 29, 2015 at 10:00 am, at the Vehicle Engineering Department Conference Room, located at 80 Broadway, Second Floor, Everett, MA 02149. Attendance is optional. A vehicle inspection will follow.

Please refer to Section A of the bid documents for more information.

The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposal(s), to waive minor irregularities, or to advertise for new offers, as may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Authority.

Stephanie Pollack MassDOT Secretary & CEO

Frank DePaola Acting General Manager and Rail and Transit Administrator

LEGAL

LEGAL

Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 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.

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

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Cheryl H. Wright

The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended.

The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00). 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.

No filed sub bids will be required for this contract.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, 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 BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 100 SUMMER ST., SUITE 1200 BOSTON, MA 02110

Electronic bids for MBTA Contract No. R40CN01, CABOT CARHOUSE – PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS, DORCHESTER, MA, (CLASS 11 – ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, CABOT CARHOUSE – PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND PROJECT VALUE – $2,435,000.00) can be submitted at www.bidx.com until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) on May 5, 2015.

Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.

Work consists of: Removal and proper disposal of PCB caulking, woodstairs and shelving, pallets and cardboard boxes. Cleanup of dust on surfaces.

Provide and install modular offices, metal shelving and stairs and plastic pallets and bins.

This Contract is subject to a financial assistance Contract between the MBTA and the Federal Transit Administration of U.S. Department of Transportation. FTA Participation 80 percent.

Bidders’ attention is directed to Appendix 1, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program in the specifications. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of Appendix 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Provision, Bidders must submit an assurance with their Bids that they will make sufficient and reasonable efforts to meet the stated DBE goal of 12 percent.

Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/cur rent_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Francis A. DePaola, P.E. Interim General Manager of the MBTA April 1, 2015 MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. LP1406-C1, FY2016-2018, SKILLED TRADES MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR CARGO BUILDING NOS. 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, GREEN BUS DEPOT AND OFFICE BUILDING NOS. 7 & 11, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 02128, 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 22, 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, LOGAN OFFICE CENTER, SUITE 209S, ONE HARBORSIDE DRIVE, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015.

THE WORK INCLUDES THE MAINTENANCE, CONTRACT COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUILDINGS, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT IDENTIFIED IN DIVISION III, AND LOCATED AT SOUTH CARGO BUILDING NOS. 56, 57, 58, 62 , 63, GREEN BUS DEPOT AND OFFICE BUILDING NOS. 7 & 11, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128.

Carrol M. Wright

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B. The Complaint is on file at the Court.

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

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Jeffrey W. Brids, ESQ. Law Office of Jeffrey W. Brids, 1212 Hancock Street LL-20, Quincy, MA 02169, your answer, if any, on or before 05/14/2015. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

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

Date: February 26, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

Docket No. SU15W0410WD Summons By Publication Antonia Martins, Plaintiff v.

Victor Lopes, Defendant

To the above named Defendant: A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff (s), Antonia Martins, seeking Complaint to Establish Paternity.

You are required to serve upon Antonia Martins — plantiff (s) — whose address is 180 Magnolia St. Dorchester, MA 02125 your answer on or before May 28th, 2015. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer in the office of the Register of this Court at Boston.

Witness, Joan P. Armstrong, Esquire, First Justice of said Court at Boston, this 11th day of March, 2015.

Publication: Bay State Banner

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Court

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF HALL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA FAMILY DIVISION

INVITATION TO BID

Children: Christian Devonte Charles Petitioner: June J Beharry and Respondent: Joannah Sonia Charles

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

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

*WRA-4012

Aquatic Invasive Macrophyte Survey Update at MWRA/ DCR Source and Emergency Reservoirs

04/15/15

2:00 p.m.

*WRA-4013

Aquatic Invasive Macrophyte Control at the Wachusett Reservoir

04/15/15

3:00 p.m.

**OP-267

Ward Street Headworks Radio Tower Demolition

04/23/15

2:00 p.m.

Civil Action File No: 2015-CV-608J NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME(S) OF MINOR CHILD(REN) Notice is hereby given that June J Beharry, the undersigned, filed his/her petition to the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia, on the 18th day of March, 2015, praying for change in the name(s) of the following child(ren) from: Christian Devonte Charles to Christian Charles Beharry.

*To access and bid on Events please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. **To obtain Contact Documents send request to the MWRA’S Document Distribution Office at MWRADocumentDistribution@mwra.com Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

vs.

To the Defendant:

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

Docket No. SU15D0318DR

Docket No. SU15P0553GD

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Abner Guerrier Of Roxbury Crossing, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Benjamin Healthcare Center of Roxbury Crossing, MA and Velma J. Brinson of Mattapan, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Abner Guerrier is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Velma J. Brinson of Mattapan, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondant is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/23/2015. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you.

In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

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

Date: March 16, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.

This 18th day of March, 2015 June J Beharry Petitioner

REAL ESTATE Bellingham Affordable Housing Two 3 Bedroom Single Family Homes Price: $208,200 1141 South Main Street and Benelli Street

OPEN HOUSE: 1141 South Main Street Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. —12:00 p.m.

Public Information Meeting 6:30, Tuesday April 7, 2015 Municipal Center, 10 Mechanic St. Application Deadline May 9, 2015

ASSETS TO $75,000 Units by lottery MAX ALLOWABLE INCOME 1 person household: 2 person household: 3 person household: 4 person household: 5 person household: 6 person household:

$48,800 $55,800 $62,750 $69,700 $75,300 $80,900

For Info and Application: Pick Up: Bellingham Municipal Center, Town Clerk Office and Public Library Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com Application available online at: www.mcohousingservices.com

22 • Thursday, April 2, 2015 • BAY STATE BANNER

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE Franklin Highlands 278 Humboldt Ave Dorchester, MA 02121

The waiting lists for Federally Subsidized 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom apartments at Franklin Highlands will be open the following dates/times: Tuesday April 7, 2015

Wednesday April 8, 2015

Thursday April 9, 2015

10am-2pm

8am-12pm

3pm-7pm

Income Limits by Household Size must be at or below HUD’s 50% Area Median Gross Income Limit as follows: 1 Person $34,500 3 Persons $44,350 5 Persons $53,200 7 Persons $61,100 2 Persons $39,400 4 Persons $49,250 6 Persons $57,150 8 Persons $65,050 Applicants must qualify for Section 8 and Tax Credit Programs, rents will be calculated using Section 8 guidelines.

Applications for housing can be obtained as follows: • In-person at Franklin Highlands Security Office, 246 Humboldt Avenue, Dorchester MA 02121 (on the dates and times specified above); or •

By U.S. Mail if request is made by calling 617-209-5411/MA Relay 711 and leaving a message, or emailing FHapp@maloneyproperties.com, with the following information: o Type of application requested (a 1, 2, 3 or 4 Bedroom Application); and o Applicant’s full name, full mailing address and telephone number.

All email and phone requests must be made by 7pm on April 9, 2015.

All completed applications must be submitted in-person or via U.S. Mail to: • Franklin Highlands Management Office, 278 Humboldt Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121 • Office hours for submissions in-person are: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm Deadline: All completed, original applications must be received or post-marked no later than 4:30pm on Monday April 20, 2015. Only original applications will be accepted (no photo copied or emailed applications will be accepted).

If you or any family member has a disability, or limited English proficiency, and as a result need assistance completing the application and/or any assistance during the application process, we will be happy to provide assistance upon request by calling 617-209-5411/MA Relay 711.

Franklin Highlands has existing waitlists. Completed original applications received by the deadline will be entered into a lottery to determine placement order of lottery applicants to be added to these existing lists.

Preferences will apply. The lottery will take place on a future date, to be determined, and all applicants to be entered into the lottery will be notified in writing at least 10 days prior to the lottery date.

Managed by Maloney Properties, Inc. 278 Humboldt Ave, Dorchester MA 02121

Restoration Housing 747 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 T: 617-232-5819 F: 617-734-5853 TDD: 1-800-439-2370

Please take notice that the Waiting List(s) for Restoration Housing will be closed as of April 17, 2015 for the one, two, and three bedroom apartments.

We are closing the wait lists as the average waiting time for an apartment exceeds more than five years.

An advertisement will be placed in the newspaper when the list re-opens.

Thank you for your interests in joining our community.

Managed by: Wingate Management Company

Northfield Commons in Andover Affordable Housing Lottery www.s-e-b.com 3BR Duplex Units & 3BR Single-Family Homes for $199,800 Your Total Monthly Housing Costs* are only $1,450 (approx.)!!! *Total Monthly Housing Costs are the estimated sum of a your mortgage payment (30 year, fixed rate), your monthly real-estate taxes, and insurance. HOA fees are $90/mo.

This is a lottery for the 14 affordable Homes being built at Northfield Commons. These 14 homes will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. The first affordable homes will be ready in early 2015. All affordable homes are at least 1,900 sqft and have 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms. Homes have 9’ ceilings, and a first floor that features a kitchen with generous cabinet space and a center island with breakfast bar, a formal dining room flows to an expansive living room with large windows & first-floor laundry. The second floor features two bedrooms, a second bathroom, and a spacious loft area.

The Maximum Income Limits for Households are as follows: $46,100 (1 person), $52,650 (2 people), $59,250 (3 people), $65,800 (4 people), $71,100 (5 people), $76,350 (6 people) Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets.

For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please visit: www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900.

Applications and Required Income Documentation must be recieved, not postmarked, by 2 pm on May 26th, 2015 A Public Info Session will be held on April 22nd, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Activity Room in Andover’s Memorial Hall Library (2 North Main St). The lottery will be on June 9th at 6 pm the same location.

Applications and Information also available at the Memorial Hall Library in Andover on 2 North Main St (M-Th 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5)

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Thursday, April 2, 2015 • BAY STATE BANNER • 23

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

Wollaston Manor 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

REAL ESTATE

Affordable Homeownership Opportunity The Belclare Wellesley 53 Grove Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 www.BelclareLottery.com

Senior Living At It’s Best

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

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

#888-691-4301

Program Restrictions Apply.

Parker Hill Apartments

5 Affordable Units Unit #

# Bed

Price

# HH

80% AMI Low Income

Carriage House

101

1

$173,100

1

$48,800

Carriage House

102

2

$194,500

2

$55,800

Carriage House

201

3

$216,000

3

$62,750

Cottage

101

2

$194,500

4

$69,700

Cottage

201

2

$194,500

5

$75,300

* 2015 Area Median Incomes for the Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, MA-NH MSA. Households may request an application be sent by email or mail from 3/20 - 5/20 through the following methods: Visit: www.BelclareLottery.com Call: 617-209-5405 – MA Relay 711 Applications will also be able to pick up an application at the Wellesley Free Public Library located at 530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482 during business hours from 3/20 - 5/20.

Deadline for completed applications by mail only: Postmarked no later than 5/27 Maloney Properties, Inc. Attention: Belclare Wellesley Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481

Brand New Renovated Apartment Homes Stainless Steel Appliances New Kitchen Cabinets Hardwood Floors Updated Bathroom Custom Accent Wall Painting Free Parking Free Wi-Fi in lobby Modern Laundry Facilities

Two Bedrooms Starting at $2200 888-842-7945

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Selection by lottery. $75,000 Asset limit. Use & resale restrictions apply.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. 617-209-5405 - MA Relay 711 or email: Belclare@MaloneyProperties.com www.MaloneyRealEstate.com

HELP WANTED

LIFT, a growing national nonprofit that helps families build the strong personal, social, and financial foundations that they need to lift themselves out of poverty for good, is seeking a new Executive Director to lead its resource centers in Roxbury and Somerville. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader to drive the growth of the local work of one of the nation’s most innovative organizations committed to combating poverty. Requires team management and fundraising skills and commitment to the mission. www.liftcommunities.org.

To apply, please send cover, resume and salary history to Susan Egmont, Egmont Associates, segmont@egmontassociates.com.

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

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

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4+ bdrms Newly renovated, 2000+ sq ft apt in 3 fam, no smkng/pets, hrdwd flrs, eat-in kit, pantry, lg master bedroom, din and lv rm, laundry rm, enclosed frnt/bck prchs, off street prkng, T access, min to Bost.

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617-283-2081 Gables University Station Affordable Housing Lottery Westwood, MA

HELP WANTED Property Manager

United Housing Management LLC is seeking an experienced professional to manage a Market Rent Development. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in managing at least 150 units of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with the ability to interpret and analyze financial projections, experience and skills in team building and motivation, including organizational skills with strong verbal and written communication; ability to relate effectively with people of various backgrounds. Proficiency in a second language is a plus. Professional Certification as a Property Manager and Tax Credit Specialist are required. Transportation is a must. Submit resume and cover letter to: United Housing Management LLC, 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121.

Fax: 617-442-7231 no later than April 10, 2015. United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Six 1BRs @ $1,251*, Eight 2BRs @ $1,387* No Utilities included except water and sewer Gables University Station is a 130 unit apartment building on 95 University Avenue. 14 of the units will be rented to households with annual incomes not exceeding 80% of AMI adjusted for family size as determined by HUD. Gables University Station shares community amenities with Gables II University Station (such as clubhouse area with a pool, lounge, conference room, and fitness center) however only the affordable units at Gables University Station are available through this lottery. The affordable units at Gables II University Station will be available through a separate and distinct lottery in the near future. Please see the Info Packet for more details.

Maximum Household Income Limits are: $48,800 (1 person), $55,800 (2 people), $62,750 (3 people), $69,700 (4 people) A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on April 7th, 2015 at the Westwood Public Library Community Room (660 High St).

Property Manager United Housing Management LLC is seeking an experienced professional to manage a Section 8 Development. The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience in managing at least 150 units with Project Based Section 8 and Tax Credit layering; ability to interpret and analyze financial projections, experience and skills in team building and motivation, including organizational skills with strong verbal and written communication ; ability to relate effectively with people of various backgrounds. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Professional Certification as a Property Manager and Tax Credit Specialist are required. Transportation is a must. Submit resume and cover letter to: United Housing Management LLC, 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121. Fax: 617-4427231 no later than April 10, 2015. United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2:00 PM on May 12th, 2015.

The Lottery will be held on June 2nd at 6 PM in same location as the info session above.

For Details on Applications, the Lottery, and the Apartments, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 (press x1 then x 3) or go to: www.s-e-b.com/lottery Applications and Info Packets also available at the Westwood Main Library on 660 High Street (Hours: M-W 10-9, Th 1-9, F 10-6, Sa 10-5, Su 2-5)

Are you interested in a

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

Program eligibility includes: • • • • •

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

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

FM Radio Announcer (Full Time) Greater Media’s Country 102.5 has opened a national search for the next great night talent to come to Boston. You’ll join a great company, a great radio station, and a great staff. And you’ll bring the ability to entertain, and touch listeners on the air, through social media, and appearances. You will become intertwined with one of America’s greatest stations in one of America’s greatest cities. If it’s you.

Please send materials to: mbrophey@greatermediaboston.com ~No phone calls, please~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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In two semesters of study, you will gain knowledge and skills valued by biomedical companies and institutions.

The program includes: • Courses in Biotechnology and Clinical Research • Full-time internship • 12 BU undergraduate credits • Certificate in Applied Biotechnology • Job search assistance Admissions Requirements • Be an unemployed or underemployed resident of Metro Boston • Have a bachelor’s degree in STEM, healthcare or related area • Demonstrate two years of STEM or related work experience • Be a permanent US resident or citizen • Demonstrate competency in English and Math For more information about the program, admissions process and other requirements, Visit: www.bu.edu/BioSci. Email: BioSci@bu.edu Full tuition scholarships available for qualified individuals BioScience Academy at Boston University is part of the Metro Boston SCILS Initiative, which is funded by a $5 million H1B Technical Skills Training grant from the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

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