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Activists seek neighborhood council revival

Roxbury residents calling for more say in local development

By YAWU MILLER

When labor activists clashed with members of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee, some posed a critical question to the committee members, asking what gives that body the right to make decisions on behalf of Roxbury residents.

Most members were appointed by former Mayor Thomas Menino.

None were elected to represent the views of the neighborhood residents.

Questions about the legitimacy of the RSMOC, and the absence of a neighborhood-wide development review committee, have led to calls for the re-establishment of the long-defunct Roxbury Neighborhood Council.

“It’s absolutely critical that we have one organization that looks at all phases of planning and development,” said City Councilor Tito Jackson. “It is critical that the people who live in Roxbury and other neighborhoods have the right and ability to determine what type of development should happen in their neighborhood.”

The first council

The Roxbury Neighborhood Council was originally established 1986, an outgrowth of the Greater Roxbury Neighborhood Authority, a community organization that

sought community control over development in Roxbury.

“We said that the city was illegally disposing of land in Roxbury because there was no master plan governing the process,” said former City Councilor Chuck Turner, who in the 1980s was a member of the Greater Roxbury Neighborhood Authority.

The push for neighborhood councils in Boston mirrored a national trend toward greater community control. Neighborhood councils in cities like New York were given real veto power over development projects. In the 1983 city election, the organizing group Mass Fair Share placed a non-binding referendum on the ballot calling for the establishment of neighborhood councils with veto power. The measure passed by a two-to-one margin.

In 1984, after Raymond Flynn was elected mayor, his administration released plans to establish neighborhood councils in five areas, including West Roxbury, Codman Square and Chinatown.

The Flynn administration recognized the Roxbury group as the official council for the neighborhood. Like the other neighborhood councils, the RNC was given advisory authority, not the power that activists had sought to approve or kill projects.

See COUNCIL, page B11

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State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry reads from Martin Luther King’s April 22, 1965 address to a joint session of the Massachusetts Legislature as House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Stan Rosenberg and former state Rep. Michael Haynes listen.

Legislature recalls King’s address 50 years later

By YAWU MILLER

For former state Rep. Michael Haynes, 50 years has gone by like a blink of an eye. He remembers as clear as day the speech Martin Luther King Jr. delivered before a joint convention of the House and Senate on April 22, 1965, barely a month after the Selma to Montgomery march.

Monday, Haynes returned to the House chamber to deliver an invocation before House and Senate members, black elected officials, Gov. Charlie Baker and Massachusetts residents who came to commemorate the 50th anniversary of King’s speech.

Seated in front was a special

delegation of lawmakers from the 164th Session, who were present for the 1965 speech.

Back in ’65 Haynes, along with fellow black representatives Franklin Holgate and Royal Bolling Sr., were part of a delegation that brought King to the State House for a speech before a standing-room-only gathering of solons and activists.

“I still hear his words,” says Haynes, who also preached alongside King at the 12th Baptist Church while King was a PhD student at Boston University. “He left his mark here.”

Monday, Baker and House Speaker Robert DeLeo gave speeches. Members of the Massachusetts Legislative Black and

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King Jr., anniversary speech on page B12 Latino Caucus took turns reading portions of King’s 1965 address to the Legislature.

That speech, in which King exhorted the legislators to embrace the spirit of racial justice, came at an opportune moment. King himself had led Boston activists in a march from Roxbury to the Boston Common, urging the Legislature to pass the Racial Imbalance Act, which ordered school districts to desegregate or risk losing state funding.

See SPEECH, page B12

Montserrat premier visits Boston Celebrates immigrant advocacy group’s 80th

By ELIZA DEWEY

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Premier of Montserrat Donaldson Romeo (far right) celebrates with members of the Montserrat Progressive Society of Boston.

Members of the Boston Montserratian community gathered at the Venezia restaurant in Dorchester on Saturday night to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Montserrat Progressive Society of Boston. The evening included visits from the country’s Premier, Donaldson Romeo, and Mayor Martin J. Walsh, as well as

citations of thanks for Councilor Charles Yancey and Representative Gloria Fox.

A storied organization

Montserrat is a British territory in the Caribbean that remains under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s population left the island in the wake of a volcanic eruption in 1995. Today the country has only 6,000 residents and is still trying to

rebuild from the destruction.

The Montserrat Progressive Society of Boston was founded in 1934 when a woman named Eliza Beach-Francis was inspired by her visit to the 20th anniversary of a New York organization by the same name. Both organizations are rooted in social service. Current society president Alfred Molyneaux notes they were formed before there was anything like health benefits or a federal welfare program.

In his remarks, Molyneaux

See MONTSERRAT, page B9

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Expert describes toll of family homelessness Mental health, brain developement suffer

By SANDRA LARSON

When women with young children become homeless, the instability and trauma has a ripple effect that can disrupt children’s development and school performance for years to come, according to a local expert.

Homelessness in school-age children was the topic of a recent conference co-sponsored by Brookview House, a Dorchester nonprofit offering shelter and other services to women and children in transition, and Simmons College School of Social Work.

“When children become homeless, they lose a lot more than their homes,” said keynote speaker Dr. Carmela DeCandia, a licensed psychologist and expert on family homelessness and child and adolescent development.

Homelessness-related stress and trauma plays a role in poor maternal health and poor parenting, which then affects child development, said DeCandia, co-author of a recent report on family homelessness.

Ninety-three percent of homeless mothers have a history of trauma.

Thirty-six percent are suffering some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder — triple the incidence of PTSD in the general population of women. These conditions are often factors in substance abuse and depression.

“Depression is the most common psychological disorder among homeless women,” she said. “It’s unacknowledged and untreated.”

Though poverty is an overarching factor, domestic violence is often the immediate cause for women and children to become homeless.

About one-quarter of homeless children witness domestic violence, DeCandia said, and two-thirds experience physical abuse. By age 12, 83 percent have experienced at least one violent event in their lives. Homeless children suffer disruption of connections to family members, caregivers and teachers. All these factors, combined with parents’ untreated depression that can make them less emotionally available, take a toll on children.

“This kind of instability can become toxic to children’s development,” DeCandia said.

She emphasized the crucial brain development that happens before age 5, a time in which safe and enriching environments increase the brain’s functioning and overall resiliency. Studies show that children lacking sufficient parental interaction and verbal stimulation often lag behind in verbal ability and also in “executive function.” Executive function underlies organizing, decision-making and impulse control, capacities that certainly play a role in school performance.

“The early years are critical,” DeCandia said.

Safe and enriching experiences in the early years are like coins in a piggy bank, she said, leading to greater reserves of resiliency when problems do occur in life and at home.

The 2014 report she co-authored, “America’s Youngest Outcasts: A Report Card on Child Homelessness,” notes that nationally, nearly 2.5 million children experienced homelessness in 2013, a historic high representing one of every 30 children.

In the 2012-13 school year, 31,516 Massachusetts children experienced homelessness, an increase of more than 3,000 since 2010-11. The figures include both families living in shelters or motels and those who are temporarily “doubled up” in other people’s houses.

Yet the report also indicates that Massachusetts does relatively well in its response, ranking near the top in a composite score that includes child well-being and state policy and planning. The Commonwealth’s high rank is based on factors such as its relatively high number of shelter housing units for homeless families, its low number of children without health insurance and the existence of an active state Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness.

Family homelessness has not been prioritized sufficiently at the

federal level, though, DeCandia said, as policy has focused more on chronic adult homelessness and homeless veterans. The good news is that targeting resources toward those groups has made a difference. But without similar attention and resources directed at homeless families, she said, it’s no surprise the numbers are going up.

The April 24 conference was Brookview House’s annual “policy to practice” convening aimed at policymakers and practitioners.

The daylong event included workshops on best practices to help school-age children succeed academically and behaviorally, thus overcoming the destabilizing effects of homelessness.

In her keynote speech, DeCandia listed five practice strategies shown to be effective: provision of affordable housing and economic support; proper assessment of parents and children in distress; parenting support and skills training; an organization-wide “trauma-informed care” approach; and child-centered services that include dedicated play spaces.

Brookview House is working to be part of the solution, offering shelter,

transitional housing, and multipronged support to women and their children. Its staff, including a licensed clinician, addresses trauma in mothers and behavioral health issues in children that can affect academic performance. Youth services is the organization’s largest program area, serving more than 250 children per year with programs from day care and after-school care to a “Girls Who Code” club for adolescents.

“We want to focus on breaking the cycle,” CEO Hughes told the Banner after the conference. She noted the urgent need for attention to family homelessness, given that it spills over into systems and services for child welfare, criminal justice, domestic violence and schools.

“Homeless families impact a number of systems, so if you improve the outcomes there, you’ll decrease the need for other services,” Hughes said. “It’s shortsighted to not have sufficient funding.”

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Dr. Carmela DeCandia speaks at an April 24 conference on addressing the needs of school age children experiencing homelessness. The event at Simmons College was co-sponsored by Brookview House and Simmons College School of Social Work.

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Gov’s MBTA bill seeks agency overhaul

By ELIZA DEWEY

Last week, Governor Baker released new legislation aimed at restoring stability to the MBTA. While the centerpiece of the bill is a provision that would give the governor greater control of the transit system, there are two other aspects that may prompt public reaction: the possibility of future fare increases and potential changes to union transit worker arrangements. Taken together, all three components pose a challenge to ‘business as usual.’

Governor seeks control

The most prominent change within the governor’s bill would hand oversight of the MBTA to a new body known as the Fiscal Management and Control Board.

“MassDOT has many other responsibilities, especially now during the construction season, and it’s imperative that we have more manpower focused specifically on improving the T to restore the reliable, sustainable system here in the Commonwealth,” Governor Baker said at the press conference announcing the bill.

The MBTA has been overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) board since 2009, when MassDOT was formed by merging several other state transportation entities. The new FMCB would be managed by a chief administrator appointed by the governor and consist of five members: three appointed by the governor, and one each recommended to the governor by the

Senate president and speaker of the House. The bill provides that the FMCB would be temporary, lasting only through June 2018.

The entire MassDOT board, except for Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack, a Baker appointee, resigned last week after calls from the Governor for them to step down. His action squared with new leadership recommendations made by the special panel convened by the governor in late February. The panel’s report, issued earlier this month, called on Baker to secure the resignation of existing MassDOT members and to create a new entity to oversee the MBTA for three to five years.

The Governor said at the press conference that he expected a new MassDOT board to be put in place “over the course of the next couple of weeks.”

determined based on the length of a trip and time of day, although a typical work-day commute during rush hour can cost $3 or more.

Pacheco law

The FMCB’s powers would include the ability to enact new performance measures, restructure the organization of the MBTA, and lift the application of the socalled Pacheco law to the MBTA. The Pacheco law is a 1993 requirement that state agencies engage in a cost-comparison analysis before

contracting work performed by state workers out to private agencies. Critics of the law have long viewed it as a bow to political pressure from unions. The budget proposal released by the House Ways and Means Committee on April 15 called for repeal of the Pacheco law in reference to the MBTA — but not any other state agency.

The Boston Carmen’s Union, which represents 6,000 MBTA transit workers, released a statement in response to the governor’s proposed legislation saying that

while it agreed with many of the bill’s provisions, the elimination of the Pacheco law “will only make a bad situation worse for riders and taxpayers.” The group highlighted the slowness of Keolis, the private company that runs the commuter rail, to resume service in the wake of the snowstorm. Keolis and the MBTA are currently subjects of a class-action lawsuit on behalf of commuter rail passengers due to poor service this winter.

See BAKER, page A15

Possible fare increases

Baker’s legislation also would remove the cap on fare increases that was put in place in 2013, which limits the MBTA to fare increases of 5 percent every two years.

Secretary Pollack said that the changes would not happen “overnight” and that other revenue options would be explored. The governor’s bill would retain existing discounts for students, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities.

Currently, the base fare for an MBTA subway ride is $2.10 with a Charlie Card. Elsewhere, the base fare in New York City for a subway ride is $2.75, although riders can receive an 11 percent bonus if they put $5.50 or more on their cards.

In Washington DC, fares are

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Established 1965

There are some who stood up During the civil rights era, outstanding black athletes were often called upon to use their celebrity for the cause of racial equality. For various reasons, some failed to answer the call, but those who did attained heroic stature. The consequences for speaking up were often quite severe, and it is appropriate that those of us who benefited from their courage should hold them in great esteem.

An early champion of the protest against racial discrimination was Art Powell, a talented end for several professional football teams.

Powell recently died at the age of 78. A native of California, he was unaccustomed to overt segregation. From his rookie year in 1959, Powell refused to play when black players were not permitted to stay in the same hotel with the rest of the team.

Powell was branded a troublemaker and some team owners were only too eager to trade him. However, his athletic prowess would always attract other competitive teams. As an Oakland Raider in 1963, Powell led the A.F.L. in receiving yards with 1,304 and with

16 touchdown catches, he also topped that category.

Powell’s protests were personal and did not attract the international attention that Tommie Smith and John Carlos did with the black power salute on the victory stand in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.

As the gold medalist in the 200m race, Smith raised a black-gloved right fist during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while Carlos, the bronze medalist, raised his left fist.

The salute represented black power and black unity in America. Most blacks in America were elated with their show of support but the International Olympic Committee was not so enthusiastic. They stripped Smith and Carlos of their medals and sent them home.

How times have changed. The silent Olympic salute has now become iconic. San Jose State University unveiled a statue in 2005 of their two alumni,, Smith and Carlos, on the victory stand in Mexico. Art Powell was also an alumnus of San Jose State University. It appears that assertiveness must have been part of the curriculum.

Police violence: A corruption of public service The issue of racial discrimination often obscures other equally serious problems.

For some time the nation has been concerned about police violence against black men. Since the police officers involved usually were the white minions of a white government, it was assumed that the incidents were simply racial oppression. Then came the recent death of Freddie Gray, a 25-yearold black citizen of Baltimore.

While he died in the custody of police officers, Baltimore has a black mayor and a black police commissioner. The chant “Black lives matter” that resounded so forcefully in Ferguson, Mo. does not have as strong a ring in Baltimore.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts have

promised a transparent review of the arrest, and have released the names of the police officers involved, who have been suspended with pay. Even this quick official response has not helped to mitigate a violent reaction. The fundamental problem remains. The broadly accepted get-tough urban policing policy has created a combative relationship between African Americans and the police.

When Ronald Reagan, the author of that policy, became president in 1981, the U.S. prison population was only about 300,000. By 2013 that number had grown to 1,516,879, and blacks were disproportionately represented. The racial conflict will continue until the policy to protect and serve applies to everyone.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NFL could learn from Mother Nature About four years ago before we had a tall hardwood tree removed from our backyard because it was dying and seemingly awaiting a strong wind to blow it down on our house, I was fascinated by a couple of woodpeckers that came daily to peck on the tree. The impact of their pecking was so forceful that it could be heard half a block away.

I asked myself how could the

brain and other cranial organs of those birds withstand literally hundreds — sometimes thousands — of such blows in one day? I did a little reading and discovered that the enormous force of the pecking impact is routed around their brain.

Mind you, I made this discovery with the thought (hope?) that the National Football League — with its player concussion problems — might commission some neurol-

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ogists, ornithologists and helmet designers to examine the feasibility of building such protection and routing of forceful impact into a football helmet.

This could be a pipedream, and I’m certainly not a neurologist, but woodpeckers have existed for thousands of years and most of them die of old age, not brain damage.

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Death Row’s Other Killers

By LEE A. DANIELS

Glenn Ford, 64, convicted of murder in 1984, spent 30 years on the death row of Louisiana’s notorious Angola prison before his conviction was overturned and he was freed last month. Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, convicted of murder in 1983, spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row before his murder conviction was overturned earlier this month and he was freed.

That means they’ve joined the growing number of individuals convicted of capital murder and other serious crimes who’ve been proven innocent only after years in prison. Their exonerations also underscore how widespread are the terrible flaws of American’s criminal justice system, and especially its ultimate evil: the death penalty. In fact, these men – whom the nation’s death penalty advocates would have sent to their execution decades ago – are, literally, living proof that the death penalty itself is a crime.

According to data compiled by The Innocence Project, which seeks to exonerate the wrongfully-convicted, since 1989, 329 inmates convicted of capital murder, murder or rape charges have been exonerated via DNA testing. The exonerated had served an average of 14 years in prison.

Equally horrifying are the conclusions of a 2014 study that determined that at least 4 percent of the 3,000 inmates now on the nation’s death row are probably innocent; that a “comparatively low” percentage of innocent inmates have been executed since 1973; and that there is a greater percentage of innocent people whose death sentences have been commuted to sentences of life without the possibility of parole.

One of that study’s authors wrote: “The great majority of innocent defendants who are convicted of capital murder in the United States are neither executed nor exonerated. They are sentenced, or resentenced to prison for life, and then forgotten.”

Whenever I read of another death-row exoneration, four considerations immediately come to mind.

The first is, having been convicted of a capital crime, how does it feel to sit awaiting execution on one of America’s death rows and know that you are innocent?

How does it feel to know that men and women, inhabiting offices of power and clad in the trappings of respectability, are going to kill you so they can keep pretending the American criminal justice system is just? How does it feel to know that the only thing standing between you and execution is a few people who have the resources to help you breach the extraordinarily high barriers put in place to help the legal system try to avoid admitting it made a mistake?

Anthony Ray Hinton’s words, quoted in an April 5 article of theatlantic.com are worth focusing on. “They didn’t just take me from my family and friends,” he said. “They had every intention of executing me for something I didn’t do.”

The second thing I think about whenever another exoneration is announced is the studied silence of the get-tough-on-crime crowd and the death penalty advocates who are always complaining that the appeals process of capital sentences is too drawn out. If those now exonerated had been executed “on time,” this crowd would have declared: justice done The third thing I think about is the injustice to the crimes’ victims of these wrongful convictions. The Innocence Project data show that in the 329 cases of DNA-proved exoneration, less than half of the true perpetrators of the crimes have been brought to justice.

Finally, I’ve come to think that all these cases prove there are four kinds of souls inhabiting America’s death rows. There are the correction officers, of course. There are the men and women who actually are guilty of murder. There are the men and women actually innocent of the crime they’ve been blamed for or whose guilt was not actually proved at trial. And, finally, there are, in spirit, the death penalty advocates, hanging around like vultures waiting for the next execution so they can pull the tattered rags of their self-righteousness every more tightly around them.

The death penalty is itself morally repugnant, and the growing numbers of death-row inmates whose innocence has been proven before they could be executed has shown that the process of capital punishment in America is shot through with, not just the possibility, but the reality of grievous error.

So, the next time you hear a death-penalty advocate spouting off about its validity, ask them how many state-sponsored murders of innocent people they’re willing to take responsibility for.

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It’s terrible. I don’t know why they’re doing that.

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I don’t like the way the cops treated that guy. They should react. If a riot is the only way they get recognition, so be it.

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I understand why they did it and how they felt. It’s horrible.

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I understand the frustration of the rioters, but it doesn’t make sense to beget violence with violence. They need to unify with a message of peace.

I’m outraged. What they’re doing is not protesting. The way they’re looting and burning down their own neighborhood won’t bring justice.

It’s terrible. They’re tearing up the city. It’s the worst riots since Martin Luther King was assassinated.

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EVANDRO CARVALHO Boston Delegation elected Representative Evandro Carvalho (D – Dorchester) as its Chairman for the upcoming legislative session. He succeeds Representative Nick Collins (D – South Boston) who was elected as Chairman of the Boston Delegation in 2013.

Rep. Collins was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Personnel and Administration earlier this year.

“It was an honor to serve as Chairman of the Boston delegation,” said Rep. Collins. “Over the last few years, my colleagues and I have worked together on many budgetary and legislative issues that impacted citizens throughout the City of Boston and across legislative districts. I am grateful for the support of my colleagues who elected me Chairman last session and I look forward to working with Rep. Carvalho and his staff as he carries the torch through the next session.”

“Thank you to the members of the Boston Delegation for their support. I am excited to take on this new responsibility,” said Rep. Carvalho. “I am looking forward to working with my colleagues in the Boston Delegation to tackle the important issues facing the City of Boston.”

The Boston Delegation is composed of the 21 State Representatives and Senators whose districts include the City of Boston. The Boston Delegation holds informational briefings for members, as well as organizing members on behalf of policies and funding that supports the City of Boston.

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Oversight for Uber, Lyft rolls into town Consumers discuss new transportation options as Gov. signs oversight bill

By ELIZA DEWEY

Last Friday, Governor Charlie Baker introduced legislation to regulate the patchwork of ride-sharing car services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. The bill is another entry in the bitter debate between the startup companies and traditional taxi services, which have long argued that ride-sharing companies compete on an unfair playing field by escaping many of the regulations that apply to taxis.

The Banner spoke with Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan residents who highlighted the range of metrics that customers consider when deciding among the transportation options in Boston’s neighborhoods — a mix of cost, safety, simple availability, and, in some cases, adherence to what is familiar.

A new ride in town

Ma ny i n t e r v i e w e e s s a i d ride-sharing services have been a game-changer.

“Before, when I would go to clubs in Cambridge while living in Mattapan, it would cost upwards of $30 to get back home and many cab drivers were unwilling to take customers to Mattapan,” said Robyn Gibson, a 27-year old operations director at a non-profit. “Now I have various choices in transportation that is half the cost of a cab, with plenty of service into and out of Mattapan.”

Availability and convenience were echoed among consumers as important factors.

Maria Centeio, a software consultant from Roxbury, said that she appreciated that Uber doesn’t “redline” neighborhoods, using the term for when businesses will not invest in certain areas.

“My best friend who lives in New York frequently requests Ubers to pick her mother up from her Uphams Corner home to be dropped at work so she doesn’t have to make the long and sometimes daunting trek to Andrew Station to get to her night job shift,” Centeio said. “This wasn’t an option prior to Uber, because taxi medallions weren’t always readily available to service that area. [She] says she can sleep easier at night knowing her mom is not walking out alone at night

in a neighborhood in which gun violence is all too familiar.”

Bill Gaylord, a lieutenant firefighter from Dorchester, said that for him, the issue of taxi avoidance of neighborhoods goes back a long time.

“I sure recall not getting rides to Charlestown back when [my wife] and I were dating [in the 1980s],” he says. “‘Townies’ had a reputation for jumping out and running without paying fares.”

He clarified, however, that he did not experience such issues now, and mostly preferred Uber because it is cashless and the tipping for the service is more standardized.

Another woman said she found ride-sharing companies to have both plusses and minuses.

“Using Uber is very convenient because it lets me know exactly how far away my driver is, compared to a regular taxi,” said Caroline A. Shaw-Moss, a graduate art therapy student from Roxbury.

“With Metro cab I might wait 25 to 30 minutes for a cab that might not be on its way because the phone dispatcher didn’t make arrangements.”

She added, however, “There are some downsides to using Uber. During the winter, those surge prices hit hard compared to a regular flat-rate cab. Also, as a women, I have to be hyper aware of my safety. Unlike regular cabs, Uber drivers use their own cars.

There isn’t a divider between you and the driver.”

Safety issues have proved to be a difficult image issue for Uber in particular. In December 2014, an Uber driver was charged after he allegedly beat, strangled and sexually assaulted a woman in Cambridge. In February, another Uber driver was charged with sexual assault of a passenger in the North End. Those who spoke with the Banner also highlighted that consumers aren’t always making a simple decision between ride-sharing companies and traditional taxis. Centeio, the software consultant, said that her decision to use Uber was not so much a decision against taxis as it was against the MBTA. She started using the ride sharing service while living in New York just to go out on weekends, but when she moved back to Boston she started using it more frequently

simply out of convenience.

“Boston is no New York when it comes to public transportation,” she says.

Gypsy cabs untouched

And some said that they did not user the ride-sharing companies at all, relying instead on alternatives such as gypsy cabs.

“I just think gypsy cabs are quicker and easier,” said Ethan Mooney-McCoy, an assistant manager at Guitar Center who is from Dorchester. He also made a demographic obser vation about the company’s use patterns among his friends. “It’s so funny, it’s like all the white people I know do Uber and the black people do cabs and gypsy cabs,” he laughed.

Indeed, the spread of ride-sharing services may not interfere with local gypsy cab drivers in the way that it clearly has for regular cab drivers. Two gypsy cab drivers in Dudley Square who did not want to give their names spoke with the Banner about their business practices.

The first driver said that while he currently drove people for

cash on an informal basis to “help people,” he would like to become an Uber driver. The only thing preventing him from doing so is that his car is too old to fit the company’s car requirements.

The second driver said that he simply did not see the ride-sharing companies as a threat because of the different clientele base.

“Uber is just taking customers from the real cabs,” he said. “Not from us.” He added that he used to be a cab driver until it became too expensive for him to pay for the required livery insurance.

He now takes whatever customers he can get, although he says the flow is thin and irregular — generally, only people who are in a rush and cannot spend time waiting for the bus at Dudley station. When he spoke with the Banner on Saturday, he said he had been outside for five hours and only had one customer for a total of $10. He drives to supplement the income from his two other jobs — one as a fulltime school bus driver and the other as a part-time parking lot attendant.

The governor’s bill

The governor’s proposed legislation would place ride-sharing companies under a new regulatory category — known as Transportation Network Companies — under the state’s Department of Public Utilities. It would also establish across-the-board public safety requirements for these companies, including a mandatory CORI background check, updated driver rosters and clear external indicators on vehicles to show they are driving for the company.

The bill was drafted in collaboration with ride-share companies, which sounded supportive notes after its release. Meghan Joyce, East Coast General Manager for Uber, said in a statement that the bill “will allow Uber to continue offering Massachusetts safe, reliable transportation options and opportunities to earn a living with greater flexibility.”

She added that it would “set into law for the entire industry many of the safety standards that have attracted riders and drivers to ride-sharing.”

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Gypsy cab drivers line up along Dudley Street. Residents of Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan use Uber, Lyft and other livery services as well as Gypsy cabs, which often pick up fares in commercial districts and at supermarkets.

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Rox. orgs. seek to honor history, plant new future

By ELZA DEWEY

It might be hard to believe today, but long ago Roxbury was a land of farms and apple orchards that produced delicious cider. A partnership between two community organizations now plans to revive some of that history while also investing in a piece of land that has long sat vacant.

The Roxbury Historical Society is partnering with the Hawthorne Youth Community Center to purchase fifty Roxbury russet apple trees from a Maine orchard and sell the saplings at low prices to local organizations and residents.

The proceeds from the sales will go to the HYCC, which also plans to purchase a few of the trees for itself and plant them on a land parcel next to its youth center.

The project’s emphasis is on revitalization of an old local resource.

“The fundraising is important, but not as important as finding buyers that know what they’re getting into [in terms of plant care],” said Jon Ellerton, the RHS clerk who has also been involved with HYCC for many years.

The RHS has a century-old history in the area and was revived a few years ago after a period of dormancy by its president, state Representative Byron Rushing. The organization’s treasurer, Marcia Butman, is also the director of Discover Roxbury.

A local relic

The Roxbury russet is an apple tree that was developed locally in the 1630s and quickly became known for its ability to keep over long periods of time. Ellerton says that is why the apple soon was given its own distinct name.

“If you had a tree that was exception, you’d name it — you’d have bragging rights,” he says.

Ellerton says the history of the russet reveals a bigger story of Roxbury’s evolution. The entire area was once well-known for its orchards, lending names that stick around today, such as Orchard Gardens and Warren Street, named after the Warren family that had a large estate there in the 18th century.

Ellerton notes, however, that that family did not have such good memories associated with apple trees — the patriarch reportedly died from falling out of one.

“There are nice associations with apple trees, and there are bad associations,” Ellerton jokes.

He also says the trees played an important role in the American revolutionary war, when soldiers would cut them down and paint them black to make them look like cannons and scare nearby British troops.

future of the space.

The plot currently is zoned for housing. However, Hill-Sutherland says, the city “has gotten the message loud and clear that this needs to stay a community resource,” and, she says, signaled a willingness to discuss a transition to full ownership by HYCC. Ellerton adds that the community also is on board.

“The entire neighborhood has been supportive over the years to get the city to rezone the vacant land,” he says.

In that vein, the group is forging ahead with their tree-planting plans, which Ellerton describes as

“an act of faith.”

The piece of land held special significance to Samantha Sadd, the organization’s longtime director who passed away in February at the age of 74. Ellerton and Hill-Sutherland say that Sadd often described the plot as the next phase for the organization’s growth.

The land will provide not only apples, but also opportunities for hands-on education, where young people can learn about agriculture, natural sciences, and nutrition – perhaps one day producing their own locally-grown apple cider for neighbors.

HYCC

Hawthorne Youth Community Center was formed in 1967, although it has moved homes several times since then. It began as a teen club in the basement of a nearby building, later expanding its programming in 1970 when it moved to a three-story building on

Fulda street.

Three years later, HYCC faced a serious setback when the property burned to the ground, but its programs continued thanks to donated space until it was able to raise the funds to build a new, oneroom facility on the original Fulda Street location.

Aside from the issue of the land plot, HYCC now is expanding with the construction of two additions to its current one-room space. The construction began in October 2014 and is expected to be completed this summer.

When finished, the center will boast a new computer lab and about twice as much space to host youth programs. On top of that, it also will be highly energy efficient.

Constructed with thick layers of insulation, planners say the building will maintain a comfortable 68 degrees during the winter through the equivalent of the amount of energy used by a hairdryer.

Planting a future

The apple trees will arrive in mid-May from Fedco Seeds in Maine. It will take several years for them to start producing fruit.

The tree project is part of HYCC’s plans to make more intentional use of city-owned land next to the youth center. The organization has a license to use the land and has initiated some activity on it, including construction of raised flower beds there three years ago.

“We’re doing what we can to make it a beautiful place and invite neighbors to know it’s our green space,” says Stacy Hill-Sutherland, a youth worker with HYCC who grew up in the program and remained involved ever since.

Eventually, the group hopes to gain full land ownership so they can invest in more resource-heavy projects and be confident in the

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Jon Ellerton, Eleanor Sutherland, Kalamu Kieta and Stacy Hill-Sutherland of HYCC display a map of their hopes for land next to the center, including new Roxbury Russet apple trees.

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Local AARP honors ‘nanas’ raising grandkids

By SANDRA LARSON

A group of lucky Grove Hall children were served an elegant afternoon tea on Saturday. Wearing their best dresses or jackets and ties, they sat at beautifully-set tables at Boston Public Library’s Grove Hall branch and enjoyed such delicacies as mini scones with lemon curd, blueberry muffins, fruit kabobs, and mini sandwiches of grilled cheese

or jam-and-Fluff. They sipped tea or cocoa from delicate floral-patterned china tea cups.

As the 5-to-9-year-old girls and boys dabbed their faces with cloth napkins and reached for seconds, local author Irene Smalls presented a lively reading of her book, “Nana and Me.” Each child then received an autographed copy of Smalls’ book to take home.

The tea and reading were certainly special for the kids, but the true honorees of the April 25 event

were the grownups — the children’s grandmothers. The “Celebrating Grand-Families Grandmothers’ Tea,” hosted by the Franklin Park Area Grove Hall AARP Chapter 4685 and catered by Vermarjé International Teas and Pastries of Randolph, was an occasion to thank the often-unsung heroines who devote themselves to bringing up grandchildren.

“Our goal with this event is to recognize the great social importance of women who fill the

Bureau, 2.7 million grandparents nationwide were raising their grandchildren in 2012, up from 2.4 million in 2010. The majority of these caregivers were women, and 39 percent had cared for their grandchildren for five or more years.

Coney told the Banner that her AARP chapter organized last weekend’s tea to pay a positive tribute to local grandparents raising grandchildren, and she hopes to continue to focus on these caregivers with annual service projects.

“They need to be appreciated in so many ways,” she said.

The challenges of parenting the second time around are wellknown to Coney and to some of the chapter members who helped plan the tea party.

“As a grandmother who raised a grandson,” Coney said, “I truly understand and have walked the trials and tribulations that raising a grandchild can encompass.”

But for this day, the focus was on the love and generosity of grandparents who take on the challenge.

“This is one of the most creative and refreshing public celebrations I’ve seen for a long time,” said Malia as she sipped a cup of tea with attendees. “I think it’s so infrequent that people get recognized for the basic human tasks they carry out.”

essential role of ‘Nana’ or ‘Ma Dear’ or ‘Grandmother’ with the love and grace that we all admire and cherish,” read the inscription on the printed program for the event, spearheaded by AARP Chapter 4685 President Gloria Coney.

State Rep. Liz Malia presented an official citation to each of the grandmothers.

Malia read aloud, “Be it hereby known to all that the Massachusetts House of Representatives offers its sincerest congratulations, in recognition of your loving guidance and commendable contribution to a thriving family,” before handing out the citations, signed by her and House Speaker Robert DeLeo. The event also included an etiquette lesson from Smalls.

Before the children took their first bite, they learned to place their napkin on their lap (and not to use it to blow their noses), to pass food politely to others at the table, and not to lean elbows on the table or sip spilled tea out of the saucer.

“Good manners will get you places that money won’t,” the author said, sharing an adage her own grandmother told her. “All of this says, ‘I am an important person. I believe in myself.’”

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By MARTIN DESMARAIS

Organizers of a new startup support program, CityStart Boston, have announced a month-long effort to extend Boston’s innovation economy across the entire city, beyond the city’s Innovation District and the other areas where startups and entrepreneurs cluster.

Running from May 30 to June 20, CityStart Boston is a combination of a weekend think tank/ hackathon, followed by a fourweek mini-accelerator designed to create actual startups solving civic problems.

CityStart Boston is an extension of ThinkTank Boston, an annual student-only, one-day event started in 2012. The coalition steering this year’s event includes representatives from The Capital Network, The City of Boston, Constant Contact Inc., District Hall, Innovation Nights, MassChallenge, Microsoft, Startup Institute and Wentworth Institute of Technology.

“Innovation cannot be constrained to just a few neighborhoods in Boston,” said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “My administration has already taken action to ensure that innovation begins to spread into every neighborhood with the upcoming opening of the Roxbury Innovation Center and the formation of the Neighborhood Innovation District Committee. I’m excited that CityStart will continue the conversation about how every neighborhood in Boston has the potential to become an innovative neighborhood.”

Hackathon

CityStart Boston begins May 30, with a one day “Hackathon” at MassChallenge, which will bring students and startups together to work on solutions. Findings from the mayor’s Neighborhood Innovation Steering Committee will guide the participants’ thinking. Participants will form teams, and then work on designing prototype solutions and business concepts that they will pitch to a team of judges for feedback and ranking.

Teams who choose to continue will proceed to the “Boot Camp” phase of the program, which begins May 31 and lasts for three weeks.

Teams will further develop their ideas through a series of educational workshops, high-quality mentoring, and introductions facilitated by participants throughout the Boston startup ecosystem, all focused on refining their ideas for actual execution.

CityStart Boston ends on June 20 at the Fairmount Innovation Lab with teams making their final pitches to an audience of potential investors, partners and supporters. Top performers will receive financial and business development support.

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SBA, President Obama pledge support for entrepreneurs during Small Business Month

By MARTIN DESMARAIS

May is national small business month, headlined by the government’s National Small Business Week from May 4-8, and this year there is plenty to celebrate. Locally, the small business celebrations highlight top success stories and services in place to help companies continue to grow.

The government — spearheaded by the U.S. Small Business Administration — has celebrated National Small Business Week since 1963. Over the years, it has evolved into a country-wide slate of events and awards honoring successful enterprise.

Each state has a Small Business Person of the Year and the SBA selects a national winner on May 8 in Washington. Other national events are scheduled for Miami, Los Angeles, San Antonio and New York.

As the SBA Administrator points out, small businesses created nearly 2 million of the roughly 3 million private-sector jobs added in 2014, and 7 of the 11 million jobs during the recent economic recovery.

Presidential support

President Barack Obama has been a strong supporter of the efforts and kicks off Small Business Week with an overview of the field. He also has repeatedly pledged to continue to help small business grow and succeed, especially via access to credit and investments in infrastructure.

“America’s small businesses are the backbone of our economy. More than that, our small businesses represent what is best about America — that with hard work and ingenuity, anyone — no matter their background — can

build a better future for themselves and their families,” he said in a prior statement. “During National Small Business Week, we renew our commitment to helping our businesses hire more workers, sell more products and continue to grow the foundation of our American economy.

The government’s National Small Business Week theme is “Dream Big. Start Small.” And this is a message that other small business supporters want to propagate as well.

At Eastern Bank, the top small business lender in the Massachusetts with almost 700 loans for $38 million in 2014, small business month is a big deal. For the bank’s leaders it is a time to celebrate the small businesses that make the Boston-based financial institution what it is today — a New England stalwart with $9.8 billion in assets and more than 100 branches serving communities in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

From TV commercials to a social media blitz to networking luncheons to small business workshops, Eastern Bank rolls it all out.

Last year, the bank pledged to have 100 events throughout small business month and hit a total of 112. This year, the bank is targeting the goal of 100 events again.

According to Eastern Bank Senior Vice President Charles Smith, all of the bank’s 100 branches will have something to offer local small businesses.

“We want to be a financial institution that not only helps our customers but also helps support our community,” said Smith. “We put our money where our mouth is and we put a lot of our weight beyond our efforts.”

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MASSACHUSETTS SBA FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD PTS Truck-Trailer-Construction Equipment Supply

Elaine J. Boone 1158 Park St., Palmer, MA 01069 MASSACHUSETTS SBA MINORITY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Ace Medical Service, Inc.

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Eastern Bank Senior Vice President Charles Smith business month event is a Small Business Accelerator Forum to be held on May 5 at Whittier Street Health Center in Boston. Targeting small businesses in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury, the event will address topics such as access to capital, health care options and supplier diversity.

Local events

In Massachusetts, the district office of the SBA is geared up for its busiest slate of events all year, ready to showcase an impressive bunch of the state’s small business stars, including a big award celebration on May 4 featuring an address by Gov. Charlie Baker.

SBA plans at least one event in every district in the state on every day of National Small Business Week. Many of these events bring out politicians in support of local small business, but they also highlight organizations such as the Center for Women in Enterprise, Score and the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation that work closely with small businesses.

“People are really excited about small business week,” said Robert Nelson, director of the SBA’s Massachusetts District Office.

Massachusetts does really have a lot to celebrate in that it is the country’s leader in “low-dollar loans” — or loans for less than $150,000. The state also leads the way in loans to business owners from underserved communities.

See SBA AWARDS, page A14

MASSACHUSETTS SBA MICROENTERPRISE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD BioSurface , Inc.

Matthew and Tina Phaneuf 200 Homer Ave, Unit 1P Ashland, MA 01721 MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL SBA FINANCIAL SERVICES CHAMPION AWARD Bay Colony Development Corp.

Mary Katherine Mansfield, Senior Vice President 230 Third Ave, 1st Floor Waltham, MA 02451 MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL SBA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, Berkshire Office

Keith Girouard, Regional Director 33 Dunham Mall, #103 Pittsfield, MA 01201 MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL SBA 8 (A) SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD P&S Construction

Hector Sanchez 11 School St., Chelmsford, MA 01863 MASSACHUSETTS SBA DISTRICT DIRECTOR AWARD Cape & Plymouth Business Magazine

Robert J. Viamari, CEO/Publisher 923 Route 6A, Unit D Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL SBA PRIME CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD Mabbett & Associates, Inc.

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MASSACHUSETTS BLACK LAWYERS ASSOCIATION HONORED TRAILBLAZERS WITH OVER 600 GUESTS AT 2015 ANNUAL GALA Over 600 guests attended the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (“MBLA”) Annual Gala on April 8, 2015 to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of The Honorable Chief Justice Roderick L Ireland, Diane B. Patrick, Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Tony West. The event was held at The Boston Park Plaza and emceed by WCVB-TV CityLine host, Karen Holmes Ward. The distinguished guest list included national, state, and local dignitaries, appointed and elected officials, members of the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court of Massachusetts, and Massachusetts state judiciary, the Massachusetts legal community, and many supporters throughout Massachusetts. Former Governor Deval Patrick, United States Senator Edward J. Markey, United States Representative Catherine Clarke, First Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sandra L. Lynch, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants were a few of the notable supporters in attendance at the Gala. Bookended by networking receptions sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLP and State Street, the MBLA acknowledged the following esteemed honorees: n 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: The Honorable Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland, Retired Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court n 2015 Trailblazer Award Recipient: Diane B. Patrick, Co-Managing Partner of the Boston Office of Ropes & Gray LLP n 2015 Trailblazer Award Recipient: Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law n 2015 Keynote Speaker and Trailblazer Award Recipient: Tony West, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PepsiCo, Inc. n Judge Reginald Lindsay Public Service Law Book Award Recipient: Katherine Charles, New England Law|Boston n Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland Juvenile Justice and Leadership Book Award Recipient: Gabrielle Pingue, Northeastern University School of Law “The 2015 Annual Gala was truly an inspirational evening. We are thrilled and humbled by the outpouring of support from so many law firms, government agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and other individuals. Their commitment and generosity will allow the MBLA to continue another year of innovative programming for our members and the broader community.”

- Doreen M. Rachal, President, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, 2014-2015 The Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association is one of New England’s leading and largest affinity bar associations. Since 1973, the MBLA has provided a valuable network and visible presence for attorneys of color with the Massachusetts legal community. www.massblacklawyers.org

Top to bottom: Over 600 guests attended the 2015 MBLA Gala held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel; Diane B. Patrick (Trailblazer Award Recipient), Jacqui Budd, First Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sandra L. Lynch; Back Row: Adam Foss, Eron Hackshaw, Stephen Hall, Tavares Brewington, E. Abim Thomas, Danielle Pelot, Vanessa Ebode-Messi, Jermaine Kidd, Front Row: Stesha Emmanuel, Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland (Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient), MBLA President Doreen M. Rachal, Diane B. Patrick (Trailblazer Award Recipient), Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. (Trailblazer Award Recipient); United States Senator Edward Markey, Governor Deval Patrick, Flash Wiley, Steven Wright; Back Row: Damian Wilmot, Senator William “Mo” Cowan, Eddie Jenkins, Odel Hudson, Kirk Jackson, Honorable Serge Georges, Wayne Budd, E. Abim Thomas, Front Row: Walter Prince, Richard Doen, Angela McConney Scheepers, President Doreen M. Rachal (2014-2015), Rachael Rollins, Steven Wright ; Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland (Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient), MBLA President Doreen M. Rachal, Diane B. Patrick (Trailblazer Award Recipient), Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. (Trailblazer Award Recipient); Back row: Vanessa Ebode-Messi, Eron Hackshaw, Stephen Hall, Scott Mayes, E. Abim Thomas, Tavares Brewington, PHOTOS BY TONY IRVING Front Row: Stesha Emmanuel, Sheriece Perry, MBLA President Doreen M. Rachal, President-Elect Angela Gomes, Jermaine Kidd, Danielle Pelot, Adam Foss

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A growing national alliance: African diaspora and immigrant rights groups

By GEORGE WHITE

LOS ANGELES – In April 2006, millions of people took to the streets nationwide to protest a bill that sought to criminalize undocumented immigrants and anyone who assisted them. But the numbers of African Americans and African immigrants

who joined the protests were very low.

For two black ministers in the Bay Area, this presented an opportunity.

T hat same year, Phillip Lawson, who is African American, and Kelvin Sauls, a black S o u t h A f r i c a n i m m i g ra n t , founded the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI).

BA JI’s founders “believed

that blacks and immigration rights activists should be working together to fight racism and support immigration reform and they wondered, ‘Where are the black voices?’” said Gerald Lenoir, the first BAJI executive director, in an interview with New America Media.

Those voices are now being heard in cities throughout the country as BAJI and some civil

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rights groups representing African immigrants join with immigration rights advocates. They are calling for a broader social justice movement and — more recently — speaking out on issues related to police violence in black communities.

Some leading members of this emerging coalition met last week at Engagement and Mobilization of African Immigrants, a forum hosted by the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California.

Tia Oso, a representative of BA JI, told the gathering that her organization is building alliances to help the undocumented.

She also noted that BAJI’s current executive director — Opal Tometi, a first-generation Nigerian-American — is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, an organization that has grown in the wake of the 2014 police-involved shooting of Michael Brown in Furguson, Missouri.

“The agenda is about fundamentally changing the system and we’re not going to compromise on that,” said Oso, an Arizona native and the daughter of a Nigerian.

The effect of police violence

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U.S. senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Martin Walsh and former Gov. Deval Patrick were among elected officials and hundreds of other people who gathered to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

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Others on the panel – a leader of an African immigrant organization and representatives from two California-based organizations that work on immigration issues – said recent violence involving police is galvanizing support for a broader social justice movement.

The recent spate of videos showing deaths resulting from police encounters are eye-openers for much of the country, said Cathy Cha, program director for immigrant rights and integration at the San Francisco-based Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.

“Driving while black, running while black...everyone can see it,” she said.

There is also a history of friction between police and African immigrants, said Amaha Kassa, executive director of the New York-based African Communities Together. Kassa said some encounters are well known – among them, the 1999 death of unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo, who was shot 41 times by plainclothes officers in the Bronx.

Other incidents are not so well known, said Kassa, citing the teen son of Ghanaian immigrants, who fell to his death from a rooftop after running from police earlier

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According to Nelson, loans to African American business owners in the state are up 67 percent, with rises in loans to Latinos and Asians as well. Overall loans to small businesses are up 20 percent over last year.

Dorchester’s Todd Snopkowski, owner and founder of Snapchef, is the headline winner as the 2015 Massachusetts SBA “Small Business Person of the Year.”

Snapchef provides culinary staff with temporary or permanent placement to food service companies in New England.

Snopkowski started the company in 2002 and has expanded it from a 300-square-foot office to a facility of over 7,000 square feet in South Boston, with a new culinary training center as well.

The company has 250 employees who service institutional and corporate food service clients such as

this month in the Bronx. He said there was more news coverage this month when the daughter of Somali immigrants in Minnesota and the North Carolina-educated son of a Nigerian immigrant were both admitted to all eight of America’s Ivy League universities.

“We have to tell all of our stories — and not all of them are examples of the American dream,” said Kassa.

Kassa said the academic achievement of African immigrants and first-generation Africans in the U.S. ranks among the highest in the nation. However, he said they face employment discrimination when they graduate and “get the worst return on education.”

A growing population

The African immigrant population has become more active on immigration issues as that population has grown, Kassa said. A Pew Research Center study released earlier this month found that the African immigrant population grew from 570,000 in 2000 to 1.4 million in 2013, an increase of 137 percent.

Some came on work visas, others on student visas, some united with their family in the U.S. and some are undocumented. However, a sizeable portion of African immigrants are not in any of those categories. They came to the U.S. under a visa program designed to diversify the country’s immigrant population.

Recent failed immigration reform legislation in Congress called for the elimination of the “diversity visa” program. African immigrant activists are advocating for immigration policies that include an extension of the program. They also support the objectives of the broader immigration rights movement — among them, initiatives to get more states to make undocumented immigrants eligible for driver’s licenses. Currently, undocumented residents in 10 states can legally obtain licenses.

From access to a driver’s license for the undocumented, to advocating reform that would provide a “fairer” path to citizenship, the African immigrant population shares “common ground” with other immigrant communities in the U.S., said forum speaker Reshma Shamasunder, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center.

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“Todd Snopkowski and Snapchef exemplify perfectly what this very significant SBA award is intended to recognize,” said Nelson.

“The business is not only rapidly growing and creating a significant number of jobs, but Todd has also touched the lives of so many over the history of the business due to his passion for the business and the community.”

Ace Medical Services Inc., a home health care agency started

by Kenyan immigrants Michael Chege and Raphael Bibiu, is the “Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year.” The Worcester-based company, which was started in 2007, employs 120 people and generated $3.6 million revenues.

The state SBA office is honoring roughly a dozen other small businesses with awards ranging from “Woman Owned Business of the Year Award” to “Small Business Exporter of the Year.”

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What about those $2.2 billion?

Baker’s bill also would seek to develop 1- and 5-year operating budgets with a clear separation between operating and capital budgets. The concern about the separation of the funding categories stems from the MBTA panel’s finding of an apparent underspending of capital funds.

“In the past five years, the MBTA spent only $2.3 billion of the $4.5 billion it had planned to spend on capital construction,” the report said.

When the Boston Herald first broke the news of the unspent funds earlier this month, many saw it as a sign that the T was leaving money on the table, and therefore was not in such dire straits as many thought.

However, the question remains as to whether that $2.2 billion was sitting unused in a bank account, or represented future financing that the T might have raised through bonds.

Transportation Secretary Pollack and MBTA interim general manager Frank DePaola have launched an internal investigation into the matter. A MassDOT official who did not want to be named told the Banner by email on April 24 that

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the agency is currently “conducting a review and analysis of the capital underspend,” but that no updates could be provided at that time.

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Further battles ahead

At a hearing held Monday April 27, the governor’s MBTA panel appeared before the legislature’s joint committee on transportation. There was standingroom-only as many MBTA employees packed into the chamber.

The gathering signaled one area in particular that might invite further political battles: claims of high rates of absenteeism among MBTA employees. When one member noted the report’s findings on this matter – including an average absenteeism rate of 57 days per year – the MBTA workers in the room shook their head in visible disagreement.

One man in an MBTA uniform muttered to himself, “That’s a lie.”

He declined to give the Banner his name, but said that for starters, the data should not have included medical leave days, as it did. “We have so many families that need that,” he said. “I don’t think they should have included it in the count.”

Representative Evandro Carvalho asked the panel how the concerns about absenteeism fit within broader federal protections provided under the Family Medical

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Greater Boston Real Estate Board Chairman Richard Beal, Mayor Martin Walsh, and Office of Fair Housing and Equity Director Dion Irish congratulate Fair Housing Art Contest winner Rayzheen Crawford, of Boston Day and Evening Academy, during Mayor Walsh’s award ceremony in the Eagle Room at Boston City Hall.

Leave Act. Panel members emphasized that they were not opposed to the FMLA, but that they thought the numbers signaled a failure at the management level because of the high rates of MBTA employees who are certified to use the law – 30 percent overall and as high as 65 percent in some

sub-groups of employees, according to their analysis.

“It gets back to a management question – how well and how effectively are they using [the law]?” said Jane Garvey, panel member and former head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

“We just want to make sure it’s

being used in the best way, and the way it’s intended.

“If the legislature passes the Fiscal Management and Control Board, we will be able to look at that [issue] further,” said panel member Robert Gittens, who also is vice president of public affairs at Northeastern University.

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WEDNESDAY “JOHN BROWN SONG!”: AN ARTIST’S TALK

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

KANGAMBA

Spring 2015 Cuban Cinema Series at the Cooper Gallery: Kangamba (2008), 96 min., Spanish, no subtitles. Directed by Rogelio París. Based on one of the bloodiest battles waged by the Cuban troops in Angola, when in 1983 a small group of men resisted the attack of thousands of soldiers of the UNITA opposing forces group in an area the size of a football field.

The Spring 2015 Cuban Cinema Series at the Cooper Gallery will be held Thursdays at noon, through May 14th. Presented in conjunction with our spring exhibition, Drapetomanía: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba. Thursday, April 30, 12pm, Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art, Media Room, 102 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge.

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8 6 7 9 3 4 1 2 5 Included with Greater Boston Association of Black Social The Gallery is closed for the Simmons Col2admission Williams College — “John Brown Song!”: 4 5 to the 7 museum: 8 1 adults 3 9$3.50, 6 Workers presents a documentary film and 9 2 3 7 1 5 6 4 8 lege Commencement, May 15, and MemoAn Artist’s Talk. Contemporary artist Laylah 7seniors 2 and 3 college 1 9students discussion Hidden Colors 3, The Rules of 5 4$3, 6children rial Day, May 25. Trustman Gallery hours are 8 2 3 1 8 9 6 4 5 7 Ali will discuss John Brown Song! (2013), Racism. Saturday, May 9, 12:15pm 9ages65–17 10am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

8 $1.2Members 3 4 and1 North 7 End 5 res- 4 9 6 5 7 2 an online project commissioned by the Dia 8 1 3 idents 4:30pm, Mattapan Branch Library 1350 Blue The gallery is free, open to the MEET LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: at times. The Revere 1 5 admitted public and 4 6 free Art Foundation. Exploring her longstanding 7 all 8 7 5 8 1 4 3 9 6 2 Hill Ave., Mattapan. Admission is free.

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6 9 17 24 53 house museum and carriage house in popular during the Civil War. The resulting 5 8 4 6 2 9 7 3 1 2 4 5 7 8 1 3 9 6 OLMSTED 9 2 3 NATIONAL quarters Path to Doe Hollow Path and return 7 1 5 HISTORIC Roxbury, Massachusetts will host a lecassemblage of performances and video 6 4 8 SITE Frederick Law Olmsted 7STILL 6 9 7 3 National 2 RUNNING: 3 1 9 5 4 6 8 5 2 8 1Historic 4 via Bugbee Path. Meet at the Houghton’s ture on Sunday, May 3 at 2pm. One of clips raises important questions about 2 3 1 8 8 39 1 96 4 64 5 25 7 7 1 4 5 2 6 8 3 7 9 Site (Olmsted NHS), 8 6 7 9 3 4 1 2 5 Pond main parking lot on 840 Hillside St. in 9AFRO-CUBAN 2 4 5located 6 8 2 3 4 1 7 5 America’s most prolific writers, Louisa May 7 8 1 at3 99 iconic — and forgotten — moments in 9 Warren 6 4Street ART 9 in 6Brookline 9 2 3 7 1 5 6 4 8 5 7 27is3 offering 12 9 58 4 61 8 Milton. Sunday, May 17, 1pm. The South- 1 5 Alcott (1832-1888), the fiercely independent regular 3 American history. The Black History/Art 2 3 1 8 9 6 4 5 7 9 6 8 2 3 4 1 7 5 tours Through 4 May 6 7 29, 8 The9Multicultural 3 2 7of the 5 historic 4 9 6 5 7 2 8 1 3 8 1Olmsted 1 54 4 63 eastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club author of Little Women, was born to an 7 89 9office design History Lecture and Performance Series 36 2 and 2 7 5 8 1 4 3 9 6 2 3Arts8Center 3 8 6 4 1 7 2 5 9 6 will 4 be1hosting 7 a2multi-artist 5 9 meets each weekend on either a Saturday unconventional family who were leaders 6Olmsted-designed 7 9 3 4 75grounds 6 7 9 3 5 1 2 8 4 is generously sponsored by Harvard Union6 Fridays 9 51 2 32 exhibition 88 1 4and

by Latin Art entitled 3 1 2 4 8 7 5 9 6 4 7 9 curated 5 1 2 8 6 9 7 4 3 or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. in abolition, women’s suffrage, educational 2 3 6 Space versity’s Provostial Fund for the Arts and 8 1 1;00, 2:00, 3Saturdays at 10:00, 11:00, Still Running.5The artists 5 8 4 6 2 9 7 3 1 showing work in this 3:00.1 2 4 8 7 5 9 6and This club is open to people of 16 years of reform, child welfare, and much more. In Humanities, Hutchins Center for African & 5exciting The tours 1 exhibition 2 8 6have9 7 4 3 roughly 45 5 8 4 6 take work ranging from 2 9 7 minutes, 3 1 age and older, and there is no fee to join.

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8 Department of African and African American vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE 412-4:00pm 8 6 and a forgotten visual 92 Fridays 3 31 8 5and 9 62 9 6arts 4 5 17 7 from 8 2and 3 cultural 4 1 7 5movement Saturdays 7 8 3 6 1 4 9 2 5 Due to a “minor carriage accident,” 20th (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep).

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Program gives young teens a voice All-girl theater troupe, The Arts Effect NYC, to perform at MIT

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Jennlee Shallow (Elizabeth), Doug Carpenter (Billy) and the company of the North American tour of DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE.

Dirty Dancing

PERFORMERS RECOUNT THEIR ‘BIG BREAKS’

By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

With the classic line “Nobody puts Baby in the corner,” the film Dirty Dancing which starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey was a huge hit when it was released nationwide in theaters in 1987.

Written by Eleanor Bergstein, the timeless love story of Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) as a modern day Romeo and Juliet fighting the odds to be together became a pop culture phenomenon backed by a soundtrack steeped in catchy pop, rock, and soul music.

The play Dirty Dancing — The

IF YOU GO WHAT: Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story

On Stage WHERE: The Citi Emerson Colonial Theatre WHEN: Now through Sunday, May 10 TICKETS: Tickets are available by calling

Ticketmaster at 800.982.2787; by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com; or in person at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre Box Office located at 270 Tremont Street in Boston.

Classic Story On Stage has expanded both musically and in story since its film debut. Bergstein, who plays an active role with the production, wrote 21 new scenes for the stage version which also now explores the social issues of abortion, Civil Rights and the war overseas.

Gillian Abbott, who stars as Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman in the play, spoke to the Banner recently about the new scenes.

“In this version of the stage

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“Our goal was to offer theater training to any and all kids or teenagers that wanted it. We also wanted there to be a specialized group that is an all-girls theater company,” says Katie Cappiello of The Arts Effect NYC. Speaking by phone recently to the Banner, she says the idea behind the All-Girl Theater Company (which is part of The Arts Effect NYC) was “to bring girls together once a week to train together and on top of that to explore their world through theater; address any challenges that they face in their lives through the theater arts as a way of telling their story.” The organization was founded in 2007 by Cappiello and Meg McInerney for girls ranging in age from 9-18 years old.

Cappiello, who’s originally from Brockton, Mass., and McInerney, who hails from Washington, D.C., are both graduates of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and both trained at The Lee Strasberg & Film Institute in New York, which is known for its “method acting.”

Cappiello absolutely loves the theater and the idea of using theater as a way to start conversations.

“Nothing has meant more to me in my life than theater has,” she says. “If it can touch someone, or move someone or spark a conversation, I’m so happy about that and in watching young women do that, watching 14, 15, 16-year-old girls, change people’s minds through their art, is a special thing.”

One of the ways that the young

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IF YOU GO WHAT: The Arts Effect NYC presents SLUT: The Spring Play Tour WHERE: The Wong Auditorium at MIT WHEN: Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, May 3 at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium at 12 p.m.

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Art exhibit inspired by the American South

When the Stars Begin to Fall on view through May 10 at Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

By SUSAN SACCOCCIA

As performed by saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Horace Parlan in a 1977 recording, the spiritual “My Lord, What a Mornin’” has an undertone of tender yearning as well as peaks of blazing, apocalyptic fervor.

Both feelings are evoked in an exhibition that takes its title from the song’s refrain: “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South,” on view through May 10 at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. The exhibition presents a sampling of works by 35 African-American artists inspired by a real or imagined American South.

This thread wears thin as a unifying device in some of the show’s six galleries, which juxtapose works by renowned as well as so-called outsider artists, also referred to as self-taught or folk artists, and a few who defy these categories. What makes this show absorbing is that regardless

of their maker—from men and women laboring at crayon and pencil drawings while in jails or mental hospitals to art-circuit notables — many works on view are ablaze with spirit.

Thomas J. Lax curated the show for the Studio Museum in Harlem, where it debuted before coming to the ICA in February.

Ruth Erickson, ICA assistant curator, joined Lax in organizing the six-gallery presentation here, which includes works on paper, paintings, videos, sculptures, and assemblages.

Painter Kerry James Marshall, 59, has made it his business to correct the “lack in the image bank” of strong African Americans in the visual arts. A pair of small paintings by Marshall shows statuesque female and male figures that suggest potent mythical characters.

Accomplished, questing Carrie Mae Weems, 52, has for decades explored the experience of being female and black in photographs, text and videos. She is represented

here by three photographs from her 1992 “Sea Islands” series, set in graveyards on islands off the coast of Georgia, where for centuries black inhabitants practiced African burial customs. Weems combines photographs with excerpts from the writings of author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, who documented these customs, and lines from the Willie Dixon blues standard “Hoochie Coochie Man.” In one of her arresting images, a metal box spring hangs from a tree, the sides of its drooping wire frame unfolding like wings.

A place for ‘place’

Kara Walker, 45, gained early renown with her inventive use of vintage story-telling tools such as cut-paper silhouettes and stick puppetry to recount the history of slavery, racial violence and sexual abuse. On view is her still potent 2005 video, “8 Possible Beginnings, or the Creation of African-America; a Moving Picture

by Kara E. Walker,” which makes

PHOTO COURTESY AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM, NEW YORK

Bessie Harvey’s, “The World” (1993) is painted wood, glass and plaster beads, hair, fabric, glitter, sequins, shells and duct tape. sardonic use of figures from the tales of Uncle Remus and Br’er Rabbit to recall bitter truths of the African-American diaspora, including lynchings.

The mission to reconnect with place or community and conjure an elusive rootedness drives storytellers in all media, from music and dance to the visual arts. In this exhibition, some claims of shared heritage are more convincing than others.

Among the most memorable conjurers represented here is Marie “Big Mama” Roseman (1898-2004), a herbalist, midwife and seamstress who migrated from Mississippi to Michigan in the ‘60s. All three of her trades are apparent in her luscious fabric works, an appliquéd pillow and quilted comforter, each adorned with an irresistible, baroque excess of colorful sequins, beads, and fabric flowers.

They are kin in spirit to the painting “Heaven” (1997), a hallucinatory dream of a burgeoning

spring by artist-activist Benny Andrews (1930-2006) of Georgia.

Some works are curiosities, more interesting as anthropological specimens than as works of art. Yet several deeply curious works span both worlds. Take the tempera and ink drawings by JB Murray (1908-1988) of Sandersville, Georgia. Inspired by a vision of the divine, in his ’70s, he began making thousands of these small images. The row of 18 stirring, delicate drawings displayed here creates a visual progression that builds in intensity. They evoke automatic writing of the early European Surrealists in the ‘20s, who sought to express the spirit by making spontaneous marks on paper, and the seemingly random hieroglyphics of A-list abstract expressionist Cy Twombly.

A number of artists with strong academic credentials share the preoccupation with matters of spirit associated with self-taught

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Arts Effect

PHOTO COURTESY AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM, NEW YORK

Above, Benny Andrews’ “Heaven” (1967) is oil on canvas. Below, a video still of Kara Walker’s “8 Possible Beginnings, or the Creation of African-America; a Moving Picture by Kara E. Walker.”

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continued from page B2 artists. Rudy Shepherd, an assistant professor at the Penn State School of Visual Arts, makes small sculptures that he calls “Healing Devices,” and “Negative Energy Absorbers.” More impressive is his grey-on-white, stark rendering of the New Orleans Superdome (2011), evoking its harrowing days in 2005. During Hurricane Katrina thousands sought shelter in its cavernous space, where water, food and bedding were in short supply.

Chicago-based artist and activist Theaster Gates and his musical collective, the Black Monks of Mississippi, filmed

their 13-minute video ,“Billy Sings Amazing Grace” (2013-14), at Project Row Houses, an arts organization in Houston’s Third Ward.

Accompanied with restraint by Gates and his ensemble, Billy, an elder, delivers a simple moving rendition of the old Quaker hymn.

Sculptor Bessie Harvey (1928-1994) combined a variety of woods to represent different peoples and homelands in “The World” (1993), which she created late in life. Composed of gnarled branches, beads, hair, fabric, glitter, sequins, and duct tape, with shells for its jewel-like eyes, the exuberant figure resembles a whirling priestess. With human heads popping out from the folds of her skirts, she courses with fierce, apocalyptic energy.

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about. The parents were involved every step of the way.

“Anytime we had a little continued from page B1 bit of a script together we invited the parents in, do a women are making an reading for them, get their impact is through their input, get their feedback. A plays, especially with the lot of times we’d finish readmost recent effort titled ing a portion of the script SLUT: The Play. SLUT and you’d see the parents follows the journey of Joey in the audience in tears, Del Marco, a sixteen-yearnot only because they’re old girl who is raped by acknowledging maybe or three friends during a night the first time what their out. Through Joey’s story daughters are up against, and those of girls in her and not just their daughters, community, audiences witbut what their sons are up ness the damaging impact PHOTO: SASITHON POOVIRIYAKUL against too,” says Cappiello. of slut culture and the imAmari Rose Leigh and Marcela Barry at the Lynn The play premiered in portance of being heard.

Redgrave Theater, NYC N.Y.C. in 2014 to rave reWritten by Cappiello views. Last year, the All-Girl and directed by both her Theater Company was invited to such a slut,” or “do you think it and McInerney, the idea for makes me a slut because I wanted perform in Fargo, N.D. and in Los SLUT was developed beginning Angeles. Recently, the group was him to (fill in the blank)?” in 2012 and “it came about the invited by MIT to bring the perMcInerney and Cappiello way all of our plays had come formance to campus the weekend were startled how casually the about,” she says. of May 1-3 for a three-day run. girls used the word in their ev“We’re sitting in class and we After Cambridge, they follow up eryday language. “They were asked them [the young women] their visit with a special invitation throwing it around to sort of dewhat’s going on with their lives,” from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand grade other girls, degrade themshe recalls. “We had just come (D-NY) to perform in Washingselves, and degrade their own back from winter break and ton, D.C. on May 19. sexuality,” Cappiello recalled. the floodgates opened like they Growing up, both founders “When you call a girl a slut always do and the girls couldn’t wished that they had had an it’s so effective because you’re stop talking about things that I organization like the All-Girl cutting them down to the core of guess are pretty typical things Theater Company. “The whole that teenage girls talk about: sex, who she is and saying that she is reason why Katie and I created less than,” McInerney adds. relationships, their friendships, this company was because we They knew right then and their status, what’s going on in wanted something that we didn’t there that the issue was somesocial media.” have as young people,” McInthing they wanted to explore in One of the words that kept erney says. “I would have loved a play. cropping up in the conversation as a young girl to have a space Both McInerney and Cappiaccording to Cappiello was the where I felt that my voice could ello talked to the parents and let word slut. The girls were saying be heard and that my feelings them that know that this was such things as “oh, she’s such a mattered.” what the girls wanted to talk slut,” “the last winter break I was

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show the topic of civil rights is more fleshed out then it is in the film,” she says. “Eleanor actually had written all of these scenes for the film and the producers ended up taking them out. So, now this is her chance to tell her full story.”

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Abbott worked closely with Bergstein once she landed the role of Baby. She had “some intimate time with Eleanor working through the script and then working through all the layers of Baby,” she recalls. Abbott began her career at the age of 17 with Cirque du Soleil and describes her time with Cirque as “…such a great introduction into this career. It was such a healthy first experience.”

Abbott was able to take chances as a performer with Cirque du Soleil.

“That taught me that I really love shows. I went to Juilliard for dance and a lot of the dancers go on to do contemporary dance companies. Having had the Cirque experience in my pocket I knew that I really loved the atmosphere of doing shows, and I also loved the challenge of doing the same show night after night.”

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SUNDAY WALKING TOUR: A WALK WITH MR. OLMSTED THROUGH THE HISTORIC BACK BAY FENS Join Frederick Law Olmsted, as portrayed

by Gerry Wright, and an Emerald Necklace docent as they lead a walk through the historic landscape of the Back Bay Fens.

Learn how Mr. Olmsted transformed an area described by a 19th century city engineer as, “The foulest marsh and muddy flats to be found anywhere in Massachusetts,” into the first link in his chain of parks we know today as the Emerald Necklace. Sunday, May 3, 1-2:30pm. For more information: www.emeraldnecklace.org/calendar/events/ may-is-historic-preservation-month/.

MEET LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: NOT SUCH A LITTLE WOMAN The Shirley-Eustis House, 33 Shirley St., Boston, and a National Historic Landmark house museum and carriage house in Roxbury, Massachusetts will host a lecture on Sunday, May 3 at 2pm. One of America’s most prolific writers, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), the fiercely independent author of Little Women, was born to an unconventional family who were leaders in abolition, women’s suffrage, educational reform, child welfare, and much more. In 1868 Louisa wrote the now-classic Little Women in her family’s home, the Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts, the heart of the “literary flowering” of New England.

Due to a “minor carriage accident,” 20th century audiences have the opportunity to “meet” Louisa May Alcott through the living history portrayal of Jan Turnquist. Audience members gain insight into important 19th century issues such as suffrage, abolition, the Underground Railroad, and equal education. They will hear about Alcott’s friendships with Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Louisa” tells about writing the autobiographical Little Women, and how writing took her from “rags to riches.” Audiences learn about the courage and determination of an unconventional woman and her unusual Victorian family. Admission will be $10 per person. Please give us a call or email to RSVP your attendance. Refreshments will be served following the presentation.

Visit www.shirleyeustishouse.org for more information, call Patricia Violette at 617-4422275 or email governorshirley@gmail.com.

TUESDAY BUILDING BOSTON 2030 — MBTA: JUST FIX IT The Center for Real Estate and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board presents: Building Boston 2030 — MBTA Just Fix It. Prompted by chronic service and equipment failures, Governor Baker assembled a task force to examine possible solutions to improve service and increase revenue. How will the task force’s recommendations fix the MBTA? Panelists: Stephanie Pollack, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; James Aloisi, Principal, Pemberton Square Group; James O’Leary, Partner, Alternate Concepts, Inc.; Greg Sullivan, Director, Pioneer Institute. More panelists will be announced shortly! Moderated by: Peter Howe, Business Editor, NECN. Tuesday, May 5, from 7:45am - 9:45am, C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston. This event is free and open to the

public, but a valid ticket and registration must be presented to enter the event. To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ building-boston-2030-mbta-just-fix-ittickets-16562066587. There is no onsite parking. Sponsored by: Suffolk University Center for Real Estate & Greater Boston Real Estate Board.

WEDNESDAY “JOHN BROWN SONG!”: AN ARTIST’S TALK Black History/Art History Lecture and Performance Series: Laylah Ali, Professor of Art, Williams College — “John Brown Song!”: An Artist’s Talk. Contemporary artist Laylah Ali will discuss John Brown Song! (2013), an online project commissioned by the Dia Art Foundation. Exploring her longstanding interest in the radical abolitionist John Brown, Ali asked nineteen people to sing “John Brown’s Body,” a song that became popular during the Civil War. The resulting assemblage of performances and video clips raises important questions about iconic — and forgotten — moments in American history.

The Black History/Art History Lecture and Performance Series is generously sponsored

by Harvard University’s Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, Center for African Studies, Harvard Art Museums, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Department of African and African American Studies, and Program in American Studies.

Wednesday, May 6, 5pm, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Room B-04, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. Free and open to the public.

THURSDAY HOME REMEDIES FOR KITCHEN GARDENS More than just for pasta sauce, the major culinary herbs have been used as herbal remedies for thousands of years. Learn herbal recipes based around rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano, and more. Danielle Laberge is an herbalist practicing and teaching in the Vitalist tradition at the Commonwealth Center for Holistic Herbalism in Brookline. Her website is located at www.growinghabits. com. Thursday, May 7, 5:30pm. Supplies are limited; pre-registration is required. Maximum of 30 participants. To register, please visit the branch or call Elise at 617.265.0139. www.bpl.org. Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library, 500 Columbia Rd., 617-265-0139.

UPCOMING WALKING TOUR: HISTORIC TREASURES OF THE BACK BAY FENS

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

KANGAMBA

Spring 2015 Cuban Cinema Series at the Cooper Gallery: Kangamba (2008), 96 min., Spanish, no subtitles. Directed by Rogelio París. Based on one of the bloodiest battles waged by the Cuban troops in Angola, when in 1983 a small group of men resisted the attack of thousands of soldiers of the UNITA opposing forces group in an area the size of a football field.

The Spring 2015 Cuban Cinema Series at the Cooper Gallery will be held Thursdays at noon, through May 14th. Presented in conjunction with our spring exhibition, Drapetomanía: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba. Thursday, April 30, 12pm, Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art, Media Room, 102 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge.

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75 22The 4Revere 8idents 4 4:30pm, Mattapan Branch Library 1350 Blue House is open daily 9:30am - 5:15pm. 19 mation, contact Marcia Lomedico at 617Hill Ave., Mattapan. Admission is free.

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Start with small bites: Serve a few appetizers for your crowd to enjoy as they wait for other guests to arrive.

You can’t go wrong with deviled eggs garnished with fresh herbs or cheese and crackers. Aim for three cheeses: one hard, one soft and one blue.

Serve pairings that please: Spring foods pair perfectly with a fruit-forward wine like pinot grigio. Choose one of high-quality from the northern region of Italy such as Barone Fini Valdadige Pinot Grigio ($12). This crisp and clean wine goes well with seafood, chicken or white-sauce pasta entrees.

Embrace spring flavors: Bring the garden to your table with fresh fruits and vegetables. Plump, red strawberries look and taste wonderful atop a bed of fresh spinach with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Also try this Chicken with Tomatoes and Olives recipe below that’s easy to make and sure to please.

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Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Olives

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The flexible super-high grade silicone is great for ensuring texture of foods and consistent warmth. The two-piece vented steamer’s durable silicone construction allows it to be used in the microwave, oven, refrigerator or freezer and is dishwasher-safe.

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Tasso: Tasso is highly spiced cured and smoked pork shoulder that is sometimes mistakenly referred to as ham. This Cajun specialty is generally not eaten on its own, but used to add a deep kick to dishes like gumbo and red beans.

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Gadgets that will change how you work in the kitchen

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n 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves n ¼ teaspoon salt n ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper n 1 cup multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved n 3 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing, divided n 20 olives, halved n ½ cup crumbled feta cheese Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

Sprinkle chicken evenly with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Combine tomatoes, dressing and olives in skillet over medium heat; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cut each chicken breast half into ¾-inch slices. Top each chicken breast half with ¼ cup tomato mixture.

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Easy desserts for summer parties

Whether you anticipate fun-filled pool parties, laid-back picnics at the park or casual dinner parties at home, summer entertaining gets a little sweeter when you serve up the right desserts.

When the weather warms up, let the flavors from your kitchen reflect the bright tastes of the summer season. From cherries to blueberries, try items like Lucky Leaf Premium Pie Fillings to perk up your outdoor menu.

Ending your summer event with a sweet finale is important, but you don’t have to spend all your time preparing it. The best desserts are effortless, and can be whipped up quickly.

The recipe below for Cherry Pineapple Cabana Cake can be baked up in one hour and combines the flavors of pineapple and cherries, topped with shredded coconut and macadamia nuts.

PIZZA PRIMAVERA

By THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE

H

omemade pizza, made to order, is the kind of recipe that encourages cooks to step up to the counter with their own ideas.

Here, a lightly seasoned spring vegetable assortment of leeks, asparagus and baby spinach covers a store-bought crust.

It’s called primavera after the pasta dish invented in the mid-1970s by Sirio Maccioni, owner of Le Cirque restaurant in New York.

According to the story, Maccioni created the recipe on the spur of the moment from ingredients he had on hand — lightly cooked vegetables, cream and Parmesan, a combination so good it works for practically anything, including pizza.

n 2 tablespoons olive oil n 2 cups (1-inch) diagonally sliced asparagus n 2 cups thinly sliced leeks (white and light green part only) n ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning n½ teaspoon salt

n 1⁄8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper n 2 cups (2 ounces) baby spinach leaves n 1 (14-ounce) pizza crust (like Boboli) n 1 cup chunky tomato sauce (your choice) n 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add asparagus and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add leeks, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender and leeks are tender, about 3 minutes more. Add spinach, lower heat, cover and cook until spinach wilts, about 30 seconds.

Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Spread tomato sauce over top of crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Spoon asparagus mixture over sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until cheese melts and pizza is hot. Makes one 11-inch pizza; serves 4.

— Recipe by Jean Kressy

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EASY RECIPE

Cherry Pineapple Cabana Cake n 2 0 ounces crushed pineapple in juice (do not drain) n 21 ounces Lucky Leaf Regular or Premium Cherry Pie Filling n 1 package yellow cake mix n 1 cup butter or margarine, melted n 7 ounces coconut, shredded n 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 9-by-13-inch baking pan. In prepared baking pan, layer undrained crushed pineapple, then pie filling.

Sprinkle dry cake mix over top, smoothing evenly and covering top. Pour melted butter or margarine over top, covering evenly. Top with coconut and nuts. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until brown on top and bubbly. Let cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.

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recounted how that same commitment has been passed down from the organization’s founders.

“They have built the bridge so we can cross it,” he said. “We must not let it fall.”

Molyneaux recalled speaking with Beach-Francis while she was on her deathbed. “I want you to continue the work I have started,” she told him. “I never wanted to be president, I just wanted to serve others.”

To that end, the organization provides scholarship money to a number of students each year to help pay for tuition and supplies.

“It gives us a sense of satisfaction that somewhere along the line, we are able to touch a child’s life,” Molyneaux said.

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The Montserrat Progressive Society also bestowed honorary membership on Mayor Walsh. Mary-dith Tuitt, an organization member, joked as she handed it to him, “His parents moved here from Ireland — much like us!” Montserrat has a significant Irish cultural dimension due to the history of Irish indentured servants, slaves and 17th century Cromwellian exiles who migrated there.

The organization also honored City Councilor Charles Yancey and state Representative Gloria Fox with community service awards for their work on behalf of the Montserratian community.

During his remarks, Mayor Walsh emphasized the common immigrant experience that he shared with those in the room. “I am the son of immigrants,” he said, describing how his parents came to the United States from Ireland. “Many of you have done the same thing [as my parents]: worked and sent money back home. It’s important to never forget when you come from.”

He also noted the “strong relationship” that the city of Boston has with Montserrat and committed to the idea of a sister city agreement between the two localities, a goal that he described as “something that we will do.”

Romeo told the Banner that even though Montserrat is not technically a city, the sister city agreement would likely encompass the entire territory because its largest city was destroyed by the volcano. Since 1998, the de facto capital of Montserrat has been the village of Brades, which has a population of roughly 1,000 residents.

A Premier visit

Romeo, who was elected in September 2014, is traveling along the American east coast and Canada, where he is reaching out to the Montserratian diaspora.

“I’m getting them ready [to] lobby the British government to fulfill their commitments to provide infrastructure to get the country ready again,” he told the Banner in a conversation before Saturday’s event.

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Left to right: Denise Leader, Malik Tuitt, Shannon Benjamin, Mayor Martin Walsh, Mary-dith Tuitt, Mya Tuitt and Donna Jules at the 80th anniversary of Montserrat Progressive Society of Boston.

Romeo said that the Montserratian government has experienced significant leadership turnover — 6 premiers in 20 years — because of its failure to get the British government to deliver on previous promises. He especially wants to focus on improvements to the country’s seaport and the construction of a new airport.

Romeo’s message to the diasporic community is simple: they are important to the development of the country. He says he is aware of the challenge of bringing back people who left their homeland years ago.

“There are hundreds who want to come home but they need an economy to come back to,” he said.

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Author traces family’s Nazi history in ‘My Grandfather’

By VEKONDA LUANGAPHAY

Her grandfather was a mass murderer.

“A man who killed people by the dozens and, what is more, who enjoyed it,” Jennifer Teege read from her international bestseller, “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me,” to an audience at the Harvard Book Store.

She stood behind a podium reading out loud, with a slight Munich accent, excerpts from her account of her discovery of her family’s German past on Tuesday night, April 21. Teege was at the bookstore as part of her U.S. book tour.

The book is a memoir, co-written by award-winning journalist Nikola Sellmair, of Teege’s journey in researching her family’s dark past during the Holocaust.

She said she was distressed and fell into a deep depression when she discovered that her grandfather was the monstrous Płaszów Concentration Camp Commandant Amon Goeth.

“I am the granddaughter of Amon Goeth, a mass murderer who shot hundreds of people.

And because I have black skin, he would have shot me, too,” Teege wrote in a blurb for her book.

Teege’s German mother and Nigerian father didn’t raise her when she was a child, and her adoptive family didn’t know of her biological family history. Although she

was adopted at age 7, she did have irregular contact with her mother, Monika Goeth, and grandmother, Ruth Irene Goeth, but not her father. They didn’t talk to Teege about the Goeth family history, and it wasn’t until Teege was 38 and found a book on her family that she learned on her own.

At 17, Amon Goeth joined the facist youth organizations. About six years later he joined the Nazi party, then the SS, a militarized security force. Quickly climbing the ranks, he became commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp in Poland. English actor Ralph Fiennes played her grandfather in the Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List.” Teege said holocaust survivors have told her that the sadistic character was an accurate portrayal. In her book, Teege said she did wonder if she resembled

her grandfather in any way.

“But in the course of time I understood that my grandfather and I, we are so different. I would never be able to kill someone. And I would never have dogs trained to tear humans apart,” Teege said.

She said her grandmother, Ruth Irene Goeth, was a very important figure for her life.

“My grandmother was not only a person whom I dearly loved but she also provided me with safety,” she said. She said she preferred staying at her grandmother’s place whenever her mother picked her up from her adoptive family, because that meant she didn’t have to be at her mother’s unhappy home, where the then-husband was a “drunkard and a wife-beater,” as stated in her book.

Teege said she questioned her grandmother’s attraction for Amon Goeth. In her book she wrote, “I think she was madly in love with Amon Goeth. Maybe she was also fascinated by his power.”

Goeth committed suicide in 1983 a day after she was interviewed for a documentary about Oscar Schindler. Teege was thirteen.

Teege’s mother had a book written about her titled, “I Have to Love My Father, Don’t I?” The subtitle reads, “The life story of Monika Goeth, Daughter of the Concentration Camp Commandmant from ‘Schindler’s List.’”

This was the book that Teege

serendipitously picked from a library bookshelf back in 2008, and when she first discovered the Geoth’s family dark history.

Teege’s mother also spoke about Goeth in the 2003 documentary film, “Amons Tochter.” Teege said she hasn’t been in contact with her mother and doesn’t even know if her mother had read her bestseller book.

Teege’s family discovery led her to explore how both descedents of the Holocaust victims and perpetrators dealt with their family’s past. She read about siblings who sterilized themselves to end their bloodline because they were decedents of the perpetrators. She said she disagreed with that attitude.

“I thought that was terribly wrong because we decide for ourselves who we want to be, it is not blood who defines a character,” she said, bringing a point that spreading this message was among many reasons for sharing her story.

Fredi Dworkin, 61, Jewish woman living in East Boston, watched the film documentary, “Amons Tochter,” before meeting Jennifer Teege at the book reading. “I had a strong reaction to her mother, I’ve been very drawn to her,” she said. “We all have complicated questions about who are we and how do we deal with the culture that impacts our families, and we all deal with it. But with their family, it’s more dramatic.”

Ben Flex, 21, now living in Cambridge, studied slave narratives and the public memory of slavery. He asked multiple questions during the Q&A and stayed to talked with Teege after her book signing. “You don’t really hear a lot from the other side, and I thought it was a humbling experience to hear someone else’s discussion,” Flex said. “It takes a lot out of someone to be willing to write about it, speak about it, and come here to let people ask questions about it.”

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continued from page A1 In their heyday of the ’80s and early ’90s, the neighborhood councils held annual elections in which residents were elected both at-large and from districts within their areas.

The Roxbury Neighborhood Council’s powers are outlined in the BRA’s Article 50, which mandates that the BRA give the body 30 days to review any project submitted to the agency before the project is approved. The RNC was effective, in spite of its inability to override BRA decisions, said former RNC member Bob Terrell.

“Usually, through our political strength, we were able to get the BRA to do what we wanted,” Terrell said. “Most of the time.”

A push for community control

RNC members did seek community control, appealing to the City Council to craft an ordinance that would give them the power to stop undesirable development projects. The legislation was defeated by an 8-5 vote, Terrell recalls.

Currently, the only neighborhood council still operating is in Jamaica Plan. That body still operates with an elected membership.

The issue of community control remains a sticking point, says JPNC member Benjamin Day. On behalf of the JPNC, Day sued the BRA over its approval of a project to build luxury condominiums on South Huntington Avenue, at the site of the former Home for Little Wanderers building. The council objected to the project, advanced

by Boston Residential Group, on the grounds that it had too few affordable units and blocked pedestrian access to the Jamaica Way. The court ruled that the council had no standing to sue the BRA, having no real authority over the development process.

“There is no process,” Day says.

“It’s whatever the city or the BRA wants to do.”

While the JPNC was able to settle out of court, squeezing more affordable units and a compromise on pedestrian access out of the developer, scuffles between neighborhood groups and the BRA have not been uncommon in recent years.

BRA Chief of Staff Heather Campisano said her agency works to build consensus between neighbors and developers.

“The goal when entering a project is to strike a balance,” she said.

“The developer may not always get everything they want and the neighbors may not get everything they want.”

Diffused neighborhood power

Neighborhood groups in Boston typically weigh in on development projects when the approval of city agencies is required.

Projects developed on city-owned land, projects that require zoning variances and large development projects of 50,000 square feet or more which trigger the BRA’s Article 80 review process, all are

District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson addresses a crowd gathered to celebrate the official opening of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square. The building houses the headquarters for the Boston Public Schools and has retail and restaurant space on the first floor.

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Bob Terrell subject to neighborhood review.

The BRA works with the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services to identify community groups active in the area, then notifies them of public meetings for upcoming development projects.

The BRA can also appoint neighborhood residents to Impact Advisory Groups, ad-hoc committees that give neighborhood input to the process.

The Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee has been the most active advisory group in that neighborhood, yet it oversees just eight parcels of land.

Beyond that group’s purview are dozens of city-owned land parcels and numerous projects that require variances from the city Zoning Board of Appeal. Major public construction projects currently under consideration are the Boston Public Schools’ proposed redevelopment of the Dearborn School and the proposed $339 million redevelopment of the Whittier Street public housing site and its surrounding neighborhood.

In Roxbury, neighborhood associations and special advisory groups, such as the nowdisbanded Blue Hill Avenue Task Force and Dudley Vision Advisory Task Force, provide neighborhood residents the opportunity to weigh in on development projects.

Sometimes, development projects fall through the cracks.

In 2011, when the Department of Neighborhood Development issued a request for proposals for 280-290 Warren Street, abutters and representatives of nearby neighborhood associations were not notified. The land disposition process was halted after neighbors complained they weren’t given a chance to review the proposals for the site.

Terrell said requests for proposals should not go to developers without input from a neighborhood council.

“The process we had before, which we need to bring back and strengthen, is that an RFP should not be published until the Boston Redevelopment Authority or Department of Neighborhood Development sits down with the community and decides what should go on that land,” he said.

Jackson agreed that planning for Roxbury should be driven by the vision of Roxbury residents.

“We need comprehensive planning that looks at housing, economic development and community sustainability,” he said. “The time is now and we must move with urgency.”

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The commemoration of the speech was an important milestone in the State House, said Rep. Byron Rushing.

“We had to get it in our current colleagues’ memories that this happened,” he said. “I don’t think a lot of them know.”

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NOTE:

PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS EAST CONFERENCE ROOM AT 11:00 AM, LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015.

The work includes REPAIRS TO THIRTY-FIVE EXISTING OR PROPOSED ATTENUATORS, LOCATED AT OR ON THE APPROACHES TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER ATTENUATOR LOCATIONS AS NEEDED AT ALL MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY FACILITIES. THE WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED AS DIRECTED

BY THE AUTHORITY, WHEN THE NEED ARISES DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE IMPACT ATTENUATORS. THE REPAIRS SHALL BE PERFORMED WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUTCD STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015.

Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.

The estimated contract cost is $225,000.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check,

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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.

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.

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NOTICE TO TRADE CONTRACTORS REQUEST FOR TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from TRADE CONTRACTORS interested in performing work for L1346-C2, TERMINAL E RENOVATION ENHANCEMENTS, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking Qualification Statements from Trade Contractors who have a demonstrated experience in the construction and implementation of similar work in terms of scale and complexity as required for Terminal E Located at Logan International Airport. In accordance with Massachusetts construction manager at-risk requirements, MGL Chapter 149A Section 8, Qualification Statements are being requested from trade contractors capable of performing the following classes of work: Underground Plumbing, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals, and Roofing.

The proposed project shall include no more than 100,000 SF of new addition space and the renovation of 150,000 SF existing space, located at Terminal E, to accommodate new airline service providers and their fleet of aircraft.

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To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Utter Desertion.

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: Elda S. James, Esq., Law Office of Elda S. James, P.O. Box 240853, Dorchester Center, MA 02124 your answer, if any, on or before 06/04/2015. 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: March 23, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

The construction duration for this phase is approximately twenty (20) months. The estimated value of work to be performed by trade contractors is as follows: Underground Plumbing $ 448,000 Masonry $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 Miscellaneous Metals Roofing $ 1,200,000 The Authority is implementing this project in accordance with MGL Chapter 149A, Sections 1 thru 13. This selection of trade contractors conforms to MGL Chapter 149A, Section 8, subsections (b) to (k) inclusive. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be utilized to prequalify trade contractors capable and experienced in the construction of parking garages and terminal buildings. The Authority shall utilize a two-step process including the prequalification of trade contractors based on an evaluation of the Statement of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed by an Invitation to Bidders that will only be issued to the prequalified trade contractors. A Prequalification Committee consisting of four representatives, one each from the Designer and the CM at Risk and two Massport staff.

This Prequalification Committee will be conducting a qualifications-based evaluation of submittals received from interested trade contractors in order to identify prequalified trade contractors who will be invited to respond to a written Invitation to Bidders. Please note that the Authority is not utilizing this process to prequalify subcontractors who are not trade contractors which shall be done separately in accordance with MGL C149A, Section 8, subsection (j).

Qualification Statements shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria; (1) Management Experience; (2) Project References including a Public Project Record and (3) Capacity to Complete including a demonstration that the contractor has the financial stability and long-term viability to successfully implement the Project. A Supplemental Information Package that discusses these Evaluation Criteria and the Prequalification Process in more detail as well as any other requirements for the Qualification Statements will be available to interested parties beginning May 7, 2015, by contacting Susan Brace at 617-568-5961 or via email at sbrace@massport. com A Project Briefing will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 9:00 AM in the Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, 2nd floor, 1 Harborside Drive, East Boston, MA. Attendance at the briefing is not mandatory, however, it is strongly encouraged in order to best familiarize your firm with the project details and the prequalification process.

Seven (7) copies of a bound document each limited to 20 sheets (40 pages), exclusive of covers and dividers and resumes which shall be limited to one page, shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 ½” x 11”) and shall be addressed to Mr. Houssam H. Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submittal that exceeds the page limit set here or that is not received in the Capital Programs Department by the above deadline shall be rejected as non-responsive.

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing and directed to cpbidquestions@massport.com with the Project name and number included in the subject line of the email.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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

Docket No. SU13P1150PM Citation on General Probate Petition Estate of: Joseph Farrow Date of Death: May 1, 2014

A petition has been filed by Martha D. Mauser of Ipswich, MA requesting to convert the conservatorship to a formal probate estate, and name the petitioner the Personal Representative of the estate. The Petitioner further requests that the Corporate Surety Bond from the Conservatorship be transferred to the probate estate.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 05/21/2015. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

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

Date: April 15, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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The Boston English High School is accessible for people with disabilities.

MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of change upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open and closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternative material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodations or language assistance, please contact MassDOT municipal liaison, Jim Kersten by phone (857) 368-9041, or by email at james.a.kersten@state.ma.us. Request should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, request should be made at least ten (10) days before the meeting.

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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 06/18/2015. 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.

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: April 08, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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Applications may be picked up from Trinity Management during the following dates and times: Reasonable accommodations made Harrison Tower Management Office 860 Harrison Avenue, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02118 Weekdays 5/4/15– 5/29/15 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 5/9/15 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Wednesday, 5/20/15 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Deadline for completed applications to be in lottery: In person at the Harrison Tower Management Office address by 6/19/15 at 4:00 p.m. or by mail, postmarked by 6/19/15.

Brokers Welcome

SELECTION BY LOTTERY Use and Occupancy Restrictions Apply *Preference for homeless households in accordance with the tenant selection plan. **Seven units have a preference for disabled households requiring wheelchair accessibility.

Voucher Holders welcome

Apartment for Rent

For more information or an application to be sent by mail or alternate means, call Trinity Management, LLC Phone # 617-398-2610

14 Ferndale St, 3rd Floor, Dorchester

Informational Sessions will be held at the Management Office located at 860 Harrison Avenue on: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 2:00 PM and Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM

For the

Thursday, May 7, 2015

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Laura P. Brown of Dorchester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Matthew Graham is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Laura P. Brown of Dorchester, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING Harrison Tower 860 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA 02118

DORCHESTER/ MILTON

Third Construction Update Meeting

Casey Arborway Project

In the matter of Matthew Graham Of Boston, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person

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OFFICE SPACE 1st Class Office Space Corner of Gallivan Blvd and Washington St ample parking.

Docket No. SU14P2894GD

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

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OWNER The Massachusetts Department of Transportation

SUFFOLK Division

IMPORTANT NOTICE

To all interested persons:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths Hardwood floors Off-street parking $1850 per month Utilities not included

Call D. Ramsey 617-903-2000

# of Units

Type

Income

Rent

6

studio

30% AMI

$517

36

studio

60% AMI

$1035

12

studio

70% AMI

$1068

3

1-bedroom

30% AMI

$554

14

1-bedroom

60% AMI

$1108

5

1-bedroom

70% AMI

$1246

2

2- bedroom

30% AMI

$665

19

2- bedroom

60% AMI

$1330

5

2- bedroom

70% AMI

$1424

Maximum Income Limit by Median Income

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30% AMI

60% AMI

BRA 70% AMI

1

$20,700

$41,400

$48,250

2

$23,650

$47,280

$55,150

3

$26,600

$53,220

$62,050

4

$29,550

$59,100

$68,950

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Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Lancaster Condos 1501 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135 Maximum Income Per Household Size HH size

CDBG 80%

1

$48,800

18 Affordable Units # of Units

Type

Price*

% Income

2

$55,800

7

1 BR

$170,000

80%

3

$62,750

10

2 BR

$190,000

80%

4

$69,700

1

3 BR

$210,000

80%

5

$75,300

6

$80,900

Households may request an application be sent by email or mail from May 18th - May 31st through the following methods: Visit: www.1501CommAveLottery.com Call: 617-209-5226 – MA Relay 711 Applications will also be available in person during the following dates and times: Date

Time

Monday, May 18th

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Wednesday, May 20th

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Saturday, May 30th

10:00AM - 2:00PM

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Wollaston Manor

Parker Hill Apartments

91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Brand New Renovated Apartment Homes

Senior Living At It’s Best

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

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

Two Bedrooms Starting at $2200

Program Restrictions Apply.

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Affordable Homeownership Opportunity

Location: 1285 Commonwealth Ave, Allston, MA 02134 Deadline for completed applications by mail only: Postmarked no later than June 8th, 2015 Maloney Properties, Inc. Attention: Lancaster Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, use & resale restrictions apply.

Preference for Boston Residents. Preference for households with at least one person per bedroom.

Preference for First-Time Homebuyers.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. 617-209-5226 - MA Relay 711 or email: 1501CommAve@MaloneyProperties.com www.MaloneyRealEstate.com Equal Housing Opportunity

Rent**

% Income

2

Studio

$1,221

80%

5

Metro 1 Bed***

$1,424

80%

Maximum Income per Household Size

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.

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

38 Affordable Units BR Size

5 Affordable Units Building

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.

Affordable Rental Opportunity The Viridian 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 www.ViridianLottery.com # of Units

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

6

1*

$1,424

80%

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

10

Metro 1 Bed***

$1,781

100%

Equal Housing Opportunity

6

1*

$1,781

100%

7

2

$2,035

100%

3

$2,748

120%

2

Jackson Commons Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Massachusetts NOW RENTING!!!

*1 Handicap accessible unit available **Minimum income limits apply ***Smaller than regular 1 bedroom, 485 Square Feet Households may request an application be sent by email or mail from May 11th- May 17th through the following methods: Visit: www.ViridianLottery.com Call: 617-209-5250 Maximum Income Limit HH size

Up to 80%

100%

120%

1

$55,150

$68,950

$82,750

2

$63,050

$78,800

$94,550

Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times Date

Time

Monday, May 11th

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Tuesday, May 12th

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Wednesday, May 13th

10:00AM – 2:00PM

3

$70,900

$88,650

$106,400

4

$78,800

$98,500

$118,200

5

$85,100

$106,400

$127,650

Thursday, May 14th

10:00AM – 2:00PM

6

$91,400

$114,250

$137,100

Saturday, May 16th

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Leasing Office - 1282 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Completed applications must be returned by the deadline– remit by mail only: Postmarked no later than May 25th Maloney Properties, Inc. Attention: Viridian Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery.

Asset, Use & Occupancy Restrictions apply.

Preference for disabled household for 2 ADA units.

Preference for Boston Residents.

Preference for Households with at least one person per bedroom.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, Call Maloney Properties, Inc. 617-209-5250 or Email: Viridian@MaloneyProperties.com www.MaloneyRealEstate.com Equal Housing Opportunity

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Housing Opportunity for Brand New Apartments near Jackson Square Station!

Floor Plans One Bedroom—750 sq. ft Two Bedrooms—900-1,040 sq. ft 1—1 B/rm $1,264 up to 80% of area median income 2—2 B/rms $1,516 up to 80 % of median area income 1—1 B/rm $1,948 at 110% of area median income 4—2 B/rms $2,337 at 110% of area median income

Contact us with questions or to apply: Income Restrictions Apply Please visit our website for more detailed information www.livejacksoncommons.com

Apartment Amenities: Historic Renovation Smoke free Building Heat & Hot Water Included Air Conditioning Community Amenities: Nearby Parks & Recreation Adjacent to Public Transportation Laundry Facility

2010 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury, MA 02119 Tel (617) 989-1052 | Fax (617) 989-1295 jacksoncommons@winnco.com WINNRESIDENTIAL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY STATUS IN THE ADMISSION OF OR ACCESS TO, OR TREATMENT OR EMPLOYMENT IN, ITS FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. WINNRESIDENTIAL COORDINATES COMPLIANCE WITH THE NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 504 (24 CFR PART 8 DATED JUNE 2, 1988).

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BioScience Academy at Boston University can help you transition into the life sciences.

Villages of the Americas America Blvd.

Public Information Meeting 6:30, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Ashland Town Hall, Rooms B & C

Sec 8 OK

617-283-2081

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

MAX INCOME

Application Deadline June 15, 2015

1—$48,800 2—$55,800 3—$62,750 4—$69,700

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

Units distributed by lottery Assets to $75,000

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY / SELECTION BY LOTTERY

1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS.

Rents*: % # of Rents Income Type Units 2 1BR $848 60% 165 Winter St. - Haverhill 30% 1 1BR ** Applications pick-up from The Hayes at $1,061 HIGH HOME 6 2BR - 60% Railroad Square, 14 Granite St., Haverhill; 1 2BR $1,106 60% online peabodyproperties.com/communities; 2 2BR 30% ** by phone 781.794.1000 Heat & HW Included Info Session - 5/14/15 - 4 & 6PM **Rent determined by PHA based on Lottery Drawing - 6/26/15 - 2PM income of applicant Both events held at The Hayes at Railroad Income Limits (as of 3/6/15)* Square, 14 Granite St, Haverhill 60% AMI # HH 30% AMI Mail completed application to: $36,780 $18,400 1 Peabody Properties, Inc., c/o WS Lottery, $42,000 $21,000 2 536 Granite St., Braintree, MA 02184. $47,280 $23,650 3 Deadline: Postmarked by 6/22/15 $52,500 $26,250 4 *Rents, utility allowance & income limits based on HUD guidelines & subject to change.Please inquire in advance for reasonable accommodation. Info contained herein subject to change w/o notice.

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Ashland Affordable Housing Eight 2 Bedroom Townhomes Price: $179,500

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.

For Info and Application: Pick Up: Ashland Town Hall, Town Clerk and Public Library Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Program Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

Application available online at: www.mcohousingservices.com

HELP WANTED

RNs/LPNs & CNAs

Rents*:

Brookline, MA 02446

Applications pick-up from Brookline Town Hall, 3rd Fl., Planning & Dev., 333 Washington St. or Brookline Housing Authority, 90 Longwood Ave. or online PeabodyProperties.com; or by phone 781.794.1000

Type 1BR 1BR 1BR 2BR 2BR 2BR 3BR

# of Apts.

2 2 2 6 8 8 4

Rents $1,020 $845 ** $1,225 $1,005 ** $1,400

Program Type 60% 50% 30% 60% 50% 30% 60%

Heat & Hot Water Included

Info Session: 5/6/15 - 4 & 6PM Lottery Drawing - 6/30/15 - 2PM Both events held at Brookline Housing Authority 90 Longwood Ave., Brookline

**Sec.8 units administered through Brookline Housing Authority

Income Limits (as of 3/6/15)*: #HH 30% AMI 50% AMI 60% AMI Mail completed application to: Peabody 1 $20,700 $34,500 $41,400 2 $23,650 $39,400 $47,280 Properties, c/o 86 Dummer Lottery, 536 Granite St., Braintree, MA 02184; or email to 3 $26,600 $44,350 $53,220 4 $29,550 $49,250 $59,100 86dummer@peabodyproperties.com; ---$53,200 $63,840 5 or fax: 781.794.1001 ---$57,150 $68,580 6 Deadline: Postmarked by 6/15/15

Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) seeks a Senior Asset Manager. The Senior Asset Manager works within our Finance Department, and reports to the Chief Financial Officer. S/he will take the lead in our efforts to maintain high quality and financially sound affordable housing and commercial assets.

The Benjamin Healthcare Center have Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants positions open for dedicated, committed, and compassionate individuals to work with us at our skilled nursing and long-term care facility located in Boston.

The Senior Asset Manager should bring in depth understanding of real estate, partnership structures, the low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program, and other affordable housing finance programs, as well as strong financial analysis skills, plus at least seven years of experience in affordable housing.

Long term care experience preferred.

617-738-1500 x156 or x112 - Human Resources Department

See www.madison-park.org for a complete job description.

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 May 1, 2015. United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Danvers Affordable Housing Two 3 Bedroom Units Price: $186,000 1 & 1A Venice Street—Danvers Units are available, by lottery, to eligible first time homebuyers.

Join us at the Public Information Meeting for details.

Application Deadline June 5, 2015 Open House Sunday, May 17, 2015 1:00—3:00 p.m.

ASSETS TO $75,000

MAX ALLOWABLE INCOME

1 person: 2 person: 3 person: 4 person: 5 person: 6 person:

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

For Info and Application: Pick Up: Danvers Town Hall, Planning Office or Public Library Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com

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Submit a resume and cover letter to: Ann Silverman, Consultant to MPDC, at madisonparkseniorassetmanager@gmail.com.

No phone calls or letters please. Madison Park Development Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Roxbury residents, people of color and women are encouraged to apply.

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*Rents & income limits based on HUD guidelines & subject to change. Please inquire in advance for reasonable accommodation. Info contained herein subject to change w/o notice.

Public Information Meeting 6:30, Wed., May 13, 2015 Danvers Town Hall, 1 Sylvan St.

Boston University School of Medicine & Metroplitan College

Senior Asset Manager Sought

We offer excellent benefits, free parking, and easy accessibility by public transportation and a pleasant facility located on an l0 acre wooded estate.

Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity / Selection by Lottery - 1 , 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.

HELP WANTED

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

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency for Metro Boston, seeks a Grant Contracts Coordinator (hereafter, Coordinator) to assist the Grant Manager in the oversight and implementation of several federal emergency preparedness grants administered across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The Coordinator will ensure the completeness of approval documents, scopes of service, and equipment specifications for grant funded projects, develop and regularly track performance metrics for grant funded projects, as well as coordinate all procurements, finances, and reporting of grant funded initiatives. Specific duties will include: working with a team of program coordinators across the state to implement annual grant plans, which include projects to procure equipment, conduct trainings and exercises, research critical emergency preparedness issues, and to establish systems and protocols to enhance safety; Providing administrative, procurement, and grant compliance services to ensure that projects are implemented successfully. Candidates must have a BA degree, plus at least 2 years of relevant work experience. The successful applicant will demonstrate all or most of the following skills: Content knowledge in the areas of business administration, finance, or grant management; Familiarity with Massachusetts and Federal procurement laws; a task-oriented work ethic and excellent attention to detail. This is a full-time position with an excellent state employee benefits package. Starting salary will range from $42,000 to $48,000 depending on qualifications and experience. This position is non-exempt under the guidelines of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The position is open until filled. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA and a valid driver’s license and/or the ability to arrange transportation to meetings in different parts of the region.

MAPC is an EOE/AA employer. MAPC takes pride in the diversity of its workforce and encourages all qualified persons to apply. PLEASE SEE COMPLETE JOB AD AT www.mapc.org/ Jobs at MAPC AND APPLY AT LINK SHOWN THERE. Posted 4/21/15. Thomas E. Hauenstein, Operations Manager.

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Whittier’s All Star Reunion Celebrating our Champions of Health Care and Health Equity

Whittier Street Health Center’s 2015 annual fundraiser was a tremendous success as we celebrated our Roastees from 2003-2014 with a reunion to help raise funds to support Whittier’s programs and services. The night was full of laughter, celebration, music and wonderful roasting!

Back Row (L-R): Roast Committee Chair Joseph Nolan, Jr., Eversource Energy, Linda Fulks, Cindy Walker, Presenter and Guest Auctioneer NECN’s Latoyia Edwards, Phil Quartier, Reginald Njoku, Devin Williams-Agyeman, President and CEO Frederica M. Williams, Michael Griswold, Reverend Ray Hammond, MD, MA, Toast Master Jimmy Tingle Front Row (L-R): 2012 Roastee Paul Grogan, The Boston Foundation, 2005 Roastee Ted Kelly, Kelly Family Foundation, 2007 Roastee Robert Mahoney, Belmont Savings Bank, 2013 Roastee Andrew Dreyfus, BCBSMA, 2011 Roastee Dr. Edward Benz, Jr., DFCI, 2003 Roastee Bill Van Faasen, BCBSMA

L-R: 2003 Roastee Bill Van Faasen, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, President and CEO Frederica M. Williams, The Honorable Mayor Marty Walsh, 2011 Roastee Dr. Edward Benz, Jr., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A special thank you to all of our donors, Roast Committee members, volunteers and staff for a wonderful event.

Congratulations to our auction winners and we thank you for all of your support!

Presenting Sponsor: Eversource Energy Lead Donors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Tom and Donna May, The Yawkey Foundation Benefactors: Bank of America, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Kelly Family Foundation Patrons: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center/BMC HealthNet Plan, Connors Family Office, CVS Health, Eastern Bank, John Hancock Financial Services, Josh and Anita Bekenstein Charitable Fund, MFS Investment Management, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Partners HealthCare, Related Beal, Suffolk Construction Company, Tufts Health Plan Contributors: Beacon Health Options, Belmont Savings Bank, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Colette Phillips Communications, Connell Limited Partnership, EMC Corporation, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, Johnston Associates, Jim and Mary Judge, NASCO, Natixis Global Asset Management, Neighborhood Health Plan, Optum, Inc., Santander Bank, Stop & Shop New England, TJX Foundation Table Hosts: AAFCPAs, Bay State Financial, Boston Red Sox, CeltiCare Health, Deloitte Consulting LLP, National Grid, O’Neill and Associates, Owens Movers, Marc Spooner, The Boston Foundation, University of Massachusetts Boston, Whittier Health Pharmacy

1290 Tremont Street Roxbury, MA 02120

617-427-1000 www.wshc.org