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Rox. may get first residential tower Developers plan 25-story mixed-use tower for Dudley Square property

By YAWU MILLER

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Timothy Taylor of Roxbury marched on Saturday with Mass Action Against Police Brutality. Ongoing discussions of race and policing dovetailed with city-wide reflections on tlast week’s deadly shooting in a black church in Charleston.

Charleston shooting hits close to home

South Carolina massacre spurs calls for change

By ELIZA DEWEY

In the week since Dylann Roof ’s vicious attack on a black church in South Carolina that left nine people dead, members of the Boston community have come together to respond the carnage and share their views on what it means for American race relations on a broader scale.

At a prayer vigil in Roxbury last Friday night, church members

touched on the topic of forgiveness — a point of national discussion following the public displays of forgiveness for Roof from some of his victims’ families — while also emphasizing the need for communal strength and vigilance in the face of difficult times.

Edna Humphrey, chairperson of the trustees for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, said that she had family members in South Carolina who had known some of the victims.

“It had quite a toll,” she said of the shooting. “You think you’re safe in God’s house.”

“But we have to be forgiving, if we are Christians,” she added. “And pray for the person that did it.”

Reverend Miniard Culpepper of Pleasant Hill called for prayer for the victims’ families and even for Roof, while emphasizing the psychological impact of the massacre.

“These brutal murders remind

The black-led development team seeking to build an office and residential complex in Dudley Square has pulled the wraps off their design, and it’s big.

Rising from the limestone façade of the Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity, the steel and glass tower in the rendering from Stull and Lee architects would stand 25 stories above Washington Street and include 392,355 square feet of commercial, office and residential space. If completed according to plan, the building will be the tallest ever built in Roxbury.

Developer Ken Guscott, founder of Long Bay Management and owner of the buildings and land on which the project would be constructed, said the development is aimed at making a bold statement.

“Dudley used to be the second largest shopping center in Boston,” he said. “We want to participate in bringing it back to that status.”

Last week, Guscott and others from his development team met with black and Latino elected officials to gauge reactions to the project.

The officials present expressed support for the project, although state Rep. Gloria Fox said she had reservations about the height and density of the

AT A GLANCE n Floor 1: Retail space, including the current bank building with the Washington Street façade preserved. n Floors 2-9: Commercial office space n Floors 10-19: One- and two-bedroom rental units, going for about $2,000 for a two-bedroom under current market conditions. n Floors 20-25: Condominium units proposed tower.

Greg Janey, whose firm Janey Co. is slated to manage the project’s construction, noted that a pair of Northeastern University dormitories three blocks away at Ruggles Station are 22 stories tall.

Density in Dudley

City Councilor Tito Jackson said the design is in keeping with the city’s emphasis on transit-oriented development and increased housing production that would alleviate pressure on the city’s overheated housing market.

“If we’re concerned about affordable housing in Boston, we’re going to have to deal with the fact that we have something most other neighborhoods don’t have — land,” he said. “This project gives us an opportunity to jumpstart development in Dudley. I’m supportive of density in housing. When you look at transit-oriented development, buildings tend to be higher.”

Under the proposal, retail space would be located on the first

See GUSCOTT, page 10

See CHARLESTON, page 8

Post tragedy, pols seek new answers Push ideas to tackle youth gun violence

By ELIZA DEWEY

Tragedy struck in Dorchester last week when 16-year-old Jonathan Dos Santos was shot and killed, allegedly by two teenagers. As the city grapples with the loss of yet another young life, elected officials are trying to come up with innovative ways to tackle the problem of gun violence.

City Hall soon will hold a hearing on the issue, with an attempt to provide a comprehensive look.

“The objective is to do an

analysis of all the programs out there and what we’re doing as a whole,” said Councilor Tito Jackson in a phone conversation with the Banner last week.

One idea that Jackson has floated is a model used in Richmond, California that specifically targeted a small pool of individuals who were identified as the main sources of local violence. The Richmond program provided mentorship and guidance in achieving basic education and employment goals, in combination with stipends as a financial

incentive to stick to the plan.

Jackson said he thought about implementing a similar program in Boston after having conversations with community leaders.

“The conversations made me want to include [the idea] in the hearing we were already pulling together,” said Jackson.

He said that he wanted to look at creative violence prevention solutions, saying that to do otherwise would be like “people in an insane asylum who continue to mop up the floor instead of turning off the faucet.”

See VIOLENCE, page 9

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A black-led development team is pursuing development of a 25-story residential and office tower on Washington Street opposite the Dudley Station bus terminal.

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Cambridge councilor puts focus on tech. education

By YAWU MILLER

Cambridge attorney Dennis Benzan was elected to the city council in 2013 on a pledge to help residents find jobs in the city’s booming tech sector. In two short years, Benzan has zeroed in on a set of programs and initiatives aimed at preparing Cambridge students for the innovation economy.

For inspiration, Benzan looks to his own neighborhood off Columbia Street in the historically black and Latino Area IV section of Cambridge.

“You have high rents,” he says.

“There’s massive displacement right at the edge of the city’s innovation district. For me, it’s an economic issue. It’s about how do we provide our community with training and education so they can afford to stay in the city.”

On paper, Cambridge is a prosperous city, with a median family income of $93,000, as compared to the state’s median family income of $84,000. But the wealth and booming tech sector in Cambridge mask deep inequalities, with much of the city’s black and Latino population living in low-income public housing developments.

When the children of those families graduate from high school or college and move out of their homes, many are forced to seek housing in communities with lower rents – Medford, Brockton, New Bedford.

“On one level you see a building boom in this city,” he said. “But local residents aren’t participating.

Once the buildings go up, very few Cambridge-born resents are working inside them. The figures are in the single digits.”

While the city’s population is growing, the number of blacks living in Cambridge dropped from 13.5 percent in 2000 to 11.7 percent in 2010. The number of Asians living in Cambridge nearly doubled from 8 percent to 15 percent while the number of Latinos increased from 6.8 percent to 7.6 percent. Although the city is majority white, white students make up just 38 percent of the Cambridge Public Schools population.

lower-income families. Benzan argues that those students need more resources to participate in the city’s economy. Last year, he teamed up with fellow councilor Nadeem Mazen and formed an Economic Development Committee to work on programs that help Cambridge students break into the tech sector.

“We brought all the stakeholders together — businesses and universities — and came up with recommendations,” he said.

Among the recommendations: schools ought to emphasize programs on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) and establish a STEAM coordinating office, connecting corporations with city nonprofits and schools.

That office, named Expanded Learning STEAM Network, helps focus the efforts of disparate community service groups working to provide technology education through after-school programs.

“You have all these nonprofits working in silos,” he said. “We’re bringing them all to the table to coordinate efforts and share resources.”

Benzan’s efforts have won recruits, including fellow city councilors who have supported his programs.

“Dennis has been a great firstterm councilor,” said Cambridge Mayor David Maher, who stopped

by Benzan’s campaign kickoff last week. “He’s doing a great job. It’s great to have someone who grew up here and is an advocate for young people and people of color.”

Political history

Benzan’s first foray in electoral politics came in 1996, when he challenged then-state Rep. Alvin Thompson for the 28th Middlesex District seat, which includes much of Cambridge. Benzan lost by just 3 percentage points. During his follow-up effort in 1998, both he and Thompson were overwhelmed by Jarrett Barrios, who mounted a well-financed campaign.

An attorney with the Central Square-based firm Altman and Altman, Benzan bided his time until another opportunity presented itself. Then, in 2013, two councilors vacated their seats, leaving openings on the nine-seat council. In Cambridge, all councilors serve at-large in a weak mayor form of government, wherein councilors enact ordinances and vote on the budget and a town manager administers the city’s day-to-day affairs. When Benzan joined the fray, he was one of 17 newcomers vying

for the openings. When the dust settled, he had finished 4th overall.

Born in Cambridge to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother, Benzan says he came into office last year with a genuine desire to work with his fellow council members, helping to broker a deal to elect the next mayor. Typically in Cambridge, where the councilors elect the mayor from within their ranks, that vote can take as long as two months. But in 2014, thanks in part to Benzan’s efforts, the election was done the same day the councilors were sworn in.

Benzan was elected vice mayor – not bad for the new kid on the block.

For the 2015 electoral season, Benzan’s campaign is reaching out to his 2013 supporters and asking for their number one votes.

Cambridge’s city elections rely on of a proportional representation system, wherein voters rank candidates from one to four. To succeed, a candidate must secure a sufficient amount of number one votes.

“We’re talking to our number one voters, reminding them that we’re running and that all the things Dennis said he would accomplish, he has accomplished,” said Benzan’s campaign manager, Leandra De Los Santos.

A push for more housing

As 2015 passes the half-way mark, Benzan has shifted his attention to one of the city’s more vexing problems – the high cost of housing.

As highly paid tech workers move into the city and compete with

STEAM education

The blacks and Latinos who make up the majority of the school population come from

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First-term Cambridge City Councilor Dennis Benzan is focusing on training local residents to work in the city’s tech field and production of new housing.

locals for housing, rising rents and home prices have forced much of the city’s middle class out. Benzan, who lives in Area IV with his wife and eight-year-old twins in a home he bought in 1996, has managed to hold on. He sees increased housing production as a way to alleviate pressure on the city’s housing market.

“We need to build more housing on city land,” he said. “A lot of people think our city is becoming too dense,” he said. “We all have to make sacrifices if we’re serious about creating more affordable housing. We have to be committed to building more housing.”

The city just approved a new 19story building in Central Square on the site currently occupied by a McDonalds at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Douglass Street. It will be the first new housing developed in Central Square in 20 years, Benzan notes. Of the more than 200 units in the building, 47 will be permanently affordable.

Benzan says he’ll work to bring more dense apartment buildings, not just in Central Square, but also in other public transit-friendly areas of Cambridge. He points to several large surface parking lots in Central Square as examples of buildable lots. The inevitable loss of parking spaces is a worthwhile trade-off, he says.

“Across the country you’re seeing a move to reduce parking ratios,” he said. “It’s transit-oriented development. We’re looking seriously at that.”

Dominican concerns

Politics wouldn’t be politics in Cambridge without a healthy dose of international concerns.

For Benzan, the Dominican government’s push to strip citizenship from Haitian descendants born in the Dominican Republic is cause for alarm.

“It’s creating conditions for terror and hatred against Haitians,” he said. “It’s no different than what we’re seeing in the United States, in North Carolina.”

Benzan once sued a Dominican nightclub after he and the Cambridge-based novelist Junot Diaz were refused admittance based on their skin color. Now he’s drafting a resolution for the Cambridge City Council to denounce the Dominican Republic’s actions against its Haitian-descended citizens. It’s a small gesture, but Benzan says it can ultimately have a far-reaching consequences for the nation’s tourism industry.

“This can impact the Dominican economy,” he said. “If tourists begin to boycott the Dominican Republic, it could have a significant impact.”

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Airport workers stage strike, protest working conditions a third of its Logan workforce since January 2014. The OSHA investigation is currently pending.

By ELIZA DEWEY

NLRB investigates

A group of Logan airport workers staged a 24-hour strike and State House demonstration last week to protest what they say are illegal business practices and subpar workplace conditions under their employers, ReadyJet Inc. and G2 Secure Staff, LLC. The two companies contract with a number of airlines, including JetBlue, US Airways and Delta. The workers’ main complaint centered on what they said were intimidation tactics, including firing, used against Logan airplane cleaner and baggage workers who are trying unionize.

“One year ago, they did a public vote count to demonstrate support for unionization,” said Roxana Rivera, Vice President of the 32BJ SEIU union, which is supporting the workers in their efforts.

“It was overwhelming [in support],” she said.

Still, she said, the workers faced obstacles.

“The companies are continuing to break the law,” she said. “They are not respecting workers’ right to organize. They are actively trying to stop it.”

The protesters cited corporate illegal practices that are chronicled in a number of litigation cases, both past and present. Workers, in conjunction with 32BJ SEIU, have submitted testimony to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleging that ReadyJet illegally terminated employees who attempted to unionize. Protesters claim that ReadyJet has fired over

“ReadyJet managers have subject¬ed workers to unfair labor practices including illegal surveillance and threats, impeding their ability to organize to improve conditions.

In some cases, these incidents were related to workers raising concerns about security and health and safety problems they had witnessed,” said SEIU spokesperson Eugenio Villasante in an email to the Banner.

The National Labor Relations Board also is involved in various complaints against the two companies. On May 29, the NLRB issued a complaint against G2 Secure Staff based on charges from the SEIU alleging that the company’s employee handbook misled workers about their rights to organize. A hearing on that complaint is scheduled for September 2, 2015 in Boston’s federal courthouse before an administrative judge of the NLRB, according to NLRB documents.

Similarly, on April 30 the NLRB issued acomplaint against ReadyJet. A hearing on that is scheduled for September 9, 2015, according to NLRB documents.

State House protesters also cited past OSHA and NLRB citations against both companies that involved workplace safety. In a case from June 2014, OSHA fined ReadyJet almost $30,000 for violations that included failing to provide proper cleaning equipment to employees cleaning up lavatory waste.

(According to a statement from protesters, two of those citations were removed and the fine was lowered to

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SEIU Local 32BJ Vice President Roxana Rivera rallies labor activists gathered at the State House to demand better conditions for airport workers. $2,000 after the company agreed to remedy some viola¬tions.)

Additionally, in July 2014 the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office ordered ReadyJet to pay employees $13,045 in restitution for illegal wage deductions after concluding that the company deducted money from 226 workers’ paychecks over a two-year period to pay for TSA badges and uniforms.

“Enough is enough and they need to stop breaking the law,” said Rivera.

Last week’s protest was designed to last just 24 hours, after which organizers expected a smooth return to work.

“We expect the companies will allow them to return to work,” Rivera said at the protest.

She added that in addition to legal concerns about organizing, workers wanted improved conditions overall, including better wages. She said although recent improvements such as a one-dollar increase in the airport’s

minimum wage had taken place, they were not enough.

“It was the first time workers had seen a raise in many years,” she said.

“But workers need more. They need to not be working full time and yet not be able to rent an apartment.”

Several elected officials came to express their support.

“This is about dignity and respect,” said state Rep. Adrian Madaro of East Boston. “We have a lot of workers at the airport [in East Boston] and they are not being treated fairly.”

Jeff Crosby, President of the North Shore Labor Council, pointed a finger at the airlines.

“American Airlines, Delta – they like to hide behind their subcontractors,” he said. “We know these corporations control the contractors, and they control what they do.”

Verbal intimidation

Representative Dan Ryan made an historical analogy, tying the rally

to the story of Bunker Hill Day, which was that same day.

“You are representing your patriotic duty to hold those who represent you accountable,” he said to the crowd.

“The American Revolution started out as an economic issue,” he added, referring to the Boston Tea Party wherein colonialists threw British tea into the city’s harbor to protest their motherland’s taxes.

A week later, 32BJ SEIU spokesperson Eugenio Villasante told the Banner that there had been no response yet from the companies regarding the protesters’ demands.

He did, say, however, that he learned from some employees that they had faced verbal intimidation.

“Some workers have said their supervisors have communicated with them about the strike,” he said.

“They said they shouldn’t have gone on the strike, and this is not something they should do — and that’s not correct,” he said, emphasizing the legal right of employees to strike.

When the Banner called the ReadyJet corporate office for comment on this story, a woman who answered the phone in the Human Resources department (the company’s automated answer machine does not have a dial option for media inquiries) said “We have no comment” and hung up after the reporter identified herself. A voicemail left in another inbox option provided by the automated message was not returned.

When the Banner called G2 Secure Staff’s office in East Boston, a woman there said an appropriate press person would return the Banner’s call “if someone is available.” As of press time, G2 did not call back.

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The challenges to successful fatherhood For many black men, Father’s Day was a time for poignant memories rather than unbridled joy. Life in America for many blacks is challenging and full of frustration.

The standard for attaining full manhood always seems just beyond reach, and black males are frequently blamed for many of society’s ills. Also, the criminal justice system is unjustly severe. A recent study

by USA Today finds something that blacks have always observed — there is a “staggering disparity” in the arrest rates of black men across the country.

The standard in past generations is that men would become settled in life before they assume the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood. This was not always possible for blacks. In his study “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action,” the late Daniel P. Moynihan asserted 50 years ago that racial discrimination in employment was responsible for eroding the likelihood of marriage among African Americans.

As expected, African Americans had a high rate of out-of-wedlock births. At that time, the rate of black births to single women was 23.6 percent. That was eight times higher than the white rate. It seemed to be assumed that the black male was afflicted with an undisciplined libido. Welfare benefits were available only to women with children, and only when no man was present in the household. As a result, there were stories back then about welfare officials making surprise visits to assure that no man was cohabitating with a recipient of welfare benefits. Black leaders mistakenly attacked the Moynihan report as an attempt to defame African Americans.

Who would have predicted that the birth

rate to unmarried white women would ever exceed the 1965 rate for blacks? The U.S. white rate in 2013 was 35.8. Elsewhere, more than half the children in Scandinavian countries are born to unwed mothers. Nonetheless there has been no outcry condemning sexual decadence there. The major concern seems to be that social programs should enable both parents to cohabit if they choose in order to provide children with a beneficial family environment.

Here at home, joblessness and insensitive welfare policies damaged the development of black families. Then the criminal justice system delivered another blow. USA Today discovered that “at least 70 [police] departments scattered from Connecticut to California arrested black people at a rate 10 times higher than people who are not black.” They also found that 1,581 police departments arrest a disproportionate number of blacks. Consequently, a disproportionate number of black men are incarcerated.

The New York Times reported that 1.5 million black men are missing from community life because of incarceration or premature death. There are only 83 men from 25-54 years of age for every 100 women in that age bracket. Despite this disparity, black fathers still perform well as caregivers when compared with white and Latino men in similar circumstances. This was the conclusion of a December 2013 report from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

It is time for America to remove the social minefields that prevent many black men from attaining productive and creative lives.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lesson from a grandchild I was talking and listening to one of my grandsons this morning and he talked about the importance of not listening/watching the coverage of the Charleston nine nor mention the name or talk about the so-called manifesto of hate written by a hater. I guess he was telling

me to don’t give hate more life.

He, meaning my grandson who I am very proud of, called the murderer a terrorist, for they kill and try to get in a person’s head and cause fear that will not find shelter in our hearts and minds for we have a history of wrongs being done. Nothing surprises us nor

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We must not forget that we are a great people and that we must learn the importance of loving ourselves and to not be afraid for in the end, we will win. Remember the victims, not the terrorist. Peace.

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Why the Confederate flag will continue to fly — for now

Why do you think whites commit acts of racial aggression?

By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says take it down.

Present GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush says take it down. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will say a qualified take it down. The “it” is the Confederate Flag. They now want the flag removed from the South Carolina State House.

A year ago Romney, Bush and Haley would not have dared say the flag must go. In fact, Haley vigorously defended the flag waving proudly at the state house during her reelection bid in 2014 and flatly stated before that the flag should stay. The hideous Charleston church massacre and the loud clamor again by civil rights activists and a wide swath of the public to dump the flag explains their sharp reversal.

The flag, of course, should go and should have gone a long time ago when the NAACP did everything from calling for a boycott of the state to mass protests to get the flag scrapped. But it still stands, and there’s little reason this time around to think much will change.

The reason is not hard to find.

The defenders, and there are countless numbers of them South and North, will not budge from their stock argument that the Confederate flag is merely a symbol of Southern history, pride and heritage, and has absolutely no political or social connotations. This is a bold-faced distortion, if you want to be charitable.

Or, if you don’t, it’s a flat out lie. The flag is a blatant display of bigotry and racist defiance that symbolizes slavery and black oppression and is a direct slap in the face of blacks a century and a half after the South was vanquished on the battlefield.

Yet, the brutal reality is that for decades, the Confederate flag, or some variation of it, has either flown or been displayed or embedded in state flags in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama and in decades past in other Southern states. Thousands of motor vehicle owners have requested personalized license plates with the Sons of Confederate Veterans logo, which embeds the Confederate flag in it, for their cars and trucks in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

And thousands of white motorists tool down the state and city highways in parts of the South with the Confederate flag decal on their windows and bumpers. Does that tag them as a racist? Some are, and they embrace the flag to puff up their unabashed racism. But for many other Southern whites, the flag and its association with Southern history, are a genuine source of pride and identification. For many young whites who emblazon the flag on their attire, wave it at rock concerts, football games and other sporting events, it’s just a hip, in-crowd stitch of cloth that’s little more than a chic fun and games display.

They know little and couldn’t care less about what the flag meant, and the racial oppression that the flag symbolized. They know nothing about the defiance of Southern legislatures and governors that dredged the flag up in the 1950s and adopted variations of it in their state flags as a blatant, open rebellion against court-ordered integration in schools and public facilities.

But no matter what the motive of the flag defenders, whether it be pride, ignorance, racism, or just youthful style, the NAACP and civil rights leaders who have fought ferocious battles against the display of the flag on public property, at taxpayer expense — and that includes thousands of African American state taxpayers — stress that the flag undeniably was the symbol of a region that drenched the nation in blood for four years to defend values, a way of life, an economy and a political system that had slavery as its bedrock. And for decades after was a symbol of the South’s rigid domination and brute force control of African Americans.

The two wildly clashing views of the flag’s meaning are again on full display in the aftermath of the Charleston massacre. Unlike in times past when the debate over the flag has flared, no South Carolina state legislator has so far publicly come out with a full throated defense of the flag.

However, it’s not necessary. The majority of them believe that the flag stands for what the South was and still is all about. That belief runs far too deep for even a shocking massacre to unhinge. The flag will be ridiculed, assailed, and burned. But it will likely stay and not just at a state house but in the minds and hearts of far too many.

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They know nothing about the defiance of Southern legislatures and governors that dredged the flag up in the 1950s and adopted variations of it in their state flags as a blatant, open rebellion...”

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

I think it’s embedded in them. It’s not They feel entitled because of their as bad as it’s been, but I don’t see it skin color. Maybe they feel that their power is shifting away from them getting any better. It’s 2015 now. and they don’t like it.

Reginald Coleman Self-Employed Mattapan

They’re ignorant. It’s part of their culture. It’s part of how they were taught to think. It derives from their Anglo-Saxon forefathers.

Tim

Caterer Jamaica Plain

A lot of the whites are taking the lead from preceding generations.

A lot of them just don’t know any better.

Dominique Florence

Collis Beverly

There’s a spiritual side to it. There’s something really demonic about vicious racist acts. Racism is part of the history of this country.

From the time whites have been in power, they’ve been able to do what they want with little punishment.

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A member of Citizens Bank’s Executive Leadership Group, Miller serves as a member of the Citizens Bank Charitable Foundation Board of Directors. He also currently serves as board chair for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.

Prior to joining Citizens in 2006, Miller spent nine years at M&T Bank in New York City and in Harrisburg, Pa., where he was vice president and retail regional manager. Over the course of his career, he has received “40 under 40” recognition from the Boston Business Journal, Crain’s Cleveland Business and the Central Penn Business Journal.

Miller is a graduate of Lafayette College, where he earned a B.A. in economics and business.

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QUINCY MILLER Citizens Bank announced the appointment of Quincy Miller, president of Citizens’ Business Banking division, as its new Massachusetts state president. Miller succeeds Jerry Sargent, who will focus full time on leading Citizens Commercial Banking’s Middle Market business after serving as state president for five years.

As state president, Miller will lead Citizens’ engagement with civic, business and community leaders across the commonwealth. He will retain responsibility for Citizens’ company-wide Business Banking unit, which serves companies with annual revenue of up to $25 million.

“I am very excited by this opportunity to serve as state president in Massachusetts,” Miller said.

“Citizens has a strong presence in Massachusetts, and I am honored by this opportunity to support the community and to help the local team provide the best possible banking experience for our Massachusetts customers.”

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NEWSBRIEFS Voting rights coalition lauds rollout of online registration Secretary of State William Galvin this week announced the official launch of online voter registration, implementing a long-awaited reform that will allow Massachusetts citizens with signatures on file with the Registry of Motor Vehicles to fill out paperless voter registration applications over the Internet.

The Election Modernization Coalition — comprising Common Cause Massachusetts, MassVOTE, the ACLU of Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, MASSPIRG, the MIRA Coalition, Progressive Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Voter Table — celebrated the launch, and applauded the new technology which they predict will engage new voters.

“We are extremely pleased that Massachusetts will be joining 20 states that have already implemented online voter registration,” said Pam Wilmot, Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts. “It’s a proven reform that will bring Massachusetts into the 21st Century and improve voter registration accuracy while increasing opportunities to register to vote.”

Before today, state residents were required to fill out a voter application, sign it in paper form and then mail or deliver it to an elections official. Now applications can be submitted online and verified by matching information, including signature, already contained in the Registry of Motor Vehicles database.

Residents without state IDs or driver’s licenses can print out a form and

send it in.

“It’s thrilling that, as of today, voter registration will be available in Massachusetts online,” said Janet Domenitz of MASSPIRG. “In a day and age when so many transactions, tiny and huge, take place via the internet, we look forward to this tool giving more people, and especially young people, greater access to voting.”

Advocates noted that in Arizona, after online voter registration was implemented, registration increased by nearly 10 percent. Maricopa County in Arizona even saved $1.4 million after implementing online voter registration in 2008. In that county, processing a paper registration form cost 83 cents, while an online application cost three cents.

Massachusetts, like most other states, will likely see cost savings.

“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” said Sara Brady, Policy Director at MassVOTE. “We’re very pleased that in 2015 our Commonwealth took another step towards ensuring accessible elections for all with the launch of the new online voter registration system today.”

“Massachusetts is the cradle of liberty and the tech hub of the universe, so online voting is a marriage of two of the commonwealth’s greatest strengths. In other words, it’s a no-brainer,” said Gavi Wolfe of the ACLU of Massachusetts. “The state should always be innovating and seeking out new ways to harness technology in the service of fundamental freedoms like voting.”

The launch of online voter registration is one of the first steps in implementing the Comprehensive

Election Modernization Act, passed in 2014 by the Massachusetts legislature and championed by the Election Modernization Coalition.

The law established online voter registration, early voting, pre-registration, audits of election equipment and more.

“Our coalition fought hard for this reform, which was signed into law in June 2014, said Anne Borg, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts.

“We applaud Secretary William Galvin’s office for their diligence and commitment to launching online voter registration early and fully and look forward to working with them to implement the remaining reforms, especially early voting.”

Gardner Museum opens doors for free during Neighborhood Nights For three summer evenings, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will open its doors for a series of Neighborhood Nights, inviting all, but especially our Fenway, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill, and Dorchester neighbors, to join in a free celebration of the arts.

On Thursdays, July 9, 23 and Aug. 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be different themes that blend live music, storytelling and other performances under the stars along with activities for children, teens, and adults to enjoy together. The Museum will offer guided art-making in the studio, gallery activities in the historic building, music in the courtyard, and outdoor happenings in the gardens. n On July 9, Neighborhood

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Nights will kick off with an evening of music, art, and friends at the Gardner. The Lance Martin Trio and Tempo International Rhythm Section will both perform live, as well as the Tempo International Rhythm Section. n On July 23, families will discover ancient creatures, mighty heroes, and epic legends for the night’s “Myths and Monsters” theme. DJ Adam Gibbons will be the featured music. n On August 6, the theme will be “Isabella in Wonderland” as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

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Nights is free at the Museum, 25 Evans Way, in Boston. For more information, visit www.gardnermuseum.org under the Calendar tab.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — a work of art in totality — is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative art and a vibrant, innovative venue for contemporary artists, musicians and scholars.

Housed in a 1902 building, modeled after a 15th century Venetian palazzo and a 2012 wing, designed by Renzo Piano, the Museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The Collection galleries installed in rooms surrounding the verdant Courtyard contain more than 2,500

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us that we are never to put down our guard against racism and hatred – even in the house of prayer,” he said.

“Racism and hatred and evil is alive and well in the United States of America. … Back in the ‘60s, when we were fighting for equal rights — those same rights we fought for, we find ourselves fighting the same battles again.”

The vigil included ministers from several local churches that belong to the Boston Baptist Minister’s Conference, as well as Minister Rodney Muhammad of the Nation of Islam, who called for vigilance.

“Jesus said, ‘Watch as well as pray,’” he said, addressing the small circle of about twenty people gathered on the church lawn. He

noted that the minister was standing with his back to the street — a potential gap in security.

“The pastor should never have his back toward the street,” he said, appointing a man to be on security duty. And if something were to happen, he said, “the men take care of business. … Jesus is no ‘punktified’ messenger of God — he’s a revolutionary.”

The note about security came as Boston police officers were deployed to guard churches in Dorchester and Roxbury in particular this past weekend — a sign of the tense atmosphere in the wake of an attack that had many drawing comparisons to the 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

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On Saturday, a march organized by the group Mass Action

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Against Police Brutality in honor of Juneteenth — which commemorates the official end of slavery in Texas in 1865 – and against racially motivated police violence against civilians included references to the Charleston shooting. “ They can arrest Dylann Roof, who killed nine people in a church…and he still lives to see his day in court,” said organizer Brock Satter, addressing the crowd of about 150 people before the march began from Dudley Square to Franklin Park.

He contrasted that outcome to the recent Boston police shooting of Usaamah Rahim, whom authorities have said was plotting an attack on police officers.

“Usaamah Rahim committed no crime,” he said. “They have some kind of story that he was intending to. … If you’re white, you see your day in court.”

“We stand with the [Rahim] family in demanding a full investigation,” he added.

“They can do what they do, and never get called on it,” said organizer Tahia Bell-Sykes, referring to police officers, as she stood before the crowd. “They want to be judge, jury and executioner on the streets where we live.”

In a conversation with the Banner before the march, group organizer Clay Brown added his thoughts.

“The judge [James Gosnell] saying [Roof ’s] family is a victim, the steadfastness of them defending the Confederate flag – it just shows you how deep white supremacy and racism runs,” he said.

He said he was frustrated by the national media coverage of the attack.

“Media coverage tells me what I already knew – but it’s more fuel for me,” he said. “It is terrorism,” he added firmly, touching on a criticism that some have raised about the reluctance by media outlets to label the church shooting as a domestic terror attack.

“We invade other countries, and bomb weddings and fly drones over their land for acts of terror against Americans,” he said.

“Americans have just been targeted, and the response has been lukewarm.”

Federal Bureau of Investigations director James Comey declined during a Saturday afternoon press conference to label Roof ’s shooting as an of terrorism.

“Terrorism is [an] act of violence…to try to influence a public body or citizenry, so it’s more of a political act,” he said at the press conference. “And again, based on what I know so far, I don’t see it as a political act.”

Trauma trigger

Councilor Ayanna Pressley, who has been outspoken on issues of community violence and trauma, spoke with the Banner about her view of the shooting’s impact, echoing some of the same themes raised by community members.

She described the cloud the shooting had left over her, even in the midst of end-of-the-year celebrations like graduations.

“I’ve had a preoccupied sadness,” she said. “I couldn’t initially

pinpoint what it was, but I know now it was what happened in Charleston. Because what happened in Charleston is a trauma trigger — not just for me, or for the Commonwealth, but especially for black Americans. The bearing down, the collective impact of violence. We see it in our cities, and in the racism that continues to persist.”

She said that the shooting, as well as the national dialogue surrounding it, had an impact.

“It is infuriating that anyone could question the motives of the shooting,” she said, referring to speculation by some that Roof was motivated by something other than racial hatred — either mental illness or anti-Christian sentiments. On Saturday morning, a manifesto allegedly written by Roof surfaced online, in which the writer details a hatred for African Americans and a belief in white superiority.

“It is a hate crime, it is domestic terrorism,” Pressley said.

She said the crime was especially difficult to process in the midst of other racial inequalities that persist.

“This was a tragedy — but black America is dying slowly every day.

We’re at the bottom of all outcomes [in] education, health, economics. … The weight of all this is bearing down on black America.”

Still, she ended with a nod to strength in the face of difficulty.

“What defines my blackness is not those tragedies, but our triumphs over those, and our resilience as a people,” she said.

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continued from page 1 The Richmond concept, he said, would build on Boston’s existing targeted crime-fighting initiative known as Partnerships Advancing Communities Together (PACT), started in July 2010. That program identifies “high impact” gang affiliates and provides them with intensive social and financial support to motivate them to leave gangs.

“The police department identifies 300 impact players who are driving 80 percent of the shootings in the City of Boston,” Jackson said.

“The City of Boston knows who these people are.”

The difference introduced by something like the Richmond model, he said, is that it would not be linked to the police department and would be privately funded through donations from foundations and other groups.

The idea is still in the conceptual stage and will be fleshed out more at the hearing, which is yet to be scheduled.

“I’ve gotten a range of feedback, some positive [and] some negative,” Jackson said. “It’s important to have a conversation about the range of things we’re doing.”

Building a future

Last week highlighted another program that city leaders hope will provide a remedy to long-running problems of violence.

A graduation ceremony for the Operation Exit program at the Sheetmetal Workers Local 17 site in Dorchester served as the capstone for a several weeks-long training program that prepares at-risk young adults to enter apprenticeship programs in the building trades.

The program, now in its second year, grew out of an earlier program called Building Pathways that Mayor Martin Walsh created before he was elected mayor, when he served as head of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Boston. According to his bio, Walsh collaborated on the program with the Boston Housing Authority in order to increase building trade job opportunities for people of color and women.

In his speech to the Operation Exit graduates, Walsh detailed the process of convincing all the players involved of the program’s worth.

“A lot of trade directors were hesitant,” he said of Building Pathways when it first began. “They didn’t see the commitment of people in [pre-apprenticeship] programs before.”

After several rounds of success, however, that perception changed.

“They were all fighting over a [program] graduate,” he said.

“They got a chance to see what Building Pathways does.”

Building Pathways remains in operation. Its offspring, the city-run Operation Exit, is different from its predecessor in that it specifically targets young people ages 18 to 24 who are the most at-risk for gang involvement – often having experienced high exposure to violence and involvement in the criminal justice system. Participants must be referred to the program through a street worker, community organization or other referrer.

However, the program maintains the same goal of increasing employment for those who have struggled to find work.

“The opportunity to change your life and the path for you is incredible,” Walsh told the graduates at last week’s ceremony. “I don’t

care what your CORI says [or] what you did in your past. I care about the future.”

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He also made explicit reference to the recent shootings of Dos Santos and 7-year-old Divan Silva in separate incidents in Dorchester.

“Once you get your feet on the ground, you’ve got to help me with what’s going on in the streets,” he said to the graduates. “A lot of you in this room can help me with this work. … A lot of gang leaders are targeting 14 year-olds in this city.

Well, you know what? I’m targeting them too,” he said to applause from the group.

Walsh added a note about the police department.

“I’m proud of the work we’re doing in our police department,” he said. “They understand the importance of making sure there’s good community relations there.”

Police Commissioner William Evans spoke after Walsh, adding that he and Walsh were going to attend the graduation for the latest class of cadets from the police academy after the Operation Exit ceremony.

“They have a great opportunity also to make the city a great place,” Evans said of the new police class.

“I made it clear [to them] they were not to be locking kids up, not to be crime fighters…but to be community partners.”

Evans added an appeal for community cooperation.

“We need you to spread the message to these young kids that getting in trouble isn’t the way to go….We see too much trouble on the streets.

Please partner with us, because we need all the help we can get.”

The graduates of the program said it had been helpful to them in expanding the career options to them.

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Victor Rodriguez of Roxbury said that he had been trying to get a foothold into one of the trade unions since he was released from prison in 2012. He applied to the Operation Exit program on the recommendation of a friend and, having completed it, has now been accepted into a sheet metal workers’ union apprenticeship program

set to begin in August. The apprenticeship program lasts five years.

Another graduate, Ryan Leary of Dorchester, said he was referred to Operation Exit after a family friend who was a police officer noticed he was not headed in a positive direction.

“He was looking out,” Leary said.

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continued from page 1 two floors, which will include the current bank building on Washington Street, the façade of which will be preserved. Floors 2 through 9 will house commercial office space.

Floors 10-19 will feature one- and two-bedroom rental units, which the developers say would go for about $2,000 for a two-bedroom under current market conditions.

Floors 20-25 would contain condominium units.

Guscott said the team would develop affordable housing units offsite, in keeping with the city’s inclusionary zoning laws, which mandate that large building projects either set aside 15 percent of units onsite for affordable housing or pay for the development of an equivalent number of units offsite.

Guscott said the development’s emphasis would be on housing for middle income Roxbury residents.

“We want to meet the need for workforce housing,” he told the officials. “There’s housing for low-income people and for upper-income people. There’s a big group in between that needs housing as well. If you make over $36,000, you don’t qualify for affordable housing. You need to make at least $150,000 to buy a house today.

You’ve got this big gap. We’re trying to bridge that gap.”

The elected officials in the meeting were generally supportive

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Ken and Lisa Guscott make their presentation to black elected officials (left-right, rear) City Councilor Tito Jackson, state representatives Russell Holmes and Gloria Fox and Suffolk County Registrar of Probate Felix D. Arroyo. of the project.

“Your thinking is good,” said Suffolk County Registrar of the Pobate Felix D. Arroyo. “We need to keep people in the community.”

Jackson said that with the high number of affordable housing units surrounding Dudley Square, the introduction of moderately-priced market-rate units in the area would attract a different mix.

“I would say we should be doing three or four buildings like this,”

he said. “This gives us an opportunity to jump-start much of the other development we want to see happen in Dudley.”

Guscott’s team includes his brother Cecil, a co-founder of Long Bay Management, and his daughter Lisa; Bevco CEO Beverly Johnson, who is managing the Article 80 permitting process, community engagement and public financing; project feasibility advisor Tom Welch, who does cost projections;

Greg Janey, CEO of Janey Construction Management, which is working in a joint venture with Gilbane Building Company as the general contractor; architect David Lee of the firm Stull and Lee; and Deborah Bernat, who is handling marketing.

The project will have to go through the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Article 80 review process, a standard community and city review of developments of more than 50,000 square feet.

Under that process, the BRA will solicit comment from abutters and community residents about its potential impacts on the community.

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“We [originally] hoped to have it done before the summer – before any events took place,” he said.

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This past weekend, some attendees at the annual Roxbury Homecoming celebration, were dismayed to find that the concrete paths where the event was held in Franklin Park were under construction. The torn-up paths presented an accessibility problem, especially for a number of seniors.

“I heard hundreds of complaints – in real time,” Councilor Tito Jackson told the Banner.

“They wouldn’t pave Hanover Street when there’s going to be a feast. I just don’t understand what was in their minds.”

Event organizers said that although it was an inconvenience, the matter was handled soon after they raised the issue with the Parks Department.

“People were kind of upset because of the construction, but we’ve had a conversation with the Parks Commissioner, and he’s apologized for it,” said Evelyn Thorpe, Chairperson of the Roxbury Homecoming Committee that organizes the annual celebration, when reached by phone.

“They gave us assurances for next time and acknowledged there was a breakdown in communication. [The Commissioner] took responsibility for it.”

miscommunication.

Ryan Woods, a spokesperson for the Parks Department, said that the pathway construction was part of a broader parks improvement program, and that the department was adhering to priorities expressed during earlier community meetings.

‘The community wanted the section that was most used done first,” he said, noting that that area of the park was in “heavy decline.”

“Franklin Park is heavily programmed – no matter when you do it, it’s going to interfere,” he said, although he acknowledged that the Roxbury homecoming celebration did draw particularly large numbers of people.

He said that the construction began a few weeks ago, accompanied by the requisite community feedback meetings, and that the Parks Department had put out public notices that the Franklin Park Coalition pushed out as well.

“It was an inconvenience, and we apologize for the inconvenience,” he said. “It wasn’t our goal to inconvenience anyone – it was our priority to get it paved the way the community wanted it done.”

When asked if there were any conversations about shifting around the schedule to accommodate the Roxbury homecoming, Woods said there were not, and that a shift in timing played a large part. The winter snowstorms delayed the department’s

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She said that RHC didn’t know about the pathway construction and the impact it would have until last the day before the event.

Soon, however, this matter will be a thing of the past. Work on the pathways is anticipated to be done by the middle of next week – just in time for the 4th of July. Woods said the walkways won’t need another round of touch-ups for at least another decade after that.

The miscommunication aspect appeared to stem from the selection of which community groups were contacted.

Woods named the Franklin Park Coalition as the group with which the department had communicated about the construction project as a whole.

Thorpe, however, said that the RHC did not receive notice that the work would interfere with their event.

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NEWS BRIEF CERO meets $350,000 goal by crowdfunding Thanks to a late push, Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics, known as CERO Cooperative, topped its goal last week by raising $350,000 for its recycling and composting business.

To raise the capital— now totaling $370,000 — CERO used a method called a Direct Public Offering, a form of crowdfunding in which a company sells stock directly to investors, thus bypassing more traditional Initial Public Offering players such as broker dealers, investment bankers and stock market exchanges. DPOs are considered controversial due to their illiquidity and high risk potential for shareholders. Although they reduce the role of intermediaries, they don’t eliminate them. Moreover, DPOs allow firms to advertise and promote a stock sale without engaging in costly and time-consuming SEC registration and reporting costs, especially if less than $1 million is raised.

Nevertheless, they’re an attractive vehicle for smaller businesses seeking to jumpstart their fundraising.

While it’s hard to guarantee returns in any market, CERO estimates it will generate a four percent annual rate of return. The DPO minimum investment was $2,500; CERO how has more than 80 shareowners.

According to CERO’s founders, a group of Dorchester, Roxbury and East Boston worker-owners, the capital raised through the stock offering will underwrite trucks and opportunities for securing more contracts, thus growing green businesses and creating good local jobs.

CERO developed its business plan in 2013 opened its doors in October 2014. It relies on a “circular economy” model, in which waste is regenerated as a productive resource. CERO gathers food waste from Boston restaurants and grocery stores, then sorts it for recycling and future composting.

In its first year of operation, CERO calculates that it will divert and convert more than 1,000 tons of organic food waste, from landfills and incinerators back into the food supply chain as composted soil for area farms. CERO’s customers include America’s Food Basket, Northeastern University, the Daily Table and food business incubator CommonWealth Kitchen. CERO charges each a pickup fee, typically around $50 for a ton of waste.

That’s a lot less than commercial waste management companies, which often charge several hundred dollars or more per ton.

Currently, CERO has five worker-owners, a board of directors and six employees doing commission sales work to attract customers.

— Martin Desmarais

Pitch in the City photos on facing page: (1) Fittus Founder, Joel Edwards, pitching to the panelists (L-R) James Geshwiler, CommonAngels Venture, Teri Williams, COO, OneUnited Bank) and Glynn Lloyd, Boston Impact Initiative. (2) Jack Drewry, Teri Williams (COO, OneUnited Bank – event sponsor) and Banner Publisher, Melvin B. Miller. (3) Keith Ware, Founder of St. John 316 – at his table. (4) Percival Beer Founder, Filipe Oliveira handing out samples of his craft beer.

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Pitch in the City returns Entrepreneurs compete for startup funds at Hibernian Hall

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Hibiscus Tea is made up of even less, with water, organic hibiscus tea and organic cane sugar.

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Magbè Savané, founder of Makomas, a juice company, took home the “best pitch” award at the second “Pitch in the City” held on June 16 at Hibernian Hall and sponsored by OneUnited Bank.

With each at different stages of business development, six local entrepreneurs presented their ideas to a panel of venture capital experts and an audience of colleagues, friends, and other interested parties. Savané, along with the others, showcased what makes a great pitch — passion, precision and showing the potential for profit.

But Savané did all of these thing in ways that impressed the judges more than the others. She was promoting her juice business, which the West African native started late last year out of her Revere home.

Pitch in the City’s panel of judges — James Geshwiler, managing director of CommonAngels Ventures; Teri Williams, chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank; and Glynn Lloyd, director of Boston Impact Initiative — liked how Savané got right to the point about the market for her drinks and showed how she

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can make money on them, largely due to the fact that the purchase price is more than double the cost it takes her to make them. Her profit margins are expected to increase as she ramps up production. Her company, Makomas, has seized the hot market for organic and natural products, and its products can be found in about 20 local stores, including over a dozen Whole Foods Market stores.

Makomas makes three traditional juice drinks that stem

from Savané’s African upbringing. All are based on simple recipes she and her mother used to create tasty refreshments.

The Makomas array includes a Ginger Drink, Baobab Drink and Hibiscus Tea. All of them use organic West African fruits, flowers and roots and are handcrafted in small batches by Savané herself. In addition to the water base, each contains three ingredients or less For example, Ginger Drink is a concoction of

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by Banner Biz magazine and Venture Café Foundation, with sponsorship from OneUnited Bank. The other five entrepreneurs competing for the judges’ favor included Joel Edwards of Fittus, a health care app; Rashad Sanders of Loadlytics, a trucking logistics company; Filipe Oliveira of Percival Beer Company; Keith and Renee B. Ware of Saint John 316, a clothing company; and Brandon Ransom and Katia Powell of Techrition, a health consulting company aimed at women of color.

The goal of Pitch in the City is to provide an opportunity for local startups to present their business ideas, get support and feedback on business plans, make important connections for the next stage of growth and practice their message to investors in ways

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continued from page 12 that are persuasive and crucial to their growth.

What makes judges listen

“To us a great pitch is one where we really can see how the business is going to make money and unfold. That can be a combination of where is the revenue coming from and what are my costs, to what things I need to do in order to be successful. [It’s important to] give us clarity that you know the answer to those questions,” said OneUnited’s Williams.

“There is a need to talk about the business and illustrate what makes a good business,” added CommonAngels’ Geshwiler. “Everybody met the standard. A few more people went into a little bit more detail very quickly and were very succinct and crisp about what the economics of their business were.”

Like Geshwiler, Boston Impact Initiative’s Lloyd stressed that a good pitch gets to the point.

“A lot of it is simplicity — getting right to what you do. Knowing your product, knowing your market, how you are going to enter the market … and knowing how your financials work,” he said.

Lloyd said that Savané included all those elements in her pitch for Makomas, which is what set her apart.

After each business owner operator’s presentation, the judges posed tough questions. Their goal: help them adjust their pitch for the future, as well as identify potential weaknesses in the business plan.

The most common question was: How do you make money? Attracting and retaining customers also was a big part of the judges’ queries.

Learning by doing

Despite being in the spotlight and put through the wringer, all participants saw the value of the experience.

Magbè Savané said she has been through similar experiences, but any opportunity to do so again helps her improve. She said she was impressed by her fellow

entrepreneurs and honored to win “best pitch.”

“It means a lot to me,” she said.

“It means that I have to keep going and keep up with the good job I am doing.”

“I thought it was good opportunity to get our name out there in front of a large audience. We have done a lot of pitch events that were smaller and cozy atmospheres, but this was cool. The auditorium feel was a good touch to it,” said Edwards of Fittus. “Anything related to revenue and finances from experienced mentors or anyone who has ever run a business or seen a business run — we take all of that into consideration no matter where we are getting it. That’s how our app has gone from just a novelty to more of a functional business model. Anything related to that, we use and push into our final product,” he said. At a “meta” level, there are other benefits to the Pitch in the City event, too. “Just as a thinking spot or brainstorming spot, it is very valuable to get that info,” Edwards added.

“I enjoyed it. It was fun. Good

practice for when the bigger pitches come up,” said Sanders, the founder of Loadlytics. “The most benefit is getting the feedback early on in the pitch so when you do go up for money, you are a lot more effective and efficient.”

Building networks of innovation

Kevin Wiant, executive director of Venture Café Boston, said that an event like Pitch in the City is important to the startup process because messaging is an important part of seeking investment and growing a business. “As you develop your pitch you need to practice that and get some feedback because your business idea is always evolving, the market is always evolving, so you look at how you evolve your pitch so you can communicate your solution and your company clearly to a variety of constituents,” Wiant said. “You need to be constantly working on that, get some feedback, in order to help you evolve how you might best present.”

He also said the event has great value in helping to expand the

appreciation of startups and entrepreneurship in the Roxbury community. Venture Café Boston, part of the Venture Café Foundation, has a presence in Kendall Square, Cambridge, where it hosts a weekly Thursday night Venture Café event in partnership with the Cambridge Innovation Center.

Venture Café Boston also runs the Roxbury Innovation Center. In addition to Boston, the Venture Café Foundation now has a St. Louis branch, and is exploring other opportunities in other cities.

As stated on its website, the Venture Café Foundation, which began at MIT in 2011, has a threepart mission: (1) build and connect communities of innovation locally, nationally, and internationally; (2) expand the definition of innovation and entrepreneurship beyond making apps; and (3) build a more inclusive economy. Venture Café Boston manages and operates the privately-funded District Hall, a dedicated civic space for public-private collaboration and innovation that’s located in Boston’s Seaport area.

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Governor Baker releases Opioid Working Group recommendations Administration targets serious reforms to combat opioid epidemic Vowing to change the way the Commonwealth treats and even thinks about substance addiction, Governor Charlie Baker ealier this week released the findings of his Opioid Working Group, a comprehensive report detailing 65 actionable steps to curb the deadly opioid epidemic.

The findings by the 18-member Working Group include short and long term action items to be implemented between now and the next three years, some requiring legislative action and funding and some that will be achieved through partnerships with private industry and federal leaders.

“Opioid abuse is a public health epidemic and I applaud our working group for producing these recommendations based on a comprehensive analysis,” Baker said. “The solution to eradicating opioids is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and will require all of us to rethink the way we treat addiction. Today’s announcements are a first step and we will aggressively pursue reforms to save lives.”

The announcement came just days after the launch of a statewide public service campaign to alert parents about the dangers of prescription opioid misuse by their kids.

The report calls for additional public awareness initiatives to decrease stigma of the disease.

The cost of implementing the initiatives are estimated to be $27 million in Fiscal Year ‘16, which will be paid for through a combination of new state funds, MassHealth and reprioritization of existing state and federal grant funds.

The Commonwealth started addressing the opioid epidemic in 2004, when 456 individuals died of opioid overdoses. Since then, more than 6,600 Massachusetts residents have died, in addition to an overwhelming amount of hospital stays, emergency department visits and human suffering. According to the Department of Public Health, there were over 1,000 estimated unintentional opioid related deaths in 2015, representing a significant increase from the estimated 967 deaths in 2014. The number of opioid-related overdose deaths was nearly triple the amount of motor vehicle-related injuries recorded in 2013.

Key initiatives: n Prevention: Support substance use prevention education in schools, medical communities, all communities n Provide state funding for evidence-based opioid prevention programs in schools n Create a public awareness campaign focused on reframing addiction as a medical disease n Appoint addiction specialists to state medical boards of registration for medicine, nursing, physician’s assistants and dentistry n Partner with a chain pharmacy to pilot statewide drug take-back

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program n Implement a training program about neonatal abstinence syndrome and addiction for DCF and improve outreach to prenatal and postpartum care providers to increase training on screening, intervention and care for substance use disorder. n Encourage the American College of Graduate Medical Education to adopt requirements for pain management and substance use disorder education. n Intervention: Require manufacturers and pharmacies to utilize data, dispose of unused medication n Improve the Prescription Monitoring Program and ensure data compatibility with other states n Require PMP data to be submitted within 24 hours by pharmacies* n Require timely reporting from the state of overdose death data to the public, including requirements for emergency medical service providers to submit overdose data to the state Go to http://www.mass.gov/ stopaddiction to read the Working Group’s Action Plan and full report.

Loretta Janice Williams, 78, was activist scholar Loretta Janice Williams was born November 1, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts to Leon and Ira Lomax. She graduated from Girls Latin School, attended Simmons College and received her Ph.D in sociology from S.U.N.Y Buffalo.

Inspired by her father, the title of her dissertation was Black Freemasonry and Middle Class Realities.

As a sociologist and author, Dr. Williams combined scholarship with activism. She served as the founding chair of the U.S. National Interreligious Commission on Civil Rights; co-chair of the Racial Justice Working Group convened by the U.S. National Council of Churches; chair of the Mozambique Support Network USA; and was long active in diverse interreligious, interfaith and

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Loretta Janice Williams secular communities.

From 1980 to 1989, Dr. Williams was director of the Section on Social Responsibility of the Unitarian Universalist Association. She later served as

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Director of the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. In 2011, Community Change, Inc. honored her for her efforts to create a better world of justice for all.

Loretta was predeceased by her sister Patricia Janey and her son Kyle McKinney. She is survived by her sister Barbara Dawson; sons Theos D. and Kenelm L. McKinney; daughters-in-law Michelle, Sylvia and Gweneth; grandchildren Nicole, Miriam, Aubrey, Maxwell, Leif, Lir, Llew and Dillon; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. All were inspired by her passion for justice and her love of learning.

A celebration of her life and work will be held Sunday July 12, 2pm at the African Meeting House, 46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114

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Concert celebrates diversity of music

Montreal International Jazz Festival will be held June 26–July 5

By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

PHOTO: JAMISON MILLER. © BENTON TESTAMENTARY TRUSTS/UMB BANK TRUSTEE/LICENSED BY VAGA, NEW YORK, NY.

Above: Thomas Hart Benton, Hollywood, 1937-38. Tempera with oil on canvas, mounted on board, 56 x 84 in. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bequest of the artist. Below: Thomas Hart Benton, People of Chilmark (Figure Composition), 1920. Oil on canvas, 65 5/8 x 77 5/8 in. Hirshhorn Museum and Scuplture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation.

Salem museum displays paintings of Thomas Hart Benton

A

By SUSAN SACCOCCIA

n artist of his time, painter Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) chronicled what it meant to be an American in the 20th century, when the nation was a democracy on the rise. Artists of all kinds were exploring the American character, not only in visual arts, but in novels, music, plays, photographyand the century’s new medium—movies.

What sets Benton apart is that his version of the American saga includes those on the margins of power.

“American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood,” a thrilling exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem through September 7th, is the first major show in 25 years devoted to the artist, whose name once was a household word.

Austen Barron Bailly, curator of American Art at PEM, is lead curator of the show, which explores how Benton’s experience creating sets and promotional posters for movies shaped his art.

The works on view also tell a story of America as a land of opportunity and tragic flaws— including slavery, racial violence

and environmental destruction.

Benton’s eye for injustice coupled with his streamlined, modernist style wear well decades later. In this superbly staged exhibition, some of Benton’s paintings seem prophetic in 2015.

Presenting more than 100 works and complemented by a lustrous catalog of essays and color plates, after the Salem show, the exhibitwill travel to PEM’s two collaborating museums, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth. The tour willconclude at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Benton’s values were informed

by Midwestern populism. Born in 1889 in Neosho, Missouri, Thomas Hart Benton was named

PHOTO: CATHY CARVER. © BENTON TESTAMENTARY TRUSTS/UMB BANK TRUSTEE/LICENSED BY VAGA, NEW YORK, NY.

after a great-great uncle who was the state’s first U.S. senator. Aspiring to make an impact through art rather than politics, in 1909 he went to Paris and encountered muralist painting and European modernism, absorbing such trends as Cubism, before returning in 1912 to New York City, where he remained for two decades. After a stint in the Navy during World War I, in New York Benton taught at the Art Students

League while taking jobs designing sets and painting backdrops for the movie industry His Art Student League students included his future wife, Italian-American Rita Piacenza, and fellow Midwesterners Charles Pollock and his younger brother Jackson.

By 1935 Benton was an artist of national renown, the first to have a self-portrait on the cover

See BENTON, page 19

“I think it’s one of the most important festivals in the world. I’ve been there so many times. What’s brought to the festival - the variety of music that is brought, the caliber of all the artists that are presented there - is just wonderful,” says pianist Eliane Elias of the Montreal International Jazz Festival (the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal).

Celebrating its 36th anniversary this year from June 26 to July 5, the Festival was named the “world’s largest jazz festival” in the Guinness Book of Records in 2004. The long-running music celebration, which is presented

by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, is set in the heart of downtown Montreal and features a rich catalog of musicians performing across multiple indoor and outdoor stages, theaters, clubs and concert halls.

The lineup

This year’s event includes a stellar lineup of artists, singers and performers from around the globe, including Joshua Redman, Nigerian-born King Sunny Ade, Franco-American singer Madeleine Peyroux, Montreal-born Haitian singer Marie-Christine, Robert Glasper, instrumental fusion band Snarky Puppy and composer pianist Vijay Iyer..

Elias, who hails originally from Brazil, is known for her bossa nova recordings as well as her jazz and classical compositions. On Friday, July 3 at Salle Ludger-Duvernay Monument National, the five-time Grammy award nominee, who first performed at the festival in 1988, will showcase songs from her album Made In Brazil, released earlier this year..

Reflecting on the Jazz Fest, Elias says, “If I were someone who loved music, I would get myself to Montreal every year and go around listening to the wonderful opportunity that people have to hear so many great artists. I’m happy to be a part of so many times. You know that you’re going

See MONTREAL JAZZ FEST, page 18

ON THE WEB For a complete line-up, tickets and more information on the Montreal International Jazz

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Q&A

5 questions with Keb’ Mo’

Legendary artist will perform June 25 at The Wilbur Theatre

By STEVE DUFFY

Three-time Grammy winner and visionary roots-music storyteller Keb’ Mo’ will be preforming at the Wilbur Theatre in conjunction with his recently released 12th album BLUESAmericana.

SD: With so many musical genres, what attracted you to the blues?

KM: The truth and simplicity of the music. I can perform without any rehearsing. I love that I can communicate to the audience without a lot of hassle and tell my story through the music.

SD: Has living in Nashville helped keep you grounded in your musical roots?

KM: It has given me a fresh start. It has also helped expand my music and sound. The music here is so great and with steeped

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SD: Was the transition from a session musician to having a solo career easy for you?

KM: Doing sessions was all about keeping beans on the table.

For me, it became more of a mental process. I had to decide what I wanted to do and where I wanted my career to take me.

Once I figured that out, I followed that path and become focused on making it happen.

PHOTO: ANDREA LUCERO

Keb’ Mo’ will perform June 25 at The Wilbur Theatre.

SD: Last year, you released BLUESAmericana how has your music changed since your first album back in 1980?

KM: My hope is that I continue to improve and expand my talents. Over the years, I have learned a lot about music and I really try to showcase my

evolution. My songwriting has gotten better. I am more open and putting myself out there in my songs. I really try to bare my soul. I have become more blazing and daring with my sound and lyrics.

SD: What can your fans expect to see

and hear at your show?

KM: We are going to have some fun — that I promise! I will have an amazing four-piece band with me. I really want the audience to leave happy. Going out on the town should be a special time and that is what I strive to do for my fans.

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Montreal Jazz Fest continued from page 17

to get quality music there and quality presentation, quality sound, qualityeverything.”

Bebel Gilberto, daughter of legendary boss nova inventor João Gilberto, plays to a soldout audience on Friday, June 26 at Club Soda.

Erykah Badu performs on Monday night, June 29, with hip-hop artist Charles Hamilton as her opening act at Salle Wilfrid-Pelleteir, PdA. The next night, Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriel, known for their “fiery acoustic guitar skills and cutting-edge flamenco rhythms,” hit the same stage, where they’ll serve up a helping of music fusion.

On July 2 at 9:00 pm, East African vocalist and songwriter Somi returns to the festival after first performing there in 2009. “I’m excited about it and I’m happy to be back. I haven’t had a chance to play in Canada for a while so I’m looking forward to it,” says the chanteuse of her upcoming appearance at L’Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan). She’ll be playing music from her critically-acclaimed album The Lagos Music Salon.

Also on July 2, renowned South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim begins a three-day run with a fusion of modern jazz, African tribal music and blues. On July 3, he’ll present music from his latest album Mukashi (Japanese for “once upon a time”); this next day, Ibrahim’s musical repertoire will feature a combination of “the oral musical tradition of South Africa and the vibrant legacies of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.”

Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, along with jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, perform at Théâtre Maisonneuve on July 3 and Ontario’s jazz trio Badbadnotgood take over the Métropolis stage with Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan on July 4. British soul singer Joss Stone helps wrap up the festival on Sunday night, July 5, with her debut performance at Métropolis.

PHOTO: BOB WOLFENSON

PHOTO COURTESY OF FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL

Above: A crowd shot of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Clockwise from top right: Eliane Elias, Robert Glasper, Somi, Erykah Badu, BebelGilberto.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL

PHOTO COURTESY OF FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL

RCC’s 2nd Annual ROXBURY ROCKS Music Festival

Fun, Food Trucks, Free Ice Cream and Face Painting!

Outdoor Festival: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Music, Food Trucks, Face Painting, Free Ice Cream and More!

Indoor Performance: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Music by Wanetta Jackson and the RCC “You Rock” Awards Ceremony

July 18, 2015

1:00-6:00PM | Media Arts Center For more information, please visit our website: www.rcc.mass.edu

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Benton

continued from page 16 of Time magazine. He returned to Missouri that year, and spent the rest of his life teaching art and painting in Kansas City.

Benton was a storyteller, observing and rendering the 99 percent of his day. Creating what he called “a peoples’ history,” he cast ordinary people as heroes in his epic narrative. At a time of rampant segregation, his protagonists included black people and Native Americans. Not without contradiction, Benton was a homophobe; he also painted a mural now housed at Indiana University that included an image of robed Ku Klux Klansmen burning a cross alongside an interracial hospital tableau.

Benton made annual journeys, sketching people while traveling by car, horseback, canoe and on foot in regions that varied from the Texas Panhandle to the Ozarks and Great Plains. In 1937, he published the first edition of his highly readable travel memoir, “An Artist in America,” which he updated twice and illustrated with his drawings.

Benton disdained modernism and the “aesthetic elite,” including abstract expressionists such as Pollock, who by 1950 usurped Benton’s place in the public eye.

Although Pollock came to spurn his mentor’s naturalism, the loops of pigment in his drip paintings suggest the swirling forms of Benton’s compositions.

Benton’s signature style is

spare and sensuous, melding both old school and contemporary techniques. Employing practices introduced by Italian Renaissance painters, Benton uses gradations of color and shading to create shapes and heighten depth. He sculpts bodies with elongated, serpentine curves, echoing El Greco and the Mannerists, and adopts the streamlined forms of Cubism.

All these elements are visible in the first two works on view, “Self-Portrait with Rita” (c. 1924) and “People of Chilmark (Figure Composition)” (1920), both set in Martha’s Vineyard, where the couple and their two children summered throughout their lives.

In his glamorous self-portrait, Benton, who was short, casts himself as a tall, Neptune-like figure. The Chilmark composition, an ensemble of intertwined individuals, celebrates the civic ideal of many working as one in swirling chiaroscuro.

Across America

This absorbing show moves, as Benton did, among diverse American scenes. In the first of four galleries are all 14 panels of his first mural series, “American Historical Epic” (1920-28). In this self-commissioned project, Benton pulls no punches in showing the brutality of America’s founding story.

The first panel, ironically titled “Discovery” (1920), shows the arrival of the first Europeans from the perspective of Native Americans, who watch as the helmeted newcomers row to shore.

The next gallery immerses

viewers in the pizzazz of Hollywood. In 1937, on assignment for Life magazine to take a behind-thescenes look at the motion-picture industry, Benton spent a month on the set of 20th Century Fox Studios.

Here, visitors can sit in director’s chairs and view big-screen projections of clips from period films, including one showing a young Humphrey Bogart. The centerpiece is Benton’s giant mural “Hollywood” (1937-38), a panorama of movie-lot life bursting with verve. A hive of workers aim lights and cameras from scaffolding while off-camera actors lounge. In the distance, a flume of smoke rises—Benton’s recurring reminder of industry’s toll on the land.

Sketches

Benton’s ink sketches show closeups of various people at work, from a dress designer and set builders to a dance director and film editor.

Also on view are Benton’s promotional posters and lithographs to publicize director John Ford’s 1939 movie of the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” a tale of a prairie family heading west after their farm is devastated by Depression-era dust storms.

Benton composed images with a filmmaker’s interest in light and depth perspective, and clay models he used to design scenes are on display.

Highlights in the next gallery, entitled Casting Characters, include Benton’s affecting painting of an African-American couple walking on a rural road and his rendering of a pensive bass player.

Hollywood joined the World War II recruiting campaign and so did Benton. The images in his 1942 “Year of Peril” posters are as alarming as their titles, including “Invasion” and “Exterminate!” In the style of action comics, they show grotesque figures performing macabre acts—borrowing from a genre of savage anti-fascist satire pioneered by Mexican artists, including Leopoldo Méndes (1902-1969). Benton’s series seems derivative, and a wrong turn for an artist whose best work simply tells the truth.

Nearby is a clip from a 1944 movie written and narrated by African-American filmmaker Carleton Moss. Intended to recruit

black soldiers into a then-segregated U.S. Armed Forces, the movie gained wide civilian and military acclaim.

The section entitled Benton at Home displays Benton’s illustrations for books about such renowned Americans as Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison. A fine portrait of Benton by photographer Duane Michals stands alongside theirs in this gallery of iconic Americans.

The concluding section, Benton’s Westerns, combines his later works celebrating the American frontier with earlier, edgier paintings such as “Boomtown” (1926), a restless urban scene backed by a spewing cloud of black smoke.

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Simple summer dessert

TIP OF THE WEEK

Smart snacking requires planning When done in moderation with nutritious options, snacking can help you maintain energy throughout the day and ensure your body gets the calories and nutrients it needs. To nosh the sensible way, follow these simple tips.

Plan ahead. Prior planning ensures decent choices are at your fingertips and helps you avoid the temptation of purchasing junk food. Before taking a trip to the local market, create a list packed with fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Mix it up. Now more than ever, Americans are incorporating smoothies into their diets. These satiating snacks allow us to consume healthy selections, such as citrus fruits, berries, leafy greens, almonds, chia seeds and flaxseed-all in one delicious drink.

Go nuts. Foods such as nuts and seeds are high in protein, so opt for a handful of raw almonds, pumpkin seeds or a seed and nut mix to keep you full between meals. Nut butters provide a sweet and salty fix and are another great way to add a dose of protein and healthy fat.

Satisfy your hunger. Eating well doesn’t have to be a time-consuming chore.

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EASY RECIPE

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esserts don’t have to be complicated to be good.Here, a simple combination of cut-up cantaloupe and whole blackberries in orange juice makes a fine ending to a meal.

The orange juice-marmalade sauce works as just as well with honeydew and raspberries or bananas and blueberries, so when you’re shopping for fruit, keep an open mind and buy what’s best at the market, not what’s on your list. For an easy variation, serve the fruit over ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Ambrosia refers to the coconut topping. It can be replaced with a sprinkle of chopped nuts or granola, but then it wouldn’t be ambrosia.

Cantaloupe and Blackberry Ambrosia n 3 cups cantaloupe, cut into bite-size chunks n 1 cup blackberries n ½ cup orange juice n 3 tablespoons orange marmalade n 4 teaspoons sweetened flaked coconut In a large bowl combine cantaloupe and berries.

In another bowl stir orange juice and marmalade. Pour over fruit and mix gently. Spoon fruit into individual serving dishes and sprinkle with coconut. Serves 4.

— Recipe by Jean Kressy. Photo by Teresa Blackburn.

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FRIDAY THROUGH BARBED WIRE PRESENTS 4TH FRIDAY READING OF PRISONERS’ WRITINGS June 26, 7-8:30pm, monthly prose & poetry participatory event focused on the voices of prisoners through their writings, as mentoring tools to impact youth in the community towards positive decision-making. Audience participation encouraged, light refreshments, bring a friend. MBTA buses #17 to Quincy/Bowdoin or #15 to Kane Sq. Created/directed by Arnie King. 1st Parish Dorchester, 10 Parish St., Dorchester on Meetinghouse Hill. (Call if you need help getting up the hill.) www.arnoldking.org or throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com; tel: 857492-4858. Free/Donation.

SATURDAY PARKARTS WATERCOLOR PAINTING WORKSHOPS The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that its popular summer series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops will return during the month of June at five Boston locations.

Local art instructors welcome artists of all skill levels to join them and capture Boston’s historic parks in bloom. The free workshops include instruction and materials provided. All classes are held from 12-2pm weather permitting. This summer’s featured instructor is Brigid Watson, a Boston-based artist, writer, and educator represented by Hallspace Gallery in Boston and four eleven studio in Provincetown.

Watson holds a master’s degree from New York University and undergraduate degrees from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. She has taught art at numerous local institutions including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the Eliot School. Dates and locations for the workshops are as follows: Boston Public Garden — Sunday, June 28; Muddy River Round House, Riverway (opposite Short Street) — Saturday, June 27. For further information on the workshops and other ParkARTS programs, please call 617635-4505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.cityofboston/parks or www. facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.

4 CORNERS 4 LOVE Greater Four Corners Action Coalition presents 4 Corners 4 Love, the 3rd Annual Four Corners Day Celebration. Join us as we celebrate the culture, diversity and connectivity of the Four Corners Community! Come represent your culture and community spirit.

We will have live music, live performances, dancing, and art displays! You don’t want to miss this special event! 4 Corners 4 Love Community Celebration, Mother’s Rest Park in Dorchester, Saturday, June 27, 12-5pm. All Ages and Families are Welcome.

Call Greater Four Corners Action Coalition at 617-426-0289 for more information.

FRANKLIN PARK SUMMER SALSA The last Friday of each month — June 27, July 25, and August 29th from 5-7pm. For all levels, beginners will learn the steps and experienced dancers get to show off! Demonstrations by youth dancers. Co-sponsored by MetaMovements

Latin Dance Company and Franklin Park Coalition. Dance floor will be set up in front of the main gate to White Stadium near School Street & Walnut Avenue, Roxbury.

For more info and help with directions: www.franklinparkcoalition.org or call 617442-4141. Free.

SUNDAY SUNDAY PARKLAND GAMES 2015 Kickoff 3:30-6pm on June 28 at Riverbend Park, Cambridge. Each summer since 2009, the Charles River Conservancy (CRC), in partnership with the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation, has offered free Sunday games on the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive by the Weeks Footbridge in Cambridge. The games are scheduled in the late afternoon, June through September. The Conservancy strives to provide recreational and play activities where community members can enjoy the river and the parklands in healthy, active, and innovative ways. CRC partners with Knucklebones, a local athletic and events company, to implement the program. They provide equipment and instruction for a variety of games — from bocce to beanbag toss, from basketball to badminton. There are hula-hoops and jump ropes, and from 5-6pm, Cambridge-based Karma Yoga Studio conducts a one-hour yoga class. The game equipment is sized for children as young as 3 up to adults. In 2014, we were joined by Olympia Fencing Center, who provided demonstrations with six of their fencing members. CRC’s Sunday Parkland Games actively engage community members of all ages to enjoy the Charles River and the parklands. All activities are free of charge and the program does not require registration — anyone can attend, and all are welcome to participate.

For more information and updates, email crc@thecharles.org, or call 617-608-1410.

UPCOMING FREE COMEDY SHOWS ImprovBoston celebrates the birthplace of freedom with free laughs on Saturday, July 4. The nonprofit comedy arts organization is opening its doors to the community for a patriotic evening of complimentary comedy. The entire roster of Saturday shows is free to the public including the family friendly comedy shows Family Show and All Access Improv, the completely improvised Mainstage, and the Independence Day themed sketch revue Comedy, America! As a 501(c)3 theater serving the community through laughter, ImprovBoston believes in the power of laughter to bring diverse audiences together. The selection of shows audiences can see for free on Independence Day include Family Show, All Access Improv, ImprovBoston Mainstage, Comedy, America!, Battle Royale, Before Bed: Fairy Tales for the Hardly Awake, The Draw and LaughterRisk*. Free tickets may be reserved online in advance or at the door. Please visit improvboston.com to view our list of performances for Friday, July 4 and reserve a ticket free of charge.

FAMILY ART WORKSHOPS Our Neighborhoods & Stories: FREE Family Art Workshops! July 7, 14, 21, 28 from 5:30-7:30pm with free light supper at 5:30. Jamaica Plain Community Center

JUNE 25, 2015

THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN TOO

A film by Amir Dixon a movie screening and discussion for parents and families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and questioning children, teens, young adults of color and their allies. June 25, 6-8:30pm, The Black Box Theater, Codman Square Health Center, 637 Washington St., Dorchester. Meet and connect with other parents and families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and questioning children, teens, young adults of color and their allies. Light refreshments will be provided free and confidential HIV testing available. All are welcome! For more info contact parent@fenwayhealth. org. These Are Our Children Too is a documentary filmed by Amir Dixon that explores the lives of five young LGBTQ people of color who share their stories of defining family — traditional and chosen. The film illustrates the importance of building community as a form of resistance & survival. Free.

(Curtis Hall), 20 South St., Jamaica Plain.

Families Creating Together offers four FREE multi-generational workshops for children ages 6-12 with and without disabilities and their families. Children create favorite neighborhood places using cardboard constructions, collage, painting, clay and recycled materials… and share stories of places and neighborhoods. Presented in English & Spanish with ASL interpreters (if requested). Led by creative teaching artist team. Wheelchair accessible. Register for two, three or four workshops.

FCT is a program of Community Service Care/Tree of Life Coalition. To register and for more information call 617-522-4832 or email mfcabrera53@gmail.com. Additional information at www.familiescre atingtogether.org.

WOMPATUCK STATE PARK Moderate Walk, 4 miles. Explore the glacial rock fields of Wompatuck in a less explored area of the park as we make our way to Burbank Boulder, Wompatuck State Park’s largest glacial erratic. Meet in front of the Wompatuck State Park Visitor Center at 204 Union St. in Hingham. Saturday, July 11, 1pm. The Southeastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep). Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader.

Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites. Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. The rangers recommend wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes.

BLUE HILLS RESERVATION Easy walk; level terrain, 1 mile. Walk through Brookwood Farm. Walk through the fields and follow the looped trail through the property. Meet at the Brookwood Farm parking lot at 11 Blue Hill River Road in Canton. Sunday, July 12, 1pm. The Southeastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep). Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader.

Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites. Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. The rangers recommend

wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes.

BLUE HILLS RESERVATION Moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 3 miles.

Walk from the Donovan School to Ponkapoag Trail and return via Madden Road.

Meet at the Donovan School on 123 Reed St. in Randolph. Saturday, July 18, 1pm.

The Southeastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep). Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader.

Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites. Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. The rangers recommend wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes

ONGOING IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE: THE WEST END HOUSE Through August 22, The West End Museum will host a new exhibit in its Main Exhibit Hall. In Pursuit of Excellence: The West End House features artifacts, photographs, oral history video and memorabilia representing over 100 years. Among the club’s most distinguished alumni are Leonard Nimoy and crooner Buddy Clark. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

The West End Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of the West End neighborhood. The Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Last Tenement,” highlights the immigrant history of the neighborhood through its decimation under Urban Renewal in 1959; two additional galleries feature rotating exhibits. The Museum is located near North Station at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm. Admission is free.

CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD This summer, one of Boston’s most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free concert series Wednesdays at 6pm & Fridays at 12:30pm through August 28. The courtyard at the Central Library in Copley Square will spotlight musicians who represent a variety of genres, including jazz, classical, world and folk. The month of June features Wednesday performances

by Berklee College of Music students and alumni and Friday performances by independent artists from the Boston area.

The 2015 Concerts in the Courtyard series

is generously sponsored by Deloitte and the Boston Public Library Foundation. The complete schedule is available at bpl.org/ concerts.

BOSTON PARKS SUMMER FITNESS SERIES Free fitness classes in your neighborhood parks presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield in partnership with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission. Classes run through August. MONDAYS: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workout at Madison Park, Boston; Zumba at Christopher Columbus, North End; Salsa in the Park at Blackstone Park, South End. TUESDAYS: Tai Chi at Symphony Community Park, Boston; Yoga at Jamaica Pond Pinebank Promontory, Jamaica Plain; Zumba at Gertrude Howes, Roxbury. WEDNESDAYS: Yoga at Harambee Park, Dorchester; Line Dancing @ Franklin Park, Dorchester.

THURSDAYS: Yoga at Symphony Community Park. Boston; Yoga at The Frog Pond, Boston. FRIDAYS: Bootcamp @ Christopher Columbus Park, North End; Yoga at Clifford Park, Roxbury. For a full schedule of Boston Park Summer Fitness Series classes go to www.cityofboston.gov/parks or www. bphc.org. For updates, follow @HealthyBoston, @BostonParksDept, and #BostonMoves on Twitter.

FRANKLIN PARK LINE DANCING Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm through Labor Day. Get fit with Mz. Rhythm & the Boston Rhythm Riders and get ready to show off at your family barbecues or wherever there’s dancing this summer. Novices, experts, and all ages welcome, you’ll be taught the steps to all the latest dances.

Take bus #14, 16, 25, 28, 29 or park at the William Devine Golf Clubhouse and walk up the hill across from the building to the best dance spot ever — looking over Blue Hill Ave. For more info and help with directions, contact the Franklin Park Coalition: www. franklinparkcoalition.org or call 617-4424141. Free.

STAR GAZING AT THE OBSERVATORY The Public Open Night at the Observatory is a chance for people to observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things they otherwise might not get to see, and learn some astronomy as well. Wednesday nights from 8:309:30pm, weather permitting, Coit Observatory at Boston University, located at 725 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, right above the Astronomy Department. The stairwell to the Observatory is on the fifth floor right next to room 520. More Info: Call (617) 3532630 for any questions.

The Community Calendar has been established to list community events at no cost. The admission cost of events must not exceed $10. Church services and recruitment requests will not be published. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF PUBLICATION. To guarantee publication with a paid advertisement please call advertising at (617) 261-4600 ext. 7799 or email ads@bannerpub.com. NO LISTINGS ARE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE, FAX OR MAIL. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Deadline for all listings is Friday at noon for publication the following week. E-MAIL your information to: calendar@bannerpub.com. To list your event online please go to www.baystatebanner.com/ events and list your event directly. Events listed in print are not added to the online events page by Banner staff members. There are no ticket cost restrictions for the online postings.

22 • Thursday, June 25, 2015 • BAY STATE BANNER

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

LEGAL

LEGAL

INVITATION TO BID

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: DATE

TIME

BID NO.

DESCRIPTION

*WRA-4062

Provide Labor and Equipment 07/08/15 to Overhaul Twenty-four (24) Roller Gates for the Deer Island Treatment Plant

2:00 p.m.

*WRA-4064

Supply and Delivery of Two (2) 07/08/15 Complete Profiling Buoy Systems to the MWRA Southboro Facility

2:30 p.m.

To the Defendant:

*WRA-4063

Provide Temporary Flow Monitoring and Data Collection for Various MWRA Wastewater Sites

07/08/15

3:00 p.m.

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c.

208, Section 1 B.

*WRA-4061

Supply and Delivery of Fire Pump Assembly to Deer Island Treatment Plant

07/08/15

4:00 p.m

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.

**7500

RFQ/P Engineering Services to Conduct Feasibility Study for Section 56 General Edwards Bridge Crossing of the Saugus River

07/30/15

11:00 a.m.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Daurelis De Los Santos, 16 Elwyn Rd., Apt. 3, Dorchester, MA 02124 your answer, if any, on or before 08/06/2015. 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.

**7157

Wachusett Aqueduct Pumping Station

08/06/15

2:00 p.m.

SUFFOLK Division

Daurelis De Los Santos

vs.

Jean Carlo Alejandro Deleon

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

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

Date: May 21, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

email

request

to

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The Authority expects to select three (3) consultants. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000). The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http:// www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www. commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

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

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU15P1267GD

In the interests of A’Lancia Sar’ah Garrison of Roxbury, MA Minor NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

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

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A302-D8, FY16-18 TERM ENGINEERING SERVICES, BOSTON, BEDFORD, AND WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firm or team, with an emphasis on engineering, with proven experience to provide professional services including planning, design, and construction related services including resident inspection on an on-call, as needed basis. These services are expected to be provided at any Massport owned or operated aviation and maritime facilities including Boston-Logan International Airport, L.G. Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, Conley Terminal, Cruiseport Boston, and South Boston waterfront properties to name a few.

The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner. The projects may range from small and simple to relatively large and complex.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 05/27/2015 by Joslin B. Fields of Roxbury, MA will be held 07/31/2015 09:00 AM Guardianship of Minor Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 ~ Probation Department.

Docket No. SU15P1369GD

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Edelmiro Gonzales Of Roxbury, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by DMH C/O OFFICE OF GENERAL CC of Westborough, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Edelmiro Gonzales is in need of a Guardian and requesting that DMH C/O OFFICE OF GENERAL CC of Westborough, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

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 07/16/2015. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

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

Date: June 10, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

REAL ESTATE

Gables II University Station Westwood, MA Forty-one 1BRs @ $1,275, Fourteen 2BRs @ $1,402 No Utilities included except water and sewer Gables II University Station is a 220 unit apartment building on 85 University Avenue. 55 of the units will be rented to households with annual incomes not exceeding 80% of AMI adjusted for family size as determined by HUD. The community at Gables II University Station features a clubhouse area with a pool, lounge, conference room, and fitness center.

Maximum Household Income Limits are: $48,800 (1 person), $55,800 (2 people), $62,750 (3 people), $69,700 (4 people) A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on June 30th, 2015 at the Westwood Public Library Community Room (660 High St).

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

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

Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2:00 PM on August 11th, 2015

3.

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

The Lottery will be held on September 2nd, 2015 at 6 PM in same location as the info session above.

4.

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

For Details on Applications, the Lottery, and the Apartments, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 (press x1 then x 3) or go to: www.s-e-b.com/lottery

Date: June 3, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

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

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Applications and Info also available at the Westwood Main Library on 660 High Street (Hours: M-W 10-9, Th 1-9, F 10-6, Sa 10-5, Su 2-5).

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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.

2.

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

Wollaston Manor

Docket No. SU15D0988DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

REAL ESTATE

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Executive Assistant to the President (CEO) Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) seeks an experienced, engaging, and very organized individual to serve as executive assistant to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The successful candidate, who will have solid prior experience supporting a senior executive (or comparable experience), will routinely provide administrative support to the CEO and, where appropriate, act as a trusted surrogate to further solutions on behalf of the CEO. For a full description, please visit our web-site: www.clf.org

HELP WANTED

Newton Public Schools

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Senior Financial Analyst The Senior Financial Analyst at the Massachusetts Port Authority monitors Authority-wide monthly operating revenues and expenses by unit, conducts data analysis to document variances, and performs research on industry, operational (Aviation, Maritime) and administrative budget practices. Prepares, updates, and creates various budget reports relating to the Authority’s revenue and operating expense budgets in Hyperion and PeopleSoft.

EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.

EXPERIENCE IN RELATED FIELD: 3-5 years of experience in Accounting or Finance required.

MASSPORT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY You can now apply online by clicking on the job title you are interested in and clicking on the “Apply” link! http://agency.governmentjobs.com/massport/default.cfm

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

Assistant Property Manager United Housing Management LLC is seeking an enthusiastic assistant property manager in the management of Public Housing Authority developments. Responsibilities include the full range of property management functions, but not limited to recertification, and tenant relations. The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years of property management experience; Certificate of Occupancy Specialist or a combination of relevant education and appropriate experience are required. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective oral and written communication. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Transportation is required.

Please forward resumes no later than July 10, 2015 to: United Housing Management LLC - HR 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121 – Fax: 617-442-7231. United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

MECHANIC Full Time Boston Area

Looking for full time reliable and experienced person with knowledge in general apartment maintenance. The Mechanic is responsible for performing maintenance functions in the community, including rental units, office buildings, residential areas, grounds and parking lots. On-Call Rotation required.

Good communication skills (written and verbal), C.OR.I., S.O.R.I. & Drug Test Required.

Please send resume to: Langham Court Apartments Attn: Margarita Ballester 26 Worcester Street Boston, MA 02118 Fax: 617-859-0024 Email: langhamcourt@winnco.com

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The Planner/Scheduler at the Massachusetts Port Authority coordinates with unit managers to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, materials and equipment access. This position oversees the preparation of management reports to help identify opportunities to improve process, planning or performance through analysis of work order flow, project demands and expectations. In conjunction with unit managers and Capital Programs, oversees the annual trust engineer report, ensuring all Facilities related deficiencies are promptly addressed and closed out.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Engineering or Construction or equivalent related experience in the management or operation of a multi-discipline physical/ maintenance operation at an Airport or similar sized operation. Equivalent pertinent field experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

EXPERIENCE: Three years of related work experience in a field related to maintenance, construction, project management, facilities coordination, or related field.

MASSPORT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

You can now apply online by clicking on the job title you are interested in and clicking on the “Apply” link! http://agency.governmentjobs.com/massport/default.cfm

Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. is a mid-size national consulting engineering firm with offices in the Northeast, Florida and the Virgin Islands. We are employee owned, offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to take ownership of your career. We are currently seeking to fill the following positions in our Manchester, NH office: TRANSPORTATION DESIGNER - Self-motivated CAD Designer/ Technician with 0 to eight (8) years of experience to join our Transportation Group in Manchester New Hampshire. This position involves engineering assistance and plan production including alignment, roadway grading and drainage design on roadway/ highway and traffic projects, with the potential for field inspection services and construction support. Experience or Coursework in roadway design is desired, as well as CAD platform training (MicroStation, InRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3D) and 3-dimensional modeling a plus. (Career Code TMC10615) ASSISTANT CONTROLLER - Dynamic individual to manage the workflow and output of the finance department including implementation and oversight of internal policies, procedures and controls. This individual will have direct responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the monthly financial accounting reports under the guidance of the Treasurer/CFO. This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work successfully with all levels of management and staff and three to five years of progressive accounting experience including two plus years of industry accounting preferably in A&E or related field. BA/BS required, CPA a plus. (Career Code MBD10615) Please forward your resume and cover letter citing career code to: Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, or e-mail jhann@hoyletanner.com.

Visit our website at www.hoyletanner.com for more information & exciting opportunities. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Concord Housing Authority (CHA) is seeking qualified applicants for its Executive Director to oversee the daily management and operation of 76 units of State Elderly public housing; 28 units of State Family Housing; 18 units of Federal Family housing; 8 units of 689; 85 Section 8 Vouchers; and 6 locally owned units.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree or four years’ experience in public housing, community development or similar experience; strong management skills including prior supervisory experience overseeing a staff of 3 or more employees; demonstrated competence in planning and fiscal management in housing, including grant procurement, new unit development and maintenance, personnel and administrative management systems; prior experience in managing new property development and capital projects preferred; evidence of strong computer and written and verbal communication skills; knowledge of laws regulating Federal and State housing programs; demonstrated experience and sensitivity working with people of various socio-economic and diverse backgrounds; and skill in fostering positive working relationships with various financial, municipal, state and federal agencies including the local housing board to which the Executive Director reports.

Candidate will be bondable and have Public Housing Manager Certification, or be able to obtain within one year. Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance required. Salary is commensurate with experience and education within DHCD and HUD Guidelines for 37.5 minimum work hours/week. The position includes health, vacation, and sick leave benefits. CHA is an EEO/AA employer. The deadline to submit a cover letter and resume is no later than July 15, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Please address the envelope to:

An Equal Opportunity Employer Committed To Diversity Chair, Board of Commissioners Concord Housing Authority 34 Everett Street Concord, MA 01742

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian

CORRECTION OFFICER The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is seeking candidates interested in becoming correction officers at the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail located in Billerica, Massachusetts. The MSO is offering a correction officer entrance exam to those candidates who meet the qualifications set forth below.

EXAMINATION DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2015 QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION: Must be at least 19 years of age and a US citizen at the date of examination. Must be a resident of Massachusetts at the time of the exam and for attendance to the basic training academy. Must have graduated from a high school or possess a GED equivalency certificate issued by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Must have a current/valid motor vehicle operator’s license.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIRE: Will be required to pass a physical fitness standards test (visit the MSO website for the physical fitness test requirements and physician clearance form), criminal background check, and a psychological and medical examination. Will be required to attend and complete a twelve week MSO basic training academy which includes written exams, physical fitness tests and firearm qualifications. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Prior law enforcement/security experience preferred.

HOW TO APPLY: All applicants must complete the online correction officer entrance exam registration form found at http://www.middlesexsheriff.org/Employment.html.

You must complete and submit the online exam registration form by Monday, July 13, 2015 at 5pm in order to sit for the exam and be considered for this position. Those interested candidates that do not register online by the July 13, 2015 deadline will not be allowed to take this exam. Please check the MSO website listed above on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 for more information regarding exam location, time and further details regarding the testing process.

LAST DATE TO APPLY: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 5 P.M. SALARY: Starting annual salary from $49,688 - $51,768 depending on shift assignment after graduation from the basic training academy, plus additional monetary benefits.

For a detailed job description including duties and working conditions and the physical fitness test requirements, please visit:http://www.middlesexsheriff.org/Employment.html The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is an equal opportunity employer.

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Offer ends 7/12/15, and is limited to new residential customers. Not available in all areas. Requires subscription to Starter XF Triple Play with Digital Starter TV, Performance Internet and XFINITY Voice® Unlimited services. Two-year term agreement required. Early termination fee applies. Equipment, installation, taxes and fees, including regulatory recovery fees, Broadcast TV Fee (up to $3.50/mo.), Regional Sports Fee (up to $1.00/mo.) and other applicable charges extra, and subject to change during and after the promo. After applicable promotional period, or if any service is cancelled or downgraded, regular rates apply. Comcast’s service charge for Starter XF Triple Play ranges from $146.49 - $147.49/mo., depending on area, for BLAST! upgrade is $65.95/mo. (pricing subject to change). TV and Internet service limited to a single outlet. May not be combined with other offers. TV: Limited Basic service subscription required to receive other levels of service. Internet: WiFi claims based on September and November 2014 studies by Allion Test Labs, Inc. Actual speeds vary and are not guaranteed. Reliably-fast claim based on 2014 FCC “Measuring Broadband America” Report. XFINITY WiFi is included for XFINITY Internet Performance service and above only. Requires compatible WiFi-enabled laptop or mobile device. Hotspots available in select locations only. Voice: $29.95 activation fee may apply. Service (including 911/emergency services) may not function after an extended power outage. Money-Back Guarantee applies to one month’s recurring service charge and standard installation charges. Prepaid card mailed to Comcast account holder within 18 weeks of activation of all required services and expires in 90 days. Cards issued by Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a license from Visa® U.S.A. Inc. and managed by Citi Prepaid Services. Cards will not have cash access and can be used everywhere Visa® debit cards are accepted. © 2015 Comcast. All rights reserved.

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