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Joined by his wife Tchintcia and Mayor Marty Walsh, John Barros addresses reporters during the announcement of his appointment to the cabinet-level position of chief of Economic Development. (Travis Watson photo)

Barros joins cabinet; Walsh defends record on hiring Yawu Miller Mayor Marty Walsh tapped former mayoral candidate John Barros to serve as Boston’s first Chief of Economic Development, a cabinet-level position with supervision over the Boston Redevelopment Authority and six city departments.

Walsh made the announcement Monday at Future Chefs, a South End program that trains people for work in restaurants.

Standing in front of a group of trainees, Barros told reporters his views on economic development fit well with the mayor’s vision of extending economic opportunity to all Bostonians.

“We have a mayor in this city who believes in the people behind

me,” he said. “He believes in their ability to succeed. He’s going to move this city forward to make sure they have the opportunity to succeed.”

Barros said that among his priorities will be streamlining the licensing process for small businesses, attracting more businesses to Boston and expanding the city’s youth jobs program to make sure teens gain real work skills.

Walsh said he and Barros will work to ensure that women and people of color are included in the city’s economic progress.

“Boston will be a place where everyone can climb the economic ladder to success,” he said.

A former executive director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood

Initiative and co-founder of Cesaria Restaurant in Dorchester, Barros grew up in Roxbury’s Dudley Street neighborhood and graduated from Dartmouth College.

The city departments Barros will supervise are Consumer Affairs and Licensing, Tourism, Small and Local Business Enterprise/Boston Residents Jobs Policy, Boston Employment Commission, Jobs and Community Service and Special Events.

Walsh defends record on appointments

Barros’ appointment brings the number of people of color in his cabinet to three, including Chief of Staff Daniel Arrigg Koh and Chief Barros, continued to page 7

It is clear from earlier segments of 16A(1) that the purpose With a vote of 146-5, the Mas- of the rule is to establish ethical sachusetts House of Representa- standards for members pursuing tives expelled Carlos Henriquez. other commercial or professional More than likely that vote is un- employment. constitutional.

Somehow the committee has Once a representative is elected made the rule applicable through by the people, House rules cannot a convoluted rationale. Since Judge summarily repudiate the results of Michele Hogan, who heard the elections. There must be a sound case, has sentenced Henriquez justification for an expulsion to to two and a half years with six pass constitutional muster. African months to be served, the committee Americans have been battling the opined that his time in jail will be improper exclusion from office of “in substantial conflict” with Hentheir elected officials since Adam riquez’s ability to provide his “indeClayton Powell Jr. was denied his pendence of judgment” on behalf of seat in Conhis constituents. gress on Feb. The ab28, 1967. surdity of this What political Henriquez conclusion bewas convicted mischief could ensue comes clear on two misdewhen one if it were possible meanor counts considers that of a domes- to remove from Henriquez will tic violence most likely be charge brought office legislators released in four by a female ac- with misdemeanor months or so, quaintance. and will then It was an un- convictions that are be available to s e e m l y b u t totally unrelated to resume his seat private matter. in the House.

What political their official duties.

That is too mischief could short a time to ensue if it were have an effecpossible to remove from office tive interim election. New candilegislators with misdemeanor dates would have too little time to convictions that are totally unre- introduce themselves to the eleclated to their official duties. torate before it would be time to The House Ethics Committee go to the polls. unanimously decided that HenThe fact is that if Judge Hogan riquez was in violation of Rule had not decided to make an ex16A(1), which states in part that ample of Henriquez, a first time members of the House offender, to benefit the issue of “Should exercise prudence in women’s rights, members of the any and all such endeavors and House would have no legal basis make every reasonable effort to at all to oust Henriquez. Hogan’s avoid transactions, activities, or decision to incarcerate demonobligations, which are in substrates a callous disregard for the stantial conflict with or will subdisparate rate of imprisonment of stantially impair their indepenblack men.

Henriquez, continued to page 2 dence of judgment.”

All politics is local: gov. candidates take back seat in caucuses Yawu Miller As can be expected in a year with multiple candidates running for open seats for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and treasurer, the recent Democratic caucus meetings were packed with political activists seeking signatures and support for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer and attorney general.

But at Dorchester’s Ward 15 caucus, in spite of an appearance by gubernatorial candidate Ju-

liette Kayyem, it was local races that took precedence.

Of course, with vacant House seats of former state representatives Marty Walsh and Carlos Henriquez, Ward 15 activists have more immediate concerns than the June Massachusetts Democratic Convention.

“There’s a lot of discussion about how our district will be represented,” said Ward 15 Committee member Joel Wool. “There’s more focus on how we move our community forward.” caucuses, continued to page 6

Ward 9 Democratic Committee member Aaron Jones makes his pitch to fellow Democrats in his bid to be elected a delegate to the state convention. Delegates to the convention vote for the party’s nominee for governor and other constitutional offices. (Banner photo)

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Company One raises the curtain for student jobs

ily know what happens backstage or what happens through the process,” Bredbeck said. “The acting part is just a small part of what theater is. Learning about everything is really important so I can value everyone’s job.”

The students’ biggest task during the program is to plan and execute a community engagement event that ties in with Company One’s current production.

For Company One’s recent production “We are Proud,” the students created a video, with the same name as the production, which tells the story of the genocide of the Heroro people in what was formerly known as Southwest Africa.

The students created a spoken word piece for the video and spent a Saturday afternoon in-

“One of the things that Company One believes in is civic engagement and teenagers are at the right age for that,” VanDerzee said.

The theater company also wants to promote and encourage creativity in teens.

“When we’re younger we’re all theater artists,” VanDerzee said. “It’s when students get older that many become more inhibited and they take less [creative] risks and they have less fun in those ways.”

The student apprentice program is one of four Stage One educational branches.

Stage One also has residency programs in five Boston schools including the Boston Adult Technical Academy, Fenway High School, Another Course to College in Brighton, Jeremiah E.

“It’s incredibly nice to be able to go to a job and be able to look forward to it because I’m learning about stuff I want to be learning about.”

— Shayna Bredbeck

normally do,” Bredbeck said. “It’s incredibly nice to be able to go to a job and be able to look forward to it because I’m learning about stuff I want to be learning about.

It’s not just work.”

The apprenticeship program works with students who are approved through the Boston Youth Fund employment program and the students are placed in various positions with its community partners.

“BYF does a really excellent job of trying to place students where they have interest,” Company One educational director Mark VanDerzee said.

During the December to May school year employment program, students meet three afternoons a week.

S t a g e O n e ’s p r o d u c t i o n apprenticeship resembles a

job-training program during which students participate in various workshops connected to the theater profession, which can translate into various careers in the industry.

General workshops train students on resume writing, financial literacy, as well as auditioning and interviewing.

Theater-specific workshops include stage management, technical design and computer drafting.

Bredbeck, who is a student at Boston Arts Academy where she studies theater, hopes to pursue a career in acting and says the program is giving her invaluable experience and opening her eyes to the many different aspects of a single production.

“I’ve been in a bunch of shows, so I know what it means to be onstage. But I don’t necessar-

terviewing people on the street about the genocide.

As Company One readies to open its new production “The Flick” on Feb. 20, student apprentices are brainstorming ideas for a complementary community engagement event.

“The Flick” is set in an old and ragged movie theatre in Worcester, so the students are thinking about playing an old black and white film as part of an event, Bredbeck said.

Bredbeck expressed gratitude for the opportunity to work with Company One and get involved in her field of interest. “[Company One] creates this opportunity for us. They accept young people with open arms and accept that we’re learning.

And they teach us, which is really awesome,” Bredbeck said.

A majority of the founders of Company One come from an education background, so the theater company places a strong emphasis on education and has a particular interest in teenagers, VanDerzee said.

men involved with the criminal justice system. According to several studies, blacks are jailed at almost six times the rate of whites. While drug use is relatively equivalent between blacks and whites, blacks are imprisoned for drug offenses at 10 times

the rate of whites. And blacks serve as much time in prison for drug offenses as whites do for violent crimes.

Clearly, America has two serious social problems: the physical abuse of women and the unjust imprisonment of black men. Apparently,

Hogan believes that intensifying injustice to black men benefits the cause of abused women. And, in a blatant appeal for the women’s vote, politicians have crassly supported Henriquez’s removal from office.

One wonders how a black, a Latino

Company One Theatre has expanded its summer student apprenticeship program from December to May to allow students to take part during the school year. Apprentices shown above (clockwise from top left): Brieana Valdez, Shayna Bredbeck, Kemal Beyaztas, Nada Shaaban and Shawn Phillip. (Photo courtesy of Company One Theatre) Kassmin Williams While many teens are forced to settle for retail and fast-food restaurant gigs for their first jobs, Shayna Bredbeck, 16, was able to land a position in Company One Theatre’s production apprenticeship program this school year because the theater expanded its education program to provide jobs to students during the school year.

Company One has traditionally had a summer apprenticeship program as part of its educational program, Stage One, but now the program is open during the school year as well from December to May. “I don’t come from a place of a lot of money where I don’t have to work, so I’m working to have money in my pockets to do what I

Henriquez continued from page 1

With the incarceration of Henriquez, Hogan contributed to the woeful statistic of injustice for black

Burke High School and the Urban Science Academy in West Roxbury.

The programs are designed to fit the needs of each school and vary in style and length.

The residency program started five years ago at the Boston Adult Technical Academy where Company One works with English as a Second Language students using theater and drama to support English language acquisition.

Company One also has a program called “Curricular Connection,” through which it creates curriculum packets that goes hand-in-hand with their productions and places them on their website for educators.

The last program — a professional development actor’s class — focuses on those who are posthigh school.

Company One has been running the summer apprenticeship program since 1999 and continues to add new educational programs to Stage One every few years, VanDerzee said. or any individual committed to justice could support Henriquez’s unconstitutional ouster from his elected office in the Great and General Court. The voters in his district should decide his fate in the next election.

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SBA training gives boost to local business owners Martin Desmarais The U.S. Small Business Administration is stepping up its efforts to connect with budding local Boston small business owners to help them get their young companies rolling.

The Boston office is now enrolling entrepreneurs for its local version of the national 2014 Emerging Leaders training program. The seven-month program includes about 100 hours of classroom time, workshops and connects small business owners with mentors, as well as helping them develop connections with other businesses, city leaders and possible investors in Boston.

“The program is intended to try and be a job creation program for Boston businesses and Boston inner-city business,” said Bob Nelson, director of the Boston office of the SBA. “At the end of the class, the small business has a three-year growth and action plan. It is a road map this business can use to try and grow.”

Nelson said the program is run with a small group of entrepreneurs to ensure they all get a hands-on, focused experience. This year the Boston office is looking to enroll 15 small business owners.

According to Nelson, the ideal business is one that has been running for several years, has employees and has several hundred thousand dollars in revenues. Most important, Nelson said, are entrepreneurs who are “really passionate about trying to grow their business.”

The program meets for class at night, for about three hours, every other week through the seven-months of the program. Topics that are examined include finances, marketing, government contracting, hiring and human resources — and many of these topics are examined with guest experts visiting the class to share their experiences.

Also included are workshops with established and successful executives from other Boston businesses.

“They really get to build a relationship with other CEOs,” said Nelson. “They get to meet a lot of people who get to help them in all the different facets of their business.”

Another important aspect of the class, Nelson said, is that it shows business owners the importance of stepping back from the day-to-day running of their businesses to examine the big picture of what can really help their businesses be successful in the long run. He explained that many small business owners — swamped with long hours and effort to keep their young business going — overlook the necessity of continuing to evolve as business leaders, expanding the knowledge that is necessary to truly make a successful company.

He claims that the program teachers, visiting experts and mentor CEOs can make it easy for the participants to consider business strategies that they may have previously shied away from because they were not familiar with.

The program is designed to lead

the small businesses forward in exactly this way.

“We really get to know these 15 businesses really well so we can really hold their hands in a lot of ways,” Nelson said.

Nelson pointed out that the makeup of the class has always had a wide variety of types of businesses, including restaurants, beverage wholesalers, construction companies and product suppliers.

“I look for a diverse makeup of the class — minority entrepreneurs, veteran entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs — a real makeup of the community,” Nelson said.

Interested small business owners have to apply for the program and Nelson’s office will interview applicants to choose the 15 companies that get to take part.

After many years of running the program, Nelson said he has full confidence that the small businesses that are involved benefit with growth.

“They will absolutely get something out of it. They are going to get results,” he said.

The Boston program is part of the SBA’s national Emerging Leaders program, which has been run for the last six years and will be launched this year in almost 30 cities across the country, with recent expansion to Washington, D.C, Miami and Newark, N.J. Overall, programs have trained more than 2,000 small business owners.

“Emerging Leaders has a proven

U.S. Small Business Administration New England Regional Administrator Seth Goodall talks to participants in last year’vs Emerging Leaders training program. The program is intended to help Boston small business owners expand their businesses with seven months of classes and workshops. (Photo courtesy of the SBA) track record of helping small businesses in underserved communities,” said SBA Acting Administrator Jeanne Hulit. “Graduates of the program have increased their revenue, created jobs and helped drive local economic growth in their communities. Adding new locations this year builds on this success and provides even more entrepreneurs in underserved communities with the support, resources and skills to succeed.”

According to information provided by the SBA, the program has been successful in expanding business opportunities in underserved communities with graduates creating about 2,000 new full-time jobs since its start. Graduates in the program have secured more than $73 million in new financing for their businesses. A survey conducted by the SBA also reported that after

participants in the program graduated, they have reported they were awarded federal, state, local and tribal contracts, worth more than $1 billion. In a survey of program graduates, 62 percent reported an increase in revenue while 72 percent reported maintaining or creating new jobs in their communities.

In 2013, all the programs run around the country graduated nearly 400 small business owners, representing the largest graduating class since the SBA launched the program in 2008.

The U.S. Small Business Administration will start its 2014 Emerging Leaders program in April. Applicants have a March 17 deadline to apply. For information, contact the Boston office at 617-565-5590 or visit www.sba.gov/ma.

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Established 1965

Blacks must compete to succeed in America

Persistent competition is an element of the American character. There seems to be a constant desire to be “number one.” The national motto could be “there’s always room at the top.”

Competitors are often willing to use improper or illegal stratagems to secure an advantage to reach that goal. Racial discrimination is a common practice that unfairly corrupts the competitive process.

One way to view the Civil Rights Movement is as a national campaign to level the playing field and eliminate racial discrimination as an impediment to black social progress. However, the cruelty, intensity and duration of racial bigotry make it difficult to assess the movement so objectively. Nonetheless, it is necessary to understand the underlying nature of the conflict in order to devise a winning strategy.

The goal of those fighting for civil rights was to change the laws so that victims of discrimination would have recourse to the courts. There was little expectation among the black leaders that the racially hostile attitude of bigots would suddenly change. The plan was to provide more opportunities so that blacks could successfully compete to improve their socio-economic condition.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made racial discrimination in employment, education and places of public accommodation unlawful anywhere in the country. And the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided protections for black voters in the states of the Old Confederacy. Despite these major changes in the law, urban riots erupted across the country.

The same month that the Voting Rights Act became effective, the Watts riot broke out in California. A year later in July there were major riots in Hough (Cleveland), Newark and Detroit. Another round of riots erupted in Washington, Baltimore, Louisville, Kansas City and Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in April 1968.

While the King riots are understandable, sociologists have analyzed the other riots, and some seem to believe that they were primarily a reaction to excessive police violence. That might well be, but that is nothing new. Police mistreatment of blacks is an historical constant.

Lynchings would rarely have occurred without the support of the southern sheriff.

It could also well be that blacks were disappointed that the end of the Civil Rights Movement did not include their manumission from poverty and an inferior status. In fact lawsuits to end discrimination in education continued.

Social and economic equality was no closer at hand. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 merely gave blacks license to compete even though they were already well behind in the contest for success.

After fighting for civil rights for generations, black leaders were delighted to celebrate the victory. Little attention was devoted to changing the African American attitude from supplicant to aggressive competitor. That change in attitude was helpful on the football field and the basketball court, but it has not yet fully emerged in the classroom or the boardroom.

Politics is another area where competitiveness has been effective. Blacks were number one in the turnout to the polls in the last presidential election. Voters defied the planned disruption in the election by standing in line for hours to vote.

Blacks must stay ready to battle the efforts of the bigots to diminish the impact of the black vote in future elections.

Blacks must also become more entrepreneurial. In Jim Crow days it was often dangerous for blacks to establish businesses to compete with whites, but this is a new day. It is time for blacks to develop strategies to win in America’s competitions for business and professional success.

The U.S. Constitution protects your individual rights, but it does not guarantee your business success.

LETTERSto the Editor

Income inequality

It was refreshing to see President Obama using his national platform to highlight the issue of income inequality. As the gulf between the rich and the poor grows, it’s the middle class who are getting squeezed. That’s particularly bad for America because it’s the middle class that really ensures that our economy is healthy. Without the spending power of the middle class, the wealthy can’t profit off their purchases and the lower-income people don’t have jobs providing services and selling goods. Without the economic activity of the middle class, America’s economy will stagnate.

One need only look south of the border at the many Latin American countries that have extreme gaps between the wealthy and the poor. Look at how poorly their economies function and at how poor their infrastructure is.

America is heading in that direction.

Our political establishment needs to wake up and lay the groundwork for shared prosperity through higher wages

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OPINION Black quarterback wins the Super Bowl: where is all the fuss?

Stephen Crockett

Disney couldn’t write a better story: A short kid, much too short to play quarterback, won’t let that fighting spirit in him die. So he plays in high school, both ways: quarterback on offense and cornerback on defense. Hell, he even punted the ball. His high school coach called him a one-man wrecking crew. He breaks records and is still rated only as a two-star recruit. Too short, they say.

He goes to North Carolina State, where he dominates on a mediocre team.

Yet he is willing to leave the sport to play minor-league baseball after his college coaches reach out to NFL scouts to see what the kid’s chances are in the NFL. Coaches aren’t interested.

No one wants to see the 5-foot-11 kid throw the ball.

North Carolina State lets him go, but that football itch is stronger than his baseball jones, and he returns to school, this time to the University of Wisconsin.

Cue montage of spectacular touchdown passes and ridiculous runs as a Badger.

Then draft day. He isn’t even in attendance. He has already been told that he won’t be going in the first round.

“If he was 6 feet 5, he would probably be the No. 1 draft pick,” says Chris Weinke, a former NFL quarterback and director of the IMG Madden Football Academy.

On Super Bowl Sunday the 5-foot-11, third-round draft pick (75th overall) and sixth quarterback taken in the draft, Russell Wilson, only two years in the league, led the Seattle Seahawks to a mud-hole stomping of the Denver Broncos, 43-8.

The story should have been easy to write, especially after the kid’s stat line read 206 yards, 2 touchdowns, 18 of 25 passing, including 11 completions in a row in the second half, and whose coach would call his performance “a perfect football game.”

But there is one caveat: The kid is black — and black, intelligent, focused and poised quarterbacks for some reason don’t get the same love as their white counterparts.

The big story after the Super Bowl wasn’t the rise of a potential black legend. Instead, it was the fallen legacy The big story after of a white one. the Super Bowl The Manning name is football wasn’t the rise of a royalty. So whenever football’s biggest potential black legend. stage has a Manning in it, there will be the heartwarming stories of papa Man- Instead, it was the ning and his sons tossing the football fallen legacy of a around in the backyard on a fall day. white one.

There will be endless talk about the heady decisions made in the pocket, the smart plays made even when clearly the pass was errant.

It isn’t as if Peyton Manning isn’t deserving of the praise. His last season was magical. It’s just that the legend of Peyton Manning met the emerging legacy of the Seattle Seahawks defense during the Super Bowl, and the older quarterback looked like something he hasn’t been his whole career: average. It isn’t a knock on his history or a dig at his ability. It’s just that on most days he’s Superman. On Super Bowl Sunday, though, he was Clark Kent.

On the other side of the ball, Russell Wilson was cool as a polar bear’s toenails. He picked up huge first downs, broke out of the pocket when plays weren’t there and kept the ball moving up the field. He was a poised picture of calmness under fire.

Yet he is continually labeled one of the worst terms assigned to a player at his position: game manager. Calling him a game manager is the equivalent of saying that this could have been done with anyone at the helm, and that in truth you did a great job at being average and so, yeah, thanks for that.

What was barely discussed at all in mainstream media, and really only seemed to be the talk of black Twitter, was that Wilson became only the second black quarterback since Doug Williams in 1988 to win the Super Bowl.

Because the quarterback position has always been a historically white position, it has always been praised as a cerebral craft more than an athletic feat. Knowing how to read defensive coverages, when to audible out of a play or when to check down to a hot route receiver is more chess match than physical sport.

When black quarterbacks started scrambling to keep plays alive, they didn’t get praised for their decision-making; they got a nod to their speed and mobility.

In short, white quarterbacks were smart; black quarterbacks were fast.

Even New York’s Daily News, one of the few news outlets to devote a full article to Wilson, titling it, “Russell Wilson Proves Doubters Wrong, Becomes Second African-American Quarterback to Win Super Bowl,” basically spent the whole article talking about how mediocre his game was.

“He didn’t dominate, and he didn’t dazzle,” is how the article begins, and there is the rub. Post flashy numbers while leading your team to victory and you’re a spectacular athlete but not smart, or heady, or intelligent. Stand in the pocket looking cooler than Joe Namath wearing his big fur during the coin toss, while consistently making the right play at the right time, and you’re average, even after winning the Super Bowl.

And that feels bigger than incidental. It feels racial.

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Greg Davis

Greg Davis has been appointed special assistant to the Administrator for Community Affairs at the Boston Housing Authority. In his new role, Davis will expand on his experience working with BHA residents and their families to broaden and continue to enhance our relationships with them and with our community partners.

Davis, who has worked with the BHA for more than 20 years, has developed and coordinated several important programs to educate youths in BHA developments.

“For many years, Greg Davis has been working with our public housing residents in meaningful ways that improve their lives,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh said. “His ability to listen and understand what support people need will serve all of us well as he takes on expanded responsibilities at the Boston Housing Authority.”

As a result of his experience working with low-income families and families in recovery, Davis will serve as the point person at the BHA to

coordinate efforts involving violence, trauma and drug addiction.

“Greg knows many, many of our BHA youth personally and considers them a part of his extended family,” said Boston Housing Authority Administrator Bill McGonagle. “His commitment and dedication to improving the lives of our youth and their families is unsurpassed and I am honored and pleased that he has agreed to expand on this work in his new role.”

Davis began his career with the BHA in 1991as the family services manager in the Community Services Department. In his time at the BHA, Davis has created and managed the its Youth on the Rise program, which was a drug and violence prevention program for youth living in BHA public housing developments.

Davis also serves as a mentor and counselor to young people. He has done extensive work with youth suffering from drug and alcohol addiction, both with the BHA and through his own nonprofit, Metro Boston

Alive. He donates much of his free time and energy to Metro Boston Alive. As such, he works closely with families in recovery, assists with the coordination of services and action plans when particular neighborhoods in Boston have high incidences of drug overdoses, particularly among young people. He runs Narcotics Anonymous meetings and sober parties for families with members in recovery. Through Metro Boston Alive, he also runs a second basketball league, and provides an annual holiday party and gifts for children of these families as well.

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Henriquez, who is currently serving six months in prison for an assault conviction, was expelled from the House last week, leaving his district without representation.

Ward 15 committee members sent House Speaker Robert DeLeo a letter last month asking

the November election to hold onto the seat. Nomination papers will be due at the city’s Election Department by April 29.

Although he was sentenced to six months jail time, Henriquez himself might very well be released, with good behavior, as soon as April 15, giving him two weeks to collect signatures for the November election, should he decide to run.

Even with the special election, it will likely be impossible for the

“The representation we’ve had has been great at times and not so great at times. I would like to bring a level of respect back to the district.”

— Karen Charles him to schedule a special election for the 5th Suffolk District.

“We can’t not have representation in the district until January,” said committee member Davida Andelman. “There’s too much going on.”

Andelman cited the budget process and important votes on issues including a minimum wage increase.

“We need to have representation,” she said. “This is a very active caucus.”

House Speaker DeLeo set a special election for the 5th Suffolk seat for April 29, with a primary date of April 1.

The winning candidate for that seat will have to compete in

district to have representation during the budget process, which usually ends in June.

Several candidates are rumored to be considering a run for the 5th Suffolk seat.

One is Karen Charles, a chief of staff at the state’s Department of Telecom and Cable. Charles, who sits on the Ward 15 committee, says she is strongly considering a run.

“I’ve lived in the 5th Suffolk District pretty much all my life,” she told the Banner. “The representation we’ve had has been great at times and not so great at times. I would like to bring a level of respect back to the district.”

The Dimock Center hosted its first “Breakfast of Champions” on Feb. 7 to discuss the pressing civic issue of substance abuse. The breakfast also launched the three year campaign to rebuild Dimock’s Sewall building, which houses one of Boston’s most prominent inpatient substance abuse detoxification programs. (l-r) Felix G. Arroyo, chief of Health & Human Services, City of Boston; Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo, associate commissioner, Mass. Dept. of Public Health; Susan Wornick, WCVB-TV anchor/reporter; Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO, The Dimock Center; U.S. Congressman Michael E. Capuano; U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch; and Fletcher “Flash” Wiley, chair, The Dimock Center’s Board of Directors.

And Jennifer Johnson, a sales professional and also a member of the Ward 15 committee, says she’s weighing a run.

“I’m exploring the matter,” she said. “I’m talking to my friends.”

Another candidate sources say is considering a run, Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney Evandro Carvalho, could not be reached for comment by the Banner’s press deadline.

In the race for the 13th Suffolk District House seat vacated

by Mayor Walsh, five Democrats

are competing for votes: labor attorney Liam Curran, school activist Gene Gorman, attorney P.J. McCann, government worker Dan Hunt and John O’Toole, who most recently ran for the District 3 City Council seat currently held

by Frank Baker.

MBTA Police Officer Tony Dang is running a write-in campaign for the seat.

The Ward 15 committee did not reach consensus on an endorsement in the 13th Suffolk District race.

This year’s two special elections come on the heels of two special elections last year — the race to fill the 1st Suffolk Senate seat vacated by Jack Hart and another to fill the 12th Suffolk House seat vacated by Linda Dorcena Forry.

With House races on the immediate horizon, Ward 15 committee members had little to say about candidates for governor and the other constitutional offices.

Delegates elected at Democratic ward committee meetings this month will go to the party’s annual convention in June to vote on the party’s nominees for state-

wide office. Each candidate must secure 15 percent of the delegates’ votes to secure a spot on the ballot in the September primary.

While in past years, gubernatorial candidates like Deval Patrick were able to mobilize scores of Democratic activists to run for delegate seats on their local committees, most of the delegates elected in caucuses across the city Saturday were undecided.

“I think people want to align themselves with the best candidates who will have the best chance at beating the Republican nominee,” said Ward 9 committee member and delegate Aaron Jones. “I haven’t had the opportunity to evaluate the candidates. As we move closer to the convention, hopefully their differences will stand out.”

At Ward 9, most candidates said they were uncommitted in the races for constitutional offices. At Ward 15, candidates for the committee’s eight delegate slots did not say who they would support during the convention.

“Nobody asked anyone who was running who they were supporting,” said committee member Judy Meredith.

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of Health and Human Services Felix G. Arroyo.

There are five whites appointed to positions in the cabinet and two whites in interim positions in the cabinet.

Responding to criticism that he’s been slow to fulfill his campaign promise to build a leadership team reflective of the city’s diversity, Walsh told the Banner his cabinet is far from complete.

“I have no problem being criticized,” he said. “When your article came out, it was 30 days. I think people need to take a deep

breath and let me roll out the team. Our cabinet is almost 50 percent full now. We still have a long way to go.”

As of last week, 39 percent of the 60 appointments Walsh made in his cabinet, in City Hall departments and in the police department were people of color. Walsh has pledged to build an administra-

tion that is reflective of the diversity of the city — which is 53 percent people of color.

Monday Walsh said he is committed to fulfilling that pledge.

“There’s a clear message from the mayor’s office that we want to be a government that reflects the city of Boston,” he said. “I’ve made that clear.”

More than half of the people of color appointed to positions within the Walsh administration are officers in the police department. The Police Department now has the most diverse command staff in its history with 50 percent of those leadership positions held by people of color and women.

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According to the Center for Disease Control, physical activity can improve academic performance and providing recess to students on regular basis benefits children’s social development as well.

Nationally, the obesity epidemic is impacting both adults and kids; in Boston 39.67 percent of the city’s youth are overweight or obese. The CDC recommends children get 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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mitted to creating a healthier school environment. The Wellness Champion actively works to change the culture of the school by introducing resources for teachers to use during the school day to help to implement activity and movement.

“We are fortunate to have so many members of the BPS community committed to the health and well-being of our students. The interest level in the Wellness Champions program has been extremely high and essential in our efforts to get this program off of the ground,” says Jill Carter, executive director of Boston Public Schools Health and Wellness Program.

The activities the Wellness Champions plan vary from school to school, but all share in the same aim of getting kids up and out of their chairs. At the Russell School in Dorchester, students have movement breaks twice a day: teachers connect the movement to the curriculum and encourage learning through movement. The school also hosted a 5K road race at the Franklin Park wellness, continued to page 9

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The Josiah Quincy School in the South End has taken a different approach by incorporating the Jammin’ Minute into their day. Just after the pledge of allegiance and prior to the first period, students are led in a minute-long series of exercises that include everything from jumping jacks to leg squats. Student leaders demonstrate the movements for all to follow, teacher’s included!

At the Conley Elementary School in Roslindale, Wellness Champion and teacher Alicia Silva has introduced her students to a regular yoga practice. “Yoga is an integral part of the day in my classroom. Practicing yoga is both a physical and mental practice and gives students a way to regroup and refocus on the rest of their academic tasks. I have noticed a huge difference in my students’ behavior since we started the Wellness Champions pro-

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The Wellness Champions investment by Partners will have a powerful impact on the lives of up to 40,000 Boston Public School children. To date, there are 62 schools with Wellness Champions. One hundred twelve new Wellness Champions have been trained since the collaboration started. Partners and BPS are also partnering with the Boston Public Health Commission to create inter-school competitions around increasing movement over the course of the day.

“The Wellness Champion Program is one we are very excited about here at Partners. We are committed to helping Boston’s young people to be healthy and to having full academic experiences that enable them to thrive throughout their lifetimes,” said Matt Fishman, vice president of community health at Partners HealthCare. “Providing opportunities for exercise bursts in the classroom or at recess are effective tools that can bring tremendous results.”

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Vet’s music book chronicled 19th century black musicians Although James Trotter studied music only briefly during his early years, he continued as a consumer and promoter of music throughout his lifetime.

Trotter’s book praises not only the music but also those who faithfully practiced it, refined their skills and shared their talents with others. In writing about the work of black people in music, Trotter wanted to show “that musical facilities and power for artistic development,” were not in the exclusive possession of the white race.

He was concerned with those well-meaning persons who, because of a lack of information, had, “erroneous and unfavorable estimates of the art capabilities of the colored race.”

He also wanted to inspire black musicians with a pride in their own achievement as a basis for even greater productivity.

James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (the black national anthem), said in his autobiography

that Trotter’s book played a role in his musical development.

Before he carefully details the histories of some 200 public and non-public singers, family singing groups, bands, orchestras, pianists,

Speaking of the beauty, power and use of music Trotter says, “almost everyone has a born capacity for musical appreciation and enjoyment.” He laments, “that the musical education of the youth of our country is not being pushed towards that state of thoroughness so necessary to a real comprehension and enjoyment of the art.”

He felt that family life, worship and education all need and can benefit from, the study and practice of music — whether vocal or instrumental.

Following these introductory chapters Trotter proceeds to describe in great detail and with solid documentation the musical performance and achievements of some 16 musicians. He even details The Colored American Opera Company that performed in the 1870s the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and the Georgia Minstrels.

In a section called “Other Remarkable Musicians,” Trotter says. “The true value of musical proficiency does not consist alone in the power it gives one to win the applause of great audiences, and thereby to attain celebrity: it consists also in its being a source of refinement and pleasure to the possessor himself, and by which he may add to the tranquility, the joys, of his own and the home life of his neighbors and friends.”

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James Munroe Trotter Bob Hayden “Music and Some Highly Musical People” tells about the 19th century history, development and contributions of black Americans in music. It was written in Boston in 1878 by James Munroe Trotter, the father of William Munroe Trotter, Boston’s leading early 20th century equal rights activist and founder of the Boston Guardian newspaper.

violinists and other instrumentalists, Trotter presents four brief opening chapters titled: “A Description of Music,” “The Music of Nature,” “A Glance At The History of Music,” and “The Power, Beauty and Uses of Music.”

He says that man took his first music lessons from the “sounds of nature.” The human ear was first penetrated by the sounds of melody from wind, wave or bird.

“But the wind is one of nature’s chief musicians,” said Trotter.

The chapter on the history of music is sweeping. He goes back to antiquity and brings us up to Mozart, Beethoven and even gives an account of the progress in the 1800s of “telegraphing musical sounds.”

He goes on to mention those who don’t perform publicly, but are sincere devotees of the art of music, who possess talent and who deserve to be noted in the records according to Trotter’s definition of accomplishment.

He does not include those who sing or play “by ear,” but only those of “scientific musical culture.” He blames what he calls “the foul system of slavery” for preventing most blacks from being able to attain a scientific knowledge of music.

In this closing section he profiles the musical activities of some 26 non-public musicians and gives brief sketches of more than 100 people from Portland. Maine, to New Orleans, and west to Ohio and Illinois, covering 15 major cities including Boston.

James Trotter was born a slave in 1842 and first came to Boston in 1863 to serve as a lieutenant in the first all-black regiment recruited there for the Civil War. He remained in Boston after the war. He was not a practicing musician himself.

Following the war, he worked in the U.S. Post Office, was active in Democratic politics, served as a Federal Recorder of Deeds, and in his later years, worked in real estate.

This article was originally published in the Banner in 1979.

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Former Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan signs a copy his new book, “Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine,” at his alma mater Boston University School of Medicine. In the book, Sullivan recounts his extraordinary life beginning with his childhood in Jim Crow Georgia and continuing through his trailblazing endeavors training to become a physician in an almost entirely white environment in the Northeast, founding and then leading the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and serving as secretary of Health and Human Services in President George H.W. Bush’s administration.

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BPS central staff jobs at risk as new budget falls short Martin Desmarais

tive and much more coherent.

This is an opportunity to make the Boston Public Schools much stronger.”

McDonough told the school committee last Wednesday night that, despite budget concerns, BPS would make new investments in areas that are important to im-

This past week has been a difficult one for Boston Public Schools as officials proposed an initial budget that fails to keep up with rising costs and drops in state and federal funding — and also told central office staff that their jobs are not guaranteed after the end of this school year on June 30.

Overall, the $973 million BPS budget for fiscal year 2015 is a $36 million increase over last year’s budget, and raises the money given to schools by $5 million.

But the challenge is that the city’s school system faces $60 million in rising costs and $32 million in declining state and federal revenue next year.

BPS Interim Superintendent John McDonough was quick to steer the budget concerns away from any impact on schools and students.

“Our most important task as educators is to provide each and every student with an education that will give them the opportunity for success in college and career, and that is what we have focused on in constructing next year’s budget,” McDonough said in a statement. “Resolving this challenge is about much more than balancing the budget. It is about rethinking our entire approach to education so we can align ourselves in a way that is smarter, sharper, more effec-

administration employees, who work out of the school department’s downtown headquarters, on notice last Tuesday when he held a staff meeting and told them their jobs were not guaranteed beyond the current year.

He also sent out a staff memo on the issue.

“Our most important task as educators is to provide each and every student with an education that will give them the opportunity for success in college and career, and that is what we have focused on in constructing next year’s budget.”

— John McDonough proving the quality of education, including improving academic standards, new technologies, strengthening teacher and school leader development, implementing the new school choice system, ensuring access to its early education programs and offering as many extended learning time and out-of-school learning opportunities as possible.

The biggest target to deal with budget shortfalls is the BPS central office, which McDonough and his staff have targeted for over $20 million in reductions to try and make up ground with rising costs and funding declines.

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McDonough wrote that BPS was grateful for Mayor Marty Walsh for increasing the budget by almost 4 percent but also that the city was not in a position to fully fund every dollar of the increasing cost, or replace every dollar of external revenue the school department is losing.

BPS’ tack with the unbalanced budget is to position the necessary cuts as a way to streamline the school department — and in particular the central office, which has often come under criticism for being too large.

“This challenge is about much more than balancing the budget.

It is about rethinking our entire

approach to education so we can align ourselves in a way that is smarter, sharper, more effective and much more coherent,” McDonough wrote in his memo.

“In other words, simply balancing the budget is not our objective. This is an opportunity to make the Boston Public Schools much stronger,” he added.

McDonough said his staff would be working closely in the long term with Mayor Walsh on a performance audit of every aspect of BPS, but in the short term officials will be looking closely in the next month at ways to cut costs.

And he sent a clear warning: “I need to inform all central office staff that at this time I cannot guarantee your employment beyond June 30. This extends to all central office employees, including my entire leadership team and me. We felt that the only equitable and transparent way to do this was to treat everyone the same. In the short term we will be making these choices with an eye toward the FY15 budget.”

“This is difficult. This is tough.

But, it is also necessary. We, as we do with schools each year, are now calling on each of you to rethink our notions of service, of support, and of accountability. I know

that we are up to this challenge.

The budget process offers us an annual opportunity to reconsider the status quo and make better sense of how we accomplish the work of teaching and learning in every school. Our approach over the next several weeks will allow us to move forward, to strengthen our schools and ensure success for every student now and into the future,” McDonough wrote.

Mayor Walsh has come out publicly and supported BPS’ efforts to balance the budget with an eye toward restructuring the central office. Walsh acknowledged that, even with the increased school budget, there were still challenges the department was going to have to face and said reforming the central office would allow BPS to address the student and family need.

Aside from a proposed $22.3 million in budget cuts at the central office, BPS also highlighted several other areas of cost savings to the school committee last week.

These include: an $11 million correction in enrollments for next year; a $10 million saving in transportation costs; a $5 million decrease in health insurance premiums; and $1.6 million in classroom consolidation.

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Chinatown residents seek relief from rising rents

Former Chinatown resident Yong Sheng Huang describes how he was forced out of his apartment and became homeless. (Banner photo)

Mayor Marty Walsh listens as Chinatown residents discuss rent increases and the growing lack of affordability in their neighborhood. Joining Walsh are Chinatown liaison Deny Ching, Department of Neighborhood Development Director Sheila Dillon and Office of New Bostonians Director Alejandra St. Guillen. (Banner photo) Yawu Miller Last Wednesday, housing activists in Chinatown met with Mayor Marty Walsh and members of his administration seeking help in stemming the displacement of low-income residents of the city’s densest neighborhood.

Saturday, the activists were on streets in Chinatown with a

demonstration aimed at calling attention to the housing crisis the Chinese population is facing in the neighborhood where rising rents and luxury high-rises are forcing many to leave.

At Wednesday’s meeting, restaurant worker Yong Sheng Huang, speaking through an interpreter, was one of many who spoke about losing an apartment,

and moving to a homeless shelter far from the community where restaurant work and the Cantonese language make life in the United States possible for his family.

“My hope is to come back to Chinatown,” he told Walsh. “We don’t speak English. There aren’t a lot of options.”

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Boston Tenant Coalition are asking the Walsh administration to build more affordable housing in Chinatown on parcels of vacant, publicly-owned land, to require developers to build more affordable housing when they construct new luxury housing and to change the income guidelines for affordable housing to better reflect the incomes in Chinatown, where most workers earn less than $20,000 a year.

Rents in the neighborhood are now as high as $2,000-$3,000 per unit.

“There are tenants who are tripling up in units,” said Mark Liu. “People are living in substandard units in order to stay in the neighborhood.”

For many low-income Chinese immigrants, living in Chinatown is the key to surviving in the Greater Boston area. They can shop and obtain services speaking their native language. And restaurants that employ them as cooks and dishwashers send vans to the neighborhood to transport them to work.

To date, most of the new construction in Chinatown has been geared toward high-income homebuyers. Since 2000, 3,059 luxury units have been built or approved for construction in Chinatown, while only 98 low-income units have been built or approved for construction.

Meanwhile, landlords in older buildings have been squeezing out low-income tenants to make way for an influx of young professionals and students, Chinatown ac-

tivists say.

Although the city requires developers to set aside 15 percent of their units for affordable housing, most developers opt out of that requirement by paying into the city’s Affordable Housing Trust. Because the city only requires developers to pay $200,000 per unit of affordable housing, it’s more profitable for developers of luxury units to pay into the fund than to set aside units in their building as affordable.

“People are living in substandard units in order to stay in the neighborhood.”

— Mark Liu In his remarks to the Chinatown residents, Walsh agreed to examine the inclusionary zoning requirements and prioritize affordable housing projects on public land in the neighborhood.

Walsh said the neighborhood’s housing issues are not unique. He has convened a housing transition team that will soon be issuing a report with recommendations on how to tackle some of the city’s most pressing housing issues.

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“Stop and Frisk” explores black men and the law

Kevin C. Peterson For those possessing any insight into the sort of fiction that details the utter bitterness of being young, black and male in a large American city, Johnnie Peterson — the protagonist of Robert Johnson’s play, “Stop and Frisk” is reminiscent of Richard Wright’s character Bigger Thomas in the novel “Native Son.” As the play begins, main character Johnnie is depicted as an aspiring poet in his early 20s. He is black, poor and fatherless. These hard realities set the stage for his unfortunate collide into the justice system — producing a cautionary tale about white privilege and the advantages possessed by the rich, powerful and protected.

Johnson’s play is an astounding look at the American criminal jus-

tice system, giving a cutting perspective to claims that the police and the courts disproportionately abuse the rights of black men through harassment, indiscriminate searching practices and harsh prison sentencing.

The play — set in Roxbury — will be performed from Feb. 13 at 7:30 pm until March 1 at The Strand Theater in Dorchester.

Johnson is a professor of Africana Studies at UMass-Boston who has written other noteworthy plays, including “The Train Ride” and “Mama’s Boy,” which was produced at Kenya National Theatre in 1972.

“Stop and Frisk” fictional character Johnnie lives with his mother, Emma, in the Orchard Park projects in the early 1990s — the same run-down projects that Professor

Johnson was raised in before leaving for college and earning degrees in law and African studies at Cornell University.

Johnnie’s experiences of facing prison time are cast around Boston history where real life Charles Stuart murdered his white, pregnant wife and blamed the killing on a black man from the Mission Hill projects.

Those events set the city on a racially charged edge, which remains today.

In the play, Johnnie — viewed as a menace to society — is arrested one afternoon by Boston police, charged with assault and battery against the officers and accused of selling crack cocaine to his neighbors.

The ostensible tragedy of Johnnie’s plight is that none of the

charges are true. But they stick to him with a frightening tenacity because of Johnnie’s race.

Trying to walk straight, Johnnie is associated only by proximity with friends from his housing project who have sadly waxed cynical — turning to drugs, guns and misogyny.

Mike and Darrell are the two holding crack cocaine when the police descend on them one fall afternoon.

Johnnie’s experiences with the judicial system are searing, forcing — in his mind — a hard-edge realization about how law enforcement can turn sadistic: “They beat us all the time. If you wrote a book about all the brothers around here beat up by the cops for no reason other than being black, you would have a book of stories long enough

to stretch from here to the moon.

And you know how far the moon is from here?” he says to Copeland, a fellow artist who is also a corporate lawyer.

Indifference to the conditions that young black males confront daily is not only on display by whites in this play. When a black middle-aged judge rules over Johnnie’s legal charges, he shows equal callousness.

Unlike the plight of Bigger Thomas in “Native Son,” relief and realization comes to Johnnie in the end. The recognition of systematic violence comes into clear view.

“Stop and Frisk” possesses a power to convey the icy hopelessness that binds young black men in urban communities.

It is a tale of sound and fury signifying hard-earned revelation.

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Jazz musicians celebrate Newport Jazz Festival at 60 Kevin C. Peterson In the middle 1980s, at age 16, Mark Whitfield — a musical prodigy from New York City — trekked his way upwards into Boston and made Roxbury’s Wally’s Jazz Cafe his home.

At the time, Whitfield, skinny and eager, was entering Berklee

“Wally’s was the spot! I did a great deal of development there as a young performer. It had a lot of character. I remember one dude who was a bus driver ... and a musician ... who wanted to play with us so bad ... that while he on his shift and he would get off of his bus and sit in with us for one set — with his passengers

“I am always honored to be part of celebrating jazz history. Newport is just an iconic place where I’ll be playing at the footsteps of my heroes.”

— Mark Whitfield College of Music on a prestigious scholarship where he would study jazz guitar and each weekend hold court at the well-known Massachusetts Avenue jazz spot — occasionally playing alongside emerging stars like Cyrus Chestnut, Nicholas Payton and Wynton Marsalis.

For Whitfield, Wally’s was not only the place of his jazz baptism, but also a tightly knitted community that was sometime outrageous and often colorful.

waiting for him on the bus until he finished,” said Whitfield in a telephone interview last week between night-to-night performances in New York City and Atlanta.

“I also remember the night when someone came in while we were playing and shot a bullet hole in the ceiling.”

On Feb. 13, Whitfield brings his talent back to Boston as part of the Boston Celebrity Series recognizing the 60th anniversary

of the Newport Jazz Festival at the Berklee Performance Center.

Whitfield will not be celebrating Newport in Boston alone.

In tow are fellow performers: clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Randy Becker, vocalist Karrin Allyson, pianist Peter Martin, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Clarence Penn.

For Whitfield, the Newport Jazz Festival is representative of the artistic vitality of jazz that was both a source of musical creation and a definitive lifestyle — at one time a noun and a verb.

“Jazz was really more than just the music. When my mother and father were coming up in the 1950s and ‘60s they walked jazz, they talked jazz. Jazz was a certain way that you wore your hat. Jazz was a way of life,” said Whitfield.

The Newport Jazz Festival, which Whitfield and others will be paying homage to, was launched in the tony Rhode Island town with much fanfare in 1954 with luminaries such as Billie Holiday performing. In the years to follow, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock and Tony Bennett would also make the summertime pilgrimage to the affluent town set on the Atlantic Ocean.

Jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield will perform in Boston on Feb. 13 at the Berklee Performance Center as part of the Boston Celebrity Series that is recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival.

From its inception the Newport was organized by promoter George Wein with the financial support from socialites Elaine and Louis Lorillard.

Historic recordings would emerge from concerts, including Duke Ellington’s “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue,” with Paul Gonsalves, Miles Davis’ “Round Midnight,” and the 1964 release “Miles & Monk at Newport,” a classic jazz standard recording.

For Whitfield, returning to Boston this week clearly evokes nostalgia, but also distinction and awe.

“I am always honored to be part of celebrating jazz history.

Newport is just an iconic place where I’ll be playing at the footsteps of my heroes. It will be a great opportunity to give something back,” he said.

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Artists infuse work with comments on social injustice

William Kentridge’s video and sound art installation “The Refusal of Time” (2012), done in collaboration with Philip Miller, Catherine Meyburgh and Peter Galison, is now on display as part of an bigger exhibit of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. (John Kennard photo) Susan Saccoccia Two contemporary artists whose works are on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston through May 4 have more in common than might readily meet the eye.

Wearing a rumpled white shirt and black pants, William Kentridge of Johannesburg, South Africa, casts himself as a white everyman in his prints and in animations and videos that draw on his early career in theater.

Nick Cave is an African-Ameri-

can artist based in Chicago who also builds performance into his works, most notably in his “Soundsuits,” head-to-toe concealments. Composed of cast-off curiosities from rugs to plastic birds and infused with urbane, hip-hop style references, they often rustle as the wearer moves around. But even as silent displays, these deliriously ornate and colorful structures are loud in presence.

Yet both men create art that resists the dominant culture. Apartheid and other forms of social injustice often inform Kentridge’s works.

Cave made his first Soundsuit as an antidote to the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers in 1991. An Alvin Ailey trained dancer, Cave regards the constructions as a protective second skin, cladding the wearer in the armor of imagination.

Recalling King’s beating in a 2009 interview with The New York Times, Cave said, “I asked myself, as a black man, how it felt to be so discarded and devalued.”

Curated by ICA senior curator Jenelle Porter, two galleries of art show Cave creating new value out of discarded objects.

In one gallery, 12 Soundsuits are on display on an elevated runway, posed as if in a fashion show. These silent, statuesque totems evoke the spectacular otherworldly garb of shamans and other healers and protectors.

Cave fashions his works with teams of assistants who help him scout, horde and assemble his finds into sculptures. Glittering with dime-store opulence, they exude primal joy. One figure coated with mother-of-pearl buttons evokes the ‘60s “Space Age” couture line of designer André Courrèges. Another echoes the ornate embroidery of an ecclesiastical robe. Others work in braided rugs, a shopping cart and a

stuffed rabbit.

A second gallery shows four of Cave’s latest works, which mimic the forms of art found in Italian Renaissance churches and gardens.

Bursting with ceramic birds, metal flowers, crystals and beads are a wallmounted base relief in four panels and three quirky grottos, each enshrining a plaster figure of a dog.

While captivating as intricate webs of color, texture and light, they come off as mere eye candy.

Organized by chief curator Helen Molesworth, the ICA’s presentation of Kentridge’s works shows his five-channel video and sound installation “The Refusal of Time” and 13 of his works on paper.

Introduced at the 2012 Documenta, an art festival held every five years in Kassel, Germany, “The Refusal of Time” occupies a darkened gallery.

A heaving contraption of wood and brass sits in the center of the room. Kentridge calls it a “breathing machine” or “the elephant” because it reminds him of the machine Charles Dickens describes in his novel 1854 “Hard Times” as moving “monotonously up and down, like the head of an elephant in a state of melancholy madness.”

Rectangular shadows play on the sculpture as its pistons rise and fall in the light flickering from the five screens that surround it. Chairs are arranged at assorted angles, encouraging viewers to take in the five projections from various perspectives.

Four megaphones stand in corners and also appear in the videos, which begin by showing metronomes pumping at various speeds.

An exploration of the relativity of

time, as well as human experience, the 30-minute installation is a collaboration with Peter Galison, a Harvard-based historian of science, video filmmaker Catherine Meyburgh and composer Philip Miller, whose score pulses with time-keeping devices and the throbbing notes of a deepthroated tuba.

Linking science with political history, the installation draws on Galison’s research into the theories of Albert Einstein and mathematician Henri Poincaré, who independently of one another concluded that time is relative, not an absolute.

“The Refusal of Time” pits their insight into the workings of cosmos against the attempt of the British Empire to consolidate control of distant lands in the 19th century by synchronizing clocks across its colonies to Greenwich Mean Time.

Images in black and white cross the screens in fluid succession— charcoal drawings, scenes of dancers and actors cast in settings furnished by cartoon cutouts. Often, the visuals are a tribute to the hand-drawn origins of the moving image, with animations of silhouetted figures and clips from Kentridge’s homage to movie pioneer Georges Méliès and his early silent film “Journey to the Moon” from 1902. Viewers too, can’t sit still. Even if seated, they turn to see what’s going on around them.

No two experiences are alike.

From images of the cosmos to scenes of humans going about their daily life, the installation unsentimentally honors the capacity of people to resist the yoke of time imposed by others. In its finale, a man and a woman celebrate their own time with an ebullient pas de deux.

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Children’s fashion website scores with used couture Bridgit Brown The quickest and most convenient way to start a business these days seems to be to do it online.

This notion proved successful for Los Angeles-based fashionista and socialite CeCe Hendriks, founder of SPOILED! Fashionz, a high-end children’s clothing

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boutique, available only online.

“I came up with the concept because I would go into my son’s closet and he would have things that still had tags on them or he just simply grew out of them, so me and a couple of women came up with the idea. My son actually came up with the name because he asked me if he was spoiled and I said, ‘Yes.’’’ SPOILED! Fashionz sells new and used high-end children’s clothing, some of which has been handed down by famed consignors, such as R&B singer Faith Evans, actress Tichina Arnold of “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Martin,” and Garcell Beauvais of “The Jamie Fox Show.”

“I consider myself to be the Robin Hood of children’s clothing,” Hendriks joked. And though some might disagree, she also thinks that children should have a sense of pride in their fashion identity.

The brand is simply high-end consignment clothing for children at prices less than $200.

At the online children’s fashion hub, little fashionista sprouts are decked out in exclusive European brands, such as Burberry, Gucci, G-Star, Louis Vuitton and Scotch & Soda.

As a mother and wife turned entrepreneur, Hendriks told the Banner that SPOILED! Fash-

ionz combines her interest in parenting and fashion. With her work mostly taking place over the Internet through high volume interactions with customers and consignors from all walks of life, she manages to balance her time between the day-to-day routines of running the business and being a mother and a wife.

Hendriks was featured in Ebony Magazine, an opportunity that she is most proud of. “I remember loving [the magazine] as a kid,” she said, “and now I was bringing my 99-year-old grandmother a copy of an issue that had me in it.”

She was also recognized by JET Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, and was a guest on the Kris Jenner’s show, where she shared the stage with Sean “Diddy” Combs.

SPOILED! Fashionz donates a generous percentage its net sales and all unsold inventory to the Los Angeles-based Jenesse Center, a transitional program for female victims of domestic violence that has Halle Barry as its spokeswoman.

Find out more information about SPOILED! Fashionz visit www. spoiledfashionz.com.

Joelle Jean-Fontaine contributed to this report.

Community Calendar Sunday

February 16 Black Heritage Event Meet the “faces of freedom”!

Be transported by MLK’s prophetic words! Be uplifted through songs of trials & triumph! Miss Velma DuPont & The Toward Victory Company present “Toward Victory,” (the African-American historical saga in drama, dance, poetry & music). Performances will be at 4pm at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 157 West Springfield St., Boston (South End) and on Sunday, February 23 at 4pm at Charles Street AME Church, 551 Warren St., Roxbury. Free parking! Reception!

Free-will offering. For more information, contact Ms. Scott: 508528-6326 / lcgmed@msn.com.

Wednesday February 19

Fun and Games in the 1700s Wednesday and Friday, February 21, 10:30am – 12pm. For middling sorts of families, like the Reveres, it did not matter that Colonial Boston contained few

toy stores, for they could rarely afford such luxuries. Instead, children ingeniously turned to common household items for toys, games, and entertainment.

Discover many adaptive uses for objects found in both historic and modern homes as you play games known and loved by generations of children. During a tour of the Revere House, children (and adults) search for beans, a thimble, straw, pieces of cloth and then try their hands at Snail, Jackstraws, and Beast-FishFowl and other popular colonial amusements. Participants will leave with directions for playing these and other games at home.

Each presentation is limited to 20 people. Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Revere House at 617-523-2338.

Fee: $4.50 for children ages 5-10, and accompanying adults.

Price includes admission to the Revere House. On the Freedom Trail, in Boston’s historic North End, the Revere House was home to patriot and silversmith Paul Revere from 1770 to 1800.

Revere left from the house in 1775 to begin the ride that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized

in the poem, Paul Revere’s Ride.

Built c. 1680, the Revere House is the oldest house in downtown Boston. For further information about the Revere House, please visit www.paureverehouse.org

Upcoming ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival Thursday, F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 10am - 2pm. William Devine Golf Course Clubhouse, 1 Circuit Dr., Dorchester. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite families to the Franklin Park Golf Course Clubhouse for the ParkSCIENCE Children’s Festival. The free Festival will provide fun during February school vacation week with indoor and outdoor activities including science experiments and activities, sledding and snow shoeing, arts, crafts, games, and more. For further information, please call 617-635-4505.

Petticoats at the Revolution Thursday, F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 12:15pm. Join us to hear a remarkable story of tea and Revolution

from the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Actor and storyteller Joan Gatturna as Rachel Revere tells of the Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride and the Siege of Boston through the eyes of a woman who kept the home fires burning while her husband fanned the flames of rebellion. The character of Rachel Revere was developed with assistance from the staff of the Paul Revere House.

Included with admission: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors & college students, $1 for children (6-18); free for Old South Meeting House and Paul Revere House members. Old South Meeting House, Museum & Historic Site, 310 Washington St., Boston.

Arts Marathon Somerville-based OnStage Dance Company will present an Arts Marathon from 6:30 11:30pm Saturday, March 15, at its Somerville studio at 276 Broadway. For one night, the studio will be transformed into a theater, comedy club and music hall as we celebrate the arts, featuring more than two dozen acts in Dance, Music, Improv, Comedy and Visual Art. Guests must be 18 years of age to enter. A cover

of $10 will go towards OnStage Dance Company, a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.onstage danceco.com/arts-marathon.html.

Ongoing Solidarity Works: Politics of Cultural Memory Solidarity Works explores how art and architecture can act as vehicles for community making, both real and imagined, and generate a sense of solidarity in contexts of conflict and crisis. Critical reflections on Islamic architecture and the politics of cultural memory are presented through multiple thematic clusters. Bridging art, architecture and history, Solidarity Works presents work in a variety of media, including textile, furniture, architectural sculpture, video, audio and networked productions. Featured is Aksamija’s prayer space design at the Islamic cemetery in Altach, Austria, winner of a 2013 Aga Khan Award. Wolk Gallery, MIT School of Architecture + Planning. Through March 21. For more information visit http://sap.mit.edu/resources/ galleries/wolk_gallery/.

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Shani Davis skates for his legacy, Olympic history

Olympic speed skater Shani Davis, the first African American athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics, goes for history during the Sochi games as he tries to become the most medalled U.S. speed skater and the first male to win the same event in three straight Olympics in almost a century. (Photo courtesy of TeamUSA.org) Mark Starr Speed skater Shani Davis will go down in history for his succession of Winter Olympic firsts, most notably as the first African American athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Games. But in his own sport, he is celebrated for his extraordinary record of sustained excellence.

Over the past decade, Davis has dominated speed skating’s middle distances: four Olympic medals, including two golds; 20 world championship medals; 57 World Cup victories, second most all-time; and world records at both 1,000 and 1,500 meters that have stood since 2006. Now, at 31 years old and still the world’s top-ranked speed skater, he will toe the line at the ice oval in Sochi, Russia, with his sights set on

some lofty historic milestones.

About the only thing Davis hasn’t been able to outskate in his brilliant career is controversy that has dogged him since 2002, when, as a 19-year-old short-track skater, he made his first of four U.S. Olympic teams. After Davis won the final race to qualify for the U.S. squad, speed-skating officials claimed that his pals, including budding superstar Apolo Ohno, who had previously been undefeated in the competition, had enabled Davis to win by failing to challenge him while dogging the skater who was his rival for the final spot on the team.

An arbitration panel ultimately cleared Davis of any wrongdoing, but bad feelings on both side lingered, presaging an escalating es-

trangement between Davis and the U.S. speed-skating establishment.

Davis skipped opening ceremonies and, when he learned that he would not skate on the relay team, left Salt Lake City early to compete in the two international long-track competitions for skaters in the junior ranks.

He won back-to-back 1,500-meter races and never returned to the frenzied, short-track wars.

Salt Lake City proved a minor flap compared with the fireworks on the Olympic long-track team four years later in Turin, Italy.

Davis, by then reigning world allaround champion, had intended to skate three races — the 1,000, 1,500 and 5,000 meters — and was not expected to compete in the team relay. When the coaches shifted the lineup and asked Davis to skate

on the relay team, he declined. His teammate Chad Hedrick, himself a former world champ, trashed Davis, calling him selfish and warning that he would very likely cost his country a medal.

For a sport that barely registers among American sports fans, the outcry in the press, on sports talk radio and on the Internet was huge and harsh. When the relay team fell short of a medal, it got worse, with Davis’ patriotism being questioned.

Davis would explain that he hadn’t wanted to deprive teammates who hadn’t qualified for individual events of a chance to skate in the Olympics, as had happened to him four years before.

As the highest-profile African American in Turin and one of America’s standout performers there, Davis had plenty of reason to regard the attacks on his patriotism as racist.

Although he had previously trained on his own — and without a coach — Davis, incensed that he had been hung out to dry by his federation, Olympic coaches and teammates, broke all ties with US Speedskating. He refused to accept any more funding from the national body and wouldn’t even let it post his biography on its website.

But the breach didn’t slow Davis down. Four years later, at Vancouver 2010, Davis again won gold in the 1,000 meters, the first man ever to defend that title, as well as second silver in the 1,500.

But with the passage of time, Davis’ achievements have moved to the fore while the controversies have receded. In Sochi, Davis is chasing history, and the stage is set for him to skate into the pantheon of U.S. Winter Olympians. Another victory at 1,000 meters would make him the first male to pull off a Winter Olympic three-peat since the 1920s.

Moreover, if Davis wins one more medal, he will tie the legendary Eric Heiden for most Olympic medals by a U.S. male speed skater. And with a second medal, he would join Bonnie Blair at the top of the U.S. speed-skating medal chart.

Davis, a Chicagoan, was ushered into the sport at age 6 after he was

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too fast for a local roller-skating rink to contain. “I did not want to be a champion growing up, just a fast skater,” is the quote he showcases on his personal website. At 6 feet 2 and 185 pounds, Davis circles the rink with a powerful stride, and he has an extraordinary ability to ignore all distractions and deliver peak performance in the biggest races.

“Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough,” he recently told NBC’s Today show. “It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything.”

In the run-up to Sochi, Davis has ventured a toe, perhaps even a whole foot, back into the public arena by granting more interviews.

He views himself as not nearly as complicated as he has appeared to others, just a regular Chicago guy, one who roots for “da Bears” and the rest of the city’s sports teams and who couldn’t survive without regular infusions of the city’s signature deep-dish pizza. About the most controversial thing he’s revealed about himself is that he is strictly a Giordano’s pizza man, which might offend fellow Chicagoans who swear by Gino’s, Lou Malnati’s or any of the other contenders for top pizza honors.

The American mainstream press has never been entirely comfortable with “difference” of any kind in the athletes it covers. At the very least, Davis is due a reassessment of his career. Individualism isn’t the same thing as selfishness.

Had Davis been all about himself, he would have skated those relays and, in all likelihood, would already stand atop the U.S. Olympic speed-skating medal chart. It seems that Davis, the man, is really that same kid who cared less about the medals than about skating fast.

And he has gone faster — and faster for longer — than even he could have imagined. In doing so, he has blazed a pioneering Olympic trail with gold and silver — not just for himself, but for all black athletes on roads less taken, for the sport of speed skating and for his country.

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Stanford has had three black football coaches, more than any other school with a major athletic program, outside of historically black colleges.

“If you consider the history of racism, I think a lot of schools would be hard-pressed to have had three black football coaches,” said Boyce Watkins, a scholar who has pushed for racial equality in college sports.

Currently, Stanford has both a black football coach, David Shaw, and a black basketball coach, Johnny Dawkins. Other than black colleges, that combination in two revenue-producing sports is rare, though not unique.

Stanford also boasts a black athletic director, Bernard Muir.

One of his two deputies, Patrick Dunkley, is African American.

“Somebody in the athletic department at Stanford — maybe a group of people — have made diversity a priority,” Watkins said.

“You can’t help but applaud that.”

Harry Edwards, a sociologist who has pushed for “democratic participation” in college coaching

since the late 1960s, credits late Stanford and San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh for the school’s track record.

“I’m quite certain somewhere back there this is tied in some way to Bill Walsh’s influence,” said Edwards, who developed a close relationship with Walsh as a consultant to the 49ers.

“Somebody in the athletic department at Stanford — maybe a group of people — have made diversity a priority.”

—Boyce Watkins Walsh played a direct role in grooming each of Stanford’s black football coaches.

The first, Dennis Green, twice worked as an assistant coach under Walsh at the 49ers. Tyronne Willingham was one of the initial participants in a minority coaching fellowship program that Walsh and Edwards set up at the team.

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“That was where Bill Walsh and I came together, around making football not only what it could be

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

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 03/06/2014. 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.

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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.

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

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

In the interests of Demanni Demitre Tharps of Roxbury, MA Minor NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 01/15/2014 by Betty J. Tharps of Roxbury, MA will be held 03/13/2014 09:00 AM Motion Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 ~ Family

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU14P0101GD

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:

Date: January 16, 2014

American, two were Asian and one Latino, according to Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. The institute was previously based at Northeastern University.

The number of black football coaches at top schools has grown slowly since the 1980s. Only about 40 African Americans have ever held the job at a top, traditionally white college. So Stanford’s record of hiring three stands out.

At least eight traditionally white universities have had two black football coaches: Eastern Michigan, Louisville, Miami of Ohio, Michigan State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northwestern and UCLA. Besides Stanford, at least a half-dozen universities have had black football and basketball coaches simultaneously: Alabama-Birmingham, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, New Mexico State, Washington and Temple.

“Stanford’s hiring practices have consistently shown that they are after the best coach available,” said Richard Lapchick, director the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. “Their record is remarkable and should be the standard for all schools.”

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

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.

cause of its high academic standards “Stanford was not competitive in terms of getting the kind of black talent that they had to have” to beat rivals like the University of Southern California and University of Oregon.

Walsh envisioned hiring a coach who could successfully recruit from the smaller pool of black high school seniors who excelled at both academics and athletics. Such a coach could comfortably visit those players at home, talk with their parents and go to church with the family.

“All of that means a black

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both on and off the field, but what it should be in a society as diverse as America,” Edwards said.

When it came to elite academic schools like Stanford, Walsh also had a recruiting strategy in mind that depended on having the right coach.

In conversations with Edwards, Walsh observed that be-

coach has somewhat of an advantage, because he knows and understands and, in many instances, has been a part of the culture,” Edwards said.

It is unclear who Walsh spoke to at Stanford about the recruiting strategy.

“I’m quite certain Bill had that conversation. I was not there,” Edwards said. “But I know Bill and I had that conversation, more than once.”

Green, an assistant to Walsh at the 49ers in 1979 and 1986, was hired in 1989.

“When Bill left the 49ers, he made sure that Denny Green got a shot at that Stanford job,” Edwards said.

Stanford hired Willingham in 1995, without any head coaching experience. Five years later, he took the team to the Rose Bowl — a post-season berth Walsh never achieved.

In 2011, Shaw became coach after four years as offensive coordinator. He has led the team to the Rose Bowl two years in a row.

During the 2012 season, there were 120 head coaches whose teams were eligible to play in post-season bowl games. Fifteen of those coaches were African

Docket No. SU14P0102GD

The Brookline Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from electrical contractors for O’Shea House Electrical Panel Replacement, in Brookline, Massachusetts, in accordance with documents prepared by MacRitchie Engineering, Inc. The project includes replacement of the load center interiors in 100 units, and interiors of house panels. Construction costs are estimated to be $160,000.

General Bidders must be certified by the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of Electrical and must submit with its bid a Certificate of Eligibility and signed Update Statement (Form CQ3).

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com . Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online (click on the “Tutorial” tab at the bottom footer).

General Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, on Thursday, February 27, 2014, and publicly opened online forthwith.

All Bids shall be submitted online at www.biddocsonline.com no later than the date and time specified above.

All Bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five percent (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates) and made payable to the Brookline Housing Authority.

In the interests of Demetress S. Tharps of Roxbury, MA Minor

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available at www.biddocsonline. com (may be viewed electronically and hard copy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167).

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

There is a plan deposit of $25.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs Online, Inc. Deposits may be electronically paid or must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within 30 days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for $25.00.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 01/15/2014 by Betty J. Tharps of Roxbury, MA will be held 03/13/2014 09:00 AM Motion Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 ~ Family Service Office.

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.

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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.

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.

Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to BidDocs Online, Inc., to cover mailing and handling costs.

The successful general bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and also a Payment Bond; each bond executed in the full amount of the contract price.

Bids and the Contract are subject to the following requirements: M.G.L. Chapter 149, Section 44A-J, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Equal Opportunity provisions of Executive Order 11246, Non-Discrimination provision of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Labor Standards provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act and related acts and Contract Work Hours Standards Act, and prevailing wage determinations as issued by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

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.

A briefing and site visit for Contractors bidding this work will be conducted at 61 Park Street, Brookline, MA at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Attendance is strongly recommended but not required.

Date: January 16, 2014

Contract Documents may be seen at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167).

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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Notice of Community Meetings and Request for Public Comment The City of Peabody, in cooperation with the North Shore HOME Consortium, an organization comprised of thirty cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore, will convene two Community Meetings in preparation for the creation of its One-Year Annual Action Plan for the Program Year 2014, beginning on July 1st 2014. The City of Peabody and the Consortium are hoping to receive comments from interested parties concerning 1.) The use of HOME funds for the development of affordable housing in the North Shore HOME Consortium region in the coming year; and 2.) The use of CDBG funds in the City of Peabody in the coming year. The Consortium’s member communities include: Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Georgetown, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchesterby-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury and Wilmington. These meetings are being held to obtain information from the public on how needs have changed in the region from the prior years and to evaluate how well the City and the Consortium are carrying out the goals set out in last year’s action plan. After the conclusion of the community meetings, a draft of the Annual Action Plan will be created and made available for public comment.

At that time two additional public hearings will be held to obtain feedback on the document. The public comments received will then be incorporated into the final draft of the Annual Action Plan, which will then be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The two public meetings will be conducted for the purpose of receiving comments on local housing needs and community development needs at the following dates and locations: (All of these locations are accessible.)

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 at 12:00 P.M. At the Sawyer Free Library Friend Room, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA Thursday, February 27th, 2014 at 5:00 P.M. At Peabody City Hall, Lower Level Conference Room, 24 Lowell Street, Peabody Citizens, all interested parties, representatives from the City of Peabody and from the Consortium’s member communities, and nonprofit providers are urged to participate in these hearings. Written comments are also encouraged, and may be addressed, on or before March 27th, 2014, to: For Peabody and the NSHC: The Department of Community Development and Planning City Hall, 24 Lowell Street Peabody, Massachusetts 01960

FAX (978) 538-5987 e-mail addresses: lisa.greene@peabody-ma.gov or stacey.bernson@peabody-ma.gov

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

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

No filed sub bids will be required for this contract.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OFFICE SPACE IN BOSTON, AS FURTHER DEFINED ON MAP ATTACHMENT C-5 IN THE RFP

Proposals must be submitted to: Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Office of Leasing and State Office Planning One Ashburton Place 14th Floor – Room 1411 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Proposals must be submitted by the deadline of March 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Proposals will be opened at that time.

To obtain a Request for Proposals (RFP), please call 617-727-8000, extension 355, at any time or send a request to the Office of Leasing and State Office Planning at the above address. Please include your name, address, telephone and fax number or a business card, and cite the name of the agency seeking space and the RFP Project Number 201351000.3. This RFP can also be obtained through the Internet at http://www.comm-pass.com.

For further information, please call 617-727-8000, extension 800, during business hours.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1412-C1, FY14-16 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TERM CONTRACT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA; L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MA; ALL MARITIME FACILITIES, AND WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 05, 2014 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014.

The work includes THE PROVISION OF LABOR (JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS), TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND INCIDENTAL MATERIALS FOR THE REMOVAL, RELOCATION, REPAIR, INSTALLATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WIRING (600V, NOMINAL, OR LESS), INCLUDING FIRE ALARM WORK, AND OTHER LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS WORK. THE PROVISIONS FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO REMOVAL, RELOCATION, REPAIR, INSTALLATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF TELEPHONE AND DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, CABLING AND FIBER OPTICS AT THE AUTHORITIES PROPERTIES. THE AUTHORITY’S PROPERTIES INCLUDE LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA, L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MA, ALL MARITIME FACILITIES, AND WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA ON AN AS NEEDED AND ON CALL BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014.

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

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and an Update Statement.

The General Bidder must be certified in the category of ELECTRICAL. The estimated contract cost is NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000).

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

A Contractor having fifty (50) or more employees and his subcontractors having fifty (50) or more employees who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affirmative action compliance program for each of its establishments.

Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if: (a) The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) months preceding the date of award, and (b) The Contractor is within the definition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100.

The contractor shall require the subcontractor on any first tier subcontracts, irrespective of the dollar amount, to file SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the subcontracts, if the above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following address: Joint Reporting Committee 1800 G Street Washington, DC 20506 Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

WANTED TO LEASE

On behalf of the Parole Board, the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance is requesting proposals to lease approximately 6,700 usable square feet of office space in Boston, as further defined on Map Attachment C-5 in the RFP for a term of seven years.

Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L810-C2, REHABILITATION OF TAXIWAY A ‘NORTH’ AND MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY MARCH 5, 2014 immediately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, FEBUARY 20, 2014.

The work includes •

MILL AND INLAY OF TAXIWAY A ‘NORTH’ BETWEEN TAXIWAY L AND TAXIWAY Q.

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CRACK REPAIR

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PAVEMENT MARKINGS

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SEMI-FLUSH LIGHT BASE ADJUSTMENTS

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DUCT BANK, HANDHOLE AND MANHOLE INSTALLATION

Bid documents will be made available beginning Wednesday February 12, 2014 Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.

The estimated contract cost is $8,100,000.00 A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than 9.5% of the Contract be performed by disadvantaged business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE (DCAMM) Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, the project and contract number, will be received at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108, no later than the date and time specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud.

Sub-Bids at 12:00 Noon:

MARCH 6, 2014

*Every Filed Sub-Bidder must submit a valid Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility with its bid and must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance in the category of sub-bid work for which they bid.

General Bids at 2:00 PM:

MARCH 12, 2014

Every General Bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates of this project.

The Category of Work is:

Mechanical Systems or HVAC

Mass. State Project No.

IFM1401

Mechanical Services Contract for State Buildings Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Lawrence, Massachusetts And the following Sub-Bids: Electrical E.C.C: $14,051,367 This project is scheduled for 1095 calendar days to substantial completion and in general includes: This is a comprehensive, full-coverage contract, providing labor, parts and materials for preventive maintenance for daily, year-round operations, maintenance, repair and replacement of mechanical systems and equipment, as well as, emergency service along with building systems monitoring of several buildings managed by DCAMM. The contractor shall furnish all work required for safe and efficient operation of all buildings’ mechanical and electrical systems and equipment.

Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Director of the Department of Labor Standards under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H. Wage rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book.

Each general bid and sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, in cash, a certified, treasurer’s, or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003. Copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, bank check or money order in the sum of $50.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before MARCH 26, 2014 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth.

WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Messenger and other type of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors.

Carole Cornelison COMMISSIONER

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE (DCAMM) Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, the project and contract number, will be received at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108, no later than the date and time specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud.

Sub-Bids at 12:00 Noon:

MARCH 5, 2014

*Every Filed Sub-bidder must submit a valid Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility with its bid and must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance in the category of sub-bid work for which they bid.

General Bids at 2:00 PM:

MARCH 20, 2014

Every General Bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates of this project.

The Category of Work is:

Electrical

Mass. State Project No.

SEC1301 Contract No. EM1

SEC – State Archives Building – Emergency Generator Replacement Boston, Massachusetts And the following Sub-Bids: HVAC. E.C.C: $415,580 This project is scheduled for 140 calendar days to substantial completion and in general includes: Removal and disposal of existing generator, underground fuel tank, associated piping, wiring, and exhaust flue. Repair of the existing roof as a result of generator demo. Maintain temporary generator service until installation of new service. Install a new generator with day tank including exhaust and wiring. Revisions to HVAC control devices. Installation of new fire pump fuel tank and associated piping.

Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Director of the Department of Labor Standards under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H. Wage rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book.

Each general bid and sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, in cash, a certified, treasurer’s, or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003. Copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, bank check or money order in the sum of $50.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before APRIL 3, 2014 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth.

WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Messenger and other type of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors.

General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Brookline Housing Authority Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at www.

BidDocsOnline.com (may be viewed electronically and hardcopy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-5681167).

There is a plan deposit of $25.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocsOnline Inc. Deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check, or money order. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and for one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority.

Additional sets may be purchased for $25.00 Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight) payable to BidDocsOnline Inc., to cover mail handling costs.

Carole Cornelison COMMISSIONER ADVERTISEMENT The Brookline Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Plumbing Contractors for the Replacement of Basement Domestic Water Piping Mains for the Brookline Housing Authority in Brookline, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by C.A. Crowley Engineering, Inc. The Project consists of: Replacement of the domestic hot water and hot water recirculation piping mains located in the basements of thirteen buildings at two separate sites. Replacement of the domestic cold water piping mains is an alternate.

General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation goal reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 10.4% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. See Contract Documents - Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders.

There will be a pre-bid walk-through held on Thursday, 02/20/2014, at 10:30am, beginning at the Egmont Street 200-2 development project site (81-85 Egmont Street).

For an appointment call George Lalli at 1-617-277-1884

The work is estimated to cost: $449,000.00 (includes alternates)

The Contract Documents may be seen in person or by electronic media at:

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive.

Project Dog MHC/Joseph Merrit & Co 18 Graf Road 17 Everberg Road Suite #8 Unit C Newburyport, MA Woburn, MA 01950 01801 (978) 499-9014 (781) 569-6722

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.BidDocsOnline.com. Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online (click on the “Tutorial” tab at the bottom footer).

General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) in the category of PLUMBING. General Bids will be received until 12:00PM, Thursday, 02/27/2014 and publicly opened on-line, forthwith.

All Bids shall be submitted electronically online at www.BidDocsOnline.com no later than the date & time specified above.

CHELSEA APARTMENT

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

Sec 8 OK

617-283-2081

Reed Construction Data Document Processing Center 30 Technology Parkway South, Suite 500 Norcross, GA 30092-4578 (203) 426-0450

Central Boston Elder Services, a non-profit Aging Service Access Points, is requesting proposals for the provision of auditing services for Fiscal Years 2014, 2015, and 2016. Interested parties may obtain RFP requirements at www.centralboston.org. Complete proposals are due February 28th, 2014 at 5:00 PM and addressed to: Pranita Amarasinghe, Chief Financial Officer, 2315 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119 (e-mail: PAmarasinghe@ centralboston.org).

AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

For Elders 62 & Older

Dalrymple School 46 Grovers Ave Winthrop, MA 02152 *conversion of historical elementary school into 27 units of affordable housing for elderly residents* Developer: EBCDC, Inc. d/b/a Metro Management # of Units

Type

Rent

% of Income

23

1 BR

Contract Rent

30%

4

0 BR

Contract Rent

30%

Maximum Income Limits per Household Size Household Size

30 %

50%

1

$19,800

$32,950

2

$22,600

$37,650

Applications may be picked up in person at: Winthrop Senior Center 35 Harvard Street Winthrop MA, 02152 Wednesday March 5th to Friday March 7th 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Or picked up in person or by telephone at: Metro Management Company 201 Sumner Street, East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 567-7755 Located just across from the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line.

Weekdays, March 3rd to March 7th, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Evening hours, Thursday March 6th 6pm-8pm Saturday, March 8th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm Deadline for completed applications at the Metro Management address above: In person by 4 pm Friday March 28, 2014 or mailed and postmarked by that date SELECTION BY LOTTERY Use and Occupancy Restrictions apply. 5 units have a preference for households needing wheelchair accessible units. 3 units have a preference for households whose income meets 30% Income limits or less Projected Occupancy Summer 2014 For more information or reasonable accommodations call Jeff Buono, Metro Management 617-567-7755 Equal Housing Opportunity

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Burton F. Faulkner Tower 25 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA (617) 628-2119

Section 8 subsidized housing for elderly and handicapped.

1&2 bedroom apartments, some wheelchair adapted. All apartments have fully appliance kitchens, wall-to-wall carpeting. A/C tiled baths, recessed patios and more. Modern 12 story building located on bus line, steps away from Central Public Library. Apartments available on an open occupancy basis. Waiting list maintained. Call for an application and eligibility requirements weekday mornings.

Minorities are encouraged to apply.

SMOKE FREE

Equal Housing Opportunity Handicapped Accessible

MASTER PLUMBER

Tenants’ Development Corp. is seeking a Master Plumber to join our maintenance team to specifically handle all aspects of plumbing and heating repairs for the 300+ scattered site housing units owned and managed in Boston South End. Job requirements are plumber’s license; minimum 5 yrs. residential experience, valid driver’s license, strong customer service skills, general carpentry & minor electrical knowledge and experience. Must be able to participate in emergency on-call service rotation and snow removal tasks. TDC offers competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Email resume to ahuggins@tenantsdevelopment.com.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

New jobs in fast-growing Health Insurance Industry!

Companies are hiring now for Member Services positions.

Rapid career growth potential.

YMCA Training, Inc. is recruiting training candidates now!

20-week training in Health Insurance & Customer Service Call Center skills. Prior customer service experience a plus. Job placement assistance provided. HS diploma or GED required. Free YMCA membership while enrolled.

Codman Square NDC Seeks

Grant Writer

Codman Square NDC seeks a Grant Writer to research grant opportunities, manage the proposal development and grant writing process, produce, package and timely deliver grant proposals to funders, and act as a liaison with funders. Ability to coordinate with a range of staff and external partners to develop and succinctly codify program ideas and concepts into proposals required.

Program development experience and proven track record of grant writing preferred. Ideal candidate has experience in developing grant proposals, both foundation and public (e.g., federal), for community development corps or related nonprofits. Excellent authorship and writing skills required as well as solid knowledge of Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel and Access.

Bachelors degree with 2 years experience in related field required.

Send resumes by March 7, 2014 to Executive Director, Codman Square NDC, 587 Washington St, Dorchester, MA 02124 or tiffany@csndc.com. No phone calls please.

CSNDC SEEKS Director Of Economic Development

Call today for more information: 617-542-1800

Codman Square NDC seeks a hard-working, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented professional with a passion for teaching and helping individuals improve their lives, to fill its Director of Economic Development position.

Interested individuals should possess college degree with 6 plus years of management experience, and expertise in small business development, job creation, workforce development, community lending, planning, development, and general homeowner services. As Department Director, the ideal candidate will create and implement an ambitious plan to meet our organization’s vision for the department, and support and lead a team of economic development specialists in this effort.

Please mail resume and cover letter to: Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation 587 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 Attn: Marcos Beleche, Or by E-Mail: marcos@csndc.com No Phone Calls Please For a full job description and instruction on how to apply, visit our website at: www.csndc.com

Arlington Public Schools Administrative Opening Beginning July 1, 2014

Elementary Principal, Thompson School See website for application process: www.arlington.k12.ma.us/hr

Arlington values diversity. We strongly encourage candidates of varied backgrounds, including people of color, persons with disabilities and others to apply.

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LEAD MECHANIC/ MAINTENANCE STAFF Brookline Housing Authority

Job Duties Include: • Repairs including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, appliance repair, etc.

• Respond to resident requests for maintenance.

• Prepare vacated apartments for re-leasing.

• Remove ice and snow, maintain grounds.

• Participate in evening and weekend on-call rotation.

Qualifications • Knowledge and experience with trades in the areas noted above.

• High school diploma or equivalent. Driver’s license.

• Relevant experience in property maintenance or a similar field.

Wages and Benefits As established in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Overtime hours. Excellent benefits including health insurance and State retirement. Union membership anticipated.

Apply by: • Submitting by e.mail a resume OR a completed application form to jobs@brookline-housing.org or • Submitting in person a resume OR a completed application form to the front desk at the BHA, 90 Longwood Avenue.

Applications are available at the BHA website, the BHA front desk, or by e.mail request to jobs@brookline-housing.org.

Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

More information at www.brooklinehousing.org The BHA is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

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RECERTIFICATION SPECIALIST Tenants’ Development Corp., a South End tenant housing organization, seeks candidates for the position of Recertification Specialist.

Candidates must have minimum 3 years HUD Section 8 and LIHTC certification experience; person must demonstrate strong resident relations and interpersonal skills must be detail oriented and organized, strong math skills, computer proficiency, Real Page/ One Site or similar software experience required. Pay range $15$20/hour. TDC offers an excellent benefits package. Email resumes to ahuggins@tenantsdevelopment.com. No phone calls please.

Equal Opportunity Employer

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER – PORTSMOUTH, NH Hoyle, Tanner is currently seeking a Structural Engineer with 8 to 12 years of project management experience in structural building design. Our team in Portsmouth provides services to architects, builders, and municipalities for projects which include commercial, municipal, educational, recreational, industrial, and medical facilities throughout the Northeast, Florida, and USVI. Ideal candidate will have the ability to manage projects independently with strong Revit and AutoCAD skills preferred. BSCE and PE required.

Please send resume citing career code WRD10214 to: Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., 100 International Drive, Suite 360, Portsmouth, NH 03801, or e-mail sfournier@hoyletanner.com.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The United States Postal Service is currently hiring

www.hoyletanner.com METCO Academic Advisor/Bus Monitor The Bedford METCO program is seeking a middle school academic advisor.

City Carrier Assistants Salary: $15.30/hr Limited Benefits Available

Apply at: www.usps.com/employment The USPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The academic advisor monitors the progress of students, coordinates intervention strategies with teachers, communicates with parents, and provides direct academic assistance to students. The ability to maintain strong, positive relationships with urban students is essential. The academic advisor will also be responsible for monitoring the morning and afternoon bus transporting students from Boston to Bedford. Excellent benefits and health insurance are included.

Qualifications: Some College Experience (minimum) Associates Degree (preferred) Application Deadline: February 21, 2014 Mail Cover Letter and Resume to: Percy Napier, METCO Director | 9 Mudge Way Bedford, MA 01730 For more Information: Call (781) 275-1700 ext. 3247

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