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dinance, city officials claim that Boston only does business with Last week, the Boston Workers companies and vendors that have Alliance capped a two-year effort adopted and employ CORI-reof working with the city that has lated policies, practices and stanresulted in improved Criminal dards that are consistent with Offender Record Information city standards. The city’s Office regulations for businesses working of Civil Rights has been charged with the city. with investigating complaints of Commonly known as CORI, non-compliance with the CORI Criminal Offender Record Infor- Ordinance. mation includes records and data However, advocates and orgacompiled by Massachusetts crimi- nizations supporting the formerly nal justice agencies about an indi- incarcerated during re-entry into vidual’s history related to a crim- the working world and pushing inal charge, an arrest, a pre-trial to reduce recidivism rates in the proceeding, state have long other judicial questioned the proceedings, effectiveness of sentencing, inBoston’s CORI carceration, re- “That is probably, Ordinance. habilitation or for me, the strongest The Grove release. CORI Hall-based information is step forward in terms Boston Workoften requested of hiring policy that ers’ Alliance, when an indian organization vidual applies we can do in terms that provides f o r e m p l o y - of folks dealing with free services to ment and advothose in need cates have long CORI issues.” of employment fought for regand CORI asulations around — Philip Reason sistance, was this informainvolved in the tion to combat initial push for hiring discrimCORI reform ination based on prior record. in Boston that resulted in the 2005 Boston has led the state in its ordinance.

CORI reform efforts and enacted “When we passed CORI rega CORI ordinance in 2005 to ulations before, we started to unensure that the businesses working derstand just what this reform under contract with the city use meant and how it had an effect,” fair policies throughout the hiring said Phillip Reason, the Boston process related to the screening Workers’ Alliance director of orand identification of persons with ganizing. “What we learned was criminal backgrounds. The city we needed more teeth in that bill has a list of more than 2,300 ven- and how that was just scratching dors that have certified compli- the surface of the reform.” ance with the ordinance and have The alliance has been working contracts of more than $5,000 with the city, which has resulted in with the city. new regulations to add education, CORI, continued to page 19 Since enacting the CORI or-

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, joined by public safety officers and city officials, outlines the city’s safety precautions for the 2014 Boston Marathon during a press conference at City Hall Plaza. (Jeremiah Robinson photo)

Rivers courts controversy, stays in media spotlight Yawu Miller Fifteen years ago, the Rev. Eugene Rivers was at the height of his influence with his face on the cover of Newsweek magazine, his frequent critiques of Boston’s black political and religious readers appearing frequently in the pages of the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine and the Boston Herald.

At the peak of his powers, Rivers raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable contributions for his nonprofit Ella J. Baker House, controlled a formidable block of summer jobs for the city’s youth and enjoyed a steady flow of state and federal

dollars for his anti-crime initiatives.

For many, it may be hard to square the ‘90s version of Gene Rivers with the contemporary minister, now taking a drubbing for his apparent bid to shake down a state contractor, Keolis North America, for $105,000. In the ‘90s, Rivers was tapped into the corridors of power in influence. Compared to the high-rolling Rivers of the last decade, today’s version appears as if he’s fishing for loose coins under couch cushions.

His bizarre self-description as a “secret ops” player capable of making life difficult for Keolis officials, who scored a $2.6 bil-

lion contract to run the MBTA’s commuter rail service reads like a desperate play for chump change.

That Rivers was able to become the most visible minister in the city in the 1990s, despite having a congregation numbering in the single digits, is a testament to both his quick wit and street smarts and the city’s white mainstream media’s thirst for controversy.

Rivers’ meteoric rise to prominence began in 1994 with an attack on Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, whom Rivers denounced for allegedly playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X. The Rivers, continued to page 6

Prince Hall Masonic Lodge averts auction Yawu Miller

Members of the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Grove Hall averted an auction, paying more than $30,000 in penalties and interest on a $300,000 loan. (Banner photo)

A foreclosure auction for the Prince Hall Grand Masonic Lodge in Grove Hall scheduled for Thursday was called off last week after officials from the lodged reached an agreement with Northborough Capital Partners, the entity that currently holds their loan.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Prince Hall officials paid more than $30,000 in penalties and interest for defaulting on a $300,000 loan, according to

a lodge member who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The lodge has six months to pay off the remaining principal on the loan.

Lodge officials would not speak to the Banner for this story.

The Lodge borrowed the $300,000 in 2006, to make needed repairs to the 30,000-square-foot building, including repairs to the roof and HVAC system.

According to the Banner’s unnamed source, rank-and-file members of the lodge were unPrince Hall, continued to page 19

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lived 11 years longer than the doctors gave him after his cancer diagnoses and died of a heart attack in 2001 at the age of 54.

The experience also gave Wayne and his mother the idea to launch Essential Body Herbs.

“I was always business-minded, enjoyed the vitamins and herbs, loved what it did for my dad, and wanted to branch out and provide our own herbal products,” Atkinson says. “That was how the birth of our Mattapan location began.”

The success of the business, he says, wouldn’t have been possible without the research, savings, night job, and the people of the community.

“There is a lot happening in the

Body Herbs has a team of six staff members. Vendor partners provide staff members with formal Internet training courses for new products.

“We try to be well-versed on different topics, because the more you know, the more the customers trust in you,” Atkinson said.

To keep up-to-date with the latest in herbal medicine, Atkinson takes a refresher course at the Commonwealth Center for Herbal Medicine.

Essential Body Herbs is popular among people in the Caribbean and Latino communities, but serves to anyone who “wants an alternative way of taking care of themselves.”

Atkinson says the companies he partners with import natural products

“You have to make sure that you provide quality products. If you’re in it just to stock a store, you’re going to make mistakes.”

– Wayne Atkinson

Essential Body Herbs has locations in Dudley Square, Dorchester and Mattapan. (Laura Onyeneho photo) Laura Onyeneho Wayne Atkinson’s office headquarters for Essential Body Herbs, an herbal store with locations in Dorchester, Mattapan and Dudley Square, is fitting for a business that provides the latest in alternative medicines and products ranging from herbal teas to skincare. It contains neatly organized stocks of black seed soap, herbal shampoos

and lavender incense — all products that have helped grow the business from a home-based effort to a three-store retail success.

As co-owner of Essential Body Herbs, Atkinson remembered all too well when the idea to launch the store began.

“My father had gotten sick with Myeloma, cancer of the bone, and my family wanted to seek out alternative care for him,” he said.

Diagnosed in 1989, doctors gave Llewelyn Atkinson a year to live — this led his family to gravitate towards alternative medicine.

At the time, Wayne’s mother, Erdiemay Atkinson, then an insurance broker, was running an Herbal Life side-business from her Blue Hill Avenue home. Wayne credits the herbs provided through Herbal Life with helping his father beat cancer and prolong his life. He

industry right now, and you have to make sure that you provide quality products. If you’re in it just to stock a store, you’re going to make mistakes,” said Atkinson.

As owners, Atkinson’s mother creates herbal packages suitable for specific ailments and gives consultations, while Atkinson handles the finances and operations.

DixieAnn Beckford, a 10-year herbal sales representative at Essential Body Herbs, says as a vegetarian she implements the stores’ herbs in her diet, and has had positive results. “I also use antioxidants to detoxify the liver. Cleansing and eating right has improved my health,” she said.

Beckford also says providing customer support is an important part of educating people about health and wellness. “The process of detoxification is tough, so I extend my hand to them in case they need to call me during the process.”

With a daily average of 40 customers spread out to all three branch locations, products are properly stocked based on the staff’s knowledge of the items and needs of its customers. Essential

from places like Ghana, Jamaica, India and the Dominican Republic.

Health issues have been a concern to many people in the communities Essential Body Herbs serve, and is a key for the popularity of the store’s top-selling products.

“Diabetes, cancer, and high blood pressure plagues our community.

Our top-sellers are colon cleaners and body products,” said Atkinson.

These products are used as preventatives, and are said to provide what the body needs to “restore itself to its natural order.”

Atkinson’s dream of running an herbal store has become a reality, and he envisions more for the business in the future. Atkinson hopes to see the younger generation take the business to another level. In its quest to promote health and wellness, Essential Body Herbs plans on adding a juice bar at its Dudley location.

Atkinson said he has learned from his father’s life and hopes others can use products from Essential Body Herbs to prolong theirs.

“My dad lived a long life, and I want others to live the same,” he said.

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Mayor announces increase in Main Streets funding Martin Desmarais Mayor Martin Walsh gave a big boost to Boston Main Streets organizations, announcing that funding will increase $400,000 city-wide for their efforts to support local businesses. Walsh’s budget has allocated $75,000 for each of the city’s 20 Main Street organizations, which is a 30 percent increase from last year.

The move is seen as a push by Walsh to back his campaign promises to increase economic development throughout all parts of the city.

“Investing in our Main Streets districts preserves and protects our neighborhood commercial centers, and helps our small businesses thrive, grow, and adapt to the changing economy,” Walsh said in a statement. “Access to a variety of retail in neighborhoods is critical to maintaining robust and connected communities.”

Main Streets organizations offer varying business support services and programs, often specific to the needs of each district they represent. Examples of recent programs are enhanced cleanliness programs, storefront improvement programs, promotional events, farmers markets and social media training events.

According to Walsh, the increased funding will be used to implement innovative new programs to continue the critical support work.

Joyce Stanley, executive director

of Dudley Square Main Streets in Roxbury, said the increased funding is more than just a boost to programming. It is a lifeline to help keep her organization open.

Dudley Square Main Streets, like many main street organizations, gets by with one full-time staff person and relies heavily on additional funding from private businesses and organizations to supplement what the city provides in the annual budget and keep in operation.

According to Stanley, it is easier to get private sector funding to support programs than to just help pay overhead, so the boost in funding from the city is critical to help pay staff, pay rent and pay for necessary infrastructure.

The Boston Main Streets program was created in 1995 by former Mayor Thomas Menino with the goal of establishing improved commercial districts throughout the city. It was the first urban, multi-district Main Streets program in the country, has been lauded as a tool for civic change and served as a model for similar programs in Baltimore, Milwaukee, Detroit and New Orleans.

Locally, the Main Streets organizations have been credited with backing small businesses and residents in improving the economic health, physical appearance and development of commercial districts in neighborhoods throughout Boston.

The increase in funding for the Main Streets organizations in the

next budget continues a rise in backing from the city. Three years ago, the city budget provided the Main Streets organizations with $30,000.

Last year, that rose to $55,000 and now it will be $75,000.

As a Menino flagship program, many wondered if the new Walsh administration would continue to back the Main Streets initiative so strongly. By increasing the funding in the next budget, Walsh gave his affirmative answer.

“This shows the mayor’s commitment to economic development, which is what we do,” Stanley said.

“I appreciate the fact that Mayor Walsh recognizes the importance of small businesses in the community,” added Ed Gaskins, executive director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets in Dorchester.

Gaskins was one of those who wondered to what extent Walsh would continue to support the Main Streets program and called the increase in funding “unexpected” and said that with budget cuts being made there was concern the Main Streets organizations could be hit.

For Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, the additional money may be used to get additional staff help or bolster programming. “For me, the funding increases our ability to capitalize on opportunities in the area,” Gaskins said.

Like Dudley Square Main Streets’ Stanley, Gaskins pointed out that the Main Streets organizations rely heavily on support from private

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businesses in addition to any city funding so the more the city gives the more it reinforces the importance of the work being done.

“If we get more money it does make it easier to get the larger businesses and banks to match in turn,” Gaskins said. “It is a vote of confidence. If the public sector has increased funding for something it makes it easier to go to the private sector and ask them to respond in kind.”

Walsh made the announcement about the increase in funding for the Main Streets organizations at an event on Saturday in Roslindale.

Roslindale Village Main Street was the first urban Main Streets organization in Boston. The organization’s efforts in Roslindale have helped establish a commercial district with about a dozen ethnic grocers, bakeries, small family restaurants and specialty shops.

Roslindale Village Main Street

officials said that the increased funding will be used to possibly fund additional programs including a year-round model for their Saturday farmers market, which currently attracts more than 3,000 people on Saturdays throughout the spring and summer.

Walsh’s $2.7 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2015 includes several other planned projects that impact the efforts by Boston Main Streets organizations, including free public WiFi, and a new partnership between the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and the Department of Neighborhood Development that will invest in neighborhood innovation and incubator space, fund programs such as crowdsourcing to identify community need, and provide resources to look at challenges such as access to capital and the way vacant storefronts are filled with new potential businesses.

Boston Public School students join Mayor Martin J. Walsh at the intersection of Washington Street and Blue Hill Avenue in linking the Grove Hall neighborhood up to Wicked Free Wifi service. (City of Boston photo by Don Harney)

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New strategies needed for future victories This year is the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over the months there will be numerous celebrations of various aspects of this legislation that changed the course of American society. Yet even after 50 years many African Americans do not accept the notion that the civil rights war is essentially over and they have won.

The problem is that while the racial macro-aggressions have substantially diminished the so-called micro-aggressions persist. As a result, there is an unfortunate tendency to identify any effort of social reform as a civil rights action.

That strategy has the effect of creating the impression that a racial issue is primarily involved.

The wiser course of action would be to avoid

any racial implication when possible. A good example is the effort to pass the “Paycheck Fairness Act.” The objective was to close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to combat unfair and unequal pay for women. According to the U.S. Census, women earn on average only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men.

The loss in pay was even greater for black women, who earned only 62 cents for each dollar earned by white men, and Hispanic women earned even less (54 cents). Nonetheless, the battle was fought on the basis of the gender difference without consideration of race. The effort did not succeed this time, but support of the legislation is structured for a future campaign without the digression of the race issue.

Reading skills are essential to success Research by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of the University of Wisconsin revealed that only 3 percent of books published last year had black characters and only 2 percent of the writers were black. The industry’s response to the data is that black books just don’t sell. Nonetheless, it has been found that the absence of characters in children’s literature that look like the blacks learning to read is discouraging to them.

Educators agree that the level of students’ reading ability is a reliable indicator of their prospective academic success. In fact, students have to be on track to attain the appropriate level of reading proficiency by the end of the third grade. By the fourth grade students have to be ready to use their reading ability to learn other subjects.

Unfortunately, 80 percent of low-income fourth graders, as well as 49 percent of those with higher income, are not proficient in reading, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

A report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation pre-

dicts that if this deficiency continues, the U.S. will face a shortage of 1.5 million workers with college degrees by 2020. Another 6 million will lack the academic credentials to be employable.

The objective of reading is to acquire essential information and to stimulate the imagination to soar. Two books by local authors do just that. “I Got Bank” by Teri Williams, president of OneUnited Bank, is a child’s primer on the importance of saving and the function of the banking system from the customer’s perspective. “I Got Bank” recounts the once important rite of passage of a child opening his first bank account.

“Nia & the Whole Wide World” by Kamaya Prince Thompson takes the reader on Nia’s trip to China. For a black child who has never traveled far beyond the borders of his or her turf, this is an adventure. If Nia can do it, so can the reader, at least in the unfettered expanses of the mind.

To be able to read proficiently is a blessing which must absolutely be provided to all the children.

LETTERSto the Editor

Calls for more adult basic education funding

My name is Michelle Arce and I attend WAITT House (We’re All in This Together adult literacy program).

It is very important for the Legislature to support adult basic education so that I can be a better role model to my children and give them a future to look forward to.

With a high school diploma, I will be able to further my education and go to college to pursue a career. I would like to come off of Department of Transitional Assistance benefits. Since I re-

turned to school, I have learned that a high school diploma is a very important tool we need in order to become productive citizens.

The positive change that I will continue to make is to never give up on my education. No matter how tough it gets, I have children who look up to me, so I have to set an example for them. Once I complete school, I will be attending Roxbury Community College to become a radiology technician.

By successfully completing the WAITT House program, I will be able to accomplish something in my life and

I will be able to help my children with their homework when they get older. My community will be affected by my education because I will be a productive member of society. I will make sure everyone is educated about the importance of adult basic education.

It is important to spend money on adult basic education so that adults will be able to educate themselves. In addition, more adults will gain employment and be less dependent on public assistance.

Michelle Arce WAITT House student

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OPINION You pay taxes: Why doesn’t General Electric?

Frank Clemente

You pay your fair share of taxes. Small businesses do too. It’s the price we pay to educate our kids, protect our communities and have some security in retirement. Why shouldn’t some of America’s largest corporations pay their fair share too?

Corporations are making record profits. But 111 profitable Fortune 500 companies paid zero federal income taxes in one or more of the past five years, according to a recent report by Citizens for Tax Justice. What’s worse — 26 of them, including Boeing, General Electric and Verizon, paid nothing over the entire five-years. Astoundingly, they got tax refunds instead.

General Electric, which in the past has been the focus of media attention because of its record of paying an extremely low income tax rate, provides a vivid example. GE earned a whopping $27.5 billion in profits between 2008 and 2012, but claimed $3 billion in tax refunds — a federal income tax rate of negative 11 percent.

Put another way, GE paid less in federal income taxes than you paid over five years.

There is talk in Washington about overhauling the tax code. Corporate lobbyists are decrying the top corporate tax rate of 35 percent. They want you to focus on what corporations are supposed to pay instead of what they really pay. That’s because many corporations pay a lot less — averaging little more than half the top rate — 19.4 percent for all 288 companies in the Citizens for Tax Justice report.

CEOs inevitably claim that their companies pay every penny they owe and they are doing nothing illegal. That’s the problem — it’s possible (but not guaranteed) that what they’re doing is perfectly legal. That’s because over the years corporate lobbyists have drilled so many holes into our tax code that it is like Swiss cheese.

Some of the loopholes defy logic — like the tax break for companies that give their CEOs lavish “performance-based” bonuses.

Lobbyists are twisting Others are outrageous — like a tax break for companies that shuttle arms on Capitol their executives in corporate jets. Hill to try to save And some are an insult to working the “GE Loophole,” Americans — like a special low tax which expired last rate for Wall Street hedge fund year. managers.

But one of the most outrageous tax loopholes of all is the one that has helped GE be such a good tax dodger. It enables Wall Street banks and other corporations with large financial units — like GE — to make it appear that profits earned in the United States were generated in offshore tax havens like the Cayman Islands. It’s as if you laundered your paycheck through the Caribbean to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

Lobbyists are twisting arms on Capitol Hill to try to save the “GE Loophole,” which expired last year. A recent report by Americans for Tax Fairness and Public Campaign shows that at least 292 lobbyists pressed members of Congress on this issue in the past three years. GE alone pays 48 lobbyists to lobby for the loophole. It cares so much about the loophole that its tax department chief once got down on his knees to pretend to beg Congressional staffers to save it.

Last week, a U.S. Senate committee voted to renew the GE Loophole and a raft of other questionable tax breaks, including breaks for owners of thoroughbred racehorses and NASCAR racetracks. The Senate will vote on the tax package in May. If it passes, the entire $86 billion cost will be tacked onto the budget deficit. You will end up paying part of the bill.

Why should you care about the GE Loophole or about some big corporations paying nothing in federal income taxes? It’s because when corporations refuse to pay their fair share, you end up paying higher taxes or getting less for what you pay. You get a worse transportation system, a poorer educational system, less reliable public safety, a weaker national defense, a less secure retirement and a bigger budget deficit.

So this tax season, don’t be fooled by the lobbyists and spinmeisters who argue that corporations should be paying less in taxes. Many are already paying far less than they should, and some are paying nothing at all.

Let’s plug up those corporate tax loopholes, like the one that gives huge tax breaks to companies that ship jobs and profits offshore. It’s time they pay their fair share —just like the rest of us.

Frank Clemente is executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness.

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L. Reginald Brothers Jr. Boston native L. Reginald Brothers Jr. has been appointed U.S. Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Science and Technology.

“Dr. Brothers brings a breadth of hands-on technical experience to the Department of Homeland Security,” said Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del. “His previous role overseeing the Department of Defense’s science and technology programs has prepared him well for his new role and has given him the experience and capability that the Department needs.”

Brothers served as an assistant group leader at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, co-managing a research team and support staff working on high data rate communication technologies. He worked as chief architect at Envoy Networks, serving as a member of a core team at the firm that developed strategic redirection that led to Envoy’s successful acquisition by Texas Instruments.

Brothers also served as a program manager for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, director of advanced programs and technology for BAE Systems, and deputy assistant secretary of defense for research at OASD. Brothers graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, earned a master’s degree in electromagnetic

field communication theory from Southern Methodist University and a doctorate in optical communications and spectroscopy from MIT. “I commend my Senate colleagues for their swift confirmation of his nomination, and I look forward to working with Dr. Brothers on his plans for the future of the department’s science and technology initiatives,” Carper said.

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The Rev. Eugene Rivers courted controversy last week when he pressured a state contractor to do business with minority contractors. (Banner photo)

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Boston media ran with the story.

Months later, Rivers followed up with allegations in the press that local Nation of Islam Minister Don Muhammad, a former friend, threatened him.

It was at that time that the spigots of charitable giving in Boston opened up for Rivers. In 1996, Rivers told reporters from the Banner and Globe that he had secured more than $200,000 in funds from local Jewish organizations for the redevelopment of a Dorchester building he established as the Ella J. Baker

House, a community center for troubled youths.

While Rivers served as executive director of the Baker House, funding was never an issue. Between 2000 and 2004, Rivers’ take in federal and state funds was reportedly $4 million, according to Boston Magazine.

Banking on a close relationship with the administration of then-mayor Thomas Menino, Rivers bragged to the Banner that he controlled more youth summer jobs than any black elected officials in Boston.

Although Rivers had negligible support in Boston’s black community — even in the Four Corners neighborhood where

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he lived and worked — he maintained a close relationship with the city’s mainstream media. Reporters and editors consistently gave air to his frequent attacks on black elected officials and black leadership in the business and nonprofit sectors, securing him space on the front pages.

To his admirers, Rivers was a media-savvy player who’s rapier wit skewered the city’s black establishment. A Boston Magazine headline lauded Rivers as a “hustler prophet.” To his critics, Rivers was a hired gun who parlayed his disdain for blacks into a career.

“He’s always skinning and grinning,” says political activist Louis Elisa, a former NAACP Boston Branch president. “That’s the role he plays.”

When local blacks have been critical of Rivers, the media has come to his defense.

In 1998, when the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts expelled Rivers from its board, apparently in retaliation for his attacks on blacks, including the organization’s then-director Joan Wallace Benjamin, a Globe editorial characterized Rivers as a “challenger of liberal orthodoxy” who, along with the reverends Jeffrey Brown and Ray Hammond “have brought real hope to minority communities.” The editorial, titled “Trying to bottle up Rivers,” went so far as to compare him to civil rights leader W.E.B. DuBois.

As effective as Rivers was at grabbing headlines and funding, his penchant for attacking black leadership in Boston eventually took its toll on the Ten Point Co-

alition. Former coalition members Ray Hammond and Jeffrey Brown parted ways with Rivers, alleging in a 2006 Globe interview that Rivers directed street workers in his employ to physically threaten them.

That same year, Rivers severed his ties from the Baker House after allegations he ordered beatings of two men and urged a woman who was allegedly raped at the Dorchester nonprofit not to report the incident.

While Rivers has maintained a lower profile in recent years, his invectives against black politicians, civic leaders and blacks in general has not abated. And his access to the white-dominated mainstream media has remained strong.

Last year he made headlines with an endorsement of South Boston state Rep. Nick Collins, who was running against thenRep. Linda Dorcena Forry in a special election for the First Suffolk Senate seat. Dorcena Forry won.

Later that year Rivers penned a heated front-page op-ed in the

voting record notwithstanding.

And as recently as January he was back on Jim Braude and Margery Egan’s daily news show on WGBH, where Rivers has served as a paid guest.

Given Rivers’ remarkable ability to bounce back from scandal, and the mainstream media’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for his opinions, it’s impossible to say whether his latest rather bizarre episode will cut off his access to the airwaves. But it’s clear that Rivers has burned some of his few remaining bridges in the black community with his latest power play.

Black elected officials have been working on Keolis North America’s $2.6 billion contract to run the MBTA’s commuter rail service, working to ensure the firm meets the goals of 15 percent minority business enterprise participation all state contractors are required to meet.

As reported in the Globe, Rivers met with a Keolis representative and threatened to make the lives of the firm’s representatives very difficult, and told her he was “secret ops” before hand-

“He’s always skinning and grinning. That’s the role he plays.”

— Louis Elisa Boston Herald, blasting the city’s black community for failing to converge around a single mayoral candidate. Black support had been split between the candidacy of former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, nonprofit leader John Barros, former City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo and several white candidates.

Rather than fostering unity in Boston’s black community, Rivers’ broadside blew up in his face days later when he himself was forced to admit that he hadn’t voted in more than three decades.

Stung by revelations of political hypocrisy and disowned by his former allies in the TenPoint Coalition, Rivers seemed to have sunk to a new low.

“He should have been done at that point,” said political activist Elisa. “But right after that he was back on the front page of the Herald.”

And within days Rivers was on Fox 25, defending his record as a political activist, his non-existent

ing her an envelope with an invoice for $105,000 on stationary bearing the name of the DRM Advisory Group, a coalition of community activists who have been meeting with Keolis to negotiate minority participation.

Dorcena Forry said the controversy over the apparent shakedown has caused some consternation in her district.

“I’ve heard from constituents who called my office asking what was going on, who was this group,” she said. “We weren’t aware of these meetings. When people claim they represent the community, but people in the community are not aware of or engaged in the process, then they’re not working on behalf of the community.”

Yet as much as black Bostonians reject the notion of Rivers speaking for the black community, the Globe, in its continuing coverage of the controversy still refers to Rivers as a “prominent community leader,” whatever that means.

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Millennium overdue on housing fund payments This week, protesters in Chinatown demonstrated against Millennium Partners’ underpayment of its Inclusionary Development Policy requirements. Organizers have estimated that the developer underpaid the city’s public housing fund by $14.9 million for its two recent luxury housing buildings abutting Chinatown.

Monday’s demonstration is not the first time that Millennium Partners has upset the community. Earlier this month, hundreds of demonstrators convened in the Filene’s Basement construction site to protest the company’s lack of adherence to the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, which would recommend 51 percent residents, 51 percent people of color, and 15 percent women be employed by the construction contractor.

Millennium Partners was given an $8 million tax break by the City of Boston last year.

Dimock Center awarded grant The Dimock Center has been granted $50,000 by the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust. The grant, announced last week, recognizes the Roxbury-based community health center for its work in chronic disease management.

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The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than 30 percent of adults suffer hypertension.

BRA removed from affordable housing fund disbursement In 13 years, the Boston Redevelopment Authority spent $18 million on affordable housing, but should have collected $75 million, had they adhered to their governing regulations, according to the Boston Globe last year.

Following a review the BRA’s Inclusionary Development Fund, the mayor has asked the Department of Neighborhood Development to create a transparent process to distribute these funds instead of the BRA. The city Treasury will now be involved in the collection of affordable housing fees. The BRA will now work with the chief of housing to ensure the interests of affordable housing.

Fifteen percent of all new housing development is required to be below-market affordable housing.

To waive this requirement, a developer may make a payment of $200,000 per unit plus one-half the difference between the market sale price and the affordable unit price.

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Mass. voting practices get C grade in PEW study Because Massachusetts does not provide online voter registration, early voting, pre-registration for high school students, or post-election audits of voting machines, the state received a grade of 70 percent by the PEW Charitable Trusts in a study measuring every state’s election performance index. This score was an 8 percent improvement from 2008.

“The state could further improve its overall performance by adding online voter registration.

Not only would this raise the state’s score for the online registration indicator, but it also could have a positive impact on other metrics, including the voter registration rate and nonvoting due to registration and absentee ballot problems,” said the study.

These suggested reforms have been approved in the Mass. House and Senate, and it is expected that they will be signed this year.

Protesters in Chinatown this week demonstrating against Millenium Partners for the firm’s underpayment of its Inclusionary Development Policy fees to Boston’s public housing fund.

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Boston forum promotes city’s creative economy

a series of questions on innovation, creative problem resolution and entrepreneurship.

The panel included: Michael Monestime, corporate relations manager at the Institute of Contemporary Art; Matt McArthur, founder of the nonprofit recording studio and after-school program The Record Company; Dan Natola, founder of exclusive sneaker and retail store Bodega; and Eileen Riestra, founder of DYAStudio design firm.

“I’m here because I believe in Boston,” said Riestra.

And while she was the only female panelist, she was not alone in her sentiments.

A diverse audience of mostly millennials totaling 50 or so filled the room. An enthusiastic Ian Powell, one of the event emcees and host of the “LoudMindsTV” show on Boston Neighborhood Network, noted the energy in the

struck.

Following the panel, Malia Lazu, director of Future Boston Alliance, delivered a keynote speech.

Quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, she spoke of collective work and collaborations between entrepreneurs, business owners and creatives, who are “disruptive by nature,” all over the city so that maximized progress, productivity and potential could spring forth from the myriad talents housed within every individual and organization.

“What if we start thinking about our businesses as islands of opportunity for our community and society more than just an opportunity for us and our family?” Lazu asked.

After more probing questions and thought-provoking examples by Lazu, the panelists ended with words of advice and a brief Q&A segment. The event ended with hors d’oeuvres, music from a

“What if we start thinking about our businesses as islands of opportunity for our community and society more than just an opportunity for us and our family?”

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Malia Lazu, Future Boston Alliance director, delivered the keynote speech at Talk Back Boston’s Innovation Forum and Expo on Saturday Apr. 5. She challenged the audience to work collectively as entrepreneurs, creatives and small business owners. (Bobby Shakes photo) Shanice Maxwell The Talk Back Boston Innovation Forum and Expo delivered on its goal of igniting dialogue on the creative economy in Boston and ways greater access between busi-

nesses and the city’s community can transcend its current plateau.

The forum, which was sponsored by Talk Back Boston, a youth platform geared to engaging, equipping and empowering community members to foster

the surge of innovation the Hub is facing, featured Mayor Martin Walsh and a panel of successful entrepreneurs at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury last Saturday.

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room as he welcomed everyone.

“Those interested in adding to the creative community in Boston are right here in this room. Take a look around, these are the people you want to interact and engage with because they are the ones who care about most about these topics,” he said.

After the preliminary introductions the forum followed the journeys of the panelists to their current positions in the entrepreneurial world. While all different, they each echoed passion and purpose as fuel for their drive. They went on to share perspectives on the Hub’s creative economy and divulged their visions of the city’s future through the mayor’s involvement.

Ten questions were asked ranging from the pros and cons of having a Boston-based business, the struggles of collaborating with local businesses and ways to reach out to them, to how to position oneself and business to have a positive and successful impact on the city as well as obtaining community resources.

“One thing I think that sets us back collaboration-wise is not having everyone on the same page with the same mindset,” said Mayor Walsh. “We’ve had a mayor in this city who was mayor for 20 years and I came in with a different view and a different opinion. Getting rid of the words ‘we can’t do it’ or ‘we’ve never done it that way before’ is a way we’re working to get people on the same page.”

The need for such an open, interactive space such as the one provided by Talk Back Boston was evident in the responses from the audience. Claps, finger snaps and murmurs of affirmation were constantly offered from audience members each time chords were

live disc jockey, business card exchanges and photo-ops with the mayor.

“I thought the event was really good and insightful for people who are into entrepreneurship and want to go into an arts-based business,” said Bryanne Lauture, 21, a staff members at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

“There is a need for these conversations to take place all day, every day, every minute,” said Arjun Collins, 25, a 10th grade biology teacher at Jeremiah E. Burke High School. “It’s important for people to be informed before they go off into some type of venture.”

In the end, the majority of participants were not only pleased with the event’s outcome but hopeful of what’s in store.

“We’re in a moment of emergence now; we’re evolving. And if anyone knows anything about basic evolution it’s that you include and transcend. This is not about excluding — this is about us bringing everyone together to take our next most eloquent, evolutionary step.

We cannot do it alone so together, through events like this, let’s develop that type of dangerous unselfishness,” said Lazu.

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Stronger Generations aims to lay a foundation for a lifetime of health through a focus on the social, medical, and economic needs of women and their families before, during and after their pregnancies.

“Brigham and Women’s has a rich history of providing care to expectant mothers, new mothers, and infants. This care extends beyond the walls of our hospital into Boston communities where infant mortality and poor birth outcomes remain prevalent issues. Through our Center for Community Health and Health Equity we are committed to reducing disparities in birth outcomes and promoting health equity through innovative programs and services,” said Wanda McClain, vice president of Community Health and Health Equity, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

The first phase of the Stronger Generations focuses on addressing the health and psychosocial needs of expectant and parenting young adults. Each year, more than 500 teenagers in Boston become par-

ents. Beyond the stress of caring for a baby, teen parents have a higher risk of poverty, poor educational achievement, community violence, social isolation and poor health outcomes. These risk factors are not limited to the parent; the children of teen parents can experience a number of risk factors that may impact their health across their lifespan.

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While there are significant challenges with young parenthood, it is also a time of opportunity. It can be a time in a young person’s life when they choose to make healthier choices and invest in their personal and professional goals. Stronger Generations gives young parents tools to leverage their strengths and achieve success.

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Pictured here are Young Parent Ambassadors celebrating after last year’s successful Summit for Teen Empowerment, Progress, and Parenting Success. munity health centers. Case managers connect patients to necessary social and medical supports and community resources. Some of these resources include yoga, WIC, and infant safety programs like the BWH Car Seat program, which provides affordable car seats to families. Coordinating care between the hospital and the health

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Projections show rapidly changing U.S. racial makeup By 2042, so-called racial minority groups will make up the majority of the U.S. population.

That’s according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest projection. Building on that, the Pew Research Center recently released an extensive study on the shifting demographics of race in our country, showing that within a century (from 1960 to 2060), white Americans will have gone from making up 85 percent of the population to comprising 43 percent.

Pew Research Center numbers

According to the Pew Research Center study, our racial makeup has changed substantially in just the last 50 years.

For instance, from 1960 to 2010, the percentages of Americans identifying themselves as Black, Hispanic, Asian, or “other” increased from just 15 percent of the population to 36 percent of the population: • Black: Increased from 10 to 12 percent • Hispanic: Increased from 4

Unsurprisingly, because over a quarter of the entire U.S. population is now made up of immigrants, racial intermarriage is also driving a more diverse population.

On the other hand, the number of Hispanic and Black Americans will have grown substantially over that time period, together making up 45 percent of the 2060 population.

Immigration and intermarriage account for much of this change in our country’s racial makeup, and for many, that’s a good thing, forcing us to embrace diversity and reexamine how we categorize race. However, other research suggests that these shifting demographics may cause fear or a tendency to become more conservative on the part of white Americans.

to 15 percent • Asian: increased from 1 to 5 percent • “Other”: Increased from 0 to 3 percent In the next 15 years, those numbers will jump again, with the Hispanic population in particular increasing to 22 percent; by 2060, Hispanics will comprise 31 percent of the U.S. population.

Immigration and intermarriage

A significant impetus for these shifting demographics is immigration: since 1965, the U.S. has welcomed 40 million immi-

grants, with half of those identifying as Hispanic.

Of course, the U.S. has always been a country of newcomers.

In the early days of our founding and through the middle of the 20th century, our population consisted of huge numbers of European immigrants.

However, our changing racial makeup is due to a shift in immigrants’ countries of origin: while 88 percent of immigrants in 1900 were from Europe, Europeans only comprise 12 percent of the immigrant population today.

Conversely, immigration from Hispanic countries is on the rise, with over 50 percent of all immigrants to the U.S. today hailing from Latin America. So while the Hispanic population in the U.S. has been increasing, the influx of white Americans has been decreasing.

Unsurprisingly, because over a quarter of the entire U.S. population is now made up of immigrants, racial intermarriage is also driving a more diverse population. Just half a century ago, less than 3 percent of new marriages were between people of different races; today, 15.5 percent of newlyweds come from different racial backgrounds.

That means that not only is our racial makeup changing, but it’s getting more complicated to explain, too.

Adjusting our racial categories

Shifting demographics and intermarriage mean we may need to reexamine how we talk about race.

In the past, the U.S. Census Bureau and other organizations have asked people to define themselves according to checkboxes: “Asian,” “Hispanic,” or “Native American,” for example. However, with the changing faces in the U.S., it’s no longer so easy for many people to simply categorize themselves, nor do they feel they should have to label their race as one thing or another.

Especially for children of racial intermarriage, “identity is a highly nuanced concept, influenced by politics, religion, history, and geography, as well as by how the person believes the answer will be used,” according to National Geographic’s report on increasing racial diversity.

Because there’s no longer a clear divide between black and white in the U.S. — as there was in the 1960s and earlier, for instance — people are beginning to see racial categories as much more fluid and adjustable. Some people have taken to creating new categories altogether: “On playgrounds and college campuses, you’ll find such homespun terms as Blackanese, Filatino, Chicanese, and Korgentinian.”

Possible racial divide

So what will those shifting categories mean by 2060, when we have an even more diverse racial makeup in the U.S.?

For some, it’s likely to be a good thing. According to the Pew Research Center’s report, new numbers of racially diverse commercials, celebrities, and terms suggest that “the norms are changing and the stigma [about interracial marriage, in particular] receding.”

On the other hand, researchers from Northwestern University conducted two studies showing that white Americans may feel threatened by the prospect of becoming a racial minority.

According to Slate’s report on the study, psychologists Maureen Craig and Jennifer Richeson gave self-identified politically “independent” white Americans information about the country’s shifting demographics. They then asked a series of questions about national or state-level policies and found that when white Americans were “aware of demographic changes that put them in the minority,” they tended to endorse more conservative political policies.

That has some people worrying that that we’ll see a deepening divide between whites and other racial groups; Slate suggested that the best example of how this demographic fear has (in the past) manifested itself was in slavery and apartheid.

While it’s extreme to think that we would devolve back into policies common to the 19th century, the changing racial makeup will likely test us as a country.

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ronmental policy. After graduation, Tyler headed to Los Angeles to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.

One of Tyler’s first major gigs there was as host of E! Entertainment’s pop culture show “Talk Soup,” where she was the first woman and African-American to host. Since that time, Tyler has demonstrated her acting chops on a range of television shows from the dramas “Ghost Whisperer,” “CSI” and “24” to the comedies “Friends,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Reno 911.” She has also made the leap to film with roles in “Bedtime Stories” opposite Adam Sandler; with Christopher Walken

in “Balls of Fury” and with Tim Allen in “Santa Clause III.” Never one to rest on her laurels, Tyler is the creator, producer and host of the hit podcast, “Girl on Guy,” which she describes as “a show about stuff guys love brought to you by the ultimate guy’s girl.”

Her podcast, which has over 7 million downloads, was chosen as a “Best New Comedy” podcast in 2011 by iTunes. “Girl on Guy” has also been nominated for Stitcher and Webby awards, and has featured a “who’s who” of guests from comedians Chris Rock and Margaret Cho to actors John Cho and Harold Perrineau to chef Marcus Samuelsson and rapper Talib

Kweli.

In between her TV and film gigs, Aisha has also written two books. Her first book was called “Swerve: Reckless Observations of a Postmodern Girl,” and her second book “Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation” was published in July 2013. It quickly hit the New York Times best-sellers list. “Self-Inflicted Wounds” is a series of comic essays about times in her life where she found herself in spectacularly humiliating incidents, entirely of her own making.

Just earlier this month, it was announced that the book was optioned by CBS Television Studios

to adapt the writing into a comedy series.

Tyler also recently appeared on an episode of Modern Family and is currently taping a new Ryan Murphy (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”) pilot for HBO called “Open” about non-monogamous relationships. Even with all of her projects, stand-up comedy still remains very close to her heart.

In 2009, she starred in her own one-hour Comedy Central special called “Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore,” and continues to tour around the country performing stand-up.

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Brian Carpenter’s orchestra evokes early years of jazz

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra performed recently at Scullers jazz club. The performance featured works by little-known composers such as Raymond Scott, Charlie Shavers and Don Redmond.

Kevin C. Peterson Jazz music was birthed by Buddy Bolden in Congo Square, New Orleans in the early 1900s, when his boisterous cornet blazed beyond any known measure or velocity.

By the 1920s and 1930s, jazz had grown up and traveled north into places like Chicago and Harlem — where— for a time it took on different ambitions and new levels of sophistication.

At Scullers Jazz Club near Cambridge last week, Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra gave exacting aural witness

to the distinct characteristics of the popular music of those times — a period bookended by the height of Great Gatsby’s Roaring 20s and the approach of the Great Depression.

Carpenter is the orchestra’s conductor and leader of the brass section, playing the traditional and slide trumpet with polished verve and bounce. The music his ensemble renders was written and performed when great discipline and coordination were needed to fit each score tightly into two-minute recorded 78s” — the latest listening technology at the time. Unlike most jazz

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idioms, there is little room for improvisation in these pieces.

Each note is scripted and meticulously placed for performance as written.

The nearly two-hour set at Scullers was composed of set pieces by composers long forgotten by the general public, including Raymond Scott, Charlie Shavers, Don Redmond, Alec Wilder and Reginald Foresythe.

Carpenter, an Arlington resident, started rearranging the scores in 2006 to fit the talents of his band members, who are all professional musicians in New York City.

After a cacophonous prelude, reminiscent of avant-gardists Albert Ayler or Anthony Braxton, the orchestra quickly settled into its unique form, evoking the long-forgotten great classical jazz period that would eventually give way to swing and the big band orchestra sound led

by Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

Ghost Train Orchestra features three brass, five reeds, one percussion drum and three strings, which includes the banjo, bass and violin. An occasional vocal was performed by the violinist, Yolanda Scott.

Each piece played at Scullers draws from Carpenter’s two previously produced albums, “Hothouse Stomp,” in 2011 and “Book of Rhapsodies,” released late last year. “ H o t Te m p e r e d B l u e s , ” evokes New Orleans, beginning with a nonchalant, languid, bluesy multiple bass opening.

It then gives way to accessing

Brian Carpenter tuba, French horn and clarinet.

By song’s end, all instruments collectively create a drenching hot musical potpourri as pure and pleasing as the gumbo from which it had likely taken its inspiration. “ H e r O l d M a n Wa s ( A t Times) Suspicious,” composed

The music his ensemble renders was written and performed when great discipline and coordination were needed to fit each score tightly into two-minute recorded 78s” — the latest listening technology at the time. almost every texture available from the band’s instruments with solos peppered with supporting syncopation — from the

by Alec Wilder, is a compact story of lovers and the doubt about fidelity that can sometimes rise in all relationships — whether they are simple or complex. In well-coordinated phrasing, domestic satisfaction slips into jaunting insecurity, jealously and dissonant riffs of rage and, then an abrupt ending.

“Hot Bones and Rice,” represents yet another homage to the place of the music’s incubation in New Orleans. In it are found the tonal shades of Sidney Bechet, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. Played with a reverence or the sacred and the profane, Carpenter’s orchestra translates the essence of the music with flare and dedicated passion.

Carpenter is a jazz anthropologist. With his performances, he digs confidently into the genre’s past, producing eloquently the ghost sounds of yesterday when this great music was finding its way and its voice.

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of my biggest fears is if I stopped being curious or not motivated to do anything new. It’s about “how can I scare myself?”

How did the podcast come about?

I started the show because [of] a couple of friends who had a podcast. It’s been transformative for me.

I love it. I don’t have a production staff. I do everything myself. I produce it, upload it, and update the website. It’s a labor of love for me.

Do you ever get scared that you might fail?

I’m sure I’m going to fail. I’ve failed so many times in the past that I don’t fear failing at all. You don’t really learn anything from success. I believe in the power of failure. If you’re not failing, you’re not risking. You should always find new ways to explore who you are.

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The Banner recently spoke with Aisha Tyler about her many projects, her dream guest on “The Talk,” and her love for stand-up comedy.

One of the things I admire about you and your career is that you don’t seem to get stereotyped. You’re always doing the unexpected. Is that a conscience decision?

Well, I don’t really know that actors have much control over what they’re offered. As an actor you don’t have the power to say “yes,” to play an assassin. You don’t have those choices. I think the main thing was that I said no.

I didn’t take those parts that would have typecast me.

You’re an actor, comedian, talk-show host, author, and that’s just a partial list of what you do. How do you manage it all?

I’m a workaholic. I really enjoy being busy and I’m most effective when I’m about to have a panic attack. I’m really disciplined. I get up really early, and go to bed really early. I work seven days a week. I get up in the morning and I really work hard. There’s no secret.

If there’s any downtime, what do you do?

My work is integrated. I take breaks. I’m known for being a gamer. On a rare full day, I’ll game.

I’m a voracious reader. I watch an hour of TV a day usually at dinner.

I love to write. I’m a scuba diver.

I’m hoping to carve out bigger periods of time in my life.

Was there a plan for how you wanted your career to unfold or it is just how these opportunities presented themselves?

I’m sure I had a plan but nothing has gone accordingly to plan.

You have to set goals; realizable goals and personal goals (like writing a book, writing a screenplay).

You can say “I’d like to get on ‘Friends,’” when the opportunity presented itself to me, I knew it

intimately. One of my life mottos is to be ready and take advantage of the opportunities when you can.

I’m incredibly happy with how my life has turned out. I wanted to write a book and I wrote a book.

A lot of opportunities are about being open and making yourself available. There’s no plan. “Holy s***” is like my favorite mental state.

What keeps you motivated?

This “holy s***” mentality. One

You go back and forth between the talk show, voicing “Lane Kane” on “Archer,” hosting “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” to performing stand-up. Is there one medium that you love more than the others?

Not really. It’s hard for me to pick because I use different parts of my brain. I love making “The Talk.” The environment is so well-run. Stand-up is the hardest and the one I’m most passionate about. Writing is an extension of my stand-up life and acting is an extension of my performance life. I can’t choose. I love them all.

What is it about stand-up

that keeps you coming back to it?

Who would be your dream guest on “The Talk?”

It’s my 21st or 22nd year. I’ve never stopped. Stand-up is a mentally challenging discipline. It’s very exhilarating if it goes well. It keeps me the most sharp.

We always say the president or the first lady. But I’d like to have Channing Tatum or Ryan Reynolds. Both of them are really a combination of sexy and smart.

How has your stand-up evolved over the years?

If you were to star in an action movie which one of them would you choose?

I’ve probably gotten funnier. I hope so. It’s more effortless now. I walk out there without a plan. And, I try not to underestimate the audience’s intelligence.

Who or what makes you laugh?

I’ll laugh at anything. I’m an 11-year-old boy. I’ll laugh at a fart joke. I love comedy.

Ryan Reynolds. He was great in “Safe House.”

Aisha Tyler brings her stand-up comedy to The Wilbur in “The Self-Inflicted Wound Tour” this Saturday, April 19, for one show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster. com.

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COMMUNITY Calendar Thursday April 17

Write Your Children’s Book!

Writing Children’s Books 101 — Have an idea for a children’s book? Come talk to published children’s author Irene Smalls.

She will tell you all you wanted to know about children’s book publishing but were afraid to ask.

In three sessions you will learn the mechanics of submitting your work, the business of children’s book publishing and have a chance to share your work with other writers. The last session will feature award winning authors and illustrators sharing their experiences with YOU! Dudley Square Library, Roxbury, 6:30-7:30pm. FREE - All are Welcome! Contact Email: info@irene smalls.com. Supported by a Grant from the Fellowes Athenaeum Fund of the Boston Public Library.

2nd Annual Open Mic Poetry Night Does the Muse of Poetry inspire and motivate you? Show off your short poetry cool quips and sizzling sentences at our open mic night. All ages welcome, and we encourage poems in all languages. Poet and teacher Aaron Devine will MC the event. Clean language only.

All styles of poetry are welcome.

Each poet gets 3 minutes maximum of show time. Limited to 25 participants, pre-registration is required. Sign up with Elise at the adult desk or with Emily in the children’s room or call 617-2650139. 5:30pm, Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library, 500 Columbia Rd ~ 617265-0139, www.bpl.org.

Friday April 18

The Arnold Arboretum: Where the Wild Things Are At 7:30pm, the National Park Service is offering a guided walk of the Arnold Arboretum entitled “The Ar nold Arboretum: Where the Wild Things Are.” This 90-minute program is free and open to the public and will take place rain or shine. No advance registration is necessary. The meeting place is the front of the Hunnewell Building, located just inside the Main Gate, 120 The Arborway/Route 203. Parking is available along the Arborway, and the meeting place is also walkable from the MBTA’s Forest Hills station. For further information, please contact Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 617-566-1689 x206 or visit www. nps.gov/frla. “The Arnold Arboretum: Where the Wild Things Are” will explore the wilder creatures of the Arboretum, while covering the work of Arboretum co-designers Frederick Law Olmsted and horticulturist Charles Sprague Sargent. These two men not only designed our nation’s first public Arboretum, but also advocated for the preservation scenic and wilderness areas around the country. The

program will culminate at the top of Bussey Hill where participants will be able to observe constellations in the night sky through a telescope.

Saturday April 19

Puppet-making Workshops FREE! April 19, May 10, 17. 10:30am - 12:30pm. Jamaica Plain Community Center (Curtis Hall), 20 South St. Families Creating Together offers free series of four puppet-making workshops for children ages 7-11 with and without disabilities led by celebrated teaching artist using recycled materials. Spanish, ASL translators. Wheelchair accessible. To register and for more information call 617-522-4832.

National Park Week Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Olmsted NHS) invites the public to celebrate National Park Week with a first-time visit or a return visit to “Fairsted” (99 Warren St, Brookline, Massachusetts), where Frederick Law Olmsted established the nation’s first full-scale professional landscape architecture office in 1883. National Park Week runs from Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, April 27 and includes Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22), Arbor Day (Friday, April 25), and National Jr. Ranger Day as well as Olmsted’s birthday (Saturday, April 26). National Park Week, a presidentially proclaimed celebration of our national heritage, takes place annually in late April. The 2014 theme is “Go Wild!!” Several program offerings by Olmsted NHS during National Park Week highlight the connections between the Olmsteds and the preservation of our nation’s wild and scenic places. All programs are free, open to the public, and do not require reservations. For detailed information, please visit www.nps.gov/frla or call 617566-1689.

Sunday April 20

Paul Revere Row Re-enactment Paul Revere Row Re-enactment at the Charlestown Navy Yard Sunday; 7:30-9pm* Come out and welcome Revere to “the opposite shore” and enjoy festivities at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Special activities for children and adults, including colonial games, the reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” and drilling with the Charlestown Militia, will take place at the USS Constitution Museum. Patrick M. Leehey, Paul Revere House Research Director, will explain the true story of the historic row and ride so often shrouded in myth. Coordinated with the lantern lighting ceremony at the Old North Church. *Offsite Event Admission is free, and the public is invited. For more information, contact the Revere House at 617-523-2338.

Monday April 21

Roxbury Patriots’ Day The Roxbury Collaborative Presents: Roxbury Patriots’ Day Monday, April 21. The First Church in Roxbury, John Eliot Square, 10 Putnam St., Roxbury (Intersection of Roxbury, Dudley and Centre Streets). Events of the day include: (9-11am) William Dawes Ride Re-enactment by the National Lancers, Historic Recitations and Dawes Send-off, Historic Talk. (11am) Trolley Tours led by Thomas Plant and State Representative Byron Rushing of Historic Sites in Roxbury. All Events Are Free.

Tuesday April 22

Paul Revere Walking Tour From North Square to Old North Church: A Paul Revere Walking Tour Tuesday, April 22, Thursday, April 24, & Saturday, April 26; 2-3:30 The Paul Revere House and the Old North Church are again offering special guided walking tours of North End sites related to Paul Revere, ending with a visit to the church’s bell-ringing chamber and the story of the Midnight Ride. Participants will gain a hands-on understanding of both Revere’s life in the neighborhood and what actually happened on April 18, 1775.

Families with children in grades 5-8 are encouraged to attend.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-5232338. $10 Adults, $6 Children (ages 5-17). A self-guided visit to the Revere House is included in the admission price.

“Tuesday Nights” concert series Starting at 7pm, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, the weekly “Tuesday Nights” concert series presents Open Mic Opera.

Local opera singers, younger and older, amateur and professional, are invited to sing their hearts out. And the general public is invited to come and listen. Suggested donation of $10 at the door.

Wednesday April 23

Midnight Ride Storytelling Program We d n e s d a y, A p r i l 2 3 & Friday, A p r i l 2 5 ; 10:30–12.

Find out what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride! Separate the facts from the myths, then retrace Revere’s route from his home to the banks of the Charles River. Participants don hats and carry props as they go, taking on the roles of Paul and Rachel Revere, their children, British soldiers, rowers, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Particularly appropriate for kids in grades K-4. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617523-2338. $4.50 for each adult and child age 5 and up.

Upcoming

Through Barbed Wire presents 4th Friday Series: Reading of Prisoners’ Writings April 25. Monthly Reading of Prisoners’ Writings. Audience participation encouraged. Light refreshments offered. Created and directed by Arnie King, www. arnoldking.org. Standard-size wheelchair accessible. Near T bus and train lines and Amtrak. South End Tech Center, 359 Columbus Av, Boston MA 02116 (1 block South of Back Bay Station), rsvp throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com.

Cost: donation.

also be provided. Event location is Bethel A.M.E Church, located at 40 Walk Hill St., Jamaica Plain.

Parking is available. To attend the free workshop, please register at http://shatterthesilencewith bethelame.eventbrite.com.

FREE Family Fun Days at the Kroc This Spring Join us for 4th Fridays: FREE Family Fun Days at the Kroc. Participate in: Swimming, Open Gym, Rock Wall Climbing, Specialized Workshops & Activities, & More! April 25 | May 23, 5-8pm. Arrive Early! Activities are based on capacity. No membership or registration required. For more information contact our Welcome Desk at 617-318-6900.

Jamaica Pond: Genius of the Place On Sunday, April 27 at 10am, a National Park Service ranger from Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is leading a walk of Jamaica Pond. This two-hour walking tour entitled “Jamaica Pond: Genius of the Place” will examine the natural and cultural history of the pond and surrounding parkland. The tour will also cover the park’s design by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted on the day following the 192nd anniversary of his birth. The tour meets at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse, located at the intersection of Pond Street and the Jamaicaway. It takes place rain or shine and is free and open to the public.

For more information about the walk and other spring offerings, please call Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 617566-1689, extension 216.

Shatter The Silence T h e Wo m e n ’s M i n i s t r y o f Bethel A.M.E. Church invites you to join with us and other activists and institutions throughout the country in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month! On Saturday, April 26, from 8:30am - 3pm, we will host a free workshop entitled Shatter The Silence.

Shatter the Silence is an interactive workshop filled with videos, activities, testimonies, and discussion. The goal of the workshop is to raise awareness and explore prevention and response efforts regarding sexual violence against girls and women. Representatives from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC), My Life My Choice (MLMC), and the Boston Police Department (BPD) will participate as speakers, panelists, and presenters for the day.

This event is open to women of all ages and girls, ages 13 and over. Bring your mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, godmother, and best friend. Some of us know the story of sexual violence, and as a community of women, all of us are vulnerable. There will be an optional breakfast served at 8:30am, and the program will begin promptly at 9am. Lunch will

Ku Klux Klan Bombing Survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph Sarah Collins Rudolph, the lone survivor of the 1963 KKK bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, will be making an historic visit to Massachusetts and Roxbury Community College on April 29 at 1:30pm. Sarah survived the bombing which killed her sister, Addie Mae Collins and three other little girls during the height of the Civil Rights Movement to register African-American voters in Alabama. She is often known as the Fifth Little Girl. Sarah was only 12 years old when they pulled her from beneath the rubble next to the girls who died. Sarah is coming to Massachusetts to share her story “Because Loves Wins.”

You are invited to hear her amazing story of her struggles and triumphs, and her road to recovery.

Her talk will be held in the Auditorium of the Media Arts Building (1), 1234 Columbus Ave. at Roxbury Community College.

The talk is free and open to the public. For more information and reservations, please call Pam Green at 617 541-5380. Wheelchair accessible. www.rcc.mass. edu. Cost: Free - All ages.

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aware of the default on the loan until a foreclosure auction notice garnered media attention.

Once lodge members became aware of the predicament, they began making donations.

“They’ve got members on fixed incomes coming up with $500 and $1,000 donations,” the source said.

Coming up with the funds to pay the remaining principal on the $300,000 loan shouldn’t be a problem, according to the source.

“There are a number of institutions that are now offering to step up and help save and restore the space,” he said. “This is doable and should have been done a while back.”

The notice of the impending auction sent shock waves through Boston’s black community. The Prince Hall Lodge has been the site of numerous community events, including concerts, community meetings and political rallies. Sitting on an acre of land, it is one of the largest blackowned parcels of commercial real estate in the city.

“The Prince Hall Lodge is a historic facility,” said City Councilor Tito Jackson. “The work

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investigation and enforcement teeth to the CORI Ordinance.

According to Reason, the strength of the improved regulations is the ability to effectively track businesses’ compliance to the ordinance.

“It gives us some level of oversight with those contractors,” he said.

He called city’s increased emphasis on the CORI Ordinance a more “systemic approach” to reform, and one that will give those with CORI barriers real opportunities to find work without being hindered by their past record.

The Boston Workers’ Alliance as well as other groups involved in this push with the city — including the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Stanley Jones Clean Slate Project, Mass Law Reform Institute, Greater Boston Legal Services, MassUniting, SEIU 1199 and STRIVE — seek changes to employment policies for business and vendors that work with the city to ensure that they do not discriminate at the entry level or the beginning of the application process based on CORI. “That is probably, for me, the strongest step forward in terms of hiring policy that we can do in terms of folks dealing with CORI issues,” said Reason.

While Boston has led the way in the state with its CORI regulation efforts, Worcester is another

of the lodge and its members is invaluable work that we need to continue in our community. I will do whatever needs to be done to make sure we preserve this gem.”

The lodge is one of the oldest black-run institutions in the United States.

Prince Hall, the 18th century Mason for whom the lodge was named, was an abolitionist who is believed to have served in the American Revolutionary War. In 1775, while Boston was under siege by British forces, Hall and other Africans sought to be inducted into Freemasonry through the all-white Boston St. John’s Lodge but were rejected.

Hall and his cohort then turned to members of Lodge No. 441 of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, which was attached to the British forces stationed in Boston. The British troops initiated the group, but did not have the authority to issue them a charter.

Ultimately, Hall appealed to the Grand Lodge of England, which granted the group a charter for African Lodge Number 1.

Hall became a grand master and opened African lodges in Philadelphia and Rhode Island before his death in 1807. In 1827, the African Grand Lodge was named the Prince Hall Lodge in his honor.

city that has also enacted an ordinance. Worcester passed its CORI ordinance in 2012 and it was modeled after what Boston has in place.

Steve O’Neill, executive director for interstate organizing for Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement, said he supports any efforts to strengthen the enforcement efforts of CORI regulations.

“What the Boston Workers’ Alliance has done in Boston is really important because you really do have to follow up and see that the city agencies that are supposed to be carrying this stuff out are doing what they are supposed to do,” O’Neill said.

Even with a CORI ordinance in place, O’Neill said there is always a question about whether or not businesses or vendors that don’t adhere to the regulation are really kept from city contracts.

As a state, Massachusetts enacted significant CORI Reform in 2012, which changed who has authorized access to CORI and how CORI is accessed. Reform advocates began working with Boston at that time to examine how the state law would impact the 2005 Boston CORI Ordinance and make improvements.

Reason credited the Walsh administration for picking up speed on these efforts since the start of the year.

“We are grateful that the Walsh administration picked the ball up and moved relatively quickly,” he said. “We kind of felt like people were dragging their feet a little bit before.”

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U.S. government paying to undermine Internet security Julia Angwin The Heartbleed computer security bug is many things: a catastrophic tech failure, an open invitation to criminal hackers and yet another reason to upgrade our passwords on dozens of websites.

But more than anything else, Heartbleed reveals our neglect of Internet security.

The United States spends more than $50 billion a year on spying and intelligence, while the folks who build important defense software — in this case a program called OpenSSL that ensures that your connection to a website is encrypted — are four core programmers, only one of who calls it a full-time job.

In a typical year, the foundation that supports OpenSSL receives just $2,000 in donations. The programmers have to rely on consulting gigs to pay for their work. “There should be at least a half dozen full-time OpenSSL team members, not just one, able to concentrate on the care and feeding of OpenSSL without having to hustle commercial work,” says Steve Marquess, who raises money for the project.

Is it any wonder that this Heartbleed bug slipped through the cracks?

Dan Kaminsky, a security researcher who saved the Internet from a similarly fundamental flaw back in 2008, says that Heartbleed shows that it’s time to get “serious about figuring out what software has become critical infrastructure to the global economy, and dedicating genuine resources to supporting that code.”

The Obama Administration has said it doing just that with its national cybersecurity initiative, which establishes guidelines for strength-

ening the defense of our technological infrastructure — but it does not provide funding for the implementation of those guidelines.

Instead, the National Security Agency, which has responsibility to protect U.S. infrastructure, has worked to weaken encryption standards. And so private websites — such as Facebook and Google, which were affected by Heartbleed — often use open-source tools such as OpenSSL, where the code is publicly available and can be verified to be free of NSA backdoors.

The federal government has spent at least $65 billion between 2006 and 2012 to secure its own governmental networks, according to a February report from the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. And many critical parts of the private sectors — such as nuclear reactors and banking — follow sector-specific cybersecurity regulations.

But private industry has also failed to fund its critical tools. As cryptographer Matthew Green says, “Maybe in the midst of patching their servers, some of the big companies that use OpenSSL will think of tossing them some real no-stringsattached funding so they can keep doing their job.”

In the meantime, the rest of us are left with the unfortunate job of changing all our passwords, which may have been stolen from websites that were using the broken encryption standard. It’s unclear whether the bug was exploited by criminals or intelligence agencies. (The NSA says it didn’t know about it.)

It’s worth noting, however, that the risk of your passwords being stolen is still lower than the risk of your passwords being hacked from a

website that failed to protect it properly. Criminals have so many ways to obtain your information these days — by sending you a fake email from your bank or hacking into a retailers unguarded database — that it’s unclear how many would have gone through the trouble of exploiting this encryption flaw.

The problem is that if your passwords were hacked by the Heartbleed bug, the hack would leave no trace. And so, unfortunately, it’s still a good idea to assume that your passwords might have been stolen.

So, you need to change them.

If you’re like me, you have way too many passwords. So I suggest starting with the most important ones — your email passwords. Anyone who gains control of your email can click “forgot password” on your other accounts and get a new password emailed to them. As a result, email passwords are the key to the rest of your accounts. After email, I’d suggest changing banking and social media account passwords.

But, before you change your passwords, you need to check if the website has patched their site.

If the site has been patched, then change your password. If the site has not been patched, wait until it has been patched before you change your password.

A reminder about how to make passwords. Forget all the password advice you’ve been given about

using symbols and not writing down your passwords. There are only two things that matter: Don’t reuse passwords across websites and the longer the password, the better.

I suggest using password management software, such as 1Password or LastPass, to generate the vast majority of your passwords. And for email, banking and your password to your password manager, I suggest a method of picking random words from the Dictionary called Diceware.

If that seems too hard, just make your password super long — at least 30 or 40 characters long, if possible.

And if you have extra money lying around, donate to the OpenSSL Software Foundation. It’s long past time for us to stop running Internet security like a Wikipedia volunteer project.

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MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA CONTRACT NO. L491-C2, NEPTUNE ROAD AIRPORT EDGE BUFFER, 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, MAY 7, 2014, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE:

A PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014.

The work includes CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATH, LANDSCAPING, ORNAMENTAL FENCING, STONE ENTRANCE WALLS, TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SIGNAGE, SITE CLEARING AND GRADING, INSTALLATION OF AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM, STREET AND WALKWAY LIGHTING, EXISTING SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION, HISTORIC AND INTERPRETIVE ELEMENTS, AND INCIDENTAL ITEMS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 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 $2,000,000.

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

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

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than 5.5 PERCENT (5.5%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

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

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

Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 10 PARK PLAZA BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3975 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by the Authority in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date.

Electronic bids for MBTA Contract No A90CN05, DOWNTOWN CROSSING STATION (DTX) SEWER RELOCATION, DOWNTOWN CROSSING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS CLASS 1, GENERAL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT VALUE - $2,593,200.00, can be submitted at www.bidx.com until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) on April 30, 2014. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.

The project scope includes the relocation of a Boston Water and Sewer Commission owned 30” Combined Sewer inside of the existing Burnham Building (formerly Filenes Basement). The project is the first phase of a multiphased project to provide modifications, including additional elevators, to the Downtown Crossing MBTA station.

The project also includes staged construction and/or by-pass of existing combined sewer, demolition of B2 flooring, temporary elevator walls, two new Special BWSC Structures and structural supports, new 30” ductile iron combined sewer pipe (concrete encased), demolition of old 30” cast iron (concrete encased) pipe, and the relocation of an existing sub-basement level 36” under drain. The majority of the work is within the B2 and B3 level of the Burnham Building currently under renovation. Minor work will be required in the MBTA Downtown Crossing Station on and adjacent to the Orange Line Northbound platform.

The DBE Goal is 10%. This Contract is subject to a financial assistance Contract between the MBTA and the Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. FTA Participation 71.5 percent. The Authority has secured $10 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s TIGER Grant program.

Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D. MBTA General Manager and Rail and Transit Administrator Richard A. Davey MassDOT Secretary and CEO April 7, 2014 The Boston Public Schools intends to submit a grant application to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Expanded Learning Time and Out-of-School Time Fund Code: 647-B1B funding. This grant would support the Mildred Ave K-8 School, the Sarah Greenwood K-8 School and the John Eliot K-8 School.

serve With Corporate Surety on the bond.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 06/12/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

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

Date: April 07, 2014 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Joyce Ann McNeil Also known as: Joyce A McNeil Date of Death: 11/20/2009

SUFFOLK Division

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 04/24/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

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

Date: March 24, 2014 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

SUFFOLK Division

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

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

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

Date: March 19, 2014 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14P0784EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Temetress Tharps Date of Death: 12/24/2013 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Tracy Tharps of Providence, RI requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Tracy Tharps of Providence, RI be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to

Docket No. SU14E0028QP

To: The Keeper of Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages of Boston in the County of Suffolk, in the matter of Robert Menson of Boston in the County of Suffolk died on December 12, 2012.

A petition has been presented to said Court by Nana K. Kufuor of Las Vegas in the State of Nevada and is asking to correct his death certificate, #155015 to reflect the correct name of the informant, George F. Adu-Poku is listed as brother on his death certificate and should be corrected as friend and any other relief as this Honorable Court may deem just and proper for the reasons more fully described in the petition.

If you desire to object thereto you or your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Boston before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the 1st day of May, 2014, the return day of the citation.

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

Docket No. SU14D0216 Summons By Publication Wesley Williams, Jr. , Plaintiff v.

Laureen P. Williams , Defendant

To the above named Defendant: A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff (s), Wesley WIlliams, Jr. , seeking a Complaint for Annulment.

You are required to serve upon Wesley Williams Jr. — plantiff (s) — whose address is 189 Highland Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 your answer on or before May 15, 2014. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer in the office of the Register of this Court at Boston.

Witness, Joan P. Armstrong, Esquire, First Justice of said Court at Boston, this 12th day of March 2014.

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Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Courtt

Docket No. SU14P0753GD

In the interests of Donell Zaylin Brown, Jr. of Dorchester, MA Minor NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

2.

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

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/24/2014. 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.

SUFFOLK. ss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

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

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Percolia Burwell of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Jessica A. Johnson is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Percolia Burwell of Boston, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court

WITNESS, Joan P Armstrong, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this 1st day of April, 2014.

Patricia M. Campatelli, Register

A petition has been filed by Helen Jones of Hyde Park, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Helen Jones of Hyde Park, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond.

Docket No. SU14P0618GD

In the matter of Jessica A. Johnson Of Boston, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person

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

Date: March 31, 2014 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

To all interested persons:

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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Docket No. SU14P0655EA

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 04/01/2014 by Marjorie F. Byrd-Enoma of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/23/2014 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.

3.

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

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.

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.

Date: April 1, 2014

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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

Docket No. SU13P1226EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Jose A Perez Date of Death: 03/27/2013 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Andry Mendez of Tewksbury, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Andry Mendez of Tewksbury, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Corporate Surety on the bond.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 05/01/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

Walden Woods Affordable Housing Lottery www.s-e-b.com www.WaldenWoodsAtStenbeck.com

2BR Townhomes for $172,600 This is a lottery for the 7 affordable Townhomes being built at Walden Woods that will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. The first affordable homes will be ready in the spring of 2014.

Walden Woods at Stenbeck Place is a private community featuring luxury townhomes in a wooded setting in Scituate.

The beautiful new affordable homes feature 1,616 sqft of living space, open first floor plan, 1.5 bathrooms, full kitchens, rear deck and a one-car garage.

The Maximum Income Limits for Households are as follows: $47,450 (1 person) $54,200 (2 people) $61,000 (3 people) $67,750 (4 people) Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets.

For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please visit: www.s-e-b. com/lottery or call 617.782.6900 (press 1 for homeownership and then press 2 for Walden Woods).

Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2 pm on June 12th, 2014 Applications and Information also available at the Scituate Town Library at 85 Branch Street (hours M-Th 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Su 1:30-5) and the Town Hall.

An Info Session will be held on May 13th at 6 pm at the Scituate Town Library at 85 Branch Street.

The Lottery for eligible households will be held on June 24th at 6 pm.

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Thursday, February 17, 2005 • BAY STATE BANNER • 27 22 • Thursday, April 17, 2014 • BAY STATE BANNER LEGALS INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.

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CHELSEA APARTMENT

WRA-2432

Furnish Two (2) Chesterton Mechanical Split Seals or Equal with Two (2) Enviro Spiral Trac Seals for North Main Pump Station, Deer Island Treatment Plant

3/14/05

11:00 a.m.

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 Sealed bids will be received at the offices of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, rm, Charlestown Navy Yard, Documentprchs, Distribution Office, rm, laundry enclosed frnt/bck 100 First Avenue, First Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02129, up to the time and date listed above at whichT time they will be publicly off street prkng, access, min to opened Bost.and read.

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SECTION 00020 INVITATION TO BID

LEGALS

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service, Waste and Water Grants and Loan program. Special attention should be paid with respect to the (U.S.D.A.) requirements for Bids.

All bids for this project are subject to applicable bidding laws of Massachusetts, including General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract as determined by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Section 26-27D, inclusive, as amended.

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The Bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) working days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded after the opening of bids.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in bids or to reject any or all bids if deemed in the best interest of the Town of Blackstone.

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TOWN OF BLACKSTONE, MASSACHUSETTS

617-283-2081

Rate information at www.baystatebanner.com/advertise DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Elm Street Sewer Improvements for the Town of Blackstone, Massachusetts, will be received by the Department of Public Works at the office of the Department of Public Works, 15 St. Paul Street, Blackstone, Massachusetts until 10:30 a.m. prevailing time, on March 29, 2005 and at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

BSC Group, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts

BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION Parker Hill City Of Waltham Affordable Housing Lottery INVITATION FOR BIDS

Apartments

SIX (6) AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS The scope of work includes furnishing and installing approximately 3,065 linThe Boston Water and Sewer Commission by its Executive Director invites SEVEN (7) MARKET RATE APARTMENTS Style, MAIN Comfort and AND ear feet of 8-inch gravity sanitary sewer main with all appurtenances; fursealed bids for CONTRACT # 04-308-001, The WATER RELAY

Convenience youCITY Deserve! nishing and installing approximately 8,135 linear feet of 10-inch gravity sanSEWER/DRAIN REHABILITATION IN ALLSTON/BRIGHTON, PROPER, itary sewer main with all appurtenances; furnishing and installing approxiHYDE PARK AND JAMAICA PLAIN. Bids must be accompanied by a bid Heat and Hot Water Always mately 4,100 linear feet of 6-inch PVC gravity sanitary sewer service condeposit, certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check, or in the Included form of a Facilities nections and all appurtenances, furnishing and installing approximately 315 bid bond in the amount of 5% OF BID payable toModern and toLaundry become the proper51feet LAKE STREET, WALTHAM, MA ty of the Commission if the bid, after acceptance, Private Balconies Some with CityThe Views linear feet of 4-inch and 3,475 linear of 6-inch sanitary sewer force is not /carried out. bid Plush walloftothe wallContract carpet docmain with all appurtenances, furnishing and installing fully functional sanideposit is to be returned only when all stated conditions tary sewer pump stations located at the Corrosion Control Facility (CCF), ument are carried out. In addition, a performance and also a labor and Adjacent tobond New England Baptist Hospital Applicants 62 Years OfappurteAge Or Older Quickstream crossing, Fire Station, and MillMust River Be crossing with all materials payment bond, each of a surety company qualified do business Secured Entry, ElevatortoConvenience nances, standby generator housed within a prefabricated buildingTenants at the Definition under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Executive Private Parking Certain exceptions apply to Eligible Quickstream and Mill River pump stations; furnishing and installing bitumiDirector, and each in the sum of 100 % OF THENear CONTRACT PRICE, must be Public Transportation nous concrete trench pavement (permanent); water system reconstruction submitted within the time specified in the Contractand document. much moreBids ... must be AFFORDABLE UNIT RENTS (Add Alternate 1); miscellaneous drainage improvements (Add Alternate 3); submitted on the forms obtained from the Purchasing Manager, Boston One-bedroom units – $1,084 PER MONTH (includes utility allowance) furnishing and installing associated manholes, paving, project wide mainteWater and Sewer Commission, 980 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor, MA Open House April 24Boston, 12-2 pm nance of trafficTwoand other appurtenances complete the (includes Work as 02119,allowance) and must be submitted in sealed envelopes to the Purchasing bedroom units –required $1,227 to PER MONTH utility 2 bedroom specified in the Contract Documents. Work must be substantially complete Manager clearly marked BIDS FOR CONTRACT # 04-308-001, WATER MAIN at $2200 CITY within 1153 days of the Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost of the projRELAY AND SEWER/DRAIN REHABILITATION IN starting ALLSTON/BRIGHTON, MARKET UNIT RENTS ect is $4,500,000.00.

PROPER, HYDE PARK AND JAMAICA PLAIN. Bids will be publicly opened and Call Today forMARCH 24, One-bedroom units – $1,156 PER MONTH (noread utilities) at the office of the Purchasing Manager on THURSDAY, morecharge details and to bedroom units – $1,444 PER MONTH utilities) Bid Security in the form Twoof a BID BOND, CASHIER’S, TREASURER’S, OR CER- (no 2005 AT 10:00 A.M. There will be a non-refundable of $25.00 for schedule a visit... to bid on TIFIED CHECK issued by a responsible bank or trust company is required in each set of contract documents taken out. If the bidder neglects Income must be at of or the below level theand affordable the amount of five percent bid the pricefollowing payable toincome the Town of for each every item,units it may lead to the rejection of the bid. The rate of 888-842-7945 1 person $47,150 2 person $53,900 3 person Blackstone. wages paid to $60,650 mechanics, teamsters, chauffeurs, and laborers in the work to be performed under the contract shall not be less than the rate of wages in Contract DocumentsThe may City be examined at the following locations: the schedule determined by the Commission of Labor and Industries of the Of Waltham Housing Division Will Be Conducting Commonwealth, a copy of which schedule is annexed to the form of contract A Lottery Meeting01608 And Open House BSC Group, 33 Waldo Street,Informational Worcester, Massachusetts referredOn: to herein. Copies of said schedule may be obtained, without cost, Thursday, April 24, 2014, Co., 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., F.W. Dodge Division, McGraw-Hill Information Services Boston, upon application therefore at the office of the Executive Director. Before 91 Clay Street Massachusetts commencing performance on this contract, theQuincy, contractor shall provide by Hardy Residences, 51 Lake Street, Waltham MA 02170 Town of Blackstone, Department of Public Works, 15 St. Paul Street insurance for the payment of compensation and the furnishing of all other Blackstone, Massachusetts AFFORDABLE LOTTERY INFO: benefits under Chapter 152 of the General Laws (The Workmen’s Compensation Law, so called) to all persons to be employed under this con781-314-3380 Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of the BSC Group locattract and shall continue such insurance in full force and effect during the www.City.Waltham.Ma.Us/housing-division ed at 33 Waldo Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, from 9 a.m. to 12 term of this contract. Attention is called to Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1963, noon and 1 to 4 p.m., upon payment of a deposit of $100.00 in the form of which must be strictly complied with. No bid for the award of this project will a check payable to the Town of Blackstone.

Any unsuccessful bidder or nonbe considered acceptable unless the Contractor agrees to comply fully with MARKET RATE LOTTERY INFO: bidder, upon returning such set within the time specified in the Instructions the requirement of the Minority Employee Utilization Requirement as set 781-314-3244 to Bidders and in good condition, will be refunded his payment. Contract forth in Article VIII of the Contract and the Utilization of Minority and Women Documents will be mailed via USPS www.city.waltham.ma.us/open-bids to prospective bidders upon request and Owned Business Enterprises as set forth in Article of the = Contract.

Included 0 BR Xunits $1,027/mo receipt of a separate non-refundable check payable to BSC Group, Inc. in the with the Contract documents are copies of the Bidder’s Certification BRContractor units = $1,101/mo amount of $25.00 to cover handling andBE mailing fees.

Statement and Weekly Utilization Report. 1 Each must complete, APPLICATIONS WILL AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: sign and file with his bid the Bidder’s Certification Statement.

Failure to do All utilities included.

Waltham City Hall, 610 Main Street, Waltham, Ma The selected contractor shall furnish a performance bond and payment bond so will result in rejection of the bid. The Weekly Utilization Reports shall be in amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%)735 of the contract price submitted Waltham Public Library, Main Street, Waltham, Main accordance with section 8.2 (ii) and (iii) of the Contract. Failure as stipulated in Section 00700 GENERAL CONDITIONS of these specificato comply with the Minority Employee Utilization Requirement may result in Waltham Housing Division, 119 School Street, Waltham, tions. Anticipated funding for this project will be from the Unite States imposition Ma of the sanctions set forth in section 8.2 (f) and (g) of the Contract.

NAHUM HARDY RESIDENCES

WOLLASTON MANOR

Senior Living At It’s Best

A senior/disabled/ handicapped community

By: John F. Flynn Purchasing Manager LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SOMERVILLE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Somerville is requesting comments on the City’s One-Year Action Plan for the period of April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 for the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Emergency Shelter Grant Program and the HOME Program, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This document will be available for public review and comment from Friday, February 11, 2005 to Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (SPCD), 3rd Floor, Somerville City Hall during normal business hours and at the front desk of the Main Branch of the Somerville Public Library.

Anyone wishing to submit public comment should send their written comments to Meredith Smith, Director of Finance, SPCD by fax 617-625-0722 or email msmith@ci.somerville.ma.us by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2005. Anyone having general questions regarding the proposed 2005 One Year Action Plan should contact SPCD at 617-625-6600 x2500.

Joseph A. Curtatone Mayor REOPENING OF WAITING LIST

Bellingham Hill Family Homes

Notice is hereby given by the Braintree Housing Authority that on March 15 and March 16, 2005 applications will be available for its one (1), two (2) & three (3) bedroom State-aided MRVP project-based housing program and three (3) bedroom Chapter 705 Family Housing Program. Placement on the waiting list will be assigned by random order (lottery).

MRVP Eligibility Income Limits 705 Family Housing Eligible Income 55 Library St 158-164 Shawmut St Limits Number of Chelsea, Household Members Number Chelsea, of HouseholdMa Members Ma One (1) $18,620 One (1) $46,300 Two (2) $24,980 Two (2) $52,950 Three (3) $31,340 Three (3) $59,550 Four (4) $37,700 Four (4) $66,150 Five (5) Affordable $44,060 ApartmentsFive $71,450 7 New for(5) Homeless Families Six (6) $50,420 Six (6) $76,750

COMING SUMMER 2014 or Families at Risk of Homelessness

Application will be available fromassistance 9:00am – through 4:00 pm on March8 15 and March All apartments have rental Section Project 16. Based Interested persons apply are in aperson at 25 Roosevelt Vouchers.

Bothmay buildings short walk from down- Street, Braintree or obtain an application by mail by calling (781) 848-1484. Faxes public transportation, grocery or store, a public no li- later will town not beChelsea, accepted.

Applications must be areceived postmarked banks, restaurants. applicants will receive thanbrary, APRIL 19, and 2005.

The BHA All willselected not accept applications including (Emergency Applications) that are from hand delivered or postmarked supportive case management Housing Families, Inc. after April 19, 2005. The lottery will be held at 10 am on April 27, 2005 in the community building Applications at 25 Roosevelt available Street, Braintree.

The17 Braintree Housing March Authority will close the MRVP family project based waiting list for one, two & Applications can be picked up in person or found online at www.Program three bedrooms and the 705 three (3) bedroom Family Housing - Deadline: May by 5pm waittndinc.org list on March 16, 2005 at 19 4pm.

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or reasonable accommodations, call Winn Residential at (617) 884-0692 • Open Mon. - Fri., 9:00am - 5pm - 4 Gerrish Ave. Rear, Chelsea, MA Households in need of accessible housing have preference for an accessible apartment and a sensory impaired unit • Use and occupancy restrictions apply • Selection by lottery • Section 8 Voucher Holders are welcome to apply • Full set of tenant selection criteria available upon request

Call Sandy Miller,

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#888-691-4301

Income per ONEMax. BEDROOM Household (HH) APARTMENT

Property Manager

Waltham Housing Authority, 110 Pond Street, Waltham, Ma Waltham Council On Aging, 488 Main Strete, Waltham, Ma

The Executive Director reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or any item or items of the bid, and to waive technical defects which are not of a substantive nature if the Commissioners should determine that it is in the best interest of the Commission to do so.

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Attractive and Affordable This beautiful privately owned apartment complex with subsidized units for elderly and disabled individuals is just minutes from downtown Melrose.

Close to Public Transportation • Elevator Access to All Floors • On Site Laundry Facilities Heat Included • 24 Hour Closed Circuit Television • On Site Parking Excellent Closet and Storage Space • 24 Hour Maintenance Availability On site Management Office • Monthly Newsletter • Weekly Videos on Big Screen T.V. Resident Computer Room • Bus Trips • Resident Garden Plots

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HH sizein 30% of AMI Available quiet Roxbury neighborhood.

1 $19,800 Building is well maintained 2with only three $22,600 apartments. Renter 3 responsible for$25,450 heat, hot water and electricity.

4

$28,250

Project-Based Section 8 Voucher* THREE BEDROOM Max. Income = 30%,AMI

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Type Working # of Rent fireplace, 2 Apts. All GE applibaths.

ances. Master bath Eligible householdstile pay 30% has marble floor 2 BR and4whirlpool of their income bath. rent and Buildingtoward opposite utilities beautiful quiet park.

Eligible house-

Please contact: holds pay 30% Please contact: $30,550 3 BR Sharif 3 Khallaq, of their income Sharif5Khallaq, toward rent and SAAK6 Realty$32,800 SAAK Realty utilities 2821 Washington St. 2821 Washington St. Roxbury, MA Roxbury, MA Developed and owned by: The Neighborhood Developers 617.427.1327 Managed by: Winn617.427.1327 Residential The Neighborhood Developers and Winn Residential do not discriminate because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, handicap, disability, national origin, familial status, or marital status in the leasing, rental, sale or transfer of apartment units, buildings, and related facilities, including land that it owns or controls.

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