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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 22, 2010 VOL. 114 - NO. 4 $.30 A COPY SCOTT BROWN’S Come-from-behind Victory Like a “Rocky” Movie by Sal Giarratani “The stakes have never been higher. We ObamaCare is now on the danger list. The need your help and support. It’s up to us.” people have spoken here in the Cradle of — Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Boston Herald, Liberty. The shot heard ‘round the world was January 19. That’s what former US Senafired in Lexington back in 1775 by a bunch tor Edward M. Kennedy’s widow told voters of rebels holding pitchforks. Today, in 2010, at a recent campaign stop in Framingham. the shot heard ‘round the nation was fired I agreed with that very sentiment since the again as the people struck a blow from libDecember primaries. The stakes have erty again. never been higher. Both state and national Scott Brown ran because the people, Democrats thought they had the election not the special interests needed a voice. wrapped up back in December. The script Scott Brown on the campaign trail summed was written. Everything seemed in place. it all up saying, “I’m alarmed that our US Senator Paul Kirk was in Washington nation’s spending and debt has risen along in case of an emergency. It was assumed with unemployment. I want to stop terrorhe would hand off to another Democrat ists who are plotting to strike our country after January 19. However, something hapagain. And while I believe every American pened along the way. The people woke deserves health insurance, I do not think up and looked around and didn’t like we should plunge ahead with a healthcare what they were seeing and hearing. bill that will raise taxes, increase spendDemocrats continued to blame radical ing and lower the quality of care. I’d like right-wingers who fostered hate. Coakley Newly Elected Massachusetts United States Senator, to see us start over and take our time to do herself blamed bullying Brown backers Scott Brown on the campaign trail in Boston’s North End. it right.” That was his message since (Photo by Sal Giarratani) day one of the campaign. In response all for negative attacks. In the last few days both former President Bill Clinton Coakley could say was that, “Not only is came to town and then President Barack Obama himself. Scott Brown a roadblock to progress, he wants to go back to the failed poliWhen the votes were counted, liberal Democrats got a big dose of politi- cies of ... Bush-Cheney.” Voters listened to both of these candi-dates and cal reality. wanted an independent voice to change business as usual in Washington. Republican Scott Brown won and will be the first Massachusetts Massachusetts is once again the one and only state” to save America Republican elected to the US Senate since Ed Brooke did it last in from the likes of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the Obama White House. 1972. The bluest of Blue states also sent a message to the Nation’s Capitol They saw victory snatched from their hands by an uprising of the Ameriabout ObamaCare. Democrats on Capitol Hill were about to ram the can people. We are the original tea party people and we still hate bad tea. healthcare overhaul down our throats but now with Brown’s victory, it’s Today, the new Paul Reveres are riding and chanting, “The backlash is back to the future again. The script is old and it is time for a re-write. The coming, the backlash is coming.” As Abraham Lincoln once said, “You can results were clear (Scott Brown 52%, Martha Coakley 47% and Joseph fool some of the people all the time and all of the people some of the time L. Kennedy 1%). This victory was like the combination of every “Rocky” but you can’t fool all the people all of the time.” This was the true meaning movie ever produced and like the 1967 Impossible Dream season of January 19, 2010. ending without a loss in Game 7 over Bob Gibson and like the crumbling Now, it is time for Scott Brown to fill up the tank of his pick-up truck and down of the Berlin Wall under President Ronald Reagan’s watch. head for the parking lot at the US Senate to begin work. News Briefs Mayor’s Column by Sal Giarratani by Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston St. Joseph’s 2010 Party Huge Success The Saint Joseph Society held a 2010 party on Saturday evening, January 9 at the Charter Street Club. The food was catered by Lucia’s Ristorante on Hanover Street. What a feast and great way to start a new decade. This looks like a new Society tradition in the making and before you know it, the Society’s annual March banquet will be here. Baby, It’s Cold Outside I often listen to the great music on 740am WJIB and many times, Bob plays that old tune, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” but it really is cold outside. I worked overtime the other night. The temperature fell to about 10 degrees. It could have been 12 or, maybe, 15 but it was cold no matter how you sliced it. I envy my nephew who relocated southwest to Austin, Texas where January is very mild as is all (Continued on Page 15) We paused earlier this week to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s message of justice and equality is still as relevant today as it was during the civil rights movement, and his commitment to service is a powerful reminder that we can all do our part to improve the lives of others. In a city rich with history, I’m proud that Dr. King’s personal history is rooted here in Boston. On Monday, I joined hundreds of community members for the 40 th Annual Martin Luther King Day Breakfast at the Hynes Convention Center. The celebration of his life and work continued at Faneuil Hall during a tribute that featured musical selections by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra complemented by readings from several of Dr. King’s works that were provided by the Museum of African American History. The events brought community members of all ages and backgrounds together to reflect on the immense contributions of one of Boston’s proudest citizens. Dr. King’s philosophy lives on as an inspiration for generations of Americans, as his story shows us that ordinary people have the power to change our world. In keeping with this spirit, the City of Boston partnered with Boston Cares to host “A Day ON, not a Day OFF,” a day of service and reflection that brought over 1,000 people together at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center to participate in a variety of service projects during the holiday. Volunteers had the opportunity to choose from projects that included writing letters to soldiers, making fleece blankets, scarves, dental care kits, flash cards for Boston Public School students, bookmarks, recess booklets, and even cat beds. (Continued on Page 12) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM PM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Res Publica by David Trumbull Boston by the Numbers by David Trumbull THE RENAISSANCE During past issues we examined briefly the history of the Roman Empire as well as the early Christian, Romanesque, and Byzantine periods which followed. We also discussed the great Gothic era and the development of its beautiful stained glass. We now focus upon the Renaissance, the last of the great historical periods in Europe. Dictionaries define renaissance as a rebirth or a revival. The Renaissance in Europe is defined as a revival or a period of renewed interest in the art and literature which flourished during the earlier Roman and Greek (classical) cultures. We are told that this renewed interest started during the time of the crusades. We remember the crusades as the series of military expeditions undertaken by the Christians, for the purpose of liberating the Holy Land from the Moslems. The only practical way for these crusading armies to get from Europe to the Holy Land was to travel on foot to the sea ports of Greece or Italy, and then cross the Mediterranean by boat. During the land portion of these expeditions, the crusaders became exposed to the remnants of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, and this renewed interest is one of the major factors that caused the birth of the historical period which we now refer to as the Renaissance. This Renaissance period is said to have begun in the fifteenth century when Filippo Brunelleschi submitted the winning design for a Renaissance dome on the Gothic Cathedral of Florence, Italy. Most of the other construction which followed throughout Europe continues to reflect the Renaissance influence. These later structures are St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Doge’s Palace in Venice, the Victor Emanuele Monument, Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the National Capitol in Washington, D.C., most of the older U.S. government buildings, the Boston Public Library, the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, and most of the older public libraries and city halls in the USA, to name a few. Saint Peter’s Basilica is said to be the most important building in the Italian Renaissance period, and this edifice will be the subject of next week’s issue. NEXT ISSUE: The Basilica of St. Peter Our Lady of Mount Carmel TO AID HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORT by Sal Giarratani Parishioners in vigil at Our Lady of Mount Carmel will remember the people of Haiti on Sunday, January 24th’s prayer service at 10:00 AM. Our Lady of Mount Carmel has a Haitian following. The survivor group at the shuttered East Boston church thought it was only right to stand in kinship with the suffering that took place following the devastating earthquake. The usual collection will be donated to the East Boston relief efforts. All monies will be donated so that more fresh water can be sent over to the people of Haiti. Every 10 days a tanker sails from East Boston to Haiti. A ship will leave on January 24th out of the Marginal Street shipyard that will carry much needed bottled water to Haiti. The ship which arrives monthly and carries “clunker” cars and trucks to Haiti will this time be filled with as much water as they can get in the vehicles. The ship will be accepting bottled water. Contact the shipyard manager Dan Noonan at 617-567-6800 or [email protected]. Many of the East Boston restaurants have already agreed to bring some water down to the ship yard. The prayer service once again will be held on Sunday, January 24th for the struggling people of Haiti. Service starts at 10AM. Please show your support by either donating or joining the Mount Carmel, 128 Gove Street, East Boston in prayer. I ran around like crazy on Election Day getting poll watchers for as many as possible of the 160 polls in Boston, just in case it was so close that there would be legal challenges. Never before was I so happy to have worked so hard on something that turned out to be so unnecessary! Brown’s victory margin is such that there can be no challenges! Overall Scott Brown got 30% of the vote in Boston while winning statewide. Now with unofficial results in from all 254 precincts we know that Brown did very well in some neighborhoods. Here in Boston’s “Little Italy,” the North End, which accounted for 2.5% of all the votes cast this past Tuesday, Brown got 47.8% of the vote and won in one of the four North End precincts. Across the water in Charlestown Brown did slightly better, 48.1% of the vote in that neighbor which includes Bunker Hill and accounts for 3.9% of the total votes. Brown got the majority in two of the seven precincts where the “Townies” voted. Brown won in Ward 6, with 55.1% and Ward 7 with 51.4%. Combined those ward accounted for 8.3% of all votes cast in Boston. He won the neighborhood of South Boston (Ward 6 plus 4 precincts in Ward 7) by 55.1%. South Boston accounted for 4.5% of all votes cast in Boston. West Roxbury (15 of the 20 precincts in Ward 20) tied at 49-and-a-half for each candidate. West Roxbury accounted for 8.1% of the City vote total. Ward 16 is sometimes considered a “bellwether district” that tends to vote as does the Commonwealth. While Brown got 43.7% overall in that Dorchester ward, he did very well in the eastern and southern precincts, those bordering or near to Quincy, winning three large precincts by good-sized margins. Ward 16 accounted for 4.7% of the total votes in the City. They are calling it the “Scott Heard ‘Round the World” and for the last few days all eyes have been on Massachusetts. Thank you! to all of you — and there were many — who worked here in Boston on the Brown campaign. And thank you to all the Republican voters in Boston. David Trumbull is the chairman of the Boston Ward Three Republican Committee. Boston’s Ward Three includes the North End, West End, part of Beacon Hill, downtown, waterfront, Chinatown, and part of the South End. PRAYER by Judean Langone The Most Powerful and Precious Energy is Spiritual. LAW OFFICES OF FRANK J. CIANO Letter to the Editor ... HAITI NEEDS OUR HELP Dear Editor, Last summer we attended a family wedding in Nova Scotia and had the pleasure of sitting with Fr. Tom Hagan, who officiated the marriage ceremony. Fr. Tom was at Lafayette University for awhile, but about twenty years ago took a trip to Haiti. He was so overcome by what he witnessed. He decided to live there to see what he could do to help out. He started a school there as well as an organization called Hands Together. Their website address is www.Handstogether.org. He actually has become very well known in Haiti because of his work mediating between organized gangs and the poor people. He has since started a school, clinic and food pantry. Much of it was destroyed two days ago and some of his helpers and staffers perished. The people of Haiti need help now. GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW Certified Public Accountant We do not usually ask for money ... until now. One dollar, five dollars or whatever you decide will go a long way. 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Donnaruma 1953 to 1971 Phyllis F. Donnaruma 1971 to 1990 Friday, January 22, 2010 GUEST EDITORIAL IF TRIAL FAILS IT WILL BE BUSH’S FAULT by Edward P. Shallow GOP House leader John Boehner blasted AG Eric Holder’s decision to move Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from Guantanamo to New York City as one “that placed the interests of liberals before the safety and security of the American people.” I take it a step further. I am convinced the real objective of Holder and Obama is to put the American government and former President George Bush on trial. Liberals are determined to reveal all the coercive methods the Bush administration used to extract the information necessary to curtail further attacks on the homeland. Obama will once again feel obligated to apologize to his friends in Europe. Mohammed conceived, planned, and launched the attacks that killed thousands of American citizens in a war that he and other terrorists declared. He is an avowed enemy of the United States. The criminal justice system is not the proper place to determine his fate. Our criminal courts provide protection to our citizens that should not be provided to a terrorist, and may actually damage national security. What could be more harmful to our national security will be the effect a civilian trial of Mohammed will have on the future conduct of intelligence officers and military personnel. Will they have to secure the “crime scene” under battlefield conditions? Will they have to gather evidence and secure its chain of custody for transport all the way back to New York? All of this while intelligence officers and soldiers operate in a war zone, trying to stay alive, and working to complete their mission and get out without casualties. The Obama administration has rejected the tool designed to solve this tension between civilian trials and the demands of intelligence and military operations. In 2001, President George Bush established military commissions, which have a long history that includes World War II, the Civil War and the Revolutionary War … The lawyers in the Bush administration understood that military commissions could guarantee a fair trial while protecting national security secrets from excessive exposure. The Supreme Court has upheld the use of commissions for war crimes. Congress approved these procedures in 2005 and 2009. Consider that Mohammed was captured in a lightening raid in Pakistan. The intelligence that led to that capture has been the subject of a number of reports. However, Al-Qaeda would love to know for sure where Page 3 STEVEN P. TAURO March 22, 1965 – January 18, 2010 Steven P. Tauro of East Boston, Massachusetts passed away on January 18, 2010. He is the loving son of Benito and Debora Tauro of East Boston. Loving father of Steven and Matthew Tauro. Dear brother of Mark and wife Mina Tauro of Westwood, Paul and wife Diana Tauro of Melrose, Daniel and wife Lena Tauro of Stoneham, and Linda and husband Michael Scarpa of Melrose. Loving grandson of Giovanna Colarossi of East Boston. Steven is also survived by many dear nieces and nephews. He was a life long resident of East Boston and a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School in Boston. Steven will always be fondly remembered by his family and friends and to everyone whose lives he touched. He could make anyone laugh with his sense of humor and charming ways. He was always the first to lend a hand, whether it be at a family gathering or community event. Steven was always there for everyone he met, his infectious smile would brighten up the room. He respected and valued his family and enjoyed spending time with them, especially with his two sons, Steven and Matthew. Funeral arrangements handled by Mark A. Tauro. Visiting hours will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 3:00-8:00 PM. Funeral will be on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 128 Gove Street, East Boston at 10:00 AM. Donations can be made to the Steven and Matthew Tauro Fund, 15 Carol Street, Stoneham, MA 02180. For more information please visit www.vazzafunerals.com. May He Rest in Eternal Peace SOCIETA SANTA MARIA DI ANZANO Annual Valentine Party Join us on Saturday, February 13, 2010 for dinner and dancing with Sea Breeze. The event will be held at Anthony’s of Malden, 105 Canal Street. For more information and tickets please call Elio LoRusso at 617-776-2739 or 617-799-6826. Internationally-acclaimed Duo Vittorio Ghielmi & Luca Pianca Perform (Continued on Page 10) The Boston Early Music Festival will present internationally-acclaimed duo Vittorio Ghielmi, viola da gamba, and Luca Pianca, lute, on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8pm at First Church of Cambridge, Congregational (11 Garden Street in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA) in a performance entitled The Golden Age of the Viola da Gamba and the Lute: Works by Marais, Gallot, Forqueray, S. L. Weiss, and Lidl. A free pre-concert talk with the artists will be offered at 7pm. Tickets and information are available at WWW.BEMF.ORG or by calling 617-661-1812. Each an accomplished soloist in his own right, award-winning viola da gambist Vittorio Ghielmi, and Il Giardino Armonico founder Luca Pianca, lute, have toured the world performing the extensive, but littleknown repertoire for lute and viola da gamba. Their most recent CD, “Bagpipes from Hell,” explores the rustic side of the repertoire alongside more refined works by Marais, Gallot, Forqueray, S. L. Weiss, Abel, and Lidl, and provides the basis for their BEMF debut performance. Early Music America hails the duo’s “beautiful tone and expressivity,” commenting that “when the two play together they create a very rich sound.” The 2009-2010 Boston Early Music Festival concert season is presented with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Constellation Center, WGBH Radio Boston, Harpsichord Clearing House, and Zuckermann Harpsichords International. Dates, times, venues, artists, and programs are subject to change. R.J. Antonelli and Company Incorporated Send letter to: Pamela Donnaruma, Editor, The Post-Gazette, P.O. Box 130135, Boston, MA 02113 The opinions expressed by our columnists and contributors are not necessarily the same as those of The Post-Gazette, its publisher or editor. Photo submissions are accepted by the Post-Gazette provided they are clear, original photos. There is a $5 charge for each photo submitted. Photos can be submitted via e-mail: [email protected]. If you want your photos returned, include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. Accountants and Auditors Boston Business Journal Top 50 Firms – 2004/2005 Corporations • Trusts • Estates • Individuals • Computer Services • Financial Planning Buying and Selling Businesses • I.R.S. and D.O.R. Representation • Federal and State Taxes 331 Montvale Avenue Citizens Bank Bldg. @I-93 Woburn, MA 01801 A Rocco J. Antonelli, C.P.A. 781-937-9300 Since 1948 Page 4 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Financially Speaking OUT LOUD with Ben Doherty by Sal Giarratani Everyone Deserves a Lifetime EARNINGS SEASON U.S. stocks had their worst decline of the year as the first week of earnings season failed to live up to its investors lofty expectations. JP Morgan Chase showed the company is still struggling adding to evidence that the U.S. consumer is too far from a recovery. The Dow Jones fell dropping 100.90 points or .9%, its biggest decline of the New Year. After a 62% stock market rally since March, investors came into the 4 th quarter earnings season with high expectations. Revenue forecast had been rising since the summer and analysts were forecasting the first gain in earnings for companies in the S&P500 stock index since the 2 nd quarter of 2007. To have two marquee names like JP Morgan and Intel release their losses as did Bank of America is a very bad sign suggesting that a broader correction may be in store. The S&P500 fell 1.1% with all of its section falling, led by a 2% pull back in financials. The U.S. dollar gained against the euro and U.S. Treasury debt edged higher. The 10 year note rose 16/32 to yield 3.682% and crude oil prices dropped for five straight days amidst worries that the weak U.S. economy may keep a lid on demand. Oil prices dropped below $78/bll. This week brings a wave of reports, IBM, Citigroup, CSX and Starbucks follow on Wednesday. Hershey plans to bid $179 billion next week for Cadbury after concluding that it has the financial clout to top Kraft Foods $172 billion offer said people familiar with the matter. Last week Hershey was putting a bid together that could kick off a bidding war not seen since 2008. It now has a loan of $10 billion from banks and $5 billion in new Hershey shares and $3 billion from private investors and the Hershey Trust, to equal 800 pence compared to 700 pence by Kraft. Cadbury shares currently trade @ 794 pence. The offering is now 75-80% likely, said a person familiar with the matter. The company and the trust declined to comment. A spokesman for Kraft said, “We continue to believe that our offer presents the best value and upside potential for Cadbury shareholders. Hershey’s bid has gained momentum in recent days, but would not bid if Kraft raised their price to 800 pence or more. Kraft has until the end of January to make its final offer. Hershey would then have a deadline to make its approach to be set by the takeover panel. GM appointed a new team to lead Opel, a stakeout aimed at turning around the European car maker and it lent the unit $1 billion. GM is aimed to present a plan taken this month. GM lent Opel $900 million in November. Angela Merkel’s government won’t commit state aid to Opel’s restructuring unless they are convinced GM has a sound plan. Mr. Reilly will step down from Opel’s advisory board and is replaced by Mr. Girsky, who will continue to get $200,000 yearly as a GM director besides getting reimbursed for living expenses and traveling costs. He will also get $75,000 per month in stock for his additional role as advisor to the GM’s CEO. Most economists expected Q4 growth of 85,000 jobs and job growth to resume in Q1, the optimism index shot up 5.1%, the first upbeat reading since September. Still the sub 50 reading indicates pessimism, and unemployment should stay subnormally high. Most economists expect jobs to come in mid 2010. Confidence is weakest in the midwest, hard hit by the auto industry and manufacturing overall. An index of small business job growth, usually the main driver of job growth continues to shed jobs, but at a slower pace a recent survey showed. The job growth will not be fast enough to dramatically reduce the unemployment rate, and credit remains tight. In an IBD/TIPP telephone poll of 923 adults from January 4-9th, the index was more upbeat to 41.3%. President Obama’s rating was 50.8% down from 71% when he took office in February. It’s time to call your financial advisor or call me 617-261-7777. THE GOP NEEDS MORE SEAN DUFFYS by Sal Giarratani Republican Sean Duffy is a young 38-year-old district attorney from northern Wisconsin. He’s talking fiscal responsibility, creating jobs and dealing with growing entitlements. He attacks the idea of higher taxes and opposes ObamaCare. Says the Wall Street Journal, “He’s Facebooking and Twittering. He comes across as a serious yet positive reformer, a combo that has caught the public’s eye.” He’s taking on a liberal Democratic icon in David Obey who chairs the House Appropriations Committee. Obey has also been the congressman for Wisconsin’s 7th district since before Duffy was born. Duffy is getting campaign traction as many voters are getting angry with the Democratic spending agenda. 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ATP I’ve been hearing a new radio commercial about breast cancer awareness. The ad’s got a slogan that goes, “Everyone deserves a lifetime.” What’s a lifetime? Living to reaching 90 years old? Living to being the oldest person in your family’s generation? All we have is time. Our time can be long or short. My father retired and had only five healthy retirement years. My cousin died at age 14 years old from cancer. An uncle died from the same disease at 38 years old. Deserving a lifetime? Of what? We all think about our mortality every New Year’s Eve. At least I do, as I think of birth every Christmas. However, the real unknown is what happens between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and I’m not talking about one week’s time but the lifetime itself. A friend of mine and coworker is about 13 months older than me. Several years ago, he wrote a commentary for the Patriot Ledger down in Quincy entitled, “Soldier recalls Christmas spent under fire in Vietnam.” As my friend Bob Brack wrote in that newspaper piece, “Twas the night before Christmas 1967, no chance of snow, the temperature was a balmy 86 degrees, with occasional warmer breezes. We were under a “blackout” procedure, which mean no open lights. We really didn’t need any, since the night horizon was often ablaze with parachute flares, illuminating the “no-mans land” between our peremeter and the treeline.” That’s how a young Bob Brack remembered that long ago Christmas fighting to stay alive in the jungles of Nam. He remembered listening to Christmas music and sweating in 100 degrees in the shade. He thought about home and his family and the life he took so often for granted. Then, Vietnam happened again. Someone yelled “incoming” and everyone went down in their bunkers. A mortar landed nearby. Before he could move, he heard a terrible boom and a blast of gasoline. Dirt and shrapnel snuck through the 6-inch gunport openings. He was drenched in gasoline but never caught fire. This time there were no deaths only bleeding to stop. To Brack, it seemed all like a John Wayne movie, only it wasn’t a movie. It was part of his lifetime. Life in Vietnam wasn’t exactly a silent night. When he prayed, all he asked was, “I’m 19 years old, help me get to 20.” He did and much more. Bob Brack’s lifetime survived that jungle war and carried a better understanding of what his life really was. For me, it was Christmas 1966. I was in the US Air Force and 18 years old. I saw Vietnam in my future too. Then, I became sick after Thanksgiving that year. After several trips to the base hospital, I was told I had a serious medical issue and that I would be discharged. As I flew out of Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, I wondered if I would see my 19th birthday. I arrived home three days before Christmas thinking I had a serious liver or kidney disease. It turned out eventually that I had neither, but on that Christmas Day it seemed like my lifetime was shutting down on me. It didn’t. My medical issue was quite treatable and with time I moved on with my life knowing it wasn’t my time yet. Today, in 2010, I am 61 years old and healthy in body and mind. Bob Brack is 62 years old and equally healthy like me. We both learned a valuable lesson many Christmases ago about what a lifetime meant to each of us. This year, I appreciated New Year’s Eve and the beginning of the next year of my lifetime as I am sure Brack did likewise. He dodged a visible enemy in front of him. I dodged an invisible enemy within me. Everyone deserves a lifetime but a lifetime is often what we make of it and what we do with it. I learned to appreciate it and use it well. Bob Brack did too. It is only right that the two of us would end up working together in this part of our lifetime. Invest in your lifetime. You only get one. Boston Harborside Home Joseph A. Langone 580 Commercial St. - Boston, MA 02109 617-536-4110 www.bostonharborsidehome.com Joseph F. Allen Frederick J. Wobrock Trevor Slauenwhite Dino C. Manca A Service Family Afiliate of AFFS/Service Corporation International 206 Winter St., Fall River, MA 02720 Telephone 508-676-2454 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Page 5 AUGUSTA BOSTON CLUB HONORS JOSEPH MORELLO As Its 2009 Man of the Year Left to Right: Treasurer Giuseppe Lanzerotta, Past President Salvatore Pustizzi, Vice President Andrea Costa, Martha (Peluso) Morello, President Joseph Morello and Financial Secretary Victor Gabriello. At their annual Christmas Dinner Dance, the Augusta Boston Club members honored their newly elected president, Joseph E. Morello with their distinguished “Man of the Year Award”. This award is presented annually to a member who has willingly devoted his time and energy with dedication and pride for the betterment and success of the Augusta Boston Club. In presenting the award, Vice President Andrea Costa stated “Since I approached him way back in 2004 when I was the president, and asked him if he would join the club, he hasn’t stopped working. His dedication to the club, his ability to get things done, his approach to coordinate with others, and his respect for the rules of fairness has been and is outstanding”. Joseph has served on many Augusta Club committees such as cultural, festivities, scholarship, Festa di San Domenico, membership, Memorial Mass, nominat- ing, Bocce, and many others. The production of a yearly Augusta Boston Club calendar became his pet project, and with the assistance of Recording Secretary Francesco Silvestro, it became a reality in 2007. As president, he hopes to introduce new programs that will help the Augusta Club to become more effective in its work of preserving the customs and traditions of their beloved Augusta, Sicily. Joseph Morello was born and brought up in Boston’s West End. The West End was home to many immigrants from Europe and especially from Italy. Of the Italians who settled there, a large percentage came from the wonderful city of Augusta, Sicily. Forced from the West End by the redevelopment fiasco, the Morello family moved to West Medford. Joseph met and married Martha Peluso in 1962 and settled in West Medford where they raised three children. A need for more room and a desire to be closer to Joseph’s work, prompted the Morello family to move to Tewksbury. As the children grew and went on their own, Joseph retired and together with Martha situated themselves in North Chelmsford. Joseph now found the time to become involved with an organization close to his heart, a club with roots to Augusta, Sicily, the Augusta Boston Club. Originally organized in 1936 as the Augusta Fraternal Associates, the club was reorganized in 2002 as the Augusta Boston Club. They recently rewrote their Constitution to accept nonAugustanese as Associate Members. Their social and cultural goals remain the same, the preservation of customs and traditions, and the recognition of individuals who are instrumental in promoting these ideals. The opportunity now presents itself for those individuals who so desire, to become involved with an exciting organization and become part of something meaningful. Eastie Women Connect A committee of the East Boston Chamber of Commerce (EWC) presents, MySpace, YouTube or Yelp, I Need Help. Market your business with social media on February 9, 2010 from 5:30 – 8:00 PM at 80 Border Street, East Boston. Learn from the experts, Marie Alesandro from Genius LLC, Tomeeka Farrington from Spotlight Communication, Samantha Hammer from BRA the City of Boston, Juliet DeVries Pyles from AudisseyGuides and Sarah Sergi from TummyToys. Join the committee of women for an evening of discovering the basics of social networking. All the glory that was Rome ..... Pompei Bistro • Beer • Wine These women will make sense of it all or at least so it is not so intimidating. Please reserve your space by calling the Chamber at 617-569-5000. Insurance/ Inspector Millennium Information Services is looking for indepedent contractors to perform exterior residential property insurance inspections in a local territory. Earnings based on number of inspections you complete. Direct or related experience required. You will need the following items to begin: dependable vehicle, digital camera, measuring wheel and PC with high-speed internet access. To learn more about Millennium and to register online, please visit us at www.millinfo.com and register under property inspector on our employment page. EOE Burlington Sons of Italy’s Continuing Culture Series Presents Ferdinando Argenti The Burlington Lodge of the Sons of Italy will proudly present the masterly keyboarding and vocals of the very talented Ferdinando Argenti at the Burlington Public Library on Wednesday evening, January 27 at 6:45 PM. This will be the twenty-third meeting of the Burlington Culture Series celebrating all aspects of the Italian and Italian-American culture. Monthly guest speakers of particular expertise will continue through May and into the fall. The search for discriminating and knowledgeable guest speakers continues unabated. Mr. Argenti, accomplished jazz pianist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer, a product of the University of Pisa, the Berklee School of Music and the Boston Bel Canto Opera, will offer a variety of his renditions of well known Italian artists such as Sinatra, Bocelli, Pavarotti as well as his own compositions. Mr. Argenti’s evening in Burlington will shortly be followed with an evening of music on February 20 where he will play and entertain at the Crestview in Woburn in celebration of a Carnevale Veneziano dinner/dance/entertainment. He is an exceptional young Italian musician who gives celebration of his Italian heritage with his music. This is a performance not to be missed! The January 27 performance is open to the public, free of charge. Refreshments to follow. For Carnevale Veneziano tickets contact P. Moreno at [email protected]. Please check our website for information on our continuing monthly culture series and other lodge events: www.burlingtonsonsofitaly.org LUCIA RISTORANTE & BAR Traditional Italian Cuisine Donato Frattaroli 415 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02113 617.367.2353 — Open for Lunch and Dinner Daily — Private dining rooms for any occasion [email protected] www.luciaboston.com Page 6 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 ITALY’S ECONOMY: Saint Sebastian The Future is a Challenge by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari by Orazio Buttafuoco As widely reported by the Italian Press, Mario Draghi, the top officer of the Bank of Italy recently expressed some views after thoroughly analyzing the national economic conditions. The present conditions, albeit serious but not severe, do not portent a positive outlook for the future. We all know how Italy’s economy goes. It is largely based in the industrialized Northern Regions, but not much elsewhere, especially in the South. We must state that there are actually two-Italy’s with a sharp distinction between the North and the South. In the North, of course, the economy is always going quite well, while in the South there is a lack of an industrial activity on a large scale, as it is in the North while the South can hardly stand on its own … feet! It is a situation that will never change, unless the North’s political-economic solons learn a fundamental economic lesson: let the “other Italy”, the South, move forward using their own initiatives and at their own pace. If they were allowed by the North’s “bosses”, who act in flagrant violation of the very Italian Constitution, to utilize their own resources, especially Sicily which never got nothing of the many billions of euro from the petroleum extraction, and refining, things would be a lot better in the depressed south. No wonder Sicily is the political anomaly in Italy: a land, rich in natural resources, especially petroleum and potassium salts, which has one of the highest unemployment level not only in Italy but also in Europe. It is nearly impossible to find opportunities, save many menial jobs, where government’s support to start a business is almost totally lacking, therefore a largely poor population. Draghi himself recognizes a large lack of public confidence, not surprisingly in the southern regions. He fervently hopes that the government move ahead and do whatever necessary to change the general mood of the people by investing in areas where the need is dire and the expectations very high. The future of Italy, whether economic or educational, could be more encouraging, if the “Godfathers” of Italian politics would recognize that all Italians deserve to be treated “equally”, especially those that produce the natural resources that Italy needs. Social inequality ought to be a thing of the past. Regretfully it is still the thing of the present. A brief historical note is now necessary. In 1860 a group of enthusiastic youngsters jubilantly proclaimed that Italy was at last united, an astute “northern Italian”, Massimo D’Azeglio, responded ominously: “Yes, Italy is now united. Now comes the hard part: to unite the Italians”. It was a great dream. As we daily see it is still a dream. The unification of the “peoples” in the peninsula, and in the islands, it is still a dream. The “power grabbers” of the north have always been, over the last 150 years, the stumbling block to the road to equality. Inequality has made an area of Italy, the north, very rich, but has contributed to perpetuate the miserable conditions of the southern regions. How long will this situation persist? Isn’t time to say “basta” and recreate the sense of social progress? The present “status quo” is anti-social, anti-economic, and virtually criminal! Whenever people ask for help, the professional political bosses look the other way. And then they start to “muse upon” the Sicilian Mafia, the Neapolitan Camorra, the Calabrese ‘Ndrancheta, or Puglia’s Sacra Corona. What about the violent “Red Brigades”, a pure northern product? Meanwhile, organized crime has now taken a new, “legalized’ ‘persona”: political. Greater Boston’s Affordable Private Cemetery Traditional Burial Plot (for 2) Starting at $1500 COMMUNITY MAUSOLEUMS 500 Canterbury St. Boston, MA 02131 GARDEN COLUMBARIUMS 617.524.1036 www.stmichaelcemetery.com Serving the Italian community for over 100 years! POST-GAZETTE EAST BOSTON SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN MARIE MATARESE 35 Bennington Street, East Boston 617.227.8929 MON. and TUES. 10:00 A.M. - 3.00 P.M. THURS. 11:00 A.M.- 2:00 P.M. ACCEPTING Advertisements General Advertisements • Sales and Rentals Memorials • Legals ADVERTISING WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE Saint Sebastian is a charismatic saint of the early Catholic Church. According to his legend, Sebastian was born at Narbonne, Gaul. He entered the Roman army under Emperor Carinus in 283 in order to defend the confessors and martyrs of his day without drawing attention to himself. St. Sebastian was named a captain of the Praetorian guards by the Roman Emperor Diocletian who was unaware that Sebastian was a Christian. We do not know how or when St. Sebastian became a Christian, Tradition holds that he converted other soldiers and a governor, during the period that he served as a soldier in Rome. His efforts kept the Faith firm of Marcus and Marcellian, two Christian captives, right up to the time of their martyrdom. Eventually, the Emperor came to hear of Saint Sebastian’s Christian faith, tradition relates that he was handed over to the Mauretanian archers and ordered to be tied to a post and slain by arrows. Saint Sebastian was left for dead, his body pierced and bleeding, but because of his physical stamina and God’s will, he did not die. A widow, Saint Irene, found Sebastian’s body and cared for him until he was well. Saint Sebastian used his recovery to publicly rebuke the Emperor for his cruel treatment of Christians. The Emperor, in response, commanded his soldiers to stone St. Sebastian to death on January 20, 287 A.D., which is now his feast day. St. Sebastian’s body was buried on the Apian way, and in 367 A.D. a basilica was constructed over his grave the basilica was one of the seven chief churches of Rome. The present church was completed in 1611 by Scipio Cardinal Borghese The building was refurbished in 1610. Saint Sebastian was venerated at Milan as early as the time of St. Ambrose. He is patron of the Swiss Guards, archers, athletes, and soldiers, and is appealed to for protection against plagues. He is patron saint of athletes because of his physical endurance and his energetic way of spreading and defending the Faith. Sebastian is also patron to all soldiers. He was declared patron of plague sufferers because of his reported cures of those afflicted with many diseases. Sebastian was the Middle Ages’ saint of choice when praying for deliverance from the dreaded Black Plague. Saint Sebastian’s popularity continued through the Renaissance, where his arrow-pierced body was a frequently chosen the subject of paintings. Botticelli, Andrea Mantegna, Perugino, Bernini and El Greco have each painted him, Claude Debussy wrote a musical piece entitled, “The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. CARLO MARATTA Master Baroque Painter by James Di Prima CARLO MARATTA (b. 1635 – d. 1713) In Italy, if you showed any inclination or aptitude towards craftsmanship, sculpting or painting, it was not uncommon for a talented youngster to have a patron that would further their interest and send them to study with the then known masters. And so it was with Carlo Maratta (also known as Maratti) who possessed wonderful and unusual skills in design and architecture. Carlo was born in Camerano, Marche, Italy. At the age of 12 he was sent to Rome by his patrons to study under Andrea Sacchi, the leader in classical Roman painting in the mid 17th century, who admired and emulated Raphael and his work. Along with Sacchi Maratta was also inspired by other artists of the time such as Carracci, Guercino and Lanfranco. His classic tone led him to work alongside Domenico Maria Canuti in painting the Palazzo Altieri. In Rome, the Altieri were one of the prominent families who claimed descendancy from Roman nobility, includ- ing Pope Clement X. The palace is opposite the Church of the Gesu. Today the palace is occupied by a bank but the major works of art can still be seen. On your next visit to Rome stop by to see these marvelous works of art. Maratta’s first piece, in 1650, is an adoration of the Shepherds for San Giuseppe Die Falegnami. He went on to establish one of the prominent art studios in Rome. His other major pieces are “The mystery of the Trinity Revealed to St. Augustine” (c. 1655), which was painted for the church of Santa Maria Dei Sette Dolori. In the Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy hangs his painting “The Appearance of the Virgin to St. Philip Neri (c. 1675. Due to his number of paintings of the Virgin he was given the nickname “Carluccio Delle Madonne” (Little Carlo of the Madonnas). His portraits captured the lighting and the majesty of the classical baroque style that he managed to instill in his paintings. Maratta had a mistress Francesca Gommi (or Gomma), who bore him a daughter, Faustina in 1679 or 1680. His wife died in 1700. He then went on to marry Francesca Palazzo Altieri, Rome, Italy Madonna with Christ Child by Carlo Maratta. and then legally recognized Faustina as his daughter. His daughter’s features were used in many of Maratta’s later paintings. His numerous paintings are displayed in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Brussels, Rome, Florence, St. Petersburg in the National Gallery, Hampton Court, and Devonshire House in England and several reside in the Louvre. Carlos’ skill as an architect was put to use, for he also designed several buildings. In 1650 Pope Alexander VII gave him many commissions including one of his greatest pieces, a painting of Constantine destroying the idols for the Baptistry of the Lateran. This painting bestowed on Carlo increased fame and in 1704 he was knighted by Pope Clement XI. Carlo Maratta at the age of 88 died in Rome. His masterpieces will live on forever. During this Christmas season in many Catholic churches the portrait of the Virgin Mary and the Christ child by Carlo Maratta can be seen on the cover of the Miselettte from November until February. POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Mrs. Murphy . . . As I See It As usual, “A Taste of Eastie”, held at the Boston Logan Airport Hotel was a huge success. The food extravaganza was a sold out affair. Eastie boasts many fine restaurants with a great selection of ethnic establishments. Many of them participated in a “Taste of Eastie”. Chefs served up scrumptious samples of entrees to delight every palate, not to mention the array of exquisite desserts offered. Participants were more than satisfied with the presentations ... Revere residents are rocking and rolling over their high tax bills. The unpopular Mayor Tom Ambrosino allegedly is not running for mayor again. Ambrosino built several new schools in Revere with taxpayer money but fell short of improving the education in Revere’s public school system. As a Harvard graduate Ambrosino has proven to be a dud. Too bad the residents learned the hard way about the man they voted into office. Well, better luck with the next mayor. Hope the people of Revere do their homework before voting next time! ... The same old boys club came out in full force to endorse Martha Coakley. Obama promised change, but falls short on that promise. The drama king came to Boston to cop a plea for Martha. Kennedy is gone but is still trying to rule from the grave through his relatives. I’m referring to Vicky Reggie Kennedy wife of the late Teddy, and his billionaire nephew Joe “free oil” Kennedy who went on national T.V. begging for votes for Martha! However, voters have gotten smart in Massachusetts, and want to put Teddy, and his gang to rest. Scott Brown enjoyed his much deserved victory and hopefully will put Massachusetts back on track. People are sick of the same old, same old rhetoric that drools from the mouths of democrats! We have a long way to go getting rid of the rest, but it will happen! ... The incumbent Mayor Thomas M. Menino took the oath of office for the fifth time as Mayor of Boston making him the longest serving mayor in the history of Boston. He’s done a good job for the most part, but I believe it was time for him to leave and leave gracefully. Instead his love of power predominated his judgment and he ran again. As a result his administration will have to face the embarrassment of an incident at City Hall that rocked the socks off everyone. Mayor Menino’s otherwise unblemished political career could have gone down in history books! That is why we need term limits. No politician should hold power for a long period of time because it gets too comfortable for them and their administration. Democrats’ Billy Bulger, ‘and we all know what he was capable of’; and the ultra liberal Ted Kennedy who ‘controlled Massachusetts with an iron fist’; over extended their time in office, and we can now add Tom Menino to the list! No need to wonder why Massachusetts is not only the laughing stock of other states, but also one of the most corrupt! Democrats oath: Keep creating new social programs and keep all the lazies dependent on the government, and we’re destined to be in control!!! … This year doesn’t seem to be starting off too well! Obama may be heading the country into an even bigger war in Afghanistan. Americans appear too complacent to care. America’s ship is sinking, we’ve fallen behind China, and losing face all over the world. … Al Gore has made billions on his bogus “Global Warming Scheme” yet both these men are Nobel Prize honorees and the people remain silent. Only in America ... On a final note … Our hearts and prayers are with the Tauro family who lost their beloved son Steven recently ... Till next time! Finalmente la Befana! by Prof. Rosemary Grasso Page 7 2010 East Boston Telephone Directory PUBLISHED From left to right: Proprietors/Publishers Michela Cappuccio and Neffo Cappuccio. Cappuccio Enterprises is proud to announce the publication of the 2010 East Boston Telephone Directory. The directory was officially presented at the annual Taste of Eastie on January 12 th . Copies of the directory will be delivered to homes within the following weeks and extra copies can be obtained at First Priority located at 100 Swift Street and the East Boston Chamber of Commerce office at 296 Bennington Street, 2 nd floor. This is the 4 th edition of the directory published by Cappuccio Enterprises and it serves as the most widely used resource for East Boston residents and businesses. Sal G’s New Cat NICA On January 6th 2010, Befana finally came to visit the students of the Eliot School! In the heart of the Italian neighborhood, the Eliot is one of the few schools that has been offering Italian classes. In the recent years, the Eliot grew and enrolled students from pre- K to 8th grade. After 13 years of efforts to strength and reinforce the Italian language, classes are finally taught to students from 3 to 14 years old. An accomplishment that was possible thanks to the hard work of the Principal Traci Griffith and the Italian Consulate of Boston in collaboration with C.A.S.IT, the non-profit organization for the promotion of “La bella lingua” in the schools of New England That is why Befana decided to reward this great achievement by coming all the way to America. Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve. She is usually portrayed riding a broomstick through the air wearing a black shawl. She is often smiling and carries a bag filled with candies and chocolate for the good kids, and another bad filled with onions, garlic and coal for the bad ones. As a matter of fact, during the week of Epiphany children try to be more patient and obedient than usual. On Epiphany Eve Italian kids are very excited, and when they wake up the following morning they hurry to discover what Befana left in their stockings. This January the same kind of excitement was experienced at the Eliot. During Italian class, students had learned about Befana. And on January 5th the youngest grades hang their stockings. The next morning the students rushed to school to see if Befana had really came to America. Not only Befana had visited the school, but she had left only candies and chocolate. The surprises were not over! While the 1st grade was sharing opinions about Befana, the old lady actually walked into the room throwing sweets and greeting the students. The 1st graders were astonished! But a few minutes later the young students decided to sing in Italian for Befana, and to walk her through the school. Befana, who remarkably looked like the Board Chairman of C.A.S.IT. M. Gioconda Motta, kept throwing goodies till she magically disappeared. Old dear Befana finally managed to fly to Boston. We hope to see her again next year. Nica seems to have the munchies for her salmon treats. (Photo by Sal Giarratani) INCOME TAX PREPARATION • Financial Services • Professional Tax Consultant • Personal & Business • Year Round Service M.P. & CO. TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES GRACE PREVITE MAGOON, EA 617-569-0175 146 Maverick Street, East Boston, MA 02128 ESTABLISHED IN 1938 e-mail: [email protected] Page 8 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame New England Chapter Scholarship and Induction Dinner 2009 NIASHF New England Chapter 2009 Board of Directors, Inductees and Scholarship recipients. Gerry Rafaele, Jr. and Jack Sullivan were presented with trophy for 1 st place at our Annual Bocce Tournament. L-R Donato Frattaroli, Jerry Rafaele, Jr., Chris Zizza and Jack Sullivan. L-R: NIASHF President Al DeNapoli and 2009 Inductee, David Bavarro. The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame New England Chapter held the 2009 Induction and Scholarship Awards Dinner at the Danversport Yacht Club in Danvers, Massachusetts. The 2009 honorees were NIASHF New England Chapter Class of 2009 Inductee, David Bavarro and 2009 Man of the Year, Sal Lupoli. David, is a Former NFL football player whose career included 2 years with the New England Patriots. He is currently a teacher at Malden Catholic High School. Sal Lupoli is the Owner, President and CEO of The Lupoli Companies. The evening was a true celebration of all that occurred in 2009 for NIASHF, New England Chapter. Bruno Bonicontro was presented with the MVP Player trophy and a scholarship award from our 1st Annual High School All-Star Soccer Tournament which was held at Andover High School in May 2009. Gerry Rafaele, Jr. and Jack Sullivan were presented with a trophy for 1st place at our Annual Bocce Tournament held at the Langone Bocce Courts in the North End each year at the end of summer. And as always, NIASHF New England Chapter proudly presented nine outstanding student athletes with scholarship awards to assist with their education expenses. Congratulations to the 2009 Scholarship recipients: Erin Muschette, Elena Pepe, Mark Zorella, Joseph Wesloski, Derek Simpson, JonFranco Baretto, Nicole Santosuosso Alexandra Gaeta-Ford and Michael Tagliaferro. A video presentation was provided by Malden Cable Television and dancing to the music of Imagine rounded out a pleasant, entertaining and exciting evening for all. A special thank you to our Young volunteers: left to right: Kaylie Corda, Kyle Corda (standing), Ava Zizza, Emma Zizza and Jenna Modugno. Marie Deramo, Donato Frattaroli, Mike Pusiteri, Barbara Summa and Annette Luongo. L-R: NIASHF President Al DeNapoli and 2009 Man of the Year, Sal Lupoli. Alexandra Gaeta-Ford Scholarship recipient reads her essay on her Italian Heritage. (Photos by Dom Campochiaro, D&S Video) Bruno Bonicontro was presented with the MVP Player trophy and a scholarship award from our 1st Annual High School AllStar Soccer Tournament. L-R: Al DeNapoli, Bruno Bonicontro, Dario Cornelio and Chris Zizza. POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Page 9 The Socially Set by Hilda M. Morrill Left to right: Madeleine, Susan, Nicholas and Steve Potter smile for the camera at the BPL’s “Literary Lights for Children.” Susan was the Event Chair. (Photo by Roger Farrington) The Associates of the Boston Public Library (BPL) recently celebrated the eleventh annual “Literary Lights for Children” awards ceremony at a festive tea party. The award winners — Sook Nyul Choi, Katherine Paterson, Brian Selznick, David Small and Sarah Stewart — were honored for their extraordinary contributions to children’s literature. The authors chosen as the 2009 “Literary Lights” have collectively won dozens of major awards for their inspiring books, written for children and young adults. “Literary Lights for Children” seeks to raise awareness of children’s literature, promote literacy, honor children’s authors, and raise money for the library’s children’s services and collections. The event began with the awards presentation in the historic Bates Reading Room. Four students selected from Greater Bostonarea schools presented the awards to each of the honored authors. The honorees discussed their writing careers and shared their love of books with the audience of more than 450 children and adults. Tea refreshments were served and enjoyed. The 2009 “Literary Lights for Children” volunteer committee was chaired by Susan Potter, with Rebecca Forrester and Mary Pfeifer Lentz as the Honorary Chairs. Sponsors for the program included Scholastic Children’s Book Publishing and Tiffany & Co., along with other corporate sponsors and private donors. For information about “Literary Lights for Children,” contact the Associates Office at the Boston Public Library at 617-536-3886, email [email protected], Liesl Gilman and her daughter Isabelle at the BPL. (Photo by Roger Farrington) or visit www.LiteraryLights forChildren.org. ……. The Boston Wine Expo takes place this Saturday and Sunday, January 2324 at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston. The largest trade and consumer wine event in New England, the Expo offers wine enthusiasts an unparalleled educational and entertaining wine-and-food experience. The Grand Tasting showcases more than 350 international and domestic wineries from 13 countries pouring over 1,800 different wines. Special features include an exclusive Grand Cru Wine Lounge. Reserve level wines will be featured in this separate and sophisticated setting for the most serious wine enthusiast. Industry experts host the 2010 seminar program, offering seminars for all levels of wine-lovers. This year’s all-star lineup includes Marilisa Allegrini, founder, Poggio al Tesoro; Gloria Maroti Frazee, Wine Spectator; Paul Hobbs, owner/winemaker at Paul Hobbs Winery and Vina Cobos; Leonardo LoCascio, President, CEO and Founder of Winebow, Inc; Leslie Sbrocco, award-winning author, Adventures of a Thirsty Girl; Tim Mondavi, Continuum Estate; Christian Tietje of Four Vines Winery; and Gary Vaynerchuk of WineLibraryTV.com. This year’s keynote speaker Kevin Zraly, noted author and lecturer, leads his highly acclaimed onehour, fast-paced, actionpacked wine seminar. Zraly, often called the “one man Cirque du Soleil,” takes his audience on a tasting tour of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon wines. For times, tickets or more information, please call 1-877-946-3976 or visit www.wineexpoboston.com. ……. “Dress for Success: Celebrating Self-Sufficiency” takes place on Friday, January 29 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, beginning with a reception at 11:30 a.m. followed by a luncheon, program and live auction. Laura and Dave Lamere of Weston are the event cochairs. The Honorary cochairs are Governor Deval L. Patrick and Mrs. Diane B. Patrick, and Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Mrs. Angela Menino. The luncheon will mark the fourth year that a group of Boston’s leaders will come together to celebrate and support the work done by Dress for Success Boston. Rebecca and Robert Forrester with their daughters Iona and Claudia (standing), pose with “Literary Light” children’s author Brian Selznick and his award presenter Zeke Mercer-McDowell (student at Epiphany School in Dorchester) during the book-signing session at the “Literary Lights for Children” benefit at the Boston Public Library. Rebecca was Honorary Chair of the event. (Photo by Roger Farrington) The event will be entertaining and informative and will help raise funds to support the beneficial programs provided to each client. The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Live auction packages include five nights at a private home on Martha’s Vineyard, Opening Day Red Sox vs. Yankees tickets, a trip to Bermuda with a round of golf, an elegant “Fashion Package,” and much more. There is also an Online Auction at www.DFSB.cmarket.com. For further information about the “Celebrating SelfSufficiency” luncheon, please call 617-204-4292 or send an email to [email protected]. For more information about Dress for Success Boston, please call 617-7792177 or visit www.dressfor success.org. The large committee includes Jody Acford and Steve Burgay, Jacqui and Wayne Budd, Sara Campbell, Kristen Daly, Peggy Dray, Boston City Councilor Maureen Feeney, Carol and Bernie Fulp, Karen Marinella Hall, Denise Hajjar, Joanne Jaxtimer, Julie Kahn, Mary J. Kakas, Karen Kaplan, Pat Kreger, Mimi La Camera, Irma Fisher Mann, Doctor Mallika Marshall, Margaret McKenna, Thomas F. Reilly, Dusty S. Rhodes, (Continued on Page 13) DIAMONDS ROLEX ESTATE JEWELRY Bought & Sold Jewelers Exch. Bldg. Jim (617) 263-7766 Mattéo Gallo o o Appraisals Sales & Rentals • Real Estate 376 North Street • Boston, MA 02113 (617) 523-2100 • Fax (617) 523-3530 Page 10 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 B ob D ’s B eat by Bob DeCristoforo “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” PATRON OF HAITI HELP HAITI NOW Watching the TV accounts is tough enough. Hearing the screams of the people, especially the children, makes it even worse. Continue to contribute to the Haiti Relief Fund. Much has been done. Much more has to be done. This crisis is our crisis. Don’t let the screams go unheard. NEAD STEPS UP, CHALLENGES North End Against Drugs has donated $500 to the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, and challenges all community groups and organizations to do the same. PRAYER SERVICE A Prayer service will be held this Saturday, January 23 rd at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Mission Church in Roxbury for the people of Haiti beginning at 10:30 am. All are welcome. I learned this week that “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” is the Patron of Haiti. NEAA BASEBALL REGISTRATION Early Registration for NEAA Baseball takes place January 17 to January 31 online at neaabaseball.com and in person at the Nazzaro Center starting January 19th. North End Against Drugs will once again sponsor a baseball team in the 2010 NEAA Baseball Program. NEAD has always known how important baseball is to many of our young people. Sponsoring a team is sponsoring our young people in a very positive activity. Something they want to do. Something they enjoy doing. Baseball is important to the North End, and NEAD is proud to be part of it. COLLEGE BOARD Two goals in 38 seconds by Cam Atkinson was the big difference as BC smashed visiting Maine 7-1, snapping the Black Bears eight game unbeaten streak. Jimmy Hayes scored the Eagles final tally. 6,324 watched. Joe Whitney had a goal and two assists to lead BC to a 4-1 win over Providence. The wins moved BC within 1 point of first place UNH in Hockey East. After a disappointing 3-1 lost to Providence, which saw the Terriers go 0-8 on their powerplay, BC celebrated the 5 th Anniversary of the opening of the Agannis Center with a 6-4 win over Merrimack in a very chipy game. Colby Cohen had two goals, Chris Connolly had the game winner, but the difference was the 39 save performance of netminder Grant Holheiser. UMass won three, defeating Northeastern 4-1 and sweeping Lowell 3-2 and 2-1. NU split their weekend series beating Vermont 3-1, but then being beat up big time by the Catamounts 9-2. Providence handed Maine their second straight loss downing the visitors 3-2. UNH defeated Dartmouth 5-2 for New Hamphire bragging rights and the Riverstone Cup. In NCAA D1 the stunner of the week might be Robert Morris nipping Miami (Ohio) 2-1. Harvard knocked out 5th ranked Yale 3-2, after their tough weekend in Minnesota. A lot closer to home Tufts defeated Johnson & Wales 4-2. Tommy DeRosa had a goal and an assist. In Womens Hockey play 2 goals by Terrier Melissa Anderson led BU to a comeback 5-5 tie with Brown. A four goal third period outburst, led by Annie Hogan, help Northeastern defeat BC 7-4, and into the top spot in Hockey East. HIGH SCHOOL PREP NOTEBOOK On the Basketball court after a win in Providence, Charlestown was defeated by South Boston 67-66, when Santana Anderson sank the winning Free Throw, and by Madison Park 75-45. St. John’s Prep rolled on with an impressive win over Catholic Memorial 78-73. DeRay Willis had 39 points as St. Clement defeated Minuteman 81-62, and Lowell Catholic 67-58. Matignon loss two, falling to Archbishop Williams 75-42, and Trinity Catholic 71-4I. In girls hoop it was Pope John nipping Mount St. Joseph 43-42. Fontbonne stopping Notre Dame 64-42. AC ripping Needham 51-37, and Matignon hel back Marian 56-48. Fenway topped East Boston 65-28. On the ice East Boston was defeated by Latin Academy 5-3 and Dennis Yarmouth 8-1. Snowdon iced West Roxbury 8-4. Matignon shutout Fenwick 4-0, Arlington Catholic shutout St. Peter. Marian 7-0, and defeated St. Bernard 9-2. Malden Catholic topped BC High 6-3. #1 ranked Catholic Memorial defeated #2 ranked Xaverian 2-1, but the Hawks came back to shutout BC High 3-0. Belmont Hill edged Thayer 2-1. St. John’s Prep topped MC 3-1. In Northeastern play Winthrop pounded Swampscott 9-1. In Girls Hockey Austin Prep shutout Archbishop Williams 4-0 and Fontbonne stayed undefeated shutting out Notre Dame 4-0 and stopping Mount St. Joseph 10-1. St. Mary’s of Lynn extended its win streak to 59 defeating Arlington Catholic 5-2. EDUCATION PLUS Elizabeth Seton Academy, a Catholic College Prep High School for Girls, will host an open house on Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. For information call the school at 617-296-1089 or check www.ESABoston.com on the web. East Boston Central Catholic School will hold an open house and registration from 9:00 am-11:00 am. Call 617-567-7456 or log on to www.EBCCS.Org on the web. TIDBITS - Debbie D., welcome home from the Bahamas! - Celeb Sightings: Danny Toscano doing his thing at the NEWNC meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Bevilacqua taking in the BC-Maine hockey game, former District City Councilor Paul Scapicchio on Prince Street. - City Feast: Dining Out to Conquer Diabetes fundraiser takes place on Sunday, January 31 st at 6:00 pm. Carla Agrippino Gomes at Antico Forno has more details. - Less than 30 days to Spring Training! HELP HAITI NOW! • Editorial (Continued from Page 3) that information came from and how it was obtained. Consider the constitutional strictures regarding coerced confessions. Think a liberal judge in a criminal court might want to explore whether water boarding is too coercive. Defense lawyers will have a field day with the issue of water boarding. They will demand access to all of the intelligence gathering efforts used over the last several years. It will be a windfall for Al-Qaeda like no other. Not to mention liberal groups that want to start recruiting for CIA interrogators, Special Forces personnel, and former Bush Department of Justice lawyers. If a liberal judge finds water boarding and other intelligence efforts have tainted the case, the case may falter. By moving the case to federal court, if the case fails for some reason, the administration could once again beat the dead horse excuse that “it’s Bush’s fault” for tor- turing them and ruining the evidence against them. In addition, with terrorists in the United States now, a liberal judge might want to maintain jurisdiction over them. Any subsequent orders by the court would not be the president’s “fault,” even the ordered release of the terrorists to foreign countries Be forewarned, we try terrorists in Criminal Courts at our peril. Information (in part) wall street journal & redstate.com LADY ANTEBELLUM — NEED YOU NOW (CD) Capitol Nashville Lady Antebellum releases their second album, Need You Now, on January 26, and it is eleven potential “winners” — headed up by their first single and number one hit “Need You Now.” The Grammy nominated trio certainly made their mark on country music with the success of their debut album having spawned several hits. Hillary, Dave and Charles had a hand in penning most of the songs, but still make all of them their own. Take your pick of favorites from, “Our Kind of Love,” the sweet sound of “American Honey,” the awakening of “Hello World,” the feel-good “Perfect Day,” and the sadistic “Love This Pain.” The second half happens with the ballad “When You Got a Good Thing,” the heavenly “Stars Tonight,” lowering the decibels for the hindsight of “If I Knew Then,” addressing the beauty of a woman via “Something ‘Bout a Woman,” and put the final touches on their masterpiece album with “Ready to Love Again.” Super! CADDYSHACK — SOUNDTRACK (CD) La-La Land It’s déjà vu when you hear the soundtrack from the motion picture Caddyshack. Out-of-print for many years, and never before available on CD, this enjoyable soundtrack features music by legendary composer Johnny Mandel, with a handful of pop classics from Kenny Loggins. Reminisce with Loggins’ performances on the hit theme from the film, “I’m Alright,” followed by “Lead the Way,” “Make the Move,” “Mr. Night,” and Journey with a dynamic performance of Kenny’s “Any Way You Want It.” The 1980 film’s track has been digitally remastered, and is a “Limited Edition,” with only 3500 CDs produced. The Beat contributed “There She Goes,” along with Hilly Michaels’ raucous “Something on Your Mind,” plus three Mandel compositions: “Divine Intervention,” the silky smooth “Marina,” and ends with the explosive “The Big Bang.” Awesome! WHITNEY JAMES — THE NATURE OF LOVE (CD) Stir Stick Vocalist Whitney James offers up a stunning ninecut debut album with vocals that gently caresses your ears. With a polished blend of American popular music and the originals of jazz composers, she makes a nice package. Blessed with a rhythm section of pianist Joshua Wolff, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Jon Wikan, she hits the jackpot with special guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. Opening with the romantic strains of “Tenderly,” she quickly ups the ante with the energetic “Whisper Not,” back with the rangy “A Timeless Place,” plus the Kern/Gershwin tune “Long Ago and Far Away,” marking the midpoint with “My Love Is You” featuring a moving solo by bassist Clohesy. James delivers a poignant performance of the “The Very Thought of You,” plus a Latin-flavored cover of Irving Berlin’s classic “How Deep Is the Ocean,” while the tender “Be Anything” has pianist Wolff wrapping haunting melodies and harmonies around James’ vocals, finishing up her debut with the timely “In April.” A very mature performance by James for her debut album! MIKE LONGO TRIO — STING LIKE A BEE (CD) CAP Productions With more than 50 years of performing as a jazz pianist, Mike Longo proves that he has gained valuable lessons during that time, as he delivers a dozen outstanding jazz gems recorded “live” in studio. Along with jazz giants Bob Cranshaw on bass and Lewis Nash on drums, Longo showcases his experience and talent. It’s easy to select several favorites from a menu of songs by Longo, Cole Porter, Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie and Herbie Hancock to name a few. Shorter’s works include the fast-paced “Speak No Evil” and the haunting “Dance Cadaverous” Porter’s easy-to-sell “Love for Sale” Hancock’s complex tale of “Tell Me a Bedtime Story,” and salutes Oscar Peterson with a medley of melodies from “West Side Story.” Longo’s originals have the pretty “Someone to Love,” the high energy, tasty “Bird Seed,” and the bluesy “Checked Bags,” a tribute to the late vibraphonist Milt Jackson. Gillespie’s influence on Longo led to a solo piano version of Dizzy’s “Kush” which is the finale of this wonderful jazz album! YOUTH IN REVOLT — SOUNDTRACK (CD) Lakeshore The movie soundtrack to the romantic comedy film Youth in Revolt is comprised of a dozen unique tracks that will definitely grab your attention. You’re sure to find a genre, and maybe even an artist you can identify with, on a potpourri of songs going back as far as 1982 to present. Listen to cuts as, “When You Love Somebody” (Fruit Bars), “I Willn’t Be a Prisoner” (Little Wings), the French language “Les Cactus” (Jacques Dutronc), the rap question “What’s Up Fatlip” (Fatlip), and Beulah outlines “Popular Mechanics for Lovers.” The songs possess lyrics that truly demand your attention, and concern. Fleshpot continues the mood with “Light of Love” and “Happiness Trigger,” trailed by the brief interlude “Keys” and “Nick and Sheeni Make Love” from John Swihart, and the combined efforts of Fun Boy Three & Bananarama result in “‘Taint What You Do,” followed by the Lorenz Hart/ Richard Rodgers tune “My Romance” done nicely by Jo Stafford. A most interesting collection of songs for this soundtrack! POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 NOW PLAYING UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN NEWTV 23 NEEDHAM ST., NEWTON, MA. SINGING WITH COLORS: THE ART OF MARIA TERMINI - Now through March 19, 2010. The exhibit is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday from 12 noon to 6:00 pm. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend a reception with the artist on Thursday, January 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. For more info 617928-1544 or [email protected]. The exhibit is handicapped accessible. THE INSTITUTE OF COMTEMPORARY ART 100 Northern Avenue THE BEST OF THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL - Screenings take place Friday, January 29th at 7PM and Saturday, January 30 th at 6:30 PM. Founded in 1976, the Ottawa International Animation Festival, is North America’s largest celebration of animation in all forms. This program includes highlights from the 2009 festival by animators from around the world. Please call 617-478-3100 or visit www.icaboston.org. The Frog Prince — In December 2008, Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre began a monthly, Sunday series of Fairy Tale Classics in Saugus at the North Shore Musical Children’s Theatre, 466 Central St., Saugus, MA. For almost 30 years, Kaleidoscope has been performing at both the South Shore Music Circus and the Cape Cod Melody Tent. Now this location has become Boston’s only musical children’s theatre! You can enjoy popular shows, affordable prices, free parking, free ice cream and a free cast meet and greet! For more information check out Theater section below. THEATER NORTH SHORE MUSICAL CHILDREN’S THEATRE 466 Central St., Saugus, MA THE FROG PRINCE - February 7, 2010, GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS - March 21, 2010, JACK & THE BEANSTALK - April 25, RAPUNZEL - May 16, MOTHER GOOSE - June 13. All shows start at 2:00PM. From Boston’s Haymarket Station, there is a direct bus to Cliftondale Square. These shows are a perfect way to spend an enjoyable family afternoon! For info visit www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com. Tickets may be available at the door. Please call 1-781-230-3976. WGBH members receive a special discount! ZERO ARROW THEATRE 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA THE DONKEY SHOW – Now through summer 2010. The intoxicating international sensation that takes you behind the velvet ropes into a glittered wonderland of decadence, divas, and disco, inspired by Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” For tickets or more info, you may call 617-5478300 or log on to the website at: www.AmericanRepertoryTheater.org. THE OLD LINCOLN SCHOOL Brookline, Massachusetts SLEEP NO MORE - Now through February 7, 2010. The Old Lincoln School in Brookline, Massachusetts, has been exquisitely transformed into an installation of cinematic scenes that evoke the world of Macbeth. You, the audience, have the freedom to roam the environment and experience a sensory journey as you choose what to watch and where to go. Rediscover the childlike excitement of exploring the unknown in this unique theatrical adventure. An abandoned school. Shakespeare’s fallen hero. Hitchcock’s shadow of suspense. Award-winning British theater company Punchdrunk makes its U.S. debut with Sleep No More, an immersive production inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth, told through the lens of a Hitchcock thriller. For tickets and information call: 617-547-8300 or visit: www.AmericanRepertoryTheater.org. THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY THEATRE MAIN STAGE 264 Huntington Ave., Boston,MA ARTHUR MILLER’S “ALL MY SONS” - Now through February 7, 2010. All My Sons is the story of family man and small business owner, Joe Keller in the years following World War II. Keller continues to strive for the American dream, despite being shaken by both the public shame of his company’s sale of faulty airplane parts to the government and the personal tragedy of his son who went missing-in-action. His wife Kate is trapped by her grief, while their elder son Chris yearns to move forward. When Chris announces his plan to marry his absent brother’s fiancée, Kate must confront her denial of the war’s fatalities, Chris his father’s fallibility and moral compromises, and Joe his true responsibilities to his family and to his country. Tickets available online at huntingtontheatre.org by phone at 617-266-0800 and at the B.U. Theatre Box Office, 264 Huntington Ave., or the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Box Office, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. Special Events JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Columbia Point, Boston, MA MY FRIEND, THE SENATOR AND OUR LOVE OF HISTORY - Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:00-7:00PM. Historian David McCullough talks about Senator Kennedy’s life and their long unique friendship. All forums are free and open to the public. For reservations please call 617-514-1643. RED SKY RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, FANEUIL HALL FIRST ANNUAL PROJECT CUPID DATE AUCTION - February 5, 2010 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. More than twenty-five of Boston’s finest bachelors and bachelorettes are putting themselves up for bid at the first annual Project Cupid Date Auction. The event was created by Amy Blue after her nine-year-old cousin, Isaias Valentin, lost his battle with leukemia. All proceeds will benefit cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Visit www.projectcupid.org for more information. WILBUR THEATRE 246 Tremont St., Boston, MA COMEDY - Featured performers include: ROBERT SCHIMMEL January 22, 2010. EDDIE GRIFFIN January 30, 2010. JENNIFER COOLIDGE - February 6, 2010. PAULY SHORE - February 12, 2010. For more info log onto www.thewilburtheatre.com. MIDWAY STUDIOS 15 Channel Center Street PUCCINI’S LA RONDINE - The Boston Conservatory Opera Program present Puccini’s La Rondine. February 4 through February 6, 2010 at 8 PM and February 7, 2010 at 2 PM. One of Puccini’s most elegant operas known for its aria, “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta.” In this bittersweet love story, told with a comic touch, the kept woman of a wealthy Parisian banker harbors fantasies of romantic love when she falls for an earnest young man from a respectable family. Please visit www.bostonconversatory.edu. COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER 290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA DECORDOVER AT THE COOLIDGE - Monday, March 29, 2010 at 7 PM. Come to the Coolidge Corner Theater for an off-site event with two of the artists from the 2010 DeCordova Biennial. Join Laurel Sparks, Xander Marro, and Assistant Curator Dina Deitisch for an evening of art, art films, and Q&A. For ticket info www.coolidge.org/showtimes. MUSIC REAGLE PLAYERS - ROBINSON THEATRE 617 Lexington St., Waltham, MA HERB REED AND THE PLATTERS Valentine’s Day Concerts - February 13 at 7 p.m. and February 14 at 2 p.m. Fans of nostalgic sounds of early rock can relive the romantic memories when Herb Reed and The Platters on Valentine’s. The group will perform the unforgettable sounds of Only You, My Prayer and The Great Pretender along with other famous chart topping hits. Call the box office at 781-891-5600 or buy tickets online through www.reagleplayers.com. Easy directions on web site. Plenty of free parking. Stay after each show for a meet & greet with Herb Reed and The Platters, which includes refreshments. Additional fee for meet and greet. SANDERS THEATER AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA PIANIST ANDRE-MICHEL SCHUB Friday, January 29, 2010 at 8PM. He will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor at the Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s Free Annual Winter Concert, Heroic Beethoven. Free and open to the public. For more information please visit their website at www.landmarksorchestra.org or call 617-520-2200. CITI PERFORMING ARTS WANG THEATRE 270 Tremont Street MARIAH CAREY - January 30, 2010 at 7:30 pm. For Mariah Carey’s legions of North American fans, the wait is over, as the international superstar announces her first major tour in more than three years. Carey’s voice has entertained us for more than a decade. Her songs have made her one of the world’s leading woman singer songwriters. CELTIC WOMEN - March 12, 13 and 14, 2010. A smash hit around the globe, returns with an all new live show. The awe inspiring vocalists Lisa, Chloë, Lynn and Alex along with the mesmerizing Celtic violinist Máiréad continue to capture the hearts of fans across the country on a whirlwind tour of America. Come see Celtic Women with their 6 piece band and the Aontas Choir perform unique renditions of Irish standards, classical favorites and contemporary hits. NORAH JONES - March 25, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Multiple Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced U.S. tour dates in support of her critically acclaimed new album “The Fall,” which was recently released by EMI’s Blue Note Records. For tickets visit www.telecharge.com or call the box office at 1-866-348-9738. TD GARDEN Causeway Street, Boston, MA THE BLACK EYED PEAS - THE E.N.D. WORLD TOUR - Friday, February 26, 8:00PM. Guarantee yourself a piece of the action! This is going to be an amazing show that will completely change the way you experience music! Described as the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, it also marks the first time that the group – will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie – are united for a North American headline tour since their 2006 Monkey Business world tour. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000. BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street FLAMENCO FESTIVAL 2010 Saturday, February 5, 2010 at 8 PM World Music/CRASHarts presents From Spain Flamenco Festival 2010 featuring Noche Famenca & Soledad Barrio and Friday, February 6, 2010 at 8 PM Gala Flamenca: Todo Cambia. Noche Flamenca celebrates the essence, purity and integrity of traditional flamenco. Gala Famenca is a true flamenco celebration capturing many emotions and styles. AGGANIS ARENA 925 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA ALICIA KEYS - March 22, 2010 at 7:30PM. Since her 2001 debut of Songs In A Minor, the New York native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments including three multi-platinum albums and several Grammy Awards. Among others, some of the hits include “Fallin’”, “If I Ain’t Got You”, “You Don’t Know My Name”, and “No One”. Key’s fourth release, Element of Freedom, features the single “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1800.745.3000. Page 11 ARTS THE CLARK 225 SOUTH ST., WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. IMPRESSIONIST PARIS - February 14 through April 25: The exhibition “Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris” illuminates Boldini’s early career while developing his unique style. Seventy works present an innovative look at Boldini’s Paris — its places of leisure, its inhabitants, and its environs — at a time when the Impressionists were investigating the same subjects. www.clarkart.edu, 1-413-458-2303. WORCESTER ART MUSEUM 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA INTAGLIO: ITALIAN ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS - Now through March 7, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. View a selection of Italian prints that reflect the history of intaglio printmaking, the step-by-step process to reproduce pictorial images providing the finest detail. These original works of art present a rich range of subjects and styles, from the Renaissance through the Rococo period. EXHIBITION: A MINIATURE MILESTONE - Now through April 8, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of WAM’s portrait miniature collection with a special exhibition that features miniatures from the 18th to the 20th centuries in the newly renovated Marianne E. Gibson gallery. In 1989 the museum created a gallery devoted to portrait miniatures created by various artists in a wide range of styles. EXHIBITION: WHAT MATTERS - Now through August 22, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This exhibition features contemporary works between 1988 and 2009 by a roster of leading artists including Claire Barclay, Willie Cole, Jim Lambie, Jodie Manasevit, Doris Salcedo, Yinka Shonibare, and Andrew Witkin. For info www.worcesterart.com or call (508) 799-4406. PECHA KUCHA VOLUME 3 - Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Enjoy photo exhbit by local photographer Nicole Connolly inspired by her travels around the world and music by DJ Karl. Photos to inspire you and music to make you dance. For details about the event visit http:// pechakucha-worcester.blogspot.com. ITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS ITALIAN RADIO “The Sicilian Corner” 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM every Friday with host Tom Zappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The Italian Show” w/Nunzio DiMarca every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM www.1110wccmam.com “Italia Oggi” (Italy Today) Sundays 1PM to 2PM with host Andrea Urdi 1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com “Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco Mesiti 11 AM-1 PM Sundays. 90.7 FM or online www.djrocco.com “The Nick Franciosa Show” Every Sunday at 12 Noon to 3:00 PM on radio stations WLYN 1360 AM and WAZN 1470 AM. “Guido Oliva Italian Hour” 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM every Sunday on WSRO 650AM Framingham and online at www.wsro.com. DANVERSPORT YACHT CLUB 161 Elliot Street, Danvers, MA VALENTINE’S DINNER DANCE Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Featuring Daniela and Peter Marino and a great Latin American Band. Show your love a great time! For tickets call 781-932-1699 or 1877-932-1699. PARADISE ROCK CLUB 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA JOVANOTTI - Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Italy’s number one recording artist Jovanotti announces Oyeah, the debut US album release by the chart topping Tuscan singer, songwriter and rapper for the legendary Verve Forecast label. Oyeah was recorded in New York City during the Summer of 2009 during Jovanotti’s series of residencies at leading Manhattan and Brooklyn clubs with the Soleluna NY LAB, a New York-based collective of musicians from Italy, the United States and Brazil. A critically acclaimed pioneer in the international hip hop scene renown for working in his native Italian language, Jovanotti again breaks new ground on his first Stateside set. Resisting the temptation of re-purposing existing recordings in English for the American market, Jovanotti instead conceived and created a project entirely within its borders, incorporating multiple languages and achieving a musical result ready for worldwide consumption. A double album collection, Oyeah’s 20 tracks feature all new live versions of original repertoire drawn from Jovanotti’s generation-long career plus 3 unreleased studio takes on classic Italian songs re-interpreted for today’s international music market. For tickets and more information please call 617-5628800 or www.livenation.com. ST. MARGARET’S SCHOOL Winn St., Burlington, MA Burlington Sons of Italy Lodge #2223 will be offering Italian language classes for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced students beginning in January, 2010. Beginner 1 & 2 and intermediate 1 & 2 will be offered on Wednesday evenings starting on January 27 th . The intermediate advanced class will be offered on Thursday evenings starting on January 28th. The beginner and intermediate classes meet at St. Margaret’s School. The advanced class meets at the teacher’s home in Stoneham. The teachers will be present to answer any questions you may have. If you can’t make it on January 20, or if you have any questions please contact our Director, Carol Nappa, at 617-650-6302 or email capenonna@ yahoo.com. For information about class content or which class you should enroll in, please call our teacher, Tom Stuto at 781-438-6720. Visit www.burlingtonsonsofitaly.org for information about the program, the lodge and other interesting information about Italian Culture. THE DANTE ALIGHIERI 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA BALLO DI CARNEVALE - Saturday, January 30, 2009 at 7:00pm. Cocktails at 7:00 and dinner at 8:00 PM. Dinner with Maria’s Catering and muusic by ITAMIA Band. Costume Parade - Prizes- Raffle. Dancing and plenty of fun all night long. Parking Validated at Kendall Theater Garage. For tickets and information call please call 617-876-5160 or log onto www.dantealighieri.net. Page 12 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Recipes from the Homeland by Vita Orlando Sinopoli The scoop on Frank Sinatra Jr. Yes, Frank Sinatra’s son! Well, as for his physical appearance, Frank Jr. is portly, sports a double chin, and is almost totally bald! He is active in show business performing “Sinatra Sings Sinatra.” Yes, he’s out there singing in clubs and accompanied by his own band. He never refers to Frank Sr. as his father just “the man,” or “Sinatra.” Of course, he does sing his dad’s hits from “Fly Me to the Moon,” to “Lonesome Road” and “New York, New York,” he does it “his way.” Yes, he puts his own special touch on his father’s songs. He breathes new life into each song and the audience eats it up. Thanks to Bob Popyk and the noted maestro and musicologist Albert Natale for the interesting info about Frank Sinatra, Jr. A new study about the most honest professions, Americans think nurses are tops and car salesmen are the worst, with politicians following right behind. Pharmacists ranked as runner-up barely nosing out medical doctors. Speaking of honesty, no man knows if honesty is the best policy unless he has tried both. We read recently about hidden sugars in our favorite foods. Ketchup is America’s favorite condiment, but slathering it on a burger and fries could net you 10 grams in sugar. And even reduced-calorie salad dressings pack up to 100 grams of sugar per cup. And those tasty fortune cookies that typically top off Chinese dinner contain 3.6 grams of sugar each. If you like popcorn, forgo the caramel flavored versions because they’re loaded with 18 grams of sugar per ounce. Healthy foods aren’t immune to hidden sugars. Just one-third of a cup of dried cranberries has 25 grams of sugar while a granola bar weighs in with 11 grams. Cream substitutes are also high in sugar with the liquid variety containing 22 grams per cup and the powered adding a diet-busting 69 grams. And powered lemonade has an incredible 200 grams of sugar per cup, which works out to about 17 grams per glass. Meantime, experts recommend that women get no more than 25 grams of sugar a day and men max out at 35 grams — about the same as a typical 12-ounce can of soda! Vitamins! You can become healthier, more energetic — even better looking — by supplementing your diet with vitamins and minerals that doctors have deemed best. Before taking any of them, check with your physician. The super-vitamin coenzyme Q10 can reduce your risk of heart disease while reducing fine skin wrinkles. “Vitamin D reduces the overall risk of many cancers, including breast cancer,” says Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. For example, men with high vitamin D levels were 45 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer. Daily dose: 1,000 mgs. Vitamin C prevents cancer, osteoarthritis, heart disease and high blood pressure, say medical researchers from the University of Maryland. Daily dose: 1,000 mgs. The powerful anti-aging vitamin E prevents clogged arteries while combating cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, says medical researchers at the University of Maryland and other colleges. Daily dosage: 22.5 ius. And capsules of aged garlic extract can help clear out clogged arteries, says UCLA cardiologist Matthew Budoff, M.D., adding that garlic is also a natural antibiotic. Daily dosage: 600 mgs. Le cosce storte! A couple of supermarket shoppers in Germany wound up in the hospital after basing each other with salami and a wedge of Parmesan cheese. Seems that a 74-year-old retiree and a 35-year-old woman both tried to grab the last available shopping cart at a store. The old man got it but the woman’s 24-year-old brother floored him with a punch. The woman took the cart, only to have the retiree track her down in the deli department and club her brother over the head with a roll of salami. The woman then attacked him with a 4-pound wedge of cheese. Police eventually broke up the brawl — but not before two of the combatants needed some minor injuries treated at the local hospital. Tom Analetto of Medford, reminds us when you get even with people it always leaves them with the impression that they owe you something. Wow! Despite the hard times, American have not lost their optimistic streak. 88% say that, on balance, they are “satisfied” with their lives, and 54% believe their personal situation will improve over the next five years. And 95% of us say we are “proud to be an American.” What keeps us going? 42% of Americans attend a house of worship nearly every week, and 65% say religion is important in their daily lives. While we love our families, our pets are up there. 100-58% of pet owners would be willing to perform “mouth to snout” resuscitation on their dog or cat in a medical emergency. And we love to eat, despite the increasing prevalence of obesity, the proportion of Americans who describe themselves as overweight has dropped from 36% in 2004 to 30% this year. 29% of Americans drink alcohol at least once a week, while 6% admit to drinking daily. Singing calms you down! A large group of passengers stranded in Newark airport for six hours began singing a rousing rendition of the Beatles’ classic “Hey Jude.” A San Antonio councilman has proposed making it a crime to give money to beggars. Councilman John Clamp says residents are tired of “aggressive panhandling,” and that prosecuting those who give to the homeless is the best solution. “If there’s no money for panhandlers,” Clamp says, “the panhandlers will go away.” The astute Rosalie Cunio of Waltham says nowadays there is more begging done through the mail than with tin cups. Flirting around! A new poll found that 44 percent of women would think nothing of flirting with a guy — even if a friend had a big crush on him. The observant “Mona” Lisa Cappuccio of East Boston claims when a flirt turns around to look at a man, it’s only to see if he has turned around to look at her. Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill, thinks what married life needs is more wives who flirt with their own husbands, and less who flirt with other women’s. Hot news! Bulgarians participating in a survey voted the “chushkopek,” an appliance for roasting up to seven peppers at a time, as the most revolutionary household advance of the 20 th century, beating out electricity, television, and the cell phone. Yellow underwear: The bad economy had a major impact on Mexican’s choice of underwear. It’s traditional for Mexican women to buy new underpants to wear on New Year’s Day for good luck. Most buy red ones, which are said to help the wearer find love in the New Year. But this year, yellow panties — which symbolize gold or wealth — outsold red by a margin of two to one. It’s not surprising that more Mexicans are seeking money instead of love. What did you call me? France may soon make it a crime for couples to insult each other. Prime Minister Francois Fillon said his government was drafting a law banning “psychological violence” between married or cohabiting couples. French officials said verbal abuse often leads to physical abuse. Critics called the measure — which could result in jail time, fines, or electronic monitoring — a “gimmick” that would be impossible to enforce. It has been said, here are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor and that he has never known trouble. Speaking of humor, The Humor Project based in Saratoga Springs, New York, sponsors seminars on humor. Over three million people throughout the world have attended their learning-filled, laughter-fueled seminars. Remember, seven days without laughter makes one weak. AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NONNA LUCY’S STUFFED CORNISH HENS 2 Cornish hens cut in half (4 pieces) 1 cup instant rice 1 medium onion chopped 2 celery sticks chopped 2 cups cubed (day-old) bread 1/4 cup pignoli (pine nuts) 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning 1 1 3 1 3 large beaten egg egg white slightly beaten tablespoons white wine can chicken broth tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 large garlic clove (optional) 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 cup water Cook one cup of instant rice in a saucepan as directed on the package. Cover and set aside. Place oil, and butter or margarine in a skillet to heat. Slowly add chopped onion and celery. Stir and cook until onion is opaque. Add chicken broth and cubed bread. Stir until all bread is thoroughly softened. Remove from burner. Pour contents into a large bowl. Add cooked instant rice, pignoli, grated cheese, parsley, poultry seasoning and salt to taste. Mix thoroughly. Then add wine and stir. Refrigerate. Wash Cornish hen halves and wipe with paper towel. Cut garlic clove in half. Rub garlic over skin of Cornish hens. Then rub a little margarine or butter over the skin. Spray roasting pan with vegetable oil. Place Cornish hen halves skin side down in roasting pan. Remove stuffing from refrigerator. Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly. Cradle two to three tablespoons of stuffing on top of each Cornish hen half. Beat egg white lightly. With pastry brush, gently brush the egg white over the stuffing. This helps keep the stuffing in place. Cover and bake in 350°F preheated oven. Mix lemon juice into water and set aside. After baking forty-five minutes, remove roasting pan from oven. Add lemon juice mixture to pan drippings and baste the Cornish hens. Continue baking and basting for approximately fortyfive minutes or until Cornish hens are fork tender and stuffing has browned. NOTE: At times, Mama surprised us with stuffed Cornish hens on New Year’s Day as an alternate to roasted chicken or turkey. She often used a variation of her turkey stuffing to stuff them. My children and I continue to prepare this very popular meal. Vita can be reached at [email protected] • Mayor’s Column (Continued from Page 1) All together, the dedicated volunteers produced more than 14,000 items for donation in only five hours. These items will be distributed to various non-profits and community based organizations in the Boston area such as Room to Grow, Pine Street Inn, the Women’s Lunch Place, the Boston Public Library, and the MSPCA. The crippling earthquake that struck Haiti last week evoked a similar spirit of service and compassion worldwide, and Dr. King certainly would have been proud to witness the outpouring of international support for the victims of the disaster. We know that overcoming adversity often makes us stronger, and I was inspired to see how quickly the people of Boston rallied to assist not only the victims of the earthquake but also our local Haitian community whose loved ones were affected by the tragedy. Over the last several days, I was heartened to witness so many people reach out and ask how they could help. I thank the volunteers and translators that helped us staff a resource center at SEIU Local 1199 for the local Haitian community seeking updates about the disaster and their loved ones. Relief efforts in Haiti are still in their early stages, but every bit of assistance counts, and I’m particularly proud that three of our EMS employees volunteered to go to Haiti as part of a disaster medical assistance team. Volunteering is just one way to help victims and local Haitian families in need. The City of Boston created a relief fund through Bank of America, named “The Fund for Boston Neighborhoods — Haitian Family Relief.” I encourage you to donate to the fund by visiting any local Bank of America branch or by mailing checks to P.O. Box 961555, Boston, MA 02196. Dr. King’s legacy reminds us all just how important service and selflessness are to improving our world. Responding to the disaster in Haiti brought this spirit out in many of us, but we should strive to keep it alive in both good times and bad. You don’t have to move mountains to make someone else’s life a little bit better. You just have to care. WWW.BOSTONPOSTGAZETTE.COM POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 Page 13 • The Socially Set (Continued from Page 9) Lots of changes began taking place after WWII. Dad was subbing for the bass player in Guy Lombardo’s Orchestra. He and my mother headed for New York. When they returned, they brought a new invention home, something called a ballpoint pen. Before this point in time, everyone wrote with a fountain pen. Fountain pens had replaced the quill pens in the 1800s and nor ballpoint pens were going to challenge the arrow head tipped bladder filled with ink pens of the first half of the 20th century. Dad bought two pens, paying $15 for one pen and $8 for the other. Back then, that was a lot of money, but he had to have the new invention. Years later, when ballpoint pens became commonplace, I inherited the ones that were bought in New York. I know I have one of them stored someplace in the cellar. Of course, the old timers didn’t buy into the new invention. Babbononno stayed with his trusty fountain pen to write with. Grandpa Christoforo would dress to go out and always put his trusty fat orange Mt. Blanc fountain pen in the breast pocket of his suit jacket. Many of the old timers did the same thing to show the world that they could write … Grandpa couldn’t. When Mom and Dad returned from New York, Dad talked about another invention that was the rage in New York City, something called television. I guess the year was 1947, because that’s the year that TV came out there. People ran out to buy sets to watch the few live programs that were broadcast on the 2 networks that were there at the beginning, NBC and Dumont. There were a couple of manufacturers that were into supplying the public with radios and ventured into the unknown as a gamble. They began manufacturing TV sets. Philco was one of the first companies to come out with a TV set for the general public. Dumont was another, then General Electric, Admiral, and RCA. They were followed by several new companies that started up due to the new invention. Dad raved about the TV he had seen. It was about two feet square with a 9 inch screen and all kinds of knobs to control the picture: vertical, horizontal, brightness, contrast, channel selection and off-on with volume control. He claimed that once the sets were turned on and the tubes warmed up, a picture showed up and you could actually watch the news, a baseball game or people performing in front of the cameras at a studio. He was hooked. By this point in time, we lived at 74 Eutaw Street, on the top floor, or the penthouse, the term used by my folks in reference to the fiveroom flat. The three decker was owned by Ralph and Grace Manfredonia. The 3decker had belonged to Grace’s parents, but they were gone and she and Ralph were the landlords. Ralph and Grace weren’t just landlords. Dad had grown up with Ralph and Mom with Grace. They had known each other from the old neighborhoods that they all came from many years earlier. As a result, we spent a lot of time with them at their house on Monmouth Street, which was parallel to Eutaw. We even had a hole in the fence that divided the two back yards to shorten the time needed to get from one house to another. They had 3 kids roughly my age and it was like extended family. On many an occasion, Dad and Ralph talked about the new invention that Dad had seen in New York. In 1948, TV hit Boston and Ralph Manfredonia was one of the first people in the neighborhood to buy a TV set. As a result, we were at their house a couple of nights per week watching whatever was broadcast. During the late afternoon, we kids watched shows for the young folks, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, or Lucky Pup. Both were puppet shows designed for kids our age. The success of these shows led to the most famous and long-lived of the afternoon kid’s shows, Howdy Doody. On Thursday evenings, we kids were glued to the 9 inch screen watching Don Winslow in the Navy, a spin-off from radio. Dad worked most evenings, especially weekend nights. Mom and I would head to the Manfredonia house. She and Grace would have coffee and chat while Ralph and us kids would watch the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports featuring Friday night fights from New York. This routine lasted for a year. In 1949, Dad came home with a TV set one afternoon. He and his brotherin-law, my uncle, Jim DelloRusso, mounted the three flights of stairs carry a big heavy box. They opened it in the living room and placed the largest TV I ever saw on an end table. The set was a Philco with a curved top and had a gigantic 12 inch picture tube. Once the TV was plugged in, Uncle Jim set up a ladder, opened up a skylight door that led to the roof and climbed out with something that looked like a bunch of metal poles. He assembled the poles with one vertical and two or three in horizontal positions. The contraption, which they called an antenna, was fastened to a tall chimney and had wires connected to the vertical pole that Jim ran down the side of the house to one of the living room windows. When the end of the main wire was brought inside and connected to the back of the TV set, Dad adjusted the picture, and yelled up to his brother-in-law, who was now joined by Ralph Manfredonia. Each command from my father caused the two men to turn the contraption, rotating it until Dad had a clear picture. When this was accomplished, they fastened the antenna to the chimney so it wouldn’t move, and we were ready to watch our new giant TV. Dad brought out a bottle of Seagrams VO and poured drinks for Uncle Jim and Ralph. For the next hour, the three men marveled over the new TV, the great reception and how our family was only the second in the neighborhood to have a TV. Our house now became the catch-all for neighborhood kids in the afternoon and for the adults during the evenings. A couple of years later, the family bought a set for Nanna and Babbononno for an anniversary present. Nanna always thought the people on the screen could see her and nothing anyone would say could change her mind. That’s the way it was at the beginning of the post WWII inventions and we haven’t stopped since. GOD BLESS AMERICA Remember Your Loved Ones Milton residents Annie Madden, left, and Isabel Floyd, students at the Pierce School, show off their new books. (Photo by Roger Farrington) Emmy Whitney and Bennie and Flash Wiley, just to name a very few. ….. Looking ahead: We are all invited to enjoy an “Outdoor Living Extravaganza” on Saturday, April 24 at the Four Points Sheraton, Route 1, in Norwood, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Gardening Seminar is sponsored by Proven Winners, whose noted experts will teach participants about creative new ways to use color, the easiest ways to grow plant varieties, and how to put together exceptional plant containers — plus much more. P. Allen Smith, The Today Show’s gardening expert, will be on hand to share fun and practical advice; and later we can join him for book signings and photos. Other noted speakers include Kerry Meyer, Tim Wood and Amanda Thomsen. Participants will be treated to a goody bag of exciting gifts, including a very special plant. In addition to lunch, beverages and snacks, there will be opportunities to win prizes. We are told that even our non-gardening friends will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at “what’s new in outdoor decor,” Proven Winners style. To register or for more information, including the speakers’ bios, please visit www.provenwinners.com and click on “Outdoor Living Extravaganza.” Enjoy! (Be sure to visit Hilda Morrill’s gardening Web site, www.bostongardens.com. 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Great as Gifts FROM MY BAKERY PERCH available on AMAZON.COM and in local bookstores — ask for Hard cover #1-4010-9805-3 ISBN Soft Cover #1-4010-9804-5 ISBN Page 14 POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 The Bilingual Corner by Orazio The time has come, the walrus said, TO TALK OF MANY THINGS of shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings by Sal Giarratani Buttafuoco LO SAPEVATE CHE … Una scoperta che potrebbe potenzialmente aprire le porte alla soluzione del problema della fame nel mondo e’ quella della carne artificiale prodotta in laboratorio. Se ne puo’ produrre quanto ne serve, senza limiti, e senza produrre gas nocivi che di solito somo emessi usando metodi tradizionali. In passato c’erano stati tentativi per creare carni. L’allevamento di bovini, e di suini per un futuro, crescente consumo di queste carni si deve adeguare all’aumento della popolazione mondiale. Stavolta sembra che gli scienziati, e ricercatori, dell’universita’ di Eindhoven, in Olanda, siano riusciti a creare bistecche di maiale facendole crescere da un tessuto del muscolo di suino immerse in uno speciale brodo del sangue di feti animali. L’esperimento e’ perfettamente riuscito, tranne per un particolare importante: non c’e’ stato un test, e nessuno ha assaggiato la bistecca, come viene riferito dal giornale londinese “Daily Telegraph”. La notizia e’ stata accolta con scetticismo. Gli scienziati sono convinti che il prodotto si puo’ migliorare, e nel giro di cinque anni puo’ essere lanciato nel mercato, venduto in supermercati e negozi di alimntari. Il metodo seguito sembra semplice. Sotto la guida del fisiologo, Prof. Mark Post, sono state estratte cellule staminali embrionali presenti nel muscolo (di un maiale) e posto sul vetrino di Petri, e poi trasferite in microsphere di collagene poroso, e trasformate in fibre muscolari ed applicate nelle microsphere di collagene. Le microsphere, cosi’ strutturate, subiscono un trattamento dentro un bi-reattore, e poi bombardate con microsonde. Cosi’ si ottiene la carne commestibile. Seguendo la stessa procedura si possono creare anche filetti di pesce ricavati da cellule muscolari di pesciolini. Beh, ne riperleremo fra cinque anni! DID YOU KNOW THAT … A discovery that could potentially solve the problem of worldwide hunger is the creation of artificial meat in a laboratory. Any amount can be produced, without limits, and without the emission of polluting gas, typical of traditional methods. There have been similar attempts in the past to create meats from cattle, or pigs, to satisfy an ever increasing demand for these meats by an ever increasing world population. This time it seems that the scientists, and researchers of the University of Eindhoven, Holland, have been able to grow pork steaks from a sample of a pig’s muscle in a particular broth made of the blood of animal fetuses. The experiment was successful, except for an important detail: there was no control-test, and nobody tried the steak, as reported by London’s “Daily Telegraph”. The news created no enthusiasm, just skepticism. But the scientists are convinced that the product can be improved and marketed in about five years, and ultimately sold in food stores and in supermarkets. The methodology followed appears to be simple. Under the leadership of physiologist, Dr. Mark Post, stem cells were extracted from embryos found in a pig’s muscle, and placed on a Petri dish, then transferred onto microspheres of porous collagen, and then transformed into muscle fibers and added to the microspheres (with collagen). The microspheres, in structured format, were treated in a bioreactor, then subjected to microwaves. And that’s how the edible meat is artificially produced. By following a similar method, fish filets can also be obtained from muscle cells of little fishes. Well, let’s see what happens in the next five years! 1P5CNG0QY 6*' 0146* '0& 9JGTG+V#NN$GICP 6JG9C[+V9CU D[(TGF.CPIQPG 5#.' 24+%' 2NWU 5JKRRKPI *CPFNKPI 1P5KVGCV 6JG2QUV)C\GVVG 2TKPEG5VTGGV0QTVJ'PF$QUVQP/# VISIT US AT WWW.BOSTONPOSTGAZETTE.COM My niece Danikka Giarratani Moses gathered together for the weekly “Women of Wisdom” meet up. The girls from left to right, Danikka, Kristen DeMayo, Rachel Skeritt, Andrea George, Sarah Sian, Deanna Salemme and Lynn Burke meet every week to discuss things from politics, food, fashion, books and more. OBAMA WANTS TO TAX “CADILLAC” HEALTH PLANS; UNIONS OPPOSED President Barack Obama has recently called for placing a tax on all so-called Cadillac health insurance plans. House Democrats have adamantly opposed such a tax plan. As Senate and House Democrats try to come up with a plan acceptable to both the House and Senate, the president has interjected his strong belief in taxing highend health plans. Both private sector and public employee unions have worked hard over the years in getting good health insurance for their members and oppose a tax on such plans. Personally, I don’t see my health insurance plans as “Cadillac” but more like a Ford or Mercury. The only folks with Cadillac health insurance are the folks up on Capitol Hill or inside the White House. Taxing working families and the middle class on their health insurance plans which unions have worked hard to negotiate with employers should not be taxed and the idea should be taken off the White House table. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GOVERNMENT When I recently moved from Roslindale to Eastie, I filled out the change of address with the Post Office. Mail going to Roslindale was supposed to be forwarded to East Boston. Mostly, it worked but I said mostly. The other day, one of my bills arrived in the mail to me inside another envelope. It seems the Post Office knows I’m gone from 02131 but the yellow sticker on with my new address said return to sender. So, my bill was sent back and then redelivered by my bank using the new address provided on the stick-on. Of course, my due date was long past. Yet, people think government can provide us with a health overhaul that works. Under ObamaCare, the object is never get sick. Yet, I’m already sick of it all. ECONOMY STILL BLEEDING JOBS The above was the headline in the Wall Street Journal’s weekend edition for January 9-10. Another 85,000 jobs were lost in December. With those loses, there were 7.2 million fewer jobs than in December 2007 when the recession began. The unemployment rate remained at 10 percent from November. Many workers simply stopped looking for work or took part-time positions because they couldn’t find a full-time job. There are now 15.3 million Americans who are jobless. NEW OBAMACARE BENEFITS There is a new ObamaCare benefit just announced. Health plans will now cover full body scans. Only problem, you have to go to Logan Airport to get yours. WHY AM I NOT FEELING THE LOVE The Sunday Globe recently did a story on an illegal immigrant living in the Boston area who needs a new heart. He isn’t on a waiting list yet for a transplant. His wife also illegal SURPRISE! says his only problem is his legal status not his bad heart. He doesn’t want to go home to Brazil because it sounds like he doesn’t trust medical science in Brazil. He likes American doctors better. I’m not heartless but I don’t really feel that much empathy over this story. Like I didn’t a week or so earlier reading the plight of some woman who had nine children and numerous fathers. She’s on the dole. MassHealth, SSDI and God knows what else. No empathy here either. Great bumper sticker sighting recently that read: “Keep Working. Millions on Welfare Depend On You.” Only in America. As I said, Great Country America, especially if you don’t come from here. Or aren’t working. America is the “Great Enabler”. UP, UP AND AWAY? Last year, Northwest Airlines, I believe, lost $5 billion. At the same time Delta was in the red about $6 billion. So, what to do? Merge! And merge they did by year’s end. Makes sense, doesn’t? If you’re company is losing money, find another company in the same predicament and see if the two can turn things around for the better. Makes sense, doesn’t it ... NOT! Sounds like merging Edsel with the Yugo and coming up a winner. Hey, after all, it is like the cold temperatures. Cold is cold and losing money is just losing money, right? PUT THE LIGHTS ON AND OPEN UP THE SHADES “Good night, John-Boy, Good night Erin, Goodnight, Grandpa, Good night mama!” Remember the Waltons up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia? Every night before bed the family would say goodnight and put all the lights out. Now, it seems the liberal Democrats in Washington have become Walton Democrats because they’re putting all the lights out before going to work instead of bed. Democratic leaders reportedly plan to forge a final health reform bill behind closed doors and hiding public policy from the public. Both House and Senate must reconcile differences in each of their bills and come up with one bill. Traditionally, both bills would go to a conference committee to hash out their differences with members from both chambers and parties working together. The committee meetings have usually been conducted in public view, as they should be. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, calls the Democrats’ plan to bypass it all a “shady backroom deal.” One House Democratic aide told a blogger that “this process cuts out the Republicans”. What happened to all the much-touted transparency talk? Back while running for president, Obama said “We’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN and make sure that we’re “going to allow people to stay involved in this process.” That was then. This is now. Despite all that high talk and promises, C-SPAN’s offer to televise the negotiations in their entirety has not been accepted. Our lawmakers are elected servants of the people, not unaccountable old-style Soviet masters who make laws in secret. SOCIETY IS FALLING INTO A SEWER Modern society seems to get sicker by the moment. I’ve worked for the Department of Mental Health and had thought I’d seen everything and then WHAM, something more incredible comes along to make everything I saw before seem benign. A recent news story on the TV tells of a recent conviction in court. A man was found guilty of making whoopie with his roommate’s rabbit. Yes, you heard it right. Not his roommate’s girlfriend, his roommate’s pet rabbit. I won’t go into details but it appears Dante’s Inferno is filling up fast. Is anything considered abnormal these days? Or is wacko the new normal? As bad as Elmer Fudd was about that “crazywabbit,” only he wanted to do was shoot Bugs Bunny. Remember those Planet of the Apes movies back in the late sixties and early seventies? It is starting to look like a reality show. Soon, Bob will be introducing newlyweds of different species. So Eddie, tell me and the audience how you two met. Well Bob, it was love at first sight at the Franklin Park Zoo, and we’re hoping to have kids too. That’s just great. Thanks for sharing that with the audience. The rabbit guy is being evaluated somewhere right now to see if he’s suited for a jail cell. Hey, the guy might like being caged. Hey, we certainly are becoming a quite sick society, aren’t we? BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 • News Briefs (Continued from Page 1) winter. One year down there, I went for a power walk on Christmas day in running shorts. What am I still doing up here complaining about the cold? Beam Kirk Back Up to the Vulcans Thank God, the special election to finish out the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat is over. Now, we can get rid of US Senator Paul Kirk, the best reason ever for keeping a Senate seat vacant. Nine days before the election, there he was in the Boston Herald talking about his job to both represent the people an d the wishes of Kennedy’s legacy. Well, this sorry chapter of Massachusetts political history has closed. Meeting Friends at Annual Breakfast I recently attended the annual Middlesex Deputy Sheriffs Association breakfast out at the Hilton in Woburn and ended up sitting next to two friends, Fred and Jo Fernandez from the St. Joseph Society on Charter Street in the North End. Annual Italian American Police Awards Banquet The Annual Awards Banquet for the Massachusetts Italian American Police Officers Association will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Woburn on February 27. Dinner starts at 6pm. For more info call 781-316-5024 or 781-993-9250. “Sal Esposito” Must be One Cool Cat Just heard an East Boston cat has been called to jury duty. Can a cat really do his or her civic duty? Usually, they just lay around the house waiting for treats or their box to be cleaned. Even though this cat has officially asked to be excused from his duty, he’s still supposed to show up as of now. And perhaps render judgment on someone. His family listed him on the census form as “Sal Esposito” and clearly indicated he was a cat. According to this story, his owner Anna Esposito filed for Sal’s disqualification of service, but was denied. He is supposed to show up at Suffolk Superior Court on March 23. Anna said she just might have to put him in a carry cage and take him into court. File this one in Animal Court. Dear Fire Commissioner Just a little note to let you know, the guys at Ladder 1/ Engine 8 would like a new stove in the firehouse to go along with the approved kitchen make-over. Recently, it took the guys 1 hour to boil a three minute egg. With the way things are going, soon it will take a couple of years to boil tripe. For tripe, that’s still not long enough for me. But the guys do deserve a better stove to work their culinary magic in between fire calls. Happy Birthday Mr. Mayor Frank McCauley, the former four term mayor of Quincy back in the eighties just celebrated his 80 th birthday. He served in Quincy public office for 32 years holding every possible elected office, school committee, ward councilor and at-large councilor. He is the Randy Johnson of Quincy politics. Oh yeah, he also is an expert on Quincy political history. You have a question on the subject and he’ll have the answer. Happy Birthday, Frank ... and many more! Lt. Kelley’s 1st Anniversary Mass On Sunday, January 9, St. Ann’s Church in Wollaston, Mass., was packed with family, friends and fellow firefighters attending the 1 st anniversary Mass for Lt. Kevin Kelley who died in the line of duty. Lt. Kelley has not been forgotten, the sacrifices he made over his career or the ultimate sacrifice made that Friday afternoon one year ago as Ladder 26 raced out of control down Parker Hill Ave., and into a brick wall on Huntington Ave. As the lieutenant of Ladder 26 company, he reportedly blasted the air horn warning all of the speeding apparatus flying down the hill. His job was to keep innocent people from getting hurt and trying to keep his own men safe. He was thinking of everyone else in those last few moments of his life. In the end, only one life was lost, his own. I was at that Mass remembering my friend and thinking about the interactions the two of us had over the years. Either at Mass Mental Health Center on Fenwood Road where I worked as a police officer when Ladder 26 and Engine 37 would respond rapidly to alarms within the building or chance encounters waiting for our Chinese takeouts at Cathay Pacific in North Quincy. I can still picture his smile and the zest for life he had, his sense of humor and his dedication as a member of the Boston Fire Department. Geting Older All the Time If you are as old as me, you remember Gumby, right? I loved those Gumby episodes. Gumby also had a pony named Pokey but I digress. Gumby began in 1955 on the Howdy Doody Show on NBC. Afterward those Gumby cartoons were often run on “Boomtown” on Saturday mornings. Gumby became the #1 toy in America back in the ’70s when President Nixon met his Waterloo at the Watergate. Art Clokey the animator who created Gumby died recently at age 88. LEGAL NOTICE B&B TOWING 50-R MOONEY STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 617-492-5781 Page 15 EXTRA Innings by Sal Giarratani Dawson Enters Hall Alone Andre Dawson was elected to the Hall of Fame on January 6, receiving 77.9% of the votes cast by 10-year members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Bert Blyleven came close at 74.2 percent, missing election by just five votes. Andre Dawson was an outfielder for the Expos, Cubs, Red Sox and Marlins. He was an 8-time All-Star and was the 1987 NL MVP. He is one of three players to exceed 400 homers and 300 stolen bases and won eight Golden Gloves. His career stats included a .279 average, 2,774 hits, 438 homers, 1,591 RBI and 341 stolen bases. Slugger Mark McGwire who has 583 home runs received just 23.7 percent. The steroid scandal may forever keep him out of the Hall in Cooperstown. Next year, Baltimore’s Rafael Palmeiro goes on the ballot but don’t expect “Mr. Viagra” to do much better than poor McGwire. Hopefully, Bert Blyleven will get in next year. In his long career, he was a 287-game winner, had 3,701 strike-outs and 60 shutouts. He also had bad luck. He lost 18 games in his career in which he allowed one or no earned runs. He easily should have been a 300 game winner. They Were Never Exactly “Remember the Titans” But ... Recently, on the Sports pages of the NY Times they had a good column on the old Montreal Expos. This team even made it into the script of the “Newhart” series LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street P.O. Box 9667 Boston, MA 02114 Docket No. SU10P0061EA In the Estate of SARA BERG Late of BOSTON, MA 02113 Date of Death November 17, 1971 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR years ago when George the handyman wonders aloud about the Expos saying, “I can’t figure out their hats. I mean, is it an “M” or are they trying to spell out Expos?” Folks in Montreal really liked hockey a whole lot more than baseball and the Expos team from 1969 through 2004 were like distant cousins to the Montreal Canadians. Fans there liked goals more than home runs. Andre Dawson just got elected to the Hall of Fame. Gary Carter wears an Expos cap on his Cooperstown plaque. Tim Raines is still on the hall ballot. Larry Walker makes the ballot at the end of this year. Cy Young winners Randy Johnson who just retired and Pedro Martinez still trying to hang in there in Philly. Both played for the Expos. Jason Bay was drafted by Montreal. Pitcher Steve Rogers played his 13-year career as an Expos player. They became the Washington Nationals in 2005 but there is no recognition that they used to be the Montreal Expos. The Times article went on to say that both Gary Carter and one of my favorite sluggers Rusty Staub both learned to speak French ... Dawson played 11 seasons with the Expos and 6 in Chicago as a member of the Cubs. Whose hat will he go in wearing? Cooperstown makes the final decision. Carter hopes Andre goes in as a member of the Cubs so that he can get honored somewhere for his hall election. As for Carter, he said, “I enjoyed my time up in Montreal. I’m very proud that emblem is on my Hall of Fame plaque.” Big Unit Shuts Down Randy Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The Big Unit who last June became the 24 th pitcher to win 300 games made the announcement on LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department PLYMOUTH Division Docket No. PL09D1585DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION & MAILING ISILDA R. PINA, Plaintiff v. NILTON D. DEPINA, Defendant TO: STEPHEN MERTHER 41 MONMOUTH STREET APT -1 EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 B&B TOWING HAS HAD YOUR VEHICLE, 2006 INFINITI VIN #JNKCV54E26M708672 SINCE JUNE 15, 2009. AFTER DUE NOTICE YOU HAVE NOT CLAIMED YOUR VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WILL BE SOLD AT PRIVATE SALE AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL SORRENTINO FOR B&B TOWING To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that LOUELLA S. LONDON of Virginia Beach, VA be appointed administratrix, of said estate to serve With Personal Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON February 11, 2010. WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 12, 2010 Richard Iannella, Register of Probate Run date: 1/22/10 To the above named Defendant: A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff, ISILDA R. PINA, seeking TO DISSOLVE THE BONDS OF MATRIMONY. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. Please refer to Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411 for more information. You are required to serve upon Isilda R. Pina - plaintiff - whose address is 48 Jordan Street, Brockton, MA 02301 your answer on or before April 12, 2010. 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 PLYMOUTH. Witness, Catherine P. Sabaitis, Esquire, First Justice of said Court at PLYMOUTH, this 13th day of January 2010. Robert E. McCarthy Register of Probate Court Run date: 1/22/10 Run date: 1/22/10 January 5. Said Johnson, “I really wanted to go out on my terms. I just feel like there’s not a lot more for me to do in this game. I just think it’s a natural progression when you play this long. Eventually, you have to say it is time.” A 5-time Cy Young Awards, the 46 year old lefty owns a World Series ring and co-MVP honors. He was a 10time All Star, threw two no-hitters, one of them a perfect game, and is second in the all time strikeout list behind Nolan Ryan’s 5,714. Lifetime Johnson was 303166 with 4,875 strikeouts for Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona the NY Yankees and San Francisco. It is a St. Louis Holiday? Matt Holliday is staying put with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a $120 million, 7-year deal. When Eddie Shallow Played for the Back Bay Bombers Most people today know Eddie Shallow of Dorchester as a conservative newspaper columnist. His pieces often show up here in the Post-Gazette but long before he joined the US Army during the Korean War, Shallow played first base. He was a skinny kid who played a great first base. He recently passed on to me a 1948 photo taken at the old Fens Stadium. He was posing with the star pitcher of the Back Bay Bombers named Owney Woods. In the photo, Ed is standing on the right. LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street P.O. Box 9667 Boston, MA 02114 Docket No. SU09P2662EA In the Estate of ANGELA D. MARQUES Late of E. BOSTON, MA 02128-1010 Date of Death March 12, 2006 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that RAQUEL MARQUES of La Jolla, CA or some other suitable person be appointed administrator of said estate to serve With Corporate Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON February 11, 2010. WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT, First Justice of this Court. Date: December 3, 2009 Richard Iannella, Register of Probate Run date: 1/22/10 Page 16 BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, JANUARY 22, 2010 CORNER TALK Columnist Bob Hanna. originally of Fields Corner Dorchester, pictured with Paul Poirier. Tonight, January 22nd , Friday Night Live, at the Roxy in Boston’s Theater District. The 16-0-1, 10 KO’s Hammerin Hank Lundy, battles Richard “El Tigre” Abril, who’s 12-1, 6 KO’s. Hammerin Hank predicts three rounds. Quincy war Veteran Chris Traietti at 8-1, 5 KO’s, takes on Eddie Caminero 5-3, 5 KO’s, Danny O’Connor of Framingham at 10-0, 3 KO’s, Simeon Dunwell 10-1, 3 KO’s, Boston light-heavyweight Maceo Crowder 1-0, 1 KO, Quincy junior lightweight Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczewski at 6-0, 2 KO’s, and Connecticut Middleweight David Bauza 3-0, 3 KO’s, duke it out in separate bouts. Here at the Southern New England Golden Gloves Tournament in Fall River. This is one of four, Championship Tournaments in New England. Each area crowns their own Champion; Fall River Southern New England, and the others in Western, Eastern, and Northern parts of New England. They are represented by the Host city, in their area. Holyoke, Lowell, Portland Maine, and Fall River. Then they are matched in Fight City Lowell, for the New England Title Finals. This was a very good fight card, here in Fall River. Many promising champions, on display this night. All but one, won by decision; Emmanuel DaGarcia defeated Joseph Santana, William Bulger of Milton, scored the only Kayo this night. His cornermen Tim Fitzgerald, and his Trainer Mr. Stanton did a fine job with this warrior. He defeated David Balasco, Darren Wilson won over Ryan Granado of New Bedford, Steven Farrar of Quincy defeated Efren Nunez, Alim Kivaza of Yarmouth defeated Franklin Ceme, David Santos won over Jose Ortiz, Nefftali Jean-Felix of Farrell Boxing Quincy won over Zack Limke of Rhode Island, Gerald Shifonte of the Petronelli Gym won over Matt O’Donnell of Quincy, John Smith of Warwick won over Keenan Moses of Providence, Brandon Fournier defeated Damon Town, Robert Rodriquez won over Melvin Smith. All were winners on this fight card. The showed up. Faced adversity, and HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr. Bob McCarthy, Brian Legendre and Jason Pires. confronted an opponent. Standing up to an opponent is something you’ve done to never forget. The results of their effort, is something to always treasure. That’s what I call “Success!” In the words of Rocky. “Yo Adrian!” “You did it!” I’m sitting by Bob Hanna. Superb Columnist, for the New Bedford Standard Times. Bob Hanna, grew up in Dorchester. He grew up, in “Fields Corner!” He’s quite familiar with Tinker Picot, Norman Hayes, Tommy Collins, Mickey Dwyer, and the many other fine fighters, from the Boston area. Several years ago, he wrote an excellent article on Tinker Picot. Bob Hanna started writing many years ago, for his college newspaper, Suffolk University, and has been writing great articles since. The fights, did start late and proceeded on with plenty of action. Paul Poirier, a retired accomplished fighter of the ’70s through 1990s, has several promising fighters, waiting to swap a punch or two. Eric Michaud, and Kevin Cabral. We were acknowledged in the ring, by Lenard “Low Price” Kaplan, Wayne Lima, and John Martin. A ten-count, was given for Vin Vecchione. I’m talking here with Bobby Smead. He’s celebrating his new born daughter Peyton “Peky” Smead. Congratulations. Some very good fighters on this card. Pugs Luncheon, at the Florian Hall Dorchester. Ring Leader Tommy Martini, put together another great time. Pug of the Month is Mary Nelson. A total of 35, turned out for this Luncheon. These are the names of those that signed in. A Ring 4, Boston meeting, with President Mickey Finn. In a changing of the Guard meeting, at the V.F.W. in Braintree. 2010 Ring 4 President Bobby Franklin, Clerk John O’Brien, Mike Mullen, Tommy Martini, John Buddy Ford, were sworn in, and in attendance also were members; Don Green, Eddy Fitzgerald, Jimmy Connors, Bobby Bower, Mary Nelson. February 20th There’s a tribute to the great RIP Allie Colombo, at Joe Angelo’s in Brockton. This will be put on by Dennis Marrese. Come on down. Check it out. Pugs Luncheon at Florian Hall, kneeling is Mickey Finn, standing, left to right: John O’Brien, Tommy Attardo, Joe O’Leary, Fran “Pop” Lynch, Bobby Franklin, Karen Lynch O’Leary, Tommy Dargin, Tommy Martini. by Richard Preiss O, the throes of January. Those gray days followed by cold, deep, dark nights have once again descended upon us. The Holidays are over, the cheerful illumination that lit up homes, office buildings and even parks has been disassembled and packed away for another 11 months. Now the true darkness descends with nothing to dispel it. And spring doesn’t even seem a glimmer on the far off horizon. In the recent past, however, there was a local bright spot. It was at the Garden where the Bruins and Celtics would be doing their best to bring a brightness to the dreary days and forlorn nights. Now, though, injuries, losses, frustration and lessthan-positive headlines seem to be the rule of moment, as if the atmosphere outside had penetrated the interior where once good cheer and smiles all around had followed numerous mid-winter victories. A good case in point can be had by examining the Martin Luther King Day doubleheader at the Garden — an occasion that featured the Bruins taking on the Ottawa Senators in the afternoon followed by the Celtics meeting the Dallas Mavericks that night. It would be a time for the two local teams to be in the spotlight. In a normal January, they might be upstaged somewhat by the Patriots going deep into the NFL playoffs, maybe even to the Super Bowl. But the Pats had bowed out early and it is still over a month before any activity at Red Sox spring training. Now, all the media attention could be focused on the two teams that call Causeway Street home. The highlight of the afternoon — when a young girl sang the national anthem and brought down the house. The game that followed brought forth less laudatory comments. The Bruins loss to Ottawa would be described as “a landslide’ and “a stinker” in the Boston Herald. How about a rout? That’s what it was. Beaten in just about all phases of the game, the B’s found themselves looking down the barrel of a 4-0 deficit before scoring early in the third. Ottawa won going away, elevating themselves into a tie for second place in the Northeast Division with the Bruins. The Senators played well but not one of their fans came down from Canada’s national capital city to witness the performance. How do we know? Well, Daniel Alfredsson lit up the scoreboard with a hat trick and not one lid was tossed onto the ice. If that had been Montreal in the Garden numerous examples of headgear would have adorned the slippery surface. The contest stood in stark contrast to two recent highlights. The Winter Classic overtime victory against Philadelphia on New Year’s Day and an overtime shootout win over Western Conference leading San Jose on the road. The latter was a rare bright spot for the B’s who ranked third in the entire 30-team NHL in overtime losses with eight. The injuries, of course, have taken their toll — with sometimes as many as five players not ready on a given night. Press releases detail emergency callups from Providence as members of the varsity heal their wounds. B’s head coach Claude Julien noted that “none of the injuries are related to conditioning. It’s really about being banged up because of contact. I don’t know if you want to call it bad luck but every year is different. Some years you go through a whole season and you’re fortunate to stay away from those injuries, other years you get more. We’re just one of many teams that are going through that right now.” What may save the B’s is a good long rest. There’s one coming up but not right away. The league will have a two and a half week break in the later half of February for the Winter Olympic Games. A respite like that might allow the B’s to get a second wind for the stretch drive that culminates the regular season and leads to the playoffs. The changeover at the Garden brought another surface — the parquet — but the result was pretty much the same. It was a 99-90 loss to Dallas — which currently trails only the Lakers in the overall Western Conference standings. It was the third consecutive setback at home for the Celtics and their seventh on the Causeway Street court. Just how bad was that? Consider that when the C’s left the floor after that defeat they had more losses here than on the road (five). That’s more home losses than in the entire two prior seasons. “I don’t look at it as being home. I just look at the game in general,” offered Ray Allen after the proceedings had been brought to a close. “In the third quarter we came out and we didn’t have great energy. We have to put together 48 minutes if we want to be good and successful for a longer period of time.” Asked if visiting teams are no longer fearful of coming to the Garden, Allen stated: “It’s not about being afraid of the building as much as being afraid of the team. Right now we have to put up a stronger front.” The stronger front, of course, is personified by Kevin Garnett — who continues to recuperate from a hyper-extended right knee. When he returns is when the front will get stronger. For the record, it was a good day for the bean counters — both games were sellouts. But everyone else left the Garden wearing long faces. O, the throes of January.