August 11 - Dorchester Reporter

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Dorchester Reporter
“The News and Values Around the Neighborhood”
Volume 34 Issue 32
Thursday, August 11, 2016
50¢
State rep candidate,
a former cop, was
fired from BPD job
Jovan Lacet claims he was
targeted, wrongfully dismissed
By Jennifer Smith
Staff Reporter
This new design for a Herb Chambers owned Land Rover-Jaguar dealership at 75 Morrissey
Blvd. was shared with civic leaders in Columbia-Savin Hill on Tuesday.
Chambers lays out new plan
for Morrissey dealership site
Car magnate: Abutting Globe property ‘irrelevant’
By Jennifer Smith
Reporter Staff
Herb Chambers told the
Columbia Savin Hill Civic
Association planning board
on Tuesday that his plans
for a Land Rover and Jaguar
dealership on a key Morrissey Boulevard parcel are
independent of anything that
will happen on the next-door
Boston Globe headquarters
site. But he added that he is
willing to wait on development
until more is known about
the future of the newspaper’s
property.
News of Chamber’s determination to build an automotive
dealership on the site of the
defunct WB56 TV station studio surfaced in July just hours
before the Globe announced
it finally had a buyer under
agreement for its abutting
16 acres.
Chambers and his associates
first pitched their design plans
to the civic association at its
meeting in July. On Tuesday,
Chambers returned to the
planning board to present
revised plans that included
some changes informed by
the civic group’s earlier input.
The auto kingpin said his
team has had no contact with
the Globe buyer, who has since
been indentified as David Ridini of New York-based Center
(Continued on page 3)
Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state
representative Dan Cullinane
for the 12th Suffolk State
Representative seat in the
Sept. 8 primary election,
points to his experience as
a US Marine veteran and a
former Boston Police officer
in his campaign materials.
What is not mentioned
in that dossier is Lacet’s
termination from his job as a
Boston Police officer in 2004
in the aftermath of a murder
investigation and prosecution
in which his brother was the
chief suspect and defendant
in a fatal 1998 shooting in
Mattapan. His brother was
found not guilty.
This week, a Boston Police
spokesman told the Reporter
that Lacet was terminated because he “committed perjury.”
In an interview this week,
however, Lacet, now 51 and a
practicing attorney based in
Mattapan, told the Reporter
that he discusses his history
with the department while
Call it sweet and lowdown:
Jazz at Levi’s on Sunday nights
By James Hobin
Reporter Staff
The streets of Dorchester
are like gardens full of flowers
and thorns. We are beset
by all the problems facing
urban dwellers in modernday America, and we feel it.
This can bring out the worst
in us, but
it also can
bring out
the best.
Just when
it seems
as if the
pace of life
is driving
us apart, The Kurtis Rivers Quartet at Levi’s Restaurant (left to right): Melvin Graham, bass; Miki
the Dorchester spirit comes Matsuki, drums, Kurtis Rivers, alto saxaphone; Lady Kube’, M.C.; Alain Pacowski, guitar. Photo by Jennifer Johnson
together in new ways and people do beautiful things.
has subsided and passersby
Previously called The and her husband Tony operate
Right beside the Revival can hear sweet melodies seep- Corteze, and before that the restaurant, serving good
Deliverance Temple Church ing through the doors and The Sportsman Lounge, the food six days a week. On
and Donny’s Unisex Hair reaching the sidewalks near establishment was taken Sunday nights, they open up to
Salon on Washington Street in the entrance to Levi’s. Inside, over by Levi George in 1996. host the jazz show. “Jazz music
Four Corners is a place called The Kurtis Rivers Quartet is Originally from Trinidad, Levi is welcoming, it comes from the
Levi’s Restaurant. On Sunday giving a superb performance raised a family in Dorchester, heart,” one guest said to me.
nights, the clamor of city life of jazz music – all for free.
and now his daughter Millie (Continued on page 9)
Jovan Lacet is a candidate
for state representative in the
12th Suffolk district.
on the campaign trail and is
vigorous in claiming that he
was wrongfully terminated
by the department. A section
of his campaign website notes
that following his assignment
to Boston Police District
In 12th
Suffolk,
incumbent
faces two
By Jennifer Smith
Reporter Staff
The race for the 12th Suffolk
House District is under way,
awaiting the Sept. 8 primary
pitting incumbent Rep. Daniel
Cullinane against challengers
Jovan Lacet and Carlotta
Williams. All three are running as Democrats with prior
campaign experience.
Cullinane, of Dorchester, has
served the 12th Suffolk since
2013 after being elected with
75 percent of the vote in the
general election. He has been
re-elected twice. He credits
his successful campaigns to
strong community relationships and highlights his work
on providing youth jobs, mental
health services, the Haitian
Housing Clinic, Mattapan
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Aug. 11-16, 2016
A snapshot look at key upcoming events in and
around the neighborhood for your weekly planner.
Thursday (11th)
Free Family Flicks at Pope John Paul II Park
in Neponset features Good Dinosaur at 7:45 p.m.
Sponsored by DCR. Children must be accompanied
by an adult. Don’t forget bug spray too! Rain may
cancel. For weather updates call 617-698-1802, ext. 3.
Friday (12th)
Artists in Residence Workshop at Almont Park,
Mattapan, 9 a.m. This series of arts and crafts
workshops is perfect for artists 3-10. Local artists
will lead take-home craft projects, all materials
are provided. For groups of 8 or more, registration
is required. To register, please email parks@
cityofboston.gov.
Saturday (13th)
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute sponsors a
Peace BBQ at noon at 15 Christopher St., Dorchester.
Opening celebration for “In Transit: Voices &
Vision”, a public art project created by UMB Urban
Scholars high school students starts at 1:30 p.m. at
Harbor Art Gallery, McCormack Hall, 100 Morrissey
Blvd., Dorchester.Light refreshments and music by
Jazz Tea with Olive Marie. For further info, please
contact [email protected] or visit blogs.umb.edu/
intransit/
Monday (15th)
Public safety meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Codman Square Health Center Black Box Theatre,
637 Washington St.,Dorchester. Join community
activist from TNT United/ Boston Project Ministries,
community service officers from the Boston Police
Department, and more. We also want to hear from
you: What does public safety mean to you? How do
we make Codman Sq & Four Corners safer? Free.
Tuesday (16th)
Historic New England helps kids root, root, root
for the home team and create baseball pennants
in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the Fields
Corner branch of the BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave.,
2 p.m. Contact Emily Todd at 617-436-2155 x1307.
DCR sponsors free film at the DCR Martini Shell
Park, 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park at
sunset. Tonight’s film: Jurassic World. All programs
are free and open to the public. Children must be
accompanied by an adult. Don’t forget bug spray
too! For weather updates call 617-698-1802, ext. 3.
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Youngsters frolicked on the sands of Tenean Beach last Saturday at second
annual festival. Photo courtesy Mayor Walsh’s office
Final batch of Boston liquor
licenses on tap next month
By Jennifer Smith
Reporter Staff
Municipal control over
liquor licenses across the
state took a hard knock
at the State House in
July, but the status in
Boston remains unchanged, with only 25
affordable licenses left
in play this year and a
competitive market fixating on scarce options.
The Senate and House
differed over legislation
proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker that would
remove the licensing
caps and allow for
municipal control over
liquor permits across the
state, with the exception
of Boston. Language to
that effect was included
in the bill okayed by the
Senate, but not in the
House version, and so it
did not make its way into
the final municipal bill.
City Councillor atLarge Ayanna Pressley
has championed increasing the number of affordable licenses designated
for “neighborhoods
traditionally disenfranchised and marginalized” within Boston.
During a conversation
with media facilitated by
City Council President
Michelle Wu, Pressley
said the liquor license
defeat was, in a small
way, a victory for the
city.
She, her fellow councillors, and the mayor,
she said, “fought hard
against that and said,
‘Well, if you’re going to
do that, you have got to
include Boston, because
of the role that we play
in the economy of this
commonwealth, and just,
well, out of fairness.’ ”
As things stand now,
Boston has no additional
say over the distribution
of licenses within the
city limits. Applications
are to be considered on
a first come, first served
basis. “I want the city of
Boston to have full local
control,” Pressley said.
“… so we can be innovative, nimble, and agile
in the determination of
how and where licenses
are dedicated.”
On top of the existing
city cap, the Legislature
in 2014 allowed Boston
to issue an additional
75 liquor licenses over
three years. Of these, 60
were designated as “re-
stricted” and could only
be issued to establishments in certain parts
of the city, including
Roxbury, Dorchester and
Jamaica Plain.
These annually renewed, neighborhoodspecific licenses cannot
be sold or transferred
by the licensee once
acquired. They come at
a reduced price, topping
out at around $3,000 for
an all-alcoholic license.
Restaurateurs seeking
permits on the open
market could expect to
shell out $50,000 for a
beer and wine licencs
or up to $450,000 for an
all-alcohol license.
Of the final 25 added
licenses set to be released
in September, five are
neighborhood-restricted
for beer and wine and
15 are neighborhood
restricted all-alcoholic.
Only five are citywide,
all of them for full liquor
permitting.
Franklin Park hosts Brew at
the Zoo event on Aug. 20
Franklin Park Zoo’s annual Brew at the Zoo event
will be held on Sat., Aug. 20 at 3:30 p.m. The event is
21+. Tickets are $60 in advance and $65 at the door.
Sip delicious brews and visit with western lowland
gorillas, ring-tailed lemurs, ocelots, pygmy hippos,
and other species. VIP tickets will be available for
$100. For additional info, please call 617-541-LION
or visit zoonewengland.org/brewatthezoo
Charles Washington,
43, was arrested in
June, and indicted last
Wednesday, on charges
he and associates set up
a sophisticated system
to steal money from
the bank and homeequity accounts of 16
high-income residents
at several Boston area
banks.
The US Attorney’s
office in Boston claims
Washington gained
access to the account
numbers, other personal
information and sample
signatures from these account holders, then found
“runners” who looked
like the individuals and
practiced forging their
signatures before going
to their banks to make a
number of withdrawals
over several days.
At least two Massachusetts customers of
Santander Bank had
more than $200,000
illegally withdrawn from
their accounts, according
to an affidavit by an FBI
agent who participated
in a lengthy investigation
that started not long
after those withdrawals
in 2013.
Officials say that Washington’s minions would
set up bank accounts,
sometimes in their own
names and sometimes in
the names of bogus companies, which they would
then use to arrange
electronic transfers from
their victims’ accounts.
A raid on his girlfriend’s
Greenbrier Street apartment in April rented by
Washington’s yielded
evidence against him,
including handwritten
notes with the names,
Social-Security numbers, addresses, and
birth dates of possible
victims and notes with
account numbers at Bank
of America, Webster
Bank, Citizens Bank,
Santander Bank and TD
Bank.
UPCOMING CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETINGS • FULL LISTINGS ON PAGE 10
Tasting and Tour at Boston Winery on Aug. 11
Earl Taylor, president of the Dorchester
Historical Society, will be the guest speaker
at an evet to benefit the Neponset River
Watershed Assoc. on Thurs., Aug. 11 from
6:30-8:30 p.m. at Boston Winery, 26 Ericsson
St., Dorchester. $55 per person. Contact
Nancy Mahon at 781-575-0354 x 304
or [email protected] Authors speak at Dot BPL branches – Liz
Moore reads from her new novel The Unseen
World at the Grove Hall Branch, Dorchester
on Thurs., Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m….BPL staff
member and author John DeVito speaks on
Jackie Kennedy in popular culture on Wed.,
Aug. 31 at the Adams St. Library at 6:30 p.m.
Fields Corner Branch BPL Events – U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services will host
an information session on Tues., Aug. 30 from
12-4 p.m. at the Fields Corner branch of the
BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester. For
further information about these upcoming
events, please contact Emily Todd at 617436-2155 x1307.
Anti-violence group to convene in Grove
Hall – Held at Grove Hall Library on Sat., Aug.
8 from 10-noon. For further information,
please e-mail [email protected] or
call 617-233-5363.
Dot Bay EDC Barbeque on Aug. 20 –
Dorchester Bay Economic Development
Corp. will host a barbeque for the community
on Sat., Aug. 20 from 12-4 p.m. at 590 Dudley
St., Dorchester. For further information,
please contact Dychell at 617-825-4200 x212.
Boston Children’s Festival on Aug. 23—
Mayor Walsh and the city’s Parks and
Recreation Dept. host the ParkARTS Boston
Children’s Festival on Tues., Aug. 23 from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. at Franklin Park in Dorchester,
For further information, call 617-635-4505.
Blood Drive at St. Brendan’s — Blood donation opportunity on Wed., Aug. 17 from 2-7
p.m. at Saint Brendan’s Church, Dorchester.
Schedule an appointment to give blood by
downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App at redcrossblood.org/bloodapp or
calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
B-3 Annual Community Harbor Cruise – The
annual B-3 Police Community Harbor Cruise
is Wed., Aug. 31. Check in and bus transport
at 9 a.m., cruise from 11-3 p.m. Tickets are
$50 per person. For further information,
please contact: Boston Police District B-3
Community Service Office at: 617-343-4717
or Will Dickerson at william.dickerson@
pd.boston.gov.
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Car dealer Chambers unaware of future plans for Globe site
(Continued from page 1)
Court Properties. “What
happens with the Globe,
from my standpoint, is
irrelevant,” Chambers
said. But his team said
waiting a few months
as the Globe situation
is sorted out would be
acceptable.
Paul Losordo, who
handles corporate and
real estate development
for Chambers, said they
had spoken with the
Globe facilities manager,
but no one in the development community had
much of a sense of Center
Court’s plans.
Kevin Joyce, Chambers’s attorney, laid out
plans for a “very considerably sized” dealership,
a five-story building at
75 Morrissey Blvd. that
would be about 340 feet
by 140 feet, for a total of
216,000 square feet.
The plan calls for 117
parking spaces on the
ground, with the top
four floors designated for
additional parking and
office space. Including
542 cars within the
building itself, Joyce said
659 cars would be parked
on the property in total.
In accordance with the
Columbia Point Master
Plan, which anticipated
a new street that would
bisect the property, the
new design incorporates
an underpass into the
building, a 70-foot-wide
road that would allow
for two lanes of traffic
through the site, with
first-floor showrooms on
either side.
Four floors of glass
windows would rise
above the underpass,
which the Chambers
team thinks will lighten
the overall look of the
building. Civic members
had asked for a lessimposing and less-dark
structure at the earlier
meeting.
There was frustration
at the Tuesday gathering
about the city’s larger
plans for development
along the swath of
Morrissey Boulevard
and around Columbia
Point. The Columbia
Point Master Plan,
which came together
over three years, laid
out a vision for the area
that included the Globe,
UMass Boston, much of
Mt. Vernon Street, and
the areas around JFK/
UMass station.
Don Walsh, who
chaired the master plan
committee seven years
ago, said some of the
other developments in
the area had not been
in line with the plan.
He and others at the
meeting worried that
new structures would
be incoherent and noncommunicative, leaving
the community to deal
with each project as it
came.
“The fabulous thing
about the master plan is
that it put its arm around
Mt. Vernon Street and
Morrissey Boulevard
and said, ‘Let’s not deal
piecemeal,” Walsh said.
“Let’s not deal site by
site, parcel by parcel, and
have inconsistent and
inappropriate uses. Let’s
plan for it as a whole,’”
said Walsh.
An automotive dealer-
ship at that site would
be an inconsistent use
for a space where they
had envisioned retail
and mixed-use activity,
meeting attendees said.
They were generally
complimentary of the
Chambers design, but
uncertain how it would
fit with future development on the city’s part
or that of other private
developers.
“If you want retail,
automobile is retail,”
Losordo said. It’s not
like we’re building a
nightclub here.” He later
added that the group is
respectful of the master
plan, but does believe
there needs to be some
flexibility with use.
“We’re not developers,
we’re in the automobile
business,” Chambers
said. “All we do is automotive, and if automotive isn’t something that
fits there, I mean, we’re
approached to sell this
property all the time.”
The civic association
will be inviting the
Boston Redevelopment
Authority to its September meeting in the hopes
of gaining some clarity
on the master plan’s role
and the city’s approach
to the area.
By Jennifer Smith
Reporter Staff
of new and refurbished
bicycles and parts,
new accessories, and
maintenance and repair
services.
Bowdoin-Geneva native Noah Hicks and
his team have been
work-shopping the bike
kitchen for more than
a year. An avid cyclist
and advocate for transportation equity, Hicks
founded and runs the
Bowdoin Bike School on
Southern Avenue, which
offers classes and repairs
for free or at a low cost.
“This is the next step,”
Hicks told a small group
assembled in the Strand
Theatre on Aug. 4. The
bike kitchen idea has
been a dream of his for
some time, he continued,
“bringing a cafe and
bike shop to Uphams
Corner, combining
my love for bikes with
somebody else’s love for
place-making and coffee city where many rely on
and delicious food and the bike as an affordable
means of transportation
tidbits.”
Kristina Jackson, cur- that is faster than walkrently a barista at Fleck ing and cheaper than a
Coffee in Newton, will car,” according to the Sip
manage the caffeinated & Spoke website.
The team has in mind
subset of the operation.
Along with providing a transformation as the
a community gathering day goes from afternoon
spot for an area badly to the evening, from
in need of such venues, bikes and coffee to a
the revamped comfort low-key bike commuter
station will “source local lounge where open mics,
products, hire home- musical performances,
grown baristas and and some more adult
bicycle technicians, and beverages would be in
support the local biking order.
culture in an area of the (Continued on page 5)
Cycling while caffeinated in Uphams Corner
Nestled beneath
towering trees beside
the Dorchester North
Burying Ground sits a
small, gray-sided building once used to shelter
riders awaiting the next
streetcar along Columbia
Road. The streetcars
no longer come by, but
if plans work out, the
long-abandoned Uphams
Corner Comfort Station
will retain an element of
its transportation legacy
by opening up anew as
the Sip & Spoke Bike
Kitchen, a neighborhood
hub for cyclists, coffee
fans, and community
members alike.
The business model
is two-fold at present:
A cafe serving coffee
and a range of food will
share the space with a
full-service bicycle shop
that will offer retail sales
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Two challengers to face Cullinane in 12th Suffolk primary election
Square beautification,
and Ventura Park.
Lacet, a practicing
attorney based in Mattapan, has lived in Mattapan and Dorchester for
45 years. He is running
on a platform of bringing
equal resources and community engagement to
the district, citing public
safety, senior care programs, and CORI reform
among his priorities.
Williams, who also goes
by C.C., is a Columbus,
Ohio, native currently
living in Hyde Park.
This is her second run
for the 12th Suffolk post,
after she lost in the 2014
primary. She highlights
as her priorities assisting
disadvantaged populations like those who are
homeless and struggling
with substance abuse.
The Reporter asked
each of the candidates
to fill out a questionnaire
that would re-introduce
them to the community
they hope to represent.
Portions of the questionnaire are excerpted and
edited for clarity below,
with all questions and
answers available in full
online at dotnews.com.
Q. Please describe your
professional background.
Daniel Cullinane:
From 2013 to present, I
have had the incredible
honor of serving as the
state representative of
the 12th Suffolk District
working each day on behalf of the hardworking
residents of Dorchester,
Mattapan, Hyde Park
and Milton as their
voice in the State House.
(Among Cullinane’s
listed jobs: Committee
to Elect Linda Dorcena
Forry, Field Director;
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office,
Fair Labor Division,
Investigator; Office of
State Representative
Martin J. Walsh, 13th
Suffolk District, Director
of Constituent Services)
Jovan Lacet: I proudly
served my country in the
US Marines, I worked as
a mentor and coordinator
of a youth non-violence
program at the Roxbury
YMCA during part of my
last two years at UMass
Boston, 1990 to 1992. As
a Boston Police Officer, I
served and protected the
Boston Community that
I grew up in with pride
and distinction. As a
nineteen-year practicing
attorney, much of my
weekly work is pro bono
work.
Carlotta Williams:
I currently work for
Boston Health Care for
the homeless where I
have been employed well
over 25 years. I presently
assist disabled homeless citizens apply for
Social Security benefits
in hopes of improving
the quality of their lives.
Q. What would be your
top priority if elected?
Cullinane: Continuing
my advocacy on keeping
and improving the Mat-
C a r l o t t a W i l l i a m s : Rep. Cullinane: Seeks
Second bid for seat
third full term.
Jovan Lacet: Ran for
District 4 council in ‘15
tapan High Speed Trolley Line, which reliably
serves the vast majority
of the 12th Suffolk District, Mattapan, Milton,
and Dorchester; working
with all stakeholders
and the community to
ensure the successful
development of the Mat-
Lacet: Public safety,
education, employment
and housing opportunities for 12th Suffolk
residents.
Developers officially
broke ground on the
South Bay Town Center project Wednesday
morning, kicking off
construction for the
sprawling mixed-use
complex adjacent to the
existing South Bay Mall.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh
joined the development
group EDENS at the
groundbreaking, according to a release. Walsh,
thanking EDENS, said
in statement: “This
project will bring a new
vibrancy and energy
to a once-vacant area
in South Bay, and the
benefits will not only be
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Williams: To advocate
for placement on committee assignments that
reflect the work I have
done for well over 25
years. A clear voice needs
to be at the table with the
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across the city as people
flock to this new destination. This project serves
as a great example of
the type of mixed-use
and transit-oriented
development that we
are looking to bring to
all corners of our city.”
EDENS will develop
and manage 160,000
square feet of retail
property, including “an
exciting mix of restaurants and shops, a
12-screen luxury AMC
Theatre with IMAX, a
flagship Wahlburgers,
and a 130-room hotel
for Dorchester and the
greater Boston area,” the
group said in a release.
New residences, containing 475 new housing
units in a mix of studio
to three bedrooms, will
include 62 affordable
housing units. Developers highlighted residential amenities such as
roof decks, a pool with
cabanas ad grilling areas, and fitness facilities.
Throughout the project’s progress, developers
committed to a number
of community benefits.
New traffic signals will
be installed at three
intersections and be
connected with the city’s
Advance Traffic Control
System (ATCS). Video
camera systems at intersections will allow for
traffic flow adjustments
and camera systems
throughout the property
will join GPS-based security monitoring.
Mark Wahlberg recorded a video for the
groundbreaking the
Transformers movie set
in Detroit. “Wish I could
be there for the development, but so excited for
the new development of
South Bay,” Wahlberg
said. “Wahlburgers is
coming to Dorchester.
It’s gonna be amazing.”
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August 11, 2016
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Candidate in 12th Suffolk race was fired from Boston Police job
C-11, “Jovan served the
Dorchester residents
and other Boston residents with distinction
and respect as a Boston
Police Officer.”
“The Boston Police
Department retaliated
against me,” Lacet told
the Reporter. It’s always
been a corrupt department. It was corrupt
when I was there and
it’s corrupt now,” he said,
noting that he was never
charged with perjury
or reprimanded for any
wrongdoing in connection with the case by
the state’s Board of Bar
Overseers. In the end,
though, he was fired from
his job as patrolman.
“Former Police Officer
Jovan Lacet committed
perjury in connection
with his testimony in a
homicide investigation,”
said the BPD spokesman. “He impaired the
investigation by lying
to investigators and
failing to notify the
department of contact
with his fugitive brother.
He subsequently refused
to provide a report to the
Internal Affairs Division
after being ordered to
do so.
“The Boston Police
Department holds its
employees to highest
standards of conduct.
Mr. Lacet chose his
fate when he committed
perjury and impeded a
homicide investigation,”
the spokesman added,
and “he was terminated
as a result.”
According to court
records, Lacet testified
under oath first to a
Suffolk County grand
jury and then in Suffolk Superior Court in
2002 concerning his
brother, Besher Lacet,
who was charged in
connection to the June
21, 1998, murder of
Moses Landais, who was
shot to death at a house
party on Woolson Street
in Mattapan. Jovan
Lacet initially testified
to a grand jury that he
had seen his brother
at the party before the
homicide, but changed
his story and claimed
had not seen his brother
when testifying at the
Superior Court trial.
Basher Lacet was
acquitted in the case.
He was subsequently
deported to his native
Haiti, where he later
died from complications
related to diabetes, according to Jovan Lacet.
No one else has been
charged in the murder
of Landais.
In the aftermath of
the trial, on March 11,
2004 the police department took formal action
against Lacet, citing him
for violations of conduct,
truthfulness, reporting
law, and public integrity
canons, and for a failure
to notify authorities,
and dismissed him from
the force, citing his
“perjury.” Lacet unsuccessfully appealed twice
and court records show
that he claimed he “did
not receive proper notice” and that he was “is
immunized for the acts.”
Subsequently, the
state’s Civil Service
Commission and a
Suffolk Superior Court
judge ruled in favor of the
police. While Lacet was
immunized by the prosecution against charges
relating to his testimony
under oath, the court
noted, he was not exempt
from his employer acting
on that testimony to
protect the integrity of
the profession.
“Essential to the policing profession is maintenance of the public trust,”
the ruling said. “There is
a ‘public policy against
requiring the reinstatement of police officer
who have committed
felonious misconduct,’
because the criminal
justice system depends
upon the public’s trust
of the police.”
The rulings on the
appeals determined that
because Lacet admitted
to lying under oath, he
had failed to demonstrate that the reason
for his dismissal was
inaccurate and so the
BPD had just cause
to terminate him for
perjury.
A spokesman for the
Suffolk District Attorney’s office told the
Reporter that Lacet had
been granted immunity
for his testimony in the
case, but added that
“the immunity order
protects a witness from
charges based on testimony regarding their
own past conduct, but not
from charges based on
subsequent conduct such
as lying under oath.”
The perjury case itself was referred to an
independent prosecutor’s office to avoid an
appearance of conflict,
the spokesman, Jake
Wark, said. Lacet was
not prosecuted.
In his interview with
the Reporter this week,
Lacet insisted that his
immunity from punishment resulting from his
brother’s case should
have extended to his
job security as well. He
maintained that he was
targeted for punishment,
in part, because he has
raised concerns about
police tactics to Internal
Affairs on multiple occasions during his time on
the force.
“I was wrongfully
terminated because the
judge who was on the
trial determined that I
had Fifth Amendment
rights and I was granted
written transactional
immunity,” Lacet said.
“It clearly stated no civil
or criminal prosecution
when they gave me that
immunity. Instead, I was
prosecuted through the
Boston Police Department.”
In court documents,
and in talking with
the Reporter, Lacet has
repeatedly claimed that
he was coerced into
making a false statement by BPD detectives,
including Det. Danny
Keeler, a highly decorated homicide detective
who retired from the
department earlier this
year. Keeler was a controversial figure on the
force and, and, according
to a Boston Globe report,
came under scrutiny for
alleged theft on the job
in 2006.
Lacet said that Keeler
threatened his job as
an attorney and as a
police officer if he did not
give false information to
the grand jury. “I was
compelled to testify. I
was ordered to say that
my brother was at the
party when I did not
see him at the party,”
said Lacet, who said he
did not pursue charges
against Keeler or anyone
else at the time because
he was grieving the loss
of his infant son, who
died in 2002.
“When someone questions me about what
happened, I tell them it
was a wrongful termination,” said Lacet. “The
people understand the
prejudice that officers
of color experience in
Boston. I’m not the only
officer of color who’s been
wrongfully terminated.”
Reporter Editor Bill
Forry contributed to this
article.
Bike shop, cafe moves ahead in Uphams Corner
“We’re not going to be a
bar,” Hicks said, “but we
do want to be a cultural
feature of the neighborhood.” Proximity to the
Strand could be a boon
for both the shop and the
theatre, he said, noting
that “at night on 9 o’clock
on a Thursday, I want to
go some place and have
a beverage and a bite to
eat. I don’t really have
very many options.”
The team will be applying for one of the five
remaining subsidized
beer and wine licenses
available through the
neighborhood-designated liquor license
program as well as an
entertainment license.
The neighborhood crowd
gathered for the update
seemed supportive of
the pitch.
“If you’re wondering
about the schedule, we’re
also wondering about
that,” said Lisa Lewis,
senior project manager
with development part-
ner Historic Boston, Inc.
Her organization and the
American City Coalition
plan to purchase the
1912 comfort station
from the city and are
working with Hicks to
flesh out a business plan
for the bike kitchen.
“It’s a bit tricky with
the permitting process,”
Lewis said, but the team
has been hoping for an
early 2017 opening.
The developers are
applying for a zoning
variance, she explained,
because the building is
included in the burying
ground property, so it
is currently zoned as
“open space/cemetery,”
precluding its use as a
retail/restaurant site. A
zoning board hearing is
scheduled for Sept. 13,
she said.
All told, the space represents about a $900,000
investment, supported in
part through fundraising, grants, and tax
credits. More info at
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Arts & Entertainment
An Orange Line Special for travelers:
Student artwork on a ‘Journey’ theme
By Chris Harding
a great public space to
showcase communityengaged artworks. Many
BPS students take the
Orange Line, so we chose
that one.”
On Thursday afternoons from last November through May,
the students worked
with the adult artists to
create interdisciplinary
images based on their
in-person interviews
with Bostonians on the
theme of journey. For
example
Boucicaut
developed her poster
around this comment
shared by interviewee
Sandy: “I believe that my
personal journey impacts
the world by helping
them see that we are all
in this together, that if I
can make it this far, so
can everyone.”
The staff artists began
with discussions with the
students on how to interview people on the theme.
The kids then talked with
Ann Boucicaut is one of ten Dorchester teens who
a range of adults in their
lent their artistic skills to a new mobile art exhibition
that is now on display on the MBTA’s Orange Line. lives, including family
members, teachers, and
Jasmin Rath and Car- UMass departments: co-workers, then wrote
lene Tavares.
Brad Bleidt, a 2D visual up the interviews on
This latest exhibition artist and musician; Lisa their blogs. Further,
in NEFA’s Creative City Link, a photographer; the mentors organized
Program series will have and Suamy Ventura, a an “inter-generational”
its formal opening this visual artist who came interview day at UMass
Saturday, Aug. 13, at the up with the idea to Boston for students to
UMass Boston Harbor educate youngsters by interview staff as well as
Art Gallery on the Plaza collaborating with them senior citizens from the
level (front entrance of on professional-looking Osher Lifelong Learning
McCormack Hall). From site-specific art pieces.
Institute (OLLI) at the
Link explains that she college.
1:30 to 3 p.m., project
participants will meet and her collaborators
The project blog
and greet while visitors “came up with the theme chronicles how the adults
sample light refresh- of ‘journey,’ because coached kids to experiments and hear music people are on trains, on ment with various Adobe
by Jazz Tea with Olive their daily journeys to Photoshop layering and
work and school. Most opacity techniques to
Marie.
Leading the students Boston Public School achieve commercial qualthrough the poster students have to take ity graphics and design.
creation process were the MBTA to and from Link offered this overview
three adult artists school, so Brad, Suamy, on the project: “We hope
who work in various and I felt the MBTA was that MBTA patrons will
be inspired and that their
daily commuting journey
Special to the Reporter
The artwork of most
Hub high school students may be glimpsed
by a few passersby in
school corridor display
cases, but Ann Boucicaut
and 10 other Dorchester
residents can take pride
in the fact that tens of
thousands of T riders are
perusing their creations
every day.
This high visibility
comes thanks to the New
England Foundation for
the Arts (NEFA)-funded
“In Transit: Voice &
Vision,” a mobile visual
art exhibition by Boston
high school students
depicting the psychological and physical journeys
of Bostonians. Displayed
on trains through Sept.
4, these inspirational
images can be admired
on placards overhead
and near the car doors
in spaces usually given
over to advertising posters.
The exhibition, consisting of 14 posters
on the MBTA’s Orange
Line, was created by
21 high school students
participating in UMass
Boston’s Urban Scholars
program, including students from three schools
in Dorchester (Jeremiah
E. Burke High School,
Tech Boston Academy,
and Dearborn STEM
Academy) as well as one
in Hyde Park (The New
Mission High School).
The other young Dot
residents who collaborated on the project are
Adilse Baessa, Jailson
Barros, Gilson Dosouto,
Daphtaney Morisset,
Quanye Hoskins, Anny
Thach, Phillip Tran,
Francisco Fernandes,
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will be more interesting.
We also hope folks will
recognize the positivity
and creative spirit of
the thousands of young
people who they ride the
train with each day.”
dotnews.com
August 11, 2016
People
Reporter’s
were among a record
number of graduates
presented with diplomas at UMass Lowell’s
2016 Commencement
exercises on May 14 at
the Tsongas Center at
UMass Lowell. UMass
Lowell held two Commencement ceremonies
to accommodate this
year’s graduates, 3,720,
a record number for the
ninth consecutive year.
included Nhu Pham
of Boston, who received
a Bachelor of Arts degree in English; Amy
Gomes, who received a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in psychology; Anna Le,
who received a Bachelor
of Science degree in
criminal justice; Isaiah
Meekins, who received
a Bachelor of Science
degree in exercise physiology; Marco BanegasFlores, who received a
Master of Arts degree in
peace and conflict studies; Sally Pham, who
received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in psychology; Gaquasha ErvinRoberson, who received
a Bachelor of Arts degree
in psychology; Deniz
Alagoez, who received
in Engineering degree
in civil engineering; Ke
Huang, who received
a Doctor of Philosophy
degree in computer science; Davin Janicki
who received a Master
health informatics and
management; Jamaal
Taylor, who received
a Master of Science
degree in information
technology; Rogelio
Rivas-Chaparro, who
Science in Engineering
degree in mechanical
engineering; Adrienne
Harris, who received a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in art; Justin
Weathers of Dorchester, who received a Bachelor of Science degree
in biology; Tanezsha
Bostic-Woodley, who
Science degree in criminal justice.
Dung Phan of
Dorchester received
in Business Administration; Mellisa
Deandrade received
degree in clinical laboratory sciences; Dezanae
Boston-Bernier, who
received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in psy-
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News about people
in & around our Neighborhoods
The late Paul Rollo was on the minds of friends and former Dorchester Youth
Hockey teammates last week as they gathered in Saratoga Springs, New York
for a one-year celebration of life memorial. Paul died suddenly last August. He
and his friends spent many happy times at the race track in Saratoga. Upon
his death last year, donations in Paul’s memory were sent to DYH.
chology; Loc Nguyen
Science in Business
Administration; Adam
Lawson received a
Master of Business Administration; Kayola
Davis-Tabb received a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in English; Kimneisha
Pina received a Bachelor
criminal justice.
YESTERYEAR ARCHIVE
Dorchester Historical Society
The subscribers to the
stock of the Dorchester
and Milton Bank met in
April 1832, and accepted
the Act of Incorporation.
John R. Chaffee, pastor
of the First Methodist
Church, described some
of the buildings in Lower
Mills in his history of
the church published
in 1916. “The house opposite the head of River
Street was built in 1822
by Robert P. Tolman, who
had a store in the next
building. Over this store
the Milton bank was
organized in 1822.” In
“Good Old Dorchester,”
William Dana Orcutt
wrote: The town did not
enjoy the luxury of a bank
until 1832, when the
“Dorchester and Milton
Bank” was incorporated,
with Moses Whitney, for
its first president.”
In 1850 the name of
the bank was changed
to the “Blue Hill Bank,”
owing to the loss of some
$32,000 by theft. In its
edition of July 1850,
The Bankers’ Magazine,
and Statistical Register
reported:
“The Dorchester and
Milton Bank, at Dorchester, Massachusetts, was
entered on the night of
Saturday, June 1st, and
robbed of about thirty
thousand dollars, in the
circulation of the Bank,
together with the specie
on hand, about $5,000,
and $14,000 in blank
notes not filled up. The
Bank has issued the
following advertisement:
“The Vault of the
Dorchester and Milton
Bank was broken open
and robbed on Saturday
night last of about Thirty
Thousand Dollars of
the Notes of said Bank,
a quantity of Specie –
about Seven Hundred
Blank Notes of the denomination of $20, and
the Copperplate upon
which they were printed.
Among the bills taken
were a large number
which can be identified
at the Bank.
“The Directors have
therefore determined to
call in their circulation,
and will issue no bills
of said Bank. All bills
legitimately out will be
redeemed at their own
counter. All persons
are cautioned against
receiving any notes
of said Bank, unless
from persons to them
personally know, as the
notes stolen will not be
redeemed.
“The first door of the
vault has four locks,
which had apparently
been opened without
force; the second had two
locks, with a strong band
of iron covering the key-
In this undated photo, the Tolman house (the latterday Dolan funeral home) is
at left and the former Dorchester and Milton Bank site is next to it on the right.
holes, and fastened with
a stout padlock. The villains must have opened
the padlock with false
keys, removed the iron
bank, and finding that
their instruments were
not calculated for the
work of opening the door,
inserted gunpowder in
each of the keyholes,
and blew off the locks.
The banking room is in
the second story of the
building, the lower part
being occupied as a store,
by Mr. J. Brewer. The
cashier of the bank, Mr.
E. J. Bispham, resides in
the same building.”
A comment from Historical Society President
Earl Taylor: “The Bank
later denied payment for
a bill they determined
was stolen, and the court
found in their favor,
but the plaintiff argued
that it is the burden of
the Bank to determine
that the receiver of the
bill knew it was stolen
(Wyer vs Dorchester
and Milton Bank). In
1853 the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court
ordered a new trial. We
cannot find evidence of
a final outcome.”
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THE Reporter Editorial
Seton Academy
closure stings in
Lower Mills
Citing “declining enrollment and mounting
financial difficulties,” the board of Elizabeth Seton
Academy voted last week to close the school, effective
immediately. Frances Birmingham, the chair of the
Board of Trustees, informed families about the news
in a letter dated Aug. 3.
“For more than a decade, Elizabeth Seton
Academy has offered families a private, all girls’
Catholic college preparatory high school experience,”
Birmingham wrote. “Despite limited resources and
enrollment challenges, Elizabeth Seton Academy
has carried on its mission valiantly since 2003. This
decision is based on the school’s current financial
situation, increased debt obligations, declining
enrollment, and increased costs of operations….
The financial challenges have simply become
insurmountable.”
A school-placement fair was held at the school’s
Lower Mills campus on Sunday to help families to
transition to “one of the area Catholic schools that
have offered assistance to the students.”
Elizabeth Seton Academy was created in 2003 by
a volunteer committee of alumnae and former staff
of Monsignor Ryan Memorial High, which closed
its doors on Mayhew Street earlier that year after
85 years of educating Catholic girls in Dorchester.
It has been housed in what was once St. Gregory’s
High School on Dorchester Avenue in Lower Mills.
The loss of Seton Academy is a disappointment
on multiple fronts. Certainly the school reflected
the best aspirations of many who value Catholic
education in the city.
My Reporter colleague Elana Aurise, a 2009
graduate of ESA who once worked in the school’s
development office, wrote about the “heartbreak”
she felt upon hearing the news last week:
“The school tried their best with the little they
were given. The faculty and staff worked tirelessly
to give their students the best education they could
– contributing their own money into buying extra
books or school supplies for the classroom,” wrote
Elana.
“We didn’t have many extracurricular activities – but we had some – and sure, sometimes we
got made fun of by other schools for the absence of
excess, but realistically, the students who went to
ESA didn’t come from luxury to begin with. They
came from hardworking, low-to-moderate income
families seeking an affordable and safe private
Catholic high school for their daughters, and we,
as students, got just that.”
At her graduation ceremony, Elana says, she
realized how much the school shaped her as a person.
“I was looking around at all of my classmates during
the traditional candlelight ceremony, and I thought,
I’ll never meet people like this again. I honestly
thought that was true. I haven’t met people like
that since – who are humble, forgiving, welcoming,
and smart as hell, exuding a lack of pretentiousness
and privilege, embracing humility as result, since
that’s what we were taught: to be kind above all else
and to take the gifts we were given as a blessing.
“I witnessed the way it changed girls’ lives for
the better. It changed mine for the better, and for
that, I’m eternally thankful.”
Seton Academy was the last all girls’ Catholic
high school left in the city of Boston, Elana noted.
“And it’s a shame history has repeated itself. There
is a need and there is an opportunity, and we, as a
community, let it slip through our fingers.”
– Bill Forry
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Commentary
Walking together, talking together
to create a strong, unified Boston
By Martin J. Walsh
Last Monday and Tuesday night, I visited
neighborhoods across Boston, from Hyde Park
to Brighton, from Mattapan to East Boston, for
“National Night Out” with members of the Boston
Police Department and Commissioner William
Evans. We spent time with residents of all ages in
nearly every neighborhood, playing games, eating
food and ice cream, and talking to as many people as
possible. It was a great turnout, and I’d like to thank
everyone for coming together and participating in
this annual summer celebration.
Of course, National Night Out is about much more
than the fun activities. It is about raising national,
and critical, awareness of community policing.
In a time of national tension between police and
individuals, Boston stands as a shining example of
successful community policing. I want to thank our
dedicated police officers for their service to our city
and its people. And I want to thank the community
for their support and engagement with the men and
women of our police department.
But while we have had success, we cannot rest
on our laurels. Like the rest of the country, we
have more work to do to ensure that we not only
maintain this positive relationship but also grow
and strengthen it for the future.
That’s why Commissioner Evans and I, with help
from the rest of the BPD, are rolling out additional
initiatives to increase trust and goodwill between
police and residents. It is our hope that these
programs will open up opportunities to have a
broader conversation, and help us think critically
about policing in our communities.
One of the initiatives that has shown the greatest
impact is the Neighborhood Peace Walk program.
We encourage clergy members to join local leaders,
Boston Police, and other advocates in a series of
walks, especially in areas that have been struck by
recent acts of violence. Summertime is known to have
an uptick in violence, so it is especially important
that we are conducting these walks and reinforcing
positive messages throughout the summer. The
value of these walks has been enormous; the feedback
and conversations we’ve gotten have been insightful.
Our success is due to our willingness to listen and
learn from each other, and the desire we share to
create a better future for our city.
Bich Tan, right, was one of several people honored
by Boston Police at last Tuesday’s National Night
Out event at Dorchester’s Town Field. At right: Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross.
When it comes to engaging with our youth, Boston
Police reach out in creative and fun ways. In 2014,
we began the popular Operation Hoodsie Cup, in
which a BPD ice cream truck hands out thousands
of free Hoodsie Cups to children throughout the
city. Just last week, we were excited to unveil a
brand new ice cream truck. Not only does this
truck represent a commitment to connecting with
our children, but it also shows the dedication our
officers have to keeping our young people safe and
secure in the neighborhoods.
As mayor, it’s my belief that these examples
of outreach go a long way toward strengthening
relationships between our police department and
the neighborhoods they patrol. And I continue to
be amazed at the incredible number of residents,
leaders, and community organizers who make the
effort to attend and speak with us at these events.
Now, more than ever, it’s clear to me how much
our police and residents care about each other. It’s
evident in how hard we work to communicate and
engage with one another to keep this city safe. It’s
evident in the enormous restraint officers have
shown this summer when making peaceful arrests,
even when confronted with a lethal weapon. And it is
evident in the fact that Boston has the lowest major
crime rate – and the sharpest drop in arrests – in
a decade.
Clearly, we are fostering something special.
Together, we are creating a safer, stronger, and
more unified Boston.
Martin J. Walsh is the mayor of Boston.
Commentary
My classmates and I are living proof that
charter schools change lives for the better
By Dominique Calixte
Special to the Reporter
When I was a young woman, my mother told
me I would be attending a charter school when I
entered sixth grade. Like any kid, I just wanted
to do what my friends were doing, but my mother
had other plans for me, and I’m so grateful she did.
Now, years later, as I navigate the early part of my
professional career – in education, appropriately
enough – I’m often reminded how different my life
might have been had I not attended the Academy
of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School.
It is because of that experience that I’m perplexed
as to why 11 members of the Boston City Council
voted last week to pass a resolution symbolically
opposing Question 2, a referendum on the November
ballot that, if approved, would lift the cap on the
number of charter schools allowed to serve students
in Massachusetts. We know the demand is there
as tens of thousands of kids are on waiting lists for
these schools across the state.
I vividly remember the discussions I had with my
friends who attended other public schools in the city.
They would boast about how they were passing a
class with a C average. There clearly were different
expectations. At my school, anything below a C average was considered failing. The expectations at my
school resulted in every member of my graduating
class going to college. As I was attending Providence
College, some of my friends from my neighborhood
were back home without a plan.
The results are real. My classmates and I are
living proof of what is possible when families are
given access and choice. After college, when I had
the opportunity to work for the state Democratic
Party, I was shocked to learn that some of my
colleagues were opposed to charter schools. As I
learned about President Obama’s (and now Hillary
Clinton’s) support for great public charter schools,
I was reminded that access to a quality education
is at the heart of what Democrats believe in. We all
have a vested interest in the education of our youth.
Today, I’ve returned to my roots and work as part
of the administrative team at a Dorchester charter
school that represents everything that makes our
public education system an example of success for
the rest of the country. Massachusetts has some of
the best charter schools in America. Why wouldn’t
we want to offer this to more families like mine? We
can, and we should. I implore the members of the
City Council who voted to oppose the referendum
to think of kids like me who can benefit from more
charter schools in our communities.
Public charter schools give families like mine hope
and a represent a clear opportunity for a brighter
future. Voting Yes on 2 will give more families hope
and give more kids access to that opportunity.
Dominique Calixte was born and raised in Hyde
Park and currently works at a Charter School in
Dorchester.
Letter to the Editor
Glover’s Corner planning
needs to be inclusive
To the Editor:
As long term active residents of the Greater
Bowdoin/Geneva section of Dorchester, we were none
the less largely shut out of the BRA led “dialogue”
about the enormous Dot Block project even though
our area will be affected by it. As before, we whole
heartedly favor an in-depth planning process about
the extended Hancock St., Dorchester Ave. & now
the Freeport St. area, eg. Glover’s Corner.
To work for the affected communities, such a process must begin immediately & include, at the same
table, all concerned neighborhood organizations,
residents & certainly all elected representatives
starting at City Hall.
-Janet Jones & Davida Andelman
Clarkson Street
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Jazz enlivens Four Corners on Sunday nights
“This is a way for people
to get together and forget
about their worries for a
while,” said another.
Emcee Lady Kube
needs an accent acute
over the “e” in her name
first introduced the
Kurtis Rivers Quartet
at Levi’s last January;
before that the musicians
had been at the David
L. Ramsey VFW Post in
Mattapan for eight years.
The foursome comprises
Kurtis Rivers, alto sax;
Alain Pacowski, guitar;
Melvin Graham, bass;
and, Mickey Matsuki,
drums. They have been
part of the Boston jazz
scene for decades, first as
students at the Berklee
College of Music, and
then as professionals
who chose to stay and
practice their art here
after graduating.
Kurtis Rivers is a
modest gentleman who
speaks English with a
jazz accent. In conversation, he switches his
vocal cords to low gear,
like he’s idling, probably
because he prefers to use
them more for blowing
the sax than for talking.
He isn’t a tall man but
when he plays, he seems
to rise in height, gripping
the stage on tiptoe to
draw up sounds that
are sourced under the
floorboards and deep in
the soil.
Alain Pacowski supplies harmony on the
guitar. A transplant from
Paris who came to Boston
to be close to the source,
he needs to play jazz on
American soil because
for him, jazz is, in its
purest forms, a strictly
American invention.
Mickey Matsuki is like
a tsunami on drums.
Trained as a classical
pianist, she switched to
the drums because her
hands were too small to
fit the piano keyboard. At
age 19, she heard Miles
Davis and was hooked;
she trailed her teachers
all the way to Boston to
study jazz and has never
looked back. Bassist
Melvin Graham is from
Virginia, a man whose
bearing and graceful
movements echo the
elegant contours of his
upright bass.
Mickey and Melvin are
the rhythm section – “the
heart of the music,”
Kurtis explains. “They
produce a road map to
follow.” At one recent
show, the duo backed up
a father and son team
from Uphams Corner
who stood in for Alain
and Kurtis. On that
team, Fred Woodard
Sr. plays guitar, and
Fredrick Woodard Jr., 19
years old and currently
attending Berklee, plays
violin.
The father-son team
has devised a musical
call and answer routine
that is phenomenal. The
father calls on guitar,
dishing out the notes one
at a time and delivering
them like a series of single
raindrops striking a tin
roof. The son answers
on violin, repeating the
tune and drawing out
every nuance until the
notes seem to expand and
flow together like a river
rushing by.
The audience is small
but lively; friends out for
a beer and couples out for
the night. Some people
dress up and like to
dance, some dress down
and sit back, urging
on the drum solos and
grooving with the bass.
Of course, it’s an older
crowd and everybody
knows the repertoire, including golden standards
by Charlie Parker and
Sonny Rollins, ballads
by Wayne Shorter, or
something funky by Herbie Hancock, to list just a
few from the repertoire.
“Most people under the
age of 50 know nothing
about jazz,” says Kurtis.
But he predicts that it
will be the music of the
future, because when
young people come to discover the history of jazz,
they will be drawn forward to making a deeper
connection to the origins
of music and something
profound that musicians
call animation, the spirit
that brings the music
to life.
To illustrate the point,
Isaiah and Monte, two
young men from the
neighborhood, walk in,
their guitars in backpacks on their shoulders.
Students at the Boston
Arts Academy, they like
many types of music,
including jazz. They
make a brief appearance
on stage with the quartet
and thrill the audience
with a display of mastery
that seems beyond their
years. People respond
to invention, and reinvention, and re-reinvention; that’s what
jazz is all about.
On this evening, the
quartet played one
selection by Makanda
Ken McIntyre (1931 –
2001). Born in Boston,
Makanda earned an
international reputation
recording with a number
of jazz greats (in addition
to making 13 albums of
his own). Best known for
his saxophone, Makanda
was a virtuoso who played
many instruments; at his
death, he left over 400
compositions. Kurtis also
plays for The Makanda
Project, an ensemble
dedicated to sharing
what they believe is
something unique and
special about Makanda’s
music.
Boston boasts a long
and rich tradition for
jazz, especially in Roxbury and Dorchester,
but now jazz clubs are
hard to find. Today,
practically everything is
dubbed and many people
think that jazz is old
hat – until they are again
touched by it personally
and feel the power of
a live performance of
top-notch jazz musicians.
The musicians you meet
at Levi’s are working to
keep that tradition alive.
The Kurtis Rivers
Quartet and others like
them aren’t waiting for
permission to do what
they do. The Dudley Jazz
Festival, set for Sat., Aug
20, from noon to 6 p.m. at
Mary Hannon Park at the
corner of Dudley Street
and Howard Avenue in
Dorchester, is another
example of taking it to
the streets. In concert
will be The Makanda
Project, along with The
Fred Woodard Collective,
vocalist Eula Lawrence
with The John Pierce
Trio, and legendary jazz
artist Stan Strickland.
Here is another free show
that builds community
and celebrates things
that we can all delight
in sharing.
•••
Levi’s Restaurant,
323 Washington Street,
Dorchester, 02121. Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to
7 p.m.; free Sunday Night
Jazz: 7:30 – 11 p.m. Rain
location for the Dudley
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The Dudley Library, 65
Warren St, Roxbury,
11:30 – 4:30 p.m.
At right: Members of the
Fred Woodard Collective
will perform at the Aug.
20 Dudley Jazz Fest at
Mary Hannon Park.
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Reporter’s Neighborhood Notables
civic associations • clubs • arts & entertainment • churches • upcoming events
Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Brendan’s
Blood donation opportunity on Wed., Aug. 17 from
2-7 p.m. at Saint Brendan’s Church, Dorchester.
Schedule an appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App at
redcrossblood.org/bloodapp or calling 1-800-RED
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Free Thursday movies at Pope Park
Free movies will be shown every Thursday next
month at Pope John Paul II Park in Neponset,
sponsored by the state’s DCR. All films will be
shown at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 11th- “Good Dinosaur”;
Aug. 18th- “Jurassic World”; Aug. 25th- “UP.” Free.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Rain
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617-698-1802, ext. 3. For additional information,
please call Maggi Brown at 617-698-1802, ext 217
in advance.
DSNI Festival at Hannon Park
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is
hosting their 28th annual Multicultural Festival:
ImagiNations without Borders on Saturday, August
13 from 1-6 p.m. at Mary Hannon Park on Dudley
Street. The event includes creative arts and craft
activities for youth and adults, basketball and chess
tournaments, sports clinics, carnival games, musical
performances, dance and theater performances,
Zumba fitness and circus demos, pony rides, bounce
houses, an aquarium touch tank, raffle prizes, and
more. Free.
Franklin Park hosts Brew at the Zoo
The annual Brew at the Zoo event is on Sat., Aug.
20 at 3:30 p.m. The event is 21+. Tickets are $60
in advance and $65 at the door. VIP tickets will be
available for $100. For additional info, please call 617541-LION or visit zoonewengland.org/brewatthezoo
Nutcracker audition set for the Strand
Open auditions for 200 children’s roles in The
Nutcracker on Sat., Sept. 10th at 9 a.m. the Jose
Mateo Ballet Theatre & Sun., Sept. 11th at 10 a.m.
at The Strand Theatre. For children ages 6-18.
Previous dance experience not required for ages 6-10.
This holiday season performances of The Nutcracker
Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined with players and coaches of Mattapan Pop Warner for a pep talk during the
annual National Night Out event in Mattapan’s Almont Park last Tuesday evening. Mayor’s office photo
will take place at The Cutler Majestic Theatre in
Boston’s historic Theatre District and Dorchester’s
Strand Theatre from Nov. 25-Dec. 18. All children
cast in the production will perform at both theaters.
Audition fee: $25. Pre-register at: ballettheatre.org/
childrens-nutcracker-performance-opportunities/ or
call 617-354-7467.
Boston Children’s Festival
Mayor Walsh and the city’s Parks and Recreation
Dept. host the ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival
on Tues., Aug. 23 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Franklin
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Standish Village Upcoming Events
The Blue Hills Choir performs on Thurs., Aug.
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Community Health News
Have fun in the sun, but keep the sunscreen on – and at hand
By Bryan McGuirk, MD
Carney Hospital
People eagerly await
the days until they can
enjoy the beautiful summer weather and now
the season is in full
swing with a month to
go before Labor Day.
However, before hitting
the trails, the water,
the court, or the beach
this month, remember
to apply sunscreen, a
crucial step to combat
overexposure to the sun.
While the sun, which
is strongest between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m., offers
health benefits, too much
exposure can lead to
painful and dangerous
conditions, including, but
not limited to, sunburn,
wrinkles, premature
aging, and skin cancer,
all of them caused by
the sun’s Ultraviolet
(UV) rays.
UV rays are strongest
during the summertime.
Even on a cloudy day, it
is easy to get sunburned
because clouds do not
block these rays. There
are two types of UV rays:
UVA and UVB rays. The
UVA type permeates
deep into the skin and
can cause visual changes
in color and aging, while
UVB rays affect the
skin’s surface and can
cause sunburn.
Sunscreen works by
absorbing and reflecting
both UVA and UVB rays.
Sun Protection Factor
(SPF) represents the
strength of sunscreen by
indicating the amount of
sunburn protection for
the average user.
The FDA recommends
using sunscreen labeled
“Broad Spectrum,”
which means it includes
ingredients that protect
against both UVA and
UVB rays, and SPF 15
or higher, which applies
Ahead on Red Line:
weekend shuttles
MBTA riders can
expect shuttle buses to
replace train service on
the Red Line for nine
weekends beginning in
September and running
through December as
winter resiliency work
takes place, MBTA officials said last week.
The MBTA Fiscal
Management and Control Board approved an
$18.5 million construction contract to Barletta
Heavy Division, Inc.
for infrastructure upgrades on the Red Line
branches. This marks
phase two of the winter
resiliency project, on
which Barletta worked
last year, amounting to
a total $30.3 million.
About 9.9 miles of the
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rail and heating systems replaced. Track
and tie renewals are
planned between Savin
Hill and Fields Corner
Stations. Signal trough
and conduit installation
will take place between
North Quincy and Braintree Stations. Quincy
Center, Quincy Adams
and Braintree stations
will see track structure
replacement.
Buses will replace
train service on Braintree branch on Sept.
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1-3, Oct. 8-10, Oct. 15-17,
and Dec. 3-5; and on the
Ashmont branch on Oct.
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specifically to protection
from UVB rays.
These labels together
indicate that the sunscreen protects against
all of the side effects of
sun exposure. Despite
these recommendations,
there are still significant
misconceptions about
exactly what strength of
sunscreen is appropriate,
and what SPF means.
SPF 15 is the recommended minimum
strength of sunscreen,
and protects against 93
percent of the sun’s UVB
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mean SPF 30 protects
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Anything higher than
SPF 15 only provides a
minimal increase in sun
protection. In fact, SPF
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Before putting on
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It lasts three years on
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to keep a supply on hand
during summer adventures. Sunscreen wears
off, so it’s important to
reapply every two hours
to prevent oneself from
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rays.
In addition to sunscreen, staying in the
shade and wearing sunglasses and a hat are
effective ways to protect
yourself from the sun’s
harmful UV rays.
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Friday
Cocktails
Hors d’oeuvres
Auction
7-11 pm
Music by
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In Dorchester Park under the tent
Celebrate with friends and neighbors
under the big top in this Olmsted-designed
National Register landmark park
Tickets at $90 each or $150 per couple available at:
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or at Cedar Grove Gardens; 911 Adams St.; Dorchester
617-371-6085
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Neighborhood Notables
Lower Mills Branch BPL Summer Events
Nature Story Hour on Wed., Aug. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
Wed., August 24, 10:30 a.m. This program is ideal
for 3-8-year old’s, but older and younger siblings are
also welcome to attend. Summer Drop in Craft on
Thursdays at 3 p.m. Friday Classic Films at 1 p.m.
This month’s series is movies written by Dalton
Trumbo. Technology Basics on Wednesdays at 11
a.m. First week; Computer basics. Second week;
Internet basics. Third week; Email basics. Fourth
week; Drop-In-Device help session. No program on
the 31st. ABC Spanish in Motion on Wed., Aug. 10,
17 at 10:30 a.m. For further information about any
of these events, please call 617-298-7841.
Fields Corner Branch BPL Events
Historic New England presents “Take me out to
the Ball Game” creating baseball pennants on Tues.,
Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. Annual countdown to kindergarten
party on Tues., Aug. 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Remember
to wear your yellow “I’m Going to Kindergarten”
t-shirt! Monthly book group at Home.stead Café,
Dorchester on Mon., Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. This month’s
book is The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver,
copies available at the branch. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services returns to host an Information
Session on Tues., Aug. 30 from 12-4 p.m. For further
information about these upcoming events, please
contact Emily Todd at 617-436-2155 x1307.
Mattapan Community Health Center
Healthcare revival 20 event on Sat., Sept. 10
at 9:30 a.m. at 249 River St., Mattapan featuring
keynote speaker, Boston Medical Center/Mattapan
CHC’s Christopher Shanahan, MD, MPH. Prizes,
raffles, health information and screenings will be
included in event.
Vibe Coffeehouse Free Event
Featuring musical selections by Jude Chery,
Recording Artist; Nola Marie, Singer/Songwriter;
Disciple (DJ), Recording Artist; and more on Sat.,
Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. at Second Church, Dorchester. To
RSVP, please visit eventbrite.com/e/the-vibe-in-thesquare-the-vibe-coffeehouse-tickets-26770560467
Chill On Park Summer Events
Children’s story hour with Cindy from the Fields
Corner branch of the BPL for “Folktales from the
Far Side of the World” on Thurs., Aug. 18 from 6-7
p.m. at Chill on Park. Family Fun nights at Chill
on Park every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. until Aug. 23.
Free and open to the public.
UMass Boston Urban Scholars
Scholars high school students on Sat., Aug. 13 from
1:30-3 p.m. at Harbor Art Gallery, McCormack Hall,
UMass Boston. For further info, please contact lisa.
[email protected] or visit blogs.umb.edu/intransit/
BPL Author Talks and Programs
Liz Moore reads from her new novel The Unseen
World at the Grove Hall Branch, Dorchester on
Thurs., Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m. BPL staff member
and author John DeVito speaks on Jackie Kennedy
in popular culture on Wed., Aug. 31 at the Adams
St. Library at 6:30 p.m.
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
PROBATE & FAMILY COURT
SUFFOLK DIVISION
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CHARDAS K. FREEMAN, Plaintiff
vs
THIERS S. LOUIS, Defendant
To the above named Defendant:
A Complaint has been presented to this
Court by the Plaintiff, Chardas K. Freeman seeking a Complaint for CustodySupport-Parenting Time, pursuant to
G.L. 209 (c).
You are required to serve upon Chardas
K. Freeman- or attorney for plaintiff
Mark J. Gardner- whose address is 775
Pleasant St #7, Weymouth, MA- Phone
(781) 537-4221 your answer on or before Six (6) day of October, 2016. 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 Registrar
of this Court at Boston.
Witness, JOAN P. ARMSTRING, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this 21
day of July 2016.
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(Ages 14-21)
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Dudley Jazz Festival at Hannon Park
A jazz festival will be held on Sat., Aug. 20 from
12-6 p.m. at Mary Hannon Park, Dorchester. The
featured artists will be Stan Strickland, The Fred
Woodard Collective, The Makanda Project and Eula
Lawrence with The John Pierce Trio. Free.
Dorchester Bay EDC Block Party
Sat., Aug. 20 from 12-4 p.m. at 590 Dudley St.,
Dorchester. For further information, please contact
Dychell at 617-825-4200 x212.
Peace Institute First Annual Peace BBQ
Sat., Aug 13 at 15 Christopher St., Dorchester
at noon. Make sure to check out the event page
and invite friends and family at: facebook.com/
events/229504340776610/
B-3 Annual Community Harbor Cruise
Wed., Aug. 31. Check in and bus transport at
9 a.m., cruise from 11-3 p.m. Tickets are $50 per
person. For further information, please contact:
Boston Police District B-3 Community Service Office at: 617-343-4717 or Will Dickerson at william.
[email protected]
Fort Independence Twilight Skyline
Viewing at Castle Island
Thursday evenings through Labor Day from 7
p.m.-dusk. Visitors for Twilight Skyline Viewing
may stroll around the upper level to enjoy the cooling
coastal breezes.
Free one-hour Fort Independence Tours at
Castle Island
Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day from
12-3:30 p.m. An adult must accompany children.
Reasonable accommodations available upon advance
request. Rain may cause cancellations. For more
information, call 617-698-1802 x 217.
Franklin Park Playhouse in the Park
The popular Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park
series started at at Franklin Park Playstead,
Dorchester through Tues., Aug. 16. Free Tuesday
children’s shows start at 11 a.m. and family entertainment performances start at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
For more info, visit franklinparkcoalition.org or call
617-442-4141.
Free Tuesday night movies at Martini Shell
Tuesday night family flicks will run until Aug. 30
at the DCR Martini Shell, 1015 Truman Parkway
in Hyde Park. Bring along a blanket and some
snacks and enjoy a family movie under the stars.
Don’t forget bug spray too! Upcoming films: Aug.
9: Good Dinosaur; Aug. 16: Jurassic World; Aug.
23: Up; Aug. 30: Ant-man. Free Children must be
accompanied by an adult. For weather updates call
617-698-1802, ext. 3.
First Tee Golf Program at Franklin Park
Taught by PGA professionals through end the
week of August 22, Monday through Thursday from
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (for 7 to 11-year-olds) and 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. (for 12 to 17-year-olds) at the William
Devine Golf Course in Franklin Park. The program is
free to Boston residents. Non-residents are welcome
to enroll for a fee of $75. To register, please go to
thefirstteemass.org or call 774-430-9109.
Castle Island Concerts on Saturdays
Concerts at Castle Island every Saturday in August
from 2-4 p.m. Berklee, WUMB 91.9 FM, UMass
Boston and the DCR have teamed up to bring free
live music to Castle Island. Musical genres will blend
between folk, bluegrass, and pop. Come early and
make a day of it! Swim at Pleasure Bay, enjoy a free
tour of Fort Independence between noon and 3:30
p.m. with the Castle Island Association, grab lunch
at Sullivan’s or just relax in the shade!
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Retirement as art form: A-Rod bids game adieu
You gotta hand it to
the Yankees, Mates,
no matter how tough
a swallow that may be
for you. They’ve done
it again.
Bumbling along in
their most miserable
season in a quarter century, bracing for an interminable and tedious
re-build, answering for
an era of vain pretension
and dumb judgment,
while having to endure
the scorn of adversaries
who’ve been yearning
for this moment over
a full generation, they
nonetheless steal the
show. They’re going
nowhere this season,
but they are dominating
the conversation.
Hyper-dramatically,
and within the span of
little more than a week,
they traded their best
chips, rebuilt their farm
system, and launched a
new era by parting with
two of their resident
albatrosses while slamming shut the door on an
entire historical epoch.
You won’t forget this
little interlude.
Classically, the Alex
Rodriguez era ends
not with a bang but a
whimper; and quite literally that. There were
moments in his official
farewell bordering on
the tearful, laced with
touching pauses artfully
rendered as he bit his
lip or bowed his head.
Ever nimble on stage,
A-Rod has a genius for
drenching even the most
mundane moments with
wrenching melodrama.
Moreover, performing
the humble and contrite
A-Rod has always been
A-Rod’s favorite role.
So the occasion of
his tender goodby was
a fast ball down the
middle of the plate for
the erstwhile slugger
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
SUFFOLK PROBATE & FAMILY COURT
BOSTON, MA 02114
Docket No. SU16P1639PM
in the MATTER OF
JAGHER EARL HAWKINS
of DORCHESTER, MA
CITATION GIVING NOTICE
OF PETITION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR
OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER
PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
and §5-405
RESPONDENT
(Person to be Protected/Minor)
To the named Respondent and all other
interested persons, a petition has been
filed by Lizann C Matthew of Dorchester,
MA in the above captioned matter alleging
that Jagher Earl Hawkins is in need of
a Conservator or other protective order
and requesting that Lizann C Matthew of
Dorchester, MA (or some other suitable
person) be appointed as Conservator to
serve Witout Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is disabled,
that a protective order or appointment of
a Conservator is necessary, and that the
proposed conservator is appropriate. The
petition is on file with this court.
You have the right to object to this
proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or
your attorney must file a written appearance
at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the
return date of 09/01/2015. This day is NOT
a hearing date, but a deadline date by which
you have to file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If you fail to file
the written appearance by the return date,
action may be taken in this matter without
further notice to you. In addition to filing the
written appearance, you or your attorney
must file a written affidavit stating the
specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The outcome of this proceeding may
limit or completely take away the abovenamed person’s right to make decisions
about personal affairs or financial affairs
or both. The above-named person has the
right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make
this request on behalf of the above-named
person. If the above-named person cannot
afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at
State expense.
Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First
Justice of this Court.
Felix M. Arroyo
Register of Probate
Date: July 22, 2016
Sports/Clark Booth
Ever nimble on
stage, A-Rod
has a genius
for drenching
even the most
mundane moments
with wrenching
melodrama.
Moreover,
performing the
humble and
contrite A-Rod
has always been
A-Rod’s favorite
role.
of the sort he used to
routinely paste but now
waves at hopelessly with
all the verve and vigor of
a rusty gate. If he’s 41,
that’s only four months
older than David Ortiz,
and while the arch foe of
his long-time arch rival
goes on rumbling and
will depart on a high
note, A-Rod has crashed
into the wall of final denial – with a thud that,
if hardly surprising, is
no less stunning – and
now leaves us with a
veritable moan. After all,
only a year ago he hit 33
dingers.
Although he can no
longer cut it on the field,
Rodriguez remains allstar caliber in the much
trickier games within
the game. His exit has
been brilliantly orchestrated. Only A-Rod could
make so many feel so
sorry for someone getting $26.4 million in
severance pay from a
team that three years
ago pronounced him a
pariah and charged that
he had disgraced their
illustrious brand, thus
giving them the right
to explore every means
conceivable of cutting
him loose and stiffing
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
SUFFOLK, ss.
THE TRIAL COURT
PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT
NOTICE AND ORDER:
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF GUARDIAN OF A MINOR
Docket No. SU16P1642GD
IN THE INTERESTS OF
SOPHIE A.T. NGUYEN
OF DORCHESTER, MA
MINOR
Notice to all Interested Parties
1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a
Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a
MInor filed on 07/22/2016 by Thinh Van Phan
of Dorchester, MA and Bich Lien Phan of
Dorchester, MA will be held 08/18/2016 08:30
AM Motion. Located at 24 New Chardon
Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114.
2. Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition
or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you
choose to file a written response, you need to:
File the original with the Court; and
Mail a copy to all interested parties at least
five (5) business days before the hearing.
3. Counsel for the Minor: the Minor (or
an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to
request that counsel be appointed for the minor.
4. Presence of the Minor at hearing: A
minor over age 14 has the right to be present
at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it
is not in the minor’s best interests.
THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important
court proceeding that may affect your rights has
been scheduled. If you do not understand this
notice or other court papers, please contact
an attorney for legal advice.
July 23, 2016
Felix D. Arroyo
Register of Probate
him without a penny.
They failed, of course,
there being no contract
quite so ironclad as a
baseball contract.
In return for the handsome payoff on the remaining balance of his
outrageous deal that
A-Rod now receives, he’ll
only be obliged to render
vague “counselor” services that will seemingly require him to drop by the
ballpark to coddle some
rookies with his familiar
ragtime while being nice
to the media, which will
doubtless lap it all up. So
the Yankees have essentially paid $26.4 million
for the privilege of not
having to put up with
his uniformed presence
anymore.
Consider the irony:
It is monumental. The
Yankees, who have long
blustered so eloquently
about the importance
of “pride” in their precious legend, have had
to swallow a lot of it in
their dealings with the
irascible A-Rod. You
gotta give him credit –
the man is a cookie. He
out-witted them.
Now comes the great
debate. How much damage should the ugly
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Docket No. SU16P1704EA
IN THE ESTATE OF
JOHN JOSEPH TOBIN
DATE OF DEATH: 06/26/2016
SUFFOLK DIVISION
To all persons interested in above captioned
estate, by Petition of Petitioner William F.
Tobin of Pembroke, MA, a Will has been
admitted to informal probate. William F.
Tobin of Pembroke, MA has been informally
appointed as the Personal Representative
of the estate to serve without surety on
the bond.
The estate is being administered
under informal procedure by the Personal
Representative under the Massachusetts
Uniform Probate Code without supervision
by the Court. Inventory and accounts are
not required to be filed with the Court, but
interested parties are entitled to notice
regarding the administration from Personal
Representative and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of
administration. Interested parties are entitled
to petition the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal
Representatives appointed under informal
procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
performance-enhancing
drug smear that graces
his otherwise glittering
statistical profile affect
his chances of moving on
to Cooperstown, which
alone might contain
his boundless ego. He,
of course, is a two-time
loser and the only fully
documented and fully
confessed PED-cheat
in the entire sorrowful
annals of this enduring
mess?
It has already cost him
a full season, roughly $24
million in salary, plus
at least $12 million in
the bonuses he’d near
certainly have otherwise earned, plus a shot
at other highly prestigious records, including
the spectacular honor
of passing the mighty
Babe on the all-time
home run rolls, (albeit
not Messrs. Aaron and
Bonds). In short, Rodriguez has already paid
a helluva price for his
indiscretions, and while I
wouldn’t argue it’s undeserved, it is fair to point
out it’s more of a price
than most other drug
cheats will pay, some
of whom are already
enshrined at the Hall of
Fame.
Whatever, in the end
it’s likely this debate
will soon become at best
academic as it becomes
increasingly clear that
the fragile campaign to
exile the cheats unmercifully is fast crumbling.
All them will make it
eventually, even charter
members of the chronic
offender sub-cult that decidedly includes A-Rod.
If he gets more slack than
others, I must confess I
may not object.
He departs unchanged;
still an enigma. If his life
has been an open book,
we know only the facade
and fathom little of what
made him tick. Beyond
question was his brilliance with or without
enhancements: a superb
shortstop who three
times hit more than
50 homers, five times
leading the league, and
one year he even stole
46 bases. Talk of your
“five tools”!
It’s hard for us in this
dodge to accept, but we
won’t have A-Rod to kick
around anymore. Such
a pity!
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• Letters • Diaries
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Reporter’s Calendar
Thursday, August 11
Free Family Flicks at Pope John Paul II Park
in Neponset features Good Dinosaur at 7:45 p.m.
Sponsored by DCR. Children must be accompanied
Friday, August 12
Artists in Residence Workshop at Almont Park,
Mattapan, 9 a.m. This series of arts and crafts
workshops is perfect for artists 3-10. Local artists
will lead take-home craft projects, all materials
are provided. For groups of 8 or more, registration
is required. To register, please email parks@
cityofboston.gov.
Saturday, August 13
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute sponsors a
Peace BBQ at noon at 15 Christopher St., Dorchester.
Scholars high school students starts at 1:30 p.m. at
Harbor Art Gallery, McCormack Hall, 100 Morrissey
Blvd., Dorchester.Light refreshments and music by
Jazz Tea with Olive Marie. For further info, please
contact [email protected] or visit blogs.umb.edu/
intransit/
Monday, August 15
Ever wonder why our football team is called the
Patriots? Or why the Red Sox are named after their
socks? Children root, root, root into the history of
New England home teams, explore how they were
formed, and discover how teams choose a mascot.
Participants invent their own team complete with a
name, colors, and a mascot and make a team pennant.
Adams Street branch of the BPL, 2 p.m. For ages 3
and up. 690 Adams St. Dorchester.
Public safety meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Codman
Square Health Center Black Box Theatre, 637
Washington St.,Dorchester. Join community activist from TNT United/ Boston Project Ministries,
community service officers from the Boston Police
Department, and more. We also want to hear from
you: What does public safety mean to you? How do
we make Codman Sq & Four Corners safer? Free.
Tuesday, August 16
Historic New England helps kids root, root, root
for the home team and create baseball pennants
in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at the Fields
Corner branch of the BPL, 1520 Dorchester Ave.,
2 p.m. Contact Emily Todd at 617-436-2155 x1307.
DCR sponsors free film at the DCR Martini Shell
Park, 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park at sunset.
Tonight’s film: Jurassic World. All programs are free
and open to the public. Children must be accompanied
Franklin Park Coalition presents free Elma Lewis
Playhouse in The Park include 11 a.m. children’s
morning show with OrigiNation; concert from 6 - 8
p.m. features AJ Smooth Motown at the Overlook
Ruins in Franklin Park.
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# of Units
# BR
Monthly Rent
% Income
3
2 BR
Income Based
PBV/30%
2
3 BR
Income Based
PBV/30%
4
21
1 BR
2 BR
$1047-$1038
$1249 - $1237
60%
60%
Type
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Homeless
Set-Aside
Tax Credit
Tax Credit
Maximum Income per Household Size (HUD 2016 limits)
HH
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30% of
median
income
60% of
median
income
1
2
3
19,800
22,600
25,450
39,660
45,360
51,000
HH
Size
4
30% of
median
income
29,450
60% of
median
income
58,900
5
6
31,850
34,200
63,700
68,400
APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AUGUST 8, 2016 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Applications may be picked up in-person at or can be requested to be sent
by mail by telephone or email request from:
702 WASHINGTON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02124
(617) 825-8888 or [email protected]
TTY/TDD: (800) 439-2370
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 8/27 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Information sessions:
Thursday, August 17, 2016 and Monday, August 22, 2016 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at 31 Ellington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
Reasonable accommodations made.
SELECTION WILL BE BY LOTTERY
ALL LOTTERY PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE LOTTERY RESULTS BY MAIL
To be included in the lottery, applications must be returned to the address listed above
if in person by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016, or by mail to the address listed above,
applications must be postmarked by September 12, 2016.
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Use and Occupancy Restrictions Apply.
5 apartments have preference for households requiring an accessible unit
5 apartments are set aside for formerly homeless families
Income restrictions apply.
Whittier Place Apartments and common areas are smoke-free
For more info or reasonable accommodations, call WinnResidential at
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester
1135 Dorchester Avenue • (617) 288-7120
The Dorchester Yacht Club hosted the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester for the The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester hosted the Annual Safe Summer
5th Annual Boston Harbor Cruise this past week. 60 members and staff were Streets Career Fair for teens this past week. Over 80 teens heard from 20+
treated to a 2 hour tour of the Harbor, Shirts and a BBQ lunch at the Club.
professionals representing a variety of careers during the 2-hour event.
Fall Program Update - Parents please
note that the Club’s
School year-program
will now commence on
9/12, a change from
our previous start date.
During the week of 9/12
the Club will re-open on a
2:00-6:00 p.m. schedule.
We will host registration for all of the Fall
enrichment programs
on 9/19 and 9/20 from
6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. The
registration will include
intramural sports, swim
lessons, small group
clubs in education and
social recreation, music
lessons, as well as film,
photography and art
classes. In addition, all
current memberships
will expire this month.
Membership renewal
for the 2016-2017 school
year will begin on 8/15.
For information please
contact Brendan McDonald (bmcdonald@
bgcdorchester.org).
Career Prep Program - The Summer
Career Prep program is
winding down as participants begin to wrap up
their employment terms
and focus on the return
to school. Our thanks to
Mayor Martin J. Walsh
and the Department
of Youth Engagement
& Employment, John
Hancock and the M.L.K.
Scholars Program, and
the Boston Private Industry Council for their
assistance in placing
deserving youth in these
positions. For teens interested in school-year
employment opportunities you may pick up an
application which will be
due by 8/19. Please note
the number of positions
is limited. For information please contact
Mike Joyce (mjoyce@
bgcdorchester.org).
Thanks to our friends
at the Dorchester Yacht
Club who hosted 60
members and staff on
the 5th Annual Harbor
Cruise last week. Over
10 Captains hosted small
groups on their boats as
they took a two hour tour
of the inner harbor. The
group returned to the
Club where they were
treated to a BBQ lunch
and Ice Cream. Thanks
again to the Yacht Club
for their hospitality.
Upcoming Special Event:
Rodman Ride for
Kids
Saturday, September 24th
We would like to thank our friends at Harp
& Bard Restaurant, the Ice Creamsmith,
UMass Boston, Chill on Park and all the
BGCD teams and individuals who are supporting the
Rodman Ride for Kids.
To find out more, to join a team, or to
start a team on behalf of BGCD, please
contact Patty Lamb at
[email protected]
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Mary Madden, longtime math teacher at BC High, dead at 76
Mary M. Madden,
whose smile lit up the
streets of Dorchester her
whole life long and the
halls of Boston College
High School for some 40
years, died on Monday
at age 76. A member of
a noted Dorchester (St.
Brendan’s) family, Ms.
Madden stayed close
to home during her
working years, serving
as a math teacher at BC
High for 29 years and
remaining there as a
counseling presence for a
decade after she retired.
Two men who sat in her
class at the high school
years ago remembered
her with comments on
the Murphy Funeral
Home website this week:
“She was a patient
caring teacher who
helped many students
to learn mathematics.
Her contributions both
inside and outside of
the classroom helped to
make BC High a special
place to grow and learn.
She will be missed,”
wrote Robert O’Connell
of Springfield.
“Many of us from the
BCH class of ‘93 are
sharing how sorry we
are to hear this news on
Facebook. “Wonderful,”
“greatest,” and “favorite”
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is how she has been
described there,” said
Joseph Zaino of Watertown. “Her smiling face
is one of the faces I see
when I think of BC High.
Added Irene Duff of
Dorchester, “Her smile
was contagious and
would spread good cheer
wherever she was present.”
Mary was the daughter of the late Edward G.
and Mary M. (MacIsaac)
Madden and the loving
sister of Virginia and her
husband Hugh Mullen
of Marshfield, Anne
Fancelli and her late
husband Dario, Robert
Madden, Dorothy and
her husband Robert
Dunford, all of DorchesCOMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
BOSTON, MA 02114
Docket No. SU16P1640PM
in the MATTER OF
TERRICK C.U. HAWKINS
of DORCHESTER, MA
OF PETITION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR
OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER
PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
and §5-405
RESPONDENT
(Person to be Protected/Minor)
To the named Respondent and all other
interested persons, a petition has been
filed by Lizann C Matthew of Dorchester,
MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Terrick C Hawkins is in need of
a Conservator or other protective order
and requesting that Lizann C Matthew of
Dorchester, MA (or some other suitable
person) be appointed as Conservator to
serve Witout Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is disabled,
that a protective order or appointment of
a Conservator is necessary, and that the
proposed conservator is appropriate. The
petition is on file with this court.
You have the right to object to this
proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or
your attorney must file a written appearance
at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the
return date of 09/01/2015. This day is NOT
a hearing date, but a deadline date by which
you have to file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If you fail to file
the written appearance by the return date,
action may be taken in this matter without
further notice to you. In addition to filing the
written appearance, you or your attorney
must file a written affidavit stating the
specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
or both. The above-named person has the
right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make
this request on behalf of the above-named
person. If the above-named person cannot
afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at
State expense.
Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First
Justice of this Court.
Felix M. Arroyo
Register of Probate
Date: July 22, 2016
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
Suffolk Probate & Family Court
24 New Chardon St., PO Box 9667
Boston 02114
(617) 788-8300
CITATION ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Docket No. SU16P1719EA
ESTATE OF:
ARLENE LOUISE SIDONIO
DATE OF DEATH: 04/22/2016
To all interested persons:
A petition for Formal Adjudication of
Intestacy and Appointment of Personal
Represenative has been filed by: Angela
M. Ying of Dorchester, MA requesting
that the Court enter a formal Decree
and Order of testacy and for such other
relief as requested in the Petition. The
petitioner requests that: Angela M. Ying
of Dorchester, MA be appointed as
Personal Representative of said estate
to serve Without Surety on the bond in
an unsupervised administration.
You have the right to obtain a copy of
the Petition from the Petitioner or at
the Court. You have a right to object to
this proceeding. To do so, you or your
attorney must file a written appearance
and objection at this Court before 10:00
a.m. on 09/08/2016.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline
by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this
proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed
by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty
(30) days of the return date, action may
be taken without further notice to you.
The estate is being administered under
formal procedure by the Personal
Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without
supervision by the Court. Inventory and
accounts are not required to be filed with
the Court, but recipients are entitled to
notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative and can
petition the Court in any matter relating
to the estate, including distribution of
assets and expenses of administration.
Witness, HON. JOAN P. ARMSTRONG First Justice of this Court.
Date: August 02, 2016
Felix D. Arroyo
Register of Probate
Published: June 11, 2015
ter, the late Edward and
his wife Barbara Madden, and Jack Madden.
She was the favorite aunt
of Laura Ortiz, Kelly
Collins, Christopher
Mullen, Michael Mullen,
Kevin Mullen, Julie
Mullen, Beth Donovan,
Dario Fancelli, Joseph
Madden, Brian Dunford,
Sarah Zaphiris, and MolCOMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
BOSTON, MA 02114
Docket No. SU02P0960Gl1
in the INTERESTS OF
BARBARA MITCHELL
of BOSTON, MA
OF PETITION FOR RESIGNATION
OF A
GUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED
PERSON
RESPONDENT
Incapacitated Person/Protected Person
To the named Respondent and all
other interested persons, a petition
has been filed by Leon P Drysdale of
Manchester, NH in the above captioned
matter requesting that the court: Accept
the Resignation of the Guardian.
The petition asks the Court to make
a determination that the Guardian and/
or Conservator should be expanded,
modified, or limited since the time of
the appointment. The original petition
is on fiel with the court.
You have the right to object to
this proceeding. If you wish to do
so, you or your attorney must file a
written appearance at this court on or
before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of
09/08/2016. This day is NOT a hearing
date, but a deadline date by which you
have to file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If you fail to
file the written appearance by the return
date, action may be taken in this matter
without further notice to you. In addition
to filing the written appearance, you or
your attorney must file a written affidavit
stating the specific facts and grounds of
your objection within 30 days after the
return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
or both. The above-named person has
the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone
may make this request on behalf of
the above-named person. If the abovenamed person cannot afford a lawyer,
one may be appointed at State expense.
Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong,
First Justice of this Court.
Felix D. Arroyo
Register of Probate
Date: August 01, 2016
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
JUDICIAL BRANCH
NH CIRCUIT COURT
9th Circuit-Family Division Nashua
30 Spring Street, Suite 102t
Nashua, NH 03060
Telephone 1-855-212-1234
TTY/TDD Relay (800) 735-2964
http://www.courts.state.nh.us
CITATION BY PUBLICATION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
To: Thomas Bucchio
formerly of Dorchester, MA and now
parts unknown
Case Number 659-2015-TR-27
A petition to terminate parental rights
over your minor child has been filed in this
Court. You are hereby cited to appear at a
Court to show cause why the same should
not be granted.
Date: September 7, 2016
30 Spring Street, Courtroom 6
Nashua, NH
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Time Allotted: 30 minutes
A written appearance must be filed with
this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted.
CAUTION
You should respond immediately to
this notice to prepare for trial and because
important hearings will take place prior to
trial. If you fail to appear personally or in
writing, you will waive your right to a hearing
and your parental rights may be terminated
at the above hearing.
IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS
THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL
RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN)
SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION
SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND
OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS
TO CUSTODY. VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN).
IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU
WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING
YOUR CHILD(REN)
You are hereby notified that you have
a right to be represented by an attorney.
You also have the right to oppose the
proceedings, to attend the hearing and to
present evidence. If you desire an attorney,
you may notify this Court within ten (10)
days of receiving this notice and upon a
finding of indigency, the Court will appoint
an attorney without cost to you. If you
enter an appearance, notice of any future
hearings regarding the child(ren) will be by
first class mail to you, your attorney and all
other interested parties not less than ten
(10) days prior to any scheduled hearing.
Additional information may be obtained
from the Family Division Court identified in
the heading of this Order of Notice.
If you will need an interpreter or other
accommodations for this hearing, please
contact the court immediately.
Please be advised (and/or advise
clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a
Class B felony to carry a firearm or other
deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625.11,
V in a courtroom or area used by a court.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
Sherry L. Bisson
Clerk of Court
Date: July 7, 2016
#32
ly Murphy. She leaves by
many grandnieces and
nephews, cousins, and
friends.
A celebration of Mary’s
life will be held with a
memorial visitation at
BC High, on Friday, Aug.
12, at 9 a.m., followed by
a funeral Mass at 10 a.m.
Relatives and friends
invited. Donations in
Mary’s memory may be
made to Boston College
High School, 150 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester.
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