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VOL. 113 - NO. 16
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 17, 2009
PAUL REVERE’S RIDE
on Patriot’s Day
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Mother Nature Destroys a Paradise
(The Italian Earthquake)
by Dominic Avellani
On Monday April 20, 2009 watch the re-enactment of
Paul Revere’s ride, starting on Hanover Street in front
of the Saint Stephen’s Church at 10 a.m. Every year on
Patriot’s Day, the National Lancers re-enact the rides
of Paul Revere (Sgt. Chris Tobin, 2008) and William
Dawes. The re-enactments begin Sunday night before
Patriot’s day with a service at the Old North Church.
Monday morning Revere leaves from the North End,
Boston and Dawes leaves from Roxbury, warning the
people while on their way to Lexington. For more information log on to www.nationallancers.com.
News Briefs
by Sal Giarratani
Third Suffolk
Candidate Endorsements
Third Suffolk Democrat state representative
candidates Susan Passoni and Aaron Michelwitz
each announced recent endorsements. Passoni
earned the support of the Mass. Association of
Social Workers (NASW-PACE) while Michelwitz
received the support of state Rep. Marty Waltz.
“Aaron’s depth of knowledge and record of accomplishments in our communities is unparallel
… I have worked closely with him for the past
four years and I have the utmost confidence in
his ability to serve the residents of the 3rd Suffolk
District with integrity and distinction.” stated
Rep. Waltz.
Meanwhile Genevieve Coyle, chair of Mass.
NASW – PACE stated, “Susan’s work in the community reflects a real commitment to creating a
safe and healthy environment for children which
is the basis for a strong future for Massachusetts.
She will bring a valuable perspective on the well
being of individuals, families and communities
to the State House.”
Don’t You Like Our Driver’s License?
When an illegal immigrant was stopped for an
OUI in Mississippi, he gave officers a fake driver’s
license. The cops knew it instantly. The photo on
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On Monday, April 6, 2009,
a 6.5 magnitude earthquake
struck L’Aquila, Abruzzi, Italy
at 3:30 AM while the population was asleep. The disaster of the earthquake was so
strong that it devastated the
capital city (L’Aquila) and 26
surrounding towns and villages. Over 300 people perished, over 2,000 were injured and over 20,000 homes
and building were destroyed
or heavily damaged.
The Abruzzi countryside is
still being cultivated, the
mountains are everywhere,
the rivers never run dry,
flowers, music and natural
beauty is enjoyed by millions
who visit this region from all
over the world. This tranquil
and panoramic natural
beauty turned into a scene
from Dante’s Inferno on
April 6, 2009.
In 1957, there was a small
earthquake in Tione degli
Abruzzi, the town where I
was born. My family had to
abandon our house as did
70,000 people from L’Aquila
and 26 surrounding towns
did last week. My family slept
in the fields before the authorities told us to return to
our homes, just like 24,000
Mayor’s Column
by Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston
It’s spring time in Boston, and next
week students from the Boston Public
Schools will enjoy time off for April
vacation. School vacation will be a welcome relief for students, but there are
events for the entire family to take
advantage of, starting with Patriots’ Day
on Monday.
I’ll help kick-off the 234th Patriots’ Day
Celebration on Monday morning with a
flag raising ceremony on City Hall Plaza,
followed by the Patriots’ Day Parade,
which will march from City Hall to Kings
Chapel on Tremont Street and on to the
Old Granary Burial Grounds. You can
take in a piece of history by watching
the reenactment of Paul Revere’s ride,
starting on Hanover Street in front of
the St. Stephen’s Church at 10 a.m. that
morning, and William Dawes’ ride will
be reenacted at Elliot Square in Roxbury
at the same time.
Patriots’ Day also marks Marathon
Monday and the running of the 113 th
Boston Marathon. The 26 mile race from
rural Hopkinton to Boston will conclude
at Copley Square. I encourage you to
come out and cheer on the thousands of
marathoners that compete in this
internationally recognized event.
Throughout school vacation week,
community centers all over Boston
will be hosting daily activities for youth.
On Wednesday, April 22, all Boston
Centers for Youth and Families
(BCYF) will host open houses, giving
families a chance to see what their local
community center has to offer. Visit
www.cityofboston.gov/bcyf for more information about your local center and
to view a complete listing of community
centers and school vacation week
activities.
Some school vacation week highlights
at BCYF include:
• The 8 th Annual All-Girls Sports
Festival: The Festival, which runs from
April 21-24 at the Reggie Lewis Track &
Athletic Center, was created to enhance
sports and fitness opportunities for
young women ages 11 to 15. The festival begins with a day of self enhancement through a series of wellness
workshops, after which participants can
take part in a variety of sports such as
basketball, step dancing, golf, tennis,
track & field, and ultimate frisbee.
• PEACE-A-PALOOZA: Young people
ages 7-12 will learn about peaceful
conflict resolution while participating in
a variety of activities, performing community service, attending workshops
and learning from guest speakers. This
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POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 17, 2009
Mayor Menino Submits
$2.4 Billion Budget to City Council
Budget Aims to Maximize Resources
and Minimize Impact to Services
SIBYLS AND THE SIBYLLINE BOOKS
We are reminded that the
female counterpart to a
prophet is called a Sibyl.
Delving a bit further into the
word Sibyl, there appears to
be a root expression, “the
will of God” attached to it.
Sibyl is also the name used
during ancient times to
identify those prophetesses
who were inspired by some
god, usually Apollo, and some
were even described as
Apollo’s daughters or favorite wives. More often than
not, they were considered to
be maidens who lived near
springs that inspired a divine influence. This caused
the sibyl to utter prophetic
expressions while in a
trance, daze, or frenzy.
Most confusion about
Sibyls seems to be in their
exact numbers. Plato, for
instance, identified only
one, while others named
any number up to ten or
twelve. The important Sibyls
that I recall at this time
were the Erythraean, Cumaean, Delphian, Libyan,
Persian, Samian, Egyptian,
Babylonian,
Cimmerian,
Helle-spontine,
Phrygian
and the Tiburtine.
Michelangelo’s
Sistine
Chapel ceiling frescoes is
said to be the world’s most
powerful piece of painting.
In addition to scenes which
illustrate events from the
Old Testament, he also
enthroned seven prophets
and five sibyls. The prophets
are Jonah, Daniel, Isaiah,
Zechariah, Joel, Ezekiel,
and Jeremiah. The sibyls
are Erythraea, who foretold
the details of the passion of
Christ and the Resurrection,
Cumaea, who is credited
with “God shall be born of a
pure virgin and hold converse with sinners,” Delphica, or the Delphic Oracle,
who, in addition to being
consulted on national and
personal matters, wrote
many poems about the Incarnation, the virgin birth,
the passion, the crucifixion
and the Resurrection, the
Libyian Sibyl who said, “The
day shall come when all men
will see the King of all living
things. A virgin, the mistress of the nations shall
hold him in her lap, and shall
reign in mercy,” and lastly,
the Persian Sibyl who said,
“Satan shall be overcome by
a true prophet. The Lord
shall be brought forth in the
orb (center) of the lands,”
and “The womb of a virgin
shall be the salvation of the
people.”
The Sibyline Books are
quite often mentioned in
Roman history. They are a
collection of oracular sayings or prophesies (nine
books) in Greek hexameter
verse. The books are attributed to the Hellespontic
Sibyl, put together at the
time of Solon (about 638 B.C.)
and buried in the Temple of
Apollo at Gergis, on Mount
Ida. The collection found its
way to Cumaea who brought
it to Rome during the reign
of Tarquinius Superbus, the
last king of regal Rome
(about 500 B.C.). It is said
that Cumaea offered the
nine books to the king at an
exorbitant price. He refused
to pay the amount so she
burned six of the books.
The king finally bought the
remaining three books at
the original price. These
three books were preserved
in a vault beneath the
temple of Jupiter, but were
destroyed when the capitol
was burned in 83 B.C. The
Roman Senate then sent
out agents to acquire a new
collection of similar oracular sayings, and this new
collection was deposited in
a restored temple. Sometime around 405 A.D. this
second collection was also
destroyed.
NEXT ISSUE: Hercules, the
legendary strong man.
Concerned About Delivery of Services,
Michael Flaherty Disputes Mayor’s Layoff Decisions
Says Savings Should be Driven by Reform
While no one welcomes
this economic crisis that
has made its way to Boston,
we should welcome the opportunity to become a leader
in lean budgeting, to do more
with less. Unfortunately, we
won’t make it through this
crisis before some people
lose their jobs. But how the
city determines who will
lose their job and what savings will be achieved has
not been articulated to the
public.
We learned that the Administration intends to cut
565 city workers to save
$28 million. We also learned
that 364 of these positions
would be within the school
department and of those
positions cut, 212 would
be our children’s teachers.
Another 123 positions within the police department
would be slashed, and may
translate into as many as
67 less uniformed officers
patrolling our streets, if the
city doesn’t receive additional stimulus grant dollars. What we didn’t learn is
how many positions cut were
higher earning and higher
management positions. And
we also didn’t learn what
methodology the Administration used to exact those
cuts. Lastly, we didn’t learn
how the city intends to pay
for the millions incurred in
unemployment costs for
those workers losing their
jobs.
As mayor, my decisions
would be guided by a commitment to slash the jobs that
have the biggest impact on
our budget and the least impact on the delivery of critical services and the vulnerable populations which they
serve. With the diverse
ranges of salaries and job
responsibilities for city
workers, we know that the
fiscal and service impact of
layoffs will vary depending
on whose job is cut. That’s
why we need to approach
these layoff decisions in a
thoughtful manner, making
careful cuts — not blanket
cuts.
Laying off hundreds of
lower-paid workers on the
frontlines — whether it be in
our classrooms, on our
streets or in our neighborhoods — might achieve the
savings we need to shore up
our budget woes, but it will
also create irreparable harm
to our students who rely on
their teachers for a quality
education and our working
families who rely on our public safety personnel and
other critical city services.
If the city were to take the
opposite approach by letting
go of higher paid management and consultants and
enacting efficient reorganization and consolidation,
we’d achieve meaningful
savings without interrupt(Continued on Page 13)
Citing the Fiscal Year
2010 budget as the toughest
he has built, Mayor Thomas
M. Menino announced today
that the City’s recommended
budget protects core city services as much as possible
while closing a projected
$140 million deficit. The $2.4
billion recommended budget,
submitted to the Boston City
Council today, focuses on the
Mayor’s priorities of investing in youth, strengthening
our neighborhoods and growing our economy.
“To preserve our gains and
make new strides we had to
make tough decisions,” said
Mayor Menino. “We had to cut
in some areas so we can continue to invest in our priorities – the frontline services
that you value most. We will
not only be able to provide
these services in the present
but also continue to build a
strong foundation for the future.”
Earlier this year, City officials projected a budget deficit of approximately $140
million. The deficit formed
from a sharp decline in
nearly all projected revenue
categories including a $62.2
million decrease in State Aid
and an equally sharp increase in expenses including
$55 million for scheduled
wage and STEP increases for
city employees.
The $140 million gap would
have resulted in as many as
1,000 layoffs but City officials
were able to close the gap
through
five
principal
means:
• Early Action: In October
of 2008, the City of Boston
ground hiring to a virtual halt
for the remainder of FY 09
and canceled three public
safety recruit classes – two
fire and one police – saving
nearly $18 million.
• Reform and Cost Cutting: The City renegotiated
a number of its largest contracts – including health insurance, street sweeping and
recycling – and improved energy efficiency by changing
vehicle and transportation
policies, collectively saving
$18 million.
• American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Investment: The City allocated $20 million in federal
funds appropriated through
the ARRA, saving 250 positions. This funding includes
$16 million for the Boston
Public Schools through Title
1 and IDEA and nearly $4
million for the Boston Police
Department through the
Byrne Grant.
• Prudent Use of Reserves:
The City appropriated nearly
one-third or $40 million of its
certified $121 million in
spendable reserves to help
close the budget gap. Given
the highly-unstable global
economy, the remaining
two-thirds will be reserved for
future budgets.
• Wage Freeze: 22 unions
agreed to a one-year wage
delay. When combined with
the one-year wage delay for
non-unionized
employees
and the wage cuts for the
City’s senior staff, this action
saved the City over $8.7 million and preserved 196 jobs.
While these efforts decreased the deficit and saved
446 jobs, the FY 10 budget
still projects 565 layoffs.
“These aren’t numbers,
they are people with families
who perform critical work,”
said Mayor Menino. “That’s
why I’m doing everything I
can – from pursuing more
reforms to maximizing Recovery grant dollars, to fighting for the ability to diversify
our revenues – to save these
jobs. But the most direct and
immediate way to save these
jobs is for the remaining
unions to agree to the wage
freezes. Today, I call on these
union leaders to join your
colleagues in this spirit of
collaboration.”
The City’s recommended
FY 10 budget totals $2.425
billion, a $5 million increase
from FY 09. While Boston
Public Schools will see a budget decrease of 1.9%, police
a 2.4% decrease and fire a
4.7% decrease, other departments have received larger
cuts upwards of 7%.
Because Boston Public
Schools and public safety
agencies comprise 52% —
more than half — of the total
city budget, those departments will unfortunately
have impacts. Within the
Boston Public Schools there
are 364 layoffs projected including 212 teachers that
could be saved if the Boston
Teachers
Union
(BTU)
agreed to a one-year wage
freeze.
The Boston Police Department faces an estimated 123
layoffs including 67 sworn
officers. Those officer positions will be funded until
October 1 while the City
aggressively competes for
additional federal funding
that will allow the department to retain some or all of
these dedicated individuals.
Still, there is good news
as the recommended budget
for FY 10 invests $817 million into the Boston Public
Schools and continues the
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Friday, April 17, 2009
BILL SCANTLEBURY
from “Betty Ann’s”
Passes Away at 95
by Sal Giarratani
William Scantlebury of Winthrop passed away earlier this
week on Easter Sunday. He was 95 years old and was
the owner of Betty Ann’s Food Shop on Bennington Street
in East Boston. Betty Ann’s is an institution in Eastie. The
shop first opened in 1931 by Mr. Scantlebury’s father who
had come to this country with his wife and children from
Great Britain in 1920. In 1931 Cotty’s Bakery went up
for sale and the grandfather bought the place and the new
store was named after his granddaughters names Betty
Ann. Mr. Scantlebury started working at the store a few
years after it opened and except for a few years during World
War II, he became the store until he retired last year at
age 94. Up until then, he made the donuts the old fashion
way. A real donut filled with real filling. Not one of those
assembly line pretend donuts you buy today at chain donut
shops.
Over the past few years I have come to love those Betty
Ann donuts which I have called Italian donuts. Round
jellies filled to the brim with jelly. Lemon crullers overloaded with lemon. Eat any one of those Betty Ann donuts
and you feel you have had a full course dinner. Every
Sunday over at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, after
the 10 AM service, we all go downstairs for coffee and Betty
Ann’s donuts. I try to have just one but I usually end up
downing two of them. These donuts have become so famous
at Mt. Carmel, that one Sunday when I got there late,
Lorenzo Grasso told me that I missed the Sunday service
and I told him, but I made it on time for the donuts. In fact,
the donuts are such a hit that Betty Ann’s has become
the official donut shop of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Survivors
Group.
William Scantlebury has made his last donut. He
lived a long and happy life. He had family and friends
who came to depend on him. He played a vital role for
the East Boston community. Many old timers still call the
place Cotty’s and I think from now on I will remember
Scantlebury and Betty Ann’s whenever I bite into one of
those delicious home-made real donuts, lemon or jelly filled
pieces of heaven. No wonder churchgoers love them so
much.
So the next time you stop by Betty Ann’s, buy a donut and
remember all the love that went into those donuts over
these years. He didn’t land on the moon, find the cure for
cancer or become president, he just made the donuts over
and over again and thank God he did.
Honorable Maurice R. Flynn
Justice Award
Gerard Eramo
Law Award
Mario Orangio
Public Service Award
The 26th Annual Law and Justice Day Breakfast sponsored
by the Commission for Social
Justice of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts, Order Sons of
Italy in America will be held
on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at
Lombardo’s, 6 Billings Street,
Randolph, Massachusetts beginning at 9:30 A.M.
The Commission is pleased
and honored to announce the
following recipients of this
year’s awards: Honorable Maurice R. Flynn, III, Presiding
Justice, Somerville District
Court (Justice Award); Gerard
Eramo, Ofﬁcer, Rockland Police
Department (Law Award); and
Mario Orangio, Chief, Watertown Fire Department (Public
Service Award).
The Commission for Social
Justice acts as the anti-defamation arm of the Order Sons
of Italy in America and its
purpose is to ensure equal
concern, respect, treatment
and opportunity for all Italians,
Italian-Americans and those of
other ethnic origins. Keeping within the focus of their
purpose, the Commission is
extremely proud to be able to
recognize these outstanding
individuals who have proven
themselves as leaders within
the community, the state and in
the preservation of their Italian
Heritage.
For additional information
or to purchase tickets, please
contact the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts at 617-4895234.
Kowloon Restaurant Live Music Notes:
‘In Dreams’ the Roy Orbison Tribute
Kowloons, located on Route
1 North/948 Broadway in
Saugus, is hosting ‘In
Dreams’ — The Roy Orbison
Tribute by Pat Benti live
in concert on April 30 at
8:00 p.m. Tickets include
dinner buffet and live show.
Pat Benti performs faithful
interpretations of Roy Orbison’s songs of love, heartache, hope & dreams and a
special segment of the show
is dedicated to Roy’s stint
with The Traveling Wilburys. Pat Benti has shared
the stage with greats including The Righteous Bros.,
Ben E. King, Gene Pitney,
Pat Benti
Tony Orlando, and Roy
Orbison himself. The “In
Dreams” show is a tribute to
the words and music of Roy
Orbison featuring strong
musical arrangements, dynamic sound and lighting
and the critically acclaimed
‘stunning vocals’ of Pat Benti
performing
classic
hits
such as ‘You Got it,’ ‘Pretty
Woman,’ ‘Only The Lonely’
and Traveling Wilburys’ hits
such as ‘Handle With Care’
and End Of The Line’ and
many others.
For further information,
please call the Kowloon
Restaurant, Route 1 North,
Saugus, 1-781-233-0077 for
tickets and reservations, or
www.kowloonrestaurant.com
Boston’s North End to Host Art Exhibition
Long beloved for its charming Italian eateries, the
North End is about to get
an intense injection of contemporary art. For ten days
only, April 24 th to May 3 rd ,
Lapkoff Fine Art, the London-based art sourcing service, brings its floating gallery to the Hub, with Hot
Wax and Steel, an exhibition
of paintings and drawings
by Charyl Weissbach and
Kate Sullivan. The company
has announced plans to
surprise and delight North
End visitors with an art
show in a formerly vacant
space at 232 Commercial
Street.
Temporary retail manifestations or “pop-up shops”
have become a retail phenomenon in New York and
London but are still a new
concept in Boston. Underthe-radar cool and around for
only a limited time, they
give a fresh buzz to neighborhoods and to the shopping
experience.
The artists whose work
will be displayed, Weissbach
and Sullivan, are outstanding artists and established
members of the Boston art
scene. (Sullivan was recently elected to the prestigious Copley Society, one of
the highest accolades that
the Boston artists’ community can give an area artist.)
Weissbach’s paintings are
land and seascapes executed
in pigmented hot wax.
Sullivan’s drawings are
detailed, almost photographic black and white
drawings of old locomotives.
The exhibition is open
every day from 1-7pm. More
information and images of
the art can be viewed on the
Lapkoff Fine Art website:
www.lapkofffineart.com.
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Financially Speaking
with Ben Doherty
A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE ECONOMY
President Obama offered
measured optimism about
the economy after a week
that showed the housing market has improved and the
economy is progressing. On
Friday, the deficit was projected to hit nearly $1 trillion
for the first half of 2009 fiscal
year. Government receipts
are down 13.6 % to $900 million compared to $1.95 trillion
a year ago. $46 billion went
to mortgage giants Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac. The
investment bank Goldman
Sachs raised its projection
of the 2009 deficit to $1.86
trillion up from $1.425 trillion
in January. The main reason
is weakness in the economy
and more money needed to
stabilize banks and other
financial institutions, not including health care costs.
Former Fed Chairman, Paul
Volken is being used sparingly in the President’s economic plan as Larry Summers,
former Harvard President,
has the President’s ear on
the economy. Volken gets
his message through Mr.
Goalshaw Mr. Obama’s chief
economic advisor who he
talks with 3-4 times per
week.
In the Atlanta area, the
Chamber of Commerce is
broke and the contributors
have run out of money.
Dealerships are one half
empty and auto sales are off
70%.
Microsoft and Yahoo are
talking again. Yahoo Chief
Executive Carol Bartz and
Microsoft’s Steve Ballanger
met last week but it remains
unclear whether they are
close to a deal. Yahoo and
Microsoft are each discussing
content — sharing agreements with Demand Media,
which operates niche websites and publishes and
syndicates articles for De-
mand Media and has had
deep partnership talks about
a deeper partnership for
months. Talks have heated
up recently but Yahoo and
Microsoft have declined to
comment. Google, Inc, has
been talking to Twitter as
to partnerships, but Google
declined
to
comment.
Microsoft and Yahoo have discussed a deal for the past year
to take on Google and work
together.
GM and Chrysler said they
will expect a payout of between 30-50 cents on the dollar. GM has until May to
strike a deal with stakeholders and Chrysler has until
the end of April. S&P warned
that large parts of Chrysler
will be broken up if it files for
bankruptcy. S&P said a
Chrysler bankruptcy likely
would occur at the end of April
if it can’t finalize a deal with
Italy’s Fiat, win concessions
from its union and satisfy the
White House. Meanwhile the
market after being closed for
Good Friday trading, the rate
fell 23/32 to 9815/32 to yield rose
to yield 2.93% from 2.84%.
The Euro was @131.77/dollar and oil settled @ $52/bl.
Bain and Company one of few
market forecasters of luxury
goods said that sales have
dropped 10% in the past year.
Bain expects sales to drop
20% in the fist half of 2009,
before stabilizing in the second half. Consumers are
switching to lower price items
from their favorite brands.
Posco’s profit falls 69% as
steel demand wanes. The
global downturn led Posco to
cut its rates and production
for the 1 st time since 1973.
Posco produced 6.15 million
tons in the 1st quarter down
25% from its 1st quarter, last
year.
US Beer imports fell 19% in
the first two months of the
year, the deepest decline in
years, indicating that beer
sales are not immune to the
economy. Sales from Mexico
fell 13.5% while sales from
Europe fell 26%.
China’s massive stimulus
program is kicking in, as
the economy is improving.
Steel mills in March reported
record quantities with a pick
up in demand. The Shanghia
Index rose 2.7% giving that
its thrifty consumers are
spending more.
Car sales hit a monthly
record in March, the third
monthly rise. Housing sales
in major cities have also
picked up with lower prices
attracting buyers. The optimistic out look has spread to
businesses. The National
Bureau of Statistics said that
its survey of manager’s confidence rose in the first quarter after plunging in the final
quarter of 2008.
The impressive size of
China’s stimulus package
gets some credit for its turn
around. Along with the US
plan it is the largest stimulus in the world. China is
unusual in that it could mobilize all of its institutions.
There is now a growing degree of confidence that the
stimulus package is working.
While improvement in China
is good it needs support from
the rest of the world, to sustain a recovery. About 20 million are unemployed from
China’s 140 million workers.
The stimulus gets credit for
stemming panic. People are
in no rush to sell inventory.
They don’t expect prices to go
down. The biggest plus is really on the psychological
level. Hopefully this will work
in the U.S. also.
It’s time to call your financial advisor or call me
at 617-261-7777.
What Don’t Liberal Legislators
Get About The Term “Illegal”?
Illegal immigrants in Massachusetts could be issued
driver’s licenses under an
amendment tucked inside
the House’s comprehensive
transportation reform bill.
Representative Tom Sannicandro, D-Ashland who filed
the amendment said his
measure would ensure safety
on the streets because immigrants would learn the
rules of the road. He also
added, it would help officials
determine how many illegal
residents are here. Said
Sannicandro, “We’re just put-
by Sal Giarratani
ting our heads in the sand
now. We could be verifying
who these people are.”
Another legislator, Representative Pam Richardson,
D-Framingham wants the
Massachusetts Democratic
Party to come out in support
of voting rights for illegals.
Many local communities already let illegals vote in municipal elections and now apparently she wants the whole
ball of wax for these folks
lurking in the shadows of
American life. She thinks it
is “unfair” to exclude these
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poor folk from our democratic
process.
We have a choice. Is this
the United State of America
or is it Alien Nation? There’s
no middle of the road here.
The fact that two duly elected
members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives could even suggest such
proposals is ludicrous.
State Representative Tom
Sannicandro, D-Ashland, who
advocated giving illegals
their own driver’s licenses
decided at the last minute to
lift his amendment from the
transportation reform bill
which passed in the House.
Apparently, Sannicandro felt
the heat from angry voters
who went into an uproar over
the very idea. Once again
thanks to attention being
brought to illegals and driver’s
licenses caused a populist
revolt out there across the
Commonwealth. Sannicandro
seemingly acted like Kenny
Rogers who knows when to
hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.
THINKING
OUT LOUD
by Sal Giarratani
New Hope for Life at Meridian House
I have worked for the State
Department
of
Mental
Health since 1972. Over the
years, I have done both direct care and support services. For six years I was a
mental health counselor on
a locked acute unit. Since
1985 I have been a police
officer inside the Metro Boston Area DMH. When I first
started to work, there was
very little in the area of
community-based services.
Most people lingered in
locked-in patient units
longer than many of them
should have.
In the early 80s, the push
was on to move folks out of
locked units for less restrictive environments within
the community. Halfway
houses were launched across
Greater Boston. Few were
immediately accepted by the
surrounding communities.
Most people theoretically
accepted community services as long as they were
in some other community.
One of the very first community housing was launched
by the Vinfen Corporation in
Mission Hill.
Too often the community
was the last to know about a
planned therapeutic house
coming to their neighborhood. Fear spread and there
was an uneasy truce between the community and
the halfway house. Community-based housing may
have been in the community, but often was never a
part of the community. Too
often it appeared like a hologram, it was invisible to
the five senses of the community — an image on a
street corner, as were the
house’s residents. Fear
separating folks who really
could use each other.
Here we are almost 30
years later and the battle of
housing sites hasn’t changed
much. The fear is the same
fear. The residents of these
group homes are people trying to get their lives back
on track and the community
people remain afraid that
these clients will bring
trouble to their pristine
neighborhoods. Often even
when these group home residents come from within the
community, the neighborhood at large goes into denial
about these strangers wanting to live amongst them.
Recently, I had the good
fortune to get inside the
Meridian House in East Boston where residents who got
into trouble with the law
over drugs, alcohol or mental health issues, get the
chance to put their lives
back together living within
a community rather than a
jail cell. Meridian House has
about 30 residents, male and
female. People live there
SACRED HEART CHURCH IN
EAST BOSTON TO HOLD MASS
FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
On Saturday, April 18, 2009 a Mass for the earthquake victims in Italy will be celebrated at the Sacred
Heart Church located on Brooks St., East Boston at
10:00 AM. Following the Mass there will be coffee and
light refreshments in the church hall. Donations
will be accepted through the Sacred Heart Church
during a special collection which Fr. Wayne will send
directly to the region affected by the earthquake.
For questions please contact Joe Ruggiero at 617569-0990 or Sacred Heart Church at 617-567-5776.
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“You Look Marvelous”
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Italian-American Voice of
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setts on Saturday, April 18th
six years. She lives on Beaat 12:00 noon.
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Our guest speaker Mary
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Leominster Art Appreciation Days
From left to right: Josephine Gaglione, Sylvia DiNunzio,
Gia DiNunzio and Sabrina Gaglione pose with the “Easter
Bunny” at the Nazzaro Center’s Easter Party.
Sexy Seniors
EVENT
COMES TO SOUTH SHORE PLAZA
Brings Fun and Entertainment to Senior Citizens
South Shore Plaza and Club President Lorraine
Seymourian are joining together to host a Sexy Seniors
Event promoting the International Sexy Seniors Society
on Tuesday, April 28th at the South Shore Plaza, 250 Granite Street in Braintree, Massachusetts. The event will
feature guest speakers, a fashion show with senior models,
dancing and raffles.
The event is scheduled from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM with
special guest speakers and musical performances by singer
Paul Wiggins and barbershop quartet Four in a Chord. The
“Sexy Seniors Fashion Show” will feature the fashions of
retailers like Miltons The Store for Men, and others.
“We are happy to be working with Lorraine Seymourian
and the International Sexy Seniors Society to bring an
event that caters to not only the seniors on the South Shore,
but should be fun for shoppers of all ages,” said South Shore
Plaza Marketing director Vicki Bartkiewicz. “South Shore
Plaza is always looking to host events and celebrations
catering to all segments of the community.”
Lorraine Seymourian, ‘The Sexy Senior’, is an energetic
hipster right out of Newton, Massachusetts. A producer,
writer, hostess, radio, TV star and author, Lorraine is a
true sexy senior. She is the Founder of the International
Sexy Senior Society which promotes that seniors remain
a talented and vital part of the community and an avenue
for connections and friendships. You can check out her
website at: www.lorraineentertains.blolgspot.com.
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Left to Right: Eleanor P. DeLibero, Cofounder of LAA; Mayor Dean Mazzarella,
and Janet Baron, President of LAA.
Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella has
proclaimed Friday, April 24 th through Sunday, April 26 th 2009 Art Appreciation Days
in honor of the Leominster Art Association’s
44 th Annual Arts, Crafts and Photography
Exhibit. This exhibit will be held in St. Leo’s
Auditorium, 108 Main Street (Route 12) in
Leominster. This exhibit is free and open
to the public.
This is a judged show that includes various mediums and levels, with ribbons to be
awarded by a judging panel consisting of 5
qualified artists. Only members are invited
to participate. Visitors to the exhibit will be
able to view more than 350 pieces rendered
by local artists, artisans and photographers,
some of which will be for sale.
The Leominster Art Association is pleased
to announce that the exhibiting artist this
year is Lisa Regopoulos of Fitchburg. Along
with Lisa’s work there will be live demonstrations of arts, crafts, and photography
throughout the duration of the show.
The Leominster Art Association raffle is
also a favored ongoing event where participants have a chance to win donated items
such as artwork, crafts, and passes to the
New England Aquarium, Wachusett Mountain and the Fitchburg Art Museum and
many other fine prizes.
All proceeds go to help the Leominster Art
Association, a non-profit organization which
helps foster awareness of cultural art forms
by supporting regional talent from all age
groups and all stages of artistic development.
For more information, call Eleanor DeLibero
at: 978-537-3898 or visit the website at:
www.leominsterartassociation.org.
Just Because You Asked ...
People often ask me about
the Karat classifications
used in purchasing gold. My
answer usually contains the
term, “gold purity.”
The following is what I
have found that I would like
to share with you:
6 Karat — 25% gold
8 Karat — 33.3% gold
These percentages are
not considered or classified
as gold in the United States
and are not used here. If
you travel to the Bahamas,
Jamaica or islands that are
part of the British Commonwealth of Nations, you will
find 9 Karat gold.
by John Christoforo
The following are the
percentages of gold found in
jewelry sold in the U.S.
10, 12 and 14 Karat percentages are used to manufacture jewelry in America,
while 18 Karat is the common European percentage
(Italy, Spain, France, etc.).
22 and 24 Karat percentages are used in Asia
(China, Thailand, etc.) for
jewelry.
The 10 and 12 Karat levels are used for school rings
and inexpensive gold jewelry. 14 Karat is the American standard for most of
what we manufacture. The
majority of neck chains that
are made in Europe are 18
Karat and come from Italy.
22 and 24 Karat percentages
are considered too soft by
American standards, but
jewelry made from pure gold
has a market with Asian
Americans.
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“I Love Lucy”
RIVERA CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
News Commentary by Sal Giarratani
Last week, I spoke with attorney Lucy
Rivera who is one of the announced candidates for the Third Suffolk District seat. The
last time this House seat had a vacancy was
1978 when retired Speaker Sal DiMasi ran
against Danny Passsacantilli in a classic
neighborhood political fight. Already, a number of candidates have announced their
candidacies. It is even possible more may
jump into the race. The two largest neighborhoods in the district are the North End
and South End. Back when I was kid living
in the lower Roxbury/South End area, my
old State Rep was Charlie Iannello who was
a state rep for 19 years. Today, these two
neighborhoods are in the same district and
the race is proving to be one of the best in a
long time.
As I have previously stated, I am supporting one of the candidates (Susan Passoni)
running but I will try to be as fair and objective as I can as a journalist when passing
on campaign news. As I said, I had a good
conversation with Lucy Rivera from Beacon
Hill, a young Hispanic activist and lawyer.
She told me her campaign slogan was I LOVE
LUCY. As someone old enough to remember that TV sitcom on its first TV run, I recall
all those great characters in it. Lucy, Ricky,
Fred and Ethel. They represented America
back in childhood.
Going into my Wayback machine, the slogan I LOVE LUCY seems to fit this year quite
well. With the uncertainty of the economy,
with bad news coming out every day, with
unemployment rates rising, with the finan-
cial meltdown continuing and with a president putting the best spin on terrible situation, aren’t Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel all
of us today? Ordinary people trying to live
their lives as best they can? Hoping to be
able to afford retirement and hoping to be
able to raise families, aren’t all these things
the American dream that generation after
generation of immigrants hoped to attain?
Life seemed easier in the ‘50s as we recall life on that silly sitcom but life has never
been easy. The challenges facing us today
can be addressed. It is good to see so many
qualified candidates seeking to be our voice
up on Beacon Hill. Government is partnership between us and those who represent
us. I enjoyed talking with Lucy Rivera who
comes along very upbeat about this upcoming race. When I asked her what kind of
Spanish she was, she laughed and told me
she was Mexican-American and I replied
she was a good American too. Good candidates to pick from in 2009.
Divine Mercy Sunday
by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari
The Feast this Feast.
of the Congregation of Sisof
Divine
The message of mercy is ters of Our Lady of Mercy in
Mercy cel- that God loves us no matter Krakow, Poland on October
ebrated on how great our sins. He wants 5, 1938. She came from a
the Sunday us to recognize that His very poor farm family that
f o l l o w i n g mercy is greater than our had struggled terribly durEaster was sins, so that we will call upon ing the years of WWI. She
made official Him with trust, receive had only three years of very
by the Vati- His mercy, and let it flow simple education. Hers
can on April through us to others. Thus, were the humblest of tasks
30 th in the all will come to share His in the convent, usually in
Jubilee year 2000. The ori- joy.
the kitchen or the vegetable
gin of the Feast is based on
Jesus Himself made the garden, or as a porter.
the
writings
of
Saint promise for a complete forAssociated with the Feast
Faustina Kowalska, a Polish giveness of sins and punish- is a devotion that takes the
nun with little education ment on that day, even to form of a chaplet:
who in obedience to her the most terrible sinner
1. Begin with the Sign of
spiritual director, wrote a imaginable. God in His great the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1
diary of about 600 pages re- mercy is giving mankind a Hail Mary and The Apostles
cording the revelations she last chance for salvation. To Creed.
received concerning God’s get this great promise one
2. Then on the Our Father
mercy. On February 22, has to go to Confession and Beads say the following:
1931, Jesus appeared to Sis- then receive Holy CommunEternal Father, I offer You
ter Faustina, bringing with ion on that Feast of Divine the Body and Blood, Soul and
Him a wonderful message of Mercy, which has now Divinity of Your dearly beMercy for all mankind. Saint been called Divine Mercy loved Son, Our Lord Jesus
Faustina tells us in her di- Sunday throughout the Christ, in atonement for our
ary under this date: “In the whole Church. On April 30, sins and those of the whole
evening, when I was in my 2000 (Divine Mercy Sunday world.
cell, I became aware of the of that year), Pope John Paul
3. On the 10 Hail Mary
Lord Jesus clothed in a white II canonized St. Faustina Beads say the following:
garment. One hand was and designated the Sunday
For the sake of His sorrowraised in blessing, the other after Easter as Divine Mercy ful Passion, have mercy on
was touching the garment Sunday in the General us and on the whole world.
at the breast. From the open- Roman Calendar, with effect
(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all
ing of the garment at the from the following year. He five decades).
breast there came forth two also decreed a plenary indul4. Conclude with (three
large rays, one red and the gence associated with this times):
other pale”. This vivid de- devotion.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One,
scription became the image
Sister Faustina (Helen Holy Immortal One, have
of Jesus now associated with Kowalska) died in a convent mercy on us and on the
whole world.
This Sunday, April 19th. at
Greater Boston’s Affordable Private Cemetery
3:00 P.M.at Saint Leonard
Church, we will have the
beautiful devotion to The
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by David Trumbull
How the Pols Pick their Voters
Ah, the Gerrymander. It —
or rather the name for it —
is a Bay State invention.
Remember it from junior
high school civics class?
Remember Massachusetts
Democrat Elbridge Gerry and
that early 19th century Essex
County legislative district
with its reptilian outlines.
(By the way, it’s Gerry with
a hard “g” — the soft “g” pronunciation of the piece of
eponymous political punditry
came later.)
It is universally acknowledged that to choose our office-holders is the essence
of representative democracy. That is, unless you live
in Boston, where the incumbent Democrats in the Great
Court have Gerrymandered
the districts to assure their
own re-election — and the
probable exclusion of black,
Latino, and other minority
candidates. Not to mention
Republicans, surely a minority as concerns the Massachusetts legislature.
Take the Third Suffolk District where I am one of six
candidates — the winner to
be chosen in a special election on June 16 th . Prior to
last redrawing of districts
lines the Third Suffolk was
made up of the North End
and neighboring West End
along with the parts of
Beacon Hill bordering on the
West End, and from there
down through the Financial
District, through Chinatown, and finally, into the
South End. It made sense. It
was basically all of what
might broadly be called downtown, except for Back Bay
and the part of Beacon Hill
bordering on Back Bay.
But starting in 2004, the
West End, which includes
Charles River Park, a neighborhood relatively strong in
a political minority — Republicans — was pulled out
of the Third Suffolk and
added to a district across the
Charles River in very Democratic Cambridge. At the
same time two precincts in
Roxbury, one 34% black the
other 53% black were pulled
out of their heavily black
neighborhood and put into
the otherwise very white
Third Suffolk District. Thus
the voting power of Republicans was diluted in the north
and that of blacks in the
south. That’s how the machine on Beacon Hill keeps
minorities — racial, political, or otherwise — from
having representation.
Bills to take the drawing of
district lines out of the hands
of incumbent politicians by
creating an independent redistricting panel have been
filed in the legislature, but
so far have gotten little support. Not surprisingly, for the
power than incumbents currently have to choose their
voters, rather than the voters choosing the office holders, is something few incumbents will willingly surrender.
David Trumbull is the
chairman of the Boston Ward
Three Republican Committee.
Boston’s Ward Three includes
the North End, West End, part
of Beacon Hill, downtown,
waterfront, Chinatown, and
part of the South End.
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fundamental baseball skills while most importantly
having a good time. The goal is to teach the children great sportsmanship. Clinics are held every
Saturday morning at the North End Little League
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North End. For more information call Coach Dom at
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East Boston Main Streets
ADDS THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
On Thursday, March 26, 2009 East Boston Main Streets
held elections and added three new volunteer board
members.
Joining the board is resident James Jordan and local
businesses Nick Moulaison from Moulaison Monograms and
Arturo Velasquez from Photomar Designs. Returning
members Michael Moscone from East Boston Savings
Bank, Attorney Manuel Macias and resident Allyson Gray
were re-elected. East Boston Main Streets would like to
congratulate these wonderful volunteers for becoming new
members to the board of directors. We would also like to
thank them for their service to East Boston and look forward
to their help with our mission.
The East Boston Main Street board of directors is made
up of volunteer business owners and residents who serve
the community for a two year term. Other volunteers too
numerous too mention work on Main Street committees
and help with various initiatives and events during
the year. For more information about East Boston main
Streets go to www.ebmainstreets.com or email us at
[email protected].
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BOSTON SHINES
On Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 8:30 AM, East Boston Main
Streets will kick off Boston Shines 2009. Volunteers will
meet at the corner of Chelsea and Maverick Streets and
participate in the Boston Shines Clean-Up effort.
East Boston Main Streets Clean Up on Saturday, April 25,
2009, at 8:30 AM, is the kick off event for a comprehensive, ongoing anti-litter campaign. In collaboration with
the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association and the Eagle
Hill Civic Association volunteers will clean the streets,
mulch tree pits and plant flowers. Join your neighbors or
form a team to clean your block and take pride in your
neighborhood. For more information or if you would like to
volunteer, contact East Boston Main Streets (EBMS) at
617-561-1044.
EAST BOSTON
Chamber of Commerce
UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
• Eastie Women Connect presents: Dressing for
Success Wednesday, April 29, 6:00PM, at Spinelli’s, Day
Square
• Chamber Networking Night at Logan International
Airport Monday, May 4 (Time and exact location to be
announced shortly)
• Chamber Dinner featuring Special Guest Speaker:
Mr. Pat Moscaritolo, President & CEO Greater Boston
Convention and Visitors Bureau Thursday, May 14,
6:00PM, at Spinelli’s, Day Square
• Chamber’s Annual $20,000 Dinner Fundraiser generously sponsored by Suffolk Downs. Contributing sponsors
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines Wednesday, June 3,
6:30PM, at Spinelli’s, Day Square
• Chamber’s 4 th Annual Golf Tournament Monday,
July 13, 8:00AM, at Mt. Hood, Melrose
For more information, visit www.EastBostonChamber.com,
or call 617-569-5000 ext. 221
Sunday Brunch at
“Ecco is a pleasant and comfortable place to
linger over a beautifully presented meal that
explores the savory side of casual dining,
with comfortable prices. Overall, Ecco earns
the Gold Plate.” – TV Diner Review
“Take a look around, check out the colorful cocktails,
the sleek furniture, the creative cuisine. So where are
we? The Back Bay? Beacon Hill? Not even close. We’re
at Ecco in East Boston … This neighborhood
newcomer is wowing the crowds. –
Phantom Gourmet Review
Mrs. Murphy . . . As I See It
Heard Chelsea
Street neighbors became
concerned after watching firefighters cut
down branches to gain access into a top floor window
during a fire on Chelsea
Street recently. Large overgrown trees present a dangerous situation if a fire
breaks out. The City of Boston has to start pruning off
branches of old trees in
highly populated Boston
neighborhoods ... Rumors
are Dunkin Donuts in Orient Heights is allegedly refusing to take gift cards, and
prefer cash. What’s this
about??? If you buy a Dunkin
Donut gift certificate, you
should expect to be able to
use it RIGHT!!! Unless they
only accept the cards they
sell! ... Eastie’s own Andrew
Kenneally is running for
Boston Councilor-at Large.
Eastie needs a strong atlarge voice, and I believe
Kenneally’s the answer. He’s
a great guy! He has the ability, stamina and intelligence to get the job done.
He will certainly fight for
Eastie. The last at-large
voice East Boston had was
John Nucci. Nucci topped
the ticket every election! We
miss him. Your support for
Kenneally can help bring atlarge representation back to
East Boston. Supporters of
Mr. Kenneally are holding a
fundraiser on April 30 th at
Spinelli’s Function Facilities in East Boston. Your
donation will be helpful in
getting him elected. For
more information you can
The 80 Border Street
Cultural Exchange Center is
seeking an Executive Director with the drive, and experience, to organize and
bring art, music, and cultural programming to the
East Boston community. 80
Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, Inc., as an
established 501c3, is a performing, visual, and literary
arts center, dedicated to
meeting the diverse educational and cultural needs of
East Boston and surrounding
communities, as well as
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This facility provides an interactive creative space, and
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over with people looking for
“A QUICK FIX”. We’ve become a depressed nation!
Only in America can a person waste the courts time
with frivolous suits, and
illegals get more rights than
U.S. citizens! ... Obama is
reaching out to the Arab nation. If he reaches too far he
might fall off a cliff, and if he
bends too low he could fall on
his head! Radio talk show
hosts and their listeners are
disgusted after learning
Obama bowed to the King of
Saudi Arabia. Women have
no rights in the Middle East!
Is bowing to tyrants the
change Obama was promising the citizens of America?
I believe Obama’s change is
eventually going to blow up
in his face!!!! He needs to
leave the Oval Office and go
to Hollywood where his acting will be more entertaining! ... Our prayers go out to
the earthquake victims in
Italy. Kudos to local organizations and churches that
are collecting money to assist them ... St. Francis X.
Cabrini in Scituate, Massachusetts will be paid a
visit by NBC’s Today Show
with news anchor Ann Curry
this upcoming Sunday.
St. Frances Cabrini is one of
the shuttered parishes by
the Archdiocese along with
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in
East Boston. These people
have not given up … credit
goes where credit is due.
Community activists fighting for what is right … our
best goes out to all those
fighting to save their parishes … Till next time
Needs Your Help
READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?
FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH
and
go to Kenneally’s website
www.Andrewkenneally.com
... Heard Pizzeria Regina in
the North End has been inducted into the Phantom
Gourmet’s Hall of Fame. I
know the Phantom Gourmet
has been to Kelley’s, so I believe Kelley’s famous Shrimp
Scampi Pizza is alongside
Regina’s. Kelley’s Pub is located at 84 Bennington
Street ... We’re finally out of
winter and street cleaning
has begun. Remember the
parking
ordinances
on
cleanup day are enforced. So
pay attention and follow the
rules to avoid getting towed
and/or ticketed ... Where did
the time go???? Italia Unita
will be celebrating their 15th
Anniversary at this year’s
festival in July. They need
your support to make this
year’s Italian Festival the
best ever. Italia Unita is doing a 10 for 10 fundraiser.
Supporters of the popular festival are being asked to become Captains and involve
their friends, family and
whomever to donate $10.00
per person to the Italia Unita
Feast to help with costs.
Organizers of the 15 th
annual Italian festival want
this year’s event to be the
best ever. In order to keep
the feast a success, money
is needed. For further information, please call 617561-3201 or e-mail them at
[email protected] ...
HEADS UP EVERYONE!People are finding easy ways
to earn money! THEY’RE SUING for anything and everything they can get away with!
The courts are brimming
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advertising in the
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call 617-227-8929.
welcomes all to share in the
process and enjoyment of
the performing, visual and
literary arts. Through the
connective power of art and
culture, the center supports
a meaningful exchange of
ideas, a chance to discover,
to create, to learn, to be inspired, and to inspire others.
The Executive Director
will be responsible for programming, managing the
space, publicity, coordinating volunteers, and grantwriting/fundraising. Compensation is dependent on
the Executive Director’s
successful
fundraising
efforts. The executive director will report to the Board of
Directors.
Please include a résumé
and cover letter with your
intentions for the space,
and send them electronically
to [email protected],
with Executive Director Position in the subject line.
Volunteers
are
also
needed to assist during
openings and other fine
events.
This one of a kind art gallery
complements
East
Boston’s diversity while
maintaining its rich history.
Be a part of all that this gallery has to offer!
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• Mother Nature (Continued from Page 1)
of these individuals did last
week in tents. In the earthquake of last Monday, my
town, Tione, had many buildings damaged but all of the
people were able to get into
the open, out of their homes
and out in the fields where
they now live in tents. The
authorities will not allow
anyone in the town to retrieve their belongings.
Because of their proximity
to Rome, Abruzzi through the
ages has been attacked or
controlled by barbarians,
vikings, pirates, Muslims,
the Spanish, the Popes, the
French and in 1943 and 1944
by the Germans. In fact,
many American and British
airmen that were shot down
over Abruzzi owe their lives
to these Abbruzzesi farmers
who risked their lives in savings scores of American or
British aviators from the
Germans. Now we must
come to the aid of these deserving Abbruzzesi in rebuilding their shattered
homes, livelihood and lives.
Over 24,000 people now
live in tents in the cold and
rain. It is a scene out of
Dante’s Inferno. People on
the 5th floor were unharmed
while their friends or neighbors on the 4th floor were all
killed. For many of the survivors, life will never be the
same. Towns like Fossa, San
Pio, Santametrio, Paganica,
L’Aquila are no longer
recongizable. Some of the
towns are totally destroyed.
Others have been shaken so
badly that they are no longer
inhabitable. The Spanish
castle built in the 1500’s
was badly damaged also.
From the River Aterno and
the train station in L’Aquila
you would walk up 1,000 feet
to the Center of the city. You
would enter a medieval gate
and continue up to the Renaissance columns adorning the square, the Duomo
(cathedral), statues, businesses of every type and an
outdoor market in front of
the Duomo where you could
buy fruit from Europe, Africa
and Latin American. Many
of these wonders have
turned into rubble.
Five of our distant relatives died in L’Aquila, At the
Good Friday Mass many of
RISTORANTE & BAR
The following information has been taken from
the Consulate General of Italy, Boston’s
website www.consboston.esteri.it
Personal donations can also be made directly to Italy by
bank transfers to the following accounts:
BANK ACCOUNT
IBAN IT69L0300215300000410000000
SWIFT CODE: BROMITR1775
TO THE ORDER OF: REGIONE ABRUZZO/ABRUZZO
REGIONE – DONAZIONE PER IL SISMA/DONATION
FOR THE EARTHQUAKE
UNICREDIT BANCA DI ROMA
AGENZIA DI TERAMO 00775 MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA’
BANK ACCOUNT
IBAN IT72U0300205207000401124180
SWIFT CODE: BROMITR1708
TO THE ORDER OF: PROTEZIONE CIVILE NAZIONALE/
CIVIL PROTECTION AGENCY – EMERGENZA
TERREMOTO L’AQUILA/L’AQUILA
EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY
UNICREDI BANCA DI ROMA
AGENZIA ROMA CAVOUR B
BANK ACCOUNT
IBAN IT23X0306905039100000000140
SWIFT CODE: BCITITMM
TO THE ORDER OF: PROTEZIONE CIVILE NAZIONALE/
CIVIL PROTECTION AGENCY –
EMERGENZA TERREMOTO/ EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY
L’AQUILA INTESA SAN PAOLO FILIALE DI ROMA 06787
the caskets were brought to
the police academy field. The
children’s caskets were
placed over their adult’s
(relative’s) caskets. It is
unreal to see so many caskets and so many people
suffering beyond anyone’s
imagination. Italy, Europe,
America and the world now
must unite in rebuilding the
lives and homes of these
affected individuals. As director of the East Boston
Adult Education Center, I
will coordinate a fundraiser
for the Abruzzo Earthquake
Relief Fund. Please make
any donation payable to the
Abruzzo Earthquake Relief
Fund and mail it to: The
East Boston Adult Education
Center, 119 London Street,
East Boston, MA 02128.
Telephone number is 617567-7873.
LUCIA
EARTHQUAKE DONATIONS
Many fundraising efforts are underway to assist the earthquake victims in Italy.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM —
A fundraiser (open house) is scheduled at Filippo’s
Ristorante, 283 Causeway Street, Boston’s North End.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:00 AM – A Mass will be
celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, East Boston. A special
collection will be taken for the victims.
Individuals, corporations and foundations who wish to
donate to the Abruzzo/NIAF Relief Fund can make their
donations online at www.niaf.org/relief. All donations are
tax deductible.
Donations may also be mailed to the Sons of Italy Foundation National Office. Please make checks payable to the
Sons of Italy Foundation, earmarked Italian Earthquake
Disaster Relief. Send to: The Sons of Italy Foundation,
219 E Street NE, Washington, DC 20002.
Remember
Your
Loved Ones
Situation of the stricken area as of April 9, 2009
Italy’s Civil Protection Agency is continuing rescue
operations. The ascertained death toll is 284 and around
30 people are still missing. 16 advanced health structures
and one field hospital are fully operational.
Macroseismic surveys of the area are still in progress
and the assessment of the buildings’ safeness began in
the morning. Following the search and rescue operations
more than 150 people were extracted from the ruins alive.
Around 20,000 people are housed in tents and 14,000 were
welcomed to hotels located in the safety area along the
Atlantic coast.
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The Socially Set
by Hilda M. Morrill
Commonwealth School headmaster Bill
Wharton and development director Janetta
Stringfellow at the school’s 50 th anniversary
gala, which was held at the Cyclorama at the
Boston Center for the Arts.
(Photo by Roger Farrington)
The Commonwealth School
celebrated its 50 th anniversary with a gala at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts several weeks
ago. We are told that more
than 700 alumni, students,
faculty, parents, and other
guests were in attendance.
Enjoying the festivities
from among the school’s
2,000 alumni were: David
Altshuler ’82, Director of the
Program in Medical and Population Genetics at the Broad
Institute of Harvard and
MIT; Stefan Forbes ’84, director of the documentary
“Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story”; Peter Galbraith
’69, the first U.S. Ambassador to Croatia; Hamish
Linklater ‘94, co-star (with
Julia Louis-Dreyfus) of the
CBS series “The New Adventures of Old Christine”; and
JJ Sutherland ’88, Pentagon
reporter for National Public
Radio — just to name a very
few.
“Over the past 50 years,
Commonwealth has been a
school where bright, curious
students from many backgrounds come together to
work closely with great
Commonwealth School Board of Trustees
president Karen Firestone with alumnus Peter
Galbraith, the first U.S. Ambassador to Croatia.
teachers. The result is a
close and exciting academic
community, where students
grow tremendously and
graduate ready and committed to serve the world,” said
Headmaster William D.
Wharton.
“With our founder, Charles
Merrill, still able to join us,
this seemed to be the right
time for the first event of
this kind in our history,” he
added.
A new work for orchestra
and chorus premiered at the
gala. “The Mermaid,” composed for the occasion by
Evren Celimli ’89, with lyrics by Ethan Forman ’84,
viewed the school and its
history through the persona
of its mascot.
Guest performers Julia
Cavallaro ’04 and David
Kravitz ’02 joined the orchestra and chorus for the
“Gloria” from Schubert’s
Mass in G.
In addition to musical performances, guests enjoyed
some 100 works of art by students, parents, faculty, and
alumni, and images and archival materials from the
school’s history.
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For information about the
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programs and upcoming
events, be sure to visit
www.commschool.org.
……. Gore Place, the historic Governor Gore 45-acre
estate in Waltham, presents
the “22nd Annual Sheepshearing Festival” on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. (rain or shine).
Actress Sally Struthers
(remember “All In The
Family”?) will make an appearance between 11 a.m.
and 12 noon to help shear
sheep. Ms. Struthers is
appearing that weekend in
“Nunsense” with the Reagle
Players.
In addition to sheep shearing demonstrations, attractions include herding dogs,
a crafts fair with more than
60 crafters, live music, traditional English dancing, a
historic military encampment, food vendors, and
more.
Ground-floor tours of the
mansion and wagon rides
will be available for an additional charge. Parking is
free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For
admission
costs
and more information, call
781-894-2798
or
visit
www.goreplace.org.
……. The Howard Gotlieb
Archival Research Center at
Boston University “Friends
of the Libraries Speaker Series” will host noted author
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Will Whelan, left, poses with fellow Commonwealth School alumnus Hamish Linklater,
co-star (with Julia Louis-Dreyfus) of the CBS
series “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”
Elizabeth George on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m.
Ms. George has been called
“a master of the English
mystery,” a remarkable
accolade for the American
author.
In her internationally
best-selling novels, Elizabeth George has followed
in the literary footsteps of
Dorothy L. Sayers and
Agatha Christie, “while
bringing her own modern
sensibility to dark, psychologically rich tales of crime
and detection.”
Consistent bestsellers, her
books always garner wide
critical praise. She is one of
only two American writers
whose novels have been
adapted for the popular BBC/
PBS series, “Mystery!” Her
most
recent
Inspector
Lynley novel, “Careless In
Red,” was published in May
2008.
There will be a book signing and an exhibition of
Ms. George’s collection.
Elizabeth George’s archive is
part of the holdings of the
Howard Gotlieb Archival
Research Center.
The event takes place in
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B ob D ’s B eat
by Bob DeCristoforo
BU TAKES IT ALL HOME!
Hockey and History Plus, a
great Bob D combo, came together over the weekend
with Boston University winning their 5th NCAA Division
One Ice Hockey Championship coming from behind to
defeat Miami University 54 in overtime at the Verizon
Center in Washington DC ...
It was quite a week!
IN TRAIN...ING!
I’ve been to Washington
DC twice, once to see Pope
John Paul II in 1979 and
once on an all night train
ride with Ray Flynn, when he
‘chartered’ a train to bring
people to lobby Congress to
support a bill that would benefit the people of Boston. I
‘trained’ it to Washington DC
for this year’s Frozen Four,
and it wasn’t bad. You can
see much by taking a train,
especially during the day,
and you even sadly can note
what they mean when they
say “living on the other side
of the tracks”.
HOBEY BAKER AWARD/
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
The winner of the 29 th
Hobey Baker Award, emblematic of the ‘best’ Division 1 College Hockey
Player, and the ‘best’ doesn’t
just mean hockey talent, is
BU senior Captain Defenseman Matt Gilroy. He received
the award at the Frozen Four
Friday Night Celebration,
and is the second Terrier
to receive the award, Chris
Drury, now a New York
Ranger, being the first. At
the very first press conference of the BU hockey season I listened carefully to
Matt Gilroy, and knew right
then and there, he was a
special person destined for a
year of great accomplishment. Northeastern’s Missy
Elumba was named 14 th
recipient of the Hockey
Humanitarian Award, who
is deemed college hockey
‘finest citizen recognizing
accomplishments of personal character, scholarship, and community involvement off the ice.’ Missy
is the second Northeastern
player to receive the award.
Chanda Gunn won it in
2004.
WOW! BU IS THE NCAA
DIVISION 1 HOCKEY 2009
NATIONAL CHAMPION!
Why WOW? If you saw the
game you would understand
the WOW! Over the years I
have watched some great
live college hockey games,
many in prime time, many
with all the marbles up for
grabs. This was one of those
games, for BU Terriers followers this was ‘THE GAME’.
Live from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC it’s
Saturday night starring new
comer Miami University
(Ohio) and star-studded
Boston University (Boston)
playing for the NCAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Championship. Chris Connolly got
the only goal of the first
period to give BU a 1-0 lead.
Key for BU their penalty kill
stopping all three Miami
power play attempts. In the
second period Miami tied it
up on a goal by Gary Steffes.
BU netminder Kieran Millan and Miami netminder
Cody Reichiard come up
with extraordinary 1 on 1
saves. BU continues to shutdown the Miami powerplays.
Period Three all Miami
breaks out! At 12:31 Tommy
Wingels gives Miami a 2-1
lead. At 15:52 Trent Vogelhuber gives Miami a 3-1
lead. At 19:00 Bob D already
has written: ‘Upset and Upsetting’. At 19:01 the WOW
begins. With BU goaltender
Kieran Millan on the bench
Zach Cohen scores putting
the Terriers within one. At
19:43 (17 second left) Nick
Bonino ties the game up
4-4, and Bob D yells in the
press box “YES”! (We’re not
supposed to yell in the press
box). OT what more can be
said. Colby Cohen scores
the game winner at 11:47
and all BU breaks out.
WOW! We even had a Buhay
sighting (twice at 16:28 (3 rd)
and 8:13 OT) on the Verizon
Jumbotron. WOW! Colby
Cohen was named Most
Outstanding Performer of
the Tournament.
EDUCATION PLUS
This year Bob McGann and
I took a trip up to Georgetown
University to get my sweatshirt, a Frozen Four tradition. Georgetown is a Jesuit
University, founded by Archbishop John Carroll, located
on the banks of the Potomac
River overlooking the Capitol. Georgetown might be
known as the home of basketball star Patrick Ewing,
but by far is much more than
that. On this day the University was buzzing with young
people on their college visits, as well as their regular
students on campus. It made
me feel good to see the energy of the present and the
future of Georgetown, our
present, and our future.
Georgetown University, like
all schools, has a special
beauty, and it’s not just the
campus. Go to school. Be the
beauty!
DESTINATION
WASHINGTON DC
Bob D. goes to Washington
If you can somewhere in
your lifetime visit Washington, DC. The meaning of the
sites and monuments we
see on TV or in photos really
come out when we see them
in person. The Capitol, the
White House, the Lincoln
Memorial, the Washington
Monument only some of the
symbols that make us realize how fortunate we are and
how great our United States
is. It really takes your breath
away when you are standing
right in front of your History.
I was in awe, and the older
you are the more in awe you
become.
PRIORITY ONE
When Holy Week and the
Frozen Four coincide, like
it did this year, it important
to remember the priority,
and I mention this every
year, because sometimes,
maybe even a lot of times in
this day and age, many forget the priority. You cannot
forget the priority. God is the
priority. On Holy Thursday,
and Easter Sunday I went
to Mass at Matthews Cathedral. Once upon a time a
young teenager was inspired
by a young President, and on
a weekend in November
that young teenager was
stunned and shocked, like
the entire country, as he
watched the funeral of
President John F Kennedy.
The funeral took place at
St. Matthews Cathedral, and
this weekend brought back
that day and that weekend
like it was yesterday. On
Easter the Cathedral was
overflowing. I also had a
chance to visit two of the
largest churches in the
world ... Immaculate Conception Basilica, the Shrine
of Our Lady, the Patroness
of the United States, and
the
National
Cathedral
where such events as the
Prayer Service for President
Barack Obama and his family, the funerals of President
Reagan and President Ford,
and a memorial for Martin
Luther King took place a f
ew days after his death.
President Wilson is also
buried there.
GOOD FRIDAY 2009
Not the usual ‘Good Friday’,
but it was a ‘Good Friday’
Bob McGann and I were taking a bus tour of Washington, DC, a must, because
if we didn’t we would not
see many of the things we
wanted to see. Washington,
DC is big. Part of the tour
found us looking at the
White Cross Grave sites in
the peace of Arlington Cemetery, another part at the
Korean War Memorial, and
still another part at the Vietnam Memorial reading the
names on the wall. On that
first Good Friday we remember the one, who gave his
life for us, on this particular
Good Friday we remembered
the many, who did the same
as he.
BIRDS AND Bs
When I was young the first
baseball team (outside of
Boston) I followed was the
Baltimore Orioles. It was
the only team I could get
good reception from every
night as I searched my transistor radio! At that time
they were coined the ‘Birds
and the Bs’ because in their
lineup were names like
Curt Blafery, Mark Belanger,
Brooks Robinson, Boog
Powell, Paul Blair, Al Bumbry, Bert Byleven ... get the
hint! They played in Memorial Stadium, but now their
new home is Camden Yards
right in Baltimore. Of course
I checked the schedule
and a week ago Wednesday
I got to see Baltimore play
the Yankees at Camden
Yards ... a Yankee loss! It
was my first trip to Camden
Yards.
SMILE!
BLUE GOLD: WORLD
WATER WARS (DVD)
PBS Home Video
Author Maude Barlow
wrote, “This is our revolution, this is our war.” Blue
Gold: World Water Wars is a
documentary based on the
ground-breaking book by
Barlow and Tony Clark, examining the global conflicts
past, present, and future,
created by the privatization
and commoditization of our
fresh water supply. Wars of
the future will be fought over
water, as they are today over
oil, as the source of all life
enters the global marketplace and political arena.
Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our
dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits and revolutions from
citizens fighting for the right
to survive. Past civilizations
have collapsed from poor
water management. The
question is, will ours too?
Released on DVD in conjunction with World Water Day
(3/22) and Earth Day (4/22).
(1 hr. 30 mins.).
BARNEY MILLER:
THE COMPLETE THIRD
SEASON (3-DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Ent.
The men of the 12 th Precinct are back for another
season of big laughs and bad
coffee! Fires, blackouts,
smog … elections. The third
season gives a wild look at
New York City during one of
its most dynamic times,
the late ’70s, an era before
the term “politically correct”
existed. Join Hal Linden as
wise police Captain Barney
Miller, along with Officers
Fish (Abe Vigoda), Wojo (Max
Gail), Harris (Ron Glass),
Yemana (Jack Soo), and
guest stars Dietrich (Steve
Landesberg), Officer Levitt
(Ron Carey) and Inspector
Luger (James Gregory) in
this
hilarious
comedy.
(9 hrs. 11 mins.).
SYNECDOCHE,
NEW YORK (DVD)
Oscar-winning
writer
Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut, Synecdoche, New
York, follows the life of regional theater director Caden
Cotard (Philip Seymour
Hoffman) as he struggles
with romantic relationships
(Samantha Morton, Michelle
Williams and Catherine
Keener), as well as the problems of aging, and a mysteriously degenerative medical condition. He develops all
this into a monumental theater piece. Building a fullscale replica of New York
City inside an impossibly
large warehouse and populating it with thousands of
actors, Cotard spends the remainder of his life creating
a piece so personal and epic
in scope, that the line between reality and art collide,
and the universe that he
has created swallows up
everything within it. (2 hrs.
4 mins.).
THE STORY OF DAVID
(DVD)
Originally aired in two
parts on ABC-TV, The Story
of David is an inspirational
saga of the famed Biblical
ruler of Israel and his
journey
to
redemption.
Timothy Bottoms stars as
King David, and Jane
Seymour as Bathsheba,
leading a talented cast about
the life of King David. It
begins with his legendary
battle
with
the
Giant
Goliath, and ends with his
romance with Bathsheba
and the struggle to preserve
Israel. It is a legendary saga
of a man after God’s own
heart! (3 hrs. 11 mins.).
THE THREE STOOGES
COLLECTION VOLUME
FIVE: 1946-1948 (2-DVD)
This fifth collection of The
Three Stooges, features 25
digitally re-mastered shorts,
and marks the end of Curly’s
career with the Stooges, due
to suffering a stroke at age
43, and the return of original Stooge Shemp. Curly
recovered enough to make
an appearance in Hold That
Lion, but his health continued to deteriorate and he
passed away at age 48. Bittersweet for the change, but
filled with more fun than
ever! (7 hrs. 12 mins.).
TRUCK STOP (DVD)
MVDVisual
French director extraordinaire, Jean-Marie Pallardy
serves up a tasty film titled
Truck Stop. Pallardy signs his
homage to Homer’s Odyssey
in a truck driver setting.
Penelope, who manages an
inn for truckers, is enamored with her own body, but
constantly has to battle to
keep the truckers at bay
while her man Ulysses travels abroad at the wheel of
his own vehicle. Everyone
desires Penelope and her
servants, Sandra, Julie,
Corinne and Francoise. A
daring movie that will bring
out the secret trucker in
you! (1 hr. 30 mins.).
RUNAWAY:
COMPLETE SERIES (DVD)
When successful attorney
Paul Rader (Donnie Wahlberg) is wrongfully accused
of murder, he takes his wife
and children on the run. Living as fugitives and constantly changing identities,
they have learned to become
anyone — and trust no one.
The Raders have started over
yet again, this time in a
small Iowa town. As they try
to avoid the authorities, uncover a deadly conspiracy,
and deal with suspicious
neighbors, trusting each
other will be their only hope.
and their greatest risk.
They’re about to realize that
nothing is more twisted than
trying to keep your story
straight. (6 hrs. 24 mins.).
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527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
THE CORONATION OF POPPEA –
June 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14, 2009. This
is Monteverdi’s final opera that was
first performed at the Teatro Santi
Giovanni e Paolo in Venice in 1642
and its theme is the abuse of power,
the strength of lust and the triumph
of love. For times of the performances
and tickets, please call: 617-661-1812
or visit: www.bemf.org.
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
OF MUSIC, JORDAN HALL
30 Gainsborough St., Boston MA
PATTI LABELLE IN SINGING
FOR A CURE™ - June 20, 2009 7PM10PM. Singing for a Cure™ begins with
two very special performances. The
night begins with Boston’s Rock & Roll
royalty, Ernie & the Automatics, led
by car czar-by-day/rocker-by-night,
Ernie Boch Jr. The six current members of the band have sold a combined
30 million records worldwide and boast
two former original members of the
multi-platinum selling band Boston,
Barry Goudreau on guitar and Sib
Hashian on drums. Singing for a
Cure™ continues with Elliott Yamin,
who rose to fame with his inspiring
performances on the fifth season of
American Idol. Diagnosed with type 1
diabetes at an early age, he has refused to let the disease stand in the
way of his dreams. For more information log onto www.joslin.org/
Giving_to_Joslin_Calendar.asp or call
617-732-2531. For tickets call 617-5851260 or visit the box office.
Music legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago have
announced that they will reunite for a 30-city national
co-headlining summer concert tour. In 2004 and 2005,
the two bands teamed up for what is still talked about as
one of the great musical spectaculars in recent touring
history. Earth, Wind & Fire’s founding member and singer
Philip Bailey says, “The Chicago-Earth, Wind & Fire
shows are magic and bring out the best in all of us —
from the musicians onstage to the fans dancing in the
aisles. We can’t wait to get out there with our friends
again.” The 2009 Summer Tour will be presented by AEG
Live. Each band will perform a full set, and the two bands
will come together both at the beginning of the night
and for a final set that features both bands onstage
together. For more information check out Music Section.
THEATER
THE OPERA HOUSE
539 Washington St., Boston, MA
“DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE” –
May 7th through May 10th, 2009. This
is a culturally rich, interactive theatrical show for preschoolers and their
families. Tickets are now on sale. For
tickets and performance times, please
call Ticketmaster at 1-800-982-2787.
SHUBERT THEATER
JERSEY BOYS – July 23-August 30,
2009. JERSEY BOYS, winner of the
2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, features hit songs
“Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag
Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t
Take My Eyes Off You.” “IT WILL RUN
FOR CENTURIES!” proclaims Time
Magazine. For more information call
617-482-9393. For tickets you may
log onto www.telecharge.com or call
1-800-432-7250.
THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY
THEATER
31 Hemenway St., Boston, MA
SHOW BOAT – April 24-26, 2009.
It’s a majestic, sweeping classic about
life, love, tragedy and survival on
the Mississippi River at the turn
of the 20th century. For tickets and
further information, please call the
box office at 617-912-9222 or log on
to www.bostonconservatory.edu.
THE FOOTHILLS THEATRE
100 Front Street, Worcester, MA
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE
BROWN – May 16th through June 7th,
2009. This is a lively musical comedy for the entire family – come and
enjoy it! For more information, tickets and times of the performances,
please call: 508-754-4018 or log on to
www.foothillstheatre.com.
EMERSON COLLEGE
Cutler Majestic Theatre
“MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY
FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M IN
THERAPY”- July 23 through August
3, 2009 at 7:30 PM and Saturdays at
3PM and 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3PM.
Steve’s Solomon’s one man show
is filled with hilarious stories about
his wacky family and the crazy char-
acters he meets on the road whose
sole purpose is to drive him into
therapy ... and they have succeeded.
Steve creates voices, dialects and
sound effects which make the stories
and jokes come. For tickets call
Telecharge: 1-800/233-3123 or log
onto www.maj.org.
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD,
VERY BAD DAY – April 18th through
May 3, 2009. These performances are
presented by the Boston Children’s
Theatre. This musical is based on the
children’s book of the same name. For
tickets and times of the performances
call:
617-424-6634
or
visit:
www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org.
ROBINSON THEATER
617 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA
NUNSENSE – April 24-April 26, 2009
(4 performances only). Sally Struthers
returns for more Nunsense fun starring as Mother Superior in this longrunning musical comedy. Come and
enjoy these evenings. For tickets and
more information, call: 781-891-5660.
MUSIC
THE REGENT THEATRE
7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA
LONG LIVE THE BEATLES - May
17, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Whether performing an intimate, private performance of Long Live The Beatles or a
full production multi-media tribute,
The Mahoney Brothers still take great
pleasure in recreating the look, sound
and timeless music of John, Paul,
George, and Ringo. Relive the magic
... For tickets and further information,
please call 781-646-4849 or visit:
www.regenttheatre.com.
THE SHUBERT THEATRE
DON GIOVANNI – April 24-May 5,
2009. This opera will captivate the
audience with its tale of obsessive
love and its consequences. Don’t miss
this fantastic performance. For tickets
and more information call TeleCharge
at: 800-447-7400 or log on to:
www.telecharge.com.
AGGANIS ARENA
925 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE &
CHICAGO - June 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM.
To this day, Earth, Wind & Fire
remain one of the top globally popular touring attractions. Influencing
top artists including Prince, Mary J
Blige, Outkast and many more,
Earth, Wind & Fire’s signature sound
and distinctive musical styles fuse
pop, soul, jazz, rock n’ roll, psychedelic, African roots music and disco
with a base in funk. Chicago has
written, recorded and performed
some of the most popular and musically innovative songs in rock history.
Billboard Magazine positioned the
band at #13 on their Hot 100 chart’s
All-Time Top 100 — a byproduct of
having sold more than 100,000,000
records and having earned 20 top
hits, 5 number one albums, 5 number one singles and 5 gold singles.
Don’t miss these two great performers under one roof. For tickets log
onto www.ticketmaster.com or call
1-800-745-3000.
Special Events
COMEDY CONNECTION WILBUR
THEATRE
CHARLIE MURPHY - April 25,
2009 at 7:00 PM and 9:45 PM. Don’t
miss this fantastic performance.
For tickets call 1-800-745-3000 or
www.thewilburtheatre.com.
CHARLES RIVER SITE
Cambridge, MA
WEEKEND ON THE CHARLES –
combines the Charles River Earth Day
Clean-up on Saturday, April 25, 2009
and the Run of the Charles on Sunday, April 26, 2009. For information
please call: 508-698-6810 or email:
[email protected].
DIBURRO’S
887 Boston Road, Ward Hill
Haverhill, MA
MOTHER’S DAY BLOW-OUT –
Sunday, May 10th starting at 3:00 PM
with cocktail hour. This is a Mother’s
Day show featuring the music of Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy
Davis Jr. For more information and
tickets, call: 888-224-4272.
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
PARTY FOR THE PLANET:
CONSERVATION WEEK & EARTH
DAY AT THE ZOO – Now through April
19, 2009. Have fun and learn how to
live “green” at the Zoo week-long
party. Each activity packed day will
focus on a different theme. For info
call
401-785-3510
or
visit:
www.rwpzoo.org.
PAUL REVERE HOUSE
19 North Square, Boston, MA
A VISIT WITH PAUL REVERE –
Saturday, April 18th from 1-4:00 PM.
This is the 234 th anniversary of
Revere’s famous ride, David Connor
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brings Boston’s favorite patriot vividly
to life in the museum courtyard. For
more info call: 617-523-2338 or visit:
www.paulreverehouse.org.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
Science Park, Boston, MA
FRIDAY EVENING STARGAZING
AT THE GILLILAND OBSERVATORY – Every Friday from 8:30 10:00 PM – FREE – Enjoy the Museum’s
rooftop observatory equipped with a
computer-controlled 12-inch Meade
LX200 telescope – you’ll be amazed
and astounded by it all. Call 617-7232500 or visit: www.mos.org.
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER
MUSEUM
280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
AFTER HOURS – Every third Thursday of each month from 5:00-9:00 PM.
After Hours is art, music, cocktails,
contemporary performances, gallery
explorations and more. For more information please call: 617-278-5156
or visit: www.gardnermuseum.org.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS HOUSE
141 Cambridge St., Boston, MA
The Harrison Gray Otis House,
built in 1796, was originally one
of many grand houses in the old
neighborhood known as Bowdoin
Square. Boston residents are
admitted free. For information call
617-227-3956.
CLARION BEACH RESORT HOTEL
RAFFAEL’S NANTASKET ROOM
Hull, MA
STRICTLY SINATRA MUSIC
AMERICAN DANCE PARTY – Friday,
April 24 th starting at 7:00 PM. Ron
Della Chiesa will host this awesome
evening. Tickets are now on sale so
call Paul at: 617-633-5100. Come
and enjoy this evening of music and
dancing.
GARDEN IN THE WOODS
Framingham, MA
EARTH DAY FESTIVAL – April 25,
2009. Celebrate the earth at Garden
in the Woods in Framingham! Free
admission, tours, slide shows and
family activities including live animal
shows and nature demonstrations.
For more information, please call:
508-877-7630 or visit: www.newfs.org.
DOWNTOWN NEWBURYPORT
Newburyport, MA
4 TH ANNUAL NEWBURYPORT
LITERARY FESTIVAL – April 24-25,
2009. With its rich literary heritage,
the greater Newburyport area has a
lot to be excited about. Writers as diverse as John Greenleaf Whittier,
John P. Marquand, Edna St. Vincent
Millay have called Newburyport home.
For further information on this
event, call: 978-465-1257 or visit:
www.newburyportlilteraryfestival.org.
EASTERN STATE EXPOSITION
West Springfield, MA
SPRING CLASSIC CLUSTER DOG
SHOW – April 17-19, 2009. Sponsored
by the Springfield Kennel Club, this
all breed dog show will feature agility,
and obedience trials and conformation. For more information and tickets, please call: 413-737-2448 or visit:
www.thebige.com.
PLIMOTH PLANTATION
Plymouth, MA
THE AMERICAN GIRL FASHION
SHOW – April 24-26, 2009. This is a
fun-filled event designed especially for
girls and their families, friends and
favorite dolls! Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today through a colorful
presentation of historical and contemporary fashions. For more information, call: 508-746-1622 or visit:
www.plimoth.org.
NORTH END PUBLIC LIBRARY
25 Parmenter Street, Boston, MA
ANNUAL BOOK SALE - Saturday,
May 30, 2009. We are currently accepting donations at the library of
gently worn books, cd’s and dvd’s.
Volunteers are needed for sorting and
day of. Contact the Friends at
[email protected].
GREEN THUMBS - Library Garden
Group looking for helpers for indoor
and outdoor gardens. Very flexible,
light work and committment. Find out
more at the library on Friday morning, April 3 and 17 at 10am.
ART
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
East India Square, Salem, MA
MAHJONG: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection
Now through May 17, 2009. This is
an exhibition of 100 works from the
famed Uli Sigg Collection. It encompasses a range of media, paintings,
drawings, photographs and video
installations.
POLAR ATTRACTIONS – Now
through June 7, 2009. The Arctic and
Antarctic inspired contemporary artists to capture the expansive panoramas, sculptural ice formations and
resilient life thriving at the ends of
the earth. This exhibit encourages
families to experience the Polar Regions through artwork and activities
For more info., call 866-745-1876 or
visit www.pem.org.
PEABODY MUSEUM OF
ARCHAEOLOGY
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
A GOOD TYPE – TOURISM AND
SCIENCE IN EARLY JAPANESE
PHOTOGRAPHS – Ongoing. This exhibition presents 46 compelling images of Japanese photographic prints.
For tickets call: 617-496-1027 or visit
www.peabody.harvard.edu.
DIGGING
VERITAS:
THE
ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF
THE INDIAN COLLEGE AND
STUDENT LIFE AT COLONIAL
HARVARD – Now through January
2010. Through archaeological finds
from Harvard Yard, historical documents and more, this exhibition
shows how today’s Harvard student
can make sense of student life as it
was in Colonial Harvard.
AVENUE PATRICE LUMUMBA:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY GUY TILLIMAN
– April 29 th through September 8,
2009. Guy’s large photographs reveal
the decay and detritus of colonialism
in Western and South Africa on a scale
both monumental and slight. For more
information, call: 617-496-1027 or
visit: www.peabody.harvard.edu.
ITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS
ITALIAN RADIO
“The Sicilian Corner” 11:00 AM
to 1:00 PM every Friday with host Tom
Zappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The
Italian Show” w/Nunzio DiMarca
every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM
www.1110wccmam.com
“Italia Oggi”(Italy Today) Sundays
1PM to 2 PM with host Andrea Urdi
1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com
“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco
Mesiti 11 AM-1 PM Sundays. 90.7 FM
or online www.djrocco.com
“The Nick Franciosa Show” Every Sunday at 12 Noon to 3:00 PM
on radio stations WLYN 1360 AM and
WAZN 1470 AM.
“Guido Oliva Italian Hour” 8:00
AM - 9:00 AM every Sunday on WSRO
650AM Framingham and online at
www.wsro.com.
DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY
41 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA
FILM SERIES - Thurs., April 23,
2009 at 7:30pm - IN VIAGGIO CON
PAPÀ (In Italian only). Thurs., April
30, 2009 at 7:30pm - MA CHE COLPA
ABBIAMO NOI (In Italian only).
BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER
136 Mass Ave., Boston, MA
ROBERTO BENIGNI IN “TUTTO
DANTE” - June 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM.
In his first U.S. tour, Roberto Benigni
will perform the internationally
acclaimed one man show “TUTTO
DANTE” inspired by Dante’s Divine
Comedy. In his latest endeavor, the
solo show Tutto Dante, BENIGNI
has swept audiences across Italy.
The show based on Dante’s Divine
Comedy begins with current events
including Benigni’s memoirs and
transforms from moments of pure
comedy into a literary masterpiece in
poetry of the Divine Comedy. To purchase tickets call Ticketmaster at
1-800-745-3000 or you may log onto
www.ticketmaster.com.
RASSEGNA DELLA NUOVA
COMMEDIA ITALIANA
Presented by Il Comites e la
Federazione delle Associazioni In
collaborazione con il Consolato
Generale d’Italia in Boston. Italian
films: TI AMO In Tutte le Lingue
Del Mondo. Thursday, April 23 at
7:30 PM at PAESANI D’ITALIA, 149A
Highland Ave., Somerville - SMS
Sotto Mentile Spoglie. Tuesday,
May 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM at ORSOGNA
PLAZA, 316 Main Street, Everett JOHNNY STECCHINO (with subtitles). Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:30
PM at ASSOCIAZIONE GIZIO NATALE a MIAMI. Friday, May 22,
2009 at JUVENTUS CLUB, 270
Broadway, Revere - FICARRA &
PICONE il 7 e l’8. Tuesday, May 26,
2009 at 7:30 PM at The COMITES,
11 Tileston Street, Boston MANUALE D’AMORE.
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Recipes from the
Homeland
by Vita Orlando Sinopoli
Ice cream! Ice cream! We all scream for
ice scream! Officials at Peabody High School
have canceled the students’ monthly ice
cream fundraiser on the grounds that ice
cream isn’t good for you. The charity event
had been generating about $500 a month,
some of which went to fund the student
newspaper. But principal Edward Sapienza
said he had to cancel the event because
“there’s a regulation in our wellness policy
that prevents an activity such as that during lunchtime.”
Fast answer! A woman caught driving 103
mph on an Oregon road with her 10-yearold grandson in the car explained to police
that she was only trying to teach the boy
never to drive fast.
Carlo Scostumato claims the safest time
to pass a woman driver is when she’s
parked. Carlo thinks most women drivers
have only two problems — starting and
stopping.
Wow! An Ontario woman became terrified
by a cardboard cutout of a coyote that had
been set up in a park to scare away geese.
The coyote, she said, “barked” at her as she
jogged by, and she fled in panic and called
911 to report a wild animal on the prowl.
Police surrounded the coyote before realizing it wasn’t real.
An Iowa 13-year-old was arrested for biting 11 kids at his school. His father said he
meant no harm, but was obsessed with the
vampire movie Twilight.
Uppity news! Ben Affleck must pay a fine
to his wife, Jennifer Garner, every time he
leaves the toilet seat up, says The National
Enquirer. Affleck still has the toilet seat practices of a longtime bachelor, and a friend of
the couple’s says Garner is “so irritated and
grossed out” that she fines the actor $5 for
every infraction. The money is going into a
college fund for daughter Violet, 3. “At the
rate Ben is going,” the friend says, “Violet
is already well on her way to the Class of
2028.”
Gee, leaving the toilet seat up was also
one of my boyhood habits and my mother
got after me since I was raised with five sisters. Enough said.
Moron of the week! A Pennsylvania man
allegedly tried to rob a retired police chief
at a convention of police officers — and was,
not surprisingly arrested. Former Chief John
Comparetto, 56, had just emerged from a
men’s room stall when Ferome Blanchett,
19, brandished a gun and demanded cash,
police said. Blanchett was promptly
swarmed by roughly a dozen of the 300
narcotics cops at the conference. “He actually walked past a great big poster that said
‘WELCOME NARCOTICS OFFICERS,’ ” said
Comparetto. “This is probably the dumbest
guy in the State of Pennsylvania.”
Pet peeves! More than 86,000 Americans
go to the emergency room each year because of falls caused by pets, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dogs cause 88 percent of injuries
and cats 11.7 percent.
The astute Lisa Cappuccio, says, “To some
people the best pet is not the dog that adores
you, but the cat that ignores you.” Meow.
Meow.
Interesting to note, Planned Parenthood
clinics are reporting big increases in the
number of abortions and vasectomies because recession-battered couples feel they
cannot afford another mouth to feed.
“They’re telling us, ‘I’ve already put off paying my rent, my electric bill,’” said
Stephanie Poggi, whose organization helps
women pay for abortions. “They’ve run
through all the options.”
Barack Obama is a natural crowd pleaser,
said Mike Lupica in the New York Daily News,
but if he doesn’t cut back on the TV appearances soon, he’ll become “the first American president to suffer from overexposure
before his 100 days are up.” Jon Friedman
in Marketwatch.com., thinks by being everywhere all the time Obama could be trying to
make the press and public so tired of him
that they stop scrutinizing his every moveand thereby give him the space he needs to
get things done. “When you think about it,
that isn’t a
bad
game
plan.”
Be aware,
American
Catholics
are more liberal than the general population on homosexuality, divorce, and premarital sex, despite the Catholic Church’s
official stance on those issues. 54% of
Catholics say homosexual relations are
morally acceptable, compared with 45% of
non-Catholics. 71% of Catholics approve of
divorce, compared with 66% of non-Catholics. 67% of Catholics say premarital sex is
morally acceptable, compared with 57% of
non-Catholics, so revealed a Gallup Survey.
Mother Superior Frances Fitzgerald, says,
“Remember, you can never tell about a girl’s
morals — and you shouldn’t.”
Red meat will kill you! The more steak,
burgers, and bacon you eat, the sooner
you’ll die, says a new study of more than
500,000 people. Researchers at the National
Cancer Institute in Maryland compiled data
on the intake of red and processed meats
over a 10-year period, then cross-referenced
data on deaths over the same decade. They
found that both men and women who ate a
lot of red meat and processed meats such
as hot dogs and bacon were more than 30
percent more likely to die than people who
rarely consumed these foods. “You eat a hot
dog a week you’re going to up, quite a bit,
your risk of death in a 10-year period,” epidemiologist Barry Popkin tells The Washington Post. Most of the premature deaths were
the results of heart disease and cancer.
Red meat contains high levels of saturated
fat, which pushes up levels of bad cholesterol, and cooking red meat is known to produce carcinogenic compounds. Hot dogs,
salami, and other processed meats contain
enormous doses of salt and are preserved
with nitrites, a known carcinogen. Health
experts recommend that you eat red meat
no more than once a week, and that you
eliminate processed meats from your diet
completely.
Tom Analetto of Medford, claims meat
prices have got many a family into a perpetual stew.”
Joey Antonelli of Somerville, says, “The
consumer doesn’t object to the people who
raise meat but to the people who raise meat
prices.”
Baseball card company Topps’ this year will
release a set of cards devoted to “the world’s
biggest hoaxes, hoodwinks, and bamboozles.” Among the people and companies
featured are Bernard Madoff, Charles Ponzi,
and Enron.
So begins the baseball season. Of course,
we will all be rooting for the Red Sox. Which
reminds us, love and baseball go by contraries: the girl who can get to first base is
always out, while the girl who never makes
a hit is always safe at home.
The sporty Rosalie Cunio of Waltham,
says, “The man who wants to see a baseball
game in the worst way should take his wife
along.”
Jim and Bernadette Tobin of Hull, married in 1965, raised two daughters, and
acrimoniously divorced in 1992. Seven
years later, Jim fell ill with polycystic kidney disease and needed a transplant. It
turned out that Bernadette was a perfect
match. So she donated one of her kidneys,
beginning a long process of reconciliation.
Well, a few weeks ago, 10 years after the
transplant, they remarried. “You’ve already
gone through “in sickness and in health,”
explained Bernadette, “so you know each
other a lot more.” To which her husband
added, “And you don’t want to lose each other
again.”
The Pirandello Lyceum 2009 “I Migliori”
Awards held at the Hilton Hotel, Boston
Logan Airport, was truly a memorable experience. It was the gathering of many prominent Italian Americans. In brief, the food
was great and we were not bored! What’s
more, the presenters and honorees were not
long-winded! Bravo! Bravo!
AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME
COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
SCIUSCEDU (Shoo-shay-doo)
Chicken Soup with Meatballs and Ricotta Cheese
1
1
1
1
3
three-pound cut-up chicken
medium fresh tomato (optional)
tablespoon parsley (optional)
medium onion
carrots cut up
For Meatballs:
1/2 pound ground beef
1 slightly beaten egg
2 stalks celery cut up
Salt
Acine di Pepe soup pasta
1 pound container ricotta
cheese
1/4 cup seasoned bread
crumbs
Boil cut-up chicken in a pot with sufficient water to cover
the chicken. After water boils, skim residue off top of water
before adding celery, medium onion, tomato (optional), some
parsley and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly.
In a bowl, mix bread crumbs, one egg and ground beef
thoroughly. Roll mixture into one-inch round meatballs.
After chicken in broth has boiled about a half-hour, drop
small meatballs, one by one, into simmering pot. Stir and
cover. Cook slowly until chicken, vegetables and meatballs
are tender.
About twenty minutes before serving, remove chicken
from pot and set aside covered in a serving platter. With
tablespoon, drop ricotta cheese gently onto top of broth, trying
not to have ricotta cheese break apart. If pot boils too fast,
the ricotta cheese may disappear into the broth. Simmer
slowly only until ricotta cheese is heated (about five
minutes).
Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on the package. Serve
with ladle into individual bowls. Add some soup, ricotta
cheese, meatballs and vegetables to each bowl of pasta.
Serve chicken separately.
OPTIONAL: Serve pasta with soup, meatballs and ricotta
cheese. Serve the vegetables with the chicken.
Serves four to six.
NOTE: I learned about this recipe from my mother-in-law,
Mary Sinopoli who cooked it for our family. She told me her
mother always prepared this soup called “Sciuscedu” for
Easter. The recipe came from her hometown, Messina, Sicily.
Chicken soup has always been a popular meal for Italian
families. I’ve often wondered why they called this “Sciuscedu.”
Perhaps the addition of ricotta cheese had something to do
with the name.
Vita can be reached at [email protected]
• Mayor’s Column (Continued from Page 1)
program runs each day of
vacation week, except Monday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the Vine Street Community
Center in Roxbury.
• 2009 Mayor’s Cup
Roller Hockey Tournament
- This annual event, sponsored by BCYF’s Recreation
Division, the Boston Parks
and Recreation Department,
the Boston Bruins Foundation and TD Banknorth
Garden, is a co-ed tournament open to all City of Boston residents. There are
three different age divisions:
6–8 years old, 9-11 years
old, and 12-14 years old.
Games take place at various
parks around the city during April vacation week. The
deadline for team registration is April 17th! For more
information
please
call
Mike Devlin at 617-6354920 x2145 or email him at
[email protected].
Also, don’t forget that the
Big Apple Circus is back in
town performing at City Hall
Plaza until May 10 th . This
is another terrific event for
the entire family. For ticket information, visit the
kiosks on City Hall Plaza or
www.bigapplecircus.com.
I hope that you’ll take advantage of some of the great
activities and events taking place everyday throughout school vacation week.
Have a safe, fun, and relaxing vacation!
1st Generation
Italian-American
Vita Orlando Sinopoli
Shares with us
a delightful recollection
of her memories as a child
growing up in
Boston’s “Little Italy”
and a collection of
Italian family recipes
from the homeland.
Great as Gifts
Available thru the web at WWW. FROM MY BAKERY PERCH
or order an autographed copy from
Vita Orlando Sinopoli, P.O. Box 906, Wilmington, MA 01887
Hardcover: $25.00 Softcover: $20.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling
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• The Socially Set (Continued from Page 9)
Back in the day when a
musician could make a living playing music, Lent was
the lean time of the month.
Unless you played in a night
club, supper club, restaurant
or cocktail lounge, you didn’t
work during Lent. Most, if
not all, social events ended
during the Lenten season,
as well as Christian wedding ceremonies. The general business musician that
played for the dance bands
and the function bands
didn’t work during Lent. This
meant that you saved for the
lean weeks in between Ash
Wednesday and Easter.
Babbononno always had
two jobs. He was a finish
carpenter (furniture maker)
by day and a musician by
night. His sons followed in
his footsteps. Uncle Paul
worked in the printing industry by day and played
sax and clarinet at night.
After World War II, Uncle
Nick became involved in
union politics by day (vice
president of the musicians’
union for 25 years) and
played his sax and clarinet
at night. My father began
teaching machine shop
during World War II, also.
From 1941 through 1948, he
taught at East Boston High
School, his old alma mater.
At night he played bass,
free lancing for whomever
called, playing whatever
kind of music was necessary
for the function. After World
War II ended and he was
discharged from the army,
Babbononno’s youngest son,
Uncle Gino, got married and
gave up music, opting only
for a day job.
This is the environment I
grew up in, surrounded by
musicians and the stories
that glorified the craft. At
Sunday dinner, I would listen to the tales they would
spin. Even as a child, I knew
those yarns improved after
a second glass of wine.
But, I listened and drank
in every word. At times as
I approached my teen years,
I would feel sorry for Babbononno because arthritis had
forced him to give up playing drums and guitar, and
he, like I, just listened to the
stories. He reminisced and
I dreamed of the day I would
play in a band with my dad
and uncles.
Added to the stories about
playing with bands and
musicians who were characters, were the comments
Nanna, my mother, and my
aunts had. They would complain about having to press
tuxedoes, starch white for-
mal shirts and being wakened late on a weekend
night when Babbononno,
Dad, Uncle Nick or Uncle
Paul came home with part or
all of their bands expecting
a late-night dinner to be
served. They complained,
but I never remember hearing that they didn’t comply.
During the war, we moved
from Nanna and Babbononno’s house. We actually
went from 70 Eutaw Street
to 74 Eutaw Street, two doors
away. Considering the fact
that we were Italian that
was far enough. From that
point on, it was my mother’s
job to feed Dad’s fellow musicians when he brought
them home unannounced
on a Friday or Saturday
night. If Mom was lucky, Dad
would have stopped off at the
Katz bakery in Chelsea and
bought a dozen bagels to
bring home and feed the
guys. If they didn’t stop, she
would put on a pot of macaroni while Dad poured drinks
for the guys. My bedroom was
an alcove right off the
kitchen and the noise would
waken me and I would become a part of the impromptu gatherings. Even as
a kid, I loved it.
The question that was
paramount in the family
was, “Would ‘Little John’
(me) become a musician?” I
hated the term “Little John”
when they mentioned me to
the outside world. I preferred
“Young John” as a reference, or “John Junior,” but
not “Little John.” When I
heard this title given to me,
I felt like a character in the
story of Robin Hood.
As I said, the question that
was often asked concerned
whether I would become a
musician. Actually, I loved
the lifestyle I was exposed to,
but I didn’t play an instrument. From the time I was
six or seven, I was sent to
Babbononno to learn how to
read music. I sat in front of
a music stand, read the lesson, sang out the notes and
beat out the rhythm, all at
the same time. Babbononno
sat next to me conducting
the lesson with a ruler.
Everytime I made a mistake, I got the ruler off the
knuckles. (By the time I was
ten, I had the knuckles of a
prize fighter.) This method of
learning music was called
Solfeggio. It was invented in
Italy centuries ago and is
used today in just about
every music school and conservatory in the world.
Once Babbononno declared
that I was proficient with
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“What instrument should
the kid learn?” Well, I tried
accordion, piano, guitar, violin, clarinet, flute, saxophone, trombone, drums and
trumpet. By the time I was
in junior high school, I
played the bugle and decided
on its cousin, the trumpet,
as my instrument, but like
all the rest, I gave that up,
too. By then, I had reached
thirteen, had a job as an
usher at the Seville Theater
and was playing CYO and
park league baseball. I put
all of those stories I had
heard as a kid on a back
burner, and concentrated on
what I had on my plate, and
that also included hanging
out with my pals on the corner of Eutaw and Brooks
Streets, and later, the corner of Bennington and
Brooks Streets.
Dad played bass violin, tuba
and Sousaphone, and by accident, I began playing bass.
My father had given me lessons but I didn’t take them
seriously, but I knew the
rudiments. A neighbor, who
played bass, was drafted and
I took his place in a local
band. That was the beginning and I haven’t stopped
since. I’ve slowed down to a
crawl, but once a musician,
always a musician. That
point in time was 1957, and
here it is 2009, 52 years
later. I seriously studied with
my father after joining that
local band. My father taught
me everything he knew, but
we were from different generations and I learned from
others a more contemporary
approach to pop music and
jazz. Dad didn’t stand in my
way, nor did Babbononno.
They just watched as I perfected my skills and gave me
advice when they thought it
was necessary.
The advice that I paid
attention to concerned obtaining a day job and playing
music on the side. I graduated college in 1960, was
hired to teach drafting and
design in the Boston Schools
and played music at night.
Actually, playing music
before this (along with working at the Seville Theater)
enabled me to pay my own
way through college, and own
a car. Later, music paid for
three more degrees, two
masters and a doctorate.
After I was married, it paid
for the house I still live in.
I guess Babbononno, Dad,
and especially my God
father, Uncle Nick was right
all along.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
& ST. JUDE
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be
adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now
and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus
pray for us. St. Jude, worker of
miracles pray for us. St. Jude help
of the hopeless, pray for us. Say
this prayer 9 times a day, by the 8th
day your prayer will be answered.
It has never been known to fail.
Publication must be promised. My
prayers have been answered.
A.D.L.
Metcalf Hall of the George
Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.
For admission costs, reservations or more information, call 617-353-1226
or email [email protected].
For information about the
Research
Center,
visit
www.bu.edu/archives.
……. The Concord Museum presents “Home Cooking at the White House” on
Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m.
In association with the
Museum’s special exhibition, “Setting the President’s
Table,” food historian Barbara Haber will use cookbooks, memoirs and menus
to tell the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of
White House meals and
those who cook, serve and
dine in the public and private
spaces of this unique home.
The former curator of
the Schlesinger Library at
Harvard, Haber has been
featured on the “Today
Show” and “Martha Stewart
Living,” and in “Bon Appetit,”
the “New Yorker,” and other
publications.
For her many contributions to the study of food, she
has received prestigious
awards from the James
Beard Foundation and Les
Dames d’Escoffier.
For ticket information,
call 978-369-9763 or visit
Noted mystery author
Elizabeth George will give
a presentation as part of
the Boston University
“Friends of the Libraries
Speaker Series” on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m.
For tickets or more information, call 617-353-1226.
(Photo by
Debra Hurford Brown)
www.concordmuseum.org.
Enjoy!
(Be sure to visit Hilda
Morrill’s gardening Web site,
www.bostongardens.com.
In addition to events covered
and reported by the columnist,
“The Socially Set” is compiled
from various other sources
such as news and press releases, PRNewswire services,
etc.)
• Mayor Menino Budget Cut (Continued from Page 2)
City’s long term commitment to accelerate academic
achievement. At the same
time the recommended budget makes strong investments in environmental initiatives, community development and public safety, by:
• Investing in education:
The City will preserve hours
at libraries and community
centers while adding or expanding six K-8 schools, five
pilot schools, and three community learning sites.
• Ensuring public safety:
To preserve the number of
officers on the street, the
Police Department is decentralizing various specialized
units, expanding Safe Street
teams and redeploying bike
units.
• Moving forward: With
construction slowed across
the country, the City is moving forward on a $1.5 billion
five year capital plan including a $31 million project to
build a new police station and
free up space for commercial
growth in the heart of Dudley
Square.
• Protecting homeowners:
The recommended budget
provides for safety nets such
as credit recovery programs
and improved offerings for
English Language Learners
and the City is expanding its
award-winning foreclosure
prevention efforts through
the Leading the Way III housing agenda.
• Being efficient: From a
major energy retrofit of Boston City Hall and the Boston
Public Library’s main branch
to more targeted efficiency
improvements at community centers and schools, the
budget supports a major reduction of the City’s overall
carbon footprint. Additionally,
the City will plant 400 new
street trees and invest $9
million in park improvements throughout FY 10.
• Flaherty (Continued from Page 2)
ing the delivery of crucial
city services. For example,
the city merged its transportation and public works
departments 24 months ago
in order to reduce costs
and eliminate duplication.
Today, we still have a Chief
of Public Works & Transportation, a Deputy Commissioner of Public Works and a
Transportation
Commissioner on our payroll, with
no savings or improved city
services to show for it. This
duplicative
management
does not make sense from
a budget perspective or a
structural perspective. But
enacting structural reform
and recognizing opportunity
for effective consolidation
does make good budget
sense.
Residents and workers
across the city understand
that current fiscal problems
will require budget saving
solutions. And we even understand that some people
will lose their jobs. What we
don’t understand is the rationale being employed to
reach
those
decisions,
which underscores the important point that the city
has not been forthcoming or
transparent with its plans
for layoffs. Unless the rationale was to punish those
workers who failed to cower
to the Mayor’s bullying tactics he used for a wage
freeze. The Administration
has a responsibility to come
up with a plan to fill the budget deficit and they have an
obligation to open up that
planning process to all invested parties.”
Page 14
The time has come, the walrus said,
TO TALK OF MANY THINGS
of shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings
by Sal Giarratani
tions unanswered surrounding voter fraud
and the use of state and federal taxpayer
monies for political purposes. Recently, two
whistleblowers who once worked for ACORN
testified under oath before Congress that
the group took money to intimidate outfits
like Carlyle Group and H&R Block and
worked awful close to the Obama campaign.
According to a Bill O’Reilly story, the NY
Times reporter Stephanie Strom was getting
real close to linking the Obama folks to
ACORN through Project Vote. Obama worked
for Project Vote in the ‘90s. Questions of ilFlorence Johnson and daughter, Carol legality arose of voter registrations. The
Mercuri at the April 4 dedication of the Times stopped dead in its tracks and one of
Charlestown Vietnam Memorial Monu- the whistleblowers named Anita MonCrief
ment. Florence, A Gold Star Mother lost received a voicemail from the NY Times reher son Edward Johnson on August 27, porter on October 21, 2008: “Hi Anita, it’s
1967, when he was killed in action.
Stephanie. I’ve just been asked by my
(Photo by Sal Giarratani) bosses to stand down … They want me to
CHARLESTOWN DEDICATED
hold off on coming to Washington. Sorry, I
take my orders from higher ups.” The Times
VIETNAM MEMORIAL
Last year, the members of the Abraham ended up running an ACORN story on partiLincoln, Post 11, G.A.R. set about to create sanship but stopped there.
As Bill O’Reilly stated, “The motto of the
a Charlestown Vietnam Memorial outside
New
York Times is “all the news that’s fit to
their post on Green Street at Memorial Hall.
print.”
“Standing down” on a story with presiThe idea became a reality on April 4 when
a monument was dedicated to Charles- dential implications does not seem to fit
town’s fallen brothers and all who served that motto. Or am I wrong?”
ROXBURY RESIDENTS RILED
with them in Southeast Asia. The names
and faces of the six Townies who died in
ABOUT REJECTED PROJECT
action are now a part of this memorial.
Roxbury planning officials recently deSp. 4 Lawrence Borden, US Army; Lcpl. manded to know why their recommendation
Edward Johnson, USMC; Sp. 4 William was ignored at a packed Roxbury meeting
McNamara, US Army; Lcpl. David Pugh, with Boston Redevelopment Authority direcUSMC; Lt. Michael Quinn, USMC and Cap- tor John Palmieri who delivered an explatain Francis Powers, US Army.
nation why the city withdrew its support of
A standing room only crowd showed up for Elma Lewis Partners for the Ruggles Place
the dedication on a windy Saturday morn- project. The proposed $440 million mixed–
ing to remember these six men and all who use project on the city’s vacant Parcel 3 was
served in that conflict. As the monument approved by the BRA and than later withsays, “We will never forget the sacrifice you drawn. Because developers for the project
made for your country.”
failed to deliver on financing. He said the
THE ACORN FELL FAR FROM TREE? decision was not based on politics. The
As far as conservatives go, ACORN, or the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight
association of Community Organizations for Committee, the 15 member panel appointed
Reform Now is the devil incarnate. ACORN by Mayor Tom Menino passed a motion to
seems to always get into the news. Ques- ask the BRA to reconsider its decision.
• News Briefs (Continued from Page 1)
the license was a very nice
one of him and his girlfriend.
NATO Backs Obama War
Minus Troops
European nations praised
President Obama’s new
Afghan strategy but held
their ground, no ground
troops. Obama praised NATO
allies for supporting America’s new strategy. He did
some quick spinning saying
the 5,000 trainers and police
was a “strong down payment:
toward securing Afghanistan. What else can he
say?
Michelwitz:
The Italian Kid
Running For State Rep
I met Aaron about a
month ago for coffee at
Contrada’s, the place to hang
out in the North End. Like
Cheers, this place knows
both your name and what
you eat. I had never met
Michelwitz before. When I
saw him, he came across
like a young Italian guy. He
had a North End Italian accent. He wore Italian clothes.
He was Italian. Aaron told
me his mother was about
one eight Italian which
makes him one sixteenth
or as they say in the North
End, just plain Italian. He’s
young, smart and personable. A good candidate.
Two weeks ago I had to
laugh when I saw that ad
for an upcoming one-man
comedy show this summer
at the Cutler Majestic Theater. It read: My Mother’s
Italian, My Father’s Jewish.
I’m in Therapy. I thought all
that was missing was and
I’m running for state rep.
After all, who in their right
mind right now wants to
run for office? Few of them
need worry about Howie
Carr when they seem to be
whacking themselves pretty
good lately. Aaron seems to
love politics and does know
his Politics 101.
Filene’s Basement
Looks Like it’s Headed
for Sub Basement
Filene’s Basement the
famed bargain store in
Downtown Boston is looking
for cash as vendors press the
retailer for late bills. Bankruptcy appears looming on
the near horizon. The retailer recently closed nearly
one-third of all its stores.
The flagship Downtown
Crossing store had represented about 20 percent of
the chain’s sales remains
closed due to stalled development. There’s no telling
when and if Filene’s Basement will ever return to the
corner of Washington and
Summer Streets. The hole
in the ground could become
part of the Freedom Trail
soon. “Come see the giant
hole in the ground, if you
look hard enough you can
see Orange Line trains go
by.”
Filene’s Basement was
hoping to re-open in Downtown later this year but
developers of the $700 mil-
lion commercial and residential project have also
been unable to get more
money to restart the stalled
project.
Passoni Get Together
Get’s ‘Em Together
Third Suffolk candidate
Susan Passoni running for
Speaker DiMasi’s old House
seat held a very successful
fundraising get together
recently at 28 Degrees on
Appleton Street in Boston’s
South End. It was a standing
room only crowd as Passoni’s
campaign continues onto the
May 19 primary.
Along the 3rd Suffolk
Campaign Trail
The race for state representative became a little
less crowded when Ryan
Higginson decided to withdraw from the race for
state rep in the 3 rd Suffolk District. Meanwhile, the
Asian
American
Civic
Association has organized a
debate on Tuesday, April 21
from noon to 1:30 pm at the
AACA building located at 87
Tyler Street in Chinatown.
The four Democratic candidates, Brian Ross, Lucy
Rivera, Aaron Michelwitz
and Susan Passoni and independent John Keith will be
participating.
The winner of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 19 will take on
Independent John Keith
and
Republican
David
Trumbell in the June 16
special election.
NEWS B RIEFS
(FROM ITALIAN
NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PUBLICATIONS)
Compiled by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco
ITALIANS LIVING AND WORKING ABROAD. Italian corporations continue to operate abroad, increasingly so, along
indispensable personnel and skilled workers. The number
of Italians living abroad, for work reasons, is staggeringly
high. Italian citizens residing abroad, as of April 2008, were
3,734,425. About 545 of these are young men below age 35,
mostly scattered in Europe. Italian emigration heads prevalently versus Euro-American lands; 56.7% live in Europe
and 37.7% in America. The others, 5.4%, live in Oceania
(3.4%), in Africa (1.3%), and in Asia (0.8%). The country
with most Italians is Germany (600,443), followed by
Argentina (544,037) and Switzerland (507,943). According
to recent statistical data, the Italian Region with most
emigrants is Sicily (629,114 living abroad), followed by the
Region of Campania (395,064), Calabria (328,910), and
Lazio (308,966). The municipality with the most people resident abroad is Rome (207,769), followed by Milan (41,894)
and by Napoli (32,179). Italian nationals living abroad are
primarily Southerners, namely Sicily, Calabria and
Campania which lead the list. We must keep in mind
that a little more than 2 million come from the Southern
Regions and the Islands, a little over 1 million from the
Northern Regions, and about 540,000 from the central
Regions. The Italian presence abroad means language
and culture courses. The Italian Foreign Ministry promoted
34,689 of these courses in the school year 2006/2007,
for a total enrolment of nearly 650,000 students while
working with the Dante Alighieri Society, and an additional
200,000 students were also enrolled. The ‘Foundation
Migrantes’ that published the data after extensive interviews, points out the lifestyles of the emigrants who
remain close to their religion; some have been able
improve their socio-economic status. They own their
own home, and quite a few own a second home in Italy
where they spend their vacations. They also keep in
touch with the events in Italy, read Italian newspapers,
and lastly watch the programs on RAI/TV International,
of course!
FOREIGNERS LIVING IN ITALY An update. As of January 2008, the foreign residents in Italy were 3,432,651, as
by ISTAT data (statistical agency). As compared to the previous year, the increase was 493,729 (16.8%), quite a significant increment. The immigrating Romanians alone
(2007) were a staggering 283,078 (plus 82.7%). Of all the
foreign residents in Italy, 457,000 were born in Italy. The
Italian Census Bureau reports that in 2001 the foreign
immigrants were only 160,000. Of all the foreign residents,
the minors are a whopping 767,000, about ½ of all the foreign residents. Also, 62.5% of the immigrants reside in
the Northern Regions (where all kinds of jobs are aplenty),
25% in Central Italy, and the rest (12.5%) in the Mezzogiorno
(deep South!).
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Vending Machine Concession
The Massachusetts Port Authority (the “Authority”), owner and operator of
Boston - Logan International Airport (the “Airport”) is issuing a Request for
Proposals (“RFP”) from qualified firms, organizations or concessions
operators interested in entering into a non-exclusive Vending Concession
Agreement for the installation, operation and maintenance of food & beverage
vending concession machines at certain locations within the Airport, L.G.
Hanscom Field, the Fish Pier, Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, Logan Express
Facilities (Peabody, Braintree and Framingham), Cargo Facilities, Limo
Pool and Taxi Pool locations as further described in the RFP. The term of
the Vending Concession Agreement is anticipated to commence no later
than November 1, 2009 and extend for five years, unless sooner terminated
by the Authority.
Copies of the Request for Proposals may be obtained online at the Authority’s
website address, http://www.massport.com/business/reque.aspx or by
contacting the Massachusetts Port Authority, Airport Business Office, One
Harborside Drive, Suite 200S, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. The Authority
will conduct a Pre-Submission Conference and Limited Site Tour on
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 10:30am at the Massachusetts Port Authority,
Media Room, 2nd Floor Old Tower, Boston-Logan International Airport,
East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909. RSVP is required by
May 8, 2009 on the RSVP form included with the RFP.
Copies of sealed proposals must be received by the Authority at or prior to
2:00pm local time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the office of Mr. Michael
Grieco, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Massachusetts Port Authority,
Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 200S, East Boston, MA
02128-2909 in accordance with the terms of the RFP. The Authority reserves
the right to accept or to reject any or all proposals, for any reason, to
withdraw or amend the Request for Proposals at any time, to initiate
negotiations with one or more Proposers, to modify or amend with the
consent of the Proposer prior to acceptance, to waive any informality and
to effect any agreement otherwise, all as the Authority in its sole judgment
may deem to be in its best interest.
BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 17, 2009
• Thinking Out Loud (Continued from Page 4)
sometimes up to 14 months.
It is a timeline hopefully
leading to freedom from addictions and proper psych
meds if necessary. Also help
is given to get folks moving
again. Help with job placements or educational goals
are also available.
I’ve been inside many
group homes over the years,
and Meridian House to me
is definitely one of the nicest out there. A beautiful
home not a community jail
and the people are residents
of both the house and the
community. Most of them
are young folks living at
Meridian. They’ve been detoured in life and are now
given a second chance to get
LEGAL NOTICE
TO: NATALYA LEWIS
52 LAWN ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
B&B TOWING HAS HAD IN
THEIR POSSESSION YOUR
1998 DODGE DURANGO VIN
#1B4AS28Y6WF16083 SINCE
07-03-2008 AFTER DUE NOTICE
THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN
CLAIMED, THIS VEHICLE WILL BE
SOLD PRIVATE AUCTION AT
B&B TOWING, 50 MOONEY ST.,
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138.
SUBMITTED BY
MICHAEL SORRENTINO
FOR
B&B TOWING
LEGAL NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Docket No. Ml08P5533Gl1
In the Matter Of:
Melvin J Sallen
Of: NEWTON, MA
Middlesex Probate and Family Court
208 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 768-5800
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
OF MENTALLY ILL PERSON
their act together before it’s
too late. While I was there
the residents made me
lunch, including some great
pizza ghena. It isn’t often
that people get a chance to
undo mistakes and to learn
better ways to cope with life.
I saw few there at the
house who viewed themselves as victims — they
were survivors. Most were
trying to reach the day when
they could walk down the
front stairs and rejoin life
again. It’s not easy giving up
addictions or dealing with
life’s curveballs. The young
people I met weren’t that
much different than other
young people except for the
part of having their own parole officers. They aren’t bystanders at the houses —
everyone has a job and is expected to perform it.
One young woman who had
signed up to do chores hadn’t
done any. She was asked
what gives and she said she
was waiting for someone to
tell her what to do. I broke
into the conversation and
told the young lady that we
are all waiting to be told what
to do, but sometimes we just
have to do it ourselves. It’s
called self-empowerment.
Eventually that is what those
30 residents at Meridian
House are learning on a daily
basis. The hope is when
these residents all walk out
of that house free and clear
to re-start their lives as free
people again.
LEGAL NOTICE
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court Department
MIDDLESEX Division
Docket No. 08D-3098CR1
Summons By Publication
Phillip L. Renzullo, Plaintiff
v.
Eryln G. Aparante, Defendant
EXTRA Innings
by Sal Giarratani
Jacob Schaefer
Parkway Little League
Season Almost Here
Parkway Little League is
about to kick off the 2009
season with an opening day
parade on April 18. Over 900
kids are getting ready and
according to League president Joe Pettipas this year’s
opening day parade is going to be huge. The Dedham
Middle School Marching
Band and the Boston
Fireman’s Band will both be
marching the parade route
later this month. Steve
Slyne will be this year’s parade Grand Marshal and
LEGAL NOTICE
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
Docket No. 09W0643
Summons By Publication
Fabiana Constantino Neves, Plaintiff
v.
Gilmar Goulart, Defendant
To the above named Defendant:
A Complaint has been presented to this
Court by the Plaintiff, Phillip L. Renzullo,
seeking a modification.
You are required to serve upon Phillip
L. Renzullo - plaintiff - whose address is
30 Eunice Circle, Wakefield, MA 01880 your
answer on or before June 1, 2009. If you fail
to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are
also required to file a copy of your answer in
the office of the Register of this Court at
Cambridge.
Witness, Hon. Peter C. DiGangi, Esquire,
First Justice of said Court at Cambridge, this
26th day of March 2009.
Tara E DeCristofaro
Register of Probate Court
To the above named Defendant: Gilmar
Goulart.
A complaint has been presented to this
Court by the Plaintiff, Fabiana Constantino
Neves, seeking sole physical and legal custody, child support and health insurance for
the minor child Stephanie Neves Goulart
born August 15, 1999.
You are required to serve upon Jose
Macedo - attorney for plaintiff - whose
address is 392 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Mass 02141 your answer on or before June 15, 2009. If you fail to do so, the
court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required
to file a copy of your answer in the office of
the Register of this Court at Cambridge.
WITNESS, Hon. Peter C. DiGangi, Esquire,
First Justice of said Court at Cambridge, this
31st day of March 2009.
Tara E DeCristofaro
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
Docket No. 08D3956DV1
DIVORCE SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
Docket No. 07D2440DV1
DIVORCE SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
Docket No. MI09D0796DR
DIVORCE SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
JANE FRANCES NAMAKULA,
Plaintiff
V.
JOHNNY JAMES FANIEL III
Defendant
BETTY JOSEPH,
Plaintiff
V.
ELIE BARGELLON JOSEPH,
Defendant
Court by the Plaintiff, Jane Frances
Namakula, seeking a DIVORCE.
An Automatic Restraining Order has been
entered in this matter preventing you from
taking any action which would negatively
impact the current financial status of either
party. Please refer to the Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411 for more information.
You are required to serve upon Joshua L.
Goldstein, Esq. - attorney for plaintiff - whose
address is 6 Beacon St., Suite 210, Boston,
MA 02108 your answer on or before June 8,
2009. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and the adjudication of
this action. You are also required to file a
copy of your answer in the office of this Court
at CAMBRIDGE.
Witness, Peter C. DiGangi, Esquire, First
Justice of said Court at CAMBRIDGE this
26 day of March, 2009.
Tara E. DeCristofaro
Court by the Plaintiff, Betty Joseph, seeking a DIVORCE.
You are required to serve upon Linda
R. Taffet, Esq. - attorney for plaintiff whose address is 150 Cochituate Rd.,
Framingham, MA 01701 your answer on or
before May 26, 2009. If you fail to do so, the
court will proceed to the hearing and the
adjudication of this action. You are also
required to file a copy of your answer in the
office of this Court at CAMBRIDGE.
16th day of March, 2009.
To the above name ward, his/her spouse,
and heirs apparent or presumptive, a petition has been filed in the above captioned
matter alleging that said ward of NEWTON,
MA is a mentally ill person and requesting
that Elise J Cherny of Newton, MA., and Ira
B Sallen of New York, NY or some other suitable person be appointed guardian of the
person; and property to serve With Surety.
IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO,
YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE
A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT
AT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TEN
O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON
MAY 4, 2009.
WITNESS, Hon. PETER C. DIGANGI,
ESQUIRE, First Justice of this Court.
Date: April 6, 2009
Register of Probate
Page 15
both Gene Doherty and Guy
Cammarata, founders of the
Parkway Little League will
be honored this year.
Last year, the Parkway AllStars were the 2008 Massachusetts State Champions.
They didn’t make it to the
Little League World Series
getting cut short at the New
England Regional Tournament in Bristol, Connecticut. Both the major league
All-Stars and the minor
league Twins will also be
honored. My nephew Jacob
Schaefer played on the minor league White Sox and is
looking forward to another
year of baseball.
The day before the parade,
the league will hold its 2 nd
Annual
Parkway
Little
League Opening Nite Gala at
the Boston Elks Lodge on
Morrel Street in West Roxbury. For more information
please call, Dave Greenwood
at 617-828-2781.
Derek Lowe Impressive
on Opening Day
Derek Lowe started off the
2009 season looking pretty
good going eight innings, no
runs and 13 groundball outs.
His sinker was sinking and
when it does he can look
like the legendary Sandy
Koufax. The last four seasons for the LA Dodgers he
was a hard luck pitcher. He’s
won 15 or more games every year for the Dodgers but
thanks to poor run support
loses almost as many. His
ERA is pretty good for mod-
LEGAL NOTICE
TO: LOURIVAL A. DIAG
43 OLIVER ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
B&B TOWING HAS HAD IN
THEIR POSSESSION YOUR
1989 GMC SIERRA PU VIN
#2GTEK14K6K1537870 SINCE
12-26-2008. AFTER DUE NOTICE
THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN
CLAIMED, THIS VEHICLE WILL BE
SOLD AT A PRIVATE AUCTION AT
B&B TOWING, 50 MOONEY ST.,
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138.
SUBMITTED BY
MICHAEL SORRENTINO
FOR
B&B TOWING
ern day standards. Wonder
why the New York Yankees
didn’t go for him? He was a
bargain in the free agency
market. The Braves’ are
hoping this is their comeback season.
Whitey Lockman
Bites the Dust
Whitey Lockman, the NY
Giants player who set the
stage for Bobby Thomson’s
pennant winning homerun
against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and who played
in two World Series at the
Polo Grounds passed away
recently at 82. He spent over
50 years in baseball as a
player for 15 years and as a
manager, coach, executive
and scout. Lockman was a
lefty line drive hitter. In
1958, he was still with the
Giants in San Francisco.
He also played with the
Cardinals,
Orioles
and
Reds. He had a lifetime .279
average and managed the
Chicago Cubs from 1972 to
1974.
Sheffield Now a
Mets Outfielder
Gary Sheffield, 40, is now
playing for the NY Mets at
Citi Field. His uncle Dwight
“Doc” Gooden, a former Cy
Young Award winner started
with the Mets over 25 years
ago. Back when the two best
pitchers in baseball were
Doc Gooden and Roger
Clemens.
Brewers Say Goodbye
to Trot Nixon
Veteran outfielder Trot
Nixon was releases by the
Milwaukee
Brewers
by
Brewers
manager
Ken
Macha who also managed
Nixon for four years in the
Red Sox farm system. Nixon
has 137 home runs and
555 RBIs with a .274 average over 12 seasons, 10 in
Boston.
New Saver
Not Saving at Moment
New
Brewers’
closer
Trevor Hoffman, the all time
saves leader just went on
the DL.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
DIVORCE SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
The Trial Court
MIDDLESEX Division
DIVORCE SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
ANNETTE J. McDONOUGH,
Plaintiff
V.
MICHAEL H. McDONOUGH,
Defendant
HECTOR PERDOMO,
Plaintiff
V.
KENYA DeJESUS AKA
KENYA DeJESUS PERDOMO,
Defendant
FRANCIS MUGERWA,
Plaintiff
V.
TENISHA SHANA MUGERWA
AKA TENISHA LAY,
Defendant
A Complaint has been presented to
this Court by the Plaintiff, Annette J.
McDonough, seeking a DIVORCE.
You are required to serve upon David B.
Feldman, Esq. - attorney for plaintiff - whose
address is 11 Beacon St., Suite 1100, Boston,
MA 02108 your answer on or before May
26, 2009. If you fail to do so, the court will
proceed to the hearing and the adjudication of this action. You are also required to
file a copy of your answer in the office of this
Court at CAMBRIDGE.
17th day of March, 2009.
Court by the Plaintiff, Hector Perdomo,
seeking a DIVORCE.
You are required to serve upon Kathy-Ann
Hart, Esq. - attorney for plaintiff - whose
address is 294 Washington St., 5th Floor,
Boston, MA 02108 your answer on or before June 1st, 2009. If you fail to do so, the
court will proceed to the hearing and the
adjudication of this action. You are also
required to file a copy of your answer in the
office of this Court at CAMBRIDGE.
Court by the Plaintiff, Francis Mugerwa,
seeking a DIVORCE.
You are required to serve upon Brailey
E. Newton, Esq. - attorney for plaintiff - whose
address is B354 Prospect St., Cambridge,
MA 02139 your answer on or before
May 26, 2009. If you fail to do so, the court
will proceed to the hearing and the adjudication of this action. You are also required to
file a copy of your answer in the office of this
Court at CAMBRIDGE.
th
Page 16
BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 17, 2009
CORNER TALK
HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB
by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr.
Left to right, World Champion Great Carmen Basilio,
Tinker Picot, World Champion Great Tony DeMarco,
Charles Babe Wood.
Here in Massachusetts,
we have had some of the
greatest promoters, from the
World of Boxing; Alphabetically there’s been, John
Buckley, John Gagliardi,
Tex
Rickard,
Sam
Silverman, Fred Valenti,
Rip Valenti. In recent years,
there have been some other
great new Promoters. Rich
Cappiello cousin of the great
Rocky Marciano, and Al
Valenti, son of Fred Valenti,
and grandson, of the great
Rip
Valenti.
Jimmy
Connors of New Bedford says
of Rip Valenti that Rip was
a good promoter, who was
honest, and very good to the
fighters.
There’s
also
Jimmy Burchfield of Rhode
Island, promoter of many
fights, right here in Massachusetts. Many fights were
at the Boston Garden, in
the famed North End. This
Sports Mecca has entertained the Boxing World,
with many of the greatest
Boxing matches in fight history. The Boston Garden is
“still here.” Now called T.D.
Banknorth Garden. Combatants in the two fights of
the Century, were World
Welterweight
Champion
Great Tony DeMarco, AKA
Leonardo Liotta of Boston’s
North End, and the other
World
Champion
Great
Carmen Basilio of New
York. These two fight warriors are forever etched in
World Boxing History together, for eternity. Both
displayed courage, tenacity,
and the Heart of a Lion. Both
did so in Boston on November 30, 1955, and also in
New York on June 10, 1955.
Promoters Sam Silverman,
and Rip Valenti shined
in this Golden Era of Box-
ing. The Boston Garden had
it’s first event on November
17, 1928 when Dick “Honeyboy” Finnegan of Boston,
defeated reigning World
Featherweight Champion
Andre Routis of France, in
a ten round non-title match.
The Boston Garden was
designed by Promoter Tex
Rickard, and originally
called the Boston Madison
Square Garden. This exclusive complex was built, with
boxing in mind. Boston, and
Massachusetts, a City and
State of many great fighters.
Many of the greatest and
best in world boxing history,
fought right here. World
Champion Greats, and Contenders, like the great
Heavyweight Champion of
the World, The Boston
Strongboy
John
L.
Sullivan. Then there’s been
Sal Bartolo, Bob Benoit,
Steve
Collins,
Tony
DeMarco, Joe DeNucci,
Rocky
Marciano,
Paul
Pender, Marvelous Marvin
Hagler, Tony Petronelli,
Tony
Shucco,
Tommy
Collins, Iron Mike Pusateri,
Bobby
Covino,
Robbie
Simms, Drake Thadzi,
Freddie Roach, Micky
Ward and the many, many
others, who have made their
presence felt on Earth. They
provided fight fans, with
some of the best Boxing
matches, in sports history.
Our great Boxing Commissioners, their Staff, Promoters, managers, officials, and
all others of the world of boxing are working to move Boxing forward, in a positive direction, discussing all relevant issues of Boxing. We
have many new Warriors,
that are anxious to demonstrate to the fans of Boxing,
Congressman Stephen Lynch, his uncle John Lynch, and
his father, the great Francis “Pops” Lynch.
their skills and abilities.
This New Breed of Boxers.
Future Champions, and
Contenders, such as Mark
DeLuca of Duxbury, Manny
Antonio Lopes of Marshfield
/ Brockton, Donnie Orr of
South
Boston,
Danny
O’Connor of Framingham,
Jason Pires of New Bedford,
Edwin Rodriquez of Worcester, and many others future
stars that we have. Keep
Alert, and Keep Punching.
The Rocky
Marciano
Night at TKO Shea’s in
Brockton. April 22, 2009,
starts 6:00pm. Put on by Dennis
Marrese.
Peter
Marciano will be there too.
Fight
films
of
Rocky
Marciano.
“Fans of Boxing!” You are
the greatest. You support
Boxing. Where the greatest
sports fans exist. Along with
the greatest fighters. To
Dave Gemelli and Steve
Acunto of New York. Keep
up the great work that you
do.
Now to Congressman
Stephen Lynch, “Thank
you.” Thank you for all you
do, for the Boxing World. On
April 26, 2009 in Brockton,
The great Rocky Marciano
will have the Brockton Post
Office dedicated, to this
great sports legend Rocky
Marciano. The Bill to do so
was ushered through by the
Honorable Congressman
Stephen Lynch. Thank you.
Rocky is the only Heavyweight Champion to retire
undefeated, with a 49-0-0,
43 knockout record. This
event will be at 2:00 pm.
Also the President of the
Brockton Historical Society
Lawrence Siskind is to be
commended for his work, he
put into this project.
Happy Birthdays, to our
Family, “The BOXER Family!”. Happy Birthdays on
March, 9 th Jerry Forte, &
Jackie Brady, 19th Pat Long
& Manny Lopes, 25th Emily
Harney, 29th John Vena. On
April, 5 th Kenny Butler, 8 th
Bob
Hayden
&
Joe
Possidento,
9 th Calvin
Brown, 10th Bob Benoit, 12th
Billy Skinner, 16 th Mickey
Flynn, 23rd Jim Melvin, 26th
Ron Borges. Don’t forget
when you see these great
individuals give them a belated Happy Birthday wish,
and God Bless you all.
Manny Antonio Lopes
by Richard Preiss
As the Celtics play a good
portion of their first round
playoff series this coming
week, it’s good to remember
that the C’s were one of only
three teams to finish the
regular season having won at
least 60 games.
Yes, that is off somewhat
from last year when the team
finished 66-16 but this year’s
regular season edition put
together a fine run — especially when you consider the
injuries to Kevin Garnett,
Brian Scalabrine and Leon
Powe.
To hear people some people
tell it, the Celtics won’t make
much of a run in the playoss
this year — unless Garnett
is able to perform throughout
the playoffs. But that might
not necessarily be the case.
KG’s absence might have actually made the team stronger — so that when and if he
does return he may be rejoining a better team than when
he left.
“Definitely, we’d be a better
team without Kevin there,”
said Paul Pierce after turning
in a 36-minute effort in the
next to last home game of
the regular season. “But so
many guys are really coming
along and developing. So
maybe it’s been a blessing
disguise that he’s been out.
You don’t want anybody to be
hurt but we’ve had an opportunity to see the emergence
of Glen Davis, Rondo — who’s
really been playing superb
basketball — as well as
Perkins.”
He continued: “Who knows
if those guys would nave been
stepping up the way they have
if Kevin had been out there.
Hopefully he’ll get back out
there healthy and these guys
will have the their confidence
going. Whatever role we ask
them to play when Kevin gets
back, hopefully they will play
it with the confidence they
did when he was out.”
It would have been easy
for the Celtics to fall back on
the “KG is out” theme down
the stretch but that is something that the C’s refused to
do. The result is an enviable
regular season record excelled only by Cleveland and
the L.A. Lakers.
“We’re a team that really
doesn’t make excuses, “ said
Pierce. “We feel that this is
what we’re supposed to do
(win games) regardless of our
injuries and the guys we put
out there. We’ve definitely
been tested with the injuries
that we’ve had to work with
but we got guys that are more
than capable. If anything,
we’re made we didn’t get the
number one seed (in the Eastern conference — it went to
Cleveland).
TIM THOMAS SPORTSWRITER — Maybe Tim Thomas is starting his preparations for life after hockey.
Well, that might be one way
to look at the latest endeavor
for Thomas, the B’s top
goaltender. On the eve of the
first playoff game against the
Canadiens Thomas debuted
as a sportswriter, writing a
blog for USA Today.
His career in journalism is
getting off to a start that is
the polar opposite of his time
in the NHL. Thomas is famous for recalling all the
minor league teams he
played for prior to making it
big with the Bruins. But his
first piece, which appeared on
his 35 th birthday (April 15),
was available worldwide
on the paper’s web site. That
was a preview but the rest
contain post-game thoughts
and reflections.
THE NATION’S BEST —
That’s who they are, the
members of this year’s
Boston University men’s
hockey team who returned to
the Hub victorious as the
NCAA Division I champions.
The dramatic conclusion,
with the Terriers scoring
two goals to tie in the final
minute plus the winner in OT
to claim a 4-3 victory over
Miami of Ohio, proved once
again that there is high
drama in athletics.
We wonder how many writers covering the game had
literally written off BU, especially when Miami scored late
in the third period to claim a
two-goal lead at 3-1. It’s a tribute to the BU players that they
did not hang their heads at
that point but continued to
challenge the rest of the way,
thereby pulling off the upset.
And at that point that’s what
it was. Even though BU entered the game as the favorite, as the nation’s number
one ranked team, when the
Terriers fell behind by two
goals with a little over four
minutes to play, their comeback surely qualifies as an
upset.
With literally one minute to
go BU was behind by a pair of
goals. At that point how many
would have believed that
the Terriers would not only go
on to tie but win the game?
Let’s be honest, no one watching on TV, from the stands
or from the press box. But the
players and veteran coach
Jack Parker never gave up
and that why the improbable
became possible and why the
championship trophy rests
on Commonwealth Avenue
today.
A GOOD TIME — One of the
nice things about having
playoff berths determined a
bit early is that those who
cover sports can afford to become a little light-hearted
before the serious action of
the playoffs begins. Thus, it
brought a smiles when we
saw Paul Pierce and Zdeno
Chara depicted in the Globe
as how they might look in
alternate lives — with Pierce
portrayed in a Bruins uniform and Chara in a Celtics
one. They were interesting
enough that one might want
to consider having them
made into posters. Sold with
proceeds going to the charitable foundations runs by the
Bruins and Celtics, I bet
they’d make a bundle.
MORE THAN A MASTERFUL
MOMENT — Just wondering but was it perhaps somewhat more than a coincidence that a golfer named
Angel won the Masters on
Easter Sunday.

post-gazette 4-17

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