Houghs Neck Community Council
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Houghs Neck Community Council
Houghs Neck Happy 2015 BULLETIN The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 NON PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID BOSTON MA PERMIT # 59319 1193 Sea Street ~ Houghs Neck, MA 02169 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. © 2015 Presidents Message First I wish all of Houghs Neck a Happy New Year, lets hope it is a healthy and prosperous 2015. Please see the poster below for our Community Service Day being held on the MLK Holiday. Zoe Anthonopoulos has worked hard on this and looks forward to promoting Community Service. Our Annual Tree lighting went well thanks to the Quincy Fire Department and the firefighters from Houghs Neck for hosting, the Quincy Police Department for their assistance and traffic control. Thanks to the Parks Department who provided the stage, also to Mayor Koch, Quincy delegation representing the city council and school committee, State Rep Chan and State Senator Keenen. Once again the Houghs Neck Congregational Church presented a Living Nativity. Great Job and thank you for the delicious goodies and Hot Chocolate. The Atherton Hough School PTO held a polar plunge on January 3rd, and no I did not go in the water. but over 50 people did and made the Polar Plunge a success. They also held a bake sale to add to the fund-raising event. We are planning the annual free skate night for February and then the Bunny Fun Day for late March. The Community Council is looking for volunteers to assist with these events if interested please email us at hnccbulletin@yahoo,com. I also wish to remind everyone of the council’s Scholarship Fund. Every year we receive more and more applications and our finances are raised through donations. So please help us invest in the Necks future by your tax deductible donations to the scholarship fund. Dave DiBona CITY of QUINCY Winter Parking Rules To find out if a snow emergency has been declared call 617-770-7669 for a recording. If you have cable TV, tune to channels 8 or 11. On your computer, go to the City’s web page at www.quincyma.gov. You can also receive ALERTS directly to your personal e-mail or your cell phone by signing up at h t t p : / / w w w. q u i n c y m a . g o v / CityLink/. JANUARY, 2015 VOLUME 58 ISSUE 5 Houghs Neck Community Center and the HN Community Council to Co-Sponsor Martin Luther King Community Service Day Martin Luther King Community Service Day will be held at the Houghs Neck Community Center on Monday, January 19, 2015 12:00 Noon till 4:00pm. Zoe Antonopoulos is the event chairperson and has planned various programs that will help attendees send letters to our troops overseas, create valentines cards for seniors. A winter Apparel Drive to collect warm clothes for families in need and a Youth Philanthropy “Donation Bank” The City of Quincy Planning Department, QCARE, Opportunity Nation/Operation Quincy, Massachusetts Service Alliance, US Department of housing and urban development First Congregational Church and Care Packs Inc. are all sponsoring this event. The MLK Community Service Day is open to all members of the community and we urge you to attend. For more information please contact Zoe @ [email protected] ! Martin Luther King Service Day at Houghs Neck Community Center! 1193 Sea Street, Quincy, MA QCARE January 19, 2015 12:00 - 4:00 pm If a snow emergency has been declared, get further help by calling the Snow Hotline at 617-376-1927. The following winter parking rules apply during every Snow Emergency. No parking allowed on either side of Emergency Arteries during a Snow Emergency. Residents on side streets (non Emergency Arteries) are allowed to park on the EVEN SIDE of the street this snow season. This is determined by which year the snow season begins. During even year snow seasons (2014), parking is permitted on the even side of the street. Overnight parking on the street is prohibited all year without a resident parking permit. Permits are available at the Quincy Police Department, One Sea Street. Vehicles in violation of winter parking rules will be towed at owner’s expense. Also, if your vehicle is hampering snow removal operations (i.e. parked too close to an intersection, etc.) it will be towed. The average tow fee is $125, plus cost of storage. No exceptions Winter Apparel Drive for Families in Need; Letters to Troops; Valentines for Seniors; Handmade Flash Cards; and Youth Philanthropy Take-Home ÒDonation BankÓ ! Contact: Zoe Antonopoulos, Event Coordinator ! [email protected] 2 The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 Gifts to the Houghs Neck Community Council Scholarship Fund In Memory of The Bottary Family Leo, Mary, John, & Leo Jr. from Carol Carpenter In Loving Memory of Kevin Murphy Richard Charbonneau from Margaret O’Connor In Memory of Pat Morrell from Her Family In Memory of My Mother Mary “Polly” Caramanica from Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gilbody In Memory of Maurice Houlihan on his 2nd Anniversary from The Houlihan Family In Honor of our Brother Doug Shoul on his Jan. Birthday Love Kathy & Dave DiBona In Loving Memory of Abbie Sines on her 1st Anniversary Love Janet, Joe, Corey & Emily Community Tree Lighting The Annual tree lighting was held on December 7 at 5PM in front of the HN Fire Station. Because of the cold weather the crowd was smaller then usual but those that attended listened to the children singing carols and the Mayor Tom Koch start the countdown and the tree lights glowed. Santa stopped by to pass out Candy Canes and the Legion Post 380 placed a wreath at the World War II Memorial. The Houghs Neck Congregational Church Presented a Living Nativity, where members of the church stood in three stations as shepherd, the Holy Family and Wisemen. The scenes including sheep, goats and an alpaca. Members of the church went over and above with the Hot Chocolate and baked goods in the Fellowship hall. Children’s Christmas Party Everyone had a great time at the HNCC Christmas Party. Everyone enjoyed the hot cocoa, cookies donated by Fratelli’s and Ginger Betty’s. Thanks to all my helpers. Pastor Felix Carria, Ralph Jacobs, for the use of the Church Hall. Wayne and Chris Batson, Rachael Pavidis, for helping with the games. Council members, Dave, Helen, Patt for set-up, entertaining the children, clean-up. Very Special Thanks to Santa and Big Joe The Storyteller. Kathylene Pavidis VP HNCC THE HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN Official Publication of the Houghs Neck Community Council Inc. NEWS - From the Pumpy to the Willows Published - Twelve issues per year Address - THE HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN 1193 Sea Street Quincy MA 02169 WEB Site www.houghsneck.org Email [email protected] VOLUNTEER STAFF HNCC PRESIDENT David DiBona 617-471-9179 ADVERTISING Eileen Timcoe 617-479-4107 EDITOR Tom Timcoe 617-481-9153 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Cynthia Lewis 617-376-1385 SCHOLARSHIP Chairman David DiBona 617-471-9179 COMMUNITY CENTER Cynthia Lewis 617-376-1385 MEMBERSHIP Helen Kelly DISTRIBUTION US POSTAL SERVICE Annual Subscription - Free to all Houghs Neck Residents 10.00 per year for each address outside Houghs Neck Memorial or Honorary Donations The In Honor Of or Memorials printed in the Bulletin each month are from your neighbors who give a donation. They may recognize a loved ones birthday, anniversary, wedding, birth, passing, letting a friend know you are thinking of them or any occasion. All donations are given to the Houghs Neck Scholarship Fund. Last June the Scholarship committee presented $7950.00 ��������������������������������������������������������� to 6 High School Seniors and 5 College Students continuing there education. Since June, 1964 they have presented $211.920� ��������� to brightest students from Houghs Neck. You may honor a loved one or friend by placing a memorial or in honor of, with a donation. Please send a request to David DiBona 45 Turner Street, Quincy MA 02169. The scholarship committee also has for sale the “Houghs Neck History” book for $10.00. Available at E & T Ceramics or by calling 617-479-4107. The future of Houghs Neck thank’s you in Advance for your Generosity. Houghs Neck Community Council President Vice President Treasurer Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Dave DiBona Kathy Pavidis Eileen Timcoe Alda Lyons Brian Laroach Board Members: Kathy DiBona, Patt McCone, Kathie Tracey, Zoe Antonoupoulos Helen Kelley, Aaron Cavin, Jim McCarthy, Madelene Cheney, Amy DiBona, John McCone, Tom Timcoe, Sarah Scott, There are open seats if you are interested. email [email protected] for additional information Joe Fasci sent this message along with his membership: Fortunately I get back to Quincy almost every year for a month since 1992 to visit the Neck and attend the shipyard reunion banquet. Always get a kick out of the Mayors election. For years the Neck had a self styled, self elected Mayor Mr. Riley. One year I brought a buddy of mine home for dinner, as we passed Mr. Riley’s place he called out, “Hey Joe aren’t you going to introduce your friend to the Mayor?” When we returned to base, my buddy was telling the fellows how he had met the most down to earth, regular, friendly politican he had ever met. I never did tell him the true story. Many of the present Neckers don’t know how close we almost lost the neck to “Urban Renewal”. A meeting was held at the high school where men up on the stage had flip charts showing how urban renewal would be done. The maps were colored from pink (slight renewal) to maroon (complete renewal). As they showed various sections of the city, the colors were pink or light red. After calls of “Get to the Neck” they finally showed the Neck, mostly maroon, complete razing. The crowd became noisy. Queenie got up on the stage walking back and forth saying that of all places she had been, she liked Houghs Neck best and if they came to tear her home down, she would meet them with a shotgun! That was a great night for the Neck and the end of urban renewal. At one time the Neck was made fun of, even in the Quincy Theater Stage Shows, the comedians would joke about the Neck such as: Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go to Houghs Neck etc. Then a man would run onto the stage waving a telegram which he handed to the comedian who looked at it and said “Oh My God a big wind storm just swept through Houghs Neck” It’s the first time in 20 years Houghs Neck has been swept. Of course there would be remarks about clamdiggers. People of my age (87) were fortunate when Father Hart came to to the Parish. He did so much for the Neck especially sportswise. Great man. I kept in touch with him over the years and when he retired I would visit him at Regina Cleri on my annual visit. He always loved the Neck. Guess thats enough rambling. I’m sure Frank M and Leo K could tell you more on these subjects. Good bye for now Joe. Birthdays. Anniversaries. My favorite flower. He never forgot anything. Including making his funeral arrangements ahead of time. I’m thankful that he took care of the details in advance and saved me the added anxiety of having to make dozens of decisions at a difficult time. And because he paid for his services in advance, my family was not left with a financial burden, but with peace of mind knowing his wishes will be honored. The professionals of Deware Funeral Home took care of all of the details and helped us plan a fitting tribute to a life well lived. Call us today to set up an appointment with a counselor and to receive your FREE copy of our Funeral Planning Guide. DignityMemorial.com Deware Funeral Home 576 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02170 (617) 472-1137 A Service Family Affiliate of AFFS and Service Corporation International, 492 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720, (508) 676-2454. The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 3 Houghs Neck Garden Club The Houghs Neck Garden Club announces the programs for 2015. All meetings will be held in the Community Room at Nut Island. Refreshments will be served at 7pm followed by a brief business meeting and then the program. January 7 Patti Williams will try out her new program “Mapping Houghs Neck from 1614 to 1910” to the members of the club. Refreshments by Susan Allen and Ginny Keefe. February 4 “Valentine’s Floral Arrangement” with past president Joanne Bythrow. A fun handson flower arrangement night. Refreshments by Debbie Nigro and Lori Lucier. March 4 “New Age Victory Gardens” presented by Melissa Pace. A victory garden can help you cut grocery bills, avoid disease and reduce exposure to pesticides and chemicals. Refreshments by Lois Murphy and Esther Mullaney. April 1 “Confessions of a Seed Snatcher” with Marie Patrice Masse. She brings many different kinds of seeds and participants will have the opportunity to gather seeds to take home. Refreshments by Joanne Bythrow and Carol Johnston May 6 “Fresh Ideas for Home and Garden” with Laurel Landers. She will teach us how to choose the right plant for the right place. Refreshments by Veva Darrow and Joan Morgan. June 3 “Annual Plant Auction”. We have a lot of fun bidding on plants from the members gardens. Refreshments by Marie McLaughlin and Lynne Vurpillatte. Location TBA. Websites of Interest City of Quincy www.quincyma.gov Quincy Recreation www.quincyrec.com Quincy Animal Shelter www.quincyanimalshelter.org HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY CENTER 1193 Sea Street, Quincy, Ma Tel. 617-376-1385 Cynthia Lewis, Director Tuesday January 13th @ noon Make a Necklace Earrings Bracelets Ice Cream Social to follow MineCraft Painting Serves a Hot Lunch with dessert Monday & Wednesday at 11:30. $3.00 Coffee and pastry served at 11am – 11:30 617 376 1385 Reservations are requested Bingo Wednesday 12:30. All welcome We serve great refreshment & coffee for 50cents. Scrabble Monday & Wednesday 12noon A nice crowd...join the scrabble group Free Blood Pressure Clinic Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 9:30 Paint Mondays @ 10am free Yoga with Christine Way Cotter Quincy College www.quincycollege.edu Kid's Baking Wednesday January 21st @ 3pm Ages 6-12 Please RSVP fee $3 Lego Building Friday January 30th @ 3pm Legos-Movie-pizza $3. All Movies are rated G / PG. This is a Drop off for Ages 5 to 12 Please join us every Friday 1-3pm. Cribbage Do you play Do you want to learn? AA Program Saturday 3-5pm. women only Martin Luther King Service Day January 19th 12:00-4:00pm Winter Apparel for Families in Need; Letters to our Troops Valentines for Seniors Handmade Flash Cards and Youth Philanthropy Take-Home "Donation Bank" Zoe Antonopoulos Coordinator [email protected] Drop in playgroup for age 0-5 years old with an adult Volunteers are always welcome Benefit Fundraiser Houghs Neck Community Center Come and Paint Friday January 9th at 7pm Join in the fun All materials & step by step instruction $25 See the painting on HNCC Facebook RSVP's Preferred Blood Pressure Clinic 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month 9:30 AM ~ Walk-in’s Welcome The Houghs Neck Community Center operates under the direction of the Houghs Neck Community Council, Inc. Funded with a Community Development Block Grant through the City of Quincy Planning Department PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS ~ THEY SUPPORT US February 2015 Deadline is January 25 - 2015 Piano Lessons Experienced Teacher ~ All Ages ~ 617-481-9153 ~ 617-479-4107 Quincy Checker Cab Quincy Historical Society www.quincyhistory.org Quincy Community Action Program www.qcap.org All materials provided $4 Free Playgroup Gentle to Moderate Yoga Stress Relief Mondays 7-8pm call 617 472-7550 Quincy Chamber of Commerce www.thequincychamber.com Quincy Asian Resources www.quincyasianresources.org Friday January16th @ 3pm Painting, Social and Snacks SEASIDE CAFÉ Thomas Crane Library www.thomascranelibrary.org Adams National Historical Park www.nps.gov/adam Free Jewelry Making Social EN OP 4 2 S UR O H Quincy’s Newest Cab Company “Now You Have A Choice” 617-955-1167 36 DA 5 Y YE A AR Any Ride From Quincy To Logan $35.00 Plus Toll “Call Ahead Service For Any Pick-up ~ No Matter How Small” Houghs Neck Community Council www.houghsneck.org Holy Trinity Parish www.holytrinityquincy.com Houghs Neck Congregational Church www.hncong.org We strive to pick-up customers in 12 minutes or less! Mention; Houghs Neck Bulletin ~ Save $1.00 off your fare The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 4 Pack 6 Quincy - News HOUGHS NECK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Interim Pastor. Felix Carrion Sunday Service 10:00am Fellowship Coffee Hour following Service Cub Scout Pack 6 News - The Pack meeting in November was the Rain Gutter Regatta. The boys did a great job assembing and decorating their boats for the race. The cubs demonstrated great sportsmanship during the races by encouraging everyone in the race to do their best. This race is a primer for the spring time Pinewood Derby which is the highlight of the year for many of the cubs. Some of the boys from The Pack went on a Hike to Pond Meadow Park in Braintree, a 320 acre conservation and recreation area spanning the Towns of Weymouth and Braintree. The park offers a wide variety of habitats, including meadows, woodlands and marshes, Smelt Brook and its tributaries, and a 20 acre pond and dam that provide flood control to protect the Weymouth Landing area. The park also provides several miles of walking trails, including a two- mile paved bike path. While the boys were at the Park they learned about safe hiking and earned their hiking belt loop. Other happenings in the pack: Wolf Den is going bowling to O’Lindy’s to work on their Bowling Belt Loop. Tiger Den is going to the Quincy Sun on their “Go See It” to expore and find out how a newspaper is created. The whole pack will be participating this month in an art project to make Christmas cards for the overseas troops. The pack is working with a local teach who is hoping to send over 3,000 cards from Quincy school kids. Yours in Scouting, Brian Laroche Cubmaster 310 Manet Avenue ~ 617-479-8778 www.hncong.org Fit Fitness Into Your Schedule Yoga, Tai Chi, Personal Trainer/Physical Therapist January 20th MOTHERS Club program will help you start the New Year off right. Speakers include Linda Beck, Vince Jornales and Brad Boulanger. Linda Beck is a registered yoga instructor who teaches people of for all ages. Hatha yoga is an holistic yoga utilizing postures, purification procedures, gestures, breathing and meditation. Yoga helps relive stress and can improve fitness. Linda runs the yoga class on Thursday evenings at the Houghs Neck Congregational Church. Vince Jornales is owner/main instructor of Easton Martial Arts Center and will perform a Tai Chi Demonstration. He holds the rank of TagapagTuro (Teacher) in the Jornales System of Filipino Martial Arts. Tai Chi is a centuries old Chinese practice designed to exercise the mind and body through a series of gentle, flowing postures that create a kind of synchronized dance. It helps develop your self-control, discipline, and balance. Vince also teaches 2 Tai Chi classes at the Kennedy Center. Brad Boulanger, DPT, CSCS, will be leading an open forum discussion about healthy and safe exercise habits and performing an injury screening for anyone who has had their exercise regimen held back by nagging or recent injuries. He is currently a full time physical therapist in Quincy and a personal trainer going on 10 years. The program is at 7:30 pm in Fellowship Hall of the Houghs Neck Congregational Church, followed by refreshments served by Helen Miller and Susan Stimpson. A raffle will be drawn to benefit the MAC Student Fund. MOTHERS Club (Members Organized To Help, Educate, Reach-out, Socialize) is open to all interested men and women. A Frozen Princess Tea Saturday, February 7, 2015 At the Houghs Neck Congregational Church 310 Manet Avenue, Quincy Two sessions – choose either 10:00 a.m. – noon or 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Crafts, Music, Activities, and Goodies and perhaps even a visit from Elsa and some princess friends. $10 per child and $5 per adult Princess dress and accessories are optional This is always a sell-out ~ Reservations are required and can be made by e-mail to [email protected] or by calling Sue at 617-479-2311. Be sure to indicate how many adults and how many princesses will be attending and which session you prefer. If you leave a message on Sue’s answering machine, please include your phone number. This event is intended for princesses from toddler/pre-school through early elementary age. All princesses must be accompanied by an adult. 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Each patrol had to cook their own food over the open fire and present it to HOLY TRINITY PARISH Fr. Bob Carr; Pastor Troop 6 - News [email protected] Sat. 4:30pm MBS & 6:00pm OLGC Sun. �������������������������� 8:30am MBS & 10:30am ������������ OLGC www.holytrinityquincy.com ~ facebook: holytrinity quincy Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:30am to Noon ~ Friday office is CLOSED Saturday and Sunday by appointment LADY’S SODALITY Lady’s Sodality Meets the first Sat of the Month after the 9:00am mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel church hall. Julie Berberan is the Prefect for more information contact her at [email protected] the judges for dinner. The Duct Tape Patrol made a nice Chicken Parmesan and pasta, the Task Force Patrol had a hearty American Chop Suey, but the winner was the Border Patrol with an amazing Beef Stew. Congrats to Jake Walsh, Patrick Lee, Chris Fournier, and Brendan Cavin! The troop continues to work hard on advancement, with Brody Gillespie and Andrew Engren making Tenderfoot, Jake Gordon, Kevin Toler, and Ryan Laroche all earning Second Class and Jake Gordon, Ryan Laroche, Brendan Cavin, Kevin Toler, and Chris Fournier all earned both Rifle and Archery Merit Badges, thanks to Dick Striano and the Weymouth Sportsman’s Club (THANKS!!!) Congrats as well to Jake Walsh for completing his Family Life Merit Badge. He should be a Life Scout soon! There is also a big group of boys that are coming to the meetings early every week to work with Rich Sutherland on Communications Merit Badge as well. In addition, John Bonfiglioli completed the majority of his Eagle project last month! John raised over $800 through an 11+ mile Hike-A-Thon that the scouts participated in. He then worked with Carl Reich to build an Osprey tower for the marsh by Broad Meadows. On November 29th, with the aid of a team of scouts and leaders, we put the tower up on the island in the middle of the marsh. The tower stands over 12’ tall and will hopefully provide a safe and secure nest for a family of Osprey this spring. You can see the tower clearly from the end of Moffat Road. As part of the project, John is also providing Broad Meadows Middle School with 3 pairs of high powered binoculars and a teaching guide about why Osprey are important to the marshes and our ecosystem. Congrats John! HOLY NAME SOCIETY Our next meeting will be held after the 8:30 Mass on Jan. 18th. In the St. Thomas Aquinas Hall Our Parish Food Pantry shelves were empty so the Holy Name Society hosted a Food Drive on the weekend of Dec... 13th & 14th at all masses. Thanks to all, the shelves were filled and many families were served prior to the Holidays. Eucharist Adoration @ MBS 4:00 - 8:00 PM Jan., 7, 2015 & Feb 6th Rosary @ OLGC 7PM every Wed. All members of the HNS are invited. Thank You to the dedicated members that shopped, prepared, served and cleaned up for the Confirmation Rehearsal Dinner Special Thank-you’s to those that helped set up the manger’s at both churches. We will have a work party Jan 11 after the 8:30 Mass to take them down. We will also discuss the repair or replacement of the figurines for MBS that were damaged during storage. Bernies General Store Milk ~ Papers ~ Gree�ng Cards ~ Groceries ~ Fired Foods ~ Subs ~ Deli ~ Lo�ery Open 7 days ~ 6AM to 10PM We closed out 2014 with our biggest ever Christmas/Holiday party, with 20 pizzas and a Yankee swap among 45 of us! It was crazy, but a lot of fun! We were also proud to present the “Pop Josselyn” Award to Don and Barbara Oakes for their years of dedication to the Troop and Pack. They exemplify the type of service that Pop would have been proud of, and we are going to miss them, and wish them well in their next great adventure in North Carolina. Our next bottle drive is January 10th from 9-12 in Labrecque Field parking lot, and will continue to be the second Saturday of every month. Please remember that the bottle drives are our main means of fundraising for the Troop, and we really appreciate your contributions. Please feel free to call if you need a pick up! Yours in Scouting, Rob Gordon, Troop 6 Scoutmaster, 617-479-7412 Now Offering Free Food Delivery in Houghs Neck Area ONLY Take Out Orders Call: 617-479-7441 1149 Sea Street ~ Houghs Neck Danny L. Woodberry 267 Rock Island Rd. Quincy, MA. 02169 (617) 201-6638 FREE ESTIMATES RESTORATION SPECIALISTS Doors - Windows - Wall & Ceiling Restoration - Dry Wall Sound Proof Ceilings ~ Interior & Exterior Painting Tile Floors & Showers - Masonry & Stair Repair Carpentry - Custom Wall Finishes The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 City of Quincy OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MARGARET E. LAFOREST Ward One Councilor 1305 Hancock St.... Quincy, MA 02169 I’m happy to have 2015 arrive and I’m starting the New Year plunging into Quincy Bay in support of the Atherton Hough PTO Polar Plunge. They say these plunges are like a cleanse for a fresh start. 2014 was a year with ups and downs for sure. On a personal note, I’m blessed to have my mom’s recovery from a difficult health year, a complete exterior renovation of my home, and now I’m anxiously awaiting my younger daughter’s decision of where she’ll attend college in 2015. On the City side of things, we ended the year with an abrupt announcement from Steward Healthcare that effective 12/31 Quincy Medical Center would be closed. Despite an agreement with the Attorney General, Steward proceeded to close most of the hospital but will continue to operate an emergency department at the hospital location. I am very proud to have been born at Quincy Hospital and know many share that sentiment. I feel strongly that a city of our size needs a hospital. Mayor Koch has retained an attorney to represent the City’s interest in the Attorney General’s agreement. While the MA Department of Public Health allowed Steward to close the hospital and operate a satellite emergency department, we still have many questions relative to the process, why the timeline wasn’t followed and what this means for our community health care going forward. I also met in December with a group of neighbors on the planning of the Houghs Neck Maritime Center/Public Landing project. The engineering firm will begin their work on the feasibility study in January and once complete, I will host a neighborhood meeting to share their findings. Louis had proposed to subdivide their parking lot from the restaurant for a condo development concept that wasn’t well received by the neighbors, feeling they prefer not to have any more dense development in the area. A neighbor suggested the City acquire the parking lot and Mayor Koch and the Community Preservation Committeee are considering the idea. There is a pending application with the Zoning Board of Appeals to consider the subdivision which is being continued at this time. There appears to be two options, one the ZBA votes against the subdivision, then both the restaurant and parking lot parcels could get sold for development, which the neighbors were explicit in not wanting a dense development at those locations or the city can acquire the parking lot, attach it to the HN Maritime Center/ Public Landing Parcels which could benefit from additional land and the restaurant continues. I know many are interested in the outcome, and I will keep you posted as more information becomes available. Ward One has seen a lot of development proposals in 2014. A lot of the work of a Ward Councilor is working with neighbors and developers to guide them through the process of the Planning Board, Zoning Board, Conservation Commission and other boards whose approvals are required. The upper part of Ward One had the bulk of the projects. 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Limited Time Offer Limited Time Offer Limited Time Offer Limited Time Offer 6 approval from the MA Department of Environmental Protection relative to the demolition of their old building and the South Cove Manor opened on Washington Street. These two non-profit organizations invested $30 million each in their projects on the periphery of our downtown. The City offices of the Planning Department, Information Technology and the School Department moved into Coddington Hall. It’s great to restore this iconic historic building and keep these departments in a municipal building instead of paying rent as the school department had been doing. Landscape work and the creation of a visitor parking lot at Quincy High School is still underway. The approval of 10-18 Merrymount Road and the former Temple Beth El on Hancock Street will bring 76 units of modern housing in the downtown area. A developer acquired the former Central Middle School and is currently working on their plans which will be introduced to the community in 2015. TD Bank is beginning the permitting process for new construction at the site of D’Angelos and Verizon Wireless on Southern Artery. One I was pleased to see is the demolition of the National Grid Substation on Sea Street as it’s much more aesthetic entering our peninsula area. While these are all large commercial scale projects, I give the same level of advocacy for residential improvements in helping to guide homeowners through the process. The City Inspectional Services Department also offers workshops every Thursday afternoon from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. for those needing assistance in understanding their home improvement projects. For those who still have their Christmas Trees, Sunrise Scavenger will do another curbside collection the week of January 12th. Park on the EVEN side during snow storms this winter. Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2015! Margaret Ji m B o t t a r y Serv i c e C o m p a n y Ser vice and Installation on Oil & Gas Heating Systems ~ Air Conditioning Major Appliance Repairs Now Offering Fuel Oil At D i s c o u n t P r i c e s ~ 1 0 0 G allon Minimum $ave Call for today’s prices 617-653-4217 My Dear Houghs Neck Neighbors, Please contact me and allow me to assist you if you would like to buy Julie berberan or sell a Houghs Neck home. realtor® CELL 617-238-2994 Thank you, Juile Berberan [email protected] 617-283-2994 The Bag Lady and More Purses, Totes, Kids Bags Character Pillows, Pillow Cases Fleece Blankets & Pillows Children’s Cloth Books Flannel Blankets Marge Colton [email protected] The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © January 2015 hospitals and doctors for the cost State Representative ~ 2nd Norfolk District, of medical care, State House, Room 26, Boston MA 02133 families incur Tel. 617-722-2080 many other [email protected] medicalcosts I hope you had happy holidays and expenses related to the and a great start to 2015. I am hospitalization. These may include pleased to inform you that I have travel to the hospital, parking,meals passed my first piece of legislation away from home, babysitting, into law with only a few days and travel of family members. remaining in the 2013-2014 Hospitalization often means that legislative session. Thus far, I have anemployed family member misses been able to include important policy work either as a patient or caregiver initiatives as part of larger pieces of and our benefits can be used forrent, legislation. Because the Legislature mortgages, car payments, groceries, was in informal session, I had to and other ongoing household work to get unanimous consent of expenses which continue toaccrue. both the House and Senate to enact These benefits make a substantial the legislation. I then had to ask for financial difference in difficult times the Governor’s support to sign the for families. legislation into law. House Bill At one time, the Legislature was 3730, An Act Relative to Hospital concerned that consumers might Indemnity Insurance Policies, is now inadvertently purchase hospital Chapter 422 of the Acts of 2014. confinement product thinking The law removes a statutory they were buying major medical limitation on daily hospital insurance. The previous statutory confinement benefits. Prior to this cap sought to preclude confusion by change, the law limited insurers’ keeping benefits low so they could ability to provide fixed indemnity never be expectedto pay for the benefits to families for the myriad cost of an actual hospital bill and it costsincurred when a family member limited consumer options.With the is hospitalized. Massachusetts is the advent ofMassachusetts health care only state where this limitationhas reforms, Mass Health and the ACA, ever been statutorily limited. any concerns that lead to the passage The law will allow Massachusetts of the new law are fully assuaged. consumers to purchase coverage Hospital confinement policies are onsimilar terms and conditions not available on any state orfederal as in every other state.Hospital exchange and are a separate and confinement insurance pays a fixed distinct offering from medical amount of money in the event of expense insurance. Theseproducts hospitalization ofa covered family serve a different need and provide member directly to the insured. some financial security to families This coverage does not pay health outside of the exposureto medical care providers, suchas hospitals costs. or doctors, like medical expense Passage of the law will not change insurance. Hospital confinement the Commissioner of Insurance’s coverage is sold as asupplement to oversight of theseproducts. Forms medical expense insurance not as a and rates will continue to be substitute and, in Massachusetts; a overseen and approved. However, consumer mustalready have medical the removal of thisartificial statutory coverage before buying a hospital limit will give companies the confinement policy. flexibility to propose appropriate Hospital confinement coverage rate and coverageofferings to the recognizes that even when medical Commissioner for approval. expense insurance reimburses Sincerely. Tackey The Commonwealth of Massachusetts TACKEY CHAN Atherton Hough PTO PL Polar Plunge On a chilly first Saturday in January there were over fifty brave souls that plunged into the frigid waters at the Maritime Center by the Public Landing. The First Atherton Hough School PTO “PL Polar Plunge” was well attended as there were as many spectators as Plungers. The committee did a great job of organizing the event, and publishing it on social media. Fundraising Chair Nancy Cross would like to thank the Quincy Police Marine Unit for their assistance and the members of the unit for being in the water to keep watch over the group. Also thanks to the Quincy Fire Department for being on shore to assist anyone needing help. To City Councilor Margaret Laforest for her help with the event. A very Special thanks to all the members that donated baked goods for the bake sale and to Louis of Houghs Neck for their donation of Pizza’s for the plungers. QPD Marine Unit with Divers in the water. Over 50 brave souls waiting for the countdown at the PTO Polar Plunge HN Bulletin photos 7 1st Annual Atherton Hough PTO “PL Polar Plunge” into the frigid water at the Maritime Center & the Public Landing Come on in the water is great, just cold. 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