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Life after S~ .. Col's High The task at haild It won't ~e as ric,h educationally BRA looks to A-B task force to say· those i~ the know By Linda Rosencrance powwow on Genzyme St. ColumbJciUe'sHigh munity] have around the Genzyme project, School is history and it's By Linda Rosencrance we wanted to see if we could get the princi likely that the A11ston pals together to discuss the issues. And we Brighton neighborhood The Boston Redevelopment Authority decided that the best way to do that was to will suffer because of it. (BRA) has decided that creating a commu set up a task force to deal with the situation." "I don't know what nity task force to ride herd over the Genzyme BRA Planner Linda Haar said, "Within. else is left educationally project may be just what the doctor ordered the next couple of weeks, we're [BRA] for the children of this to quell the recent negative publicity sur planning to send out letters to leaders of the community," said Joanne rounding the project. civic organizations as well asabuttorsof the (McGranachan) Keefe, a In recent weeks the Allston Civic Asso site and the other principals involved, ask 1973 graduate of St. Col's ciation (ACA) - while in favor of the ing them to send representatives to a meet High School. "What's left, project and its potential benefits to the com ing at the BRA to discuss the concerns of the just Brighton High School munity - has raised questions about the community. and I sure wouldn' t want process leading up to Genzyme's decision "We have said there is a problem and we to send my kid there," said to locate its manufacturing pl ant at Allston feel the best way to deal with it is to have Keefe, who now lives in Landing. everyone involved sit down in the same Lynn. At last week's "by invitation only" com room and get the same information at the "My parents bought a munity meeting, the BRA and its invited same time," she said. "What we want is to house in Brighton so.their guests acknowledged the concerns of the bring all the parties together." kids could go to St: Allston community and decided to set up Haar said after that meeting - tenta Columbkille's. ltwassuch the task force to meet with officials of tively scheduled for July 16 - the issues an attraction to the neigh Genzyme, the Massachusetts Turnpike Au will then be brought to the broader Allston borboe4" .besaid. "Now thority (MTA), and the Conrail company, Brighton commun ity. there's just not that many to ensure that everyone received the same Donna Lavoie, spokesperson for the options left to kids in this information about the project at the same Cambridge-based Genzyme Corporation, area. New families will time. said, "We feel quite comfortable that the probably have to think State Rep. Kevin Honan sees a void in the Ray Mellone, former chairman of the community wants to get involved. In fact twice before they buy a community without St. Col's High. PZAC (Planning and Zoning Advisory we feel that they should become involved," Committee), who attended the meeting said, house in the Allston-Brighton commu they've done." "Because of concerns raised we [the com- Continued on page 23 nity. Honan's uncle, Charlie Doyle, a life State .Rep. Kevin Honan echoed longAllston-Brightonresident,said, "It's Keefe'sstatements, saying," Abigvoid a sad thing that the school is closing. It bas been created. N'ow kids will have to offered neighborhood parents an alterna l~ve the neigtibor:bood to go to Trinity tive to public schools, an alternative that Youth at work Quholic liigh sCbool in Newton, or to was right in the middle of their commu Catholic Schools in other areas," he nity." said. "And at most other Catholic And Mary Battles, elementary school Fed dough to provide more jobs schools, )jkecCathoJic Memorial, Don prinicipal said, "The high school bas al Bosco, Boston.College High and Mount ways given services to the community, Saint Joseph Academy, these students 'such as providing students to work in area for Allston-Brighton teens will no longer be attending a co-educa- hospitals and nursing homes and those below the federal poverty standard, while tional sehooL ~ .. .. Services will be Sorely missed." By Linda Rosencrance another prohibits use of the money to place Honan sa_id the community will also "in addition, I think a Catholic educa these young people in private sector jobs. miss the impact of the Sisters of Saint tion is very important to the people of the Thanks to nearly $3 million in federal City officials feel the guildlines would Joseph, wh()SC .. Mother House is in Brighton-Allston community, and now monies earmarked for summer jobs, some leave too many children of needy familie,s, Brighton, ll!ld "tbe"neigbborhood will .their options have been reduced," Battles 120 youths in the Allston-Brighton area will i.e. homeless and poor working families, never be able to repl~ce all the good said. mostly be working soon. out of the process. Last week President George Bush signed But, according to the administration, a $1 billion emergen~y urban aid package- under the current restrictions most of the r=============================~ whichreplenishesfederaldisasterloanfunds, 2,000 new jobs would have to be created depleted after the Los Angeles riots and the through the Action for Boston Community Chicago flood - that included $500 million Development (ABCD), an anti-poverty or for summer jobs for young people from low ganization, which currently places about income families. Boston's share of the jobs 1,400 Boston youths, ages 14-21, in sum money is $2.9 million. mer jobs. Nationwide about 414,000 youths are Paul Creighton, executive director of INSIDE expected to benefit from the job funds, while ·the Allston-Brighton Area Planning Action '")'he Journal in Boston about 2,000 young people will Council (APAC), an arm of the ABCD, said probably be working this summer. bis organization already has the mecha During the past week city officials have nisms in place to respond to this situation. Brighton Central L.L. · Page 4 expressed concern that the timing of the aid, "We've been running a summer jobs ,. coupled with the tight federal guidelines for program since it first started in the early Community Calendar · Page 10 spending the money, might diminish the '60s," Creighton said. "In the late '70's we effectiveness of the program. even had a program that placed about 500 Editorial · Page 11 One restriction established under the Joint kids in summer jobs. And the income Training and Partnership Act requires the eligiblity requirement is not a problem for Page 14 Police · youths to provide documentation - includ us because our clients are low income fami ing pay stubs from threeoonsecutivesmonths lies." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - th~thcirfamilies~edincomesare Continued on page 2 Page 2 The Journal July 9, 1992 Youth at work Continued from page 1 periodically to make sure the arrangement is working. Boston "If we get the money we'll get it into the kids' pockets," Creighton said with the additional federal money, APAC Creighton said. "We wish we could put every kid in Allston Pendleton would be able to double the size of its current program and Brighton to work, but we' re still glad that we can put more place about 120 young people in mostly non-profit jobs at kids to work than we did last year." Shop area hospitals, libraries, and city-run summer camps. In Creighton said within the next week ABCD and APAC return for the free help, the employer agrees to supervise the will have a better idea of exactly how much money the city 425 Boylston Street worker as well as work with him on other job related issues. will be receiving and how many summer jobs that money An APAC job site counselor also visits the work site will provide. 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