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By Phoebe Sweet · cal fixtures and gas fumes from a STAFF WRITER commercial stove in the kitchen, tudents living in Allston­ the house was recommended for Brighton might be willing condemnation. Not only were the Sto settle for the occasional fir\• alarms not working, but nei­ fixer-upper, but even rate, might thl·r were the electricity 9r the be thinking twice before moving bathrooms. ,. into 49 Gardener St. Some of the rats brave enough Cited b)' · the lnspec­ to make their home in the de­ tional Services Department on crepit house were found dead on Friday, Aug. 30, for garbage, de­ the basement floor, another cita­ bris, a fou l odor, raw sewage in tion against 49 Gardener St. the ba-;emerit, flies and flea) in At a hearing held on Wednes­ the bedrooms, a collapsed bath­ da:r. Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., Boston

STAF P" BY Mi,,;HAH MANMNG room ceiling, mold, exposed ISD inspector~ Edward Kennedy The City of Boston lnspectlonal Services Is cracking down on landlords a r1d st udents who leave trash behind. Inspectors, such as the one electrical wi ring, broken water and James Kennedy presented shooting photos of trash at this Chestnut Street apartment, are levlng fines and Issuing warnings. Some apartments have been condemned. pipes. water leaking from electri- CRACKDOWN, page 7

Crime on the rise Allston-Brighton Reporte~ in A-B district Part 1 Crime Statistics Crime Category July-Dec 2001 cem~r 2001 ' ltlmugb "gh­ -~ .... bbrhoods such as Hyd~ Park. Violent Crime 128 135 192 ~ The Boston Plllice Department West Roxllury/Ro findale, released ctime statbtks for the Dorchester and tana~ h;l\e Property Crime 1,035 1,219 1,245 all seen decrt; 1 " in iolent months of Januaf) through June Homicide 2 0 0 20<)2 last week. Although violent c1ime, some of them dra'>UC. All­ crime in Boston has gone down 3 ston-Brighton h<1 seen 64 more Rape & Attempted 8 12 . 4 percent since lao;t year, decreas­ incident~ of \. mlent criroe chi'> ing for the second year in a row JanuaJ) through June than Ja..,t Robbery & Attempted 43 41 97 to reaching a 31-year low, cri me January through June. Aggravated Assault 75 82 91 in Allston-Brighton is on the rise. The increase of Part I crimes, The BPD ·repoits that violent. which combine '1olent crime Burglary & Attempted 200 273 230 and property cnme <,tatJ~tics. in crime has increased by 50 per­ Larceny & Attempted 617 702 . 810 cent and property crime by more Allston-Brighton h

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Heres a list ofsome ofwhat is nized, you mu t bring in imm J­ bilingual in English and Bulgar­ women and newborn children Heres a list of whats happen­ Benoit at 617-787-8662 or regis­ happening at the Joseph M. nization records. ian/Russian. A car is necessary. served by the Health Center's ing at Oak Square Family ter at the Oak Square Family Smith Community Health Cen­ This event is free and open to The po ition is grant-funded. prenatal and family practice YMCA, 615 Washington St., YMCA, 615 Washington St., ter, located at 287 Western Ave., the public, and is pcm ored b) Please send re umes to Sonia providers. Brighton. Brighton. Allston. For more information the Jackson/Mann Communit) Mee at Joseph M. Smith Com-· In collaboration with Mount on this and other programs at Leaming Center and the Joseph munity Health Center, 287 Auburn Hospital, Children's Lifeguard ciass Swim programs the center, phone 617-783-0500. M. Smith Comml.llity Health We tern Avenue, All ton, MA Hospital and Genzyme, Inc., the Center. 02134, fax 617-783-5514. Joseph M. Smith Community and re-certifications for senior citizens The Oak Square Family lmmunizati~n drive, For more information, pleao;e Health Center has developed the The Oak Square Family call Sonia at 617-783-0500, e:u. Mom-to-Mom/Madre­ Mom-to-Mom/Madre-a-Madre YMCA is accepting registrations YMCA has ongoing registration health resource fair 273, or Sharona at 617-635- program. This program has for a YMCA lifeguard certifica­ for its summer water exercise There wi ll be an immuniza­ 5153. a-Madre program been developed to assist women tion cla<>s, scheduled to begin programs tailo&d for partici­ tion drive and health resource A many people know, ac­ during their first pregnancy in Sept. 17. pants older than 50, retirees and fair from 9 a.m. to I p.m. on Job opening ces ing healthcare in the United the United States. The cla-;s, awarding YMCA seniors. Offered to participants of Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Joseph States can be intimidating and The goal of the Mom-to­ certification, will meet Tuesdays all abilities, classes include water M. Smith Community Health Outreach Worker: R~pon,i­ confu ing. lmagine being preg­ Mom/Madre-a-Madre rrogram and Wednesdays, 6 to I 0 p.m., aerobics, water exercise for . Center. No appointment is nec­ bilities include communit} out­ nant, new to thi country and is to provide emotiona support through Oct. 23. This program is arthritis, senior recreational essary. reach in the All ton-Brighton needing to find healthcare for to expecting mothers i~thi s im­ open to participants, ages 15 and swim and masters swimming. Get immunizations for your area focusing on the Eastern Eu­ you and your unborn child. This portant phase of their hves; fa­ older, who can pass a water skills Senior water aerobics and children ($5 administration fee ropean community. Assist could be an overwhelming ex­ cilitate access to the health cen­ and 600-yard swim test. Red water exercise for arthritis are for each child) and sign up for clients in ~ mg health ca"e; perience. ter and hospital; and provide Cross and YMCA lifeguard re­ taught back-to-back Mondays, Mass Health insurance or other facilitate and coordinate 2p­ Due to its reputation in the information on medical insur­ certification tests wi ll also be of­ Wednesdays and Fridays, from family health-care programs. pointmentc.;; conduct educational community and enhanced out­ ance. In addition, it also bene­ fered during this time. 8:30 to 9: 15 a.m., and 9: 15 to I 0 Also, find information on after­ and health screening program,. reach efforts over the past two fits the mentors who receive job Oak Square YMCA senior a.m. Senior recreational swim is school programs, day-care pro­ This is a full-time po ition. years, the Joseph M. Smith training and payment for their aquatic director Rick Benoit, a Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri­ grams, 'and health and educa­ Hours will Var) according to Community Health Center has participation. To learn more certified YMCA and American days, from noon to 1 p.m. Maste1 tion programs in the patient and health center need attracted many recent immi­ about this program call Andrea Red Cross lifeguard and water swimming is Tuesdays and community as well as apply for and include occasionaaJ Satur­ grants to the United States. One Poblete, Program Coordinator safety instructor, will teach the Thursdays, from 7:30 to 8:30 food stamp programs. day and SunJa) hour; of the mo t difficult challenges at 617-327-9548. course, which includes first aid p.m. There will also be a chance to High I graduate or facing thi group ~ ucc ful and CPR. Successful participants Advance.registrati~ win prizes and giveaways. equivalent, bachelor" degree navigation of the American To schedule an appointment \.\.ill receive Red Cross or YMCA are required for . ome program School physicals are available preferred. Experience in com­ health care y tern. Nowhere is at the Health Center, phone certification. however, the YMCA, through i~ by appointment. To be immu- munity work required. Must be this more evident than with the 617-783-0500. Preregistration is recommend­ Access program. offers financia ed as the number of participants assistance to those who qualify. is limited to 12. Scholarships and For more information, call Se· financial assistance is available nior Aquatic Director Rid BUY UNl1ED STA1ES through the YMCA ACCESS Benoit at 617-787- 8662 or regis­ SAVINGS BONDS program for gualified partici­ ter at the Oak Square Famil pants. YMCA, 615 Washington St., For more information, call Brighton. 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looking for new members. Cap­ A~e you considering m Appraisal Service Available According to victim's testimo­ tf 3 iiJ J 236 Harvard St. (Coolidge Corner, across the street ny, the victim was walking his / Bruegger's Bagels) Brookline dog on Ashford Street when he r' was approached by three light­ 277-9495 skinned Hispanic males, all wearing gray-hooded sweat­ l shirts. One of the suspects asked the victim for the time and then ,(?.. ""' r:z-_ __• __ / __ told him to hand over his wallet. f~~ U'~Wn . The suspect allegedly li fted his ~ fllOnwfflro. shirt to reveal a small black hand report. At 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, Three men who were with the uV'wwuw fled the scene, scaling a fence. Lexington, MA gun with a clip. dropping two bags of a white Aug. 31. police responded to a suspect also claimed that they ~ 02~20 The suspects fled in a blue rock substance believed to be call at 161 Brighton Ave. to arrest had no identification with them. Honda Civic with the victim's r:Jr"ea t m•''!l/: ,. crack cocaine and a Arch Mo­ a uspe::t being held by the victim When one man was producing I Private Room with Single Bath ( wallet containing two credit torola pager. Bembridge alleged­ and a witne to the alleged his game ticket for the officer, he cards, $100 cash, personal pa­ ly fl ed with a black duffd bag in crime. dropped an identification, which 24-Hour Licensed Nursing and Assistants pers and a driver's license. hi s possession, but when he was According to victim testimony, he had previously claimed he Physical Therapy apprehended on Cambridge the uspect, Aramis Barahona 23, didn't have. Meals/Refreshments/Recreation The Sovereign Bank at 30 Street, he no longer had the bag. of Allstol\, was seen throwing a Toland was confirmed to be Laundry Service 2 Birmingham Pkwy. was During the chase, Sgt. Alton rock into lhe window of the vic­ only 19 years old, and was arrest­ robbed on Friday, Aug. 30, at Affordable Rate $ 195.00/day Hodd joined officers alread) on tim\ pick-up true~ which was ed for public drinking and po. approximately 3: 10 a.m., An Eden Alternative/ Alzheimer's Certified Home the scene to assist in the appre­ parked behind The Kells. The session of alcohol by a minor. according to a police report. hension of Bembrid g~ While suspeci was allegedly seen re­ The suspect, a white male, ap­ Please Call 781-862-7640 scal ing a chain-link fence in the moving items from the car Notice: proximately 23 years old, slight through the hole in the window. of build, with light brown hair, back yard of 12 Seattle SL, Hodd slipped, impaled his hand on the The victim, who interupted the Boston Police have been noti­ ·Walked up to a teller's window spikes of the fence and uninten­ uspect in mid-crime, shouted at fied of two incidents that involve with a deposit s li ~ and handed tionally discharged hi., firearm, the su pect, who then fled the larcenies by scheme. It has been the teller a note which read, "I Hodd's gun, his issued ervice scene. The victim and a witness reported to the Boston Police that 'have a gun. No dollar bills. All then apprehended Barahona a white non-Hispanic male is en­ large Amounts. 20's, 50's, weapon, a Glock 23, was drawn due to reports that th1• suspect themselves and held him until he tering bu inesses posing as a lOO's." was dt·tained by police. member of t~e Boston Fire De­ The suspect then toJdthe teller was aimed. According to the report. back partment to "hurry up," stuffed the money This suspect tells the business at the National Tire and Batte~ According to a police FREE ·into his pocket, and thanked the report, Boston College stu­ that they are required to have a •teller. The suspect allegedly fled police observed Moore ripping 5 dent ~lean Toland was arrested premise inspection. After in­ the scene on foot with $1,57 l. open a bag of a green, leafy sub-­ stance believed to be marijuana, on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 12: 15 specting their fire equipment, the Checking impostor chitrges the business According to a police and dropping it on the ground. p.m. during BC football game on Police confiscated $-l68 from charges of pos ession of alcohol for services rendered. This sus­ 3 report, three suspects were pect is not an employee of the • arrested on charges of posses­ Bembridge and $ I , 166 from by a minor. Moore. Police also logged into Toland, who was observed by Boston Fire Department. sion of narcotics and drug traf­ The suspei:;t is described as a ficking on Friday, Aug. 30, at 2:52 evideace three bags of what ib an officer pe1forrning a paid de­ suspected to be crack cocaine tai l at Shea Field, was drinking white non-Hispanic male, 35 p.m. Christopher Bemb1idge, 28, years old, aQ<:iut 6 feet tall and FREE of Dorchester; Steve Moore, 27, found in a field through which from a red plastic cup. Whe~ weighing 190 pounds. He was of Malden; and Byron Lowe, 38, Bembridge passed in his flight Tolanj saw the officer, he al­ last seen wearing a green T-shirt of Cambridge were all an·ested from police, the bags believed tb leged! y quickly put down the cup after they sped away from police contain crack cocaine and mari­ so as to pretend that he hadn't and jeans. 1Ms Anyone having information officers responding to a call of juana recovered at the scene. and been drinking it. three to four black males with a the Motorola pager. The amber-colored liquid in regarding this incident is asked • gun on Western Avenue. the cup wru. detennined to be to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- The three suspects exited the A cai· break in progress beer. When the suspect wa'> 494-TIPS. Those who feel they car at National Tire and Battery 4 behind The Kell '> bar was asked to produce identification, are a victim of this scam can call and were ordered to the ground thwarted by the owner of the he said that he didn't have any 91 1 or their local Boston Police FREE by police officers. Bembridge vehicle, according to a police on him. District Station. Online Banking There's free legal aid for senior citizens

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By Phoebe Sweet Chorale is grateful for the dona­ · Service of Remembrance on • congregation in a solelllfl celebration, the commemorate lost family members or Slr~'l!ITEA theme of which will be the coincidence of those who died in New York, Washington tions of time and services by the, Sept. 11 from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at the soloists, musicians, Central Con­ Each yc~.r. betv.een earl) September and tragedy and celebration. and western Pennsylvania last September. Allston Congregational Church, gregational Church, BFS Busi_. 41 Quint Ave. off Brighton Ave. early October, the ~ewi h communities of "Ancient Jewish tradipon going back As part of the service, the congregation Allston-Brighton. and the \\orld. gather to thousands of years," said Rabbi Green­ . will mourn the loss not only of their own ness Printing, and Sylvia Lope~ This Interfaith Service wel­ Fuertez that make is possible for celebrate their high ho Iida) s of Rosh berg, denoting the holiday season as a time friends and loved ones, but also those who coming folks from every congre­ us to offer this concert for free. Hashanah and Yorn Kippur. But thi year, when absent members of the congregation were affected by a national tragedy. gation is being organized by All­ The Avenue of the the celebr.1tions v. Ill mark more than just are welcomed back without judgment. On "As Americans, we feel the tragedy of ArtS ston Brighton Clergy Association. Chorale is in its fifth season of the Jewish Nev. Year. a day of ato11ement the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, those thousands of people who died, Jews, Please come and reflect with performing great choral master­ and the changing of the caler dar. Sept. 8, the congregation of Temple B'Nai Christians, Muslims, . bl~ck and white," othefl) though music, prayer and works. The Chorale's membe~ This year. the fi t anni\er<.aJ) of the ter­ Moshe will welcome the general public to said Greenberg. "This is not only an Amer­ poetry what the events of this hail from neighborhoods and fateful hour has meant to each rorist attacks of Sept. I I •.-al s directly be­ its 9 a.m. service as well. ica1i tragedy, it's a personal American tragedy." • towns all over the Boston area, one of us. tween the tv. o hohda) s. anc the theme at As pan of the tradition, Jews light can­ Brighton Temple B'Nai Mo;he \l.il try to dles on Yorn Kippur to remember loved Temple B'Nai Moshe, at 1845 Com­ including Brighton. The Chorale Folks may gather for coffee is conducted by long-time Ja1 reconcile uday of remembrance with a day ones that they have lost in the past year. monwealth Ave., has served a congrega­ and doughnuts at 7:45 a.m. while maica Plain resident Anne Wat:? of celebration. 'The congregation feels µie pangs of Joss tion from Allston-Brighton, Boston, Cam­ on your way to work For more son Born. ~ information, please call 617 "We ha\e to led over anj care for one because those seats ate empty," said bridge, BrookJine and Jamaica Plain for another. It could have been u ."said Rabbi Greenberg. more than 70 years. The sanctuary, which 254-7841or617 254-2920. Ephraim Greenberg. And because the two At the open service on Sunday, Green­ seats 700, is expected to be full for the sa­ Boston vigil to high hoIida) fall on either side of Sept. 11 . berg will give out candle~ which may be lit cred service, during which community remember Sept. 11 UCC will be open for Rabbi Greenberg decid !d to lead his on Sept. 11 or on Yorn Kippur, either to members off all faiths are welcome. h In remembrance of the vic­ prayer on Sept. 11 tims of Sept. 11 and the ongoing The sanctuary of Brighton Center in New York. in Wash­ proaches, the Jewish Cemetery were distributed by JCAM and tral Congregational Church, 85 United States response, United Congregational Church United ington and in Penn }' lvania one Association of Massichusetts SCM on Aug. 15. Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain. for Justice with Peace is hostin~ Church of Christ at 404 Wash­ year ago. and the Synagogue Council of Project Zachor has engen­ Admission to the concert is free. a candlelight vigil Sept l 0, in ington Street in Brighton Cen­ For information. call Dick Mas achusetts have created dered intere t not only by areas Performances of the Rolling Copley Square. Responding to d ter will be open for quiet Marques at 617-254-4392. Project Zachor, a community synagogues, but by many inter­ Requiem will begin at 8:46 a. m. call by Families for Peaceful T°"' prayerand reflection on Sept. ervice program intended to faith clergy a sociations as well in each time zone, beginning at morrows "to help make Sept. l l a time to reflect on peace an~ I l from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 Junior Girl Scouts commemorate the day. as a number of national organi­ the International Date Line and to 7 p.m. as we remember to­ Project Zachor encourages zation . proceeding around the globe. healing," UJP searched for way~ gether the events of a year ago. plant a tree to the ob ervance of the anniver- A pamphlet of prayers and Hour by hour, as the music ceas­ to illustrate the connectedness of A Service of Music and Re­ remember sary of this tragic day by light- readings will be available to es in one time zone, it will begin communities across the globe Families for Peaceful Tomor• membrance will be held at Two Allston-Brig)lton JuniJr ing memorial candles, the tradi­ download from www.jcam.org in the next. (lnfonnation on par­ rows was founded by familY. noon for the Brighton Center Girl Scout troop , 1)-oop #92:18 tional ritual for the anniversary in, order to provide participants ticipating countries is available Community. All are welcome. members of Sept. 11 victims. and Troop #9213, }Yill plant a of death or yahrzeit. with a moving memorial obser­ from Madeline Johnson, the Call Rev. Karen Fritz at 617 Cailed "Names and Faces,' tree and flower bulbs in front of Among the 45 area congre­ vance in the home either the event's chairperson in Seattle, at 254-7841 for more information the vigil will Qegin with repre1 the Oak Square YMCA on Sat- gations that will distribute a night before, or on Sept. 11 . [email protected].) sentatives from local towns and urday, Sept. 7. at I 0 a.m. Troop Project Zachor Yahrzeit candle For further information, · More than 100 singers and organizations gathering at loca. Shrine of Our Lady leaders Diane Butera and to their members to light as part please contact Jane Salk, JCAM musicians are currently sched­ tions around Copley Square open Sept. 11 Stephanie Glen \I.ill help thc~ir of the community's remem- executive director, at 617-244- uled to perform in Boston, under Each participant will carry z The Shrine of Our Lady of 25 Junior Girl Scouts plant the brance is Temple B'nai Moshe 6509 or Alan Teperow, SCM ex­ the direction of Anne Watson placard with a photo and name o Fatima, 139 Washington St., tree and flowers to commemo- in Brighton. ecutive director, ar-617-244- Born. MembersoftheAvenueof the deceased and their communi· Brighton, will be open rate Sept. 11 . The candle will be a suitable 6506, ext. 18. the Arts Chorale will be joined ty sponsor. Participants will wall Wednesday, Sept. 11 , from I 0 Rev. Karen Fritz1 of the All- reminder of how Americans onstage by singers from choir.. toward Copley Square, converg a.m. to 7 p.m., for anyone who ston Congregational Church hold dual roles and responsibili­ Rolling Requiem all over the Boston area, includ­ ing there as the sun sets. Photo and Rosie Hanlon from ties as citizens of the United ing: Back Bay Chorale, Brook­ would like to come and medi­ coming to Boston will be held in silent vigil creat tate and reflect on this day. The Brighton Main Street will be State and as members of a reli­ line Chorus, The Choral Art Soci­ ing a living wall of remem Exposition of the Blessed on hand to help with the planti- g1ou tradition, to commemo­ The Avenue of the Arts ety, Chorus Pro Musica, Dedham brance. Sacrament will be open from ng and ceremony. All are wel- rate the Sept. I Ith tragedy and Chorale will host the only Boston Choral Society, Heritage Chorale, . For more information, visi• 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Benedic­ come to attend. . to commit themselves to the performance of the Rolling Re­ New England Classical Singers. UJP's Web site at wwwjustice tion. There will be music all furtherance of democracy and quiem, a worldwide mei:norial Newton Choral Society, Sharing withpeace.org. , day with a singer at one point. Brighton synagogue human ideals. concert conceived by the Seattle a New Song, Spectrum Singers, Information on Families fq( A tour of the grounds is also to participate in More than 20,000 Yahrzeit Symphony Chorale, on Sept. Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Peaceful Tomorrows' efforts cai1 planned. candles pecially designed I l. The Chorale will perform and Zamir Chorale. The orches­ be found at http://www.peace' · The intention will be for Project Zachor v. ith the word "Project Zachor Mozart's Requiem at 8:46 a.m. tra feature-. member., of the fultomorrows.org/writing/91 1 World Peace and in memory of As the one-year anni\er ary Remembering September - the time of the First World Brookline Music School faculty. altng.html and http://\I. ww.uni . all who died at the World Trade of the Sept. 11 traged) ap- 11th" in red, white and blue, Trade Center attack - at Cen- The soloists are Sabrina Lear- edforpeace.org.

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time. Admi ion i free. Sarah Salemo-Thomas, celebrat­ scheduled two weeks apart and century. Corntesy of the Society America" which explores the cu - Brighton Branch ing the finale of the 2002 Massa­ books will be available about two for the Preservation of New Eng­ ture of coups and wars in Africa, Children chusetts Statewide Summer Read­ weeks before the program begins. land Antiquities, the exhibit runs religious hypocrisy in Europe, Adults ing Program. A Star Spangled The first program is Sept. 24. Ad­ through Dec. 7. and racism in America. Toddler Storytime, Sept. 9, Help for the Beginner Internet Summer, Saturday, Sept 21, 11 mis ion is free, but registration is "Dealing with Uncertainty: I 0:30 a.m. for children, age. 2 .md User, Sept. I 0, 11 a.m. a.m. to noon. Come early book required. Sponsored by the Massa­ Keeping a Level Head in Unst$~ 3, accompanied by i¥1 adult ESOL Conversation Group, sale, I 0 am. to I p.m. r Sept. 9, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. Don't know what to do with companied by an adult third Tuesday of each month fol­ The Faneuil Branch library is Lo­ Psychotherapy, takes place Sett'. I 0, and Wednesday, Sept. I I , at I 0 your summer reading books? How School Break. Sept I 0, 3 p.rn lowing. Book for discus ion is cated at 419 FaneuiL St., Brighton. 11 at 7 p.m., and will ad~ am. about donating them to the Friend-; Reading Readines<., Sept. 12, "Whirligig" by Paul Fleishman. For more information on these Sept. 11 and related issues. : of the Allston Librruy for the Sept. 10:30 am.• for children. 3 to 5. No ignup or registration required. programs, call 61 7-782-6705. ESOL Conversation Group: Children 14 book sale? The Friends will ac­ Group will e~plore concepts nec­ Call the library for more informa­ Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Multilingual Community Story essary before a child learn to 1ead cept hard cover and paperbacks. tmn. but not textbooks. People ma) Hour, Wednesday, Sept. 11 , I 0:30 - number\, colors. h~. 1;izes, Friends of Faneuil Branch Allston Branch The Allston Branch library is ttie drop them off at the Allston Li­ am. music, reasoning and selfncept Library Book Sale takes place Located at 300 N. Harvard St., A l~ brary at 300 North Harvard The OK Oub. Children\ book Sept. 21 from 10 am. to I p.m. Chess with Don Lubin, Tues­ stor1. For more information frl 7he Brighton Branch Library is discussion group at the Faneuil day, Sept. I0, 3:30 p.m. Street. The book sale will be held these programs, call 617-787! Books for sale are now being ac­ from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur­ Located at 40 Academy Hill Road, Branch Library for children, cepted. Please bring books in good Saturday Afternoon Film: 6313. day, Sept. 14, at the Allston Li­ ,, Brighton. For more information grades 3 and up, me welcome to condition. no textbooks, to the li­ "Never Cry Wolf," based on the brary. on these programs, call 617-782- join in conversation and a .,nack. brary at 419 Faneuil St. This sale book by Farley Mowat. A deluxe, (>()32. Children and clulcken · librarian big screen DVD presentation, Sat­ For fu1ther info1mation, call supports the programs and ser­ Brian McLaughlin at 617-254- will discuss "Charlie and the C reat vices of the Faneuil Branch Li­ urday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. 1621. Glass Elevator' by Roald Dahl, brary. Friends of the Library Book Faneuil Branch Sept. 10, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Boole, are Sale, Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to O f Understanding Islam- All those Recycle available in the children's roon. interested are welcome to sign up 2p.m. Adults ·Adults for thi four-part reading and dis­ Travel back in time by viewing African Author Sunny Abak­ ESOL Conversation Group, Upcoming cus.sion program at the Faneuil "Boston Close Up, Windows on a wue, Sept. 9 ~t 6 p.m. Nigerian­ this New Century," a photography ex­ Sept 12, I0:30 a.m. This group Roxabox.en. An interactive ::hil­ Branch to be offered on Tuesdays bom Abakwue will read from his hibit featuring glimpses of daily meets every Thursday at the same dren's perfonnance presented by from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Sessions are most recent book "'God Forgive newspaper life in Boston at the turn of the 20th

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Connell of Southborough; and Ammgements were rnade by Wtlli~Corinell I 0 grandchildren. the J\orton Memorial Funeral The funeral was held Wecine - Home, Norton. ID day, Sept. 4, from the Olacking­ Computer programming ton, Conroy & Haye11 Funeral expert, father ofBri ghton Home, West Newton, followed Dorothea Moran resfdent by a funeral Mass in St. Bernard's Church. Formerly ofBrighton Burial was in Newton Ceme­ ~ William Francis Connell tery. Dorothea E. (Bowen) Moran ~ ID of South Boston, for­ of West Roxbury died Tuesday, merly of: Newton and Natick, Sept. 3, 2002, at the Stonehed&e died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002. Teresa Mills Care Center in We t Roxbury. ~ewas68. She >was 90. ':Som in Boston, he graduated Dietitian, sister of Born in Bo ton, she grew up in from Boston College High and Brighton resident Brigh:c>n, where she attended Boston College. local public school and was a · He was a first lieutenant in the Teresa I. (Reddick) Mills of graduate of Brighton High U.S. Army and served in West Norton died Saturday, Aug. 31, Schcx>I. Germany as a cryptanalyst. He 2002, at Sturdy Memorial Hospi­ Mm. Moran had lived in West was an expert in the field of com­ tal in Attleborough. Sh 'Was 83, ~oxb.uy ince 1979. She had puter programming and was em­ Born in Boston, Mrs. Mills previou ly re ided in Medfield. ployed at Honeywell, Raytheon was a resident of Norton for Wife of the late William J. and Boston Edison. He was also more than 12 years. She was ed­ Morarr, he leaves her three chil­ employed as a consultant on nu­ ucated in the Lowell and Bo ton dren, William J. Moran of merous projects at Bath Iron school systems. Chet ea, John P. Moran of Can­ Works. He was a Shriner in the Mrs. Mills was a dietitian and ton and Patricia M. McDonald of Boston Grand Lodge of Masons. worked at Boston Cit) Hospital West Roxbury; her sisters, Eu­ He was an avid historian, and for 15 years until her retuement. nice Owen of North Reading and was working on a · historical She -previously worked in the Eleanor O'Brien of Brighton; her novel about Joseph Warren and missile department at Raytheon broth!rs, Jame Bowen of Row­ Uie Battle of Bunker Hill at the Corp. in Waltham for more than ley a 1d Robert Bowen of Ran­ time of his death. He was a long­ IO years. dolp~; eight grandchildren; an9 µtne Little League coach for the Mrs. Mills was a Fonner mem­ ix gieat-grandchildren. ~ewton North Little League. ber of St. Mark's Church in A funeral Mass was celebrated _ He leaves his wife, Agnes M. Dorchester. Thur..day, Sept. 5, in St. There­ (Hannan) Connell; eight chil­ Wife of the late John Mills, he sa's Chapel, We t Roxbury. pren, William H. Connell of leaves two sons, John Mill and Burial wa., m the famil) plot at Newton, John W. Connell of Bil­ George Mills, both of Norton; St. Jc eph' Cemetery. \erica, Kevin G. Connell of two sisters, Laura A h of Memorial remembrances may Tampa, Fla., Brian J. Connell of Brighton and Inez MacMasters be made to St. There~a's School. Brighton, Michael D. Connell of ofFramingham; seven grandchil­ 10 St. Theresa' A\e., West Rox­ Cambridge, Tracy A. Connell of dren; three great-grandchildren; bUI), MA 02132. Framingham, Robert S. Connell and several nieces and nephew . Arrangements were made by yster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona of Newton and Cathy M. Raftery Funeral and burial semces are P.E. Murray-George F. Doherty With tachymeter engraved bezel, special screw-down of Dover; a brother, Alfred L. . private. & Sens-We t Roxbury. push bu+tons. On feather strap with deployable f/iplock . clasp .-..va1/able in 1Bkt white gold or 18kt yellow gold. t ;Local family earns a bouse with help from ALPHA °"OMEGA . ABc:nc AMER ICA ' S WAT CH & DIAMOND SPECI ALISTS DlllMOND!> lilNCE 1.976 By Brian Denltzlo CORRESPONDENT PRUDENTIAL CENTER• NATICK MALL Thanks to a little luck and the "Many of our families hav•! low to moderate BURLINGTON MALL • HARVARD SQUARE work of the Allston-Brighton incomes and can't really afford the area. 617-864-1227

Community Development Cor­ Ack)( • O;ster P~"Det\.ia: t t:"l10CK Da\'1 a and (\'1$fT'Qg1aph a~~ t!a(k! a.11ii.s poration, the city of Boston and a Many people are looking fl utside of Boston, , local corporation, one Brighton and the people buying in Allston-Brighton family find themselves new homeowners. are buying condominiums because that's all Robson Servare, his wife Adri­ that is available to them." anna and their two children, Lucas, 9, and Victoria, 3, moved Elizabeth Palma, ABCDC home into their new home at 27 ownership program manager Vineland St. on July 3. •H . The Servare family benefited from a unique set of circum­ ager for the ABCOC. horre-buying program. All grad­ stances wherein a home was do­ Since the classes began in uate of the ABCDC courses, nated to theABCOC for sale to an 1995, 1,574 people have graduat­ whc are financially eligible, may ,__ --· area family. ed. Last year, 57 of 233 graduates receive grants to\\.ard down pay­ 1 The ABCOC purchased the went on to purchase ne" home . mer ts or clo ing co ts as part of home from Clear Channel Out­ According to Palma. the per­ the program The Sevares re­ door (fonnerly AK Media). crear centage of graduates going on to ceived both. FWMFE,#T Channel Outdoor came into own­ purchase new homes is down in A ribbon-cutting ceremony I . ership of the property due to their the last year. She attributes this to was held on July 2, and the Ser­ Jong-term leasing of a billboard the higher cost of homes in lhe vm moved in the following day. Saturday, September 14 lqcated next to the home. area. According to Servare, his new , "AK Media wanted to do "Many of our famili~ have home "i unbelievable; the chil­ Sunday, September 15 something positive with the low to moderate income and dren reall)' appreciate the extra home, so they contacted us," said can't really afford the area," said pace." • Bob Van Meter, executive direc­ Palma. "Many people are looking Servare works at Dunkin' 12noon-4pm tor of the ABCOC. outside of Boston, and the people Donuts in Jamaica Plain. He and In order to decide to whom the buying in Allston-Brighton are his family previously lived in an home would be made available buying condominiums because apartment in Brighton and have f9r purchase, the ABCOC al­ that's all that is available to lived in the area since coming ':~:=·I lowed graduates of their most re­ them." from Brazil. cent class on home buying to Robson Servare graduated the According to Palma many 12~ Western Avenue enter a lottery. class and entered the lottery for from the area's Latino communi­ - The ABCDC holds courses on the home on Vineland. He actual­ ty have been taking advantage of Allston 1 pome buying four times a year, ly drew the second pick in the lot­ theABCDC's classe . meeting once a week for four tery, but moved up ·when the In the furure for the ABCOC i I weeks. group in front of him chose to the "Everett Hano Street" project 60 great flavors to Special thanks to ; 'The classes cover the process pass on the home. The home was in All ton. The project hould be from mortgages to building or re­ then made avai lable to the Ser­ complete in three years and will sample •Bliss Bros. Qairy pairing credit and how to save vares, and they opted to bu). be composed of 62 homes, 10 of ;md manage money as a home­ Servare was able to finance the which will be for sale, and the •Brigham's Ice Cream owner," said Elizabeth Palma, purchase of his home with help other 52 will be available as rental Members get 2 free home ownership program man- from Mayor Thomas Menino's properties. •Friendly's Ice Cream • • admissions with WGBH •Garelick Farms MemberCard. •Herrell's Hot Fudge Adults $10 •HP Hood Children (under 10) & •Kemp's Ice Cream Seniors $5 •Stonyfield Farm, Inc. •Sunshine Sorbet Free FunFest shuttle bus •Turkey Hill Dairy from •Juicy Juice T ... m111ttsea Harvard Square of c:llolce: •Poland Springs and Central Square •Vermont Pure Springs • • 1/2 OFF FUTON MATTRESS (!)stops with purchase of Sponsored by Futon Frame PLUS FREE Futon Cover up to $66 VALUE

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Finding a cure to. ca~cer, while having fun I.. Boston Race for the One person who's coming back again • When is the 1-ace? Street closures this yeur is Brighton resident Mike Hutto. Cure is Sunday A New Balance senior graphic designer, Festivities get und1 ~r way at Daly Field on Soldiers ~ • Nonantum Road, 7:30 to approximately 11 ia . he'lt have 80 co-workers to run with By Wiii Kiiburn Field Road at 7 a111. on Sunday, Sept 8. A Survivors •Watertown Square lane closure, 9 to 11 a.m. • when he gets there. CORRESPONDENT Recognition ceremony will be held at 9 a.m., while "It's certainly for a great cause, and I .. This Sunday morning, the banks of the the 5K (3.1 mile) runtwalk gets under way at 9:45 • Charles River Road and North Beacon Street. get more enjoyment out of knowing that ..' Charles River in Brighton will be filled a.m. For more information, incloding a complete (between Nonantum Road and Charles River Read), the company that I work for is a sponsor •with runners and walkers, all having fun schedule, directions and a course map, call 617 - 9:30to11 a.m. • . of the event," he said. 'That certainly adds while moving towards a common goal: 746-9292, or go to www bostonraceforthecure.org. Shuttle service extra pride in participating in it. It's two • finding a cure for breast cancer. great causes, one in fighting cancer, and ·, - two, advocating the activity of running." · 1 I Now in it'> I 0th year, the Boston Race How about be1ffic? Shuttle buses will run from Harvard Square from 7 I Hutto also gives high marks to the race for the Cure h~ raised close to $2 million, The Kamen Bosten Race for the Cure announces fo 8:30 a.m., the morning of the race. The buses 75 percent of which has stayed in the area feave from Garden Street, beside the gate to Cam­ course itself, a loop of riverbank between to fund breast cancer treatment and aware­ the following ~trei~t closures and shuttle service for Watertown Square and the bridge where ' the Sunday. Sept. 8, event, starting and finishing at bridge Common right outside Harvard Square. neis programs. The remaining 25 percent Buses will return to that location after the race. North Beacon Street crosses from goes to the Komen Foundation in Dallas, Daly Field in Brigtiton: Brighton into Watertown. which disuibutes the money to cancer re­ 'That's the other neat thing - I like. search programs nationwide. the fac t that it covers an area of Brighton brea'it cancer, which has become more aw~ness But despite the serious goals of the participation," she said. "It's fun for us She said that lack of came that I feel doesn't get quite enough expo­ event, race organizer Joyce Minkoff said and more survivable in nx:ent years. because it's our backyard, so we like to back to her when her company first got sure," he says. "But I think it's a really! ' · the mocxl wi ll be anything but somber. "The event is about :elebrating ur­ have some of the local runners from New involved with the Komen Foundation, nice piece of real estate down there alongj •• ''Basically what we do is just a fun vivor;hip, as well as 1::reating aware­ Balance come and run. provide a little bit but she's had the privilege of seeing the river." ";, . morning," said Minkoff, who puts the 5K nes!I," he aid, "became with early de­ of competition, but it's mainly among things change over the years. Ultimately though, Hutto says it's the.I I tection, if you do get breast cancer, your themselves." "Even I 0 years ago, when we started I (3.1-mile) race and walk together as part event. riot the competition or the setting survival rate goe up clramatically. So Minkoff said that the cause also has a with the race, people didn't really talk ~ of her work ~ manager of marketing and that will bring hitn down to the river o~ promotions at New Balance, the event's we try to take a very serious subject, personal note for her: Race day falls near about breast cancer, and people didn't re­ Sunday. local sponsor. ''We usually have great create awarene , rai e noney and have the anniversary of her grandmother's ally know about breast self-exams," she "It's a well-0rganiz.ed event, with ~ weather, tons of food, from pizza to Ben a fun day." death from breast cancer in the 1970s. says, adding that it's important to put a great cause, and it's a fun group of run~ & Jeny's, to soup, to juice, bagels, ba­ Minkoff said that competitive~ "It was when people didn't talk about positive face on the cause. 'The event ners to be with. It's not a real competitiv and vehicle theft and percent increase. lap tops, CDs and CD players- in their August alone five suspected car homes in the Allston-Brighton area, fo- attempted ~ehicle th•!ft, have risen le s Typically, there are about 60 inci- cars and sometimes don 't move the thieves have been arrested. Brighton Eligh's MCAS results could be better \'.

MCAS, from page 1 pass the exam. have nothing to show for it." patience." last week if the threshold had year's math test, Skidmore said,~ e . to pass MCAS in order to grad­ Skidmore said Brighton High Noting that the school didn't "Each year gets better, and the been 19, the number of Brighton believes "one-third should ha e doubled the amouri: of time )tu­ use ·~ust a Band-Aid approach," kids are coming to us in ninth High students passing the math been more straightforward." uate from high school. Students '• who fail the test in sophomore dents had for math last year, and he said, ''What more could we grade better prepared," he said. test would have increased to 55 What can Brighton High do 10 ' year have fo~r more chances to so, "to see no growth [in the do? This year, I dared to hope" Of the 259 BHS students who percent, and if the threshold had help students? Skidmore sajd take the test and pass it. Based scores] is frustrating." scores would be better. "How can ook MCAS last year, I I 0 scored been 18, more than 60 percent the Boston Public Schools ~-e • on current test results, Skid­ He emphasized that more time I tell the students there is no im­ t the 20-point threshold, or bet­ would have·passed. offering new courses, which ·e : more said last week that 75 of was allotted to math, that '\ve fol­ provement?'' ter, on the math portion, and Referring to those who scored more MCAS-focused, for I I 1- ~ the current 200 seniors have not lowed the advice of experts," and Despite his disappointment, passed the test. The number 20 is at 18 or 19, Skidmore said, "there and I 2th-graders. And, he notfxl passed MCAS; they will have there wa.\ considerable in\est­ Skidmore said ''we're not giving an average scaled score calculat­ were students who obviously that the earlier-than-usual ~­ two more chances this year to ment of time and money, but 'we up," but "we need to have more ed by the DOE. Skidmore said learned." lease of the scores will give s'1- Why weren't the scores higher dents more time to take cou~ _____ Ln; \I. ~OTICES this year? • to help them prepare for re-1*- · Skidmore said, "I think it's the ing the tests. 3$,878-SQUAREFOOT (0.89-ACRE) VADALA ESTATE O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOON 110:00 99 TREMONT STREET RES. DEV. It LEGAL NOTICE AM) ON September 26, 2002. LEGAL NOTICE PARCEL THAT IS PART OF A LARGER test. needs to have more acce:­ He added, though, that the ije­ Commonwealth of Massachusetts In addition, you must file a hTrtlen COMMUNITY MEETING 7~452SQU ARE - FOOT PARCEL THAT sible, more straightforward ques­ lieves the ELA re-take test is The Trial Court affidavit of objectlOOS to the pot11ion, ,WHEN: THURSDAY, C RRENTLY HOUSES A 62-UNIT tions on· it.'' He explained that "more accessible" than the m~th A ARTMENT BUILDING, AT 111 Probate and Family stating specific facts and ground~ upon SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 AT 7:00 PM many of the questions on the re-take, and that the math re-~~e which the objection 1s based, within T EMONT STREET. THE PROJECT Court Department math portion had hidden, or sec­ SUFFOLK Division thirty (30) days after !he return day (or WHERE: OAK SQUARE YMCA P OPONENT SUBMITIED A "seems as hard as the original.' ,.. such other time as the court, on motion PROJECT NOTIFICATION FORM ond and third steps in them, and Docket No. 02P1698EP1 615 WASHINGTON STREET, Skidmore added that he " ill , ' with notice to the pet~ner, may allow) BRIGHTON (''PNF") TO THE BOSTON "too many of the questions were · supports MCAS," and the tes is In the Estate of CELIA E. VADALA in accordance with Probate Rule 16. REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN WHY: TO PRESENT PLANS ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 80 OF more complicated than they had "moving us toward rigorous ata- Late of BRIGHTON WITN ESS, HON. ELAINE M. FOR THE PROPOSED THE BOSTON ZONING CODE ON to be to show students have demics;" ~ '' 99 TREMONT STREET In the County of SUFFOLK MO~IARTY, ESQUIRE. First Justice JULY 18, 2002. THE PNF IS achieved." But, the assessment of the ¢st "': RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT QURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ,. Date of Death July 26, 2002 of said Court at BOSTON this He suggested that either the must be adjusted, he said, to fe- • day,August26. 2002. AT THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY NOTICE OF PETITION T REMONT REDEVELOPMENT To THE BRA, 9TH FLOOR, ROOM 910, threshold number must be fleet the basic literacy and nurr¢r- ' · FOR PROBATE OF WILL Richard lannella CORPORATION ("PROJECT BOSTON CITY HALL COPIES OF THE changed, or the test should include acy skills of students. Fjegister of Probate PROPONENT') WILL PRESENT PNF ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR "more problems that the average Final individual school dis.Pct To all persons interested in the above PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED 99 FjEVIEW AT THE OAK SQUARE AND captioned estate, a petition has been AD#942940 TREMONT STREET RESIDENTIAL ElRIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES. student can solve fairly easily." scores are expected later in SJ..'P­ presented praying that the last will and Allston-Brighton Tab 9105102 PROJECT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT Of the 5 ! questions on last tember. one codicil of said decedent be proved CALLS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT FOR QUESTIONS CALL NICK HANEY, and allowed and that EDWARD J -- OF A VACANT PARCEL LOCATED AT PROJECT MANAGER, BOSTON VADALA of MILFORD in the County oi 99 TREMONT STREET BElWEEN OAK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT ., WORCESTER and GEORGE F 1997 LINCOLN SQUARE AND THE NEWTON CITY 617-918-4429. 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HONAN, from page 1 able di positio~ affordable housing experti e results of toxicology and pharmacology re­ "We need to kno1whis exact and attention to constil:lJent services. ports that could establish the cause of his Honan was in the midst of a campaign for d~th four days after surgery for bile duct cause of death in order to move the Suffolk County District Attorney's office cancer. on and celebrate his life. The. when he fell ill and was diagnosed with the 'rrbe flonan family is working co-opera­ relative!} rare bile duct cancer. tively with Brigham and Women's Hospital to family appreciat•~ the open He underwent an ctight-hour operation on brookllnesavlngs. com find the cause of death of their beloved broth­ July 26 that initially appeared to be successful line of communic !Ilion and co· ~I. 01< ~ er and son," said Jeremy Crockford, a family and left his chances for full recovery good.. LUIOU friend and spokesman. operation it is rec:eiving from But on the evening of June 30 Honan re­ "We need to know his exact cause of death Brigham and ~fomen's." portedly felt a pain in one of his legs while in order to move on and celebrate his life. The walking in a hallway 'with a nurse. family appreciates the open lines of commu­ Jeremy Crockfor:L a family Sources said Honan may have received a nication and co-operation it is receiving from friend and spokesman pain-killing injectioh at this point, and pos­ Brigham and Women's," Crockford said. sibly earlier in the evening. He collapsed in Hospital officials have told the family it the hallway and was dead before he could • could take another seven weeks to determine A top va ·cular urgf'on at Tufts-New be helped back to his bed, according to the cause of death. England Medical Center said Frida} that sources. ''No one in the Honan family or Brigham death., of Honan 's type can be caused by Hospital officials refused to comment at the and Women's Hospital will speculate at all unexpected reaction to medication, im­ time, citing patient confidentiality concerns. about what killed Brian," Crockford said. proper medication, internal bleeding and But sources close to Honan indicated the 'There simply aren't any answers right now cardiuc failure. family was told by ho pital officials they be­ and we need to see what all the tests will show. But internal bleeding u ually i obvious, lieved a blood clot ~ad broken free in his leg Obviously, this is verj difficult for the family." and Honan '"as younger than mo t who expe­ and traveled to his lungs, killing him instantly. Honan's parents, Patrick and Mary, who at­ rience cardiac fuilure, said Dr. James Estes. The risk of blood clots is about 5 to I0 per­ tended a One Month Memorial Mass at St. "I would emphasize ti" at unpredictable re­ cent after an operation, and even higher in pa­ Columbkille's Church in Brighton Friday to actions to drugs can happen," aid Estes. "We tients who have cancer surgery. mark his passing, declined to comment. His do our best to prevent th1t but the possibility Thoosands of m~umers, including his 12 brother, Rep. Kevin Honan, D-Boston, could always exi ts." City Council colleagues and the state's top 100% not be reached. Medication errors occur "quite common­ political leaders, lined up to wake Honan and FINANCING I Installation Hospital officials did not return telephone ly," fates added. attend his funeral . Homeowners Only! Call Now! Call Optional & Extra calls. "We all ha~ active programs in ho pitals Bernard Cardinal Law called Honan 's fam­ A Department of Public Health official said it to dec.rease medication errors," he aid. ily to offer his condolences, and U.S. Sens. Toll Freel 24/71 FREE HOME SURVEY! has notreceivedareportofHonan's death. State Th' death of the Brighton Democrat, first John F. Kerry· and Edward M. Kennedy en­ law requires hospitals to report deaths resulting elecwd in 1995, has cas1 a long hadow over tered statements honoring Honan in the Con­ 1 888 .224-2217 mmWSJ from medical, therapy and surgical errors. City Hall \.\here hew~ known for his ami- gressional Record. City Council race draws many hopefuls City Council hopefuls were coming weeks to qualify, expected to pick up their peti­ Once the candidate have their tions for candidacy Wednesday signatures certified. there will be HEALTH as the race to fill the late Coun­ a period of challenge. during n An Active Psychotherapeutic Approach cilor Brian Honan's seat begins. which candidates ma} campaign Un fft. mgs of ~ .ihon. frl'-'trabm. m1 .. 11nder.t11rl'.!mg and Bo-.t lf\ L 1\er..1t\" flt_ace1\t..,j 1dditic_,n._ t ainin~ a ... a 0101 11 Eight candidates have turned or withdraw their candidacy. ""'°"Ollluf". mallng "orl. life. l!lMNgc and; personal program at Cambridge Ho:.pllal. I am a memb.:r ..r l,> unsoh,f..:tory An Kil\• P'YchothtrapeutK nation&! ~ychok>gJcaJ organtz.atK)flS a ... lH~il ch thl" (llUJlC t1 l pproadl can restore ones perler of Health SenK• Pro11dt" in r,1cholo.01 ~~ Corporation and must now collect and certify nary election, which will elimi­ u.- r.. b ng' thereby ll1lpronng one's 0\'trall outloc)I. "!' lilt I have a pradice m Newton and \\'6ton. Offict:' hour:; are b\ 98 signatures each in order to nate all but the top t\.\O candi­ ind rel;otion;lup< appointment; Saturd.!y nwrrung appointmtnt>. are a1·a1lable Caring lovingly for your loved ones Dr Urol Knpkt " an ••pmmced bctnsed f"i<"'*'s•-t lnsuraO<'<.' b accepted ...... ; qualify for candidacy for the dates from the r.ice, there ""ill be who haO "'""' Ill cbni.:.il pracbI be • good ht We Specialiw in: a drawing to select the position­ aided a..n and women in a wide uriety of personal qilliculllh between therap1>t and patient Thu> l encourage rnn>ultallon Nov. 12 special preliminary and ~' H<'f actl\t appl'OilCh fo.:U>t> and ,..:1hta1,.., .... hen! mdi\ idual concern... can be addi"P'--.ed . I ma' ~ ronta(,.tcOUl(ts o( diffic:ull'i att: (I) sdf..-.i.ecn i..-. (2) - Dr. C•rol Krip~ • ~ ~ Hanlon, Mark Trachtenberg, d1f11Culhes with co-worker•1, (3) job-related ront•nt>. (4) • Lo.-ing Comp<1 nion • John Bruno, Arturo Vasquez, the ballot by random drawing qut'IJCJNng whtthtr • mation.Wp an work; ( ;) t-:i: Service • Baby 'tvurses mW- • rtb!JOrt>hip - aimmitled: (6) pmblemo Ck. c.oJ KI1pM, Gary Dotterman, Dan rather than in alphabetical order. t>11h ~ (7) ~tal COllC'tmS; (• unttflalntiet Ill Clfttf bnsed • Trm'el Comp11nion • Domestic Care choi< t: (Q) axnms relating lo school. colltge and graduate psychologist. offers. • Live-In/ Live Out • Child Care McLaughlin and Herry McDer­ However, there will only be a tchool; (10) ~ l<»>e> and other li(oo adiu>ta1ent- Men "'..___ 1111actJw4JPIO". lt /'h e compun)' ' Irr en;ed, m;urcd & bonded. mott have all petitioned for can­ special preliminal) election if • anJWOOlight mto thtir u,.,. "'ps)'Chollellf't A ll i.orkrn are carefully . crcened didacy. more than two candidates gather ~ c!Wcal training look pbct> m il)" fiospotol 111 According to the election of­ the required signatures and de­ maD!D lheir Call Anytime PHONE: 617-696-6446 Bo,:tc11. !ht Eliot Clinic 1n Con<»rd. and the ~larlborollgh H.>.ilth potlnll& fice, they will accept up to 20 cide to run. The top two candi­ Cbtuc. I reai1 ed m~ doctorabP 111 roun:.thng ps)

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Above: Manuela Lopez waits for help from Gardner School librarian Shella O'Hara. The first day's assignment was to make self portraits on the computer. Children returned to school after a few months of summer vacation on Wednesday.

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I•' I ' Above: This Brighton Avenue sidewalk Is almost ~ . Impassable as college students move belongtngs ' . Into what wlll be their homes for the next academic year. Last weekend was the height of the annual ·trek back to Allston' and Brighton.

STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL MANNING

The height of mevlng time In Allston '. and Brighton was this past weekend '' as college students returned to I' t he area for a year of classes. Some students, like those on • Alcorn Street, just moved from one A-B apartment to another.

STAFF PHOTO BY MJCHAEL MA•"'

I. I' www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton .. Friday, September 6, 2002 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 9 COMMUNITY NOTES ... Annual A·B parade Sound and Lights Calliope. tion at St. .Margaret's in Dorch­ versity\ Graduate School of The Parade Cor11minee is ester as well as at St. Eliza­ slated for Sept. 15 Education and a part-time staff currently looking for local com­ beth's Medical Center. ·Reaching out assistant for the mayor's 24- The 19th . annual All~ton­ munity groups to par11cipate. Hour Constituent Services, Brighton Parade will take place The parade committee will be Community Build Day where he helped assist con­ on Sunday, Sept. 15, at l p.m. welcoming candidati.:s \..,ho will stituents with delivery of city This year's theme is "Always be running in a special election for new schoolyard services. Remember Sept. 11 ." to fill the vacant ~at on the Principal Grace Madsen of Already' scheduled to take Boston City Council formedy Baldwin Elemenla[)' School, Healthy Boston part in trte parade are Anna Nes­ held by the late Brian Honan. 121 Corey Road, Brighton, is dekidis • (Miss Allston­ The council candidate ' partici­ preS•!nting Roger Erick on, sponsoring a Brighton), as well as the Abun­ pation in the parade will con­ community organizer, Allston­ candidates night dant Grace Church (led by tribute to the succes' of the day Brighton Community Develop­ The Allston-Brighton Heal­ Brighton resident Ingrid Hill), and march. ment Corp., on Saturday, Sept. ' the Allston-Brighton Commu- thy Boston Coalition and local Anyone interested in partici­ 21. Coffee and in tructions are Democratic committees are nity Development Corp0ration pating in the parade 'hould con­ from 8 to 9 a.m., and construc­ sponsoring a Candidates Night . (CDC) under the direction of tact Liz Lascano al 617-782- tion of two play tructures is Juan Gonzalez, the Jackson­ on Monday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 5152, fax at 617-782-6669, or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the to 8 p.m. in Seton Auditorium Mann Community Center di­ e-mail at ABParade (£1•aol.corn. schcol parking lot (rear) of the rected by Judy Wasserman, Girl at St. Elizabeth's Medical Cen­ Also, visit the p

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EDITORIAL Reich is the one. emocrats have four candidates to _elect from a<.; their gubernatorial pick to take on Repu icm D Mitt Romney. Whoever the Democrat chose on Sept. 17 will have to battle the reputation of a Democrat c­ controlled legislature that many voters sec as arrogant, was, e­ ful, and woefully out of touch with the will of the people. Tom Birmingham and Shannon O'Brien .ire eas) fodder for the Romney campaign. Just taking a look at the incredi­ bly pathetic ways the legislature has deall with llic budget over the past few years and one can see that Birmingham i"> part of the problem on Beacon Hill. Shannon O'Brien would also be, and has alreatl) be­ come, an easy target for Romney. There have enough doubts raised about her skills as treasurer as shown in the state auditor's report to bri ng up some vet) senous con­ cerns about her ability to govern this statt.... She is a political insider, heavily ve ted in special interest money. and that rs just what the people don't need in the corner office right now. Warren Tolman is a credible candidate. He 1s to be com­ mended for running under the guidelines of the Glean Elec­ tions Law. Even though he is a former state repre<.;entatiw. he is clearly an outsider. The main question is. Ciln he get anything done? The animosity between him and the legis la­ tive leadership runs deep. Massachusetts is in dire need of leadership. and that leadership must come from a Beacon Hill outsider. 'iome­ one whose career has not been enmeshed m the political llAVE" ~N WNCJ@MfTt.,-8329. White House, Reich's name has been syr10n)m u-. \\ith De­ women' . and progre-;sive every tum, supporting every B) mail Jhe IAB Communit) Newspapers, Lene~ ro the Editor. P.O. Bo>. 9 112, NeedhaJ11. MA 02492. By mocratic ideals. groups. ha endorsed David machination of the House lead­ fax: (781) 433-8202. By e-mail: dgoldstein @anc.com. ·~ While Tolman's commitment to Clean Elections i laud­ Friedman to be the next repre­ ership to gut or kill the people's law. able, Reich's perseverance in an under-funded campaign \entath:e from the 18th Suffolk District. David Friedman will support Vote for pro­ ductive health clinics, despite the shows his commitment to leading the state. Working from the fu ll fu nding and implemen­ Among these is Mr. Fried­ choice sttte reps fact that clinics in Brookline.arfcl outside the establishment and declaring hi" candidac) lat1~. man\ .,talwart ..,upport of the tation of Clean Elections. He B1ighton are consistently targe will represent onl y the people of Reich was able to secure the needed 15 percent of Dem c el­ Clean Election.., Law passed by To the edi tor: of harassment and threats. ' · \Oler\ in 1998. Mr. Friedman IJ is district in the Legislature, In Rep. Golden's recent letter He is also the chief sponsor ()f egates to get his name on the ballot - a feat moM politiC•)S under.tands the corrupting in­ and the whims of big money to the TAB, he never !>!ates House Bi ll 845, a bill that wbuld thought improbable if not impossible. fluence of special interest donors. He has our endorse­ where he actuall) stands on a create burdensome obstacles in With the State House at a virtual stand"illll under the auto­ money in politics. He knows ment, and he deserves your woman's right to choose, (Letter: the path of a woman seeking an vote. Rep Golden, in his own defense). cratic leadership of House Speaker Tom Fi nnerJn, the pe'r that the Clean Elections Law - abortion after just 16 weeks:· ft 1f fully funded and implemented Marc D. Draisen Could it be because the district is should come as no surpri se that pie of Massachusetts need a leader who can direct it out of b) a recalcitrant Legislature - President pro-choice and he isn't? Rep.Golden received a perfe.¢t its current financial crisis. During his time at the White \\ill limit campaign spending Commonwealth Coalition In fact, Rep. Golden voted score in the Massachusetts Cid.. House, Reich fought Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLl.y - and contributionc,;. curb the in­ Fonner state representative, against the Buffer Zone Bi ll to zens for Life 2002 voters' guid :· Brookline and Brighton set up safet) zones outside repro- and won. Certainly he can use those same political sk.ills to fluence bf big mone) donors, LETIERS, page: J_ ·' ' lead a Legislature of Democrats. If Reich follows through on his promises to \\Ced out th!.! PERSPECTIVE patronage and sweetheart jobs, he will have made major steps toward solving some of the ill ~ of the commonweal th. The money saved by eliminating such jobs coultl do \\On­ Schools heading in the right direction ders for state-funded programs slashed in this year\ bud~et. s summer ga1;ps its last breath, stu­ " Most importantly, Reich cares about is'iUCs that Allstor outsourcing for certain elective courses. ·- :. dent'> and parents across the city are The DOE is not alone in recogn~ng and Brighton residents consider important - affordable A prepruing to begin a new school This is the first year that our Bo!-.ton for its work with high school ref@lln. housing, education and health care. He ha.'i inno\"ative id :!a.'i year in Bo. ton. I still remember when I was a students need to pass the The Crn11egie and Annenberg Foundatio.: that could change the way the state runs, but at the same ~oung student in Boston. the great anticipa­ have also demonstrated their confidenc.e in tion I felt at the beginning of each new school MCAS in order to graduate. our school system. This year the Carneg.je time he is realistic in his promises and undeNand<., the con­ We're doing everything we Grant goes into full swing - funding effo ts straints of state politics. to improve high school literacy, individuali,ze GUEST can to make that happen. COLUMN instruction and reduce student alienation. More importantly, we want Along with our restructured district ll-IOMAS M. MENINO schools, this fall we open two new to make sure our students schools in Boston. The fonner Boston 1-ij: are prepared for productive opens its doors a<; a pilot school, the Bo year. There were new courses, new teachers Community Leadership Academy; ~ , and - most of all - new po ibilities. careers and rewarding lives. Boston Tech Academy will greet its first cl . 254 Second Ave., P.O. Box 9112, Needham, MA 0249<4 6f7/254-7530 l As I prepare to launch my I0th school While we're focusing much of our attent1d4S progress. Test 'iCOre are up, attendatlce is up, and rewarding lives. Just kx.)k at our fi rst and second grades, wh.E GREIB\1ANChoo ls. At three <>chools - East Boston. ods for the needs of their students. those schools around. We made a lot of English, and Hyde Park High - ·teachers Those of you who are longtime Boston ARTS E-MAIL - A RTS@'C"NCCO\t changes and our hard work paid off. Today all have voted to shift scheduling to allow for idents know how difficult it is when the ARTS C ALE DA R E-MAIL - ARTS.EV! NTS < cm.t of Bo. ton's high <,chools are accredited. longer class periods. This ·means more time school year gets off on the wrong foot - ""' ...... We all want our students to be succe sful. learning in the classroom and less time loiter­ a bus strike, crumbling buildings, lack • That not only means making sure that our ing in the halls. common goals for teaching and learning or GENERAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS buildings are well maintained and well We're on the right track and others are tak­ high schools at risk of losing their accredita-­ CilQJlation lnbmation - 1-(888)-343· 1960 equipped, it also means hiring the best, most ing notice. This week, I wa<; to announce that tion. Main Telephone NO. - (781) 433-8359 qualified teachers. This year we had more the U.S. Department of Education has award­ Those days are behind us. This year, w Classified NO. - 1-800-624-7355 than 5,500 candidates compete for 300 jobs. ed Boston nearly $4 million io fuither our once again getting off on the right foot - \(~ Becau~ of that strong applicant pool, we high school refonn efforts at OU!' district high comin~ students and fam ilies to our sch COMMUNITY were able to select the top 5 percentl schools. These two new grants will expand tu­ for a year full of first-rate educational op NEWSPAPER Thi is the first year that our stuaents need toring and mentoring for high school students, tunities. Together I know w~ will make COMPANY to pass the MCAS in order to graduate. We're personaliie advisory services, and allow for another succe sful academic year in Bost 1. , . www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton Friday, September 6, 2002 Allston·Brlghton TAB, page 11 PERSPECTIVE ... That spunky litt e 0ld lady is q~te the character (actress) ave you seen the television ad Her name is Mildred Clinton and she between them during a rehearsal, she iny spirits. And that was without being showing a little old lady get­ describes herself as a ··character ac­ 'I am very lucky to be still marvels at their exchange. able to accept right away her invitation tress." Over the telephone he sou11ds H ting a helping hand from a busy with wort< that I Sitting in the theater, Alfred Lunt to take me to lunch at Sardi's, the fa­ young mail as she crosses a parking lot? just as charming .is she does in the ad. called out to his wife "You've got too mous Manhattan restaurant. At the end Normally, I am ad-adversive, but this The extent of her work as an actress !.ur­ love. My whole life was much eye makeup." Lynne ignored him of our conversation, Mildred told me, one has caught my attention several prised and impressed me. She pla.fed for a while but finally gave in. "Oh, Al­ "You've made my day!" Those words times and held me fascinated. the mother of the Al Paci no character in set in a way in which fred," she exclaimed as she left to brush exactly echoed my own sentiments. the film "Serpico" and she has appeared you do interesting away some of the makeup. Mildred still For an appraisal of the ad, I turned to GROWING in three movies directed by Spike Lee. feels the music of Lynne's voice in those my favorite advertising guru, John Car­ Early in our conversation I told her things.' two words."Oh, Alfred." roll. He appears on Boston's public tele­ OLDER my age of 74, hopmg thi would mate it Mildred worked with another famous vision show "Greater Boston," for easier for her 10 tell roe hers. But Actress Mildred Clinton theatrical couple - Jessica Tandy and · RICHARD GRlfFIN which he is execulive producer. ''women can't tell their age," he in­ Hume Cronyn. She thinks it was in a He thinks this ad "works" in deliver­ formed me fumly but sympathetic<~ly, Mildred is determined to resist nega­ television drama rather than a perfor­ ing its message effectively. Of Mildred • The lady h~ just been food shopping thereby reveaJjrtV. he' in ~ certain tive thinking. "I think each of us is our mance on the "'stage. "You could have Clinton's performance, Carroll says, and is presumably walking toward her range. Also her frequent use oT "Jirrfoy own most severe critic," she told me, hugged them," she says, as she recall! "She delivers a gn!at punch line," a sen­ cat:' When she meets the nicely dressed Cricket'' as her expletive of choice rng­ "and some days I feel positively nega­ feeling tempted to ask Cronyn if she timent that no doubt the veteran New jt>Ung professional, who works in a Cit­ gests that she wa' not born the da)' be­ tive." However, the personal dynamism could. York character actress and her fans will i~ns Bank branch at the supermarket, fore yesterday. of the woman became almost tangible to Mildred Clinton appreciates later life be happy to hear. she asks him to lend her his arm. This he As the ad shows, Mildred is sho1t in me in our phone conversation. in other ways as well. "Everything As to the view of aging presented gladly does, assuming her automobile to physical stature. "I always had a good How does she feel about growing makes me feel rich," she says. "When here, Carroll gives this ad high marks. be parked nearby. figure," she says of herself, but she was older? '"I am very lucky," she replies, "to you're young, 13 or 14, these things "It casts older people in a reasonably When she delivers her punch line, he only 5 feet, 3 112 inche in height. By be busy with work that I love. My whole seem unreachable." positive light," he says. "I find it kind of has been clearly one-upped: "Oh, I don't now, she has become honer still, she life was set in a way in which you do in­ The only downer in Mildred's life is endearing," he adds. have a car," she says sweetly. says. In some of her ads and films she teresting things." widowhood. She lost her husband to an So do I. This ad, I have discovered, was appears taller, however. Her interesting things began long ago. early death, at age 42, and has lived by Richard Griffin of Cambridge is a filmed last winter in California. This in­ What most impressed me about Mil­ She appeared in a play that featured Al­ herself in Forest Hills since that time. regularly featured columnist in Commu­ formation comes from the woman who dred Clinton i her rest for life. "I fall in fred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne when it She boasts of being a "distinguished nity Newspaper Company publications. stars in it. Last week I interviewed her love with whatever I'm doing because tried out in Boston decades ago. 'They alumna" of Brooklyn College, where He can reached by e-mail at rb­ by telephone in Forest Hills, N.Y., it's always a challenge," he says of her were amazing people,'' she says of the she majored in French. griffl [email protected] or by calling 617- where she has lived for a long time. work. Lunts. Remembering a certain by-play Talking with this woman buoyed up 661-0710.

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LETTERS, from page 10 held up and it seems all the real for handling a nearly impo sible Although not without tenibly of human service programs. In­ for people with disabilities. True The Massachusetts House, work has been done by the State financi 11 dilemma rationally, formidable damage. stead, quality should be insured cost savings come from invest­ which is controlled by anti-choice Senate. He says he wanL'i to help reasonably and effectively. I'm Unfortunately, the next fiscal and oversight strengthened by ment sufficient to insure the suc­ Speaker Finneran, is just short of fund our public schools and yet he sure th.it there is not one among year is being heralded with even empowering people with disabil­ cess of thousands overcoming a pro-choice majority. We need supports private school vouchers, us full) satisfied with the results. more dire financial forecasts. But ities and their families with the disability with the suppprt of more legislators who will stand which obviously take funding There are some obvious mis­ now, we have the time to plan. funds to choose their own ser­ quality staff, not from barely prcr unequivocally to protect every away for our schools. takes that need immediate fixes, Economic realities are thrusting vice providers. Combined with a viding maintenance. woman's right to choose. That is As a teacher, a concerned citi­ some choices that need rethink­ upon us the crisis/opportunity to far leaner oversight bureaucracy, Each of us has some invest­ why the Mass NARAL PAC has zen, as someone who hJs faith in ing, and some differences of consider historic and fundamen­ market forces will expose and ment in thl! way things are. Suc­ endorsed David Friedman for the system, I urge everyone who opinion that will never be re­ tal changes in how government punish those few providers, who cessful individuals and organiza­ State Representative. reads this letter to change our solved Thal is, as it must be. provides essential human ser­ tolerate abuse and neglect of tions, such as my own, became Melis.sa Kogut schools and our neighborhood for However, I do not believe that vices. Here's what can be done. their customers. As a market successful playing by existing Executive Director, Mass the better on election day - vote any other representative group of Consistent with the Olmstead force people with disabilities rules. Change always has its ca­ NARALPAC for Dave Friedman. I have found us could have done it better. Decision by the US Supreme will demand and find more than sualties. New ideas and new Boston Dave very responsive to ques­ The~ did not take the easy way Court, and in keeping with Exec­ just the lack of abuse and ne­ rules demand of each of us a new tions, a true advocate for children, out; tht!y did not place the entire utive Orders by President Bush, glect; they will flock to where formula for success, and always Friedman will particularly those with learning burden of the deficit on the backs it is time to end enormously and they find respect, success, choice open the door for new players to differences who desper.itely need of those who can least fight back. unnecessarily costly institutional and progress. take our place. represent the.people a voice and someone to care people with developmental dis­ care for people with disabilities, It is time to end the de facto But sometimes change, no To the editor: about them. I am conviri~ed Dave abihtie and people recovering and free them to enjoy the risk price competition in hum1ln ser­ matter how threatening, is right I am a long-term resident of the Friedman will truly represent all from mental illness. and opportunity of life with sup­ vice contracts that serves only to and necessary. When funding Cleveland Circle neighborhood of us in a responsible, account­ As i 25-year veteran of the port in their communities. And pay human service workers goes to the right place in the right in Brighton as well a high school able manner in way Brian Golden war lorn political landscape we must not forget to free with poverty wages, driving down amount, and when control of teacher. The-'populatiorr- of stu­ has quite clearly chosen not too. k.nowr as human service • I f1ave them the dollars that now are quality, engendering mediocrity, funds sitl. in the right place with dents that I am responsible for Jennifer E. Jones known more defeat than victory, equally trapped and now squan­ and denying people with disabil­ the client, we can unleash the tal­ have language-based learning Brighton but I have never seen govern­ dered on antiquated models of ities their potential at indepen­ ents of tens of thousands. I will disabilities. These students have ment work so well together to support and treatment. dent success. Rates must be fair­ take my chances with the new committed themselves to receiv­ Friedman will be an keep the most essential services It is time to substantially di­ ly and adequately set by rules. ing an education, despite how dif­ in place. For the first time in my minish the well-meaning, but government, such that they are William J. Taylor fo::uJt academics are for them, independent voice ob en ation, it was less a war, ever-expanding, costly labyrinth sufficient to unleash the true CEO, Advocates Inc. ttwy are committed to being in a To the editor: and more a honest collaboration. of state monitoring and oversight promise of community supports Framingham fjye-year high school progran11. Brian Golden has pledged his One of the basic medically doc­ allegiance to Speaker Fmneran. umented facts about these learn­ Dave Friedman, the Democrat ers is that they are able to process committed to party values language by having information (choice, public education, dcr broken down into small pieces, mestic partner benefits, etc.), something the MCAS exam does will be an independent voice in not address. Due to his support for the State House. MCAS, these students painstak­ Dave will pledge his all~ ingly wrote heartfelt, respectful giance to his constituents and the letters to Representative Golden Allston-Brighton-Brookline ~plaining their situation. I en­ community. couraged my students to express Liz Selleck themselves and be active partici­ Brighton pants in our democracy. Unfortu­ nately, none of them received the Free up the people courtesy of a reply from him or his office. To them, this was a les­ with disabilities son is their elected representative To the editor: not responding to or caring about I believe that I join millions of them. my fellow citizens with my dis­ I have read Brian Golden's Lit­ may at the new Massachusetts erature, he claims credit for fight­ state budget. I hope, howevt'f", .ing for funding for education, yet that millions will join me in com­ in reality during his tenure as our mending and congratulating our representative, funds have been elected and appointed official

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S CARPENTER Wharf, Bo . Ongoing: Little Blues Join the NICK'S COMEDY STOP. 100 Warrenton CENTER A>R VISUAL ARTS. 24 Qumcy penguin colony in a newly rer1ovated penguin St., Bos. 9/6-9n:Don Gavin, Artie Januario, Kids calendar St, Cam. 9/5-9/9: ''Olil'er Jackson/Marty exhibit. Simons IMAX Theatre, feat. "Ocean­ P.J. Thibideau. 9/12:Joe Devito. $8-$12...... ············································. Ehrlich \faltng Place " 9/5-9/9: " ew Fall Men," ·'Space Station·· and "Into the Deep." Call: 617-423-2900. Faculty 2002 ··Call: 6 7-495-8676. R EADING S i 9/5-9/30: "Living Lin~: Choices for Sur­ I "Lexfest!" multi-cultural INSTil\ITE OF CON1EMPORARY ART. vival." $7.50-$13.50. Call: 617-973-5200. 955 Boylston St.. Bos. 9'6, 8 p.m. Concert by JAZZ & BLUES celebration NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOG­ NEWTONVILLE BOOKS. 296 Walnut t., the U>'ens(Lynon/VandermarL. Trio. Call National Heritage Museum, RAPHY. 537 Comm. Ave., Bos. 9/5-9/9: BOB THE CHEF'S. 604 Columbus Ave .. New. 919, 7:30 ir.m. Rabbi Harold Kush er 617-354-6$98. $12- IS. reads and signs his book, "Living a Life hat 33 Marrett Road, Lexington. ''The Land Speaks," wprks by Marc Fleis­ Bos. 9n:Ray Brown. 9/8:Sunday Jazz ISABEUA STEWAR'r GARDNER MUSE· chman & Penny Chase. 9/5-9/9: ''Through Matters." Call: 617-244-6619. UM. 2 Palace Rd • Bo• Ongoing: The muse­ Brunch w/Nat Simpkins Quartet. Sept. 8, noon to 5 p.m. Our Eyes," works by Boston-area teenagers. 9/12:Groove Authority. Call: 6 17-536-6204. um offers number of classes. lecture~ and $5 a Call: 617-437-1868. family events m additi ;m to it art. 9/5-9/22: HARPERS FERRY. 158 Brighton Ave., All. Call781-861-6559 PANOPTICON GALLERY. 435 Moody St., 9/6:Missing Joe w/Suspect. 9n:Babaloo Works of jewelry by l\lanfred Bi choff 9/8, THEATER 1.30 p.m. Concert by the Borromeo Stnng Wal. 9/5-9/6: Photographs by John Woolf. w/Buck Dewey Big Band. 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BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 5 9 General R9ben F Ker nedy." 9/11-9/30: PUCKER GALLERY. 171 Newbury St., Bos. 9n:Kabir & Krimsky's Renegades. Tremont St., Bos. 9/5-9/8: "Out on the 9/5-9/9: "Return to Vilna I." Call: 9/8:Chauncey w/Mappari. 9/9:4th Floor Free admission day "United in ~1emory: 9111 Victims Memonal Edge," I Ith annual festival o( gay, lesin, Quilt" on d1,play. 9/1 , 5:30-7 p.m. 9/11 617-267-9473. w/Roosevelt Roosevelt & Mieka Pauley. bisexual and transgender theater. This ek: Boston Children's Museum Tribute concert feat. Eo'ton Landmarll> Or­ RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED 9/ll:Luv Jones. 9/12 ~Monte Montgomery "By Tooth or By Tongue.'' $26. 9/6-9/8 300 Congress St., Bos. che,tra & The Kuumba Singer,. Call: STUDY. Schlesinger Library, Cam. 9/5: w/Preacher Boy. Call: 6 17-497-2229. "Out on the Edge," the I Ith annual fest al Sept.11 , 10 a .m. to 9 p.m. 617-929-4523. "Photography Atelier IZ002 Exhibit.'' 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For the most part, the results of those search­ WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL! es haven't been too impressive. But now, a pair of local filmmakers -director Bill Hane> of John c. Wayland and prcxlucer John MacNeil of Lin­ Reill~in Marty coln - have unearthed a remarkable tale that Book by Rupert Holmes not only sheds new light on Hemingway's pri­ Music by Charles Strouse vate life, but speaks to the enduringjoy of base­ Lyrics by Lee Adams ball. Their documentary, "Gift of the Game," Based on the screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky and on the United Artists film gets a special screening on Tuesday, Sept. I0, The Cuban people were much more welcoming than their government, during the fllmlng of Directed by Mark Brokaw at 6 p.m. at the 406 Club in Fenway Park. "Gift of th Game." "For me, the story· had· everything," says OCTOBER 18 - NOVEMBER 24 Haney, a prcxlucer with the independent film money th1 ·re. the)' ha,·e it labeled as a terrori t Havana company Uncommon Productions of nation. Anl, totalitari.:111 dictatorship." there in the damn glove ~ompartment fi lming .."'c VALER/£ HARPER IN THE BLUE DEMON ters, a chance to see a totally different side of a Haney, MacNeil and their mall crew hot me," Ue chuckles. "Nobody told me that the .c THE TALE OF THE Book by Darko Tresnjak g" ALLERGIST'S WIFE Music by Michael Friedman historical figure like Hemingway, and the ad­ "Gift of the Grune'· on digi:al video, u ing streets were lined with cannons, anyway. It all ~ by Charles Busch Lyrics by Darko Tresnjak venture ofdelving into a world that Americans small, hand-held cameras that allowed them to worked out, though - we paid the owner of ~ Directed by Lynne Meadow and Michael Friedman simply don't get to see." look like nothin more than nap-happy .. Presented at the Wilbur Theatre Based on an original concept by the car for the damages, and he probably made .. Darko Tresnjak t: in collaboration with Broadway in That "world" was the Communist island na­ tourists. about two years' salary ~ff that accident. It all .. Boston/Clear Channel Entertainment Directed by Darko Tresnjak tion of Cuba. That's where Haney and Mac­ There .ire some !ense moments in the film Oil worl\ed out OK. trust me." ~ Neil-along with a mystery novelist, two for­ - frustrating anempts by tht Cuban govern­ Lee takes only fond memories awa)' from ·g BREATH, BOOM SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY ~ by Kia Corthron by Benn Levy mer professional baseball players and a small ment to k~:ep the Americans from organizing the filming of "Gift of the Game." "It was ~ Directed by Michael John Garces Directed by Nicholas Martin gang of hardball humanitarians - traveled to ballgame. \\ ith thq reunited GiGi!. and their great to go down there and help out the kids tell their story. new coun1erpart.'. 8ut. Haney says. there was we met. And, now, I've pitched in every Com­ cALL , sox oFFtc_E: 611 266-osoo Huntington "It all began with my friend, Randy Wayne never a 11111e \\hen they felt they were in a sig­ munist country except Albania - and I've TODAY. www.hunt mgtontheatre.org 1 1 1 ~ 11 ~ 1 , , :;:"'") White, the novelist," says Haney. "He had re­ nificantly dangerou.., situation. still got time. I'm abo'1!t 142 wins short of ceived a letter from Lorian Hemingway, the The gO\·emment may have been uncoopera­ Satchel Paige's record, so I better keep going," author's granddaughter." tive, but the people were welcoming. he laughs. In the letter, Lorian Hemingway told White 'The Cuban peq>le were wonderful," says According to Haney, the filming of "Gift of WORLO that her grandfather had, in 1940, established a MacNeil 'The> \\~re nothing but accommo­ the Game" wa., a learning process every single Little League team in Cuba as an activity for dating and friend!).'' day, with the filmmakefS, Randy White, and his son, Gregory. The team, known a., the '"Ameri1:a and Cuba are two cultures who the ballplayers finding out things about Cuba, GiGi Stars, was made up of local Cuban disagree 11bou1 virtually eve1ything. and yet Hemingway and themselves that they never youths, and held daily practices and games on we're the only twQ nations in the world who knew. the grounds of Hemingway's estate, Finca love bas1.:ball v.ith quite "° much passion," ··Hemingway's relatiqnship with the young Vigia. White was so fascinated by this un­ says Halli') ·•t think the American players Cuban ballplayers just fa<;cinated me," he known slice of Hemingway's life that he made were surprised to find the .;oul of ba!>eball says. ·'Here wa<; this man - regarded world­ the decision to travel to Cuba in search of the waiting for them in Cuba." wide m; the sort of prototypical white, male now-adult members of the GiGi Stars. Bill Ln! agree,. hunter - coaching a group of little black kids "We discussed it, and I thought it wa<; a fan­ "I woul pretty tastic idea for a documentary film," says least twici. a.., rabid about the game of baseball ahead of its time. Haney. a<; the mmt rabid American fan . ... "'1)''> Lee. "'We kept hearing these -.cories from the sur­ White called upon a pair of close friend'> - 'They'll 'it in the .,tands and di :uss games \ iving GiGis - the.-;e men in their ?Os-about ex-Detroit Ttgers pitcher Jon Warden and for­ that haPI ne

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City by the Sea (B+) .. hree of the be t actors of our day come together in this terrific film. T Oscar winner Robert De Niro plays a Long Island police officer, Vincent LaMar­ ca, and Oscar winner Frances McDonnand play the fictional role of the policeman's lady friend. They live one floor separated and hare dinners and intimate moments but haven't'Wed, and he learns more, and rapidly, about Vi~cent than he expected. And James Franco - J'11Tles who? - plays Vincent's son, Joey, who, durjng a By David Brudnoy botched drug purehase and in a panic stab the Film Critic deal~ and goes on the lam, pursued both by hi father and by the dealer's bo s (William Forsythe, in another of James Franco and Robert De Niro worry about what's at the top of the stairs. hi now almost trademark performances, of the kind of man you wouldn't want to cross). plays an understandably shrill woman and baby and a girlfriend, the baby's mother Franco had a lead role in the short-lived, carries it just to the edge of unlikeability), and (Elit.a Dw.. hku), whom he avoids since he critically acclaimed but commerci!tlly l.lflsuc­ a media frenzy about the young killer's dad knows that they're both in danger from the ces ful senes, ''Freaks & Geeks." the only TV being the son of a killer. Although the out­ villain. and the girlfriend feels incompetent to' series in years to portray high schoolers be­ lines ofLaMarca's story are accurately found take charge of her life or raise her son ade-• lievably; he was one of the freaks. Last year, in in the film, the divergences from it are worth quately. Vincent's life, too, is hovering on un­ a TNT film biography, for which he received a noting if not worth fretting about. Still, I al­ raveling; hi :-. son's has already crumbled. Golden Globe award he played James Dean, most wish I didn't know how much of the "City by the Sea," set in a once pleasant,• one of the best portrayals of a real figure on film is pure fiction . safe Long Island community that had be­ TV in a long time. Franco also played the son What sticks in the memory is the dialogue, come crime-ridden and derelict, is shot in a of the Green Goblin in "Spider-Man." I-fis star a little pat in spots but not devolving into the someti me!'.. grayish-greenish hue that lends i · on the ascendancy: Locate a tape of the kind of tough-cop-offers-tough-love or the an other-worldly quality to it, as if it's some­ Dean biography, see "City by the Sea'' and you-abandoned-me-as-a-kid-so-why-should- thing of a dream, a raw nightmare. The real start telling the neighbors. Franco moothly 1-trust-you-now cliches. The action relies story was u nightmare, for both LaMarcas, holds his own with De Niro and McDo1111and. more for its impact on the infrequent use of and the movie might be a hard sell. It doesn't LaMarca was in Boston recently and said violence even in a story chock full of opportu: suggest a happy time at the movies and offers that much of has story has been "Hollywood- nities for ov,erkill. Joey is falling aprut, realiz- only scant comfort in its final vignette. 1zed." including the girlfriend, the con­ . ing that he'll either fall to the cops or to the Written hy Ken Hixon; directed by Michael tentiou ne s with his ex-wife (Patti LuPone man whose subordinate he 1-.illed. He has a Caton-Jo11es. Rated R Nothing to 'Fear' screen but contortion acts, and done the well), including chasing her down by tele­ ph rie a1 d --ending her off to look for cuq ~ 1,1 1 u ...nc::r Too much here and too dimly lighted. Ei ther the producers are unaware of the exis tence of a more than 25-watt bulb or the) think that if nothing's clearly visible we'I all jump in terror when Nicholas Pike's pre dictably mediocre scary music swells. Ad to the din1 lighting routine its companion the blueish-grayish tinged lighting of what ever isn't in the near dark. So you can barely see the thing, and whe you do, ll 's those customary headache-in ducing whirligig images; we are to swoo not merely with fright but with spine-tin gling venigo. Cue the awful score and atten to dialogue from hell; the villain even quot Stalin about the death of one being a traged Natascha P(lcElhone and Stephen Dorff aren't prepared for the horrors they're about to meet. the death of millions a statistic. From Confu cius, another sage worth cribbing: 'Th Fear.com (D) featuring a crazed scientist and attractive waste of I 00 minutes is like the waste of heroes, with the added fillip that a Web site lifetime, and when the actor has breathed hi our computer hates you; why else imaginatively named fear dot com, as soon last, the credits roll; let a hundred sequel the crashes, viruses, wo~; acci­ as you go to it, grabs you by your brain (or loom." Gotta love that Confucius. Y dentally deleted files, files you something), plays to your greatest fear, in­ You don't have to love the movie, thoug can't delete no matter what, e-mails that go spires visions that send you to loony-ville, if you attend to Brudnoy's Law ("A terribl to the wrong people, e-mails that won't go to and in precisely 24 hours makes you drop movie slurri ng attractive people is more e the people you send them to, frozen !jCreens, dead of fright. Boo. durable than one not starring attractive annihilated hard drives, and need we go on? Even that's not necessarily hopeless as a pie") and somehow get pleasure from oglin All computer users except experts fear their premise for a cheapie ci nema treat like this, bare-naked ladies (before or after mutil computers, waiting for that day of reckon­ one that' ll be #I the first weekend, if it had tion), something's in this for you. Nothin ing, when the wretched thing destroys your managed to stick with it. But no, it has the makes sense after the first few moments, an , life's project, ruins your day or loses you mad scientist playing cat and mouse with the as is usually the case nowadays, the stars, l your job or your lover, or propels you to the good cop (Stephen Dorff. who has been of whom are talented (Stephen Reais parti " mad-house. If only "Fear Dot Com" had an ping-ponging between roles playing to his ularly skilled), will probably not choose ounce of wit, it might have made the rnost of looks and those accenting his acti ng chops), chat at 11.:ngth about this particular mov , everyone's computer-phobia and played it as the Web site plays a nasty game with the when next asks them on his show '' out something grand. pretty health department scientist (Natiischa Written by Josephine Coyle; directed Instead, it's another inept slice-a11d-dicer McElhone, who has done everything on William Malone. Rated R

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By David Brudnoy DAS EXPERIMENT Offering a fee for 10 ' ALMCRITIC days in an experiment, scientists try to learn how a group of men, one half f 'Boston Film Festivals playing prison guards, the other h~lf were people, this one could prisoners, would behave. An Oscar I vote; it's now 18 years old, nominee for Best Foreign Language the second centered primarily at Film, this says that in a few days incred­ Loews Boston Common, with ibly nasty behavior arises. Given the not­ some of the approximately 40 entirely-forgotten mid-century German past, the movie resonates. (D.B.) B- FILM THE FIRE WITHIN A documentary about longtime AIDS survivor Bob Bowers and Shawn, his wife of 10 feptures and 25 shorts screening .Years. He's a strapping fellow, who also at Loews Copley Place. Last looks quite healthy, until one or another year's festival, halted for a day cocktail stops working, and hfS health after the terrorist attack on Sept. vanishes ... till the next cocktail. The Greg Kinnear plays Bob Crane In 11, bounded back to be the most film is quite uplifting, although it flags "Auto Focus." successful festival yet, perhaps some when the focus goes to Shawn because people soon decided to and her struggles with an AI DS bike find some comfort in the movies. ride. (E.S.) B- young woman's swain, Lesley Ann THE GREY ZONE This brutally in-your- Warren is her mother. Maggie This year's opening features face film deals with an Auschwitz Gyllenhaal is mighty impressive in the w~ll include ''7 Days ip Septem­ Sonderkommando unit, Jews herding title role. You want to see a variation on b@r," a documentary melding the other Jews into gas chambers. We meet not·too-kinky S & M, here it is. (D.B.) B work of 50 filmmakers showing Or. Mengele and a Jewish doctor who STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF what that week from 9111 on­ aided him, men who did the job effi- MOTOWN Bet you didn't know that ward amounted to. The other lsalah Washington, Patricia C~arkson, Andrew Davon, George Clooney, Sam Rockwell, Mlchael Jeter and ciently, others who seethed, and we see the back-up group to most of the opening-night features include Wllllam H. Macy In " Welcome lo Collinwood" the Holocaust rawly. David Arquette, leading Motown singers was The Funk 'The Grey Zone," a sober, emo­ Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Miro Brothers. Now elderly or dead, they tionally gripping story of the cre­ Sorvino are among the stars. (D.B.) B+ have a fascinating and great recollec- matoria at Auschwitz. Also Running from Sept. 6- 15, lthe festival has tended to be a crowd­ ensemble tomedy. Also coming INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN A tions , still weaving magic. Mainly phony-baloney mockumentary about a black but with two white musicians, "XXIXY,'.' a less-than-successful festival presents its share of ~e­ pleaser and successful in terms to town ar!! Harvey Keitel, who of Jrofit if not necessarily the plays a Nazi in 'The Grey wacky guy (Raymond Barry) who says the group made Motown's beat. Try to tale of a few friends in college pendent films as well as advance he shot JFK. An out-of-work reporter see this without stomping your feet. Zone," Chris Noth, of ··search­ and a decade later, not wiser but screenings of films from the ctar:ing of some of the more irri­ starts interviewing this guy with his (D.B.) B+ at least with better haircuts, and major studios intended for regu­ table critics. ing for Paradise," Tim Blake video camera and following him through TULLY Life on a small town farm is dis- "Searching for Paradise," by lar release shortly. Lacking a 1his year's Boston Film Ex­ Nelson ('1Grey Zone" screen­ Dallas and Washington and Virginia, and turbed by revelations from the past, local director Myra Paci, detail­ competitive element but thi year ceLience Award recipient is writer-director), and local na­ to a shocking climax. In the stupid tradi- resulting in the bank trying to take the ing a young woman's fixation on adding a panel discu ion (''My Wi!liam H. Macy, whose film tives Van(!ssa Paiise ("Kiss the tion "Blair Witch Project," silly people farm away from hard-working dad and a movie star. Big Fat Distribution Deal"), the ''Welcome to Collinwood" is an Bride") and Dylan Kidd ("Roger will believe it. Don't. (D.B.) C· his two grown sons. One of them - Dodger"). Scheduled guests may KNOCKAROUND GUYS Sons of Tully - ls a man about town, popular drop out 'lt the last moment and Brooklyn mobsters get into doodoo with all the girls, but not reallytsure why. , surprise guests may anive. when a courier (Seth Green) loses a bag When one of them tries to get closer, Tickets fire $10 per movie, and containing agreat deal of cash. Barry things go wrong. A nicely made, Pepper and Andrew Davoli are the lead thoughtful film, but not much actually 10-ticket coupon books sell for guys here, with John Malkovich, strange happens. (E.S.) B- $85. Precise listings will be found as usual, and Dennis Hopper, mildly WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD A nutty The films that '!;hine' ' in the dally newsp4pers and at restrained , as the top guys. Vin Diesel heist gone wrong, played out as wacky www.bosronfilmfestival.org. ~y plays a tough. This gets a tad silly, comedy of bad moves and incompetent colleague !Ed Symkus (E.S.) and I despite the serious subject. (D.B.) C+ peoplp. William H. Macy stars as a dad How good is the Boston Film Festivals (D.B.) hctre provide quick re­ LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY In sue- in need of money, with Sam Rockwell views of the films we've seen and cession, we meet a hooker and her as the lead crook, Michael Jeter as a track record for discovering talent? next week will continue with John, a socialite and her husband, who tired oldster, Luiz Guzman as the town's those on view in the Festival's may be gay, an artist (Steve Buscemi), a biggest jerk, and George Clooney as a gallery rec~ptionist (Rosario Dawson), a crippled safe cracker. For when you're in ByEdSymkus about that in Februai), final days. SENIOR STAFFWR11ER cute fellow (Adrien Grenier), an aging a silly 111ood. (D.B.) B right after it was psychic (Carol Kane), and a hotshot in WHITE OLEANDER A teenager (Alison be excitement of discovering a hidden gem picke.d up by Ne:w 7 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER A riveting doc­ the commodities business (Michael Lohman) makes her way in tough terri· of a film oi: a promising young director are Line at Sundance, te­ umentary about 9/11 and the week fol­ · 1mperioli) who wants somebody to tory after her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) Tthe fun and excitement that drive a film fes­ cause Boston is con­ lowing it, with contributions from many help ... him. Money plays a part in some is jailed for killing her lover (Billy tival. So we were wondering what kind of a track sidered the next festi­ filmmakers who were there. The famil- of this, but not all, but love, or at least Connolly). Robin Wrig~t Penn plays a :re.cord the 1&~year-old Boston E'1m Festival has val after: Sundance. - iar, gruesorpe images of the towers yearning, is everywhere: (D.B.) B· - Jesus-obsessed slut, Renee Zellweger at premiering startling new wollks by then-undis­ There are over 300 make up th~ first part, along with talking ROGER DODGER A slick advertising guy is a sweet, unsuccessful screen covered talent. film fe th als in the heads interviews and much footage we (Campbell Scott) introduces his actress, Noah Wyle is the latter's hus- teenaged nephew (Jesse Eisenberg) to band. The four lead women are amaz· Artistic director United States each haven't seen. A sequence involving political and philosophical arguments the ways of the world or at least ways to ing. How come Pfeiffer never ages? Mark Diamond year. A lot of them among citizens near the end is powerful. try to pick up girts in Manhattan. (D.B.) B says tliey weed fall bet.ween Sun­ (E.S.) A· Isabella Rosselini does an unforced job XX/XY Don't confuse the title with through about 150 dance and the BoHon Film Festival. They feel AUTO FOCUS Fans of "Hogan's Heroes" as the uncle's boss and sometime lover; "XXX." This tells of a collegiate free spir- films to find 10 or Bo ton ii. important enough to hold back on any may have Jlondered what happened to Elizabeth Berkley and Jennifer Beals are it (Mark Ruffalo) and the women he was 15 quality indepen­ other film festi\al coming out of Sundance. So Bob Crane, the star who was murdered the ladies. Acted with verve, written involved with (Kathleen Robertson, dent films that will we had the first bowing of 'Shine.'" after his gl9ry days. The movie suggests smoothly. (D.B.) B Maya Stange) and what happens just proVide the founda­ Diamond mentions a couple of other titles: that his fri~nd , a video expert, lured him SEARCHING FOR PARADISE A good shy of a decade after graduation. This tion for the festival. ''Reservoir Dogs" and "The Piano," both of into a wo1 of strip clubs and extra­ couple of character studies in the story item Is a little bit off, not quite believable There have been which had pre-release screenings in Boston. marital se . The affable Greg Kinnear is of a high school grad who can't hide her in the frisky college years, a tad too crush on a movie matinee idol. sober today. The acting is forced, the few •· 'The Piano' was interesting," he recalls. compellin as Crane; Willem Dafoe is quite a surpris­ appropriately repelling as the friend. Completely naive, and going.through writing cliche-ridden. (O.B.) C- es in the past con­ 'That was sche.duled to play at the New York (D.B.) B some pain when her father dies, she ZERO DAY A very.clever film that cerning films that Film Festival, which happens after us. But Mira­ BIG SHOTt S FUNERAL Imagine a great sets off to meet the guy, who turns out appears to be a documentary, but is all have played here max gave us a spxial showing, and we didn't American irector (Donald Sutherland) to be not exactly what she expected. written and acted. It also happens to be early on. know exactly what it was. And when 'Reservoir filming a r~make of "The Last Emperor" Solid acting, nicely told, but with a last incredibly disturbing, as the focus is on Titles that have played the Boston Film Festi­ Dogs' was given to us, nobody knew who in Peking's Forbidden City, feeling a reel that doesn't make complete sense. two teens who are angry, but don't val in September before opening later in the year Quentin Tarantino was." sense of i~pending doom, and telling (E.S.) B know why, and who intend to stock up to ex.cellent business include: "In the Bedroom,'' "Boston is an import.ant market," says Fraine, his go-ge ing cinematographer that SECRETARY A young woman just out of on weapons, raid their high school and ''No Man's Land," "Good Wtll Hunting,". explaining why some distributors ask to have their when he ies he'd like a comedy funera l. a mental institution gets a job with a take out as many innocent victims as ''Breaking the Waves,'' "Requiem for a Dream" films shown here. "It's a reviewed film festival. Add a pre'1Y associate and an exuberant lawyer (James Spader) who's bizarre they can. Columbine redux. Very effec- and "Italian for Beginners." Sornetirres people blame us for being too Holly­ producer )YhO takes on the task of creat­ beyond the ordinary. Jeremy Davies is tive, but who on earth is the audience? his usual sweetly creepy self as the (E.S.) B+ " 'American Beauty' was another one," says wood. Made. 's love of film is American indepen­ ing such &irevent. (D.B.) B· . Diamond. ''Nobody knew that it would end up as dent, that's why he does it. But the stars bring in the big as it did." bucks at the box oflice to allow us to be able to fly • "Nobody knew [director] Sam Mendes except in everyone else. Its Mark's job to try and push in ' for Broadway," adds festival president Susan the independents. lb us, a festival should be a dis-­ : Fraine. "And there was also 'Shine.' We got a call COVel) cf film and people.··

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• Readers will be invited to enter to win Seats for the Season! The winner will win a pair of tickets to all participating shows! Don't miss it! COMMUN I TY NEWSPAPER ~ COMPANY • Mtut4 Me•u <••,or • Page 18 Allston-Brighton TAB Friday, September 6, 2002 www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton ' . mentaty about 911 1 and the week fol­ lowinJa it. Loows Theaters - Tribute slides - ·9111411 such as "We remember" and "Don't for­ get" - will be on screens between I films. All theater workers will be wear­ How venues are handling Wednesday ing patriotic commemorative pins.· AMC Theaters - No plans have been made yet It's under consideration. ByEdSymkus Yorkers. Regu)ar adrni •.ion to the mu­ National Amusements Theaters - SENK>R STAFF WRITER seum applies. No plans have been made yet. It's under · Individuals aren't the only ones Wang Theatre - No performance consideration. • struggling to figure out the proper was <;eheduled for that night. In tead of Landmark Theaters - No plans way to acknowledge, or commem­ some commemoration that night, Joe have been made yet. It's under consider­ orate, Sept. I I - so are the area's arts Spaulding, pre ident of the Wang, de­ ation. and cultural institutions. Here's a sam- cided to hold an open house for fami­ Publick Theater - Regular presen­ lies at the Wang Theatre on Saturday, tation of "Hamlet." Candles will be EVENTS Sept. 14. placed around the perimeter of the out­ The Shubert Theetm - No perfor­ door theater during the performance. pie of how some organizations are han­ mance had been booked for that night. ''Blue Man Group" - No plans1 dling Wednesday, Sept. 11. And Joe Spauk:ling, ""ho books the Shu­ Sept 11 arrives smack dab In the middle of the Boston Fiim Festival's run: The Festival have been made yet. It's under consider- • bert, decided againit any pecial pro­ commemorates the date by screening the documentary "7 Days In September." ation. ·~ Museum of Fine Arts - Free ad­ gram for that l}ight • North Shore Music Theater mission. The museum is being offered American Repertory Theatre - uled, in honor of the daYt Red Cross or the September 11 Fund. Regular matinee and evening perfor­ as a place of respite. Curators have se­ No perfonnance of 0 'T!a at Five;" in FleetBoston Pavilion - No shows Harvard Film Archive - No film mances of "I Sent a Letter to My Love." • lected a number of works they think honor of the day. scheduled, in honor of t:Qe day. programming is scheduled because the Prior to each show, there will be a color, will spark some kind of reflection. Flo­ The Huntington Theatre Company Regattabar - Same programming season hasn't started yet. There will be a guard made up of EMS, police and fire- - ral arrangements will be put t~gether by -Artistic director Nictolas Martin de­ as last Sept. 11 . Roswell Rudd was display of elements from Yoko Ono's fighters from · Beverly on the stage. the MFA Associates. Music will be per­ cided to delay the offici21 opening of "A scheduled with the dharlie Kolhase "Mend Piece for the World" in a case in Everyone will be invited to sing the na- 1 formed by students from New England Month in the Country," in honor of the Quintet, a last-minute decision to play the lobby, accompanied by a video pre­ tional anthem. ~ Conservatory: day. was made, a small croL d showed up. sentation of Ono describing it. FlcetCenter - No events are sched Museum of Science - Free admis­ Lyric Stage Company of Boston - Rudd's management caJled this year to Brattle Theater - A possibility of a uled. FleetCenter employees will ' ' sion to the exhibit halls (but not the No show were scheduled for that night, sugge t he and Kolhase play here again. free screening of a New York-centric handing out I 0,000 small Americ Omni Theater or the Planetarium). because the Lyric's fall season doe n't Sculler's - No shows scheduled in film, most likely "Breakfast at flags in the North Station area and out .. 1 New England Aquarium - Free offic1ally tart until Sept. 13. honor ofihe day. Tiffany's." The theater will be accepting side the Federal Building. A new patriot admission. The aquarium is being of­ Middle East - No musical hows in Ryle's - The club will be closed. donations for the Cambridge Firefight­ ic banner on the outside of the buildin fered up as a quiet place of reflection. order to honor the day 1be restaurant The schedule reads that it's for remem­ ers' ReliefFund. will replace the one that was destroy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be open. brance of our heroes, and that ifs a time Coolidge Com er Theatre - Regu­ by a stonn. - A lecture, photo presentation, and The Paradise - No show sched­ to reflect. lar programming. There was an attempt Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Com reading - at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, due uled, in honor of the da) . House of Blues - A benefit perfor­ to find an appropriate 9/11 documen­ munity Center - Nothing is planne to a scheduling conflict - by photogra­ Avalon - No ho\\ S scheduled, in mance with Liiv Jbnes and special tary. Manager Clinton McLung says, for the public. There will be a smal pher Eugene Richards and writer Janine honor of the day. guests Paw Dukes, Lady Cheena and "We didn't want to do something just commemoration for staff members Altongy, on their collaborative project, Axis - No hows scheduled, in Bigga Rankings. The theme of the for the sake of doing it." and information will be availabl "Stepping Through the Ashes," featur­ honor of the day. evening is music for world peace. A por­ Boston Film Festival - A screen­ about events going on at di ffe ren •t ing images and interviews .with New Tueeter Center - No show sched- tion of the proceeds will go to either the ing of •·7 Days in September," a docu- temples.

/ manic-depression. ( H i~ father has "Zoetrope All-Story" and "The Yale wave of praise for "Stranger" has passed away; his mother still lives in Review." About six of the nine stories Hasten thinking about more writing. Wellesley.) had been written when Doubleday edi­ How could he not? After all, Franzen, .Hot off the press 'There's some ineffable emotional tor Nan Talese suggested compiling his who taught the writing class that state, which usually has to do with stories into a book. Haslett took during his senior year at HASLETT, from page 13 laughs. "But k> me, wh<'ther a piece of somebody in a state of turmoil, or cop­ "It was only in the last year of the Swarthmore College, provided this upheaval. J3 ut a curious and wondrous writing i redemptive or hopeful doe - ing with some kind of suffering," says \rocess that I wa<; conceiving of it as a quote for the book jacket: "You're like­ thing happens when you're about five n't really depend on whether the plot Hasten, analyzing his own storie . book," he says. ly not only to love [Haslett's] stories bu . paragraphs deep in any one of the sto­ has a happ) eJiding. The [goal] is for "And I'm trying to get the reader as far The stories were written during stints to fe I stronger for having read them." ries: You're glued. people to have a sense of recognition into the mind of that person as I can. at a prestigious fellowship at the And Craig Seligman's New York Tim In "Notes to My Biographer," he that they may not be alClfle in the world. Stepping back, I can see that one of the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center review said, "You should buy this book takes readers into the scrambled mind That's where the title comes in In that ways that happens is that I wrote a lot and during his. MFA studies at the Iowa you should read it, and you should ad- of a 73-xear-old inventor as he stum­ sense, I hope it' a book about compas­ about mental illness. But that wasn't, in Writers' Workshop. But he says his love mire it as much as I do."' bles back toward his gay son. In "Devo­ sion. The effort the characters make to­ any way, a conscious decision. It just of literature was nurtured at Wellesley More attention came on the Aug. 5 tion," a brother jealously hides a secret ward com~ion are °"hat's hopeful, came up, in part because of my person­ High School. He still returns lo Welles­ ''Today" show, when Franzen an­ that may have ruined his sister's one even ifthe plot doe n't end on a happy al experience with my father, and then ley for Thanksgiving and Christmas nounced that he had selected "You Are chance at love. And in "The Beginnings note" also because I was fa.~inated by people with his mother, and he stopped by last Not a Stranger Here" for the show's of Grief," a tormented teen finds a Sull. as a oollection. the torie offer in tate~ofturmoil." month on hi'> way to the Bread Loaf book. club. strange catharsis in the brutal, homo­ up a rather bleak v. orld\.le°". There· a Althvugh uiere Jte c~rtatnl)' the~ \\'nters°Cl•i1.ert· in \1.: nt. .... ed if the whole experience feel erotic beatings he receives from a class­ sem.c of de pair and isolation through­ that tie the ston~ together, Haslett Most of Haslett's stories may not urreal, Halsett laughs, "'Yeah. It's mate. out the book, \\hich deal , in many didn't originally expect the stories to be have a "happy" ending, but Haslett's great, but also at times disconcerting. "I understand ifs not a beach-read," ways, with mental illne . In retro­ collected into a book. They were writ­ own story appears headed in that direc­ When you're writing short stories­ says Haslett, on the phone from his spect. Haslett recognize· he \\.as influ­ ten between 1997 and 200 I, and a few tion. Although he's about to return for especially short stories of a literary ben home in lower Manhattan, and then he enced by hi own fatht·r 's battle with appeared in publications such as his third year at Yale Law School, the - this is not what you expect."

able on public broadcasting. "Network television i not doing an adequate job keeping us apprised of Voice of histc>ry what goes on in distant comers of the Not-so-meny Kay world where a <;mall bonfire can quick­ CRONKITE, from page 13 time." ly turn into a mushroom-shaped HANLEY, from page 13 adds, and this time she laughs o t week on WGBH-TV (Ch 2). Cronkite concedes ttat the line will cloud," he says. 'That requires a lot ambition, on my part," says Hanley of loud. "I mean it Looks like I got it at "It's a great program and a great way resonate with parents and teachers but more concentration of foreign news the constantly delayed release. 'The biker tattoo parlor in Tampa. And I ' .. to teach young people about American not the 7- to 12-year olds that PBS has and American foreign policy than album never happened all at one time. ended up getting that covered up history," says the 85-year-old broad­ targeted the daytime series to. • we've been doing." There was never a six-week period San Diego a couple years later on to . cast legend. Reaching that audien::e is really why But he saves his haiphest criticism where I went in and focussed and im­ So it's to pass the time on tour; I st - Each 30-minute episode recreates a he became involved. nowadays for the Bu h ctdmini tration. mersed myself in the studio and ed getting tattoos." heroic story from the days of the Revo­ 'This i going to open up the whole "We're still not being permitted to recorded. It started out as. Michael and Since she's now been home for lution. The series stars two teens and an field of our history to youngsters," he cover our boys and girls in combat," I getting together once a week with while, there haven't been any rece t 8-year-old who travel across the says. 'Thi is the way to exette them Cronkite says. "We're not permitted to friends and rockin' out, just for the fun tattoos. But there's been time to thi Colonies and witness hi story in the about what ~ned in the formation of accompany our troops jn Afghanistan of it. Then we decided about the future. making. ·our nation. I think the sci pts are particu- or elsewhere. This is an absolute viola­ we'd go in and record ''It's always Fittingly, the show's producers larly \\ell dooe. They represent history tion of freedom of press and speech. the stuff. So we kind sort of a goal of picked the person many still consider to accurately and are not over-dramatized. "We have been with our troops in of meandered along to write for other be "the most trusted man in America" Cronkite acknowled;~e that discus­ combat for al l the wars through Viet­ for a long time, and it pie," says Han! to provide the voice for the most trust­ sion of patrioti m in Colonial America nam," he continues. "We were not in took two years to "You can't be in a ed figure of the Revolution: Benjamin bas relevance in po t-Scpt. 11 America. Iraq and as a consequence we still don't record it and mix it." 'n' roll band forever I Franklin. • "One of the important themes of the know the full hi tory offarticipation in It is kind of a sur­ don't want to be Kei Cronkite is surrounded by a celebrity ·entire prcxluction is the patrioti m, the the Persian Gulf war an we' re not get­ prise that Hanley, 33, Richards - not I cast including (Thomas Jef­ courage that was shown and the will­ ting the full history now." Cronkite is best known as a rock ever could be. I do 't • ferson), Billy Crystal (John Adams), ingne s to compromise that was part of also surprised by the way the admi nis­ singer, has such pretty love performi g Sylvester Stal lon~ (Paul Revere), the whole revolutionai) experience. I tration has been laying the groundwork material as "Princely enough to see my lf Dustin Hoffman (Benedict Arnold), don't think it harms us to consider for a new attack on Iraq without provid­ Ghetto" and "Galapa­ doing it forever. Bu I Annette Bening (Abigail Adams), whether or not we are a patriotic today ing adequate infonnation to the public. gos" right alongside a · recently saw an in - Michael Douglas (Patrick Henry) and as we were then. I am proud that they "It's an essential role of the press to screamer like "Mean view I did when I Whoopi Goldberg (Deborah Samson). also get into the que tion of slavery and tell us that the admini tration has been Streak." 22, saying I don't w ''I'm sure they chose all those great the po ition of African-Americans in discussing thi o that the American She refers to her Hanley, 33, admits she once to be in a rock b said she didn't want to be In a actors because [they could provide] the our early hi tory. It is very well inte­ people are aware and concerned. We quiet side as the "new, when I'm 30." ~ rock band when she was 30. proper voice emphasis," Cronkite says. grated and very important to the story. found out in the Vietnam war that you more chilled out ver­ The laugh 'The better the actor, the better they are. 'The earlier we can develop an inter­ can't have a successful war if the sion of me and my songwriting." But rolling out again. " ... Of course, that doesn't apply to est in our history the more likely they American people don '~ support it. I'd she credits the remarkable sound of her "So maybe I should just keep me," the only non-actor of the bunch are to folio\\ through in the rest of their have thought the military would never voice being multi-tracked in the back­ mouth shut." - chuckles, his voice as firm and reassur­ education and become really intelligent forget that lesson; it arlpears that they ground, behind her lead singing, to her But then she gets all serious, aim st ing as it was the day he retired in 198 1. voters in our democracy." he adds. have. They think they can keep the longtime producer, Mike Denneen. wanting to take back a statement 'They said my voice and the general PBS and the show s creators, DIC American people loyal ~o a military ef­ "I had considered having other voices just made. way I speak sounded as much like Entertainment, made 40 "Liberty fort if they don't tell them anything doing the backgrounds," she explains. "I shouldn't say that I don't like r- ' 11 Franklin as they could imagine." Kids·· episodes. They pan from the about it." "But Mike was very against it. He kept forming," she says. "I get somethi g Anyone who grew up watching Bo ton Tea Party in 1773 and conclude On the other hand, the broadcast leg­ saying, 'This is your sol.a album, this is akin to stage fright, but it's mores e I ~ I I Cronkite host the CBS Evening News with the Constitutional Congress in end who portrays a flunous political your solo debut, no one else's voice bad-attitude, like, 'Man, don't I for nearly 19 years will get a kiclrnut of 1789. Cronkite ays the senes was a leader in PBS' newest cartoon show should be on this album but yours.' It like doing this tonight.' But it g s • I the moment. in an upcoming "Liberty's joy to work on. doesn't have any concerns about a for­ was an undertaking to do some of those away when I get up there. Kids" episode when a stoic Ben Franklin "I could hardly wait to get to the next mer president po sibly working for his arrangements, and I'm so glad Mike "It's weird," she adds, "because I, m ' r~ looks into the camera and says, "And script as \\ e were doing these over a pe­ old network. forced the issue with me because it's re­ pretty good at what I do. I have g that's the way it is: April 15, 1773." riod of tim~" he says. "I was waiting "It depends on how he conducts him­ ally something that I'm proud of." days and bad, just like anybody. "We slipped a couple of those lines for the next script like we used to \\ail self in the role," Cronkite says of re­ Hanley is also proud of her tattoos, a for the most part I'm pretty g in there," Cronkite says of his famous for the next erial at the movie houses." ports that Bill Clinton may host a CBS couple of which she . shows off in performing. I'm kind of a hammy nightly signoff. "I had some qualms In addition to "Liberty' Kids," talk show. "If carried oµt well, he could "Cherry Marmalade's" booklet pho­ son, I'm not a wallflower by about whether we should do it that way Cronkite keeps busy these days making have access to provide a great deal of tos. She prodµces a combination sigh stretch. There's no reason for met or not. They convinced me that they speeches and docume1taries, including information that we cai;t't get from any­ and giggle when asked about them. like this." thought it would play out all right." · a captivating series on National Public body else. I think he !hight be a great "I got the first one when I went She mulls that thought over for a it, 1 Why did he have qualms? Radio' "AO Things Co05idered" that talk show host." down to Newport one afternoon with a laughs one more time and says, ''I "I've always been concerned about ha., reexarrined everything from the "Liberty's Kids" airs Mon.-Fri. friend·and we both got fl owers on our think maybe I just have a bad atti de using that line out of context. A lot of firM Trans-Atlantic n rbroadcast to his at 4:30 p.m. on WGBH-1V (Ch. 2) liips," she says. 'Then I got one on my in general." people ask me to do it. I do various lit­ historic first-person reports from Viet­ starting Sept. 2 and repeats daily at left arm around 1993 when Letters to Kay Hanley peiforms at the tle promos for charities and things like nam 6:30 a.m. on Cit 2; 11:30 a.m. on Cleo was on tour, in this biker tattoo atlise in Boston on Sept. 12. At 9 that. They seem to always want to put It' probably no coincidence that, Ch. 44. It also ain. Saturdays at parlor in Tampa. · The Charms open. Tickets are that line in there and I resist mo~t of the lately. Cronkite seems more comfort- 7:30 a.m on Ch. 44. 'That wasn't a very wise thing," she Call 61 7-562-8800. • • www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton Friday, September 6, 2002 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 19 ·,

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othing sounds simpler than a in boiling water (only 30 ~onds) was all ~y Mat Schaffer barbecue sauce off your tongue with pungent cabbage­ quick fresh tomato sauce with that was needed to loosen the .;JJn. A ubse­ BOSTON HERALD jicama slaw. Slather charred ''edges of roasted poblano N cream. What could go wrong? quent dunk in ice water turned out not to be imes change and, after two decades, so has the pepper, zucchini and avocad11 quesadi lla ($7) with tart Well, for one, the tomatoes might be flavor­ necessary. As for coring anc seeding, the Green Street Grill. The Central Square water­ tomatillo sal sa; dip slices of fruity, pan-fried plantain less, the skins can quickly become unappe­ easiest method is to cut away the four sides T ing hole, known for its Caribbean fare, leg­ ($4) into coriander-chipotle ketchup. tizing when cooked, garlic can be an odd of the ski nned tomato, lea' ing the thjn, endary r&b jukebo and nightly live music, has pol­ Th.is i.s warm-weather co11king that will revitalize hard core intact. The seeds an: then quickly ished up its act. your spiri ts in August and ct1njure up visions of surf, THE KITCHEN removed with one's fingers. Two summers ago, the place was totally' renovated sand and sun come March. Butter turned out to be Her than olive - the down-at-the>'- heels decor replaced with pa'itel Grilled ~k in steak ($18) covered with garlicky DETECTIVE oil for cook.mg since butter marrie' well wall , hiny hardwood floors and a gallery's worth of chimichurri sauce delivers .ill the fun of a backyard with cream. Garlic, no matter how little I artwork. This summer, there's a new chef: Mark Ro­ cookout with none of the wrn k. It's served with a pan­ CHRISTOPHER used and ho\.\ I cooked it, wa:, out of place. mano, a IO-year veteran of The Blue Room. seared rn.1shed-potato cake and KIMBALL One half an oruon 1 finely diced and then Romano was smart enough not vinegar) roasted red pepper salad. lightly sauteed, made for a better combina­ to mess with s ucc~ss . Regulars Southl'1 ners will be whistling partner with cream, and tomato seeds float­ tion with the other ingredients. As for the might accept fanciet digs as long "Dixie" uver the smothered double ing in sauce are not ideal. Of course, a cream, heaV) cream beat out half and half as beer prices didn't ri e drasti­ Green Street Grill pork chop ($17). Fall-off-the-fork heavy hand with the butter or cream can or light cream for tanrung up to the toma­ cally, but discard the islands-in­ 280 Green St. tender, thl· chop is plated w ~ th com- turn a fresh summer supper into a heavy, toes. However, a mere 1/4 CL.Ip was suffi­ spired menu? The ensuing Cambridge (Central Square) laced gn1,, thyme-scented black­ tasteless mess. cient; larger quantitie ubdued the garden­ protest would have quickly 617-876-1655; eyed pt.\1s and sauteed broccoli The first issue was the tomatoes. Do not fresh taste of the tomatoes. spread up and down Massachu­ www.greenstreetgrill.com rabe. I here's Southern sensibili­ make this recipe with anythjng but truly Salt and black pepper \.\-en! a must, and setts Avenue. So Romano - who t)' m.. \\ell to pan-fried catfish fl avorful local tomatoes. Next, I found that 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg al o \.\- Orked worked alongside tropical-food Hours: Sunday-Wednesday, ($14) \\tth deep-fried scallion peeling and seeding was, in fact, necessary, well. Large piece of tom basil added at the gurus Chris Schle$inger (East 3 p.m.-1 a. m.; hushpupp1cs, coleslaw and lemony but there is some good news. A quick bath end worked njcely as a vanation. Coast Grill) and Steve Johnson Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m-2 a.m. caper tanar sauce. (The Blue Room) - enthusiasti­ Bar: Full "Caril1hean-style" seafood-and­ cally embraced the Green Street vegetahlc stew ($17) overflows Credit: All Fresh Tomato Sauce low heat in a large s k i ll ~t. When Gri ll 's Caribt:fean tnojo. But he with cod. scallops, shrimp, little­ foam has .. ub ided, add the :mion and substantially lightened the cuisine Accessibility: Stairs necks, s\veet potatoes and a trio of with Cream and Nutmeg cook until ,.el) soft and ju.t starting and added some ol'-fashioned Parking: Nearby lots exotic sl,trches: yucca, malanga To peel the tomatoes, score each bot­ to tum blond, abQut 7 minu es. Add Southern-style dishes. and calab.11a squash. You' ll happily tom with an X and plunge into boiling tomatoes, mcre~e heat to medium, The result is a new, improved slurp up all the spicy coconut milk water for 30 seconds. Once. cool and cook unti l tomatoes have re­ Green Street Grill With a fresh broth. enough to handle, the skin will peel duced to a chunky sauce, about I 0 outlook that extends beyond sea- Green Street Grill has a l.11 ge selection of frµjt-fla­ away easily. To core and seed the toma­ minutes. Add the heavy cream and sonality and recently harvested ingredients. You' ll stop vored martinb and a battalion of beers. Oddly, the wine toes, slice away the four sides from the nutmeg and cook until the auce has in for a drink and stay fo r dinner and some tunes. list is overpriced, with far too many bottles above $30. center core (cut from.pole to pole, not thickened and the cream his lost its Romano's deliberate!)' light approach - no super­ A pi nt of crisply hoppy lps'' 1ch ale ($4) will comple­ across the tomato). Remove the seeds raw fl avor. about a minut•! or t\VO. fluous sides, extraneous garnishes, heavy sauces or ment both dinner and the II\ c music that follo ws - with your fingers. Add salt and fre1>hly grot nd black gloppy gravies - means clearer flavors and cleaner jaZL, rock, blue,-.., African/regpae and Cuban/Latin, de­ pepper to ta.:- te. presentations. If you like gri lled meats and fi sh, ci trus, pending on the e'veni ng. The 1ukebox remains as excel­ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until cilantro and chi li ~ppers, you're in the right place. lent as ever. 1 cup finely diced onion, about 112 almost cooked. Reserve ore cup of Dino catfi sh, hush pllppies, smothered pork chops and There are only two . saving room for. The warm ll1ocolate cake is flawless­ 2 pounds fresh, ripe tomaioes, about 6 the skillet (or add back to tte pot and There's a reason our server says she sells more pan­ !)' fudgy; lime, vanilla and rum flan is a creati ve twist to 8 medium, peeled, cored, and seeded then add the sa~ceto the pru.ta if your fried bluefish cakes ($8) than any other appetizer: Ro­ on a custru·dy favorite. and cut into 112-inch dice skillet is not large enough). Combine mano counterpoint.'> the oiliness of the fi sh with hot The service substitutes enthusiasm and friendliness 112 teaspoon salt plus extra for pasta gently and si until Pl.'ta i al . auce and accentuates its subtle sweetness with corn­ for professionalism, but that' 111 keeping with the vibe . cooking water dente. Add a bit of reserved cooking tomato-oruon relish. We're told that fried calamari ($8) This is sti ll , first and foremo-.1. a casual neighborhood 114 cup heavy cream water if nece sary to thin auce. Serve is the runner-up in p<)pulari ty. Credit tempura battering, haunt; when rthcy run out of I men napki ns, you'll get 114 teaspoon ground nurmeg immediately Serve::; 4. a smattering of pickled cherry peppers and tangy chil i­ paper. Freshly ground black pepper to taste garlic-lime-Thai fi sh sauce for dipping. Smok)' gazpa­ It can't be eas)' putting yolll stamp on a kitchen with 1 pound pasta Basil Variation cho ($5), fire-engine red, i topped with a dollop of a distinctiyc personality and public profile in a tavern Substitute 112 cup packed f:-e., h basil mango-avocado-onion chutne:>- It's so wonderfully re­ that qualifies as a local landmark. But Mark Romano is 1. Bring 4 quarts of salted water to leaves tom into l.µge pieces for the freshing, one is tempted to di ve into the bowl. doing a -;avvy job of balanc111g tradition and innova­ a simmer. Heat butter over medium- nutmeg. You'll gnaw savory, tamari nd-glazed pork rib., ($7) tion. Diner" .. u1 :d~ will apprc~ 1~te the .. changes in lati­ down to the bone, washing any last drops of hot-sweet tude, changes in attitude" at th1.: Green Street Grill.

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· COM~NITY N'OTES, UFUND College Investing most comprehensive continu­ from page 9 Plan and Slothsleuth.com. um of services for children with The project proponent sub- Painting in vvatercolors Community ifartners are ~pecial needs in the nation, and mitted· a Project Notification Boston Children's Museum/ most probably the world. Form to the Bostbn Redevelop­ Recycling Pr ram. Other For more information, please- • ment Authority in accordance donors incfude land Springs · call 617-2S4-3800, ext. 1641'. with Article 80 of the Boston and Juicy Juice. Zoning Code on July 18. The Information booths available Hospital to honor fNF is currently available for at the FunFest include PBS Par­ review at the Office of the Sec­ ents Resource Booth, WGBH community leaders retary to the BRA, 9th floor, Membership· anc;l Information The Franciscan Children's Room 910, Boston City Hall. Booth, WGBH MemberCard Hospital & Rehabilitation Cen­ Copes of the PNF are also Tent, UFUND College Invest­ ter's Community Leadership available for review at the Oak ment Booth and Slothsleuth. Awards Dinner will take place Square and Brighton public li- com. from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday... braries. . For more information, call Sept. 2S, at the Fairmont Cop;; .. For further information, call the WGBH events line at 6 17- ley Plaza, 138 St. James Av-.., . Nick Haney, Project Manager, 300-1623 or visit www.wgbh. enue, Boston. Boston Redevelopment Au­ org. The Community Leadership thority at 617-918-4429. Writ­ Award recognizes those indi­ ten Comments on the PNF Yogaduzitjo viduals who have made vast should be sent to Nick Haney, contributions to improving the project manager, either by fax open new studio quality of life for our children at 617-742-7783 or by mail to Lauren Fawcett, owner and and our community. Boston Redevelopment Au­ director of Bikram Yoga Cam­ This special evening, called thority, One City Hall PLAZA, bridge, will open a new 3000- "Recognizing Our Heroes," in­ Boston, MA 0220 I by Oct. I ·I . square foot studio that will fea­ cludes a diIU)er, an awards cere- · ture yoga and massage at the mony, and silent and live auc­ Meet the .candidates rear entrance of the Star Mar­ tions (items include a .Captiva · ket, Commonwealth Avenue, Island, Florida vacation for on cable television Allston. Open houses wi ll take two). Proceeds will benefit the "Making Dollars and $ense," place Saturday, Sept. 7, and Franciscan Children's Hospital. a monthly financial and estate Winnie Huang, 9, of Brighton Is painting In watercolors $Iring a recent landmark watercolor Sunday, Sept. 8. At the open There will be a VIP reception planning program on cable tele­ painting workshop, sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, In the Public house, individuals familiar or from S:30 to 6:30 p.m., and a v1s1on, has invited Kerry Gardens. new to yoga can experience general reception and the silent Healey, Republican candidate Fawcett's teaching techniques auction from 6 to 7 p.m. for lieutenant governor, as and sample the various offer­ Among the honorees are the ing homes, take them to work, in Brighton. guest for September. Host for Street area." ings of the new studio. Boston Celtics and Douglas " give them out on the bus, on the Contact Stephen Fader, Walk the show is Richard M. Kielty­ Rep. Brian P. Go! en, whose Fawcett, who suffers from Chamberlain, president of Ap; , : street and in the classroom, Coordinator at S08-88 l-39 I 8 ka of RMK Associates, a finan­ office facilitated the complex rheumatoid arthritis, credits pleton Partners. The corporat .: spreading the joy and goodwill fot more information. cial and estate planner. arrangement among the \ ar­ yoga with helping her to man­ honoree is Citizens Bank. The .. that comes from sharing the gift Topics fo r September wi II ous parties, i enthu ed to ee age the disease. She will donate keynote speaker will be fm; cover "The Romney-Healey the project begin to come to re­ of a rose. Home-buying class IS percent of the open house New England Patriots playei; , To help kick off the event, Agenda for Massachusetts," al ity. proceeds to the Arthritis Foun­ Steve Nelson. Natalie Jacob; Mayor Thomas Menino will be offered in A-B along with "Life Events that " It has been extremely safr,­ dation. son, a WCVB-TV news anchor, present to help hand out roses to The Allston-Brighton Com­ Require Sound Planning." Sep­ fying to sec Mayor Menino. t!ie "In 1997, I was diagnosed will be master of ceremonies, ~ those who attend. State Sen. munity Development Corp. tember's broadcasts will be Boston Rcde\'elopmem Au­ with rlieumatoid arthritis and and comedian is ~· Steve Tolman, and Reps. Kevin will present a I0-hour course shown Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on thority, Governor Swift and tte began fighting a long and the guest auctioneer. on all aspects of buying a home. RCN Channel 8. Mass. Pike come together with Honan and Brian Golden will painful battle with a frightening Cost for a VIP ticket is $SOO The class meets once a week the community and local offi­ al o be in attendance. The Fran­ disease. My body experienced (includes VIP reception) an ' ' frc>m 9:30 a.m. to noon on Sat­ cials to share in the \ision th.1t ci can Children's Hospital of minimal relief from traditional it's $2SO for a general ticket. ' Agreement reached urdays, Sept. 14, 21 and 28, and Cabot, Cabot & Forbes has pm­ Bnghton will be represented medicine which led me to seek Phone 617-2S4-3800, - ex '. Oct. S in Allston. for Mass. Pike posed for th•" cri•ical tran )­ and will be the beneficiary of alternative methods of treat­ 1136, to purchase tickets. The class is co-sponsored by portation corndor \.\ hich -;ervc.; all token of appreciation left ment," said Fawcett. "'Bikram Founded in 1949 by Richar ' beautification Fleet Bank. Income-eligible as home to many bu<.,inessc · by flower recipients. Since yoga has helped to restore my Cardinal Gushing and the Fran ; .. Long anticipated improve­ graduates will receive $SOO to and resideni...... Golden added. 1997, Barbara and George life by minimizing the pain and ciscan Missionaries of Mary , . ments along the Masspike ex­ Sawin have given away 70,000 $ l ,000 off closing costs when "I intend to continue to work. providing greater flexibility." Franciscan Children's Hospi ~. tension right-of-way in All ston­ roses and rai ed almost$ l 0,000 they purchase a home in with my c llleague and the Since finding yoga, Fawcett and Rehabilitation Center i I' , Brighton got a boost this week to benefit of the chi ldren of the Boston, and will be eligible for community to build upon the:,e has built a career and business ~righton is the largest pediatri ) as State and City officials reach low-interest rate loans from the improvement'> a \\.C come to­ hospital. in bringing the benefits of rehabilitation ·center in Ne . an accord with private develop­ M,HFA Homebuyer <;:;ounseli ng gether to mak.~ Allst0'1- Good Neighbor Day cele­ Bikram yoga,' a style of yoga England. For more than S "' er and abutter, Cabot, Cabot & program. Registration is re­ Brighton an e\ en greater place brates the "power of a flower" practiced in excessive heat with years, Franciscan Children' : Forbes of New England Inc. quired. Fee is $2S per person. to work and Ii\ e." to help forge new friendships its own sequence of stretches Hospital has been providin In an entrepreneurial and in­ For more information or to and promote neighborline s. and movements. to a growing care to children with serious in novative arrangement, Cabot, regi..,ter, call Elizabeth or Ash­ Trauiti °' I) tr U.:!"lt t be nu.., r of ph} 1call) f nd ."ie-, nd illne . e • genetic dis Cabot & Forbes will gain an Sawin Florist giving 1 sy m t :nend... h1p .i.nd 1,1\e, le~ at 617-7 7-3 74. ph} ~1call) l. 1,d 1cnged ollo\\er... easement to an abandoned rail orde~ and emottonal difficul away 10,000 roses the ro e is America· national in the Boston area. right of way along Lincoln St. ties. Residents of All lon and floral symbol. Fawcett learned the yoga and provide $2 million worth of Ice Cream Funfest For more information, call style from its creator, Bikram design and landscape enhance­ Brighton will have nn opportu­ serves up family fun Free tobacco nity to me1:.t with one another George Sawin at 6 l 7-2S4- Choudhury of Beverly Hills, ments that wi ll stretch for over and develop ne\ friendships 44S.t. The 17th annual WGBH Ice and is registered with the Yoga program available 600 feet alol')g Lincoln Street Cream FunFest, an all-you-can­ when B & G Sa\vin Flori t Alliance as a qualified and fully Through a grant from th . and the Mass. Pike. eat ice cream extravaganza, hosts Good Neighbor Day l)n Wanted: members trained Hatha yoga teacher. In American Legacy Foundatio J "This is a win-win for the takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, Sept I0. Beginning at 8 a.n., August 2002, she opened her the Allston-Brighton Health ' community and the Mass for fund committee aod Sunday, Sept. IS, noon to 4 B&G Sawin Flori$t, 238 Fa­ fi rst yoga studio - Bikram Boston Coalition with St. Eliza : Pike." said Mathew Amerello, p,m. each day at WGBH, 12S neuil St., Brighton, will give Boston Mayor Thomas M. Yoga Cambridge. beth's Medical Center Tobacc • chairman of the Massachusetts Western Ave., Boston. Admis­ away I 0,000 ro e ... one dozen Menino is seeking nominations "Increasingly, the public is Treatment Program offers fr Turnpike Authority. "In a peri­ 1 sion is $10 per adult, $S per se­ to each person who visits the for vacancies on the Allston­ recognizing the mental and information and support f; od of fiscal constraints, it is nior and $S per child younger shop that day. while upply Brighton/Boston College Com­ physical benefits of practicing anyone interested in quittin gratifying to have this public/ than 10. WGBH members re­ lasts. This 1s the sixth consec u­ munity Fund Advisory Com­ yoga. By opening a second stu­ smoking. private initiative to dramatical­ ceive two free admissions with ti ve year Sawin Flori t tas mittee. Nominees must be dio in Allston, Yogaduzit will Outreach staff membe ly improve the appearance of tl}eir MemberCard and WGBH hosted Good Neighbor Day. Brighton or Allston residents expand its classes and offer speak English, Russian an • the Allston-Brighton neighbor­ filmily Members and Kids and There is a catch. however. who are committed to the wel­ massages· while reaching a Portuguese. In addition, ther -,•• hood." Family Club Members receive Barbara and Gearge Sawin, fare and-betterment of the com­ greater number of indivi duals are two youth outreach worke • The beautification will in­ four free admissions. Free shut­ owners of B & G Sawin Florist. munity. in search of yoga's healing who focus on youth preventio : clude a serpentine brick wall tle buses are available from hope that the goodwill 1 exact­ The All ton-Brighton/Boston powers," said Tom Strachan, . All outreach workers are avai punctuated by shade trees and Harvard Square and Central ly that - "catching." Those College Community Fund sup­ Fawcett's co-director and busi­ able to do group presentatio , decorative plantings. New Square T stops. picking up the r es will be ports programs and services ness manager. "Our new loca­ in the Allston-Brighton are •"f:. curbs and amenities will com­ Bring the entire fa mily to asked to keep one for them­ available to people in those tion in the same building as the The treatment program pr ·-· plement the design. WGBH for a festive afternoon selves and give the others av. ay neighborhoods. The fund com­ Star Market on Commonwealth vides individual and grou Jay Doherty, president of fllled with music, entertain­ to 11 di fferent people, in he mittee considers applications Avenue in Allston is also cen­ nicotine addiction counselin r·~ Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, added, ment, information, surprise process of getting acquainted or from organizations. associa­ trally located, making it easy certified hypnotherapy ' "We are very pleased to be part tions, programs, and for special celebrity guests and dozens of renewing a frie11d hip. lhe for people to fit a yoga class in nicotine patches. of this unique pax1nership creat­ purpo es based in the Allston flavors of ice cream and frozen Sawins hope that every visitor with their daily errands and For more information abo .t , · ing this project. It has taken the and Brighton neighborhood . yogurt. Proceeds from this an­ will make 11 new friend in obligations. Adding to the con­ the Tobacco Prevention . work of many partners, includ­ The committee al o gives spe­ nual community open house their community l,)n Sept. I 0, venience, me.mbers will be pro­ Treatment Project, call 61 -~ ing the neighborhood, its elect­ cial consideration to projects event benefit WGBH, the na­ vided with access to either of and in doing o. help creat1! a 783-3S64. The Allsto - ed officials, and several state that v. ill benefit youth activi­ tion's flagship public radio and our locations as part of the reg­ friendlier, more caring and Brighton Healthy Bost and city agencies, all in close ties, senior citizens and needy television broadcaster. ular membership." compassionate neighborhood. Coalition works proaetive ·' _ cooperation to bring this project citizens of tho e neighbor­ Scheduled performances are For more information, visit Each year, neighbors take the and continuously .to impro ~ .. , to reality. We hope that this is hood . The fund committee by folk singers Arnie Harris and www.yogadufit.com. the first step in fully revitalizing roses and gi\'e them to each the health, safety and cohesiv '" · also encourage beautification Ric Golden; Micky Bones ness of Allston-Brighton. and rebuilding the Lincoln other, visit ho pi~l and nurs- projects for the area. Swing; Jah Spirit; Mariachi Celebrate the last Menino and former Boston uadalijara; Project Concern College President J. Donald ance Group; and drummer days of summer Race for the Cure Monan, SJ, now the universi­ ob Bloom. The Franciscan Children's The Susan G. Komen Ike ty" chancellor, established the ~ At various times throughout Hospital Young Professionals Cancer Foundation will host e fund in 199S. Since that time, the weekend, kids will have a Council will host a Last Days of 10th annual Boston Race '£ r.,... the fund has provided 192 chance to meet some of their fa­ Summer Party at Tia's from the Cure, locally sponsored Y. grants totaling $360,000 for vorite PBS characters including 6:30 to I 0 p.m. on Thursday, New Balance Athletic Sh _,_;: \'ariou community support and Clifford the Big Red Dog, Jay Sept. 19. The evening get-to­ Inc., Sunday, Sept. 8. A co ~h , improvement projects. Jay the Jet Plane, Sagwa, gether will include appetizers, SK run and a SK family w The current president of Arthur, Cassie of "Dragon music and raffle prizes. It's a begins at 7 a.m. at Daly Fi Bo ton College, William P. Tales" and Leona from "Be­ chance to socialize and network (near the MDC Rink) on Leahy, SJ, and Menino have tween the Lions." Other activi­ with young professionals, while Charles River, Brighton. continued the support of this ties include crafts, face painting raising m<;mey for the children event wraps up at noon. Ae ~ cooperative effort between ~nd Polaroids. of Franciscan Children's Hos­ bic warm-up is at 8:4S a. Bo ton College and its Allston­ The Greater Boston Food pital. Tia's on the Waterfront is Survivor Ceremony, 9 a.m.; ~ Brighton neighbors. Bank and WGBH are once located at 200 Atlantic Ave. and Coed Run and Walk at 9: s,.: Nominations for the commit­ again teaming up to collect tickets for the event are $10 a.m. ,,. tee may be sent. to Chairman ~onperi shable food items for each. Funds raised by the Korn n..,.. Boan McLaughlin, in care of area families in need. Festival­ The. Franciscan Children's Boston Race for the Cure lly . the Boston College Neighbor­ goers are asked to contribute by Hospital Young Professional be used for breast can s:.1 hood Center, 42S Washington bringing two or three nonper­ Council is dedicated to generat­ awareness, education and tre tr St., Bnghton, MA, 0213S. ishable food items to the Fun­ ing increased awareness and ment. Menino will appoint commit­ f est. support fo r the Hospital. A The entry fee is $1S if tee members. Ice cream donors include group of over 400 enthusiastic marked by Aug. 3 1, and $25 n... ., Brigham's Ice Cream, Friend­ young professionals holds sev­ race day. Applications are av "l:: '. Walk for PKO ly's Ice Cream, HP Hood Ice eral fundraising and communi­ able by sending a self- d-/ • Cream, Stonyfield Farm Inc., ty service events throughout the dressed stamped envelope o:,.. on Sept. 15 Sunshine Sorbet, rkey Hill year. Boston Race for the Cure, P .., The Northeast Chapter of the Dairy, Kemps Ice Cream, Her­ Franciscan Children's Hospi­ Box 351S9, Boston, MA 021 SJ Polycystic Kidney Disease rell 's Homemade Hot Fudge, tal and Rehabilitation Center, or by visiting the Web site at,, Paul Query of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes; Chairman Matthew Amerello, Foundation is having its second Hershey Creamery Co. and located in Boston, is the largest www.bostonraceforthecure. g ... MassTumplke Authority; Representative Brian Golden, Jay Doherty, annual Walk for PKD on Sun­ Bliss Brothers Dairy. The Ice pediatric facility of its kind in For more ~ormation, l~ CC&F. announce agreement on Uncoln Street. day, Sept. IS, at Artesani Park Cream FunFest in sponsored by New England, providing the 617-746-9292 or visit Webs e:< •

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Hot.. local ra i@ riomance..Jeads Leadership! If that word caught your eye, our Emerging Leaders Program may be for you. You can mengdien your leader~hip skills, network with distinguished. men~~~ from the private and public sectors, and learn how ro work.ectively with othl'r leaders toward to nice multimeclia marriage significant civic goals. Each year we choose a diverse group of program fellows with By Wiii Kiiburn demonstrated porenria[ for leadership, and five to ten years of CORllESPONDENT professional experience, to rake part in a week-long seminar, Amy Kelly's neighbors were monthly meetings, and ceached ream projects addressing Boston­ area issues. Fellows must be nominated by senior leaders in their treated to an unusual scene late organizations or communities. last month: Dozens of people drinking beer, talking and laugh­ Nominations for the 2003 program are due October 9. ing out on the lawn, the sidewalk For further information and nominating instructions, and on the roofs of parked cars, • visit www.umb.edu/ccl doors open and radios all tuned • write [email protected] to the same station. •call 617.287.3890

University of Massachusetts Boston • To learn more about Allston­ H Co!J&ge of Management Brighton Free Radio, and its UMASS. BOSTON Center for Collaborative Leadership fight against CARP, tune to 1670AM,orgoto www.abfreeradio.org. The sta­ tion will also be broadcasting from Boston Common from Brookline Coach Sept 20 through Oct. 20 when tile Webcasting restrictions are Taxi Alternative • scheduled to go into effect. Serving qretJter Boston t1nd BetfOnd 'I

That might sound like a typical • 11-Passenger Luxury J night in some parts of Allston, Van with Cargo Space ·~ f but this was different. For one • Travel Privately 'f thing, it was a Wednesday night; Amy Kelly Is now married to fellow Allston-Brighton Free Radio personality Ken Ostrander. • Competitive Rates to Logan for another, it was a peaceful, chapel in Vegas." got to come in and watch the cere- Arbitration Royalty Panel, the • Transportation To All Functions post-college crowd; and third, "I'm just grateful that my mon}." proposed rules would impose • Radio Dispatched for Quick Service the radios weren't playing what mom was not pushy. She wanted 'U ually you get a bunch of royalty fees and other restrictions • Professional and Friendly Service you'd expect to hear at a street me to do whatever I dreamed pecnle itting in a church, waitin' on ,Webcasters, effectively pre- party. Interspersed with songs by up," continues Kelly. "A lot of wai'in' wrutin', and they're all venting anyone other than big Call for an appointment the Talking Heads and the Beat­ people's moms, thai's really sober," Ken laughs. 'Thi time media from broadcasting copy­ les were readings from Blake where the trouble is, the bride around, we loosened up and every- righted music over the Web. 617-738-1700 ana the Bible, as well as a bless­ and the mom have disagree- body was having a good time, and Even more insidiously, CARP ing by someone calling himself ments about what kind of thing then when it happened you could would force Webcasters to pay "Sergeant Pepper." to have and who to invite and all hear the hoots and hollers-it was royalty fees for music played as Inside the apartment is the ex­ that kind of stuff." \ery exciting." far back as 1998, an impossible planation . . . sort of: The wed­ This was fortunate, given that The nontraditional approach air price for A-B Free and countless dirl'g celebration of Kelly to fel­ wedding ideas from a previou plies to their future lives as well. others. low Allston-Brighton Free Radio generation - any pre\iou gen- Kelly say she hasn't officially The fight has a personal note petsonality Ken Ostrander, eration - probabl} wouldn't cha.1ged her "'real" name yet, but for the couple which goes beyond which includes friends, family have flown with Kelly and Os- their on-air names are another just bringing their show to a and a technological presence not trander, both 33 yean. old. tory. wider audience: Listening to We- seen at many such gatherings. "We definitely wanted to "We do have some ideas for beasts of ''Like Humans Do"'ICll- Bqth bride and groom are wired make it nontraditional, and ~ust some rOO.io personality names that lowed Amy's mother in Virginia for ·sound, while station founder something that we as a srriall, are completely different from our to get to know Ken before the Steve Provizer makes sure that a collective group just dreamed names," says Ostrander. "l thought wedding, something that couldn't hand-held microphone picks up up," says Kelly. "So it was really of· resus Presley' for myself. have happened if the show's reach everything else for the listeners not based on any other wedding "And then I'm the Raspbeny was limited to the short range of outside, in the neighborhood and that I've seen - C\ery other Hi~pie," said Kell). "And we the station' low-power transmit­ on -the Web. All tNs in addition to wedding that I've o,een has just might octually do a variety hour, ter. a cameraman, who records what bored me to tears." SOf1 of a 'Sonny and Cher' kinda 'The Webcast thing has taken may be the only truly interesting And unlike some c;;ouples who thir g." the forefront of what's going to wedding video ever made. only begin to enjoy their wed- ~ ince their wedding, the new!)- happen in the next couple of ·But the most unusual thing ding day after they've gol:ten weds have moved into a new months," said 0 trander, "and about. this very modern wed­ away from friends and family, home, and kept their focus on two ma:Ybe even longer, depending ding? It all came together in just . the bride and groom say the gods: Creating 10 hours of pro- on what happens." The Front Line of Homeland Defense. three days, starting on Monday unique format actually allowed gramming every weekend on All- How will they fight it? "We It's a new day in law enforce­ you'll learn how to use hi-tech of that week. them to have fun through the ston-Brighton Free Radio ('The don't know exactly, but we're ment with new opportunities. tools to your advantage. You'll 'That couple of days· was whole thing. GrcenHouse," from the Massa- trying to inspire people by show- Preparation holds the key to gain the team-building skills stressful enough, I can't imagine ''I think part of that was be- chusetts Green Party, and "Like ing what we've used music popu­ success. Whether you work for today's new age of multi­ ·doing it for weeks and weeks," cause we decided to do a little pre- Humans Do," a free-form talk Jar music for," said Kelly. ''We're in search and rescue or crime agency collaboration. And says Kelly, while Ostrander says reception, so people had been par- how), and fighting federal legis- just going to try to help Steve prevention, with a bachelor's you'll learn to use all these that an aversion to long-term tying and enjoying all the . nacks lation which threatens the futuie [Provizer, A-B Free's founder] to or master's degree fl'Om resources on the front line wedding planning can drive and stuff like that for a good cou- of broadcasting music on the save the Webcast and get rid of Western New England College, of homeland defense. some couples to skip the ordeal pie of hours," said Kelly. "So they Web, a taple of much of the sta- this crazy' legislation. Whatever entirely: "A lot of people elope had some time to mingle and tion' programming and pres- exposure we can get on this issue, and go to the Elvis drive-thru enjoy themselves, and then they enc-e. Imposed by the Copyright we want.'' Western~ Your training ground New England for the 21st Century. 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Page 22 Allston-Brighton TAB Friday, Septc1nber 6. 2002 www.townonline.com/allstonbright n ·. . ' The Duke reemerges to endor e Friedma By Phoebe Sweet ST-'ff WRITER \. "If you want to ormer Gov. Michael endorse George Dukaki may have re­ F tired from the political Bush,eOOorse spotlight himself, but he stepped George Bush. If you out Wednesday night of last week to endorse candidate Dave Fried­ want to go to Florid~•, man in his bid for the 18th Dis­ go to Florida. But trict State Representative slot held by incumbent Brian Golden. don't put a 'D' next During a campaign event at to your name. Thafs Big Cit) in Allston, Dukakis said that he supported the candidate 'why I'm here." that tood for progres ive, liber­ al. Democratic values, and that Fonner Gov. Friedman was that candidate. M1chael Oukaki~ "If you want to endorse ...... George Bush, endorse George Bush. If you want to go to Flori­ da, go to Florida. But don't put a 'D' next to your name," said GENTLE DENTAJL Dukak.i . "That's why I'm here." Dukakts echoed sentiments NEW PATIENT OFFER expre sed repeatedly by Fried­ • CLEANING* man regarding incumbent Gold­ • X·RAYS $s•r en's record as a conservative De­ •EXAM ~ mocrat. Both Friedman and •TREATMENT Reg. $183 STAil' PHOTO BY Jl'-l Dukak1s attacked Golden's Fonner Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakls reaches out to shake hands with Dave Friedman, PLAN Paid at 1st \J islt record at the State House, as well candidate for State Representative. The Duke attended a campaign event for Friedman last Wednesda a.-. his pro-life stance, tax increas­ the Big City Restaurant In Allston. es, and support of both Speaker (Thursday) Friedman sponsored Speaker Finneran." Marcioni of the Boston S of the House Tom Finneran dur­ an event at the Black Rose in Friedman referred again to Committee. , ing legislati ve session and Presi­ Boston's Faneuil Hall neighbor­ Golden's close working relation­ Korman, a Brighton resi ent ARLINGTOlf BOSTON BOSTON BRIGHTON BRAINTREE BROOWIE IUQTOll dent George Bush during. the hood with special guest Karenna ship with Finneran as a rem;on to and 18th District voter, c led 1a1-MJ-OJ10 6\J.262-0~cis 617192-0500 617-562·1100 781-356-3030 617-. ms m 2!f-Om vote recount in Florida. Gore Schiff. replace the incumbent in faYor of Friedman "a Democrat who I)\· CAMBRIDGE CHELMSFORD MALDEN NATICK PEABODY OU CY ·Tm not running because Friedman told the crowd of a more li beral Democrat. bodies the core values not pjy 617-354-3300 978-256-7581 781-324-3200 508·655-2900 978·5 !100 617-4 1·3600 WALTHAM www.gentledental.com 0r _,0r.~ [Brian Golden] went to Florida," supporters that Dukakis wa-; Aside from Dukakis, th~·re of this district, but of the De pe­ 781-899-3700 'Addhlonal ,..- bo said Friedman, who said that he backing the candidate with "real were several other local politkal ratic Party as a whole." , ' wa-. shocked to see the Democra­ Democratic values." Friedman heavyweights in attendan1.:c. Korman said that Fried ~ tic state rep from Allston­ claimed that he, unlike Brian Sponsoring the event Wl're enjoys broad based support v< si Kahal B'raira Brighton there supporting Bush. Golden, is committed to progres­ Chobee Hoy, who came in place has backers from every diffi .nt ·Tm running because of the rea­ sive change. of son Gil Hoy; Nadene Stein. a interest groµps in the dis ~!>l ­ Community of Choice c;ons he went to Florida." "He stands for competent, in­ Brighton resident and Waltham Korman said that Dukakis' en,­ Congregation for Humanistic Juda,·sm And Friedman ha-; called in telligent government," said elementary school principal; dorsement and introdu ion c;ome favors for hi own time in Friedman of Dukakis. 'Tm lawyer Will Ko1man; Owen were the high points of the g~'t Looking for a Secular Jewish Communi~r? Florida -.pent in the Gore camp proud to have his support. I'd Eagan; lawyer and chairman of and a tiibutes to Fried Sunday School & Adult Services during the recount. Yesterday take him over covert support of F1iedman\ campaign; and Bill campaign. Preschool - 7th grade, Youth Group, Lifecycle Events Holida) Services Emphasis on Jewish Culture, History, EthiC!I, Music ajld LiteratuJ"e Interfaith/Intercultural Welcomed Most voters understanding of Golden' For infonnation: (617) 969-4596 wwwJ.. ahalbraira.org six months of active military service ··::;: We make a great pair·. By Brock Parker rake"..:i....n Golden an he did what any constituent woold do: he he too was lxllhered by the-TAB\ edito al,. a-,ked. "I changed my vote and endorsed G Id~ Off went an e-mail from Cassel to his state because of that editorial," Lebow sai ,, "It ' Sen. Cynthia Creem, D-Newton, and off just upset an awful lot of people." went another e-mail to his state ~ep. Brian But not being able to focus on the Golden. D-Allston. sentation of his constituents at the Later, he said he followed up with another Hou..,e has drawn some criticism from e-mail to the legislators, and Critem replied en's opponents, as well. "With two separate letters. Golden never ·'I respect him for his military se 9'ic~ replied. Cassel said, and it was then that he howe' er, let's do one job at a time," sai Pau! discovered it was because his representative, Felker. who is tryi ng to unseat Golden th~ also a major in the Army Reserves, had gone repn ..•:-.c ntati ve race. "If you' re not there how to Bo nia for six months on a peacekeeping can you do the job?" : mission. Felker said he thinks that the repre nta~ State Rep. Brian Golden " I think it's very honorable to serve in the ti ve \ job should be a full-time affair, an th"t military;" Cassel said. "But Representative the other candidate in the 18th Suffol Dis1 Golden really needed to let his constituents "Yeah he could have gotten trict race, David Friedman, is also sp din~ know. that he wasn't around. I had no idea his attention to the district thin by plann ng to "What the position was of m) representative." out of it, but he didn't. The stay on at his job on a part-time basis 'i the Despite a lot of coverage in the area news­ guy had the guts and he Boston law firm Hill and Barlow. - papers about his call to active duty, it's the F1iedman said he respects Golden's deci­ type of communication dilemma that Golden showed it and of course sion to fulfill what he thought was a oili! knew he'd be facing when he rruide the deci­ he's ·going to get raked over obligation, but he also said that he d thi£l sion to leave his family, a young child and his the role of the representative needs to ~ constituents to go and serve his country late the coals because he didn't tilled. ;:. l~t year when fear after the Sept. 11 anacks do it the way everyone else ··1 respect hi s decision to go," Fri ~ and patriotism were at a peak. said, "It's always hard when you hav cc$ Back from Bosnia since early this summer did. Did anything get done fli cting obligations ... You have to mak s~ and entrenched in a hotly contested battle for you're able to fulfill them all. At a ~ his 18th Suffolk District representative seat, that caused harm to point. I'm sure that it's hard to do eve thi:j Golden has enjoyed plenty of praise for his you want to do.'' • Brookline, Allston or . ~ service at a time when he's been having to But how voters feel, either way a~ answer to many Democrats about other is­ Brighton? No. That is where Golden's decision to go to Bosnia and ot ~ sue , such as his endorsement of Republican we stand." quest a deferral may take a back seat o ~ - George W. Bu h in the 2000 presidential candidate's other actions. . ~ election ar\d his pro-life stance on abortion. Fonner Allston VFW Post .. , think that Golden is a politician tha;.; But Golden has also heard some criticism Commander Robert Dunn would never suppart, but I think that s set! for his decision to go to Bosnia, and now he ·s vice in Bosnia was a good thing," sai Ca~ fighting back. leen Cavell, a Town Meeting membe f~ Addressing an editorial that ran in the inconveniences. There is a massive stress on Pre1.:mct I in Brookline. "I think that 004.Y Brookline TAB on Aug. 22 that said he the U.S. military, which I u·uly believe is the thai would criticize him for his serv to the "abandoned his con tituents for six months last best hope of mankind. There aren't a lot coumry is off base." ' during a NATO peace-keeping stint in people who di sagree with that. And the re­ Cavell said that she doesn't suppo Bo nia.," Golden shot back at the TAB last serve component of our U.S military is half en because he endorsed Bush in the I week at a meeting. with its editors and re­ of our military force. People like me should idential election and because she beli porters. go when they are called, and people in all is a protege of House Speaker o~ 'That NATO peacekeeping mission ended walks of life... should go when they're Finneran. ~ genocide and continues to fight the global called." Charlie Doyle, who chairs the Ward I ~ Boston Breakers vs. war on terror," Golden said. "I think it's very "He was an officer. They called him. He mocratic Committee in Allston, did n t wit£ Washington Freedom important that the Brookline TAB take this went," said former All ston VFW Post Com­ to comment about Golden's stint in o 1~ opportunity to apologize to every veteran, mander Robert Dunn saying that in Bosnia, due to an outcry in response to a state ent ~ Saturday, September t ..a. 2002 e\ery re. ervist, every correct thinking indi­ Golden was serving something greater than made in the Allston-Brighton TAB .te I~ ' Kickoff S:OOP\t vidual that think!> genocide is a good thing to just Brookline,. Brighton and Allston. 'They year criticizing Golden for leaving hi duti!s • end . called him, he had to go. as rcpresentative to go to Bosnia. Coroe !lee Mia Hamm and the Washington Freedom " I think the town is poorly served by a "Finally somebody that is an elected offi­ Doy le said he no longer stands by and Kristine Lilly and the Boston Brea!.;~ ''ith · newspaper that heaps nothing but vitriol on cial stood up and got his .feet wet," Dunn mcnt, but that he is still upset with Go • guest player Michelle Akers in thi., hono I") people it disagrees with, .. Golden said. "Re­ said. "Yeah he could have gotten out of it, but supporting Bush in the 2000 election. match at Boston University's Nickimon Field -;erve duty creates inconvenienees. Genocide he didn't. The guy had the guts and he "That is really what my anger is Order your tickets creates inconveniences. World terror creates howed it and of course he's going to get Doyle said. today! POLITICAL .NOTEBOOK ~ Call l-866-00-BRE.\KERS -: (462-7325) or visit s:. Honan, Menino and organizations throughout his no said. "His work hac; meant mitment, and loyalty to e~ bostonbreakers.com for more district. better schools, greater access to pie of hi s district, this s e, a1'4 information about thi endorse Golden Golden won the endorsement health care and prescription this nation. I endorse him da;t exciting soccer e\cnt. As he heads into the final o last week of Boston Mayor Tom drugs, and nicer parks. We can the people of the 18th uff~ weeks of his campaign for ~ Menino. alw11ys count on him to get District to join me in he ing19 election, state Rep. Brian Golden "Brian Golden delivers for things done at the State House. re-elect Brian as state rep sen~ recent!) announced the endorse­ Allston-Brighton, for its people "In his years of service, Brian tive." • ...... ments of his candidacy by leaders and for its public places," Meni- has always shown courage, com- • NOTEBOOK, age~• , . ·www.townonJine.com/allstonbrighton Friday, September 6, 2002 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 23 POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK, from page 22 GOP Jewish Co lition es of the 30 maintenance compa­ eoncems a priority in my cam­ families," said Lyn Meza, Hamilton Community Leaming • Joining· Me~no last we;k was nies that employ most of the jan­ paign for State representative," Chelsea resident and Vice Presi­ Center, the Oak Square YMCA, $te Rep. Kt:vm G. Honan, who to host Rappaport talk itors. he said. dent of IUE-CWA, Local '201. the Brighton Board of Trade, and ~presents other precincts in All­ The Republican Jewish Coali­ '1hese companies keep mo t 'What I think I have proven, "He's a product of A uni fami­ the Allston-Brighton Adult Edu­ ~n-Brighton . Honan explained tion announced recently that it of the janitors as part-time em­ and what I will continue to ly, and in the state legisl he's cation Committee. )hat his suppott was based upon a wili host a talk by James Rappa­ ployees to avoid paying them prove, is thM I am the only candi­ shown that he's taken the lessons Hanlon, who is a lifelong resi­ ,Uetime of working with Golden. port, candidate for lieutenant gov­ bend'its. They ask. their jariitors date who will show up when he learned from his f~ly very dent of Brighton, will kick off .. 'My friend Brian Golden and I ernor, Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.01., to dJ all the hard labor without working fll!n and women need seriously." her campaign at Devlin's 'iiave worked together in the at the Russian Jewish Center, 29 giving them health care or a liv­ help with their employers. When "Working families are what Restaurant, 332 Washington St. <:Pmmuhity for 20 years, begin­ Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton ing wage. That's di graceful," he they are having trouble getting make our economy run every Brighton, on Thursday, Sept. 12, ~ng with our service on the Area Michael J. Stedman of Welle - ,aid their union recognized or negoti­ day," said Barrios. "I learned at 5 p.m. The Allston-Brighton :Planning Action Council in Jey, New England chairman of Only 2,000 of the I 0,000 jani­ ating a contract. I'll be there," from my family that workers and community is invited to join the , :i.982. No one cares about All­ the coalition, said, 'The Republi­ tors are full-time employees. The Felker saidt their families deserve to have re­ Citizens to Elect Rosie Hanlon :ston-Brighton more, no one is can Jewish Coalition plan to remlining 8,000 janitors are sources to health care, good edu­ for this event. which will feature :more invested in the neighbor­ host talks by all candidate~ and forced to work part-time. They Labor Council backs cation, affordable housing and special guests and speakers. other experts who we expect make 5 percent less than full security in retirement. I have •hood. He is. effective and respect­ Barrios for senate ~ at the State House, and I'm would represent the American tim<· employee and receive no fought for an expansion of these Kelly backs Sinnott ~oud to serve with him. I ask my values of the Jew1'1h-American benefits. The janitors are striking Calling him "an experienced resources for working families as :Friends to re-elect Brian on Sep­ community." , for more full time jobs and high­ legislator who has a proven • a state representative-.and I will for Suffolk DA ;tember 17th in the Democratic er wages. record at tbe state level of fight­ continue to fight for these issues City Councilor Jim Kelly, a ;{>rimary," said Honan Golden campaign ":)omething i wrong with our ing for working families," the if the voters send me to the State 19-year council veteran, has en­ : : In Boston, Golden has also priorities \\hen we tell someone North Shore Labor Council and Senate." dorsed Bill Sinnott in the race for :0een endorsed by at-large seeks volunteers who wants to work that they can­ IUE-CWA, Local 201 have The Democratic primary is Suffolk County District Attor­ :Boston City Councillors Steve Volunteers are needed to not. The reward system in our backed Rep. Jarrett Barrios for Sept. 17. ney. Murphy, Mickey Roache, and phone bank for Brian Golden. eco1omy is not working proper­ State Senate. Kelly said, "1 have known Bill ,Jylaura Hennigan. In Brookline, Those willing to ~clp need to ly when we tell someone who "A fierce workers' advocate in Hanlon running Sinnott for nearly 15 years. Bill • Qlden has been endorsed by a commit to at least two nighb a wants to work more hours that the Legisl~ture, Rep. Barrios is Sinnott is a long time friend and ;niajority of the Board of Select­ week (or more) for the next three they can't, simply because then the only dandidate in the State for City Council over the past several months, I ~en: Donna Kalikow, Bob weeks, every Monday through we would have to give them Senate race who has consistently Rosie Hanlon, citing her long have met Bill's wife Sharon and ated Union, and the Asbestos, marched with the <,triking jani­ 'We must tand up for our voted last week to recommend to Streets." Hanlon saiQ. "I will TAB. Candidates will be a/,­ •Heat and Insulation Workers tors of the Service... Employees union \\.Orkers. ln this era of cor­ the AFL-CIO to endorse Rep. work hard to establish, fund, and lowed to answer as a letter to the ~a16. International Union Local 254. pcrate fraud and mismanage­ Barrios for State Senate. locate innovative programs in editor any issues aimed at them Golden welcomes the support. Felker joined dozen ofothe r po­ m!nt. we mu t turn to unions to Rep. Barrios comes from a our community." In addition to by other carul.idaks that ha.ve "This wide array .of leapers litical and religious leaders for a pr<>tec-t the purchasing power of -umoo famtty. Im -grandfather her role at Main Streets, he is appeared in a story as a political and groups agree that I have Park Street March and Rally to working families and close the was a longshoreman and a union the chairwoman of the BY De­ note or letter in this week's served Allston, Brighton, and protest working conditio~ of the gap bet\.. een the rich and poor in organizer, and his grandmother velopment Task Force, the secre­ paper. It must be kept to talldng Brookline well. I am confident 10,000 janitors that work in of­ Mas achusetts," Felker aid. was a shop steward in a box fac­ tary to the Allston-Brighton/ about themselves arul. the issues that they accurately reflect the fice buildings in the Bo ton~ Felker reiterated his unwaver­ tory. His father is a carpenter and Boston College Community at hand, not about launching a opinion of the people in my dis­ Felker, a staunch union ~va­ ing support for union causes. his mother is a social worker. Task Force, and serves on the new attack at arwther caruJ.i­ trict," he said. cate, spoke out again t the abus- "I will continue to make union "Jarrett understands the values board of directors of the Jackson date. The deadline is 5 p.m. on that are so important to working Mann Community Center, the Monday. Are you trying to conceive? .. Connect Call us a::>out FAS1rT Fast Track and Standard Treatment Trlal

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