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VOL. 1 NO. 6 SOMERVILLE, MASS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Inside: LEGOLAND breaks ground at Assembly Sq . By Jim Clark LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Boston broke ground at Assembly Row last week, as State and local officials participated in the ceremonies heralding the commencement of construction of the family friendly entertainment venue. A front-end loader dropped 50,000 LEGO® bricks, while Somerville Mayor Joseph Curta- tone, Massachusetts Senator Patricia Jehlen, James Burleigh, Divisional Director, Midway Developments, Merlin Entertainments, and Russ Joyner, Vice President, General Manager, Playing for all Federal Realty Investment Trust dug in to sym- the marbles bolically launch the project. page 3 The LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston is scheduled to open in May 2014. It will em- ploy a staff of approximately 100 and will be

Photo by The Somerville Times Staff Photo by The Somerville Times one in New England to date. “The entire Assembly Row development, and notably today the groundbreaking of LEGO- LAND Discovery Center, is something that the City of Somerville and its residents have been looking forward to and will greatly enjoy,” State Senator Patricia Jehlen told those who gathered for the ceremony. “We are excited to welcome these new ventures to our city and to experience what LEGOLAND Discovery Center and the rest of the developments have to offer. Personal- Kids and grownups alike joined in the fun as the start of LEGOLAND’s construction got underway. ly, my family and I are Continued on page 12 Meet the candidates pages 5–7 History, heritage and costumes galore

By Erica Scharn The Milk Row Cemetery was alive with action Sunday as a steady stream of attendees strolled through for The Ghosts of Somerville: Up Close and Intimate. Somerville High School Local History Club members and other volunteers, costumed and in character, brought history alive as they led tour participants around the city’s oldest cemetery. “I appreciate this,” said a resident of Somerville’s Spring Hill. “I grew up in Somerville, never had a chance to be in here. I’m glad I finally got to come today.” Thomas Dolby’s The tour of the cemetery took place October ‘Invisible Lighthouse’ 20 as part of Monster Mashed-Up @Somer- page 21 Streets, which was the last in the 2013 Somer- Streets series. Established in 1804, Milk Row Newstalk...... p .2 Cemetery is situated next to Demoulas Market The Week in Crime. . . . p .4 Basket on Somerville Avenue (formerly called Commentary...... p .10-11 Milk Row). Historic Somerville, Inc. produced Beacon Hill Roll Call . . . . p .8 The 2013Ghosts of Somerville in association with the Somerville Museum and the Somer- TV Logs...... p .22 ville Historic Preservation Commission. For Photo by Erica Scharn Off The Shelf...... p .23 the second year, students Continued on page 18 Visitors to the historic Milk Row Cemetery got an up close and personal look at life, and death, as it once was.

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TheSomervilleTimes.com Comments of the Week Response to Return of the red carpet in Union Square

Mememe says:

Candidate for Alderman in Ward One Matt McLaughlin is Where are your property taxes going? To pay someone to paint about art trends and perceptions. having a rally tonight, Wednesday, October 23 at the Mt. Great… Vernon Restaurant, lower Broadway, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Mayor Joe Curtatone, current Ward One Alderman Mau- S. Politis says: reen Bastardi, incumbent Ward Six alderman Rebekah Ge- wirtz and many more as they make the final push to elect What kind of ignorant comment is that? Property taxes do not fund the arts council. Do your Matt McLaughlin for Ward One Alderman. Matt surprised research. In addition, if you don’t understand the importance of the arts in society, stop buying everyone in Ward One with his more than easy win in the clothing, cars, gifts, etc…because those are created by ARTISTS. recent primary elections. He faces candidate Elio LoRusso on November 5, Election Day. Mememe says: ************************** This Saturday night, October 26, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Per the FY14 budget line itmes the Somerville Veterans Memorial Skating Rink on Somerville Personal Services :$223,883 Avenue, the 2nd Annual LGBT Halloween Skate Night will Ordinary Maintenance: $111,000 take place. All ages are welcome. Costume prizes will be award- General Fund Expenditure: $334,883 ed. $10 covers admission, and skate rental is free. From those So the city took $334,883 from its taxpayers and spent it on these Art Council items. That is that attended last year’s event, the word is they really enjoyed themselves. Everyone is welcomed to come and have fun. just what is on budget, their site is down, but they also had funding from other gov’t sources, not ************************** to mention police and saftey funding. A fundraiser will be held this Saturday night for Patricia I fully support and understand the importance of arts in society, but when art is funded by gov’t (Tricia) McCollem Pimentel at the Somerville City Club. As it is not art, it becomes propaganda. And this is at the same time that the mayor is yelling that many people may or may not know, Tricia is fighting Breast there is not enough money for schools, cops and fire depts. Cancer for the third time. Her family and friends will be hosting a fundraiser to help her and her family with financial obligations and medical expenses. 500 tickets will be sold in Christine Dorchak says: advance at $20. These tickets will automatically be entered How wonderful to the ever budding artistry of Danielle Festa appear before our eyes in yet in a raffle where 50% goes to Tricia and 50% is divided in to another creative exhibition. She gives so much to the world through her wonderful talents. It is prizes as follows: (2) $1,000 and (6) $500 prizes. You don’t my honor to work with her each week at our non-profit office in Arlington. Read more about need to be present to win. If tickets are not purchased in advance there is a $10 admission fee. Tickets purchased at Danielle at grey2kusa.org/who/office the door will not be added to the raffle. There will be food, Brava! music and several different raffles. The organizer hopes to see as many faces as possible at an event aimed at supporting Log onto TheSomervilleTimes.com to leave your own comments such a strong woman. If you or anyone you may know would like to donate anything for the event please contact Michelle TheSomervilleTimes com. poll of the week DaSilva at [email protected]. In addition to breaking news, sports and opinion, TheSomervilleTimes.com also features a daily ************************** poll in which you, the reader, tell us where you come down on local issues. Last week’s poll con- Last week we mentioned a rumor flying around about a distur- cerned your views on whether or not you are relieved Mayor Curtatone decided not to run for bance down at the Police Station with one of the officers. Well, Governor in 2014 and remain the Mayor of Somerville. If you don’t agree with the results, simply this week we heard more about the Continued on page 11 log onto TheSomervilleTimes.com.

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Writers: Elizabeth Sheeran, Cathleen Twardzik, Harry Kane, Jim Clark Contributors – Jimmy Del Ponte,William C. Shelton The Somerville Times is published every Wednesday OCTOBER 23, 2013••3 Marble maze madness with Somerville mathematics group lots of string and tape. system gave credit for creativ- By Harry Kane The savvy students were giv- ity of designing obstacles and In an annual event held by the en their challenge: to design tricks for their marbles’ path- Somerville Mathematics Fund, and build a marble maze which ways. The teams worked in- high school students designed would go between the far cor- tensely, building, testing and and built marble maze mecha- ners of two side-by-side banquet adjusting their mazes. nisms out of various “junk” mate- tables at a rigidly held distance If your marble, for example, rials to create what’s known as a of two feet apart. jumps between tables, you get Rube Golderberg machine. You The student drops the marble, points for that, explained Vool- may recall a famous instance of 4-feet above the table at one end, ich. If your marble starts anoth- one of these contraptions in the and the marble makes its way to er process or marble going, you beginning of the film,Back to the finish, explained Erica Vool- get points for that, too. All the the Future. The Rube Goldberg ich, president of the Somerville various things your marble can machine achieves a simple un- Mathematics Fund. do between when you started dertaking, such as the delivery On Oct. 20, nine teams com- and when you ended is how you of a marble, and transforms the prised of three high school stu- get the extra points. You also get process into a complex, over-en- dents each, gathered in Gan- points depending on how long gineered invention. tcher Gym at Tufts University it takes for your marble to get But in this marble maze of to compete in the ninth annual from start to finish. madness, students were only Scrapheap Showdown. “There wasn’t anything for given a select number of items to Students couldn’t simply con- them to do to prepare,” said use in the building of their construct a ramp from one end to Voolich. The kids do not know Photo by Erica Voolich traption. Their materials includ- the other because that wouldn’t ahead of time what the challenge The winning team “Back to Basics” – Elliot Rippe, Arjun Singh, and Daniel Portillo. ed pieces of paper, foam core, get them any points. The point is going to be. “Every year we have a scrapheap challenge, and chartered in 2000 to celebrate the kids find out about what the and encourage mathematics LEGAL NOTICE challenge is when they arrive.” achievement in Somerville. Each year the Board of the A variety of community vol- CITY ELECTION Somerville Mathematics Fund unteers sit on the Board of the CITY OF SOMERVILLE comes up with a challenge. Somerville Mathematics Fund. The Board actually has to try The Board consists of a math- the challenge ahead of time to ematician from Tufts, a former make sure it works, explained scholarship winner, a college se- Voolich. “It’s in doing the nior at Harvard, an astrophys- challenge ourselves each year icist, and a computer scientist OFFICE OF BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS that we then refine the rules just to name a few, explained Ordered: In Board of Aldermen The Board of Election Commissioners is hereby directed to cause notice to be given in the manner prescribed by law that so that we know how to score Voolich. But the main person meetings of the qualified voters of this city will be held in the several polling places which have been designated by said Board the various projects.” that spearheads the challenge for or within the voting precincts in which they respectively are qualified to vote, said polling places are located as follows, namely for; The Somerville Mathemat- for the high school kids is Rich- WARD ONE ics Fund is an affiliate of Dol- ard Graf, an architect who spe- Precinct 1. A room in the MICHAEL E CAPUANO SCHOOL, 150 Glen Street; lars for Scholars. They were cializes in Continued on page 18 Precinct 2. A room in the EAST SOMERVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY, 115 Broadway; Precinct 3. A room in the REILLY-BRICKLEY FIRE STATION, 266 Broadway; WARD TWO Precinct 1. A room in the THE POLICE STATION, 220 Washington Street; Precinct 2. A room in the ARGENZIANO SCHOOL at Lincoln Park, 290 Washington St; Precinct 3. A room in the LOWELL STREET FIRE STATION, 651 Somerville Avenue; WARD THREE Precinct 1. THE ATRIUM, SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, 81 Highland Avenue; Precinct 2. A room in the CUMMINGS SCHOOL, 42 Prescott Street; Precinct 3. A room in the DANTE CLUB, 5 Dante Terrace; WARD FOUR Precinct 1. A room in the MYSTIC ACTIVITY CENTER, 530 Mystic Avenue; Precinct 2. A room in the REILLY-BRICKLEY FIRE STATION, 266 Broadway; Precinct 3. A room in the WINTER HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 115 Sycamore Street; WARD FIVE Precinct 1. A room in the DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE, 1 Franey Road; Precinct 2. A room in the BROWN SCHOOL, 201 Willow Ave - Kidder Ave Entrance; Precinct 3. A room in the ENGINE 7 FIRE STATION, 265 Highland Avenue; WARD SIX Precinct 1. A room in the JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL, 5 Cherry St. - Sartwell Ave Entrance; Precinct 2. A room in the CIAMPA MANOR, 27 College Avenue; Precinct 3. A room in the HOLY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH, 14 Chapel Street; WARD SEVEN Precinct 1. A room in the SENIOR CENTER, TAB BUILDING, 167 Holland Street; Precinct 2. ENGINE 6 TEELE SQUARE FIRE STATION, 6 Newbury Street; Precinct 3. VNA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, 405 Alewife Brook Parkway;

ON TUESDAY, November 5, 2013 AT SEVEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, when the polls shall open and there and then between that time and the closing of the polls, which shall be at EIGHT O’CLOCK in the evening, the said qualified voters will give their ballots for: A Mayor, Four Alderman-At-Large, and the said qualified voters of each of the seven wards of the city will also there and then give in their ballots for One Alderman who shall at the time of the Election be a qualified voter of the ward in which elected, and for One Member of the School Committee who shall be a qualified voter of the ward in which elected, all for the term of two years. Nicholas P. Salerno, Chairman Anthony J. Alibrandi Isaac M. Machado Louise A. McCarthy BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS

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10/23/13 The Somerville News 4••OCTOBER 23, 2013

By Jim Clark You can always tell from the smell A police officer working a rou- of the vehicle. handed over a bag containing be an additional bag of marijua- amount of marijuana was found tine traffic detail on Mystic Ave. The officer then asked the what the officer believed was ap- na on Moniz’s right, police said. in Moniz’s pocket, wrapped in last Saturday stopped a car that driver for his driver’s license proximately an ounce marijuana. The officer then radioed for plastic, which the officer felt was had reportedly been traveling at and registration, and then add- When asked if that was all of backup, and once additional of- consistent with packaging mari- 45 mph in a 30 mph zone. ed, “And hand over the Marijua- the marijuana he had, Moniz re- ficers arrived Moniz, the driv- juana for sale. As the officer spoke to the driv- na you have.” portedly told the officer, “Yes.” er, and an additional passenger Moniz was placed under arrest er, he believed that he detected The driver reportedly looked The officer walked to the pas- were searched. and charged with drug posses- a strong odor of unburned mar- over to the passenger beside him, senger side of the car and report- The other bag the officer had sion to distribute and possession ijuana coming from the interior Horacio Moniz, 38, and Moniz edly spotted what appeared to spotted was retrieved and a small of a class D drug. Hungry cabbie didn’t catch a break While serving as the Street and asked the operator, Syed The officer said that Kasmi bicycle and, because of the bicycle in the process. Commander at the Somer- Kasmi, 47, of Nashua, NH, why became argumentative with heavy traffic, was able to catch The officer ordered Kasmi out Streets event last Sunday, a he had chosen to ignore the road him, and when directed to up with Kasmi near the inter- of the taxi and he was placed un- uniformed officer observed a closure barrier and warning. park his vehicle at a desig- section of Summer Street and der arrest, charged with failure taxi pass through a road barrier Kasmi told the officer that nated spot, where a citation Central Street. to stop or yield. that was clearly marked “ROAD he was hungry and needed to would be written, the cabbie When ordered to pull over, Because Kasmi had parked CLOSED” in the middle of park somewhere so he could reportedly accelerated away Kasmi reportedly refused at first his cab in a handicap parking School St. get something to eat, according from the area. but eventually complied, while place it was towed away and The officer stopped the taxi to reports. The officer gave chase on his the officer was thrown from his impounded. A knife and an argument just don’t mix Police officers became involved 3–4 other males who were Torres threw his knife into the a struggle between himself were exaggerating their claims, in breaking up a fight at Foss following them. grass and began to walk away, and the suspect, as the officer and that there was only a little Park last Thursday morning, af- One of the suspects, Edwin the victim reportedly said. attempted to bring Torres to shouting and shoving, and he ter receiving reports of the dis- Torres, 30, of Lynn, allegedly The officer said that he ob- the ground. denied owning the knife that turbance in progress. punched one of the victims in served the suspects following A subsequent search in the was found. The incident reportedly de- the back of the head and bran- the victims, but that he did area that the victim indicated Police determined that there veloped as three males who dished a knife, according to the not actually see a knife in Tor- did turn up a knife, as reported was probable cause to place Tor- were walking through the victim’s report to police. res’ possession. by the victim. res under arrest for assault and park became the targets of It was when a police officer The officer’s attempt to stop Torres reportedly told po- battery and assault with a dan- threats and harassment by happened onto the scene that Torres for questioning led to lice that the alleged victims gerous weapon. Crime Tip Hotline: 617-776-7210 SOMERVILLE POLICE CRIME LOG Arrests: Vista Rd. on a warrant charge ber 20, 12:47 a.m., arrested reported a theft at Washington at Pearl St. Arildo Oliveira, 45, of 121 of assault and battery. at 1 Lower Campus Rd. on St. October 20, 5:08 p.m., police Vane St., Revere, October 14, Edwin Torres, 30, of 498 charges of trespassing and October 16, 1:52 p.m., police reported a breaking & entering 12:55 a.m., arrested at 608 Chestnut St., Lynn, October disorderly conduct. reported a theft at Highland at Bromfield Rd. 17, 9:45 a.m., arrested at 219 Isadora Neves, 18, of 182 Rd. Somerville Ave. on a charge of Vehicle Theft: Broadway on charges of assault Main St., Everett, October October 17, 8:56 a.m., police assault and battery. October 19, 3:02 p.m., police and battery and assault with a 20, 3:11 p.m., arrested at Ca- reported a theft at Walnut St. John Wrobel, 51, of 64 Union reported a vehicle theft at Lin- dangerous weapon. nal La. on a charge of assault October 17, 3:08 p.m., police Sq., October 15, 12:42 p.m., wood St. A juvenile, October 17, and battery. reported a theft at 1 Davis Sq. arrested at Fenwick St. on war- October 20, 6:01 p.m., po- 5:41 p.m., arrested at 7 Mor- Syed Kasmi, 47, of 109C October 18, 8:29 a.m., police rant charges of felony night- lice reported a vehicle theft at timer Pl. on multiple war- Allds St., Nashua, NH, Octo- reported a theft at Holland St. time breaking and entering and Cross St. municipal by-law or ordinance rant charges of misdemeanor ber 20, 5:13 p.m., arrested at October 18, 4:15 p.m., po- violation. breaking and entering. 137 Summer St. on a charge of lice reported a theft at Powder Assault: John Graham, 29, of 4 Nor- Horacio Moniz, 38, of 25 failure to stop or yield. House Blvd. October 16, 5:37 p.m., police McArthur St., October 19, October 19, 11:55 p.m., po- reported an assault at Memori- wood Ave., October 15, 8:10 Incidents: p.m., arrested at 147 Pearl 5:13 p.m., arrested at Butler lice reported a theft at 180 al Rd. Theft: St. on a warrant charge of Dr. on charges of drug posses- Somerville Ave. October 17, 9:45 a.m., po- October 15, 11:42 a.m., po- felony nighttime breaking sion to distribute and posses- October 20, 3:06 a.m., police lice reported an assault at 219 lice reported a theft at Joy St. and entering. sion of a class D drug. reported a theft at Holland St. Broadway. October 15, 12:31 p.m., po- Tyson Valcourt, 19, of 10 Dirie Adan, 20, of 20 Ware October 20, 3:11 p.m., police lice reported a theft at Lang- Breaking & Entering: Memorial Rd., October 16, St., Cambridge, October 20, reported an assault at Canal La. maid Ave. October 18, 7:50 a.m., police 5:37 p.m., arrested at home on 12:47 a.m., arrested at 1 Lower October 15, 5:41 p.m., police reported a breaking & entering Drug Violation: a charge of assault and battery. Campus Rd. on charges of tres- reported a theft at 622 Somer- at Grant St. October 19, 5:13 p.m., police Jason Furr, 30, of 47 Lopez passing and disorderly conduct. ville Ave. October 20, 4:08 p.m., police reported a drug violation at St., Cambridge, October 17, Zaccaria Adan, 21, of 20 October 15, 7:40 p.m., police reported a breaking & entering Butler Dr. 8:16 a.m., arrested at Buena Ware St., Cambridge, Octo- OCTOBER 23, 2013••5 Meet the Candidates: Board of Alderman The candidates for Board of Alderman were each asked four questions and invited to describe themselves and their vision for how best to serve their ward. Their respons- es are presented here in alphabetical order, based on their last names, ward by ward. Ward 4 candidate Tony Lafuente did not submit answers in time for publication.

The questions: 1 . How do you see the role of the Ward Alderman?

2 . What do you feel is the most important issue facing your Ward?

3 . What are your thoughts on all the new or changing developments being built in your Ward?

4 . Start up businesses now face a lot of obstacles in opening . How do you see your role in cutting the so called red tape to make it easier for new businesses with less local government interference?

It’s also to provide checks and bal- cial development that increases our Bio: Elio’s story is shared by so Elio is running to be Ward 1 Alder- ances to the Administration. Ward tax base. Much of the residential many who call Somerville home. man because he has the experience, Alderman should never be a rubber development being pushed by the The son of immigrants, Elio was independence and relationships stamp for the Mayor. My opponent administration however, such as born in East Somerville and has to deliver solid leadership for our has the support of the political ma- Highland Auto and Stop & Shop lived in Ward 1 all his life. From neighborhoods. These are import- chine. I’m the Independent candi- is wrong for the neighborhood. I’ve his parents, he learned the values ant times for our city and ward. date for Alderman in Ward 1. consistently been against it – even of hard work and community. He There are many exciting things Answer 2: Rats: There is a se- though it’s cost me politically. This attended Little Flower School and are happening in East Somerville rious Rodent problem in Ward is another reason why it’s important Malden Catholic High School. - from the Assembly Square devel- 1. They are everywhere – in our we have an independent Alderman After graduating from Suffolk opment to the re-vamping of East yards, on our sidewalks, even in who is willing to stand up to Mayor University, Elio went to work for Broadway – and East Somerville our kid’s playgrounds. This is a when he is wrong. the Somerville small business his needs a strong voice who will stand public health issue that needs to Answer 4: As a small business father founded - Somerville Or- up for residents during these times. be addressed. The administration owner in Ward 1, I understand the namental Iron Work. Learning Elio knows it’s the people who live Elio LoRusso isn’t interested in new ideas – they difficulties people have with red the trade from his father, Elio in our city that make Somerville Ward 1 have given up on this issue. It will tape. I’d like to streamline the plan- eventually took the business over, special - not the politicians. As your take an Independent voice working ning process to make it easier for and in the 16 years he has worked Alderman, Elio will never be a rub- with other independent Aldermen small businesses to open and thrive there, it has grown into a leader ber stamp for any administration. Answer 1: The role of the Ward to push the city to take this issue in our community. As the only in- in the industry and now has eight He will represent the residents of Alderman is to both represent and seriously. See my plan at eliolorus- dependent candidate running for full-time employees. Ward 1. inform the residents of his or her so.com/rodents. Alderman in Ward 1, I will be able He lives on George St with his wife To learn more about Elio and his ward about what is happening in Answer 3: I’m in favor of smart to work with like-minded Alder- Juscelia and 4-year old daughter, campaign, visit http://www.eliolo- City Hall and in the neighborhoods. development, especially commer- men to make this a reality. Maria Gabriella. russo.com

community for everyday services Somerville. I support develop- 2000. He has been involved in the Somerville because I can best rep- like trash disposal, snow plowing ments in Assembly Square and In- community since he was a teenager resent the ward. If elected, I would and being a conduit to government ner Belt Road and strongly support and has a long track record as a ser- be the only veteran serving on the services. Another important aspect local hire citywide. I also fight to vant to the people. He enlisted in the board of alderman. East Somerville is that of community representa- maintain parking and ensure devel- Army in 2003, serving two tours in is also one of the last remnants of tive. I believe I best represent East opments fit the community. Iraq and attaining the rank of Ser- old Somerville as well as immigrant Somerville and its diverse array of Answer 4: The primary role of an geant. While still in the Army, he Somerville and also has a bright constituents. alderman is to ensure their neigh- co-founded Save Our Somerville, a new future ahead of it. I want to Answer 2: The two issues I hear borhood is safe and clean, not only community group promoting youth strike a balance between the two, regularly are rats and parking. Both for residents but for potential new services, local jobs, open space de- something that has not happened may potentially force people out of businesses. This is the best way velopment, affordable housing and everywhere in Somerville. I believe the community, which is something to promote small businesses. The empowerment of working people. my track record proves my level of I have fought against for years. We Lower Broadway overhaul will Matt graduated from Tufts Uni- commitment to Somerville and the need to combat the rat problem make local businesses more appeal- versity this spring with a degree in people in it. A good imagination Matthew C . with all available resources and en- ing to small businesses. This is a political science. Matt will repre- is not required to envision how I McLaughlin sure that overdevelopment doesn’t far more practical and realistic way sent the diverse array of interests in would be as alderman. I encourage Ward 1 make parking impossible. an alderman can help business that East Somerville and will bring the everyone to learn more about me. Answer 3: Development in East will also help the community. passion, energy and proven leader- You will find I am the candidate Somerville represents a tremendous Bio: Matthew McLaughlin was ship he has provided Somerville for most committed to helping people Answer 1: A ward alderman must potential for growth, but may also born and raised in Somerville, grad- years. in Somerville. www.mattmclaugh- be attentive to the needs of the take away the things we love about uating from Somerville High in I am seeking to represent East lin.org

oratively at the city level. I believe we olution of this issue. the required inspections and sign off an Alderman was to petition the State can embrace the future while retain- Answer 3: Each development has which are very important, but which to reject the plans for the Argenziano ing what is important and precious to its own benefits and unique set of need to be coordinated and sched- School because it cut off a significant all who live in the City by truly evalu- challenges. Overall, as each is evalu- uled in a much more efficient way. view and portion of open space to Lin- ating each issue and opportunity and ated, impact on neighborhoods be- We must also recognize that we may coln Park residents and that fight was staying ahead of the curve by defining comes very important. I have seen need additional staff to handle the won. I led a Committee of the Board neighborhoods and what will keep both old and new zoning impact volume of business coming our way of Aldermen which took on the ro- them intact. a neighborhood adversely- so the and evaluate the demand in relation dent issue in the city, a problem I was Answer 2: 1. Preserve and respect answer is not necessarily to retain to the resources. Complaints I have unafraid to make public, resulting in neighborhoods- I will request a old zoning or to recommend new encountered are related to lack of co- a new trash ordinance and I have re- resident-driven planning and vi- but, to make sure that any project ordination and a clear pathway to an cently been asked to revive that Com- sioning process that will identify sufficiently addresses the concerns efficient outcome. mittee to continue the work. More re- unique residential neighborhoods of a neighborhood while making a Bio: I am a lifelong resident of cently I have lobbied the City to come and identify the impact of zoning positive impact on the overall vision Somerville and grew up on Beacon up with short and long term solution Maryann M . Heuston and development on those neigh- of an area and contributes to the fu- Street in a working class family, at- to the century old problem of flooding Ward 2 borhoods, and recommend changes ture vision of the City. In addition, tended UMass Boston, and was only in Ward 2 and that was the motivation to preserve what’s important to resi- since the only relief for the resi- able to pursue a Master’s degree in for my work on the pervious surface dents. 2. Continued focus on flood- dential tax burden is to expand the Sociology at BU with the help of a ordinance passed a few years ago. The Answer 1: I see this role as that of an ing and drainage-This is a quality commercial tax base, there should research grant from NIMH. elimination of the Waste Transfer advocate for basic quality of life issues of life issue which affects many W be a concerted effort to maximize As the Ward 2 Alderman I have station at Brickbottom was a priority for residents, insuring that needs are 2 residents-I will request an expan- that type of development. worked hard on open space issues- that was accomplished to open Ward met and problems addressed, as well sion of the short term work already Answer 4: Ward 2 has recently seen one of my first acts was to transform 2 up to new vistas and a better qual- as one which navigates the larger underway in the Washington/Dane some new businesses spring up es- a concrete island on Concord Ave to ity of life experience for Brickbottom spectrum of issues such as housing, street area and request that the City pecially related to the food industry. a green oasis- followed by a new Perry residents. www.facebook.com/Heus- jobs, infrastructure improvements articulate a long term financial and From my perspective there needs Park, Palmacci Park and two Com- tonforWard2 and commercial development collab- structural commitment toward res- to be a better coordination of all of munity gardens. My first challenge as Continued on page 6 6••OCTOBER 23, 2013

Meet the Candidates: Board of Alderman CONT. FROM PG 5

The questions: 1 . How do you see the role of the Ward Alderman?

2 . What do you feel is the most important issue facing your Ward?

3 . What are your thoughts on all the new or changing developments being built in your Ward?

solutions to the issues confronting must fit into the fabric of exist- locating a business here – the deep history, and we need to get it right. both the Ward and the city. ing neighborhoods. Development and broad talents of our residents, Future development must fit into Answer 2: The most pressing issue means different things in differ- proximity to the “idea factories” of the fabric of existing neighbor- facing Ward 3 is how do we balance ent parts of the Ward. In Union near-by research universities, our hoods. We need to improve pe- our quality of life with the changes Square, discussions have focused transportation infrastructure, and a destrian safety in Union Square, that are coming to Somerville? We on building height (55 feet vs. 45 city government with a clear of rules and work to make sure that traffic need to improve pedestrian safety in feet) along Washington Street and and regulations, policies and proce- doesn’t further clog our narrow, Union Square, and calm traffic on Somerville Avenue. Historically, dures and a willingness to work with residential streets. We must at- our narrow, residential streets. To the buildings in Union Square were businesses so that we all benefit. tract businesses that work for us preserve the diversity of our com- four stories tall, so today, allowing Bio: I’m running for alderman be- and want us to work for them. We munity, we need to provide housing buildings of 45 feet would match cause Somerville is changing, and need housing for people of mod- options for folks of limited means, the size and scale of the Square. On for Somerville to be an even better est means, and for families with and for families with children. We Spring Hill residents are concerned place to live, and remain the place children. We need to lead the need to create an environment about shoehorning the maximum we love, we need a strong, inde- charge on change, and not let the Suzanne W . Bremer that supports locally owned, inde- number of condominiums into pendent voice at City Hall. I want change lead us. Ward 3 pendent businesses so that locally backyards. Neighborhoods with that voice to be our voice. I want I’m a librarian. And as your ward spent dollars stay in the local econ- trees and yards should be developed our voice to determine the changes alderman I will do what librarians omy. We need to continue to in- in ways that include trees and yards. coming to our city. always do – listen to questions, Answer 1: The role of the Ward Al- vest in our schools so our children Answer 4: As Alderman, I will be I’m a mom. My wife Jane and I have understand the concerns behind derman is to represent the people of can succeed. In the face of climate a strong advocate for economic de- lived in Somerville for more than 20 the question, gather information the Ward and see to it that city ser- change, we need to create more velopment. To fulfill the promise years, and we’re proud to be raising and present it in a way that we can vices are provided to residents and green space and tree cover. And we of SomerVision, we need to create our two children here. In this time, arrive at thoughtful, sustainable their concerns addressed. This is need to do this while preparing for 30,000 new jobs over the next 25 I’ve come to love Union Square, the solutions to the challengers that best done by listening, providing in- the changes being brought by the years. Attracting these jobs requires Prospect Hill monument and the lie ahead. Together, we will build a formation, and leading the process Green Line Extension. a consistent, sophisticated approach dynamic energy of our city. better Somerville. www.Suzanne- that arrives at thoughtful, workable Answer 3: Future development that spells out the advantages of We’re at a critical moment in our forSomerville.org

heard. He or she has an obligation velopment inevitable. Having said processes less cumbersome. afforded me a unique perspective to be accessible to constituents, to that, development that grows the Bio: I was born and raised in from which to observe the work- listen to their concerns and to act in commercial tax base and provides Somerville, living most of my life ings of our local government. Be- a manner that will achieve the best some much needed tax relief for in Ward 3. I have a great love for ing present for countless discus- result possible for the Ward and the the city’s property owners, should the city and our neighborhoods sions, presentations, debates and City of Somerville. be encouraged. A reasonable, sta- and I have served on the Advisory 18 years of the city’s fiscal budget Answer 2: Presently, our ward and ble tax rate would hopefully benefit Panel for the Little Sisters of the hearings has prepared me to repre- city are being negatively impacted Somerville’s non-property owners Poor for the past 12 years. I have a sent the residents of Ward 3. I be- by multiple public safety issues, as well by keeping rents at an afford- Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sci- lieve that every resident has a voice specifically, the escalating rodent able level, making more of workers’ ence from the University of Mas- in how government should oper- problem and recent outbreak of take home pay available to them. sachusetts and a Master’s Degree ate and I will work to ensure that fires, 4 of which have been ruled Answer 4: If Somerville is going to in Public Administration from all sides of an issue are heard and as arson. Public Safety is always successfully expand its commercial Northeastern University. For the evaluated, to achieve the best result an important issue and my job, as tax base, it needs to be business past 28 years, I have been a Pro- possible for the Ward and the City Robert J . McWatters an Alderman, would be to provide friendly. Just as the City Char- bation Officer with the Massachu- of Somerville. I will be accessible Ward 3 our public safety personnel with the ter undergoes periodic reviews to setts Trial Courts, working closely to the residents and will work to resources needed to combat both keep it compatible with the times, with various Police and Justice De- keep Somerville moving forward of these problems, leaving no stone so too should our business ordi- partments. For the past 18 years, by supporting job creation and re- Answer 1: A Ward Alderman is un-turned, so that our citizens and nances and permitting processes I have also served as the Clerk of sponsible development - acting in a the elected representative of the visitors are safe. be reviewed to modify or eliminate Committees to the Somerville manner that is fiscally conservative voters in that ward and, as such, has Answer 3: Somerville is a commu- outdated regulations and to make Board of Aldermen, under 3 City to protect the taxpayers. www.bob- a duty to ensure that every voice is nity “on the move”, making new de- the entire permitting and licensing Administrations. That position mcwatters.com

honest, fair, transparent and cost ing our commercial property tax solidate, streamline, and where ap- Tufts and a Masters in Internation- effective. base; and more affordable housing. propriate, eliminate those require- al Relations from Johns Hopkins • Serve as a legislator, shaping city High-priced condos now dominate ments. University. laws, zoning and policy. Somerville development. Commer- • Monitor implementation of the “Our city is changing, and we must • Oversee the city’s budget and cial projects that bring significant recommendations. shape that change to build the com- make sure that taxpayers’ money is tax revenue and living-wage jobs are Bio: Mark Niedergang has served munity we want. If I am elected, I spent wisely and efficiently. rare. The results: a high tax burden eight years and been elected four will work hard to provide excellent Answer 2: The most pressing is- on homeowners and displacement times to represent Ward 5 on the constituent services to Ward 5 res- sue is the rat problem and con- of long-term residents. I oppose Somerville School Committee. idents; protect and strengthen our stituent concerns such as parking, outsized developments that nega- He’s made significant improve- neighborhoods; manage develop- permits, streets, trees. The most tively impact neighborhoods. I wel- ments in our public schools. In the ment wisely; preserve Somerville’s important issue is real estate de- come commercial developments in 1990s, he worked in the Somerville character and diversity; enrich our velopment. I will put the resi- appropriate locations. Police Department and Mayor’s environment; extend the Green dents of Ward 5 first. I will work Answer 4: Unnecessary and often Office of Human Services under Line and the Community Path; Mark Niedergang to protect our neighborhoods, uncoordinated bureaucratic re- Mayor Michael Capuano. Mark keep more families in Somerville; Ward 5 revise the zoning code, and build quirements are constraining Somer- raised over $1 million to implement and make city government fair, hon- more affordable housing to pre- ville’s economic development, es- community policing. est and open.” serve Somerville’s character and pecially of small businesses. I will Mark works as a project man- Mark has lived in Somerville for 30 Answer 1: A ward alderman’s role diversity. I will advocate for com- work with the Mayor to convene a ager, planner and fundraiser for years. His family lives in and owns is to: mercial development that brings commission of residents, business non-profit organizations, helping a two-family house on Conwell • Work closely with residents and increased tax revenue and local owners, business community lead- them achieve their goals. Current- Street. His wife, Marya, is the Di- city government to ensure constit- jobs that pay a living wage. ers, Aldermen, Inspectional Ser- ly he is Project Manager for the rector of the New England Jewish uents receive effective city services Answer 3: Development must vices and the Mayor’s Office to: Prescription Drug Monitoring Labor Committee. Their daughter -- promptly, courteously, efficiently be good for Ward 5 residents and • Review, step-by-step, every mu- Program Center of Excellence, a Rae graduated Somerville High in and fairly. Somerville. Our three greatest de- nicipal requirement to start a busi- Brandeis University research center 2010 and attends Tufts University. • Serve as a watchdog, ensuring velopment challenges are protect- ness in Somerville. funded by the U.S. Bureau of Jus- For more information: www.Mark- that city government is competent, ing our neighborhoods; expand- • Make recommendations to con- tice Assistance. He has a B.A. from Niedergang.com OCTOBER 23, 2013••7

the residents. By making the connec- live through the inconvenience and Bio: As a lifelong resident of Ward community have a voice at City Hall. tion to City Hall a two-way street, disruption that construction caus- 5, I have had the honor of being I have served on the Human Rights residents feel empowered and know es. On the other hand, I am excited involved in my community. For Commission, the Zoning Advisory that they make a difference in the about the rejuvenation of Magoun the past decade, I have advocated Committee and the Board of Advi- place they choose to live. Square and the beginning of the for increased economic vitality for sors for the Cambridge and Somer- Answer 2: Without question-de- Community Path Extension to our business districts, safer neigh- ville Program for Alcoholism and velopment! Somerville is turning in Lowell Street. These have brought borhoods, fairer city Traffic and Drug Rehabilitation. to a Real Estate heaven for devel- an amazing energy to residents who Parking policies, thoughtful devel- This past April, I entered the Al- opers, but we have to ensure that love the quality of life improve- opment and the extension of the dermanic Chambers as the Ward there is a harmony between smart, ments both of these projects offer. Green Line and the Community 5 representative with my roots neighborhood-friendly changes and Answer 4: A good starting point is Path. I have spoken out against planted firmly in community lead- maintaining a strong commercial tax to research processes of neighboring frivolous spending, increases in ership and not in a political organi- base. I would like to see extensive re- cities. Are they doing something we fees and fines and the outsourcing zation. As a result, I have received search conducted, including cost and can do better? Do they have a proof our school custodians. I have the endorsements of several labor Courtney K . O’Keefe revenue loss projections to the City, cess that could work here? Next, I supported local and Union hiring organizations, among them, the being a mandatory part of submitted would meet with the owners of re- initiatives and voted for increased Somerville Fire Fighters Local 76, Ward 5 proposals and community meetings, cently-opened businesses and gather spending for our Fire and Police the Somerville Labor Council and as well as, being taken into consider- their suggestions on how Somerville Departments and our Schools. the Somerville Police Employees Answer 1: I see the role as connect- ation during the approval process. can improve. Lastly, I would work Although, I understand the impor- Association. But, on November ing City Hall to the residents and Answer 3: I am concerned about with Department Heads to create a tance of fighting for working class 5th, I seek the most important en- vice versa. I see it this way because the shift from commercial tax gen- predictable, working document that families as an individual, I also know dorsement of all…that of the Ward our residents deserve great services erating businesses to residential. guides entrepreneurs through the the benefit of serving on boards and 5 residents so that I may continue from our City and our City can ben- Unfortunately, more businesses are journey of making Somerville the committees with other residents, to serve as your Ward 5 Alderman. efit from the ideas and suggestions of following suit leaving neighbors to home for their business. ensuring that all members of our WWW.CourtneyOKeefe.Com

alderman to represent the people positive development projects able and livable. It’s important we the Board. I am not afraid to ask who elected me. My first priority in Ward 6 that I have support- preserve this and build upon the tough questions and press an issue is to their needs and concerns es- ed. There have also been projects strengths of our community. if I feel it would be harmful to any pecially with respect to develop- proposed that would provide for Answer 4: There are many start up of our residents. I am running for ment. Development projects must too many small units that increase businesses in Davis Square and I re-election because there is more be good for neighbors and not just transience, which are more prob- think that’s a good thing for our lo- work to do to improve our commu- developers and must enhance the lematic. It’s important we maintain cal economy. Businesses that are not nity and make it the best possible neighborhood and improve it. a good balance of small units and proposing a “new use” in a building place for all of our residents and lo- Answer 2: Right now there are family sized housing to both allow can often go in by right. There are cal business owners. I have a quar- many formula business establish- new people to enter the market and a variety of start ups on the second terly e-newsletter that I post to my ments attempting to come into allow families to grow and thrive and third floors of Davis Sq office website about important communi- Davis Square. Formula retail can here. In addition, having mixed buildings. I am not aware that any ty meetings, events and happenings, strip away the uniqueness of neigh- use development in Davis Square have faced “red tape” to come in. and key city issues. It also includes a borhoods and contribute to an “out- and Ball Square is a priority for me. Bio: I have been a member of the “constituent corner” where I ask res- Rebekah L . Gewirtz door mall” feeling. I am proposing Davis is a model Transit Oriented Board of Aldermen for eight years. idents what they think about some an ordinance that would subject Development area because we have I have been a strong advocate for of the hot issues of the day. To take Ward 6 formula retail to stricter review and such a great mix of local businesses, transparency and accountabili- a look at what I’ve been up to on the additional standards. residents, and transit all together, ty in local government and I have Board and to see my newsletter go Answer 1: I see my role as a ward Answer 3: There have been some making our area incredibly walk- brought an independent voice to to www.rebekahgewirtz.org

cerns that are important to resident that new development will work Bio: Katjana Ballantyne put her- great schools. families, seniors, professionals, and for the residents who live nearby. self through college and graduate A committed Democrat, Katjana’s young people. As Alderman I’ll Future development in Ward 7, in- school earning a B.A. in Political campaign for Alderman is endorsed also work on big picture issues, like cluding the Powder House School, Science from St. Michael’s College, by the Progressive Democrats of inclusive government, supporting Teele Square and development that Vermont, and an MBA with an en- Somerville (PDS) and the Sierra great schools, smart development, will come with the Green Line Ex- trepreneurship focus from Suffolk Club of Massachusetts. Katjana affordability and jobs. tension, all represent potential ben- University, Boston. was elected to serve as a member of Answer 2: Affordability. New efits and pressures. As Alderman She’s worked for 27 years with in- the Democratic City Committee for development is expected in I’ll work to bring residents into the ternational companies, start-ups, Ward 7 and elected as a Delegate to Teele Square, the Powder House review process early and for smart co-founded a local company, and the State Democratic Convention. School site, the empty MWRA developments that work for resi- local non-profits. She was Ward 7 Canvass Leader for building and future development dents first. Now as the CEO of Girls’ LEAP, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign and is likely to accompany the Green Answer 4: Small businesses drive Katjana brings talented people and a volunteer for Edward Markey’s Line Extension to Route 16/Bos- the local, state and national econo- resources together to train at-risk Senate election Katjana Ballantyne ton Ave. We need to shape future mies. Somerville needs more small girls to champion their well-being Katjana has been an inclusive com- projects to create local jobs, sup- businesses in our squares and on for a lifetime, with safety skills and munity leader in her two decades of Ward 7 port city services, ease residential our main streets to create local jobs, self-awareness. local volunteering. She has worked taxes and help keep Somerville support city services, and reduce Katjana has made Teele Square with community organizations to Answer 1: Constituent services affordable. We’ll also need to the residential tax rate. As Alder- her home these past twenty create affordable housing, provide must be the top priority for an Al- work to mitigate harmful effects man I’ll put my business start-up years with husband Richard and new small business space and teach derman. Street-by-street issues of development, so our neigh- experience to work to help small her daughters; Iliana, a junior at financial literacy. on each block affect our quality of bors are not forced out, especially businesses to get started and to stay Somerville High School and So- Katjana wants to put her experi- life; trash, noise, street and side- families and seniors. here. I’ll support a simplified per- phia in Kindergarten at Unidos. ence to work as Alderman to make walk maintenance, trees, housing Answer 3: Development review mitting process for small businesses She’s raised her family here and Somerville even better for families, overcrowding etc. I’ll work hard should start in the neighborhoods and planning for development that fought for smart development, lo- professionals, young people and se- to respond to the every day con- concerned, so that we can be sure creates good, local jobs. cal jobs, better transportation and niors. www.Katjana.org

elected official should seek a con- who live here. Change can be good, process required in Somerville. come homeless Veterans on Broad- sensus opinion on important issues. but it must reflect the desires and Bio: Having grown up here, attend- way. This proves we can find ways I have heard many people suggest needs of people who made Somer- ing Somerville Public Schools, there to help people live in Somerville. ways to make our crosswalks saf- ville so livable. By ensuring com- was never a doubt that I would come We need to work hard to attract er, improve street lighting, increase munity input into every develop- back after graduating from Boston and retain young people, veterans, rodent control, and control devel- ment, we make both the project and College. My parents, grandmother, seniors, and families. No one wants opment - we deserve an Alderman the community better. We should uncles, aunts, and cousins all live to lose the diversity and vibrancy of who knows how to get these done. follow this approach for PHCS, here. Together with my brother this wonderful City. Answer 2: The redevelopment the Teele Square “hole”, the former Mike and his wife Elizabeth, we I’m proud to have earned endorse- of the Powderhouse Community MWRA building at Capen Court, own and live in a two-family home ments from organizations that School (PHCS) is the most im- any expansion by Tufts and for the on High Street. Raised to be an represent working men and wom- portant issue in the short term Green Line Extension. active member of society, I mediat- en, including the Greater Boston (over the long-term, it’s the Green Answer 4: Every city says it wants ed differences in High School and Labor Council, the Somerville Line Extension). The City has total to cut red tape, few succeed. The mentored children through the Big Labor Coalition, and the Somer- Joseph A . Capuano control over the possible sale of the best way to do this is to have an Brother Association in college. Af- ville Fire Fighters. I want to use Ward 7 PHCS and we have only one chance effective and engaged Ward Alder- ter college, I became the Deputy the skills I’ve learned to help to get it right. My commitment to man who knows what people want Chief of Staff in the Department of make Somerville a better place to community involvement will serve and how to get it done. I represent Economic Development for Gover- live and work - from development Answer 1: Servicing constituents the people well when it comes time many businesses in my profession- nor Patrick. Today, I help business issues, to the environment, to ed- is the most important role of an to make final decisions and negoti- al life; I’ve helped them expand leaders navigate the complexities of ucation, to city services - everyone Alderman. You have to listen to ate with any developer (or plan for and create jobs. As an Alderman, government to create jobs. Housing deserves to be heard and respect- your neighbors and act on their be- open space). I would work with neighbors to prices forced out many of the young ed. I respectfully ask for your vote half. Everyone can have an opinion Answer 3: A Ward Alderman must decide what’s best and then walk people who grew up with me. I’m on Tuesday November 5th. www. (including an Alderman), but every always protect the interests of those desirable businesses through the proud that Ward 7 will soon wel- joecapuano.com 8••OCTOBER 23, 2013

Beacon Hill Roll Call

Beacon Hill Roll Call can also be viewed on our website at www .thesomervilletimes .com THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call 3700, S 1890) fee for a marriage license, and would require six hearings records the votes of local representatives on three roll House 155-0, Senate 36-0, approved different versions on each. calls and local senators on two from the week of Octo- of an estimated $94 million spending plan to close out ber 14-18. the books on fiscal year 2013 that ended June 30. The (A “Yes” vote is for requiring public hearings. A “No” vote Senate version now goes to the House for consideration. is against the requirement.) Our Legislators in the House and Senate for Provisions include $20 million for low-income heating Somerville: assistance; $8.1 million for the recent special elections Rep. Denise Provost No held in the state; $81,517 to reimburse Watertown for Rep. Carl Sciortino Didn’t Vote expenses incurred in April during the search for the Bos- Rep. Timothy Toomey No ton Marathon bombing suspect; $13 million for emer- gency shelters for the homeless; $11.5 million for early FLOOD INSURANCE (S 1890) education; and $2.1 million for the Welfare Department Senate 9-27, rejected an amendment that would provide to implement new monitoring and oversight programs. $100,000 for a grant program to distribute funds to cities and towns to be used to help lower their residents’ Supporters said the package is fiscally responsible and premiums for flood insurance. funds necessary programs including several that are running out of money. Amendment supporters said that recent changes in flood Rep. Denise Provost insurance mandated by the federal government in 2012 DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Twenty-seventh Mid- (A “Yes” vote is for the $94 million budget.) have raised premiums for thousands of homeowners and dlesex. - Consisting of precinct 3 of ward 2, all precincts also mandated that some homeowners who previously of ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and all precincts of Rep. Denise Provost Yes were exempt from the requirement buy it. They noted wards 5 and 6, of the city of Somerville, in the county Rep. Carl Sciortino Didn’tVote the funds can be used by cities and towns to directly help of Middlesex. Rep. Timothy Toomey Yes reduce premiums or to pay a coordinator who can help Sen. Sal DiDomenico Yes the community’s residents receive discounts through an- Sen. Patricia Jehlen Yes other program. They cited the case of one homeowner whose premium rose from $1,300 to over $68,000. AUDIT WELFARE DEPARTMENT (H 3700) House 42-112, rejected an amendment requiring the Amendment opponents said this issue needs to be ad- state auditor to audit the Welfare Department and is- dressed but that this piecemeal approach was not the sue a report to the Legislature by February 15. The audit way to go. They noted the Senate should study the issue would include monitoring and counting out-of-state us- more and address the problem in a comprehensive way. age of EBT cards, and verifying that social security num- bers are being required prior to benefits being awarded. (A “Yes” vote is for the $100,000 program. A “No” vote Rep. Carl Sciortino is against it.) DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Thirty-fourth Mid- Amendment supporters said it is time for another audit dlesex. - Consisting of all precincts in wards 4 and 5, pre- to ferret out waste and fraud and ensure taxpayer money Sen. Sal DiDomenico No cinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of the city of is being well spent only on people who legitimately are Sen. Patricia Jehlen No Medford, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, and all precincts needy. They noted an audit will also reveal if any recent of ward 7, of the city of Somerville, both in the county reforms to the system are working. of Middlesex. ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL Amendment supporters said the auditor recently conducted an audit and reported on fraud and waste and SENIOR CITIZENS SAFETY ZONE (S 77) - The that the state is working on addressing those problems. House gave initial approval to a bill that would allow cit- They noted the auditor has said it is too soon for anoth- ies and towns to double speeding fines in areas adjacent er audit. to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals and senior housing and community centers. (A “Yes” vote is for the audit. A “No” vote is against it.) LIMIT SPEED IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS (H Rep. Timothy Toomey Rep. Denise Provost No 3097) - The House gave initial approval to a proposal DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Twenty-sixth Middle- Rep. Carl Sciortino Didn’tVote that would allow cities and towns to set vehicle speed sex. - Consisting of all precincts of ward 1, precinct 1 Rep. Timothy Toomey No limits inside a historic district. of ward 2, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of the city of Cambridge, and all precincts of REQUIRE SIX HEARINGS ON TAX HIKES (H MONEY FOR MILK FARMERS (H 751) - The ward 1 and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, of the city of 3700) House gave initial approval to a bill that would reim- Somerville, both in the county of Middlesex. House 31-124, rejected an amendment requiring the burse small independent dairy farmers from a special House and Senate Ways and Means Committees to insurance fund created in the 1980s to protect farmers hold at least six public hearings on any bill that raises when dairy processors go out of business without paying taxes or fees and to give the public three days notice prior the farmer. The program is funded by the dairy farmers to each one. themselves and has been used in the past but has been mostly stagnant for years. Farmers would be reimbursed Amendment supporters said this requirement will en- based on what they have contributed to the fund over sure the public has the opportunity to be informed about the years. It is estimated that the state’s 100 or so dairy pending tax hikes. They pointed to the recently repealed farmers would receive amounts ranging from $10,000 to tax on computer system design services and a new law $20,000 while still leaving a minimum of $1 million in tying future increases in the gas tax to the Consumer the fund, as required by law. Sen. Patricia Jehlen Price Index as incidents in which many people were not DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Second Middlesex. - made aware of these hikes prior to their passage. PROTECT ANIMALS - Lead sponsor Sen. Bruce Medford, Somerville, entire city, Woburn, ward 2, and Tarr (R-Gloucester) announced that his recently filed Winchester. Amendment opponents said the amendment is poorly Act Protecting Animal Welfare and Safety (PAWS) has drafted and flawed. They said it does not differentiate attracted 75 legislators as co-sponsors including 22 Re- $94 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H between a multi-million tax hike and a $1 increase in the publicans and 53 Democrats. PAW’s centerpiece would OCTOBER 23, 2013••9

Beacon Hill Roll Call continued create a statewide animal abuse registry of animal abus- QUOTABLE QUOTES irresponsible late night sessions and a mad rush to act ers that would have to be checked by animal shelters, on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the pet stores and breeders before a person is allowed to buy “I was just able to get some of the clothes for my kids. end of an annual session. or adopt the pet. Other provisions include establishing They told me if I didn’t do exactly as the letter said I During the week of October 14-18, the House met for a an anonymous animal abuse tip hotline and increased would lose out on everything. I had to leave all my dishes total of six hours and 22 minutes while the Senate met penalties for cruelty to animals. The bill was filed in re- and everything behind.” – Daysi Avalos, mother of five, for a total of four hours and 49 minutes. sponse to the recent “Puppy Doe” case in which a dog who was forced to leave her Dorchester apartment immedi- was euthanized after she suffered extensive injuries, in- ately and move into a motel shelter in Leominster after rent- Mon. October 14 No House session cluding a stab wound to her eye and burns to her body. al assistance she received from the state ran out last month. No Senate session

ALLOW PUBLIC MEETINGS VIA INTERNET HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Tues. October 15 House 11:07 a.m. to 11:16 a.m. (H 2088) - The Committee on State Administration Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the Senate 11:01 a.m. to 12:12 p.m. and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on a pro- House and Senate were in session each week. Many leg- posal to allow city and town boards and commissions islators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of Wed. October 16 House 11:04 a.m. to 5:14 p.m. to hold their meetings and discussions online. The bill the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is Senate 11:00 a.m. to 11:08 a.m. would change a current law that requires these meetings done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They to be held in a physical building. Supporters said it is note that their jobs also involve committee work, re- Thurs. October 17 House 11:08 a.m. to 11:11 a.m. time to bring these meetings into the computer age and search, constituent work and other matters that are im- Senate 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. not require people to drive miles and spend hours at a portant to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature meeting. Opponents said the change would be unfair to does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and Fri. October 18 No House session many who cannot watch the proceedings online includ- vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legisla- No Senate session ing some seniors, people with disabilities and residents tion that have been filed. They note that the infrequency of rural areas that don’t have Internet access. and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at [email protected]

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COMMENTARY

The views and opinions expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville Times do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Somerville Times, its publishers or staff. An investment in public transportation is an investment in the future power of Massachusetts as a Boston, and increasingly in cities late and capital can flow freely; firm Echo Ditto to the digital magnet for entrepreneurs and like Somerville. where ideas thrive and talent is production outfit Powderhouse innovators. And what do they all have in plentiful. Productions. But this is also a time to con- common? Close proximity to Companies located in these Meanwhile, on the other side sider a couple of important public transportation, specifical- transit hubs are producing some of Somerville, another urban points: For one, the tech tax was ly, the Red Line. of the world’s most cutting edge hub is springing up at Assembly passed as one part of a larger rev- Route 128 may be America’s innovations in data analytics and Square. For a generation, this enue package. And the objective “high tech corridor” but the Red mobile communications, robot- area was an industrial wasteland, of this revenue was to improve Line is arguably its main artery. ics and clean energy, biotechnol- home to an underused mall, a By Joseph A. Curtatone our transportation capacity and, That’s because public transit ogy and life sciences. junkyard, and abandoned facto- The short and controversial life one of the chief beneficiaries of helps create vibrant, high den- Since the Red Line’s arrival in ries leeching pollution into the of the “tech tax” — the state’s transportation investments is sity neighborhoods, teeming the 1980s, Somerville’s Davis Mystic River. proposed levy on software ser- the tech sector itself. with creativity and innovation; Square has continued to grow in Today, it’s home to a rebuilt re- vices — came to an end a few Ask any innovation expert the kinds of areas start-ups are popularity, both as a social and tail center and new restaurants. weeks ago. After a full-throttle where new ideas and new com- drawn to. Economic growth ex- residential destination, but also The first of several office and revolt from the innovation sec- panies thrive these days and perts say these urban hubs cre- as thriving business commu- apartment buildings are going tor, all parties — including the they’ll tell you Kendall Square ate a “bump factor,” places where nity. Today, Davis is home to a up. Affordable housing is being governor — agree the existence in Cambridge, the Leather Dis- people can easily bump into each number of technology compa- expanded. And we’re reclaiming of such a tax would weaken the trict and the Waterfront area in other; where ideas can perco- nies, from the online marketing the river’s Continued on page 19 Inequality in America Part 2: Economic Forces $48,302 in today’s dollars. higher paying jobs. And com- Goods, services, money, la- pushing for planet-wide dereg- Today America’s is the most pensation for middle- and low- bor, and corporations now ulation, reduced public spend- unequal economy in the devel- er-income jobs declined, even easily move around the world. ing, privatization, and abolition oped world. The distinction though worker productivity The first General Agreement of trade barriers. between the middle class and steadily increased. Meanwhile, on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Bipartisan policy legislation the poor has become blurred as the cost of healthcare, childcare, in 1947 substantially lowered during the Clinton administra- more and more families hover higher education, and housing trade barriers, initially creating tion produced the North Amer- above or slide below the pover- in some markets increased faster an advantage for both Ameri- ican Free Trade Agreement ty line. The median male worker than inflation. can investors and workers. But (1993), a new GATT (1994), By William C. Shelton today earns $33,751 per year, Mainstream economists most by the 1970s, the other World and other trade agreements. I was taught in my youth that 30% less than in 1978. often cite globalization and War II belligerents had rebuilt These restricted the use of en- America is the land of oppor- In that year, the average in- technology to explain increasing their economies with new tech- vironmental protections, labor tunity and that my nation is the come for America’s wealthiest inequality. Robert Reich’s new nology. And emerging third- rights, and most tariffs as means most egalitarian in the world. 1% was $393,682. Today it is film, Inequality for All, explores world economies were begin- of regulating trade. This overlooked a significant $959,720, a 243% increase in these trends. Some economists ning to dominate the simplest They promised to increase eco- number of Americans who lived constant dollars. also cite demographic changes. manufacturing sectors. nomic growth, and they did. But in poverty. But it was truer for Until the great recession, this Understanding economic forces The Reagan era brought with the gains went to the wealthy. the United States than for many long descent into inequality was is necessary, but not sufficient, to it a worship of unfettered mar- “Free trade,” as opposed to “fair countries. In 1978 the median not the result of fewer jobs. In- explain what happened. kets. The U.S. exported this trade,” wiped out most clothing male worker in the U.S. earned stead, lower paying jobs replaced Globalization “Washington Consensus,” and Continued on page 20 Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte Electric Halloween Soon the city will be x-rayed. Let’s face it, there are a lot more offering Illumination nuts out there who want to hurt people tours for Halloween by messing with treats. That’s the scariest decorations. What thing about Halloween these days. An- a racket it’s turned other frightening thing is the way drivers into. There are now don’t watch out for kids on Halloween or specialized stores that pop up a month any other time for that matter. I actually before the 31st selling all things ghoulish used my body as a shield one year when a and gory. Costumes and masks can cost maniac was barreling down my street. For upwards of a hundred bucks. crying out loud slow the hell down, for at Back in the day we bought our flimsy least one night! Ben Cooper costumes at Woolworths, Do some kids actually change costumes Bradlees, and Zayres. If the elastic on in order to hit the same houses twice or the thin plastic mask lasted all night you three times? Cool! And one of my biggest were lucky. If your parents made you pet peeves about Halloween is these tiny wear a winter coat under your costume, “fun size” tidbits of candy. We had the that stunk! big boys back then! And even worse are We would grab a pillowcase and hit the people who hand out “healthy treats.” Are streets. That was before candy had to be you kidding me? Continued on page 18 OCTOBER 23, 2013••11

COMMENTARY

The View Of The Times

Last week Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone family considerations in forming his de- Whether a supporter or a detractor, Somerville City Hall may be, we can made it official. He will not be running cision, and thanked those who encour- one cannot deny that the man is full of salute his indefatigable spirit and for the office of Governor of the Com- aged him to seriously consider the run big ideas and conviction in his beliefs. commitment to personal and profes- monwealth of Massachusetts. And the up The Hill. It would certainly have made for an in- sional excellence. world continued turning. We can only speculate – for now any- teresting time. There is a lot of business to conduct In a public statement first picked up on way – on what a Curtatone adminis- Whatever the long-term destiny right here at home. Our world does in- Facebook, the mayor cited personal and tration on the state level would be like. of the man currently at the top in deed keep turning.

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rumor and who was involved, and now we officer is still out there as of the oth- ************************** our own Harry Kane, who is celebrat- hear that the police officer involved is on er day, trying to intimidate and harass Last week we congratulated Mike ing this week as well. Happy Birthday leave pending an investigation. We heard the same people. We were told here at Browne and his lovely wife Maryanne to Donny Ostler from the Ville. Also that a city official came into the station Newstalk that the officer’s demeanor on their anniversary, but we forgot to from the Ville is Corey McGlashing, and was simply asking for information at and history has been collected very mention that two of their closest friends, who goes to SHS. the booth out in the lobby when the of- carefully with dates and incidents and Steve and Sheila MacEachern, also cel- ************************** ficer came out from behind counter and is going to be turned over to higher au- ebrated their wedding anniversary on “Introduction to Horror Make-up” is immediately shouted at the official. We thorities if he doesn’t stop the harass- same day. Also, a mistake was made last being offered this Saturday, the 26th, also heard that the official was stunned ment. What do you think about the week with Mike Browne as well. The at the Arts at the Armory on Highland by this officer’s behavior. That would be actions of a police officer behaving this correct name for his new Facebook page Avenue, from 2 to 5 p.m. Just in time interesting tape to rewind if it happened way? Better yet, should the Somerville is “Views of Historic Somerville.” So, if for Halloween. Learn the expert art of in the lobby of the station (we assume Police Department’s many respectable you’re on Facebook and are a true Vil- monster making by turning yourself into the station has cameras). Now, we only and fine officers be subjected to these len at heart (EC residents that wannabe a zombie! Great for Halloween costum- know this from various sources, but the small few who give a black eye to the Villens excluded), you are encouraged to ing, haunted houses, and horror movies. question here is don’t the police work department as a whole? like the page and learn more about our This Halloween forget the cheap mask. for the city residents, its taxpayers? And ************************** fine city. Mike has a vast knowledge of Learn some of the tricks of special effects don’t residents deserve better than being Caroline Shea-Rosas, who recently lost historic points of interest and political makeup to turn yourself into a monster. verbally abused or harassed by our police the primary race in the Ward Five School facts regarding Somerville. Maybe we You’ll learn the various tools most com- officers? We think this kind of behavior Committee, ran as a real trouper. Besides can convince him to write about some of monly used in makeup design, the var- from our Police Department is uncalled being a nice lady with a growing family them? Who knows, maybe? ious types of makeup and how to use for, if this did happen. Don’t you agree? here in the city, she is disappointed that ************************** them to their best effects, shortcuts used ************************** she lost the primary, but she has moved Happy Birthday this week here and by professional artist to make realistic While we are at it about the Police on and has endorsed Ross Richmond in around the Ville with some of our scars, cheap and easy recipes for realis- Station and questionable officers, how the final election. Ross is a good guy, a fans. First of all, a lovely lifelong res- tic blood you can actually eat, and tech- about a certain officer who was fired new comer to the city but he comes from ident celebrates this week, Hope Au- niques to make super realistic wounds, for a drug situation under a previous a teaching family and in conversation gust. As everyone knows, she is a nice bruises, cuts and scars. For more infor- administration, and after a long time with him, you’ll agree he’s a nice person lady who, by the way, teaches Zumba mation contact mtmartino@svgfilms. of appealing he gets back on duty? For that doesn’t sound like the usual politi- up at the high school. She’s also retired com. To buy tickets online go to: http:// a few years now. Well, this officer (we’ll cian. Caroline has made a wise choice now from the city, but looks great. A thezombiemaker.eventbrite.com. leave his name out for now) has a rep- here in her endorsement. big Happy Birthday to Hope. It’s a ************************** utation of trying to intimidate certain ************************** big week here. Well known real estate Endorsements are flying in for sever- residents here in the city. When actu- This Saturday also is the St. Clements guy here in the city, Donald Norton, is al of the candidates running for office al proof was presented to the Police (4-1 record) vs. Marian (3-3) football celebrating, along with Marie Civello (send them in, we will put it here). Department he was reprimanded (so game at Dilboy Field. Starting time is on the same day. A nice lady, always Mark Niedergang, candidate for Ward the person was told), and that certain 4:30 p.m. around Ball Square. Best wishes to Five Alderman was Continued on page 21 12••OCTOBER 23, 2013

LEGOLAND breaks ground at Assembly Sq . CONT. FROM PG 1

looking forward to the LEGOLAND Discovery Center. Building things is fun and a great way to learn.” The indoor facility, measuring some 44,000 square feet, is designed to attract the interest of children aged 3 to 10, as well as their families. Millions of LEGO bricks will be available for play by visitors. Additionally, rides and various multimedia presentations will be an integral part of the experience. “We’re thrilled about bringing the first LEGOLAND Discovery Center to New England,” Divisional Director, James Burleigh said. “This new at- traction will be the ultimate destination for children and their families who love LEGO, and we can’t wait to begin delivering these unforgettable expe- riences this spring.”

Photos by The Somerville Times Staff OCTOBER 23, 2013••13 Monster Mashed-Up SomerStreets The City of Somerville hosted the final event in the 2013 SomerStreets series with a celebration along Somerville Avenue on Sunday, October 20. Monster Mashed-Up @ SomerStreets featured a costume parade for residents of all ages, 100-pound pumpkins carved by chainsaw artists, Ok- toberfest, Milk Row Cemetery tour, live entertainment, craft fair and more along Somerville Ave. from Union Square to Wilson Square.

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SPORTS Mike Powers 2013 Yawkey Baseball Hall of Fame In 1993 Mike was the winning By David Treska pitcher at the very first YBL All Mike Powers has been a part Star Game at Fenway Park. of the Yawkey Baseball League Once the Alibrandis Club since 1988, spanning over 25 started to make the playoffs years and in that time he has one Mike was a mainstay in the mid- of the most distinguished ca- dle of the order and had a knack reers in the leagues history. to always come up with big hits, A 5 time All Star Player and evidenced by his status as the a 12 All Star Coach, his playing team’s career leader in grand career started with the Cam- slams and was recognized by his bridge Bucs and after a season peers winning a Silver Slugger there he joined the Somerville Award in 2001. Highlander Alumni Baseball At the same time Mike began Club in the 1990 season. to lead the team off the field as Mike was the starting and win- its field manager starting in the ning pitcher in the team’s first 1997 season. In that role Mike game and was for the early part set himself apart as the winnin- of the team’s existence their best gest coach in the history of the pitcher and a standout outfield- Yawkey Baseball League post- er. Powers was a force in the old ing a 316-79-3 record in the fall tournament, the Bill Stew- regular season, being named art Memorial Cup leading the Manager of the Year in 1997, teams to 2 titles in 1991 and 2000, 2002 and 2003 and was 1992 – being named the events the head coach at Fenway Park Most Valuable Player in 1992. 6 times and lead the Yawkey

Ms. Cam’s 2013 Yawkee League Hall of Famer Mike Powers.

League to our firsts victory lighted by a record 9 titles in row the Yawkey League in leading Olio - (noun) A miscellaneous against the U.S. Military All from 1999 to 2007. the All Star Committee – high- mixture, hodgepodge Stars in 2008. Since his retirement from lighted by teams that defeated In these 12 seasons as the man- his career in uniform, he has the US Military All Stars and 1. These are sometimes 6. What artist #393painted ager he won 10 Yawkey Baseball worked behind the scenes with took home our first EMass All called Alligator Pears – The Starry Night? League Championships, posting the team as general manager of Star Classic Championship 95% of the American crop a record of 106-30 and high- the Alibrandis Club and with both in 2013. are grown in California – 7. What was the original what are they? flavor of Twinkies? SHS Freshman girls 2. Which of these three 8. Is it true that the Brit- wrote “She walks in ish consume the most tea beauty, like the night” – per capita? volleyball victory Shakespeare, Lord Byron, or Keats? 9. What are whorl, arch, and loop the patterns for? 3. What was the occu- pation of Ali Baba of 10. Mork and Mindy was Ali Baba and The Forty created as a spinoff of Thieves? what TV show?

4. What Hawaiian city’s 11. What 19th century name means “Sheltered artist was best known Bay”? for his paintings of ballet dancers? 5. What is the mathemat- ical relationship of 12 to 12. What kind of furni- 144? ture is a Highboy? Answers on page 18

The Somerville High School Lady Highlander’s Freshman volleyball team celebrated a win on Wednesday, October 15 versus Everett High School bringing their season record to 10-3. The Highlanders won set one 25-16 and set two 25-12. Captain Emily Liberato had 10 unanswered serves in the first set and 9 in the second set. Brianna Jewers and Marissa Toner had great plays at the net. Phoebe Melchiskey and Halle Hughes had good digs in the back row. “This team plays very well together. They are tough on offense and defense. When they work together, they are a very tough team,” said Coach Krista Invernizzi. The Highlanders combined for a sweep of Everett with JV and Varsity posting wins as well.

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CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOSEPH A. CURTATONE JOSEPH A. CURTATONE MAYOR MAYOR MICHAEL F. GLAVIN MICHAEL F. GLAVIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING DIVISION LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing for all interested parties will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Alder- A public hearing for all interested parties will be held by the Planning manic Chambers, 2nd Floor, Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA. Board on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in the Aldermanic Chambers on the Second Floor of Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somer- 23-25 Calvin Street: (ZBA 2013-64) Applicant and Owner, Philip Weiss, seek a special permit under §4.4.1 to reconstruct a nonconforming 3-family ville, MA. home previously lost in a fire with modifications including sideyard setbacks, rear setback, front decks for all units, and window and door alterations. RB Zone. Ward 2. 779 McGrath Hwy: (Case # PB 2013-05) Applicant, Keith Mozer, and Owner, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC, seek a Special 21 Malvern Ave: (Case #ZBA 2013-65) Applicant and Owner, Madeline Starr, seeks a Special Permit under SZO §4.4.1 to build a dormer on the left Permit with Site Plan Review (SPSR) to revise (SZO 5.3.8) a site plan side façade of an existing nonconforming two-family dwelling. RB zone. Ward 7. that the Planning Board approved in Nov 2001 in order to add storage 56 Wallace St: (Case #ZBA 2013-66) Applicant, Kevin Kelleher, and Owner, Marla Wessland, seek a Special Permit under SZO §4.4.1 to alter the lockers for pick-up service offered by Stop & Shop. This site is part of primary façade of an existing two-family nonconforming dwelling. Alterations will include the addition of a second story porch and the alteration a Planned Unit Development that was approved by the Board in Sept of window to a door. RA zone. Ward 6. 2001. Zone BA / PUD-B. Ward 1. 235 Lowell St: (Case #ZBA 2013-67) Applicant, Edward Doherty, and Owner, John Ternullo, seek a Special Permit under SZO §7.11.1.c to construct 125 Broadway: (Case #PB 2013-19) Applicant, Image One Indus- six residential units; a Special Permit under SZO §4.4.1 to alter an existing nonconforming structure; and a Variance under SZO §9.5.1.a for parking tries, and Owner, Santander, seeks a Special Permit under SZO relief. In addition, a Special Permit under SZO §9.13.b is also sought to modify parking design standards. RC zone. Ward 5. §6.1.22.D.5.a to modify signage at an existing commercial structure. CCD 45. Ward 1. 52A & 54 Medford St: (Case #ZBA 2013-69) Applicant and Owner Paul J. Morgan seeks a Special Permit under SZO §4.4.1 to alter a nonconforming single-family house by expanding the 2nd floor by approx 200 sf. RB zone. Ward 2. 38 Union Sq: (Case #PB 2013-20) Applicant, East Boston Savings Bank, and Owner, Joseph Vaccaro, seek a Special Permit seeks under SZO 7 Greene St: (Case #ZBA 2013-70) Applicant and Owner, Creative Property Solutions LLC, seek a Special Permit under SZO §4.4.1 to alter the left §6.1.22.D.5 to install signage for a bank. Zone CCD 55. Ward 3. side façade of a nonconforming dwelling due to the by-right addition of one dwelling unit. These alterations include the addition of a shed dormer, skylights and modifications to the rear deck. RB zone. Ward 2. 9 & 39 Medford St: (Case #PB 2013-17) Applicant, Berkeley Invest- ments, and Owner, Medford Freezer Realty, Inc., seek a Special 104 Holland St: (Case #ZBA 2013-71) Applicant/Owner R+R Capital Investments, LLC seek a Special Permit under SZO § 4.4.1 to alter a noncon- Permit with Site Plan Review under SZO §6.5.D.5 to alter an existing forming structure by adding roof decks, changing rear doors to windows, and adding a front door for 2 of the 3 residential units façade including signage & 7.13.E to establish 100 residential units on Jay St. Zone RC. Ward 6. including artist live/work space. The applicant seeks approval under Copies of these applications are available for review in the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, located SZO §9.17.2.B for modification of the parking/loading standards. 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Interested persons may provide comments to the Planning Board at 10/23/13 The Somerville Times the hearing or by submitting written comments by mail to OSPCD, Planning Division, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143; by fax to 617-625-0722; or by email to [email protected]. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court The Trial Court Attest: Kevin Prior, Chairman Middlesex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court To be published in The Somerville Times on 10/23/13 & 10/30/13. 208 Cambridge Street 208 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA. 02141 Cambridge, MA. 02141 10/23/13 The Somerville Times (617) 768- 5800 (617) 768- 5800 MIDDLESEX Division Docket No. MI 13P4797EA MIDDLESEX Division Docket No. MI 12P 2742EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Estate of: Clara D Moss Frances M Ferrone Date of Death: 08/14/2013 Date of Death: 04/17/2012 To all interested persons: To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: A Petition has been filed by: THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION BY THE POWER VESTED IN IT THROUGH A SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, CHAPTER 397 OF THE ACTS OF Mark D Moss of North Billerica MA Guy V Ferrone of Somerville MA 1978, HEREBY AMENDS THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCES WITH THE ADDI- TION OF THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS: requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. 2013-31 Article V Section 5-15 “Handicapped Parking” is amended with the following addition: 44 Glen St; 86 Ten Hills Rd And also requesting that: And also requesting that: 2013-32 rescind a portion of 2013-20 (Handicapped Parking at 34 Lin- Mark D Moss of North Billerica MA Guy V Ferrone of Somerville MA den St) by removing the trial period; restriction now permanent be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve 2013-33 Article V Section 5-9.1 “Parking Meter Locations and Reg- Without Surety on the bond. Without Surety on the bond. ulations” is amended as follows: Removal of two parking metered ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– spaces on Summer St at Cutter Av (through Nov 15, 2013) You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, 2013-34 Article V Section 5-5 “Parking Locations and Prohibitions” is you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at amended as follows: 15 Minute Parking at 514 Medford St for a 90 this Court before: this Court before: day trial period 10:00a.m. on 11/05/ 2013 10:00 a.m. on 11/08/2013 This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a 2013-35 Article V Section 5-5 “Parking Locations and Prohibitions” is written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If amended as follows: No Parking Anytime on Cedar St at Franey Rd you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed for a distance of 40ft (eliminate the first two spaces) for a 90 day trial by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, period action may be taken without further notice to you. action may be taken without further notice to you. 2013-36 Article V Section 5-5 “Parking Locations and Prohibitions” is ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– amended as follows: No Parking Anytime on Medford St, left side, This estate is being administered under formal procedure by the This estate is being administered under formal procedure by the from Washington St to Somerville Av (during phase 2 and 3 of the Mc- Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Carthy Overpass Project) Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to 2013-37 Article V Section 5-1 “General Prohibitions” is amended with notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representa- notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representa- the following addition: (v) Upon any Bicycle Lane tive and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, tive and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, 2013-38 Article X Section 10-5 “General Towing Prohibitions” is including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. amended with the following addition: (x) Upon any Bicycle Lane ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Witness, Hon. Peter C Di Gangi, First Justice of this Court. Witness, Hon. Peter C Di Gangi, First Justice of this Court. 2013-39 Article XI Section 11-2 “Penalties” is amended with the following addition: Obstructing Bicycle Lane - $50.00 fine. Tara E. De Cristofaro Tara E. De Cristofaro Date: October 08, 2013 Register of Probate Date: October 11, 2013 Register of Probate PROMULGATED: SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 ADVERTISED: OCTOBER 9, 2013 10/23/13 The Somerville Times 10/23/13 The Somerville Times OCTOBER 16, 2013 OCTOBER 23, 2013 EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 31, 2013

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court MIDDLESEX ,ss Docket No. MI 13E0104PP

NOTICE OF PETITION TO PARTITION TO: Carlos Fernandez of Somerville in the County of Middlesex, and CITY OF SOMERVILLE CITY OF SOMERVILLE to all other persons interested. PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PURCHASING DEPARTMENT A petition had been presented to said Court by Aura Motta of Somer- IFB # 14-29CD RFP # 14-34 ville, Cheryl A. Baker of Billerica, representing that they She holds The City of Somerville, through the Purchasing Department invites The City of Somerville, through the Purchasing Department invites as tenants in common 50% undivided part or share of certain land sealed bids for: sealed proposals for: lying in Somerville, in the County of Middlesex, and briefly described Fall Tree Planting and Related Services 2013 COBRA Administration Services for Dental Insurance Coverage as follows An Invitation for Bid (IFB) and specifications may be obtained online The Request for Proposals (RFP) may be obtained via e-mail or in The land in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts with at http://www.somervillema.gov/departments/finance/purchasing/ person from the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., buildings thereon being shown as Lot #61A, on a plan of land in bids or from the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143 on or after Monday, October 21, 2013. Separate- Somerville belonging to Sarah R. McFayden, dated October 15, Somerville, MA 02143 on or after: Wednesday, October 23, 2013. ly sealed Price and Non-Price Proposals will be received at the above 1923, Charles J. Eliott, engineer, recorded with Middlesex South Sealed bids will be received at the above office until:Wednesday, No- office untilWednesday, November 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., at which District Deeds Plan Book (sic) 326, Plan 42, Said Lot is bounded vember 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at which time sealed bids will be opened. time sealed non-price proposals will be opened. The Purchasing Di- and described as follows: The Purchasing Director reserves the right to reject any or all bids if, rector reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if, in her sole WESTERLY: by Alewife Brook (sic) Parkway, seventy one and in her sole judgment, the best interest of the City of Somerville would judgment, the best interest of the City of Somerville would be served 16/100 (71.16) feet; be served by so doing. by so doing. NORTHERLY: by a curved line to Fairfax Street, twenty three and The contract term shall be for a period of thirty-six months, including • For information and proposal packages, please contact Orazio DeLu- 67/100 (23.67)feet; planting for the first year and watering for all three years. ca by e-mail [email protected]. Angela M. Allen NORTHEASTERLY: by Fairfax Street, one hundred six and 36/100 Prevailing wages apply. 5% Bid Deposit required. Purchasing Director (106.36) feet; Please contact Angela M. Allen, Purchasing Director, x3410, or email 617-625-6600 x. 3400 SOUTHEASTERLY: by Lot # 58A on said plan twelve and 97/100 [email protected] for information. 10/23/13 The Somerville Times (12.97) feet; Angela M. Allen SOUTHERLY: by Lot #58A on said plan , one (1) foot; Purchasing Director EASTERLY: by Lot # 58A on said plan, four (4.00) feet; 617-625-6600 x. 3400 The SCOA SOUTHERLY: by Lot# 60A on said plan, eighty-three and 10/23/13 The Somerville Times 72/100(83.72) feet; Containing according to said, plan 4,872 square feet of land. SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY Moonlighters Setting forth that the petitioner desired that all said land may be or- 30 Memorial Road dered to be sold at private sale or Public Auction, for not less than Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 ($525,000.00) FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOL- Telephone (617) 625-1152 LARS and praying that the partition may be made of all the land Fax (617) 628-7057 TDD (617) 628-8889 aforesaid according to law; and to that end, that the commissioner be appointed to make such partition and be ordered to make sale IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE and conveyance of all, or any portion of said land which the Court The Somerville Housing Authority (SHA) announces a PUBLIC HEAR- finds cannot advantageously divided, either at private sale or public ING regarding the FIVE YEAR and ANNUAL PLAN 2014 on Wednesday, auction, and be ordered to distribute and pay over the net proceeds December 11,2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Properzi Manor, 13-25 Warren Ave- thereof in such manner as to make the partition just and equal. nue, Somerville, Massachusetts. The Plan and related documents are If you desire to object thereto you or your attorney should file a writ- available at the Somerville Housing Authority, 30 Memorial Road and ten appearance and answer in said Court at Cambridge before ten the City of Somerville, Housing Division, 50 Evergreen Ave. Somer- o’clock, on the Eighteenth day of November, 2013 the return date of ville, Massachusetts during regular business hours. A forty–five (45) this Citation. day review and comment period will commence on October 23, 2013. Witness: HONORABLE PETER C DIGANGI, Esquire, First Justice of Any questions may be directed to Paul Mackey, Deputy Director, at said Court this Seventh DAY OF October, 2013 617-625- 1152. Tara E. 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History, heritage and costumes galore CONT. FROM PG 1 from the Somerville High think in the process they learn they got to touch. “We came School Local History Club par- a lot,” said Santos. “And a lot over just for this Milk Row ticipated in the event as re-en- of them are foreign-born. I Cemetery event,” said Bruce Al- actors and guides, portraying think that’s amazing, and that len, the girls’ father. The West Somerville residents buried in really shows Somerville as it Somerville resident had never Photo by Erica Scharn or associated with the cemetery. is, how diverse it is, that all been inside the cemetery before. Fifteen students from the these kids from Nepal and “I want to learn more. It was in- History Club spent their after- China and Haiti are playing teresting.” The family stopped noon volunteering at the event. colonial Americans.” at the Civil War Soldiers Mon- “They’ve been wonderful,” said The tour’s eight stations high- ument before leaving, where J. Brandon Wilson, Executive lighted Somerville residents Barbara Mangum, President of Director of the Somerville His- from the 1600s through the Historic Somerville, explained toric Preservation Commission. 1800s, including Samuel Tufts, that the monument is one of “They love to get dressed up. who fought in the Revolution- the oldest in the country. And so we’ve been acquiring ary War and owned the farm- Colonel Lawrence (Larry) more and more clothing in or- land that the cemetery was built Willwerth III, a Somerville res- der to dress them in appropriate on; Widow Anna Rand, who ident on the Boards of Historic attire. That’s what you see today, ran to warn Samuel Tufts about Somerville and the Somerville a lot of it is very authentic and the British soldiers looking for Museum, greeted tour partic- very elaborate.” a fight; Miss Clairiana Bailey, ipants at the welcome station Before dispersing to the who wrote 75 inscriptions for inside the wrought iron gates. gravesites for the first tour, the graves in the 1800s; and “Like any community around the students helped each oth- Sarah Wardwell, who was ac- Boston, there’s a lot of hidden er to adjust hats, gowns and cused of witchcraft. treasures and we want people to capes. They posed for a group Isabella Allen, seven, said that share their heritage,” said Will- picture with Adda Santos, her favorite costume was Sarah werth. “It’s not just Somerville, Advisor for the History Club Wardwell’s. Her sister Lucinda I think it’s part of our character and a history teacher at the (Luci), five, favored the British as a society, that we need to pre- Somerville High School. “It’s soldier’s costume, which had 75 serve the past, so we understand like a big reenactment club. I buttons and a bearskin hat that the future.”

Marble maze madness with Somerville mathematics group CONT. FROM PG 3 repurposing old buildings. the teams demonstrated their Basics” (Elliot Rippe, Arjun The assembly of the marble projects. This is the second Singh, Daniel Portillo). Sec- mazes took nearly four hours year that her son, Ben Stevens, ond place was the “Swerve” to complete. Each of the nine 15, has participated in the (Caterina MacDonald, Melissa mazes was remarkable and mathematics challenge. “Each Baptista, Rachel Berry). Third sported differences in design. team is given the same prob- place was “Mr. Scrima” (An- Marbles miraculously jumped lem to solve, but it’s amazing to thony Scrima, R J Bingham, the tables on what looked like watch the different approaches John Mulcahey). Fourth place ski runs, or shot out a track that each team takes, Stevens was “Junk Punks” (Kelly Ca- and were caught on the other said. “It’s really wonderful to chimuel, Ben Stevens). Photo by Erica Voolich table, went through loop-the- see all the different solutions “It was a fine day and the loops, flew through a hoop, that the kids come up with.” kids were really intently in- zig-zagged back and forth, rode Stevens said that her son volved in it,” Voolich said. a “cup” elevator up or down, or likes the real world applica- The Somerville Mathematics triggered a mechanism that tion of the math concepts. Board has challenged the stu- dropped down, raised up or in The highlight for the sopho- dents every year for almost a some way set off another mar- more student is at the end of decade, from making wind- ble. Some rang bells or start- the day, when he finally gets to mills to creating cantilevers ed another marble continuing try out what was built and see out of paper. “There’s been down the track, Voolich said. how it works. a variety of things that we’ve Isabel Stevens picked up her The team with the highest asked kids to do, and they rise son at the end of the day when overall score, was “Back to to the challenge.” Third Place team “Mr. Scrima” – Anthony Scrima, R J Bingham, and John Mulcahey.

Electric Halloween CONT. FROM PG 10 From on page 14 Where are my cage-free grade 72 Electric Avenue near Teele while back so his bills are kept As? Square that goes all out with pretty reasonable. His flam- Ms. Cam’s One year I wanted to be Zor- decorations. Fred Pace has boyant spectacles have inspired ro. My parents got me the mask, been putting up an elaborate his neighbors to get on board cape and hat, but would not buy Halloween display for about the “fright train.” The house me a sword, because I may poke 20 years. The timer sets it all is also featured on the annual my eye out. I was the only Zorro off at 5 p.m., complete with Christmas Illumination Tour, Answers with a small plastic Bowie knife. inflatables, spotlights, and when Fred turns his house into 1. Avocados 7. Banana That, along with having to wear creepy music and sound ef- the North Pole! brown shoes with my first com- fects. Growing up, Fred’s fam- At Halloween I personally 2. Lord Byron (1814) 8. No, the Irish consume munion suit may have scarred ily gathered every Halloween miss the free doughnuts and more tea per capita me for life. to celebrate his aunt’s birthday. cider that The Woodbridge 3. He was woodcutter Last year I didn’t put up my Since then, it has been an im- Inn on College Ave. used to 9. Fingerprints 4. Honolulu usual collection of spooky dec- portant family time for him. hand out. I may hang out my 10. Happy Days orations because I was in pain He adds something new every Jolly Roger pirate flag, and my 5. 12 is the square root of waiting for my hip surgery. This year and says he has enough inflatable spider, but that’s it 144 11. Edgar Degas year’s excuse is that I don’t want decorations to put out com- for this year. to fall off a ladder and hurt my pletely different displays every Now, be careful out there and 6. Vincent Van Gogh 12. A chest of drawers brand new hip. year. Fred converted to money have some nice safe fun, you So I discovered a house at and energy saving LED bulbs a crazy kids! OCTOBER 23, 2013••19

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Holland Street Center Some Council on Aging highlights in the coming Do you crochet or would you like to learn? Thursdays Fit-4-Life B & C weeks: at 10:45 a.m. at Ralph & Jenny Center. Join a great Bingo|12:45 p.m. Zumba for All with Cheryl. Come at the end of the group in learning to crochet or share your projects you 167 Holland Street|617-625-6600 x 2300 day, after work. Open to all. Wednesdays 5:15-6:15 are working on. p.m. Holland Street Center. $3 for a class or $15 for 6 Weekly Gardening with Didi - 10:00 a.m. every Thurs- October 28 classes. Get in shape this summer. day. LGBT Movie Night Wii Bowling League is here at Holland Street Center Trip Corner: Holland Street Center A Veteran’s Perspective|9 a.m. Mondays at noon. Free. If you haven’t tried this -come Foxwoods - October 22. Moonlighters|10:30 a.m as you will love it. No bowling ball but you still swing Hanscom AFB for Bingo & Dinner - October 30. and hope for the best. Wii Bowling|12 p.m. Indian Head - November 10-12. Yoga/Mediation is coming to Holland Street, October LBT Fit-4-LifeC|1 p.m. Penn Dutch - December 2-6. 22. Preregistration is a must for this series. $25 for 5 LGBT Movie Night|Movies to come out in”|5:30 p.m. weeks. Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. Atlantic City/Taj Mahal - January 12-14. 167 Holland Street|617-625-6600 x 2300 LGBT Events (Open to all ages): STAY ACTIVE: October 29 Wii Bowling League - at Holland - Mondays at noon. Halloween Ice Skating Party, Oct. 26, 8-10 p.m. Veter- Holland Street Center Free. an’s Memorial Rink, 570 Somerville Avenue. Tickets $10. Strengthening Exercises|9:15 a.m. Skates are free. More info at 311. Zumba for All - at Holland - Wednesdays at 5:15-6:15 Yoga/Meditation begins.|1 p.m. “MOVIES TO COME OUT TO” p.m. $3 or $15 for 6 classes. LBT Fit-4-Life|6 p.m. All Dinners at 5:30 pm. Flexibility & Balance - at Holland - Thursdays 10:00 167 Holland Street|617-625-6600 x 2300 a.m. Free. 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An investment in public transportation Somerville Neighborhood CONT. FROM PG 10 News Debuts Oct . 29 waterfront, building new parks million in new annual city rev- for its rail extension from Bos- and recreation areas. A movie enues, which in turn will help ton. And the planned Green Line theater and more retail spaces us improve schools, build even extension will bolster Medford are also in the works. more affordable housing, and and another part of my city, East We’re building yet another po- bolster city services. And what Somerville, long under-utilized tential innovation center at As- will the state receive for its ini- and, in some places, blighted. sembly Square, another neigh- tial investment? $16 million in We can remake every corner of borhood with a bump factor. annual tax revenue. Even with the state if we make the right in- And developers past and present interest, it will pay for itself in vestments. will testify that none of it would just the first several years. The threat of the tech tax have been possible without the The challenge for the state is forced innovation companies lynchpin: a new Orange Line to make these kinds of transpor- to engage in a rigorous public Next Tuesday, October 29, Somerville’s first local TV news program kicks off stop. Assembly, which is planned tation investments in other key policy debate, many for the first at 7:00 p.m. on Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV), Channel to open in fall 2014, will become regions, so we can jump-start time. Having won this fight, 3, and on the station’s website – http://www.scatvsomerville.org/. The debut of this biweekly half-hour program, with reporters and anchors from the commu- the first new station on the other local economies. they’ll be tempted to walk away, nity and from SCATV staff, takes a look at the upcoming elections for the Board MBTA since 1987. Already we see signs. Quincy content with their winnings. But of Aldermen, at the Assembly Square development and local hiring, at the Fluff Festival, the Trust Act, and other issues. Every newscast will end with an inter- This new stop will cost the is hard at work on a $1.6 billion now is the time for them to dou- view. Rep. Denise Provost will be Somerville Neighborhood News’ first guest and state $39 million. But the payoff revitalization of its downtown, ble down on the future, to stay will be interviewed by News Director Jane Regan, an award-winning journalist is huge: In our first phase, we’re a direct result of the presence of at the table and help us build a who is also SCATV’s former executive director. In keeping with the newscast’s dedication to serving all of Somerville, some brief sections of the newscast are in unleashing $1.4 billion in private the Red Line. New Bedford is transportation system worthy of one of the city’s many languages and are subtitled into English. The entire pro- investment while creating more betting the commuter rail’s ar- a 21st century economy. gram will be available subtitled in 44 different languages on SCATV’s website. At a time when newspapers and local TV stations are laying off journalists left than 10,000 construction jobs and rival will help it recast itself as a We all have a stake in growing and right, Somerville is bucking the trend. All residents are invited to watch, to another 10,000 permanent jobs. wind-energy center. Springfield the Commonwealth’s economy. send in comments, and to come into SCATV in order to get involved in the pro- Once fully built, the Assembly is investing in a rebuilt Union It’s time to work together to gram. To contact the news team with story tips, comments and information, write to [email protected]. Square project will raise $24 Station and now awaits funding make it happen. 20••OCTOBER 23, 2013 CLASSIFIEDS Place your classified ad today – only $1 per word! E-mail: [email protected]

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Inequality in America CONT. FROM PG 10 consumer electronics produc- But digital technology has great- in high-skill high-wage occupa- economic background, widening lucky subset of the college ed- tion in the U.S., along with ly accelerated the pace and glob- tions, and more in low-skill low- the wealth and income gap be- ucated, while many are stuck in whole manufacturing sectors. al reach of change beyond that wage occupations like security tween families. low-wage jobs or unemployed. The threat of outsourcing en- seen in previous generations. services, food preparation, land- Necessary but not sufficient Single parent families are abled corporations to extract New technologies eliminated scaping, and home healthcare. Globalization, technology, and more common in Scandinavia, wage and benefit concessions many middle-skilled jobs—like Demographic changes demographics go only so far in Canada, and Western Europe from workers and, in some cases, production line work, fabri- Some economists point to the explaining America’s stark and than they are in the U.S. In bust unions. Many middle-class cation, cashiering, secretarial fact that median family income growing inequality. The U.S. is fact, U.S. economic inequality jobs disappeared, and many that work, and long shoring—while growth has slowed or reversed over less exposed to free trade pres- is growing faster among fami- remained paid less. increasing demand for the high- the same period that single-parent sure than any other of the de- lies with two parents than be- Since 1990, job growth has er skilled jobs required to design, households have increased as a veloped countries that form the tween those with one parent been mostly in sectors not ex- implement, and mange the new share of all households. Organization for Economic Co- and those with two parents. posed to global competition technologies. This growing de- And Sociologists point to an operation and Development, but So an understanding of eco- like government, healthcare, mand for higher skills was met, increase in “assortative mating.” it is the most unequal. nomic forces is necessary, but and other services. Between in part, by an expanding and Before the huge increase in wom- It’s true that the incomes of insufficient, to explain the hol- 1999 and 2009, U.S. based lower paid work force outside en’s labor force participation, en- workers with college educa- lowing out of America’s mid- multinationals created 2.4 mil- the United States. abled by the women’s movement tions accelerated in the 1980s dle class. All other developed lion jobs abroad and eliminated Jobs that sustained the broad and obligated by economic ne- and 1990s, but that trend has countries had to cope with these 3 million at home. middle of the labor market— cessity, men often married wom- slowed, while technological changes, and most, to a greater Technology people without college or high- en who had less education or in- change has increased. Also extent that the U.S. Explaining Technological change has been ly technical training—disap- come than they did. Increasingly slowing over that period has this requires an understanding a driver of capitalist economics peared. Jobs at the edges of the people tend to marry others who been growth in high-skill high of political forces, and that is the since the industrial revolution. labor market increased, some share their educational and/or wage jobs. Now, they go to a subject of the next column.

To advertise in The Somerville Times call Bobbie Toner: 617-666-4010 OCTOBER 23, 2013••21 Thomas Dolby shines his ‘Invisible Lighthouse’ that a lighthouse that he grew By Jim Clark up with on the coast of England From the 80s onward to the had been decommissioned and present day, cutting-edge musi- left to topple from decay, Dolby cal mastermind Thomas Dolby created the audio-visual opus has taken audiences through a as a bittersweet tribute to the multifarious array of imaginary doomed structure. worlds of wonder. “On the surface it’s about the His 1982 hit single She Blind- closing of this lighthouse,” Dol- ed Me With Science, from the by explains. “It’s on the east coast wildly popular The Golden Age of England and it’s being threat- of Wireless album remains a pe- ened by coastal erosion, since it rennial favorite from the golden was closed down this year.” age of synth-pop and proto-elec- “It’s been there since 1792, and tronica among fans and those it’s actually the 11th lighthouse who just happened to be there at that’s been recorded on that the time. point, and the rest of them got No one-hit-wonder, Dolby has washed away as well.” kept busy in the interim, creat- Sadly for Dolby, it’s no longer a Photo by Bruce + Jana ing more musical magic than can matter of trying to save the light- Thomas Dolby and collaborator Blake Leyh will be taking audiences on a multimedia excursion to the edge of the sea and beyond be imagined by most. house, as he points out that the with “Invisible Lighthouse Live” this coming Saturday at The Somerville Theatre. His latest effort is a “trans- average weekend yachtsman has media” performance piece en- better navigational tools avail- house, Dolby muses that some- ories play interesting tricks with It’s going to be a treat to do the titled The Invisible Lighthouse, able on a smart phone than the times our fondness for things us, and really that’s the under- show there.” to be presented at The Somer- lighthouse can now provide. that pass away from us can of- score of my film. The unreliabil- Dolby believes that people ville Theatre this coming Sat- Even though the building has ten be overly romanticized in ity of our memories.” will be fascinated by what urday evening. been bought by someone, it is our memories. The current show as includes Blake Leyh does. “He does The performance features a nonetheless certain that it will “There was this creek that I the showing of the film with footsteps on pebbles and 45 minute film that Dolby shot eventually fall to the withering used to play by as a kid,” Dol- music played by Dolby and twigs and leaves. The sound and edited himself, along with effects of the harsh coastal envi- by says. “I went back there and sound effects provided by Blake of the ocean is there by using musical accompaniment by ronment it is exposed to. what I remembered as a raging Leyh, who uses classic old time a tray of ball bearings, and the himself, and live Foley sound Though many can relate to the torrent was just a little trickle. radio style techniques to add re- sound is enhanced through effects provided by collaborator passing of dearly loved child- Somebody else says there is this alistic aural textures to the live his computer.” Blake Leyh. hood icons such as this, the mountain I used to climb and it presentation. “So your attention is sort of con- Inspired by the knowledge romanticized idea of the light- was just a little hill. Our mem- Narration is also interwo- stantly shifting from the screen to ven into the production, and a what I’m playing and the sound Newstalk CONT. FROM PG 11 Q&A session follows the film, effects that Blake is making. And allowing the artists and audi- I think it’s going to be a great fit endorsed by six local elect- Somerville Police badge num- three and the winner was none ence members to interact and for the Somerville Theatre.” ed officials and eight organi- ber on them. $1.00 for every other than the teachers at the share their thoughts and feel- One can be assured that when zations and unions recently. half moon sold will be donat- West Somerville Community ings about the presentation. Thomas Dolby finds a good fit, Some of them are Rep. Carl ed to the Somerville Auxilia- School, a very impressive win Dolby also breaks out some great things will happen. Sciortino, Alderman Rebeck- ry PD Sean Collier memorial for them. The master of cer- familiar songs from his past ______ah Gerwirtz, Alderman Tony scholarship fund. emonies was Superintendent catalog, right up to his most Thomas Dolby’s Invisible Light- Lafuente, School Board mem- ************************** of Schools Tony Pieratozzi recent release, A Map Of The house Live, featuring Live Foley bers Adam Sweeting, Chris- Our good friend Ricky Willette and the judge for the evening Floating City. artist Blake Leyh, this Saturday, tine Rafal and Paul Bokleman at DPW is recuperating from was John Roderick. Congrat- “I’ve played at The Somerville Oct. 26, 8:00 p.m. at The Somer- are the elected ones. Mark was arm surgery. We wish him well ulations to all the participants. Theatre before” Dolby reveals. ville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, also endorsed by several local and a speedy recovery. Rick is a Hopefully next year more will “It’s one of my favorite venues. Somerville. organizations and unions. great guy. He’s needed back at join in on the fun. D P W. ************************** ************************** Sally O’Brien’s Courtney O’Keefe, the cur- ************************** Tonight, Wednesday, October 335 Somerville Ave. rent Ward Five Alderman, is Another close friend of The 23, is the annual Somerville 617-666-3589 running and she’s endorsed by Times is Paula Clark, who Rotary Club “Comedy Night” many local unions: Teamsters is going in for arm surgery on Rte. 1. Thanks to all the Monday October 28 Shawn Carter’s Cheapshots Comedy Jam 7 p.m. Local 25 and I.B.E.W. local this Friday. She says they are local businesses that helped Marley Mondays with Duppy Conquerors 10 p.m. 103, and more locally by the going to send her home the to donate to make this year- Somerville Police Employees same day, but with what she ly event a success. The club Tuesday October 29 Association and the Somerville says is being done we find that works very hard making sure Mike Gent & The Rapid Shave 8 p.m. Fire Local 76 as well. Other hard to believe. We certainly it’s successful. Somerville Ro- Wednesday October 30 unions include Laborers Union wish Paula a speedy recov- tary is made up of local busi- Sound Chalice 8 p.m. 222, and Courtney was recent- ery. Paula is a fairly new resi- nesses and non-profits that Thursday October 31 ly endorsed by the City’s col- dent of Highland Gardens on meet weekly at the Mt. Ver- Halloween Party with Honkytonk Masquerade lective unions. Courtney was Highland Avenue, and loves it non Restaurant at 12:15 p.m. endorsed by Bill Roche, former there. She says the people are every Tuesday. This year’s Friday November 1 Alderman of Ward One, and as so nice. We know that partic- president is Nancy Kavana- Stan Martin Band 6 p.m. well by former Wad Five Alder- ular building run by the SHA gh, and she’s doing a great job. Tsumani of Sound, Weisstronauts, The Beach Combers 9 p.m. man Sean O’Donovan. is well maintained like all the If you’d like to find out what ************************** rest of them. Like we said, Rotary is all about and would Saturday November 2 Don’t forget the event “Week- she’s a nice lady. like to talk to someone about Jim Coyle & The Barroom Gentlemen 6 p.m. Nowhere Lights, Social # 11 9 p.m. end for Sean Collier at Lyn- ************************** joining, email Nancy at Nan- dell’s Bakery” starting on Last week the citywide “Spell- [email protected] or Sunday November 3 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, ing Bee” was held at the Dante just go online to the Rotary Peter Ward & Amarillo 5 p.m. October 25, 26, and 27. They Club. Every year Sean Fitzger- web site, you’ll find online at Amber Casares 9 p.m. will be selling individual cus- ald and the others work very our web site www.thesomer- NEVER A COVER!!! tom half moon cakes dedicat- hard putting this together. This villetimes.com. www .sallyobriensbar .com ed to Sean Collier with his year they had nine teams of 22••OCTOBER 23, 2013

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7:30am Life Matters 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 7:00pm Energy Theater 10:00am Bay State Biking News 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 10:00am Energy Theater 8:00pm David Parkman (Free Speech TV) 11:00am Nossa gente e Costumes 12:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 2:00pm Neighborhood Cooking 9:00pm Nossa Gente e Costumes 12:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 1:00pm Somerville Housing Authority 2:30pm Cooking with Georgia and Dez 10:00pm Seeds of Death 1:00pm SCATV Special: Pat Jehlen on Education Reform 1:30pm Henry Parker Presents 3:00pm Brunch with Sen. Bernie Sanders 11:00pm Gay TV 3:00pm Exercise with Robyn and Max 3:00pm Medical Tutor 4:00pm The Thom Hartmann Show (Free Speech TV) Sunday 10/27 3:30pm Esoteric Science 4:00pm The Thom Hartmann Show (Free Speech TV) 5:00pm Greater Somerville 6:00am Program Celebrai 4:00pm The Thom Hartmann Show (Free Speech TV) 5:30pm Talking about Somerville 5:00pm Ablevision 7:00am Rompendo em Fe 6:00pm France 24 World News (Free Speech TV) 6:00pm France 24 World News (Free Speech TV) 6:00pm France 24 World News (Free Speech TV) 8:00am Effort Pour Christ 7:00pm Nepali Producers Group 6:30pm Reeling the Movie Review Show 7:00pm Basic Buddha 9:00am Heritage Baptist Church 7:30pm Play by Play 7:00pm Real Estate Answers Show 8:00pm Somerville Pundits 10:00am International Church of God 9:00pm Dedilhando au Saudade 7:30pm Contemporary Issues in Science 9:00pm Bay State Biking News 10:30am Hello Neighbor 10:00pm Bate Papo com Shirley 8:30pm Pat Jehlen on Education Reform Thursday, October 24 11:00am The Folklorist 11:00pm Fright Fest Horror Series 10:00pm Stealing America: Vote by Vote 6:00am Atheist Viewpoint 11:30am Basic Buddha 11:00pm No Film Film Festival Tuesday, October 29 7:00am Creating Cooperative Kids 12:00pm Play by Play Saturday, October 26 7:00am The Struggle 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 1:00pm Somerville Newspaper Reading 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 12:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 6:00am Arabic Hour 2:30pm Life Matters 12:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 1:00pm African Television 7:00am Mystic Learning Center 3:00pm Rompendo em Fe 1:00pm Contemporary Issues in Science 2:00pm Neighborhood Cooking w/ Candy 7:30am Next Generation Producers Group 4:00pm Dedilhando a Saudade 2:00pm The Folklorist 2:30pm Cooking with Georgia & Dez 8:00am Jeff Jam Sing Song Show 5:00pm Ethiopian Satellite TV 4:00pm The Thom Hartmann Show (Free Speech TV) 3:30pm Health is Wealth 8:30am Culinary Kids 6:00pm Abugida TV 5:00pm Poet to Poet/Writer to Writer 4:00pm The Thom Hartmann Show (Free Speech TV) 9:00am Festival Kreyol 7:00pm African Television Network 5:30pm The Literati Scene 5:00pm Jeff Jam Sing Song Show 10:00am Tele Galaxie 8:00pm Tele Magazine 6:00pm France 24 World News (Free Speech TV) 5:30pm The Folkorist 11:00am Dead Air Live 9:00pm Effort Pour Christ 6:00pm France 24 World News (Free Speech TV) 12:00pm Reeling the Movie Review Show 10:00pm Farrakhan Speaks 6:30pm Hello Neighbor 7:00pm Bate Papo com Shirley 1:00pm Play by Play 11:00pm Somerville in Shorts 7:00pm Somerville Neighborhood News (SNN) 8:00pm Fouye Zo Nan Kalalou 2:00pm Henry Parker Presents Monday, October 28 7:30pm Greater Somerville 9:30pm The Struggle 2:30pm Hello Neighbor 7:30am Eckankar 8:00pm Dead Air Live 10:00pm Dr. Dreck Horror Series 3:00pm Pat Jehlen on Education Reform 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 9:00pm Fright Fest Friday, October 25 5:00pm Tele Kreyol 9:00am Cooking with Georgia and Dez 10:00pm Penny’s Dreadful Shilling Shockers City Cable TV Schedule for the Week

CITY TV 13/22 1:00pm: Honk! 9:00pm: Domestic Violence Vigil 8:30pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Malden

Wednesday, October 23 2:00pm: Tale of Two Canals 9:45pm: Government Affairs Breakfast 10:30pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs N Quincy 3:00pm: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 12:00am: Senior Circuit 9:00am: Tale of Two Canals Saturday, October 26 7:00pm: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 12:30am: Keep Moving: Everyday Exercises 10:00am: Voices of Somerville 12:00am: SHS Football vs Cambridge - 9/27 8:00pm: Honk! for Older Adults 12:00pm: School Committee Meeting – 9:00am: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 9:00pm: Tale of Two Canals 1:00am: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit REPLAY OF 10.21.13 9:30am: kid stuff - Fire Safety 10:00pm: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 2:00am: Domestic Violence Vigil 3:00pm: Baxter State Park Ribbon Cutting 10:00am: SHS Girls Soccer vs Everett Sunday, October 27 2:45am: Government Affairs Breakfast 6:30pm: What the Fluff? 12:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Malden 12:00am: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 7:00pm: Voices of Somerville EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL 15 2:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs N Quincy 1:00am: Honk! Wednesday, October 23 7:30pm: Honk! 4:00pm: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2:00am: Tale of Two Canals 8:30pm: Union Square Walking Tour 9:00am: SHS Boys Soccer v Boston Latin - 10/11 4:30pm: kid stuff - Fire Safety 3:00am: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 9:30pm: Tale of Two Canals 11:00am: kid stuff - Fire Safety 5:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs Everett 9:00am: Keep Moving: Exercise for Older Adults 10:30pm: Riverfest 2013 11:30am: Our Schools, Our City - College Ready 7:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Malden 12:00pm: Senior Circuit Thursday, October 24 12:00pm: SHS Football vs Malden - 10/4 9:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs N Quincy 12:30pm: Sit and Be Fit 2:30pm: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 12:00am: Voices of Somerville 11:00pm: Our Schools, Our City - 1:00pm: SomerStreets: Monster Mashed Up 12:30am: Honk! 3:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Malden - 10/7 1:30pm: Public Meeting on City Self-Evaluation Plan Sunday, October 27 1:30am: Union Square Walking Tour 4:30pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Austin Prep - 10/4 2:30pm: Tale of Two Canals 12:00am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Malden 2:30am: Tale of Two Canals 6:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Cambridge - 10/9 7:00pm: Senior Circuit 2:00am: SHS Girls Soccer vs N Quincy 3:30am: Riverfest 2013 7:30pm: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 7:30pm: Keep Moving: Exercise for Older Adults 9:00am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Billerica 9:00am: Somerville By Design E. Somerville 8:00pm: SHS Football vs Everett 8:05pm: SomerStreets: Monster Mashed Up 10:30am: SHS Boys Soccer v Boston Latin - 10/11 - Housing 10:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs Everett 8:30pm: Board of Aldermen Meeting 12:30pm: Boys Soccer vs Masconomet Reg. 12:00pm: Senior Circuit Thursday, October 24 – REPLAY OF 10.24.13 2:05pm: kid stuff - Fire Safety 12:30pm: Sit and be Fit 12:00am: SHS Boys Soccer v Malden 1:00pm: From Bow Street to Brickbottom Monday, October 28 1:30am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Billerica 3:00pm: SHS Football vs Everett – Historic Tour 12:00am: Senior Circuit 8:30am: Our Schools, Our City - College Ready 5:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs Matignon 2:15pm: Overview of Somerville By Design 12:30am: Keep Moving: Exercise for Older Adults 9:00am: SHS Football vs Cambridge - 9/27 7:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Billerica 2:30pm: Somerville By Design: E. Somerville 1:05am: SomerStreets: Monster Mashed Up 11:30am: WHCIS Chorus Sings for Fenway Park 8:30pm: SHS Boys Soccer v Boston Latin - 10/11 – Washington St. 1:30am: Honk! 12:00pm: Raising Families - Developmental Disorders 10:30pm: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 9:00am: SomerStreets: Monster Mashed Up 7:00pm: Board of Aldermen Meeting - LIVE 12:30pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Everett - 9/30 Monday, October 28 12:00pm: Board of Aldermen Meeting – REPLAY OF Friday, October 25 2:00pm: kid stuff - Fire Safety 12:00am: kid stuff - Fire Safety 10.24.13 12:00am: The Aldermen’s Hour 2:30pm: East Somerville Community School 12:30am: SHS Football vs Everett 3:30pm: Public Meeting on City Self-Evaluation Plan Grand Tour 12:30am: What the Fluff? Festival 2:55am: SHS Girls Soccer vs Matignon 6:30pm: The Aldermen’s Hour 3:00pm: Our Schools, Our City - 1:00am: Union Square Walking Tour 9:00am: SHS Football vs Malden - 10/4 7:00pm: Muslim & Arab Community Panel 4:00pm: Highlander Forum - Leadership 2:00am: The Better Homes Movement 11:30am: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 8:00pm: Voices of Somerville 5:00pm: Our Schools, Our City - College Ready in Somerville 1922-30 12:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Malden - 10/7 8:30pm: Somerville Reads: B.A. Shapiro 5:30pm: SHS Football vs Cambridge - 9/27 9:00am: Overview of Somerville by Design 1:30pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Austin Prep - 10/4 9:30pm: Union Square Walking Tour 8:02pm: WHCIS Chorus Sings for Fenway Park 9:10am: Honk! 3:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Cambridge - 10/9 Tuesday, October 29 8:30pm: Raising Families - Developmental Disorders 11:30am: SomerStreets: Strike Up the Bands 5:00pm: SHS Football vs Malden - 10/4 12:00pm: Somerville Reads: B.A. Shapiro 12:00am: Muslim & Arab Community Panel 9:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Everett - 9/30 7:30pm: ESCS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 1:00pm: Honk! 1:00am: Voices of Somerville 10:30pm: kid stuff - Fire Safety 8:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Malden - 10/7 2:00pm: Tale of Two Canals 1:30am: Somerville Reads: B.A. Shapiro 11:00pm: East Somerville Community School 9:30pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Austin Prep - 10/4 3:00pm: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 2:30am: Union Square Walking Tour Grand Tour 11:00pm: Our Schools, Our City - 7:00pm: Somerville Reads: B.A. Shapiro 9:00am: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 11:30pm: Our Schools, Our City 8:00pm: Honk! 10:00am: Domestic Violence Vigil Friday, October 25 Tuesday, October 29 9:00pm: Tale of Two Canals 12:00pm: Senior Circuit 12:30am: Highlander Forum - Leadership 12:00am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Andover 10:00pm: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 12:30pm: Keep Moving: Everyday Exercises 8:30am: SHS Boys Soccer v Boston Latin - 10/11 8:00am: ESCS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Older Adults 9:30am: SHS Football vs Cambridge - 9/27 Saturday, October 26 10:30am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Cambridge - 10/9 1:00pm: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 12:00am: Somerville Reads: B.A. Shapiro 12:00pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Everett - 9/30 12:30pm: SHS Football vs Malden - 10/4 2:00pm: Honk! 1:00am: Honk! 1:30pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Malden - 10/7 3:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer vs N Quincy 7:00pm: Senior Circuit 2:00am: Tale of Two Canals 3:00pm: SHS Girls Soccer v Austin Prep - 10/4 4:30pm: SHS Boys Soccer vs Malden 7:30pm: Keep Moving: Everyday Exercises 3:00am: The Better Homes Movement: 1922-30 4:30pm: Highlander Forum - Leadership 6:00pm: ESCS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Older Adults 9:00am: What the Fluff? 5:00pm: Our Schools, Our City - 7:30pm: SHS Football vs Cambridge - 9/27 8:00pm: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 12:00pm: City-Wide Spelling Bee Benefit 5:30pm: SHS Football vs Malden - 10/4 12:00am: SHS Boys Soccer vs Cambridge - 10/9 OCTOBER 23, 2013••23

OFF THE SHELF by Doug Holder Stone Soup To City Lights: Jack Powers on Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I wanted to publish this old interview I conducted with the founder of the famed Stone Soup Poets, the late Jack Powers. Many of the younger poets on the scene today may not be familiar with this granddaddy of the Spoken Word movement here in Boston. Here he discusses his relationship with iconic Beat Poet and Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti. ______SOMERVILLE Jack Powers is the founder of Stone Soup Poets, a venue of readings and publishing in the Boston and edited by Doug Holder Cambridge area for over thirty years. He has pro- Jack Powers. yrical vided a space for open poetry readings from poets LThe way to a man’s heart is through his from all walks of life. He has also published poetry committed artist. People could depend on him. He stomach – some say. Poet David R. Surette books for a variety of known and unknown poets, was the co-founder of the Beat Movement, but he brings the sandwich from the banal to the including: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who was a major was solidly planted like a tree. Every time I see Fer- High Holy. His latest poetry collection is player in the Beat Poetry Movement on the West linghetti I feel born again, flushed with new energy. Wicked Hard. Coast in the 50’s. Jack recently visited Ferlinghet- DH: Ferlinghetti published Ginsberg’s “Howl” ti in San Francisco where he still runs City Light You published Ferlinghetti’s “Jack of Hearts.” Were Books. City Lights, the first all paperback book- there any similarities between the books? Sandwich store, was founded by Ferlinghetti in 1953. Short- JP: Ferlinghetti publishing “Howl” was a very

ly after he formed a publishing house, creating his natural development. He even wrote a poem “The It was her sandwiches renowned Pocket Poet Series. Among the poets he Dog” in his book “Coney Island of the Mind”, that published were: Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, was based on the poetical persona of Ginsberg: that did me in, made me say, Jack Kerouac, Dianne DiPrima, to name just a few. The Dog trots freely in the street and sees reali- I spoke with Powers about his recollections and his ty and the things he sees are bigger than himself I love you, the words that had never recent meeting with this legendary poet. and the things he sees are his reality Drunks in Doug Holder: Jack, you have told me more doorways moons on trees I believe Ferlinghetti crossed my lips to anyone. than once that Lawrence Ferlinghetti brought and Ginsberg belong together. Like two dogs they It was how her hands moved, you back to poetry. What is it about the man that walked the street and wrote about the stark real- drew you to him? ity...the wino, the aging drag queen, the ethereal mixing the ingredients, Jack Powers: I think people of my generation shine of the moon on a tree. They were both living were scared into a stasis in post-war America. I question marks, searching for a common truth. mayo and pickle, was turned on to Ferlinghetti when I read one of DH: During your trip to the Coast you told me his books from the Pocket Poet Series Howl and that Ferlinghetti showed you the cottage that he spreading the tuna, other Poems by Allen Ginsberg. I came across it let Kerouac use to dry out and concentrate on his in a little bookstore at the corner of Mass. Ave and writing. Describe the setting, the feeling, the sense the bread swelling Huntington in Boston. In the late 50’s I went out of place or presence there. in the middle from the abundance, to San Francisco with a dear friend and discovered JP: I remember touching the desk Kerouac did Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Bookstore. I didn’t actu- his writing on. I wondered how many words flowed threatening to pull the structure ally meet Ferlinghetti until 1975. I was attracted from here. How incredibly privileged I was to be to Ferlinghetti’s poetry because it was written in there. I followed a nearby creek to the Pacific. I stood apart, and if it did, it was an ecstasy. the vernacular; he wrote about “high” things in the in the ocean and said: “Thank you, I understand.” common tongue. Now in his 80’s, he is still a very Just like the creek, we start out as a mere trickle and She used only one can formidable presence. I feel he will be recognized as make that universal passage to the sea, the world at a great poet in his own right, beyond his role as a large, the cosmos, what have you. The shore puts of tuna to feed us both when my mother guru of the Beat Movement. you in contact with constant reality, like a heartbeat. could make a can feed a family of six, DH: Ferlinghetti, along with Peter Martin, After I got back to Boston, I had the most remark- launched the first all-paperback bookstore in 1953, able thing happen: I saw my own aura around my used peanut butter and jelly as thin and later formed a publishing house, starting with arms and legs. I feel Kerouac gave me this gift. their Pocket Poet Series in 1955. Was your own DH: Ferlinghetti is in his 80’s now and you coats of paint and lost deviled ham publishing house, Stone Soup Publishing, mod- are in your 60’s. Will you be able to carry the eled after Ferlinghetti’s and Martin’s efforts? torch for him? in the mayo but not you, dear. JP: It was impossible not to be influenced by JP: I feel that I have to continue to carry the You knew that love is abundance something so beautiful. When I went out to torch. I owe Lawrence for teaching me that each “Frisco”, and City Lights, I loved the feel of Grant individual life means something. You don’t have especially at the beginning St. (home of City Lights), and the crazy people. to be a Yale Younger Poet in order to say some- When I say “crazy’ I mean the label that main- thing. Lawrence believes as I do, that Ameri- and in the face of future stream society gave them. Here were these creative cans are too people spreading their wings, amidst the stifling into titillation, famine, you made sure we conformity of 1950’s America. The energy that they don’t came from that little bookstore in North Beach read things feasted in the good times. was inspiring. Ferlinghetti kept his “tire in track” that challenge

simply put: he didn’t kill himself with booze and them. I think – David R. Surette drugs, like so many others. Kerouac, for instance the idea of drank himself to distraction and died in his 40’s. p r o d u c i n g To have your work considered for the Lyrical send it to: Ginsberg bathed in the Ganges and was a master challenging Doug Holder, 25 School St.; Somerville, MA 02143. [email protected] of histrionics. Ferlinghetti remained the solid core. art forms is a Ferlinghetti was and is the model of the sober, common goal. Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 24••OCTOBER 23, 2013