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Memories of the East Boston Community News September, 2010 Memories of the East Boston Community News September, 2010 History and Personal Recollections 40 Years Aft er First Publication (1970-1989) Memories of the East Boston Community News September, 2010 History and Personal Recollections 40 Years Aft er First Publication (1970-1989) Written by many hands. See credits in the text. Produced by Bob Nakashian, Renée Loth, Peter Werwath and Paula House. Funded by sales and generous donations—what else is new? Illustrations throughout the book were drawn by Joe Porzio and published in the East Boston Community News Photographs in our fi les did not always identify the photographer, those photographed and when taken. Captions were made with our best eff orts to identify photographers, those photographed and date. Apologies to those who are unidentifi ed. For some photographs we had neither prints nor negatives and images were magnifi ed from contact sheets. Publisher Bob Nakashian 38 Newmarch Street, Ipswich, MA 01938 [email protected] Copyright, 2010, Bob Nakashian, all rights reserved. Cover photo: Pictured is Sue Petz, photo by Bob Nakashian 2 Memories of the East Boston Community News September, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication in Memory of Anna DeFronzo—by Mary Ellen Welch ................................... 4-5 History—Contributing writers Peter Werwath, Mary Ellen Welch, Joe Conason, Michael Rezendes, and Laura Brown .............................................................................. 4-16 Recollections .............................................................................................................................17 A Community Worth Fighting For—by Joanne Ciccarello ............................................................17 A Paper Th at Was a Family Aff air—by Mary Ellen Welch ........................................................ 18-19 From the Start, From the Heart—by Marie (DiFlumeri) Martin ..................................................20 My Service as a Conscientious Objector—by Mossik Hacobian ...................................................21 A Prequel to the Community News—by Peter Werwath ......................................................... 22-23 Imprinted Production Memories—by Bob Nakashian ............................................................ 24-25 A Voice Above the Roar—by Dorothy Shubow (Brickman) Nelson ..............................................26 A Model of People Working Together—by Julie Wiatt ..................................................................27 Life Before East Boston—by Bill Taylor ..........................................................................................28 When Life Was Quite a Production—by Larry Braman .................................................................29 Some New Form of Business Management—by Virginia Werwath ..............................................30 Th ings I Just Can’t Get Out of My Head—by Paula House .............................................................31 Telling the Truth about Desegregation Orders—by Evelyn Morash ............................................32 A Neighborhood Th at Questioned Everything—by Maxine Tassinari Teixeira ...........................33 A Petition For Change, Every Two Weeks—by James Capobianco ..............................................34 Th e Epsteins: Dr. Paul, Andy, Jesse and Ben—a drawing by Joe Porzio.......................................35 Th e House for Wayward Journalists—by Philip Pullella ................................................................36 Fact-Driven and Non-Commercial News—by Ed Gotgart ............................................................37 Th e First Issue–And Th en Some—by Phil Giff ee...................................................................... 38-39 Positive Energy, On-Stage and Off —by Ita Roberts .......................................................................39 Present at the Creation—by Sue Devins ..........................................................................................40 A Community of Deeply Committed People—by Barbara Wolf ...................................................41 Better Th an Journalism School—by Nancy (Pomerene McMillan) Gaines ..................................42 What Community News Meant by ‘News’—by John Bashian........................................................42 Lots of Activity and Noise—by Dionne Pettit .................................................................................43 Food For the Soul, For Th ought, For the Waistline!—by Renée Loth .........................................44 Eastie News Guide Aft er the Community News—by Christy George ..........................................45 Th e Case of Community News vs. Narconon—by Michael Rezendes ..........................................46 Singing, Laughing, Growing Up—by Suzanne Szescilla ................................................................47 Th ey Tried to Muzzle Us, and Failed—by Dave Nelson ..................................................................47 Learning What Journalism Should Be—by Regina Marchi ...........................................................48 Hanging Out with the Grown-Ups—by Rachel (Magoon) Kovacev .............................................48 Beating the Streets for the Community News—by Robert Sabat .................................................49 Th e Most Serious Fun I Ever Had—by Laura Brown .....................................................................50 Even One Day Was Memorable—by Denis Malich .........................................................................51 From Harvard Square to Maverick Square—by Sonia Lipson ......................................................51 Not the “Communist News” Aft er All—by Fran Ippolito Riley .....................................................52 Moments in Massachusetts History—by Jack Scalcione ................................................................52 Passing the Torch to a New Generation—by Gail Miller ...............................................................53 Fighting Against the Odds—and Winning—by Roberta Cave Marchi ..........................................54 Th e Doors that Kept Opening—by Billy Morris .............................................................................55 Chronology—compiled by Laura Brown ........................................................................................ 56-61 Combined Staff Box Credits—compiled by Bob Nakashian ......................................................... 62-63 September, 2010 Memories of the East Boston Community News 3 4 Memories of the East Boston Community News September, 2010 Dedicati on In Memory of Anna DeFronzo Anna DeFronzo was a key fi gure in many Community News stories of the 70’s and 80’s, and the epitome of East Boston community activism. While many people in East Boston found their voices and participated actively in events and protests around Logan Airport, Anna was a leader of the eff ort for containment and justice around the airport expansion problem. It was in Anna’s kitchen at Lamson Court that politicians, organizers and “experts” gathered to decide strategy, determine tactics, and discuss solutions. Th e Maverick Street Mothers, women from the Jeff ries Point neighborhood who decided to take a stand against the expansionist policies of the Port Authority, were formed and led by this feisty, fearless and outspoken grandmother. Standing beside George DiLorenzo with his bullhorn, Anna led the women to the middle of Maverick Street to block the huge, lumbering gravel trucks from reaching Bird Island Flats. Young mothers with baby carriages, grandmothers in their housedresses and aprons, career women returning from work—all assembled on Maverick Street to form a human, female blockade. Undaunted by powerful state troopers and cursing truck drivers, the women stood their ground until they were forcibly pushed, prodded and shoved by the “Staties” to the sidewalk. Anna’s deep voice could be heard above the din, shouting words of encouragement and rebellion. Because the “Mothers” alerted the media beforehand, the event was documented by print journalists, photographers and TV cameras. Th e protest was televised on the evening news and written up in the morning newspapers. Th e media coverage caused outrage among the public; embarassment among the politicians; and resulted in a political summit where a new truck route was designed along airport property. Th is citizen protest started more than four decades of community engagement and activism on many issues – airport impacts, development, aff ordable housing, education, open space, Vietnam War. For many years Anna was the recognized leader among East Boston activists. Her indomitable spirit and direct challenges to civic leaders inspired many other people to take up the cause of community self-determination. Th e East Boston Community News is also her legacy, and we proudly dedicate this book to her memory. – written by Mary Ellen Welch on behalf of all Community News staff over 19 years. Photo: Barb Wolf Photo: Pete Morgan Photo: Renée Loth Anna DeFronzo (second from right), in June 18, 1974, March 11, 1980 and March 20, 1979 issues of the Community News. September, 2010 Memories of the East Boston Community News 5 History The Rarest of Journalisti c Phenomena Contributing writers: Peter Werwath, Mary Ellen not faced threats such as expansion of Logan Airport into Welch, Joe Conason, Michael Rezendes and Laura neighborhoods and loss of the beloved Wood Island Park. Brown And
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