VOL. 116 - NO. 49 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 7, 2012 $.30 A COPY Buon Natale A Special Christmas Concert NORTH END ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari PRESENTS THE 42nd Annual 2012 NORTH END CHRISTMAS PARADE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012 - 1:00 P.M. (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) On Tuesday, December 4th, the Italian nessey, Angela Ruiz, Erika Taylor, Camille Consulate of Boston, in conjunction with Sherman, Zachary Mallory, Rachael Barg, the Boston Conservatory, sponsored their Lee Rang Hwang, Marnie Baylouny, Evange- First Annual Christmas Concert to a packed line Athanasiou, Emily Ferrin, Mariella Merry Christmas house at Sacred Heart Italian Church, Saint Keunghakit, Kathleen Norchi, Ashlee Lamar, SEE SANTA CLAUS ARRIVE AT NORTH END PARK Leonard Parish, North End. The concert Frank Campofelice, Andrew Miller, Will BY HELICOPTER AT 1:00 P.M. opened with a greeting from Consul Gen- Hurwitz, Victoria Jones, JaVonn Bright and In case of bad weather, Parade will be held the next Sunday, December 23th eral Giuseppe Pastorelli, followed by a bless- Gabriella Reyes. They performed arias rang- IN ASSOCIATION WITH The Nazzaro Center • North End Against Drugs • Mayor’s Offi ce of Arts, Tourism and Special Events ing by Father Antonio Nardoianni, Pastor of ing from the 16th through the 20th centu- Saint Leonard Parish. Consul General ries. The singers performed beautifully all Dedicated in Memory Pastorelli then opened the concert with a with an understanding of the technique spirited greeting to the audience and words needed to properly interpret the music. They of of admiration for the talented singers who were accompanied on the piano by Patty were about to perform. Consul General Thom. The singers performed in the sanc- JAMES “Jimmy” PALLOTTA Pastorelli went on to express his admira- tuary before a beautiful island of green ferns tion for the Italian community of Boston and and topiaries that added both to the mood his hope of one day establishing an Italian and festive nature of the occasion. Wreaths Cultural Center in the North End. with tiny white Christmas lights hung mid- The twenty singers who performed are all way down each of the nine stained glass win- currently studying at the Boston Conserva- dows which were also symbolically candle tory. Singing in the order of their perfor- News Briefs mance were: Amelia Burshe, Sarah Hen- (Continued on Page 6) by Sal Giarratani Narrow The Class Divide DOT Turning Deaf Ear on Public Choice/Groups/Officials I almost went into shock as I began reading Susan Estrich in the Boston Herald on Tuesday, PARCEL 9 DECISION November 27th. Her piece entitled, Narrow the by Marie Matarese Class Divide was really good and not just the words of someone mouthing the latest Democrat talk- The Massachusetts Depart- nity group that submitted ions and evaluations ex- ing points. I haven’t seen her for a long while on ment of Transportation (DOT) comments expressed strong pressed by everybody else cable political shows nor in newspaper commen- is on the verge of making preferences against the involved, it is intentionally taries. It is like she fell off the face of the Earth a decision that will have hotel proposal! DOT ap- misrepresenting those after Governor Michael Dukakis lost the 1988 critical ramifications on the pears to be determined to views! presidential election, which she chaired. I am future of both the North End turn a deaf ear to the view If the Haymarket Push- glad she’s back because her opinions were neighborhood and of the of all of these groups, indi- cart Association writes that always well-written even if I thought they were weekly Haymarket on Black- viduals and public officials the mixed-use proposal will full of something I can’t mention right here. Her stone Street. At a meeting that the two proposals are be better for the preserva- latest piece about narrowing the ongoing class of the Advisory Committee NOT EQUAL, that one of tion of the Haymarket’s divide is must-reading for both sides of the aisle. set up by DOT, DOT staff a much better project/pro- future and that under no Liberals need to hear it and so too do conserva- indicated that it considered posal, and that the better circumstances could a hotel tives. As she opined, “Within days of winning both of the proposals still in proposal is the one that is complex be an acceptable the election, President Obama announced that the running for the designa- NOT THE HOTEL! use of the site and if that his victory gave him a mandate to raise taxes tion on Parcel 9 — one for a After the meeting, mem- view is also supported by on the ‘rich.’ Come again? This was a two-and- hotel, the other for a mixed- bers of the Advisory Com- the members of the Advisory a-half point election. It reflected a painfully use development — to be on mittee expressed outrage at Committee, etc., how can divided electorate. The only mandate I saw was equal footing on the non- the lack of respect for the DOT declare that both pro- to unite a divided nation. I did not vote for Obama financial criteria. DOT made public process and the view posals will have equal because I think I am paying too little in taxes. this statement despite the of everyone else involved in impact on the future opera- I am for closing loopholes. I am for ending fact that every member of the process. What is the tions of the market? the Advisory Committee point of having a public pro- If the Northeastern Uni- (Continued on Page 14) every public official, the cess and asking for input? versity School of Architec- Haymarket Pushcart Asso- In this instance DOT is ciation and every commu- not just ignoring the opin- (Continued on Page 14) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, DECEMBER 7, 2012 Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Res Publica Turiello Nostra by David Trumbull A weekly column highlighting some of the more interesting aspects of our ancestry...our lineage...our roots. Further on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 On November 6, 2012, the amendments may be of- Polls several weeks out THE VIGILS OF OLD ROME PART III voters of Massachusetts re- fered; some may be accepted. from the election showed the During this time in much to do and too few to do jected, by 51%, a ballot ques- Bills approved by the legis- public quite favorable to old Rome, serious fires it. Ordinary people were very tion that would have legal- lature have been, in many Question 2. Opponents of were everyday occurrences. reluctant to venture out at ized physician-prescribed cases, improved by this sys- physician-prescribed sui- Wealthy persons had much night, and it was said that suicide. Question 2 was vig- tem of debate and delibera- cide could not reasonably to lose, consequently they “only fools did so without orously opposed by the tion. On the other hand, a expect, in the brief window kept trained slaves to watch first making out their wills.” Catholic Church and others ballot question may be an- of public interest, to per- over their personal trea- Additional research seems who believe that suicide is swered in just one of two suade voters that not only sures as well as their real to indicate that this was the never the answer. Groups ways, “no” or “yes.” A com- religious teaching, but also estate. The poor tenement case in the areas away from representing the medical plex policy question is re- reason and natural law, dic- dweller lived in constant fear the main streets. profession and advocates for duced to a single solution, tate that physicians should of being roasted alive (actu- At the crack of dawn the disabled also opposed. written by the proponents of not be angels of death. ally roasted dead) in the each day, things really Question 2 illustrated a the initiative, with no abil- Therefore the opponents, middle of the night. For what started to happen. The shops couple of the reasons why ity to improve it by amend- wisely, crafted their public it was worth, the only com- (tabernae) were crowded enacting law by popular ini- ments prior to passage. campaign around what they pensating factor was that soon after the doors were tiative is inferior, as a pro- That leads to the second characterized as flaws in the the poor had little or noth- unbolted. Street vendors and cess, to enacting bills in the flaw in use of the initiative proposal. This had the ad- ing to lose and were able hawkers sold or bartered legislature. to enact policy. A complex vantage of persuading some to quickly clear out all of their wares, barber chairs The choices on a public policy question is put to vot- voters, who might not op- their meager belongings. were already placed in the policy question may be prop- ers who, in most cases, will pose physician-assisted sui- The wealthy certainly could middle of the sidewalks and erly framed as “no” and have given very little, if any, cide in all cases, to oppose not stuff all of their posses- razors were being stropped “yes, under such-and-such thought to it until shortly this particular proposal.