The Money Is In, but Does· It Matter?
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Readers pick the local best ... SEE INSERT nCommunity Newspaper Company www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton AUGUST 18 - 24, 1998 Vol. 3, No. 18 • 80 Pages II Two Sections 50¢ Waiting to play Council discusses college housing Honan wants universities to increase on-campus numbers By Linda Rosencrance TAB Staff Writer oston city councilors will meet with representatives B of the city's universities to encourage them to build more on campus housing for their students, City Councilor Brian Honan said last week. z ;:: The City Council has been a: < ::;; under considerable pressure in ~ recent months from citizen groups CJ)z who want to limit the number of !;: .,> students living off campus. As a result, some council mem ~a. u. bers want to talk with university ~ - officials to find ways to end the Kids wait for the start of a late-afternoon soccer program last week at the Allston-Brighton YMCA summer camp. For more on the camp see page 3. influx of college-age renters into city neighborhoods, according to Honan, chairman of the council's COLLEGE, page 30 The money is in, but does·it matter? very important in this race," said Robert Platt, Gabrieli and O'Connor are fourth and fifth Funding could have little a fonner fund raiser for Kennedy. "But look at in the poll, respectable slots for two people impact on Congress race [John] O'Connor and [Christopher] Gabneli. MoEe ~ e}~_etj('tl who were virtually unknown before the race They've poured lots of money into this race but not enough to win the coveted seat. By Dorothy Pomerantz and it hasn't helped them in the polls." new.s inside· ''Most of the money I have goes to support TAB Staff Writer An analysis of Federal Election my family," said Flynn. "My strength is in the Stipt.15 Dem,QCratic;prinmcy n a typical congressional race, the candi Commission disclosure documents reveals As meeting people and going door to door." 11pp.rQach~ tl)e Tacejortjre ~th 1Disttjct date with the most money going into the that millionaires Gabrieli and O'Connor have Some pundits say Flynn's strength is actual primary will probably win. the most money to spend in the race. Gabrieli •·· sYite Representative~t .~'h~ting 'W· ly his name recognition. According to · I < J>rom~ of 9f~;y~_s ~~~t~ But this year's race for the Eighth is no typi has at least $1,961,285 on hand and nw DiNatale, the race cannot be looked at from a '1JegiJ:l on Page~9. - cal congressional race. O'Connor is sitting comfortably on $744,863. purely monetary point of view because of the For the IO Democratic But most of that money is from loans the celebrity status of Flynn and former radio talk candidates slugging it candidates made to themselves. If one looks Time may be running out for the likes of show host Marjorie Clapprood. out for Joseph solely at donations, O'Connor and Gabrieli Gabrieli and O'Connor. With the Sept. 15 pri 'Those two have already paid for their visi Kennedy's Eighth rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in the IO-can mary looming closer and closer, the contest bility," DiNatale said. "Right now, all the Congressional Congressional District didate race. that is taking shape has nothing to do with money the other candidates are raising is going Bt hDistrict seat, the rules of the "Gabrieli is like a ghost candidate," said money, leaving the millionaire candidates out to buy visibility. If you have 100 percent visi www.t-0wnonline.com/Bth game have changed. Lou DiNatale, a political polJster and senior in the cold. bility you don't need as much money." The frontrunner, fonner felJow at the University of Massachusetts A recent Boston Herald/WCVB-TV People like Flynn and Clapprood ~ recog Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, is near the. McCormack Institute. "He's all electronic. He Channel 5 polls shows that Flynn, who has nized wherever they go. But money can be an bottom of the money list while those with the exists principally on TV. He's trying to main raised only $92,913 and lent his campaign no advantage for a less well-known candidate most to spend are lagging in the polls. tain an image long enough to build a reality money at all, is leading the pack with 18 per trying to get an edge. "At first, I thought that money would be underneath him." cent of the potential vote. MONEY,page 31 PYCCKOE IlPHAOJKEHHE! ,__________________________________________________________ Russian Supplement Pages 28 - 29 .... www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton Russo1A. 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But in for children 9- l 2 years old. The participants Allston-Brighton, something is visited the adult Police Academy and being done to fulfill more of observed recruits at work. The children spent those dreams. time with the canine w1i.t, the moWlted The Allston-Brighton YMCA police, and the special operations division. and the Boston Police They visited Boston Police Headquarters, Department's District 14, which talked with officers about their jobs, and encompasses Allston-Brighton, learned what happens when a suspect is work together to provide schol arrested. They also learned how to perform arships for 20 local children to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. attend the YMCA's summer The Junior Police Academy was designed camp for a two-week session. to "reach out and give kid · an opportunity to The camp, which hosts campers see how the police department works," said from 3 through 13 years old, Chris Rogers, Di trict l4's community youth runs five sessions over the officer. Rogers conducted the one-week pro course of the summer. gram. "The kids get to know who the police The scholarship program, now Keira Tom (left) and Carlos Guerra, both 6 years old, play a round of cutey catcher during afternoon snack break at the YMCA summer camp program in Brighton. really are, and they won't see us as enemie . in its third summer, is part of a The positive interaction goes a long way." citywide effort involving all 15 To date, 20 scholarships are Rogers works with local have," he said. Known during the school year for his anti police districts. It was initiated funded in each police district. schools and the Faneuil and Garvin applauded the partner drug and anti-violence programs, Rogers con after John Ferrell, president of ''We would always like to send Fidelity housing developments to ship between the YMCA and tinues that theme in the summer. For exam the Greater Boston YMCA, and more [kids to camp]," said identify children for the scholar District 14. ple, he teaches that violence should not cause Boston Police Commissioner Rogers. ships. He then helps them com "More can build from this," he more violence, and th~t it is not "a chicken Paul Evans met to discuss how In fact, enrollment has plete the camp application.