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~ PowerUp boots up for Ideal students RAGEll t ~ ~0 ..J · ~ ... :qI . 'f (\J ~ ...·. -0 (/') ~ . ~I: ~ :z: ·I1 I~ I .. ~' www. townonline .corn/allstonbnghton FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2002 Vol. 6, No. 47 • 38 Pages U 3 Sections 75¢ orkers se Kells • Ma eme t cites hiring record, unity erv_ice in defense or r employ es and patrons Officials of The Ke s says the F Bri hton Aven e nightclub is frau ght w· h problem of racism and defend has misre resented is ues surround· ing the ecent d arture of a Kells' manager d other w rkers. On T ursday, ay 16, 22 employee say they alked off their record jobs, one night aft police were called fol wing an · cident with a he Kells has been operating patron c ying a gu . The employ Ton Brighton \e. for 10 ees say t e walkou came after a ·years. Owner Jen) Qumn has manager as fired. ut the venue's many friends in the city md owner di putes the story and the many suppo1ters m the neigh number o workers o walked out. borhood who sa) 1hat the) tind the charges mad, again t him · "More an 20 of s got together . • PHOTO BY MICl-l\El MNNING to walk ff," said rick Quashie, by former emplo>ee' an<l pa Dominique Evans and Thenl Fams celebrate getting their diplomas at Wednesday night's Brighton High School graduation at the Conte Forum. • who has orked at T e Kells for six trons hard to beh ve. months. ' his is bee use Jon Ferry Capt. Wi ll iam '~'an o the [former anager] as fired for District 1-l poh :e depart nt calling t police a d because of does not thinl-- that The Kell potlight Shines on the lass of 2002· how cert n people eren't allowed faces any mort: prob 1 µtan to be on t e door. other bars in the ar · 1d has scribed the graduation ceremonies as "the cele "The i:rest issu wn.; that a lot never had a problem 1th bration of thi-.. very preerous moment in our Qumn. "You are graduating rom the tiest of guys were u set that the Th ) cbeered. hugged. cried and exc h~ed lives." manage nt said th y didn't want "That incident bothered 1m high school in America, with the He recalled when he· first came to BHS as a so much that he came 111 tq see hi!!h-li'e~ each other. One -.cudent \\a\e~ an too many lack peo le at the door:· Amencan flag: and a fe\\ e\'en tossed arou~d a sophomore and how he didn't see a familiar Quashie ded. me the next day. He \Olunieers best headmaster in America." face. to help us. is never one to hide beach ball. Anti \\hen 1t \\a.'> all over, appr xi Anoth former ells employee, matel) 220 members of the Brighton igh Debby Glaskin, teacher "But today, I feel like I am being separated Scott H bard, wh had worked from the police ~md 1 al a) ... from my second family; the family of my teach sending in fake ID<' "lid School Cla.'s of 2002 had marched acros'> the there fo seven onths before '>tage at Bo-.ton College's Conte Forum t ers and my class fellows," he said. walking t, said th club's owner, Evans. ates by WBZ-TV sports anchor Steve Burton, Pathan, who is one of three BHS students to Quinn is known I r hb en cei\ e their diplom~. Jerry Qui n, "has m de racial com The graduation ceremonies. the sch l's remarks by Headmaster Charles Skidmore and receive a full , four-year scholarship to Boston ments a ut not wa ting people of erosity to people in nC\!tl and to recognition of three BHS faculty members who University, told his classmates, "this is the begin civic organization" anti tor hi-. 161 st. y,ere held Wedne!->da) evening. and ea color at t e door on different occa are retiring this year. ning of a new and more responsible life style," involvement in the comm1.11it\. tured 'peed-.es by the cla-.s valedictorian and sions. T re have een situations Valedictorian Karnran Pathan, who came to but they shouldn't forget "we owe something to He is also the prc-.i<lent of the salutJtorian, a keynote addre.'>s by WBZ TV when the treat the I ish and Ameri Sport., Director Bob Lobel. a message to gr du- this country from Pakistan when he was 15; de- GRADUATION, page 7 cans difti ently. Wh n we throw out DEFENSE, page 23 THE KELLS, page 10 The .pride of Allston Branch library celebrates first birthday By Anna· Scott Although the branch receives a CORRESPONDENT steady stream of newcomers, there One year after opening, the Allston were some older fixtures there to cel branch of the Boston Public Library ebrate as well. is alive, well and teeming with books Lisa Ngu, 11 , and her sister Kathy, and patrons. In fact, their anniversary 8, have come to the library every day party, held in the library's clean and after school to do their homework. modem building off Cambridge Their friend Jennifer Gamez, I0, Street, was buzzing with welcome often tags along, too. like a family affair. "Before the library opened, I had "I've spent a lot of time in libraries, trouble doing my homework at and they were really interested in home," Gamez said. "Here, Christie talking to me here," said Marc Penna, explains it to me." who recently moved to Allston. "You "Christie" is head children's librar could just tell that they were interest ian, Christine Schonhart, who has ed in seein& a new face." LIBRARY, page 10 A-B honors heroes By Andrew Kosow man, who said, "It's amazing what CORRESPONDENT you can accomplish as long as you A large crowd of 250 community don't care who gets the credit." activists and friends had a great time He then weht on in his own word Thursday night honoring the 2002 re to say, ''Brighton is such a vibrant cipients of the ninth annual Allston c9mmunity and these awards are s Brighton Unsung Heroes Awards. special because they honor those that Twenty-five round dinner tables give so much to make Brighton bet were jam-packed with supporters at ter." the Boston College Heights Room Master of Ceremonies Tim Garvin for the awards dinner, sponsored by from the YMCA of Greater Bosto ·the Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Central Branch, began the ceremon) Coalition. by leading the audience in a singin PHOTO BY MOLLY LAMB Speaking to the largest crowd to at of Happy Birthday for State Rep Stev Zhang, 5, lays the Smith Playground before Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony. 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