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Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” Volume 30 Issue 28 Thursday, July 11, 2013 50¢ Report touts benefits of summer jobs for city youth By Gintautas dumcius “irrefutable evidence” pointing nEws Editor to the answer being “yes.” Are there real benefits to A 30-page report, put urban youths spending six to together by Northeastern nine weeks in a summer job? University’s Center for Labor Conny Doty, director of Mayor Market Studies, argues that Thomas Menino’s Office of summer employment reduces Jobs and Community Services, the chances of low-income took up that question with the youths engaging in risky and mayor at her side as she looked violent behavior, like drinking A visitor to the Ashmont-Peabody Square Farmers’ Market inspected the offerings from Spring grimly out into the crowd at the alcohol and shoplifting, and Brooke Farms on a recent Friday afternoon. Photo by Lianne Ames Holland Community Center on “prepares them for future Tuesday. employment and academic Remembering how she has experiences.” Bumper crop: Markets bring fresh had to lobby federal officials David Applebury, 19-year- for funds, she said, “I’ve heard old senior at Burke High goods, values to Dot and Mattapan that so many times.” But in School, is one of those youths. her hands was what she called (Continued on page 17) By Brianna macGrEGor table with volunteers from the Dot House has as its mission spEcial to thE rEportEr UMass Extension Nutrition increasing access to healthy In a big city, fresh, nutritious Education Program handing food for its patients. Dot interests caught up food can be hard to come out food samples and healthy “Dorchester House is an by. The farmers markets of recipes. anchor organization in this Dorchester aim to solve that Much of the specialty pro- neighborhood,” she said. “We in state budget quarrel problem, providing locations duce on sale at Dorchester need to support the messages By Gintautas dumcius tance and youth jobs to higher for local farms to vend fresh House caters especially to local we give patients everyday, and nEws Editor education and substance abuse produce and creating spaces Vietnamese who frequent the real nutrition is more than just Beacon Hill leaders are war- services. for the community to gather. market, which has undergone giving messages.” ring with Gov. Deval Patrick According to state Sen. At the Dorchester House a recent expansion. New this Another important facet of over the $34 billion budget Sonia Chang-Diaz’s office, Farmers Market on Tuesday, year is Red’s Best, a Boston the farmers markets is the sitting on his desk, and the tuition rates at public colleges stalls packed with bins of seafood vendor that sells fresh- presence of local, sustainable Bay State’s chief executive is and universities are expected colorful fruits and vegetables caught fish at several markets. agriculture. A majority of the expected to take his time in to stabilize after years of stood in the parking lot as Seafood is a recent addition to farms providing the produce reviewing the spending plan. increases, if the $478 million customers, many of whom are many market sites, and Mary are organic, with some using But local lawmakers say slotted for them – a $50 million patients of, or involved with, Lynch, the Dorchester House integrated pest management the fiscal year 2014 budget increase over last year – stays Dorchester House, gathered market manager, said that the (IPM) systems. At ReVision contains a number of items in the budget. to look over the stands, which fresh fish is a popular addition Urban Farm, a small urban of interest to Dorchester and A $15 million pre-school included two produce vendors, that brings in more customers. setting located off Blue Hill Mattapan residents, ranging initiative could make a dent a WIC outreach counter, and a Lynch, a nutritionist, said that (Continued on page 5) from low-income rental assis- (Continued on page 17) Acting bug bit him in the gym INSIDE There once was a tree into this magical place. I got Dot-bred the bug.” inside the tennis court Hagberg Hagberg became one of the in Savin Hill. Come the parish’s top thespians and fall, it will be replaced cites time at vocalists, belting out big num- by the city, to the ap- bers from shows like Pippin’ St. Greg’s and Joseph and the Amazing plause of neighbors who Techno-color Dreamcoat under By Bill Forry petitioned to get their the direction of Maria Kramer. Moment before impact— Editor tree back. Page 8. Like many Dot kids of his These days, Hagberg spends Dorchester’s Chris ‘Tiger’ his days just a block from his Stockbridge showed the 1980s era, Chris Hagberg was young ones how to execute a first exposed to the theater original St. Greg’s stage, work- precision bellyflop over the arts as a grade-schooler at St. ing as the executive assistant extended July 4th weekend, Gregory’s Grammar School. to Carney Hospital president which was marked by a five- In addition to having a robust Andrew Davis — and the rest day heat wave. The pool— CYO basketball squad, the of Carney’s executive team. which belongs to a friend in parish took pains to stage Chris Hagberg: Plays King By night, though, Hagberg Easton— was eventually re- Arthur in Spamalot continues to belt out Broadway filled with water. No injuries its own summer and spring musicals featuring student totally mesmerized by a per- hits and one-liners as an actor were reported. with The Company Theatre. All contents copyright Photo courtesy performers. formance of Cinderella. The St. © 2013 Boston Stockbridge family “I just remember being Greg’s gym was transformed (Continued on page 17) Neighborhood News, Inc. Page 2 THE REPoRTER July 11, 2013 Reporter’s Notebook On The Record Cape Verdean youth group Gas Leak Safari organizing mayoral forum By Gintautas dumcius as city clerk, said in a statement. “Dan nEws Editor will make a great representative and A coalition of Dorchester-based his constituents will be fortunate to groups is putting together a mayoral have him at the State House.” forum to be held inside the First Par- Cullinane also announced endorse- ish Church on Meetinghouse Hill on ments from the International Brother- Thurs. Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. Teens with hood of Electrical Workers Local 2222, the Cape Verdean Community (CVC) International Association of Heat and UNIDO’s Youth Leadership Academy Frost Insulators & Allied Workers are planning the event, which will Local 6, International Brotherhood focus on bilingual education and youth of Teamsters Local 127, International jobs as topics and feature questions Brotherhood of Teamsters Boston from other neighborhood groups. Mailers’ Local 1, United Steel Workers The other organizations involved, Local 5696, and United Steel Workers according to the CVC’s Peter Roby, District 4 Sub-District 3. include the Bowdoin Geneva Alliance, the Bowdoin Street Health Center, Mayoral campaigns College Bound Dorchester, the Family on hiring spree Nurturing Center, the Friends of Several of the mayoral campaigns Ronan Park, the Richfield Street are staffing up as the Sept. 24 Association, the Ridgewood Street preliminary draws closer. State Rep. Association, the Ward 15 Democratic Marty Walsh’s campaign tapped Committee, and the Meetinghouse two people who worked on US Rep. Ed Markey’s Senate campaign: Joe Rep. Marty Walsh joined a gas leaks survey organized by Clean Water Action Hill Civic Association. on Sunday. A recent study from Boston University found over 3,000 gas leaks Twelve candidates are running to Rull and Megan Costello. Rull, who in Boston and over 20,000 statewide. Clean Water Action is supporting current succeed Mayor Thomas Menino, and served as a neighborhood liaison to legislation, backed by Walsh, which would address gas pipeline safety. Shown jockeying for the two final slots in the Mayor Menino in South Boston and above inspecting a manhole in Peabody Square, are, from left to right, Dr. Sept. 24 preliminary. worked on US Rep. Stephen Lynch’s Nathan Philips, Boston University, Bob Ackley, Gas Safety USA, Rep. Marty In between fundraising calls and Senate campaign, will be the field Walsh and Julian Philips. voter meet-and-greets, the contenders director; Costello will serve as deputy have been rushing to one forum after campaign manager. another. Nine candidates showed up Ed Deveau, former chief of staff at an environmentally focused event to state Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, Police seek help in finding at Suffolk Law School on Tuesday has been hired as deputy campaign and four were scheduled to appear manager of Rob Consalvo’s mayoral Roslindale girl this morning at the Palm restaurant. bid. Marcus Ferrell, who has worked Boston Police have issued an appeal for the The four candidates at today’s on state Senate campaigns in Florida, public’s help in locating a 14-year-old Roslindale forum, which was put together by is serving as campaign manager. girl who is presently missing. Jenny Nkwah, CommonWealth magazine and the Petruccelli, an East Boston Demo- right, has been seen in Dorchester, Mattapan Boston Municipal Research Bureau, crat who is backing Consalvo, emceed and Hyde Park in recent weeks, but has not among others, include former state Consalvo’s recent kick-off where he been at her home since last October. She is Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, City called Deveau “one of my closest described as a black female, 5’3”, 140 pounds Councillor At-Large Felix Arroyo, advisors” in a statement released by with black hair. Anyone with information on her Codman Square Health Center co- the Consalvo campaign. whereabouts is asked to call BPD detectives at founder Bill Walczak, and Roxbury “With our political base stronger 617-343-4595.
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