VOL. 125 - NO. 21 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 21, 2021 $.35 A COPY Feasts and Processions Baker-Polito Administration to Lift Return this Summer to COVID Restrictions May 29th Boston’s Historic State to Meet Vaccination Goal by Beginning of June North End Commonwealth Will Adopt CDC Face Covering Guidance See Page 7 for Feast and Procession schedule On Monday, the Baker- or outdoors except for in Polito Administration certain situations. announced that the Face coverings will still Commonwealth is on track be required for all individu- to meet the goal of vaccinat- als on public and private ing 4.1 million residents by transportation (including the fi rst week of June and rideshares, livery, taxi, all remaining COVID-19 ferries, MBTA, Commuter restrictions will be lifted Rail and transportation effective May 29th. stations), healthcare facili- The Commonwealth’s face ties and providers, con- covering order will also gregate care settings and be rescinded on May 29th. health and rehabilitative The Department of Public day services. Health will issue a new face Face coverings will also covering advisory consistent remain required indoors for with the Centers for Disease staff and students of K-12 Control and Prevention’s schools and early educa- updated guidance. Face tion providers. coverings will still be man- Youth and Amateur datory for all individuals on Sports Face Covering public and private trans- Guidance portation systems (includ- Effective May 18th, the ing rideshares, livery, taxi, youth and amateur sports ferries, MBTA, Commuter Rail Effective May 29th guidance will be updated to no and transportation stations), in Effective May 29th, all indus- longer require face coverings for healthcare facilities and in other tries will be permitted to open. youth athletes 18 and under (Photo by Matt Conti) settings hosting vulnerable With the exception of remaining while playing outdoor sports. populations, such as congregate face-covering requirements for Effective May 29th, all youth and care settings. public and private transpor- amateur sports restrictions will Governor Charlie Baker will tation systems and facilities be lifted. News Briefs end the State of Emergency housing vulnerable popula- K-12, Early Education and June 15th. tions, all industry restrictions Summer Camp Guidance by Sal Giarratani The Administration also will be lifted, and capacity will Effective May 18th, guid- announced updates that will be increase to 100% for all indus- ance from the Department of effective May 18th to revise face tries. The gathering limit will be Elementary and Secondary Memorial Day Brings covering requirements for youth rescinded. Education and the Department Less Masking For All Of Us and amateur sports and other All industries will be encour- of Early Education and Care will Federal health authorities (CDC) last week cleared guidance relating to childcare aged to follow CDC guidance be updated to no longer require the way for Americans who are fully vaccinated against programs and K-12 schools. for cleaning and hygiene masks for outdoor activities like the coronavirus to drop mask wearing in most situa- The Administration will release protocols. recess and to allow for the shar- tions. Some states have already lifted the mask man- updated guidance for summer On May 18, 2020, the ing of objects in classrooms, in dates, others are now following suit. Free at last, free camps effective May 29th. Administration published the both K-12 and childcare set- at last! Thank God Almighty free at last! The Administration is able reopening phases, which called tings. This guidance will remain “We have all longed for this moment,” Dr. Rochelle to take these steps to reopen for ending restrictions when in effect beyond May 29th. P. Walensky, CDC Director stated at a White House the Commonwealth’s econ- vaccines became widely avail- The Administration will press conference, “If you are fully vaccinated you can omy because Massachusetts able. Today, there are over 975 release updated guidance for start doing things that you had stopped doing because is on track to meet the goal locations for Massachusetts summer camps, effective May of the pandemic.” set in December to fully vac- residents to access vaccines 29th, which will include no lon- Governor Charlie Baker announced on Monday, cinate over 4 million individu- without delay. ger requiring masks for outdoor May 17th that the new CDC guidance will allow vac- als by the fi rst week of June. Face Covering Guidance activities. cinated folks to lift their veils starting on Saturday, The Commonwealth leads the In line with updated CDC State of Emergency Order May 29th Memorial Day Weekend, but still follow local nation in vaccinating residents, face covering guidance, the Governor Baker will end laws or regulations and business establishments can with 75% of adults receiving at Administration will rescind the the State of Emergency June still require masking if any so wish. least one dose. To date, over 4 current face covering order and 15th, and the Administration Black Mom Compares million residents have received issue a new face covering advi- will work with legislative and a fi rst dose, with 3.2 million sory effective May 29th. municipal partners during Critical Race Theory in School fully vaccinated. Non-vaccinated individuals this period in order to man- To Ku Klux Klan Tactics New cases have dropped by are advised to continue wear- age an orderly transition from A Black mom took aim at Critical Race Theory during 89% since January 8th. COVID ing face masks and to continue emergency measures adopted a local school board meeting comparing the educational hospitalizations are down 88% distancing in most settings. The by executive order and special tactics with those used by Nazi Germany and the Klan. since January 1st and the advisory will also recommend legislation during the period of “Critical Race Theory is not an honest dialogue, it is a positive test rate is down by fully vaccinated individuals no the State of Emergency. tactic that was used by Hitler and the Ku Klux Klan on 88% from peaking at 8.7% on longer need to wear a face cov- For more information go to: slavery many years ago to dumb down my ancestors so January 1st to 1% today. ering or social distance indoors www.mass.gov we could not think for ourselves,” Shawntel Cooper said at the Loundoun County, VA School Board meeting on May 11th, “Critical Race Theory is racist, it is abusive, it discriminates against one’s color ... You can not tell THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFIC me what is or is not racist.” This fi ery rebuke came as parents at the district 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQUARE, EAST BOSTON (Continued on Page 10) Tuesdays 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Thursdays 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Call 617-227-8929 for more information PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, MAY 21, 2021 LEGAL NOTICE Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Res Publica Nostra Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court South by David Trumbull A weekly column highlighting some 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 of the more interesting aspects of our (781) 865-4000 ancestry...our lineage...our roots. Buy American! 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VQ UGTXG WRQP Gazion Kotoni, Esq., Kotoni U.S. manufacturers wel- .CY1HſEG1PG$QUVQP2NCEG5WKVG Boston, MA 02108 [QWTCPUYGTKHCP[QPQT come any action on the DGHQTGJune 15, 2021+H[QWHCKNVQFQUQVJG part of President Biden to EQWTVYKNNRTQEGGFVQVJGJGCTKPICPFCFLWFKEC- promote U.S. manufacturing. Establishing a Made in America VKQPQHVJKUCEVKQP;QWCTGCNUQTGSWKTGFVQſNGC EQR[QH[QWTCPUYGTKHCP[KPVJGQHſEGQHVJG Offi ce within the Offi ce of Management and Budget and giving 4GIKUVGTQHVJKU%QWTV it oversight of waivers from Buy American requirements is a Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, good step. It follows on President Trump’s executive order which First Justice of this Court. strengthened Buy American requirements. The Buy American &CVG/C[ Act gives a preference to articles made in America of components 6CTC'&G%TKUVQHCTQ4GIKUVGTQH2TQDCVG “substantially all produced in the United States.” However, the Run date: 05/21/2021 executive branch long construed “substantially all” to mean at least 50%. President Trump raised that to 55%. The Buy American Act encourages the use of domestic products by imposing a price LEGAL NOTICE preference for domestic products. President Trump increased the Commonwealth of Massachusetts price preference from 6 percent to 20 percent for large businesses The Trial Court and from 12 percent to 30 percent for small businesses. Probate and Family Court However, the Buy American Act, alone, cannot save U.S. manu- Middlesex Probate and Family Court South facturing. The Buy American statute is waived in situations where 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 the United States has reciprocal trade agreements, including the (781) 865-4000 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement. Docket No. MI21P0748EA That’s a long list of countries — nearly 50 — for which it is waived. Estate of Since the 1990s the U.S. has severely limited our own ability to LEAH W. GATHOGO give a preference to domestic manufacturing in government pro- Also Known As curement as we have opened government procurement to foreign Façade of Reims Cathedral, France LEAH WANGECHI GATHOGO Date of Death: November 09, 2020 competition.