VOL. 124 - NO. 17 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 24, 2020 $.35 A COPY New Map Launched With Baker-Polito Administration Announces COVID-19 Testi ng Sites Extension of School and Non-Emergency Child Care In the City of Boston Program Closures, Continued Steps To The City is Partnering with Community Health Support COVID-19 Response Centers to Increase Access to Testi ng New Measures Include Deferred Student Loan Payments, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission Updated Remote Learning Guidance and Enacting Legislation (BPHC) recently launched a new mapping tool to help Boston resi- To Protect Residents from Evictions and Foreclosures dents fi nd locations offering COVID-19 testing. The City of Boston is partnering with community health centers to increase access to The Baker-Polito Adminis- testing, particularly in neighborhoods experiencing higher rates tration announced new actions of COVID-19. to support the ongoing COVID- “Every community deserves full access to COVID-19 testing. We 19 response, including extend- will continue to work to expand access to testing for all residents ing the closure of all public and across Boston, particularly our hardest hit communities,” said private schools through the end Mayor Walsh, “Access to neighborhood-based testing will help us of the school year, and the clo- quickly identify cases, and get people the care and support needed sure of all non-emergency child to recover and prevent the further spread of COVID-19.” care programs until June 29, According to the latest data (Wednesday, April 22nd) from the 2020. The Administration also Boston Public Health Commission, Hyde Park had 413 reported announced further support for cases of COVID-19, Mattapan had 298, Dorchester had 1,274, students and families impacted East Boston had 410, Roxbury had 335, Roslindale had 302, and by COVID-19. based programs in the coming STEM Networks, DESE has the South End had 372. Schools and Non-Emergency months. established online STEM edu- The map is available on: boston.gov/coronavirus and bphc. Child Care Programs: Governor • To support families of essen- cation resources to provide org/coronavirus. Residents are asked to call ahead for pre- Charlie Baker issued an emer- tial workers and families with continued support for remote screening and to schedule an appointment. Residents can gency order extending the clo- children who have special needs, learning opportunities. This click on the interactive map to fi nd the testing center with hours, sure of all public and private EEC and Care.com have part- includes virtual STEM learning address and contact information. It will be updated as new sites schools through the end of the nered to assist currently unem- opportunities for both students become available for testing. school year, and the closure of ployed child care workers and and teachers, and is accessible all non-emergency childcare provide skilled in-home care. at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/ Codman Square Health Center, 637 Washington Street, programs until June 29, 2020 Care.com is offering both eli- covid19/stem/. Dorchester, MA 02124, 617-822-8271 in an effort to prevent the fur- gible families and child care No-Interest Student Loan The Dimock Center, 55 Dimock Street, Roxbury, MA 02119, ther spread of COVID-19 in the workers free 90-day premium Program: The Massachusetts 617-442-8800 Commonwealth. memberships. Department of Higher Education (Continued on Page 2) • This order expands the • Complementing the existing (DHE) is deferring scheduled March 25th order suspend- partnership between WGBH and repayments for its No-Interest ing normal educational opera- DESE, EEC is launching further Loan Program for a duration of tions at schools and non-emer- collaboration with WGBH to four months to support relief News Briefs gency child care programs. The provide resources and activities efforts during the COVID-19 Department of Early Education for parents with young children. public health emergency. These by Sal Giarratani and Care (EEC) established Remote Learning Resources: deferments will help approxi- a process to approve Exempt The Department of Elementary mately 12,000 students that Before this Virus is Over ... Emergency Child Care Programs and Secondary Education participate in the $5 million pro- to serve families of fi rst respond- Before the coronavirus even landed on our shores (DESE) will issue updated guide- gram annually funded through ers, medical personnel and 22 percent of Americans age 13 and older had anxiety lines for schools to support the repayment of loans. essential workers. disorders. Want to bet when we move forward into remote learning efforts through • All no-interest loan accounts • Emergency Child Care pro- the post-COVID-19 era that the percentage will rise the duration of the school year, currently in repayment will auto- grams approved by EEC will signifi cantly? I see diagnosis of O.C.D. increasing big including expanded STEM learn- matically be placed in a defer- continue operating. Currently time with all the endless hand washing we have been ing, and will prepare recom- ment from April 2020 through there are 523 emergency child doing lately. mendations to strengthen sum- July 2020. This deferment will care programs statewide serv- mer learning opportunities for not count toward the program’s Living the Life of a Cat We Are ing families of essential work- students. permissible 36 months of avail- Over the years, I have had many cats as pets. Back ers. Weekly attendance aver- • DESE has launched a able deferment. in my childhood growing up in the South End and ages about 2,500 children in Remote Learning Essentials • If a payment has already lower Roxbury, these pets were also work animals these programs across the initiative, focused on addressing been made for April, that pay- defending household members from rodents who Commonwealth. access to tools, Internet con- ment will be applied to the sometimes would make unexpected appearances in • EEC will continue to pay nectivity, and educator training outstanding balance and not our apartments. subsidies to child care providers necessary to enhance remote refunded. While accounts are in For the past ten years, I have an adopted cat named based on their pre-COVID-19 learning during school closures. deferment, borrowers who wish “Nica” and she spends her days staying inside, isolat- enrollment, in order to support • The department is conduct- to continue monthly payments ing, practicing social distancing except when she’s the workforce. ing a survey of school districts may do so, without incurring hungry and cleaning herself. OMG!!! I have become a • The order does not apply to to identify barriers that inhibit late fees until July 31, 2020. house cat now ontop of everything else. residential special education effective remote learning, includ- • Accounts currently 120 Dr. Anthony Fauci recently stated how our life will schools. ing challenges around inequi- days past due will not be placed change after the coronavirus crisis ends, he said, “I Read the Orders on line at: table access to technology. into collections until August don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again.” * K-12 School Order Line: • An advisory group of admin- 2020, and regular credit bureau Even if what he says turns out to be true, does he have www.mass.gov/doc/april- istrators, educators, parents, reporting will resume at the end to say it out loud? Aren’t we already scared without 21-2020-school-closure-exten- students and business leaders of August. him adding to our woes? sion-order will engage external partners to Eviction and Foreclosure Stop Blaming the People of China, * Child Care Program Link: mobilize resources for schools, Protections: Governor Baker Blame Their Leaders www.mass.gov/doc/april- including philanthropic gifts and signed legislation into law to pro- The coronavirus began in a wet marketplace in 21-2020-childcare-programs- in-kind contributions. tect homeowners and tenants Wuhan, China, but the blame for this global pandemic closure-extension • DESE will also solicit input from eviction and foreclosure. is not the fault of the Chinese people. The blame goes Child Care Program from national and local educa- An Act providing for a moratorium to China’s political leaders and the Chinese Communist Resources: The Department tion vendors regarding the poten- on evictions and foreclosures Party for the cover-up and misinformation. Had the of Early Education and Care is tial to create a statewide online during the COVID-19 emergency government been forthcoming with its own citizens, reviewing its regulations and education platform for districts ensures housing stability for funding programs to develop to opt into and customize. residents and families, and can (Continued on Page 7) new approaches to incremen- STEM Learning: In partner- be read in its entirety at: https:// tally restore child care capacity ship with EEC, DHE, the STEM malegislature.gov/Bills/191/ for family child care and center- Advisory Council and Regional H4647. PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020

• COVID-19 Testing Sites (Continued from Page 1) DotHouse Health, 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122, 617-740-2292 Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, 632 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02121, 617-825-3400 Mattapan Community Health Center, 1575 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126, 617-296-0061 Whittier Street Health Center, 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120, 617-427-1000 East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, 10 Gove Street, NEPTUNE East Boston, MA 02128, 617-569-5800 in that city. In her youth, Cumaea was loved by Upham’s Corner Health Center, 415 Columbia Road, Apollo, who later granted her as many years of life Dorchester, MA 02125, 617-388-5007 as the grains of sand that she held in her hand. Bowdoin Street Health Center, 230 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, She accepted, but forgot to request the youth to MA 02122, 617-754-0100 go along with her years. She was also thought of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Community Physicians as the Sibyl of the Roman Catholic Church whose at Hyde Park, 1337 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136, strength, age, wisdom, and resistance to false 617-364-9880 gods she so grandly embodies. The famous ceil- Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston main campus), 75 ing of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, 617-732-5500 shows Cumaea, in addition to four other sibyls; Carney Hospital, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA Libica, Delphica, Erythraea, and Persica. Here, 02124, 617-296-4000 Cumaea is shown hoary with age in a manner Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA that only the great master Michelangelo could 02114, 617-726-2000 portray. Also, he shows her holding two books St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 736 Cambridge Street, Brighton, which are thought to be the Old and the New MA 02135, 617-789-3000 Testaments. Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA The identifi cation of Neptune goes back to 02111, 617-636-7216 the “Laetisterniium” festival, which started about 400 B.C. The root of this name is in the Latin Testing is free regardless of insurance or immigration status. “lectus” for bed or couch. Lectisternium is iden- Residents are encouraged to call the Mayor’s Health Line at 617- tifi ed as a ritual or feast where the image of a 534-5050 to help with health insurance applications, navigating particular god was set on a couch, and this couch Boston’s health care system, and with COVID-19 questions. was placed near the dining table. Remembering Mayor Walsh and the Resiliency Fund Steering Committee that formal dining in ancient Roman times announced additional funds for organizations that provide criti- cal services and support to residents, vulnerable populations and Michelangelo: The Cumaean Sibyl was in the reclining position, we can now understand that this was a festival wherein a Boston families whose wellbeing is most immediately impacted by Neptunus or Neptune was a god of the sea and selected god was invited to dine with his mortal the COVID-19 public health emergency. the Roman counterpart to Poseidon. Salacia, his worshippers. The East Boston Community Health Center received funding in wife, was worshiped as a goddess of salt water. Like Poseidon, Neptune was also worshiped as the fi rst round of fund distribution and will be expanding their The worship of Neptune appears to have been a god of the equestrians, and as such, a temple testing to East Boston clients, in addition to fi rst responders. infl uenced through the Sibylline Books that have in his honor was erected in the Circus Flaminius Six community health centers in neighborhoods seeing higher often been mentioned in Roman history. These sometime around 200 B.C. Marcus Agrippa, a incidences of COVID-19 to expand their testing capabilities for books started as a collection of oral expressions Roman general, son-in-law to Augustus, and residents, including: dating back to 600 B.C. According to legend, builder of the Pantheon, also built a temple to Bowdoin Street Community Health Center there were originally nine books that were offered Neptune in honor of his naval victory over Marc Codman Square Community Health Center to the Roman King Tarquinius Superbus at an Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. This was one DotHouse Health exorbitant price by the Cumaean Sibyl. When the of the most decisive battles in the history of the Mattapan Community Health Center king refused to pay the price, she burned six of ancient world, since its outcome determined the Uphams Corner Community Health Center the books. The king then purchased the remain- lordship of the Roman Empire. Whittier Street Community Health Center ing three at the original price. The ancient Romans also worshiped “Portunus,” Resources and information about COVID-19 are available online. For those persons who are not familiar with a god of the harbors. A special priest in Rome Resources available on: boston.gov, and through City depart- the name “Sibyl,” I might add that it identifi ed sacrifi ced to him during the “Portunalia,” a fes- ments include support for renters and homeowners; small busi- the female counterpart to a prophet. The ancient tival to this god, which was held annually in the nesses; free meals for Boston students and families; free toiletries City of Cumae, Sicily, was named in honor of the month of August. for Boston students; emergency childcare centers; support for Cumaean Sibyl, one of the ten or twelve most older residents; information on homeless shelters; transportation famous of these prophetesses. Roman mythology NEXT WEEK: options for health care workers; resources for those in recovery placed her abode in a cavern below the acropolis Hestia or those who have a substance use disorder; and mental health resources. 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PAGE 4 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020 L’Anno Bello: A Year in Italian Folklore Baking Up a Scrumptious Spring by Ally Di Censo Symynkywicz THINKING Note: L’Anno Bello is reprinting articles that were written before the Coronavirus pandemic. OUT LOUD Obviously, advice on gatherings and reunions contained within are not applicable to this current time by Sal Giarratani when social distancing is the best practice. Please read these articles as a testament to the joy and love that imbues Italian celebrations — and as suggestions for ways to spend time in the future once this pandemic is but a memory! We’ve Got to Get Serious desire for summer, try baking About Covid-19? up a Hummingbird Cake. This I consider myself more than in rehab. On that day’s radio recipe incorporates bananas, somewhat conservative-lean- show, Jeff was talking about a pineapples and coconut, fi n- ing, but I am not a bat-crazy possible giant rally at City Hall ished off with a velvety cream conservative, nor am I a con- Plaza on May 4th to lift the stay cheese frosting! You could also spiracy theorist either. While I in place order which is driving take a cue from the Italians and can share the concern over the us bat-crazy and re-open busi- snack on kiwifruit whenever restrictions placed on all of us ness. The shutdown is killing you want a taste of the trop- (social distancing, self-isolation, our economy and putting mil- ics. A perennially popular fruit or house confi nement), I also lions out of work. I kinda under- there, Italy produces more kiwis like living to a ripe old age. stand Kuhner’s frustration, but than any other country! I still get out from the four too many people are still dying Strawberries: Strawberries walls of my bedroom for fear of out there to start thinking about are a harbinger of spring. going cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, protest rallies and motorcycle Whenever I see these ruby-red but I use caution and don’t motorcades. gems lining the produce shelves throw it into the wind. I always This is not the time or place of supermarkets, I know that use a mask outside and keep to go political or start chanting spring has arrived. I love bak- my safe distance from others about emergency socialism. ing with strawberries because who seemingly haven’t yet got The fi rst priority is dealing with of their versatility. My mother serious about anything and the virus, then we can move once made a strawberry and haven’t a clue about this viral on to other issues like our eco- white chocolate tiramisu for my menace lurking around us. nomic stability and our mental The Food Network now regu- winter. Moreover, citrus is a father’s birthday, a summery There are still many who well-being. larly runs a competition show staple in Italian cooking, due to twist on a classic Italian dessert. think it is all being blown out of Let’s keep focused on beat- with the no-nonsense title of the abundant lemon and orange Strawberries are also delectable proportion. Sometimes I wonder ing this invisible enemy, fi nd Spring Baking. An early com- groves that dot the landscape of on cakes, pies, cheesecakes, if these folks are just dumb as that vaccine, and move forward mercial for this program began southern Italy and the islands. and quick breads. When I went rocks. I had to yell at a shopper only as Americans can. We will with a voiceover narration ask- The zest of lemons (limone) and to Italy, I remained impressed the other day at the supermar- survive! ing: “So, what exactly is spring oranges (arancia) fl avored the at all the innovative uses for ket that was standing too close baking?” followed by images of many Italian desserts lining the strawberries (fragole) in Italian to me. He backed off, but still people decorating cupcakes to tables of bridal showers and desserts. Italians often drizzle looked clueless as to why I had LEGAL NOTICE resemble fl owers. The question weddings I remember all my life, strawberry sauces over baked loudly admonished him. struck a chord with me because, from soft-baked, glazed cookies, custards known as panna cotta, Recently, I was listening to Commonwealth of Massachusetts while I am an avid baker who to the waffl e-like biscuits known or serve the strawberries in tall, The Trial Court Jeff Kuhner on his morning Probate and Family Court makes treats all year long, I as pizzelle. I love to use citrus in elegant glasses marinated with radio show on WRKO and while Middlesex Division particularly associate baking recipes like creamy lemon bars balsamic vinegar for a savory- I usually agree with much of 208 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02141 with the season of autumn. and orange-scented cakes. For sweet contrast. As an essential what he says, not on that day. The cool weather and dusky Easter, I made a classic Italian crop of spring, do not be afraid (617) 768-5800 For some reason he seems bent Docket No. MI20P0903EA nights seem appropriate for an ricotta pie accentuated by both to experiment with strawber- out of shape over apparently evening spent in the honeyed lemon and orange peels. In ries, as they nearly always Estate of what he considers overkill with MURIEL S. ROSEN glow of a kitchen, feeling the short, citrus desserts are a great guarantee a foolproof dessert! this particular virus. He seem- Also Known As warmth radiating from the oven. way to bid goodbye to the cold Rhubarb: Rhubarb is my new ingly is thinking it is not turn- MURIEL ROSEN Moreover, fall offers a bounty weather and welcome in spring! favorite spring ingredient which ing out as bad as many said it Date of Death: March 21, 2019 of ingredients suitable for bak- Tropical: As the days get to bake with. An odd, red stalk would be. Doesn’t he know over INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE ing, from tart apples to juicy warmer and the summer is so that resembles celery, cooked 14,828 people alone have died pears to sharp, spicy ginger. near I can practically smell sun- rhubarb tastes like a cross To all persons interested in the above from the coronavirus in New captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner However, autumn is far from my screen and sand, my mind wan- between a strawberry and an York? Does this sound like the Kenneth Rosen of Brookline, MA, Petitioner thoughts as I enjoy the beautiful ders to the fl avors of the tropics. apple. Its tartness perfectly regular fl u to you? Deborah Rosen of Watertown, MA, a Will has blends with sweet desserts. I been admitted to informal probate. springtime. Everything gets me I happen to love banana bread, In the past 10 days, I have Kenneth Rosen of Brookline, MA, excited, from the days when the a trait I inherited from my have found so many rhubarb been notified that two good Deborah Rosen of Watertown, MA has been thermometer reaches upwards father. Moist, spongy banana recipes that I would like to try, informally appointed as the Personal Repre- friends of mine have died from sentative of the estate to serve without surety of seventy degrees to the buds breads are an easy recipe to ranging from strawberry-rhu- this virus or complications from on the bond. growing bigger and greener on make and offer a quick, healthy barb pies to rhubarb chutneys it. One pal from East Boston, The estate is being administered under the tips of tree branches. I am breakfast or snack option. One served over lemon-ricotta pan- informal procedure by the Personal Represen- age 79, died down in Lauderdale tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- also getting excited for the new of my other favorite desserts has cakes — my mother and I once by the Sea in Florida still on his bate Code without supervision by the Court. baking opportunities spring to be pineapple upside down made this latter recipe, and we winter vacation. Another friend Inventory and accounts are not required to be offers. Fresh, seasonal ingredi- cake. An impressive fi nale to could not get enough! My favor- fi led with the Court, but interested parties are from Dorchester developed the entitled to notice regarding the administration ents and inspiration from Italy any spring meal, these cakes ite rhubarb recipe, however, is Coronavirus while in rehab after from the Personal Representative and can make for a valuable and fun blend the delectable taste of one for a moist rhubarb cake recent surgery on his heart. He petition the Court in any matter relating to the baking experience during the pineapple along with a sweet with a cinnamon crumb topping estate, including distribution of assets and was just 62 years old. Maybe, expenses of administration. Interested parties spring. caramelized topping. Of course, that my father-in-law gave me. the Kuhnerman doesn’t know are entitled to petition the Court to institute Citrus: Spring is a wonder- on days when you feel that only I prepare this cake for my May anyone who died from this formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- ful time to use up the last of an all-inclusive plethora of Day celebrations now. minating or restricting the powers of Personal virus, but I know two victims. Representatives appointed under informal pro- the citrus fruits left over from tropical fruits will satiate your Baking in the springtime is A few hours after listening to cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, a wonderful experience. Using his show, I got the call about my can be obtained from the Petitioner. seasonal ingredients connects friend who thought he was safe Run date: 04/24/2020 us to Mother Earth, which is NORTH END now blossoming with new life. 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Introducing a new book by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari, lifelong residents of the North End, entitled: Four Women “Quattro Donne” subtitle, A North End Love Story In the next few weeks this column will feature excerpts from this book. Storm Warning your sisters all have big nasty You would think, now that mouths. Never talk about Carla Carla left the hall, things would that way again.” Pietro was calm down. The band began caught in the middle; he was playing Sentimental Journey, sandwiched between Mom and and everything seemed to Frank and couldn’t break away. be returning to normal, but “You Riccis think every man normal was not to be. As wants to attack your sister. Mom was observing Pietro, You all have dirty minds.” Mom and Pietro observing Carla as was P. O.’d and was just get- she departed, the five Ricci ting started. “Let me repeat brothers were observing all of myself, Pietro is a gentleman. us from the opposite side of the He’s going to become a priest. He hall, and they weren’t happy. doesn’t think like you Frank.” The fi ve brothers made what Angrily, Frank responded, appeared to be a huddle formed “Pietro is a man with blood in a circle as if to say, “World keep his veins. He wants what every out!” The moment Carla left the man wants out of a woman, hall, Frank Ricci, the oldest of and if he tries to get it, we the Ricci brothers, made his help. “Cousin Carmela, do you will turn him into a soprano.” move. Slowly, he made his way know this man? Tell him I don’t Pietro, incensed by the way across the dance fl oor, Pietro know what he wants from me.” Frank spoke to Mom and what clearly in his sights. Just under Mom grabbed Frank’s hand he was being accused of, took six feet and powerfully built, his and pulled it off Pietro, then let a swing at Frank. Frank caught weathered features added to Frank “have it.” “What’s wrong his hand in midair and began his menacing approach. Pietro with you Riccis? My cousin squeezing it, causing Pietro to was busy trying to make things Pietro is going to become a recoil in anguish. right with Mom for his sudden priest. He’s a man of refi nement, Mom had it with Frank. At the outburst, when suddenly he and not a roughneck like you top of her lungs, she called him felt the tight grip of Frank’s and the rest of your family. He’s a (cafone), then she included powerful hand squeezing not interested in Carla the way his brothers and finally the his shoulder. “Are you you think.” Frank responded, father, driving home the fact Pietro Petruzclli?” Frank “My sister Carla is a beautiful that she thought of them all Saint Godelieve asked, already knowing the woman. Any man would want as acting boorish. Grabbing answer. Pietro kept trying her. Pietro is no different. We’ve Frank’s hand, she shamed by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari unsuccessfully to break the grip been watching the way he looks him into releasing Pietro who Godelieve was born in 1049 Frank had on his shoulder, but at Carla. He can’t keep his dropped to the fl oor like a limp at Londefort-lez-Boulogne. She the fi sherman’s hardened hand eyes off her.” Mom shot back, rag. Mom, helping Pietro to his was the daughter of Hemfried, was too powerful. “I’m Frank “You saw how your sister was feet, tried to comfort him, but Lord of Wierre-Effray, who Ricci, Carla’s brother, and I’ve dancing. Everyone was looking Pietro was shamed in public. He was Flemish nobility’s. She been watching you. In fact, all at her. Someone called her a appeared to be less than a man was pious as a young girl, and Carla’s brothers are watching temptress.” Frank was incensed in his mind, the worst thing became much sought after by you,” he said ominously while at Mom’s words. “My sister is that can happen to a man and suitors as a beautiful young gesturing to the other brothers, not a temptress. She’s not a particularly to an Italian man. woman. Godelieve was to marry who as if on cue, began waving loose woman.” Mom shot back, He broke away from Mom and Bertulf of Ghistelles, a Flemish to Pietro. Pietro, somewhat “Then she should keep her quickly made his way out of the nobleman, who was to abandon panicked by the sight of the dress down, and what was she dance hall, while Mom and the her before the wedding feast fi ve tough looking fi shermen doing with her hair? I thought rest of us looked on. was over. Having received a and unable to break away from we were at a burlesque house.” dowry according to her station Frank, called out to Mom for Ricci was boiling. “You and Four Women “Quattro in life, she went, accompanied Donne” is available at R. Del by some of her relatives, to the Gaudio Gift Shop, 17 North Netherlands, where her mar- Square North End (617-227- riage was to take place. Scarcely 5915), adjoining Paul Revere had the noble bride arrived House; Post-Gazette, 5 Prince under the roof of her future Hemfrid. Hemfrid, appealing Street, North End, (617-227- husband, when she perceived to the Bishops of Tournai and 8929; Saint Francis Book and that Bertulf love for her was Soissons and the Count of Gift Shop at Saint Leonard changed into hatred and aver- Flanders, managed to have Peace Garden; Barbara’s sion, as he could hardly look Bertulf restore Godelieve to her Best-Gazette sellers, South at her. His mother was largely rightful position as his wife. Station (857-0263-8737); responsible for his change of In July 1070, Godelieve lulu.com; molinaridesign. heart as she reproached her son returned to Ghistelles and soon net; Greetings from Boston, for having chosen a foreigner after, at the order of Bertulf, Faneuil Hall; Amazon.com; for his wife, as if, in his own was strangled by two servants and Barnes and Noble.com; country, her equal in beauty and thrown into a pool to make Bookshop.org. and virtue could not be found. it appear as if she had died She found fault with everything an accidental death. Always a Godelieve said or did, and thus friend of the poor and sick, post- infl amed the situation to such a mortem miracles ascribed to her degree that later only the blood include restoration of sight to of Godelieve could satisfy it. her step-daughter. Bertulf’s servants were Godelieve was Canonized in ordered to provide only bread 1084 by Pope Urban II. The and water to the young bride Feast Day of Saint Godelieve is which Godelieve shared with the July 6th. She is invoked against poor. She managed to escape throat trouble and for a peaceful to the home of her father, marriage.

Remember Your Loved Ones The Post-Gazette accepts memorials throughout the year. Please call 617-227-8929 PAGE 6 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020 Social Distancing Staying Connected Shouldn’t Lead to Social Isolation by MAConsumerAffairs by Sandra Harris, AARP Massachusetts State President Charter Communications (Spectrum) — is offering free Even in the best of times, social isolation is a signifi cant access to spectrum broadband problem. In Massachusetts, 540,250 people over the age of and WiFi for new k-12 and col- 50 live alone and are at higher risk of social isolation, which is lege student households. now magnifi ed by the “social distancing” requirements across the Comcast (Xfi nity) — is offer- country. ing free WiFi hotspots, free That’s worrisome. In fact, the World Health Organization was unlimited data, and commits so concerned that the “social distancing” directive was contribut- to helping low-income families ing to isolation that it has modifi ed the wording of its guidance: stay connected. It now urges people to practice “physical distancing” to prevent Cox — is eliminating data the spread of the virus. usage overage through mid- Make no mistake: The long-term effects of social isolation are May, waiving fees on late pay- very real. Over a prolonged period, the impact of social isolation ments, and upgrading services is as harmful to an individual as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In for those who qualify to 50 fact, isolation is more dangerous to one’s health than obesity, and Mbps through May 15th. it’s linked to a greater likelihood of early death, accelerated cogni- Sprint — is offering free inter- tive decline, poor cardiovascular function, stroke and depression national calling to designated in adults 50 and older. Communication is important nies in Massachusetts include countries, waiving fees on late We may have all scaled back our personal interactions to stay in every facet of our lives in the expanded access to low-income payments, and next day ship- safe, but that doesn’t mean we have to be alone. Today’s tech- best of times, and even more broadband packages, free WiFi ping for all orders from sprint. nology offers myriad ways to keep in touch with family, friends, so in uncertain times like those hotspots, and ratification of com. neighbors and loved ones. we are facing today. As people consumer protection policies. T-Mobile — is waiving fees Here are some steps to stay connected: around the world remain at Dubbed as “essential” telecom- on late payments, giving cus- • Measure your risk for isolation — or that of your loved one home to prevent the spread of munications workers are on the tomers who qualify unlimited — at AARP Foundation’s Connect2Affect.org. 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Take the Hassle Out Of Pet News from the Gazette Watering Container Gardens by Marie Simboli by Melinda Myers How to Train an Older Dog to Do New Tricks! While most people associate crate for long periods. The good training with puppies, the real- news is that adult dogs have ity is that dogs can learn at any more control over their bladders age. Adult dogs are often easier and bowels than puppies. The to train than puppies because house training process usually they have more self-control. It’s goes quicker with adult dogs also important to keep training than puppies or adolescent dogs your dog as it matures. It will that don’t have this control yet. keep your dog’s mind sharp, Enroll in an Obedience offer mental stimulation, and Class: Your adult dog is per- structure that it needs. While fectly capable of learning new these tips are mainly for owners things. Even if it has never had that have recently adopted an adult dog, they can any obedience training in the past, your adult also be used to train older pets that may need to dog will benefi t from learning basic commands, gain new skills. such as walking on a loose leash and lying down. Be Patient: If you have just brought an older An obedience class is a great place to work on dog into your home, allow him some time to this training. adjust. An adult dog comes with its own history Problems and Proofi ng: An adult dog may which can make it nervous about its new sur- have been able to do things in its previous home roundings. Don’t give up on your new dog after that you don’t want him to do in yours, such Grow plants in large plastic, glazed or other less breathable only a few days. Your adult dog may need a period as jumping on guests or lying on the furniture. material to extend the time between watering. of adjustment which can take anywhere from a These tips will help ensure that your dog learns (Photo by Melinda Myers, LLC) few days to a month or so. Once your adult dog and retains appropriate behaviors for your home. Growing fl owers and vegetables in containers will allow you to realizes it has found its forever home, it will soon Start teaching your adult dog the rules for your expand planting space, grow plants right outside your door and settle into being part of the family. There may be home as soon as possible. elevate them for easier access and maintenance. Unlike growing some unique challenges and opportunities when Consider teaching your dog self-control using in the ground, the smaller volume of soil in containers is exposed it comes to training a shelter dog. the “Nothing in Life is Free” (NILF) dog train- to heat and wind, so requires frequent, often daily, watering. Use a crate for housetraining: Don’t assume ing method, which requires your dog to behave Don’t let this watering schedule discourage you from growing in an adult dog is house trained or well behaved appropriately before getting the desired treat, pots. Enlist one or more of these strategies to eliminate the daily in the house. Treat your adult dog just as you walk, or positive attention. burden of watering while still maintaining beautiful and produc- would a new puppy. Keep it in a crate when you Be Sure Everyone is on the Same Page: It tive gardens. are not able to supervise him. When you release it can be confusing to a dog when different mem- Grow plants in large plastic, glazed or other less breathable from the crate, take him immediately to the place bers of the household have different standards material to extend the time between watering. The larger the pot outside where you want him to relieve himself. of behavior, commands, or expectations. When and less breathable the container material, the longer the soil stays If it does not relieve itself, re-crate and try again everyone agrees on appropriate behaviors and moist. Small pots made of breathable materials, like unglazed terra a little later. Be sure that the crate you select is uses the same commands and rewards, your dog cotta, dry out more quickly. large enough and strong enough to contain your will learn faster and retain its training longer. No matter the size and type container used, monitor and adjust adult dog comfortably. The dog should be able to Keep it Positive: Because you probably don’t your watering schedule based on weather, number of plants in stand up, move around, and stretch out without know for sure the type of experience your adult the pot and size of the plants. The more plants used and the diffi culty. Soft-sided crates are often too fl imsy to dog has had with training in the past, POSITIVE larger the plants grow the more water needed; so, frequency will stand up to the needs of an adult dog: the best REINFORCEMENT methods are the best bet. increase over time. option is usually a metal wire crate that can be Using tasty treats and plenty of praise are effec- Use self-watering pots to extend the time between watering. Fill folded for transportation. Provide your crated dog tive training methods for dogs of all ages and the reservoir in these containers as needed. The water moves from with water, soft blankets, chew toys, and be sure breeds. Keep things fun and upbeat rather than the reservoir to the soil where it is needed. This extends the time that you provide your pet with enough attention, punishing your adult dog. This is a great way to between watering. As your new plantings grow, you will need to exercise, and outdoor time to relieve itself. strengthen the bond between you and your dog. fi ll the reservoir more frequently. If your adult dog is new to crates, introduce the It may take some work at the beginning, but Use a quality potting mix that holds moisture and is well drain- concept slowly. Entice your dog to enter the crate teaching your adult dog basic commands and ing to avoid waterlogged soils that can lead to root rot. Most pot- by offering food, and keep it in the crate for only working on solving behavior problems from day ting mixes contain peat moss, compost or bark to hold moisture. a few minutes at fi rst. Avoid using the crate as one means your dog will soon settle into being a Vermiculite, perlite or rice hulls are used to provide drainage. a punishment or leaving your dog isolated in its happy and healthy part of your family. Add a long-lasting sustainable, water saving product, like wool It’s “Unconditional Love” pellets (wildvalleyfarms.com), to your potting mix. This organic product is made from belly wool and tags that cannot be used for clothing. The pellets promote healthier growth, increase soil aera- • News Briefs (Continued from Page 1) tion and reduce watering frequency by as much as 25%. and the world, we would be in York rats are going to war Coronavirus Relief Package to Mulch the soil surface in newly planted container gardens. This such a better place now. against each other. These crit- be extended to illegals. U.S. common garden practice is often overlooked when growing in Good News on the Horizon ters have taken to fi ghting one Representative Ayanna Pressley containers. Cover the soil surface with shredded leaves, evergreen A COVID-19 vaccine may be another and literally eating up has called for guaranteed relief needles or other organic material. This helps conserve moisture just six months away according each other in their fight for for those not in this country until plants grow and shade the soil. to Sarah Gilbert, Professor of survival. As one rodent expert legally and also for those behind Automate watering with one of the many commercial or DIY Virology at Oxford University, says, “When you’re really, really bars. container irrigation systems. These are designed to provide water “It is not just a hunch and as hungry, you’re going to act very U.S. Representative Rashida to each individual pot with the turn of the faucet. Attach the irri- every week goes by we have bad usually.” Tlaib, D-Mich, proposes issu- gation system to the faucet, attach a timer and watering becomes more data to look at. I would Thank God, we humans ing $2,000 debit cards to every a breeze. Regularly check the system to make sure the lines that go for 80 percent that’s my per- only eat up each other person in the U.S., including deliver water to the pot are intact and the watering frequency is sonal view,” she added. metaphorically. those who have been here for adjusted throughout the growing season as needed. Obama Throws Support Rat’s Inspirational at least three months. Enlist one or more of these strategies to make container gar- Biden’s Way Message of the Day End Quotes dening a manageable growing system. Once you eliminate the Last week, I listened to former “There are no limits to what “We all have the strength inconvenience of daily watering you may just fi nd yourself planting President Barrack Obama as he you can do. Except of course to endure the misfortunes of more container gardens each season. offi cially endorsed Joe Biden for your lack of skill that will stop others.” Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, includ- President. Obama is such an you cold.” — La Rochefoucauld ing Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses How to eloquent speaker and he made Pay Illegal Immigrants? “I think the most un-Ameri- Grow Anything DVD series and the Melinda’s Garden Moment TV Biden sound like something I Think Not can thing you can say is “You & radio segments. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for who once was, but no longer Members of “The Squad” can’t say that.” Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Wild Valley is. I don’t think Biden has it want benefits from the next — Garriso Keillor Farms for her expertise to write this article. Her web site is: www. anymore but the Democrats MelindaMyers.com. have apparently no other viable choice. 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I can COMING UP a 3-disc DVD set that includes this playful documentary tells only think of the bad old days On April 27, 1965, over all eight episodes, (Disc One: the hidden story of the fi rst-ever LEGAL NOTICE in Chicago’s Cook County and 22,000 people fi lled the Boston Famous Last Words — Tell Lithuanian Special Forces: a the likes of the “Capo di Capo” Common to listen to Dr. Martin Them I Said Something and I’ve courageous, impassioned, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mayor Richard J. Daley. I may Luther King, Jr. speak about Never Felt Better. Disc Two: The youthful endeavor again the The Trial Court have been born at night, but it the state of America. I didn’t Nourishment Is Palatable — I’ll powers that once were. Probate and Family Court Middlesex Division wasn’t last night. make it to the Common for the Show You That It Won’t Shoot THE CAT AND THE MOON 208 Cambridge Street BOSTON FIRE rally, but I did watch the march and We Are All Going. Disc – SPECIAL EDITION Cambridge, MA 02141 DEPTARTMENT to the Common that started Three: Now Comes the Mystery (Blu-ray) Filmrise (617) 768-5800 REMEMBERS TWO up in Washington Park not far and its Very Beautiful Over The Cat and the Moon is a Docket No. MI20P1476EA PARKWAY FIREFIGHTERS from Dudley Station. The march There), plus over 40 minutes of coming-of-age story that cen- Estate of Due to the coronavirus out- ran down Harrison Avenue, at VIBHA PATEL fan-centric bonus content. ters on teenager Nick (Alex break, the sixth anniversary of that time I lived in the projects Date of Death: July 24, 2019 THE RHYTHM SECTION Wolff), who comes to New York the deaths of BFD Lt. Edward J. along that avenue. I waved (Blu-ray) City to stay with a jazz musician INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Walsh and Firefi ghter Michael down to him and he waved back Paramount Home Ent. friend of his late father’s named To all persons interested in the above Kennedy, this year’s observa- up to me. I was a week away Blake Lively stars as Cal (Mike Epps) while his mom captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner tion was held digitally, and we from my 17th birthday at that Stephanie Patrick, a woman on is in rehab. During his time in Sandip V. Patel of Newton, MA, a Will has should never forget who they time. I can’t believe that was 55 been admitted to informal probate. a path of self-destruction after the City, he befriends a group Sandip V. Patel of Newton, MA has been were, and the heroes they were years ago. her family is tragically killed in of kids who show him what New informally appointed as the Personal Repre- that terrible March day when BOTTOM LINE a plane crash. When she discov- York has to offer. The Cat and sentative of the estate to serve without surety these two heroes gave their all Stay Healthy. Stay Sane. Stay on the bond. ers the wreck was no accident, the Moon was also written and The estate is being administered under in the 9-alarm fi re in the Back Alive! Stephanie enters the dark, directed by Alex Wolff. informal procedure by the Personal Represen- complex world of international THE VINYL REVIVAL (DVD) tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- bate Code without supervision by the Court. espionage seeking revenge. Wienerworld Inventory and accounts are not required to be Her search leads to Iain Boyd The Vinyl Revival is a fasci- fi led with the Court, but interested parties are (Jude Law), a former MI 6 agent nating documentary exploring entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can who trains her to hunt down the renaissance in all things petition the Court in any matter relating to the those responsible. With noth- vinyl. Hear from passionate estate, including distribution of assets and JUSTINE YANDLE ing left to lose, Stephanie trans- new record shop owners as expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute forms from victim to assassin well as the established die- formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- PHOTOGRAPHY and discovers that neither hards still going and thriving. minating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal pro- 781.589.7347 [email protected] revenge nor the truths are what They speak with musicians cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, they appear in this action- and music industry pundits, can be obtained from the Petitioner. WWW.JUSTINEYANDLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM packed thriller from the pro- experts on culture and music Run date: 04/24/2020 ducers of James Bond. More history. This fi lm discusses the than 40 minutes of exclu- importance of the record shop SAVE THE DATE sive bonus content, including and vinyl as a whole. Questions LEGAL NOTICE deleted and extended scenes answered include the whys of Commonwealth of Massachusetts and multiple featurettes detail- vinyl’s revival, the human need The Trial Court ing the creation and look of this for belonging, the love of his- Probate and Family Court North End Athletic Association Middlesex Division electrifying new action-thriller. tory and the stories of how the 208 Cambridge Street UNINTENDED – humble little record shop has Cambridge, MA 02141 ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION (Blu-ray) shaped so many lives. (617) 768-5800 Filmrise LIKE A BOSS Docket No. MI20P1454EA Lea, an adventurous and free- (Blu-ray) Estate of GOLF TOURNAMENT spirited thirteen-year-old, lives Paramount Home Ent. CHARLES EVERETT CARROLL Also Known As TO BENEFIT in idyllic upstate New York with This outrageously funny com- CHARLES E. CARROLL THE NORTH END ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION her academic parents. On the edy, Like a Boss, features best Date of Death: February 13, 2020 day her family prepares to relo- friends, Mia and Mel (Tiffany INFORMAL PROBATE MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020 cate to Houston, her life takes Haddish and Rose Byrne) who PUBLICATION NOTICE a drastic turn. Just before their are living their best lives, run- To all persons interested in the above cap- 7:30 a.m. (Shotgun start) departure, in a tragic mishap, ning their own cosmetics com- tioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Robert Anderson of Billerica, MA, a Will has been ANDOVER COUNTRY CLUB Lea is goaded into a fi ght with pany until a villainous beauty admitted to informal probate. fi fteen-year-old Bill. Acting out mogul (Salma Hayek) conspires Robert Anderson of Billerica, MA has 60 Canterbury Street, Andover, MA of frustration, she gets hold of a to steal it from under them. been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without Over 144 golfers participate in this gun and fi res in Bill’s direction, When her devious plan drives surety on the bond. causing him to fall into a deep the besties apart, Mia and Mel The estate is being administered under sold-old tournament annually. informal procedure by the Personal Represen- shaft. Without knowing what learn that sticking together tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- It is important that you reserve your space! became of him, Lea is forced to is the only way to turn the bate Code without supervision by the Court. leave with her family. Twelve tables and take their company Inventory and accounts are not required to be GOLF, LUNCH AND RAFFLE PRIZES years later … Lea, who has back. The beauty business fi led with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration The money raised from this tournament allows the repressed the memory of those is about to get ugly. The fi lm from the Personal Representative and can tumultuous events, is an emo- also stars Jennifer Coolidge petition the Court in any matter relating to the North End Athletic Association to purchase athletic, estate, including distribution of assets and tional wreck, she is prescription and Billy Porter. This Blu-ray expenses of administration. Interested parties social, educational, and civic activities within the drug dependent and on the release delivers even more are entitled to petition the Court to institute community and the City of Boston. verge of losing both her apart- laughs with deleted scenes formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- minating or restricting the powers of Personal ment and her job in New York. and behind-the-scenes bonus Representatives appointed under informal pro- For more information, please contact Unprepared to confront her content featuring interviews cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, Louis Cavagnaro at 617-523-7410 demons, she ignores her prob- with the uproarious ensemble can be obtained from the Petitioner. lems until she almost drowns. cast. Run date: 04/24/2020 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020 PAGE 9

by Marianna Bisignano

I think the only organizations in some of Boston’s neighbor- approached the traffi c mess, a to benefi t from the Coronavirus hoods. As an example, before warden walked over to the car, In the United States, Italian are Alcoholics Anonymous and Uncle Nick joined the Navy back looked inside, asked Dad for Wedding Soup or Minestra Maritata Weight Watchers. The only in 1942, Dad would drop Mom his driver’s license and wanted (in Italian, “minestra” translates to places still open here in Florida and me off at his Allston apart- to know who the people were in soup, and maritata is actually “mari- are supermarkets, drug stores, ment and both he and Uncle the car and what the contrap- tare or maritati” meaning marry or and gas stations, and you can- Nick would head out to play tion was that took up most of married) was typically believed to be not enter any of them unless with the bands they were with the inside of the vehicle. a soup served at weddings in Italy. you are wearing a mask. Loretta at that point in time. Everything After Dad explained every- However, that is completely inac- made me one which I keep in would come to an end at mid- thing, the warden told us all curate. In fact, this soup is believed the car, so I think I’m safe. Even night in those days, and on the to go back as he wasn’t going to have originated in southern Italy, if we had more mobility, there way back to Uncle Nick’s he to allow us to go through. Dad where the marriage it was referring to was between meat and veg- is no place to go. On Easter, we and Dad would pick up bagels, and Babbononno then pulled etables, not people! Allegedly, immigrants brought this minestra watched a local Mass on TV. If cream cheese, and cold cuts, out their OSS ID cards, (today’s to the United States, and it was Americanized with the addition anyone drops by, they come to both Italian and Jewish, and in CIA). At that point in time, Dad of little meatballs and in some cases, even pasta. Today, Italian the back of the house and we the mean time, Aunt Ada (Uncle had accepted a part time job of Wedding Soup is served at weddings, on holidays, or even at home sit at a round table on the patio Nick’s fi rst wife) would put on interrogating Italian war pris- as a balanced one course meal. several feet from each other. a pot of coffee. When Dad and oners that were being housed When I was young, one of my favorite things to make with my The usual handshakes, hugs, or Uncle Nick would arrive, a late at the forts of Boston Harbor Nonna was her “Italian Chicken Soup.” Though the ingredients kisses are out of the question. night snack or early morning islands. Babbononno was his may have been similar it was never referred to as Italian Wedding When I greet someone, we touch breakfast would be served, I recording secretary, hence the Soup in my home. I remember Nonna would boil the chicken and forearms and grunt comments never knew which … I was only second OSS ID. When the war- vegetables for hours while she cooked the escarole and Acini di that correspond to salutations. four years old. den saw the IDs, looked back Pepe in separate pans. After everything was cooked and cooled, A couple of my friends who Driving back to East Boston at Dad in his tuxedo, and then I got to help take the chicken meat off of the bones, chop up the are Italian have resorted to a from Allston happened around heard Dad say, “We’re actu- carrots and celery, and then mix and roll lots, and lots of little Roman salute, you know the 2:00 a.m. Dad had an old 1937 ally heading for Mass General meatballs. What a process, but defi nitely worth the delicious end one … it’s the one that was Plymouth two door and could Hospital, the little boy is sick,” result. Few foods can compare to the comforting and calming stolen by Hitler and used by his fi t his bass violin in side with the warden gave us clearance effects of this soup. So, I thought now would be the perfect time followers when they yelled, “Heil Mom sitting in the front seat all the way in town and told us to make a pot of my “Nonna’s Italian Chicken Soup.” Hitler.” It was adopted by the and me in the back. I remember that he was going to contact Nazis but goes back to Imperial one Saturday night, Nanna and the wardens en route, via his NONNA’S ITALIAN CHICKEN SOUP Rome and used as a greeting by Babbononno were invited. This walkie-talkie, and we should Zuppa di Pollo Italiana di Nonna our ancestors. meant that Dad would fi t them be able to get through to our 1 whole chicken (about 4 1 pound Acini di Pepe, cooked I mentioned friends dropping in the back seat on each side of destination without a problem. pounds) al dente and drained by. Just coming to the patio the body of the bass and I would Once we were in downtown, 8 quarts cold water or enough 1½-2 pounds lean hamburger and having a cup of coffee, a sit in the middle of the front Dad took all of the back streets to completely cover chicken 2 cups parmesan cheese, cigar, or staying for a pizza has seat, between him and Mom, through the North End and and vegetables grated become a major social event. straddling the fl oor shift. Once fi nally got to the bridge that led 2 onions, skinned 2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs, As an example of what I mean, at Uncle Nick’s, Mom, Nanna, to Charlestown, then the bridge 4-5 large carrots, peeled additional if needed (I use just the other day, Loretta’s and Aunt Ada would engage in to Chelsea, and then the bridge 4-5 stalks celery homemade) ex-boss, who spends the win- conversation and Babbononno to East Boston, and then … we 2-3 large potatoes, peeled ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley ter in Ft. Lauderdale called to and I would listen to the radio were fi nally home. Salt and Pepper 2 eggs, beaten say hello and indicated that both of us anticipating Your Driving to the house on Eutaw 1 ½ large heads of fresh escarole, he was going stir crazy. Out of Hit Parade, a musical interlude Street, I noticed that there were cooked and chopped compassion, Loretta invited him that featured Frank Sinatra, no street lights lit, and when we to drop by for a pizza dinner. among others, singing the hits got out of Dad’s car, I saw that To make soup, in a large stock pot, place chicken, onions, car- When he agreed to drive the 25 of the day. By the time Dad and the top part of the headlights rots, celery and potatoes. Add water to about 3-4 inches above all or so miles to Delray Beach from Uncle Nick returned, Nanna, were painted black, a require- ingredients. Salt and pepper, to taste, cook on medium-high heat Ft. Lauderdale, he was given Babbononno, and I would be ment if you had to drive at night until boiling. Lower heat to medium, simmer 3-4 hours or until instructions to come to the back fast asleep … I on a bed and during the war. chicken is completely cooked, and stock is fl avorful. When done, let and to sit at the round table I them on a couch. I haven’t seen signs or war- cool. When ready, strain ingredients, reserving stock and placing previously mentioned. Once it was time to go home, dens on the streets at all, but it back into pot. Squeeze onions over stock, adding the juice of the Loretta called an Italian res- Dad piled the family into the I can guarantee, that if I was onions to fl avor, discard remains. Take chicken, discard skin and taurant close to us and ordered Plymouth the way they had been out driving after midnight at then remove all meat from the bones, set meat aside. Take about a couple of pizzas and a salad. situated on the way over, and this point in time, I might be 2 cups of meat (more or less, if desired) and chop/shred fi nely, add They told her when the food we headed to Commonwealth stopped by a state trooper, a to stock pot (remaining meat can be reserved for another dish). Chop would be ready and to pull up Ave., which would lead us to Delray Beach police offi cer, or carrots, 3 stalks of the celery and potatoes, into bite sized pieces. in front of the restaurant at a downtown and from there, an offi cer from the Palm Beach Add to stock pot along with chopped escarole. Turn heat to very low. designated time, and a masked to the bridge that connected County Sheriff’s Department To make meatballs, place hamburger in medium bowl, add bre- employee would deliver every- Charlestown to Chelsea, and … same thing I guess, only 78 adcrumbs, 1-1½ cups parmesan cheese, parsley and eggs, mix thing right to the car. It seems then to the Meridian Street years later. together well. Roll meat mixture into small, bite sized meatballs. that take out and curb service bridge to East Boston, basically Oh, my latest venture … Drop a few at a time into stock pot. Turn heat up to medium, is the only ways restaurants can the only way we could get home Loretta keeps complaining allowing soup to come to a boil. Boil for 5-6 minutes, reduce heat, operate with the restrictions in those days’ other than the about the smell of my cigars and cook for an additional 30-35 minutes. When done, add pasta that exist. Sumner Tunnel. which I only smoke outside. and stir well. Serve in bowls topped with grated parmesan cheese. The one thing I haven’t seen When we approached Cottage To distract her nostrils, I have Marianna Bisignano is a psychologist for the Boston Public that I remember from WWII is Farm Bridge (today’s B.U. bought a couple of pipes and Schools and can be reached at [email protected] the wardens that patrolled the Bridge) there was a massive tie some nice smelling tobacco. So, streets. There is a curfew, but up, a jumble of cars going in as I sit at my computer writing it seems that most people are every which direction as there this column, I am puffi ng on a abiding by it. I do remember the were no traffic lights at the pipe with pleasant smells sur- wardens patrolling the streets intersection back then. As we rounding me. So, if you fi nd any pipe ashes on this column when you read it, you’ll know where they came from. STAY SAFE (STAI AL SICURO) and may Boston Harborside Home GOD BLESS AMERICA

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THOUGHTS by DAN LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts About This & That The Trial Court The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court with Daniel A. DiCenso Middlesex Probate and Family Court 208 Cambridge Street 208 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 768-5800 The Sacco & Vanzetti Trial (617) 768-5800 Docket No. MI20P1394EA that the cops were closing in, Boda left for Italy. Docket No. MI20P1665PM Estate of JAMES OLIVER BREEDEN, JR. This led to the arrest, however of his two col- CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR Also Known As leagues, Sacco and Vanzetti, police identifying OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER JAMES O. BREEDEN, JR. Sacco’s handgun as the one capable of shooting PURSUANT TO Date of Death: December 02, 2019 G. L. c. 190B, § 5-304 & § 5-405 the bullets found on the scene. CITATION ON PETITION FOR Because Sacco and Vanzetti were well known In the matter of FORMAL ADJUDICATION ZACHARY G. FALLOWS To all interested persons: anarchists, and they played that up to drum of Watertown, MA support from left-wing groups on both sides of A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with RESPONDENT Appointment of Personal Representative has the Atlantic, they became cause celebres. Inciting (Person to be Protected/Minor) been fi led by Brian D. Breeden of Worcester, violent demonstrations on their behalf (especially To the named Respondent and all other MA requesting that the Court enter a formal in Europe where the American embassy in Paris interested persons, a petition has been fi led Decree and Order and for such other relief as by Adrian Gropper of Watertown, MA; Judy requested in the Petition. was bombed and another bomb planned for the Fallows of Watertown, MA in the above The Petitioner requests that Brian D. Breeden embassy in Lisbon). captioned matter alleging that Zachary of Worcester, MA be appointed as Personal Despite the protests, however, and with the bal- G. Fallows is in need of a Conservator or Representative(s) of said estate to serve With- out Surety on the bond in an unsupervised listic evidence against them, Sacco and Vanzetti other protective order and requesting that Bartolomeo Vanzetti (centre left) and Nicola ______administration. were convicted of the murder in July of 1921, (or some other suitable person) be appointed IMPORTANT NOTICE Sacco (centre right) standing in handcuffs, and given the death sentence. as Conservator to serve Without Surety on You have the right to obtain a copy of the c. 1927. AP/Shutterstock.com the bond. Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. A glimmer of hope came for the duo in 1925, The petition asks the court to determine You have a right to object to this proceeding. Both anti-Italianism and anti-anarchism had when Celestino Madeiros, then doing time for that the Respondent is disabled, that a protec- To do so, you or your attorney must fi le a been running high in the United States for more another murder, confessed to the shoe factory tive order or appointment of a Conservator is written appearance and objection at this necessary, and that the proposed conservator Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of than a quarter century when Nicola Sacco and murders. The court refused to take in the new is appropriate. The petition is on fi le with this May 12, 2020. Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed for the mur- evidence and Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. court. This is NOT a hearing date, but a dead- der of a paymaster in South Braintree in 1927. Fuller denied them clemency. Sacco and Vanzetti You have the right to object to this pro- line by which you must fi le a written ap- ceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your pearance and objection if you object to this Seven years earlier, Fred Parmenter and were executed in August of 1927. attorney must fi le a written appearance at this proceeding. If you fail to fi le a timely written Alessandro Berardelli were both shot multiple More than thirty years later, with advance- court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date appearance and objection followed by an times and killed while handling payments at ments in forensics authorities proved more con- of May 14, 2020. This day is NOT a hearing affi davit of objections within thirty (30) days date, but a deadline date by which you have of the return day, action may be taken with- a shoe factory in South Braintree. Witnesses clusively that it was indeed Sacco’s gun that was to fi le the written appearance if you object to out further notice to you. described the assailants as Italians and the hunt used in the shoe factory murder. Nonetheless, the petition. If you fail to fi le the written appear- UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION was soon under way. Police soon found the aban- in 1977 Governor Mike Dukakis cleared them ance by the return date, action may be taken UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM in this matter without further notice to you. In PROBATE CODE (MUPC) doned getaway vehicle and the fi rst suspect was of all wrong doing stating they had been victims addition to fi ling the written appearance, you or A Personal Representative appointed an Italian named Mike Boda. But, likely sensing of a mistrial. your attorney must fi le a written affi davit stating under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- the specifi c facts and grounds of your objection istration is not required to fi le an inventory within 30 days after the return date. or annual accounts with the Court. Persons IMPORTANT NOTICE interested in the estate are entitled to notice The outcome of this proceeding may regarding the administration directly from STAYING POSITIVE limit or completely take away the above- the Personal Representative and may peti- named person’s right to make decisions tion the Court in any matter relating to the by Sal Giarratani about personal affairs or fi nancial affairs estate, including the distribution of assets or both. The above-named person has the and expenses of administration. right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, this request on behalf of the above-named First Justice of this Court. person. If the above-named person cannot Date: April 14, 2020 afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Run date: 04/24/2020 Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 16, 2020 Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate LEGAL NOTICE Run date: 04/24/2020 Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court LEGAL NOTICE Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts 208 Cambridge Street The Trial Court Cambridge, MA 02141 Middlesex Probate and Family Court (617) 768-5800 208 Cambridge Street Docket No. MI20P1709GD Cambridge, MA 02141 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF (617) 768-5800 PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF Docket No. MI20P1712EA GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED Estate of PERSON PURSUANT TO THOMAS K. ALBERTY G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 We are all living through very stressful times Date of Death: March 05, 2020 In the matter of with the coronavirus pandemic and all of us are MELINDA M. NALLY CITATION ON PETITION FOR of Waltham, MA just waiting to get back to normal times once FORMAL ADJUDICATION again. Recently, I crisscrossed the City looking RESPONDENT To all interested persons: Alleged Incapacitated Person at how people are keeping their sanity, surviv- A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intes- tacy and Appointment of Personal Repre- To the named Respondent and all other ing the pandemic and staying as positive as sentative has been fi led by Deborah Alberty interested persons, a petition has been fi led by we can. of Rochester, NY and Betsy L. Alberty of Lauren P. Carlson of Marlborough, MA, Arthur J. It hasn’t been easy not knowing when this Port Angeles, WA requesting that the Court Nally, Jr. of Franklin, MA in the above captioned enter a formal Decree and Order and for such matter alleging that Melinda M. Nally is in need will all end and we can resume normal activi- other relief as requested in the Petition. of a Guardian and requesting that Lauren P. ties again. For years Kermit the Frog has been a The Petitioner requests that David Aptaker Carlson of Marlborough, MA, Arthur J. Nally, Jr. backseat driver in my car. Lately though he won’t of Stoneham, MA be appointed as Personal of Franklin, MA (or some other suitable person) Representative(s) of said estate to serve With- be appointed as Guardian to serve Without leave the house without his mask on. out Surety on the bond in an unsupervised Surety on the bond. A friend of my mine who owns OB’s Diner in administration. The petition asks the court to determine North Quincy is still surviving, but it hasn’t been IMPORTANT NOTICE that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the You have the right to obtain a copy of the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and easy. Lately, he has been driving into work on Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The different days in two cool classic Pontiacs, it’s You have a right to object to this proceeding. petition is on fi le with this court and may contain his distraction and at least he can gaze out the To do so, you or your attorney must fi le a a request for certain specifi c authority. written appearance and objection at this You have the right to object to this window and think happy thoughts. Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your Over in East Boston at the YMCA every morn- May 11, 2020. attorney must fi le a written appearance at this ing during the week, it has a table set up with This is NOT a hearing date, but a dead- court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date line by which you must fi le a written ap- of May 11, 2020. This day is NOT a hearing date, those grab and go lunches for Boston parents pearance and objection if you object to this but a deadline date by which you have to fi le the for their children. proceeding. If you fail to fi le a timely written written appearance if you object to the petition. I also saw a great billboard message by an appearance and objection followed by an If you fail to fi le the written appearance by the affi davit of objections within thirty (30) days return date, action may be taken in this matter evangelical church I viewed on McClellan of the return day, action may be taken with- without further notice to you. In addition to fi ling Highway in Eastie. We do need plenty of inspira- out further notice to you. the written appearance, you or your attorney must fi le a written affi davit stating the specifi c tion, right. (Photos by Sal Giarratani) UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION facts and grounds of your objection within 30 UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM days after the return date. PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed IMPORTANT NOTICE under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- The outcome of this proceeding may limit istration is not required to fi le an inventory or completely take away the above-named or annual accounts with the Court. Persons person’s right to make decisions about interested in the estate are entitled to notice personal affairs or fi nancial affairs or both. regarding the administration directly from The above-named person has the right to ask the Personal Representative and may peti- for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request tion the Court in any matter relating to the on behalf of the above-named person. If the estate, including the distribution of assets above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, and expenses of administration. one may be appointed at State expense. Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, First Justice of this Court. First Justice of this Court. Date: April 13, 2020 Date: April 13, 2020 Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Run date: 04/24/2020 Run date: 04/24/2020 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020 PAGE 11

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE EXTRA Innings Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court The Trial Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court by Sal Giarratani 208 Cambridge Street 208 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 768-5800 (617) 768-5800 NY Post Commentary On Cubs All-Star Beckert He was known as Mr. Tiger and Docket No. MI20P1667EA Docket No. MI20P1398EA Bobby Richardson is Great Dead at 79 retired not long after he became th Estate of Estate of Former Chicago Cubs sec- only the 12 player to reach the KENNETH J. BILICKI VIOLET M. STOKES ond baseman Glenn Beckert, 3,000-hit club. Date of Death: January 28, 2019 Also Known As a four-time All-Star passed He spent 26 seasons after his CITATION ON PETITION FOR VIOLET MARIE STOKES away two week ago at age 79. retirement doing commentary FORMAL ADJUDICATION Date of Death: October 22, 2017 He played 11 seasons in the for the team on TV and the last To all interested persons: CITATION ON PETITION FOR majors, including nine seasons 18 years as a special assistant FORMAL ADJUDICATION A Petition for Formal Adjudication of with the Cubbies from 1965-73. and adviser to the club’s senior Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Rep- To all interested persons: resentative has been fi led by Elaine Bilicki of A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with He fi nished with a lifetime .283 management. Wakefi eld, MA requesting that the Court enter Appointment of Personal Representative average including a career high By the time he retired at the a formal Decree and Order and for such other has been fi led by Frank C. Stokes, III of .342 average in 1971. end of the 1974 season, he relief as requested in the Petition. Westborough, MA requesting that the Court The Petitioner requests that Elaine Bilicki enter a formal Decree and Order and for such Tigers Legend Al Kaline was an 18-time All-Star who of Wakefi eld, MA be appointed as Personal other relief as requested in the Petition. Passes Away on April 6th collected 3,007 hits, 399 home Representative(s) of said estate to serve With- The Petitioner requests that Frank C. runs, and a .297 career batting out Surety on the bond in an unsupervised Stokes, III of Westborough, MA be appointed administration. as Personal Representative(s) of said estate average. He was also a great IMPORTANT NOTICE to serve Without Surety on the bond in an defensive player winning 10 You have the right to obtain a copy of the unsupervised administration. On Sunday (April 19th), sports Golden Gloves in the outfi eld. Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have a right to object to this proceeding. You have the right to obtain a copy of the writer Kevin Kernan of the NY His career began in Detroit To do so, you or your attorney must fi le a Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. Post did an excellent profi le on in 1953, when he was just 18 written appearance and objection at this You have a right to object to this proceeding. one of the greatest second base- years old and went straight to Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of To do so, you or your attorney must fi le a May 06, 2020. written appearance and objection at this men in baseball history. He was the major’s right out of high This is NOT a hearing date, but a dead- Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of part of the glory days of the NY school. He was also the young- line by which you must fi le a written ap- May 12, 2020. Yankees during the ’50s and est player at age 20 in 1955 pearance and objection if you object to this This is NOT a hearing date, but a dead- proceeding. If you fail to fi le a timely written line by which you must fi le a written ap- ’60s dynasty teams. As a baby when he batted .340. appearance and objection followed by an pearance and objection if you object to this boomer, I remember him well. End Quote affi davit of objections within thirty (30) days proceeding. If you fail to fi le a timely written This is a player that younger “Maybe tomorrow, we all of the return day, action may be taken with- appearance and objection followed by an out further notice to you. affi davit of objections within thirty (30) days baseball fans need to do some wear 42, so nobody could tell UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION of the return day, action may be taken with- research on. us apart.” UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM out further notice to you. Back then, baseball was (Teammate Pee Wee Reese PROBATE CODE (MUPC) UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION plain fun to watch. I witnessed The legendary Hall of Famer to Jackie Robinson back with A Personal Representative appointed UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- PROBATE CODE (MUPC) some of the greatest who were Al Kaline who played his entire the Brooklyn Dodgers during istration is not required to fi le an inventory A Personal Representative appointed inducted into Cooperstown’s 22-season career with the Robinson’s 1947 rookie or annual accounts with the Court. Persons under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- Hall of Fame. This was before Detroit Tigers died at age 85. season.) interested in the estate are entitled to notice istration is not required to fi le an inventory regarding the administration directly from or annual accounts with the Court. Persons standards to gain admission to the Personal Representative and may peti- interested in the estate are entitled to notice the H. O. F. were watered down. tion the Court in any matter relating to the regarding the administration directly from Back then, there would be a LEGAL NOTICE estate, including the distribution of assets the Personal Representative and may peti- LEGAL NOTICE and expenses of administration. tion the Court in any matter relating to the handful of greats who made the Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, estate, including the distribution of assets big bucks. No one ever got close NOTICE OF SALE EXPORT ENTERPRISES TOWING First Justice of this Court. and expenses of administration. to getting rich. Notice is hereby given by TODISCO Date: April 08, 2020 Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, TOWING OF 94 CONDOR STREET, NOTICE TO OWNERS Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate First Justice of this Court. EAST BOSTON, MA, pursuant to Notice is hereby given under the pro- the provisions of Mass G.L. c. 255, Run date: 04/24/2020 Date: April 14, 2020 visions of (M.G.L. c255 Section 39A) Section 39A that they will sell the of the sale or disposal of the following Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate LEGAL NOTICE following vehicles. Run date: 04/24/2020 motor vehicles to satisfy our garage Vehicles are being sold to satisfy keeper’s lien for towing (M.G.L. c155b NOTICE OF SALE their garage keeper’s lien for towing, Section 6B) storage & expense for Notice is hereby given by TODISCO storage and notices of sale: holding sale of auction. LEGAL NOTICE TOWING OF 94 CONDOR STREET, 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA Any questions regarding this matter, EAST BOSTON, MA, pursuant to VIN #5NPE24AF1HH498265 please contact Export Towing, 50 Commonwealth of Massachusetts LEGAL NOTICE the provisions of Mass G.L. c. 255, Mystic Ave., Medford, MA, Monday- The Trial Court Section 39A that they will sell the 2010 MERCEDES C-CLASS Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Telephone: Probate and Family Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts following vehicles. VIN #WDDGF8BB3AF479982 781-395-0808. Vehicles are being sold to satisfy Middlesex Probate and Family Court The Trial Court 2010 JEEP LIBERTY 2005 SCION XB their garage keeper’s lien for towing, 208 Cambridge Street Probate and Family Court VIN #1J4PN2GK0AW179068 VIN #JTLKT324450197588 storage and notices of sale: Cambridge, MA 02141 Middlesex Probate and Family Court 2007 AUDI A4 2004 LEXUS LS 430 (617) 768-5800 208 Cambridge Street 2009 HONDA ACCORD VIN #WAUEF78E27A242612 VIN #JTHBN36F740170111 Docket No. MI20P1643GD Cambridge, MA 02141 Vin #1HGCP26789A195489 (617) 768-5800 The above vehicles will be sold 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED at public auction at VIN #1N4AL2AP9AN443552 Docket No. MI20P1685GD PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF Vin #1FAFP25106G133544 TODISCO TOWING 2009 VOLVO V50 GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF 2010 HONDA INSIGHT 94 Condor Street, E. Boston VIN #YV1MW390792469859 PERSON PURSUANT TO PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF Vin #JHMZE2H75AS024918 2008 CHEVY MALIBU G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED MAY 9, 2020 2009 FORD FUSION VIN #1G1ZH57B584254711 In the matter of PERSON PURSUANT TO at 8:00 AM G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 Vin #3FAHP08199R151076 Run dates: 04/10, 04/17, 04/24, 2020 ZACHARY G. FALLOWS Run dates: 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 2020 of Watertown, MA In the matter of 2019 SUBARU IMPREZA RESPONDENT HELEN BELL Vin #4S3GTAA69K3763389 Alleged Incapacitated Person of Weston, MA 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA To the named Respondent and all other RESPONDENT Vin #1N4BA41E76C862085 LEGAL NOTICE interested persons, a petition has been fi led Alleged Incapacitated Person 2007 ACURA RDX Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Adrian Gropper of Watertown, MA; Judy To the named Respondent and all other LEGAL NOTICE Vin #5J8TB18557A002412 The Trial Court Fallows of Watertown, MA in the above interested persons, a petition has been fi led Probate and Family Court captioned matter alleging that Zachary G. by Wingate at Weston of Weston, MA in the 2003 TOYOTA RAV4 NOTICE OF SALE Fallows is in need of a Guardian and requesting Vin #JTEGH20V130100722 Suffolk Division above captioned matter alleging that Helen Bell Notice is hereby given by Stephens Automotive that Adrian Gropper of Watertown, MA; Judy 24 New Chardon Street is in need of a Guardian and requesting that 2008 CHRYSLER 300 Transport, 60 Union Street, Medford, MA Fallows of Watertown, MA (or some other Boston, MA 02114 ———————————————————— 02155, pursuant to the provisions of G.L.c.255 suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to Vin #2C3KA43R08H298214 (617) 788-8300 (or some other suitable person) be appointed as 539A, that on May 2, 2020 at 10AM, at said serve on the bond. Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. 2006 JEEP WRANGLER address, the following motor vehicle(s) will be Docket No. SU20P0463EA The petition asks the court to determine The petition asks the court to determine Vin #1J4FA44S26P714846 sold, in as is condition, no keys, at public sale Estate of that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the to satisfy our garage keeper’s lien thereon for LEWIS PICKERING CABOT appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and 2016 KIA OPTIMA appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and towing, storage, and expenses of notice and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The Vin #5XXGT4L3XGG048276 Also Known As that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The sale: LEWIS P. 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In addition to fi ling Vin #WBANW13588CZ71773 Danbury, CT 06810 informally appointed as the Personal Repre- the written appearance, you or your attorney the written appearance, you or your attorney sentatives of the estate to serve without surety must fi le a written affi davit stating the specifi c 2010 JEEP PATRIOT must fi le a written affi davit stating the specifi c 2003 SATURN LW200, SILVER on the bond. facts and grounds of your objection within 30 facts and grounds of your objection within 30 Vin #1J4NF2GB7AD580553 Vin: 1G8JU84F73Y525336 The estate is being administered under days after the return date. days after the return date. 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA Fransisco Valladares informal procedure by the Personal Representa- IMPORTANT NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE Vin #1N4AL2AP6AN401968 8 Steamboat Rd. tives under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate The outcome of this proceeding may limit The outcome of this proceeding may limit Great Neck, NY 11024 Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory or completely take away the above-named or completely take away the above-named 2014 FORD MUSTANG and accounts are not required to be fi led with person’s right to make decisions about person’s right to make decisions about Vin #1ZVBP8EM7E5317201 2006 MAZDA 6, GRAY the Court, but interested parties are entitled to personal affairs or fi nancial affairs or both. personal affairs or fi nancial affairs or both. 2005 ACURA MDX Vin: 1YVHP84DX65M31395 notice regarding the administration from the The above-named person has the right to ask The above-named person has the right to ask Vin #2HNYD18865H542059 Patrick Moore Personal Representatives and can petition for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request )CTſGNF#XG the Court in any matter relating to the estate, on behalf of the above-named person. If the on behalf of the above-named person. If the The above vehicles will be sold including distribution of assets and expenses of Woburn, MA 01801 above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, at public auction at administration. Interested parties are entitled to one may be appointed at State expense. one may be appointed at State expense. TODISCO TOWING 2009 GMC SIERRA, BLUE petition the Court to institute formal proceedings Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, Witness, HON. MAUREEN H. MONKS, 94 Condor Street, E. Boston Vin: 1GTEK29029Z107848 and to obtain orders terminating or restrict- ing the powers of Personal Representatives First Justice of this Court. First Justice of this Court. MAY 2, 2020 Daniel Gelardi Date: April 10, 2020 Date: April 08, 2020 appointed under informal procedure. A copy at 9:00 AM 660 Weston Rd. of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Manchester, NH 03102 from the Petitioners. Run date: 04/24/2020 Run date: 04/24/2020 Run dates: 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 2020 Run dates: 04/10, 04/17, 04/24, 2020 Run date: 04/24/2020 PAGE 12 BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 2020

Boxing Ringside HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB by Richard Preiss WITH BOBBY FRANKLIN What If? Sometimes one just has to Celtics during their dynasty take a chance. To proceed on era. Jones would go on to have Gene Tunney vs Jack Sharkey gut feelings. To rely on another a career that would see him win person’s opinion rather than 10 NBA Championships, only Dempsey won by a controversial your own. one less than his all-star team- knockout after taking a shel- Legendary Celtics Coach Red mate Bill Russell, who won 11 lacking from Sharkey and went Auerbach faced such a moment as a player. on to face Tunney in what would way back in the spring of 1957. He would play his entire career become known as the Long The Celtics had just won their as a member of the Green, scor- Count Fight. fi rst NBA Championship. Now ing more than 15,000 points After beating Dempsey, it was time to prepare for the and leading the entire NBA in Tunney decided privately he upcoming draft. scoring in three separate sea- would have one more fi ght and Red had taken a trip south sons — with the 1964-1965 then retire. He had made mil- to check out some of the play- year being his best (25.9). lions and married well. The ers at the University of North Jones would also earn the question now was who would he Carolina. But although a num- nicknames “Mr. Clutch” as well defend against? ber of players were good, Red as “The Shooter.” Both of those After losing to Dempsey, Jack still has his reservations — right qualities were on display in the Sharkey was still a leading con- up until draft night. 1962 playoffs. In the Eastern tender and Tom Heeney, from That’s when he recalled a Division Finals the Philadelphia New Zealand, was right up there conversation he had had with Warriors took the Celtics to the with him. In order to come up Jack Sharkey a retired college coach from full seven games. With two sec- with a clear challenger to face another school when he was onds remaining and the score also depend on what frame of Tunney, two were matched. down south on his southern tied at 107, Jones nailed a jump Unfortunately, a clear winner mind Sharkey was in, it would trip. Wake Forest Coach Horace shot for the win. But it wasn’t did not emerge. After fi ghting a have been a real test for the “Bones” McKenney had told the just any jump shot. It was tough battle over 12 rounds the Fighting Marine. A win over Celtics’ mentor that the best over the outstretched hands of judges ruled the bout a draw, Sharkey would have also gone player in the state of North Philadelphia’s seven-foot star the press was divided on who far to cement Tunney’s reputa- Carolina wasn’t at the famed center Wilt Chamberlain. won as well, though Sharkey tion as a great fi ghter. UNC. That shot enabled the Celtics appears to have been the crowd Who would have won? Well, as No, this player wasn’t even to advance to the NBA Finals favorite. I said, I would give Tunney the playing in the NCAA. He was where they faced the Los Angeles Tunney chose to go with edge. Have always considered Gene Tunney playing a few miles away at Lakers. That series would also Heeney. Style wise, Heeney was him underrated and he was one North Carolina Central, a school go the full seven games — and On the evening of September made to order for Gene. Tom was of the most consistent perform- that was a member of the NAIA once again Jones would emerge 23, 1926, Gene Tunney won the more of a brawler and Tunney ers ever. He was always in shape (the National Association of a hero. As the contest went into Heavyweight Championship of would be able to handle him mentally and physically. He was Intercollegiate Athletics). overtime, Jones would proceed the World from Jack Dempsey. fairly easily, which he did in fast, had superb balance, an And thus it was that Red to score fi ve of the Celtics 10 This was Jack’s first fight in stopping him in the 11th round iron chin, and terrifi c punching Auerbach, forced to make a points to lead the C’s to victory three years. While he was a on July 26, 1928. The fight power. clean living guy, the long period drew a gate of $691,000.00. By Much of the same can be said decision in the fi rst round on and their fourth consecutive of inactivity certainly kept him no means chump change, but about Sharkey with the excep- draft night, rolled the dice in his NBA title. from staying sharp. To be sure, it is very likely a fi ght against tion of his consistency and mind and selected Sam Jones, And what was behind all he was still a great fi ghter, but he Sharkey would have brought in mental fitness. You couldn’t a player he had not seen play those points scored in those had lost his edge. I don’t mean a million dollar gate. always be sure which Jack in a college game, as the eighth decisive moments. According to take anything away from Gene After beating Heeney, Tunney Sharkey was going to show overall pick. to Jones, it was the power of Tunney who was superb on that formerly announced his retire- up on any given night. A well Of course, Jones did have positive thinking. You see, he night in Philadelphia, but there ment stating “There is no con- prepared Boston Gob would some impressive statistics. never let himself think about is always the question that is tender at the present time who have been a real challenge for Such as scoring 1,745 points the possibility that he might asked when a great fi ghter loses appears capable of attracting Tunney, and it would have been over the course of his college miss, only about the feeling of the title to a capable challenger; real public interest. If there were quite a fi ght to see. As a boxing career — a point production making a successful shot. what would have happened if I might delay my retirement long fan I regret it never came to be. that to this day still makes him Jones and Russell would the old champ was in his prime. enough to face him in the ring, It is likely we would still be talk- the second all-time leading close out their respective play- After losing to Tunney, but it looks as if it might take two ing about it. scorer at the school. ing careers in the 1969 playoffs Sharkey wanted a rematch. The or three years before However, on paper (and per- — but not before Jones made public clambered for it too, but a dangerous oppo- haps in reality), Jones felt that one more memorable last shot. things were a bit different back nent is developed. the scenario for the upcom- It was against the Lakers in then and Dempsey would have That is too long to ing fall did not bode well for Game 4 of the Finals — and to earn a return bout. In order to stand and wait.” him. After all, he had just once again the Celtics needed do that he had to take on leading That wasn’t quite been selected by the team a hoop with seven seconds left. contender Jack Sharkey. true. While Jack that had won the NBA Trailing by a point, the Celtics Sharkey had been on a roll Sharkey had dropped Championship. And unlike desperately needed a victory. A with 13 straight wins in the a decision to Johnny the college ranks where, in loss meant that L.A. would be past year and a half. Those wins Risko after the those days when players did up by two games with the series included victories over Johnny Heeney draw, he had not leave early, graduation moving back to Los Angeles. Risko, Mike McTigue, George gone on a winning could be counted on to provide Given that possible scenario, Godfey, and a devastating knock streak after that. In openings for new players, this it could well be the last shot out of Jimmy Maloney. The remainder of 1928 power-loaded Celtics team was Sam Jones would ever take in Maloney victory put Sharkey he had defeated Jack returning 11 veterans for the Boston Garden. Jones made the near the top of leading contend- Delaney, Leo Gates, upcoming season. shot, the series was even at 2-2 Tunney KOs Heeney ers along with Dempsey. The and Arthur De Kuh. Thus, in a time long before and the C’s went on to win the bout with the former champ In 1929 he would go on to beat The question does come up the era of huge salaries in the Championship. would decide who would next Young Stribling and Tommy as to why Tunney never fought NBA, Jones waivered between Following his retirement, face Tunney. Gibbons. It was at this point that Sharkey. Some would say he going to preseason camp or Jones entered the coaching I have written about the Sharkey was hitting his prime. was ducking him, but I don’t taking a high school teaching ranks, fi rst leading the team Sharkey/Dempsey fi ght before, It’s understandable that buy that for a minute. After beat- position. Only when the school at Federal City College (now and it is well known that it would Tunney would not want to wait ing Dempsey the second time, declined to raise its salary offer the University of the District forever make the words “Protect too long for his next defense, but Gene had made up his mind to by $500 did Jones walk away of Columbia) and later at North yourself at all times” famous. he could have taken on Sharkey retire. He was a wealthy man at from a career in education and Carolina Central, his alma at the end of 1928 this point and the Heeney fi ght into a way of life that would one mater. He also was an assistant or beginning of further lined his pockets. He was day see him inducted into the coach with the New Orleans 1929. The bout moving onto a different life with Basketball Hall of Fame. Jazz in the middle of the 1970s. would have been his wife socialite Polly Lauder. Let it be said that Red He was inducted into the a huge draw and Tunney and the press had never Auerbach loved everything Basketball Hall of Fame would have been had a good relationship and he about Sam Jones from the start. in Springfield in 1984 and a very interesting was ready for a change. He was Despite his impressive scoring was named to the NBA 50th matchup. In fact, also wise enough to know that in college, Red noticed that Anniversary All-Time Team in Tunney’s mind staying at the boxing game too Jones was a complete player, 1996. had already been long could mean risking serious not only a good shooter but Today, Sam Jones is retired made up about brain damage. Gene was a smart willing to pass the ball to team- and living in St. Augustine, retiring before he man and walked away while on mates and to blocks shots on Florida. He will turn 87 on fought Heeney. top. He was not drawn in by the defense as well. June 24th. While I think call to have one more match to And thus it was that one Tunney would enhance his reputation. And Samuel Jones from Wilmington, Material from various inter- have had the that, my friends, is the true sign North Carolina, earned himself net sources was used in this Tom Heeney and Jack Sharkey square off edge, and it would of a great boxer. a roster spot on the Boston column.