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Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” All Contents Copyright © 2010 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” All contents copyright © 2010 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. Volume 27 Issue 20 Thursday, May 20, 2010 50¢ O’Leary resigns after e-mail flap; Puleo installed as Carney president By Bill Forry the Caritas Christi Health now serving as the acting had been contemplating a Managing Editor Care system that owns president of the Dorchester departure for some time. Dr. Daniel H. O’Leary, who Carney is set to be sold to Avenue hospital. Still, O’Leary’s resignation has led Dorchester’s Caritas a for-profit equity firm for O’Leary offered no com- stunned the local health care Carney Hospital for the last a reported $830 million. ment when reached by the and political community and four years, abruptly resigned Sr. Marie Puleo, a senior Reporter this week. Caritas his silence on the reasons be- as president last Friday, May vice president at Caritas Christi officials say that hind his decision has fueled 14. His departure comes as and a Dorchester native, is O’Leary left voluntarily and (Continued on page 4) Sr. Marie Puleo Dr. Daniel O’Leary St. Brendan’s School looking to focus image; UMass pitches in By MikE dEEhan school’s student reten- spEcial to tion and fundraising. thE rEportEr They presented their Embracing the world findings to St. Brendan’s of online marketing and officials Tuesday evening promotion may seem at UMass. like a daunting task “The reputation of St. for a nearly 60-year-old Brendan’s speaks for parochial school, but itself,” said Caulfield. with the help of a group of “Mature, good, Chris- marketing graduate stu- tian upbringing for [a dents at UMass-Boston, student’s] life. ... It’s St. Brendan’s Grammar not just for the next School may be about to academic achievement, The 2010 national champion Dorchester Chiefs celebrated their title victory in Rochester, NY last month. shake up its image for but for life.” Top row: Coaches Scott Perry, Charlie Pero and Ross Pasquantonio. Players, left to right: Timmy Wilson, the twenty-first century St. Brendan is the Brendan Fitzgerald, Nick Bligh, Joe Dipietro, Eric Lively, Matt Furey, Sal Tecci, Mike Sullivan, Jared last of the parish-oper- Wiedemann, Pat Curtis, John Magliozzi, Barret O’Neil, Mike Lopez and Dave Cotter. and a more competitive education market. ated primary schools in As part of a final proj- Dorchester. Like many Dot Chiefs skate to national title ect for Professor Werner parochial and private Kunz’s Integrated Mar- schools, the parish has By Bill Forry national sports map. the third national cham- Matt Sweeney, president keting class, four UMass been faced with the Managing Editor The Dorchester Chiefs pionship for the DYH of Dorchester Youth College of Management challenge of retaining Bruins fans, sadly, — comprised of 13 play- “Midget” program. Hockey. “This will be the students, Yvonne Caul- students, mostly fourth have to wait another ers ages 16-18— bested “The DYH program is 3rd National Champion- field, Sardi Cela, A.J. and fifth graders, more year. But, Dorchester the Hurricanes of Hol- extremely proud of the ship for the Midget pro- Ferguson and Jennifer of whom are gravitat- can once again claim lydell, New Jersey by a effort showed by both gram. We look forward Skeffington, took on the ing toward new public bragging rights as the score of 3-2 in the finale the coaches and players to hoisting the National task of evaluating St. charter schools. nation’s hockey champs, of a grueling six-game of this team. The players Championship banner Brendan’s strengths, The school dropped thanks to a gritty crew USA Hockey tourna- showed a lot of poise and this fall, and competing weaknesses, and poten- seventh and eighth of teens who have once ment in Rochester, New class in going undefeated for the championship tial with a goal of crafting grades this school year. again put Dot on the York. The victory marks in this tournament,” said (Continued on page 5) a plan to improve the (Continued on page 5) Mattapan and neighboring Milton mull Neponset Greenway options By gintautas duMcius and the Neponset River key issue remains: which nEws Editor marshes, to the Nepon- side of the river should The state Department set Valley Parkway in the trail run on. of Conservation and the Hyde Park neighbor- The project, which Recreation unveiled hood. Currently, the could cost between $3 five proposals aimed at 2.5-mile trail links Pope million and $5 million or extending a path along John Paul II Park to more, is expected to lead the Neponset River from Central Ave. to more signage along Milton’s Central Avenue Over 150 residents the trail, fencing for to Mattapan Square of both Mattapan and security, and a potential this week. The proposed Milton crowded the din- boardwalk and bridges, one-mile extension will ing room at the Foley which would drive up connect Pope John Paul Senior Residences in the price. The project II Park, a 72-acre area Mattapan Monday night would be funded through A state plan to extend the Neponset Greenway into Mattapan and/or Milton between the expressway to hear the proposals. A (Continued on page 20) could follow a trail alongside the trolley tracks, above, in Milton. Commentary ........................... 8 INSIDE TODAY’S Dog park paw-ty BPL officials plan meeting Neighborhood Notables ......... 10 DORCHESTER at Ronan Park on Lower Mills shut-down View from Pope’s Hill.... ......... 12 REPORTER Page 3 Page 2 Obituaries .............................. 18 Page 2 THE REPORTER May 20, 2010 Reporter’s Notebook Firefighter contract now in On The Record hands of city council Little Miss Levinger By gintautas duMcius from business cards and other ad- nEws Editor dresses he had that included several The City Council has sixty days City Hall addresses, he said. starting this week to vote on the “She didn’t know the rules” and he firefighters union contract, receiving wasn’t able to catch the mistake in time, Mayor Thomas Menino’s appropriation said Holmes, a community activist and for the deal awarded by an independent former engineer. arbitrator and three analyses with The list of addresses will be scanned different and nuanced views on the more carefully for future mailings, he matter. said. The arbitration awards 19.2 percent District 7 Councillor Chuck Turner, salary increase over four years, accord- whose aide Darrin Howell is one of ing to Menino, who outlined how the the other candidates running for the city is expected to pay for the deal in a Sixth Suffolk seat, is expected to file letter to councillors on May 18. With a complaint with the state Office of the filing of the letter, the clock starts Campaign and Political Finance. ticking on the 60 days the council has The other candidates running to to vote on the deal. replace retiring state Rep. Willie Menino said the amount needed Mae Allen (D-Mattapan) include past to fund the fiscal 2010 portion of the candidate Kathy Gabriel, local activist contract - $17.6 million – will come Karen Payne, and Divo Monteiro and from collective bargaining reserves, LaTasha Cooper. All are Democrats with $1.5 million coming from the except for Adam Bisol, a Republican. meals tax adopted last year. For fiscal Lynch challenger picks up years 2007 to 2009, the $28.9 million campaign manager needed for the contract will also come The Milton Democrat challenging from collective bargaining reserves. U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South But the mayor added that the funding Boston) has brought on a campaign of the award makes his fiscal 2011 manager, his campaign said Thursday. budget proposal out-of-balance. The Mac D’Alessandro recently gathered fire department’s budget will end up 5,000 signatures, which are being increasing 4 percent, “at a time when certified by local elections officials. Two most departmental budgets will decline thousand signatures are needed to get or remain flat.” on the ballot. As the 13-member council mulls The campaign manager, Deborah an up-or-down vote on funding the Shah, has worked on the campaigns of contract – a ‘no’ vote would sent both state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, who beat the mayor and the union back to the Dianne Wilkerson, and Newton Mayor start – three analyses are available to Setti Warren, who was up against state The winner of last Saturday’s Little Miss Dorchester contest was Michelle them. Most councillors have said they Rep. Ruth Balser. She served a brief Levinger, daughter of Lisa Murphy and Joe Levinger of Moultrie Street. Mi- are still weighing the deal, though West stint as chief-of-staff to City Council chelle, a student at the Brimmer and May School, will ride in a place of honor Roxbury District Councilor John Tobin President Michael Ross and had in the June 7 Dorchester Day Parade. says he’s voting for the contract, while been working on Gov. Deval Patrick’s Dorchester District Councilor Chuck re-election campaign as his deputy St. Mark’s pastor gets a second posting Turner is voting against it. campaign manager for operations. “This is a vibrant place with an ethnic mix that is exciting to me and, in The latest analysis, from a Massachu- In his own statement, D’Alessandro our parishioners’ attention to church activities, good for the parish,” Rev. setts Institute of Technology professor said, “Deborah brings an outstanding Daniel J. Finn, pastor of St. Mark’s Parish, told the Reporter in an interview picked by City Council President record of political success and working two weeks ago.
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