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Historical outdoor political rally held by the Burden Civic League in 1962 in front of News Briefs Burden’s Drug Store on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston. 1962 was the year by Sal Giarratani that Edward Kennedy first ran for Senator. Front row, left to right: Lou Salerno, Dom Russo, Lou Spagnuolo, Dan Nuzzo, Pat Barrasso, Joe Brogan and Angelo Belmonte. Back row, left to right: Bill DeMarco and Frank Gambale. “War on Poverty” Over, (Photo courtesy of Pat Barrasso) Poverty Wins The U.S. poverty rate rose to 14.3 percent in 2009 from 13.2 percent the previous year. The U.S. poverty rate is now the highest In 15 years. Top 10 Unfinished Business The U.S. Census Bureau said 43.6 million people, or one in seven Americans are now liv- Left by Pelosi and Reid ing in poverty. The picture is not pretty with declining incomes and rising hardships as the by Emily Miller economic downturn continues to take its toll. This news clearly shows that the government The Democrats are so tics over getting work done. House floor to extend the money tree nurtured by Our Fearless Leader scared of losing control of the Pelosi and Reid promised Bush tax cuts, which expire and his lackeys in Congress simply haven’t House and Senate in the much would be accom- at the end of the year. worked. midterm elections, that they plished this year, but ended Pelosi’s own party has are packing up and leaving with not even completing the turned against her, with The President’s Aunt D.C. to spend more time on major spending and tax leg- many House Democrats Recently, the President’s aunt was recently the campaign trail. islation needed to help the pushing for a vote on tax interviewed by a news reporter and when asked House Speaker Nancy faltering economy. rates before they face the if she owed America anything, she said, “Noth- Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced The top 10 most important voters in November. In the ing. It’s a free country. As Michele McPhee said she is closing up shop on pieces of legislation left un- Senate, Majority Leader on her nightly radio show on 96.9 FM, it was an Thursday, but could skip finished by the do-nothing Reid is also denying a vote outrage to hear her say such a thing. She’s been town as early as Wednesday. Congress, led by Pelosi and on extending the lower tax living off our dime since she landed in Boston. Joining her on the cruise to Reid include: rates established in 2001 She was here illegally and landed a cheap apart- nowhere, Majority Leader 1. Cut Taxes: Thanks to and 2003. Reid claims the ment over at the South Boston projects. Sounds Harry Reid (D-N.V.) an- the congressional Demo- tax rate extension legislation like an ingrate to me. Good country, America. If nounced the Senate will ad- crats’ inaction, every Ameri- will be brought up during the you don’t come from here. journ on Friday. can will pay more taxes on lame-duck session after the (Continued on Page 14) The American people have January 1. Speaker Pelosi election, assuming he’s re- an absentee Congress, refuses to bring a vote to the whose leaders choose poli- (Continued on Page 15)

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Write-in is Right-on! (Part Two) Kudos, again, to GOP can- that you had voted for a didate for Attorney General, write-in candidate. Further- AT HOME IN OLD ROME, THOSE FABULOUS ROMAN ROADS James P. McKenna, who got more, any voter — including A Roman road may be de- roads all around the Medi- 27,711 “sticker” or “write-in” many unenrolled voters who fined as a way made for trav- terranean Sea. It is impor- votes in the September 14th might wish to have a Repub- eling between places or for tant to emphasize that this Republican Primary Elec- lican on the ballot in Novem- the transportation of beasts was the only great road sys- tion. Running as a sticker ber — who choose to vote in and vehicles. From the days tem that was ever built up candidate — at least now-a- the Democratic primary of antiquity to the present to modern times. days — is a staggeringly were denied any opportunity time, the condition of road- A typical Roman road They started their road- difficult task. Few even at- to put a name on the Novem- ways was a barometer were crossed by viaducts. ways by digging two parallel tempt it for a statewide of- ber ballot for AG. or yardstick which mea- There were twenty nine trenches which marked out fice requiring 10,000 write- It wasn’t always this way! sured the civil advancement great roads leading to and the desired width, and then in votes to be successful. As late as the 1960s write- of a community. Historical from Rome. The Via Appia, removed the earth between According to published re- in candidates were not so records show that as far the great south road was the these trenches down to firm ports, Mr. McKenna is the unusual in Massachusetts. back as 2000 B.C. in the city first one. It is named after soil or stratum. The first op- second such successful In 1964 Henry Cabot of Babylon, there were broad Appius Claudius Caecus, a eration was to spread a layer statewide sticker candidate Lodge, Jr., with over 70,000 straight streets crossing at consul and praetor, who of sand which they called the since the 1970s. I looked but write-in votes, defeated de- right angles, and also that started the construction pavimentum or floor. The have not discovered the clared presidential candi- roads were built in ancient about 312 B.C. It began at second layer was formed of name of that other success- dates Barry Goldwater and Egypt to transport building the Porta Capena, in the large stones held in place ful write-in candidate of Nelson Rockefeller. In 1960 materials for the pyramids. Servian Wall and ran about with clay or cement. Then recent decades. The level of both major party nominees The earliest roads that were one hundred thirty miles to came the third layer which voter dissatisfaction with won the Massachusetts Pres- constructed in Greece were the ancient city of Capua, was compressed gravel and the incumbent Martha idential Preference Primary called Sacred Ways. These about eighteen miles north then this was followed by a Coakley is demonstrated by Election as write-in candi- were unpaved and led only to of Naples. The Via Appia has layer of well tamped sand, the fact that another Repub- dates. John F. Kennedy re- the important religious often been called the Queen chalk, earth, and broken lican sticker candidate, Guy ceived 91,607 write-in votes centers. of Roads and was wide brick. Finally they applied A. Carbone, came in just in the Democratic Primary Growing nations seem to enough for two broad wagons the top course of pebbles or shy of the 10,000 write-in and Richard M. Nixon got have drawn upon past civili- to pass each other. The en- stones which was called the votes! 53,164 write-in votes in the zations when developing gineers of those early days summa crusta or the main In these times, when “can- GOP Primary, according to their cultures and technolo- chose their route so wisely shell. This summa crusta didates for office” is defined, the John F. Kennedy Presi- gies but the finest work in that the present road to was well pitched for good in the minds of many voters, dent Library and Museum. building long lasting roads Naples follows very nearly drainage. The total thick- as the names printed on the Historically, going back was done by the Romans. the same track. The Via ness was usually between ballot, it is remarkable that before the 1890s, all candi- They might have copied Flaminia was known as the thirty six to fifty inches, and nearly 40,000 Bay State vot- dates in American elections other constructive arts from great north road and was was increased over marshy ers went to the extra step of were write-ins. Most histo- the Etruscans and the constructed about 220 B.C. land or decreased over rocky carrying a sticker to the poll- rians trace the paper ballot Greeks, but in the building It began at the old Porta soil. Additionally, there were ing place or writing in a with names of candidates of roads they had no masters. Ratumena near the present hundreds of bridges that name. The true number of printed by the government During the height of power Capitol and ran along what were built. voters who could not tolerate back to developments in in the Roman Empire there is now the Via del Corso, Traveling long distances Ms. Coakley facing no oppo- Australia in the 1850s. Ac- were about fifty thousand then across the Tiber to the was made a little easier by sition in November is much cording to Encyclopaedia miles of roads. These roads Apennines and to Rimini. the establishment of posting higher than that number Britannica 11th Edition (1910) were constructed mainly for It was by this Via Flaminia houses where horses were indicates. The space on the Massachusetts, in 1888, military purposes and they that the Roman legions went changed, and by the use of ballot to affix the sticker or was first state to pass a served to connect Rome to conquer Gaul, Spain, Ger- way stations or resting write in a name was so small law adopting the “Australian with all of the conquered many and Britain. Some of places. The cost of con- that even party activists who Ballot.” provinces. They were laid the other roads were the structing these roads is es- understand how stickers The liberal weekly journal out in a straight line when- Clodia, Aurelia, Latina, timated to have been about work found it difficult to ex- The Nation (#1181, Feb. 16, ever possible. High spots Popilia, Egnatia and five thousand dollars per ercise their right to vote for 1888 and #1186, March 22, were cut away, low areas Labicana. mile, and this is less than the person they wanted. Fur- 1888) praised Massachu- were built up. Hills and The Roman legions made one percent of today’s’ cost. thermore, in many places, setts for adoption of the Aus- mountains were cut through their conquests and, with The degree of perfection such as Boston, it wasn’t tralian Ballot. The ballot or tunneled. Streams were captive labor, they built a enough to get the sticker in presents the voter with a bridged over and valleys great system of rock-paved (Continued on Page 14) the right place (which prac- printed choice of candidates tically required using a mag- limited to those who have nifying glass and tweezers); satisfied the government’s you also had to remember to requirements to be candi- Q & A with Kristine Bahr fill in an oval indicating to I am looking forward to hearing about your nutritional concerns. the ballot-reading machine (Continued on Page 12) Please write your nutrition questions to me, addressed to [email protected] or by mail to P.O. Box 130135, Boston, MA 02113. 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Donnaruma organizations during the 1896 to 1953 1953 to 1971 1971 to 1990 anniversary dinner held at Spinelli’s in East Boston, Vol. 114 - No. 40 Friday, October 1, 2010 honoring them for their contributions to the chap- GUEST EDITORIAL ter’s community service and educational work. LIBERAL WITCH HUNT Over the past 30 years, the Bay State Chapter has: VS. O’DONNELL • Sponsored for attendance by Sal Giarratani approximately 275 area high The liberals don’t like Christine O’Donnell, the school students at national recent winner of the Delaware Republican Primary Youth Leadership and for U.S. Senate. She’s getting mocked from all sides, Educational Conferences at even Karl Rove bad mouthed her. NOW, O’Donnell is the Freedoms Foundation being asked questions about the occult since comic campus at Valley Forge, Bill Maher showed an, 11-year-old interview with a Pennsylvania. The Bay State Chapter of Freedoms Foundation recently th younger O’Donnell on his “Real Time’ cable show in • Presented more than celebrated its 30 anniversary with a benefactor which she admits to having “dabbled in witchcraft” 200 prestigious “George appreciation dinner at Spinelli’s in East Boston. Shown because she “hung around people who were doing Washington Honor Medals” is the event committee: Event Co-chairman Philip Salois these things” in high school. to citizens across the and his wife Mary, Executive Director Joseph Ferrino, Liberals treat comedian Bill Maher as a serious Commonwealth to honor Event Co-chairman Barbara Survilas, and President journalist and make fun of Fox’s Glenn Beck. them for their civic good Ed Coletta. Rove who should know better even feeds into these works and citizenship. liberal witch hunt by going on “ Sunday” • Sponsored “Family Heri- • Dedicated a memorial The Bay State Chapter of dissing her candidacy. Of course, no one is talking tage Days” at historic sites monument on the Massa- Freedoms Foundation is an about Karl Rove’s losing candidate in the general such as Faneuil Hall and chusetts site at the Free- organization dedicated to election in November who dabbled in Marxism dur- the Old State House in doms Foundation “Medal the patriotic ideals con- ing college who once wrote a term paper calling him- Boston. of Honor Grove” at Valley tained in the United States self a “bearded Marxist.” • Sponsored a “Roots” trip Forge, PA, to remember all Constitution and the Bill of Rove is starting to go a little political bi-polar here. to Ellis Island and the Bay State residents in the Rights. Each year, the chap- He supports U.S. Senator and Majority Leader Harry Statue of Liberty for chapter military who have been ter celebrates the American Reid’s Tea Party opponent, Sharon Angle while trash- members and interested awarded the prestigious Heritage, honors veterans ing O’Donnell who beat up on Rove’s GOP primary citizens. Medal of Honor. for their dedication and sac- choice, two-term U.S. Rep. Mike Castle. rifice and teaches young Rove should be backing O’Donnell over Democrat people and all citizens about Chris Coons on Election Day in November. the importance of participa- Hey, at least she never dabbled in the Ku Klux Klan tory Democracy. like the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia did where he rose to the post of grand kleagle, what- ever that is. Voters in Delaware want to know about her posi- tions on ObamaCare, Bush tax cuts, etc. Liberal columnist like Richard Cohen continues to make fun of her because they must fear her. Here’s what Cohen recently opined, “So now it has a candidate in Delaware who truly is a career politician. She seems to have no means of support except campaign funds. She supposedly lives in her headquarters, although this is some- what in dispute. Whatever the case, she has no job and no views worth a moment’s consideration. (She even appalls Karl Rove.) She’s not likely to win, but the way things are go- ing this year, she just might. People are angry. People are mad. The night is dark. Witch way out of here?” Freedoms Foundation As Investors’ Business Daily wrote on September 21, President Ed Coletta “Keep rocking the establishment, Christine. presents a plaque to the Continue to do that voodoo that you do so well.” Shown with their Freedoms Foundation award are: (l-r) East Boston Kiwanis Club Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club Past President Mary and its president Marisa Lou Osborne, Event Co-chairman Barbara Survilas, DiPietro. 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CREDIT UNIONS ARE IN TROUBLE TOO! And They All Lived Happily Ever After? Credit unions bailed out fewer risks with their in- a new high, up 2.8% for the I chose the above headline movie yet but I did see the after the financial crisis vestments. Debbie Matz, week, to a 30 year high of for this column because it movie trailer and it wasn’t and, the Federal Govern- chairman of the National $21.38/oz. Corn rose 4.4%, seemed so appropriate for very kind to Charlestown’s ment stabilized a crucial Credit Union Administra- wheat was up 3.2%, and soy the recent string of Boston- rich history. part of the credit union sec- tion said that since the start beans up 2.8% on Friday. The based movies from “Good Were there Charlestown tor battered by losses on of 2008, 66 credit unions Mexico feud was heightened Will Hunting” to the latest bank robbers running all subprime mortgages. Regu- have failed compared to 290 last week as four mayors Ben Affleck movie, “This around? However, every lators announced Friday that banks since 2009. The stock were killed in separate Town.” Obviously, Hollywood neighborhood everywhere a rescue and revamping of market got another shot in shootings in escalating vio- likes Boston as a film site. has a dark side. Even, the the nation’s credit union the arm on Friday, the best lence against the country’s Everyone is tired of New York Peoples Republic of Cam- system by a Federal guaran- September in 71 years. The politicians. Priscilian and Los Angeles. Years ago, bridge where Affleck actu- tee at $30 trillion or more. Dow increased 2.4% this Rodriquez was ambushed by movies based on Boston ally comes from. Is the movie The majority of credit week extending its weekly gunmen as he arrived home stories were filmed on loca- fiction and the answer is no. unions are sound but will win streak to four. It’s up last week. Hours later tion in places like Toronto. Is this movie phony and the shoulder the losses through 8.4% this week and 8.4% Ricardo Solis, the mayo- Today, Boston movies are answer is a big yes. Here’s special assessments over this month, the best Sep- elect of the town of Gran filmed on location here. why. the next decade. On Friday tember since a 13.5% rise in Morelos was shot. Both That’s the good news. Charlestown has been three credit unions were 1939. The market included shootings appear unrelated. “This Town” by Ben Affleck around since 1628 when seized along with three oth- commodities and the Euro President Felipe Calderon is a stupid movie that makes Governor John Winthrop ers with $50 million with all signs that the markets said his government would Boston look like a nitwit city. landed here and set up shop. troubled assets inherited tolerance for riskier ele- make no truce with crimi- Charlestown is a charming Over the years, Charlestown from failed institutions. The ments continues. Gold nals and they disagreed over community of 15,000 folks has had its share of good and National Credit Union Ad- briefly cracked $1,300/oz. the cause of the attack. It filling one square mile of bad. The first challenge ministration plans to issue The advance started in Ger- was over land and not linked real estate. Since the mid- came from Native Ameri- $30-35 billion in govern- many as the sentiment to organized crime. Last eighties, it has gotten more cans who probably wanted ment guaranteed bonds helped reassure investors month, the mayor of and more gentrified. Look at those ships to turn around backed by the shaky mort- that the economy was hum- Santiago was found dumped the prices of homes and con- and head back to England. In gage related bonds and the ming. US economic data beside a highway with signs dos for sale, you’re not living 1775, Charlestown was the credit unions will shoulder showed companies that the of torture. A group of police in the projects anymore. site of the Battle of Bunker the losses through special global demand is intact, and officers were arrested in Hey, the “Projects” are still Hill which actually was assessments over the next the global economy is on the helping to assassinate the there but many who live fought on Breed’s Hill. We decade. It won’t cost the tax- rise with the dollar weaken- mayor, Mr. Cavazos. there speak English as a didn’t beat the British Red- payers any money. Bad bets ing against most currencies. Thursday’s violence high- second language. Today’s coats on June 17, 1775 but have now killed 5 of the 27 That’s supportive of export lights the perilous situation Charlestown is a middle we gave them a nasty time. credit unions since March driven companies. The con- in Monterey and a shooting class community with pock- At the turn of the 20th cen- 2009. The Federal Govern- cept of a double dip recession between gang members left ets of poverty still lingering tury, the Irish started arriv- ment now controls about has been replaced with slow seven dead in Acapulco. The about. All kinds of folks live ing en masse. The Irish had 70% of the total assets of the and steady improvement, resort city has been marred in the town today. It is di- been in Charlestown since credit unions. The rest of the and a Federal Reserve that’s by clashes of drug gangs. verse and open. credit unions will be reigned ready to step in and support Five local police have been I haven’t seen the Affleck (Continued on Page 15) in so that they will take the rally. Silver rose also to arrested in connection with the shootings. Two other men were found dead on the LAW OFFICES OF BOSTON RESIDENTS, previous day. Many longtime

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There he his most productive literary The defendant was con- empanelment do not enter” this case violated his Sixth was influenced by the great period, and there he re- victed for attempted extor- “ I have found out that the Amendment right to a pub- grammarian Donatus, and mained for 34 years, until his tion, filing a false police re- sign has been on the door lic trial; he has also shown developed an interest in clas- death. From this period come port and two charges of wit- from the beginning of that he did not waive this sical Latin authors, Jerome his major biblical commen- ness intimidation. the trial apparently. Then, I right. also adopted Cicero as his taries and the bulk of his The defendant is a lawyer did some more checking Conclusion. The order de- model of Latin style. At the work on the Latin Bible. and a sergeant in the and I found out that people nying the defendant’s mo- end of his studies, when Saint Jerome was above all Stoughton police depart- have been denied entry into tion for a new trial is vacated. about twenty years of age he a Scripture scholar, translat- ment. The trial was held be- the courtroom and told that The judgments of conviction was baptized and set off for ing most of the Old Testament fore Judge Barbara A. the courtroom is closed by are reversed and the ver- Gaul. In Treves, the imperial from the Hebrew. He also Dortch-Okara. the court officers downstairs dicts set aside. The case is capital, he experienced a type wrote commentaries which The defendant appealed and have been denied entry remanded to the Superior of conversion, renouncing a are a great source of scrip- his conviction on the into the courtroom. At least Court for further proceed- secular career for meditation tural inspiration for us today. grounds that the public was two people have told my ings consistent with this and spiritual work. This He was an avid student, a excluded for the trial. client that, and I haven’t opinion. change of career led him thorough scholar and a pro- At the trial the attorney checked.” So ordered. This case says back to his home and to digious letter-writer, his for the defendant said to The Supreme Judicial Court that criminal trials require neighboring Aquilia, where fame as a scholar spread far the Judge when I came in said. The defendant has thus the public to be entitled to he began his career of culti- and wide; he was a consult- this morning I saw a sign on established that the jury observe what is going on in vating ascetic and scholarly ant to monk, bishop and pope. the door which said “Jury selection procedures used in the court interests. St. Augustine said of him, In the year 373 he set out “What Jerome is ignorant of, for the east where he settled no mortal has ever known.” Sons of Italy in Antioch. It was in the St. Jerome is particularly desert of Chalcis in Syria important for having made a Continuing Culture Series Presentation that Jerome took up the life translation of the Bible from The Grand Lodge of Mas- pursued Classical Studies history of the Dante Society of an ascetic with the abbot Hebrew and Aramaic into sachusetts Order of the in Italy and received aca- of Massachusetts mirrors in Theodosius, a life he lived Latin which came to be called Sons of Italy in America is demic honors in graduate many ways the history of the from 374-379, there he mas- the Vulgate. The Vulgate pleased to announce a studies at Harvard Univer- Sons of Italy in Massachu- tered the Hebrew language written in Latin, remained visit and lecture by Lucia sity. As a published author setts. She is a wonderful and perfected his Greek. He in use for over 1500 years Dentice-Clark on Monday of articles on the Italian cul- artist, honed in the Italian was ordained a priest at until it was finally translated evening, October 4 at ture, she continues to cel- culture and language. Antioch in 377 then went to into modern languages. 6:45 pm at the Burlington ebrate the teaching of art The lecture is open to the Constantinople (380-81), Jerome died in Bethlehem Public Library. She is an and the writing of poetry. public and all are invited to where he befriended St. Gre- on September 30, 420; the anthropologist, author, artist She will address her most attend this free presenta- gory of Nazianzus (Doctor of remains of his body now lie and published poet of stud- recent publication, “The tion to enjoy an evening of the Church). Jerome re- buried in the Basilica of St. ies and commentary on the Dante Society of Massachu- discussion and friendship. turned to Rome where he be- Mary Major in Rome. Saint Italian language and cul- setts: 100 Years in the Refreshments follow. For came secretary to Pope Jerome is a Doctor of the ture. Born of Italian parents Defense of the Italian Lan- further information contact Damasus from 382 to the Church and patron saint of in Croatia, Professor Clark guage and Culture.” The Pat Moreno at 781-272-5375 death of the Pope in 384. In Librarians. POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Page 7

DANTE ALIGHIERI, Part V Mrs. Murphy . . . As I See It by Dominic Avellani, East Boston is Day Square area recently. or two who scream loud Director of the East Boston Adult Ed. Center getting ready Neighbors need to look out enough to be heard that the As previously Dante, Giovanni Boccaccio for their big for each other by becoming vast majority doesn’t care mentioned, returned from Paris to Flo- event, the Co- more aware of strange what they want. It is time Dante lived rence and investigated the lumbus Day people in the neighborhood! that the majority rules! It’s in exile from life and times of Dante Parade! Residents are urged ... Ultra liberal loonies who time we tell them “You don’t Florence form Alighieri by interviewing to be supportive and attend are destroying our country have to pray; you don’t have 1300 to 1321. people Dante had associated Columbus Day fundraisers. are continually trying to stop to say the Pledge of Alle- Dante wrote with 30 years after Dante’s The more money raised the prayer! Andy Rooney has giance; you don’t have to be- from 1292 to death and wrote a biography better the parade. The North this to say: “I don’t believe lieve in God or attend ser- 1321 the fol- on the famous poet. Thanks End always has the full at- in Santa Claus, but I’m not vices that honor Him. That lowing major works 1. La to Boccaccio’s investigations tention of their people, so going to sue someone for is your right, and we will Vita Nuova, 2. The Devine and writings on Dante, we Eastie please rise to the oc- singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in honor your right; but by golly, casion, and support the pa- December. I don’t agree with you are no longer going to Comedy now know so much about rade the best way you can! Darwin, but I didn’t go out take our rights away. We are While in exile, he was able Dante’s life and accomplish- ... Webster Street has be- and hire a lawyer when my fighting back and we WILL to survive by choosing only ments. Otherwise, Dante come almost exclusive to the high school teacher taught WIN!” God bless America, the most loyal benefactors as would have become an in- yuppie population, and has his Theory of Evolution. Yes, and God bless our service his benefactors because any- significant figure in history given Jeffries Point a huge and this is the United States men who are fighting to pro- one could easily turn-him-in Boccaccio’s writing on Dante boost! Webster Street is the of America and Canada, tect our right to pray and to the Florentine or Pope’s in 1350’s caused great in- “IN” street where property countries founded on Chris- worship God ... The infra- authorities. terest in the European liter- values are maintaining. The tian principles. According to structure in this country is As a result, he would ary circles that cumulated in famous Kennedy family once our very own East Boston decaying. Underground sew- never travel by the main a symposium on Dante’s life lived on Webster street. The telephone phone book, erage pipes are old, leaking roads and as he states in and poetry in 1515 which charming street is lined with Christian churches outnum- and overflowing in every city the Inferno (of the Divine immortalized the genius of old trees, and has beautifully ber all others better than in the United States. Sink Comedy), he would take a man Dante really was. maintained homes, and 200-to-1. So what would you holes have become more “Le Viarelle Delle Capre” — In August 2010, I visited magnificent views of the expect somebody chanting common. Our roads that are take the back roads of the Dante’s tomb in a small Boston harbor. The location Hare Krishna? If I went to a important to the economy goats. church in Ravenna run by is also convenient to com- football game in Jerusalem, and well being of the country His life became an inferno Franciscan Fathers and also mute into Boston. It doesn’t I would expect to hear a Jew- are in dire need of repair. in the 1300’s when he was saw the Eternal Flame (fuel get any better than that ... ish prayer. If I went to a soc- So why isn’t the govern- forced to run away from the provided by Florence) which Suffolk Downs just bought cer game in Baghdad, I would ment doing something? Our “immoral authorities” of lights the chapel day and the license to simulcast dog expect to hear a Muslim present administration is too Florence into a world of “Dark night and all year-round for racing. Every little bit counts prayer. And, I wouldn’t be of- busy apologizing and kowtow- Woods,” as he called it. He eternity. for Suffolk Downs that is fended. Christians in this ing to other nations. Local found himself “smarrito” In the 1200’s, if you were experiencing layoffs due to country are just sick and government doesn’t have the (worse than lost). As a re- a writer in Italy, you had to the stall on Casino gambling tired of turning the other money for repairs, and even- sult, he put many of his write in Latin or needed the ... Diners listen up! Kelley’s cheek while our liberal tually taxpayers will pay the Florentine and Italian com- authority of the church to Pub on Bennington is courts strip us of all our ultimate price. We need to patriots, ‘nell’ Inferno’. write in the vernacular. offering the most fabulous rights. Our parents and stop funding other countries In 1315, Bologna offered Dante followed these guide- dinner for two specials on grandparents taught us to and pay attention to what’s him his ‘Sommo Poeta’ title. lines but he wrote his best Monday and Tuesday. The pray before eating, to pray happening here!!! ... Money In 1318, his wife Emma and work The Divine Comedy food is fabulous, the bread before we go to sleep. Our needed here is spent over- daughter Antonia were able while in exile and did not homemade and the portions bible tells us to pray without seas on countries that hate to leave Florence and join need the papal authorities plentiful. It’s one of Dave ceasing. Now a handful of us! Rather than seeking so- him along with his three to approve it. He wrote this Andelman’s choice place to people and their lawyers are lutions to the ever-growing boys (Giovanni, Pietro, poetic masterpiece in the dine. The entrees are al- telling us to cease praying. problems that will only get Iacobbo) and life was sweet Florentine dialect (now the ways outstanding! If you God, help us. And if that last worse, politicians are zeroing again living in Ravenna un- Italian language) out of haven’t tried Kelley’s Res- sentence offends you, well, in on their careers of how to der Guido Novelli da Polenta. defiance of the authorities taurant, I suggest you do! ... just sue me. The silent ma- screw the public and get away He was able to complete but then he was in exile and Heard there has been an jority has been silent too with it! Only in America ... Till The Divine Comedy, became as he stated in the Divine outbreak of break-ins in the long. It’s time we tell that one next time! the most important diplomat Comedy “many radical ideas of Ravenna and was able to come to mind when in practice his poetry. After his exile.” Sons of Italy Membership Drive Membership Committee death in 1321, his son Pietro I hope you loyal readers of was able to regain some of the “Post-Gazette” have a bet- by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco his wealth and titles in ter understanding of the Life A massive membership der has far too many things to the public. There will Florence (much like Diego, and times of Dante Alighieri. drive is underway. State in store that are relevant to also be refreshments for all. son of Christopher Columbus If you have any questions or President Jim DiStefano and most of us in all ranks of So, come to the meeting, did after Columbus’s death concerns, please direct them the Grand Council of the life. And we take care of meet some of the State lead- in 1506 in Spain). to Dominic Avellani, Direc- Order recently announced a our own people, in many ers, as well as the local ones, After Dante’s death, Dante tor, East Boston Adult Ed. statewide membership drive ways. and have fun. If you know and all that he had done in Center, 119 London Street, to try to find new prospective The drive will take place individuals who are half Ital- literature and in history was East Boston, MA 02128. Tel: ready to in five regional districts. ian Americans, bring them fading fast. Fortunately for (617) 567-7873 join the largest Italian On October 14, we will along. Everyone is welcome American organization in gather at the Weymouth into our ranks. We are a fra- the United States. The Lodge SOI, 54 Whitman ternal organization and like Order has much to offer. In Street, Weymouth to greet to say to all: BENVENUTI addition to scholarships, the many Italian Americans TUTTI (we welcome you all). both at the National and that most certainly will join Don’t forget to mark the PINELLI’S at the State levels, the or- us before they leave. date on your calendar: The event is free and open October 14, 2010 at 7 pm. FUNCTION FACILITY PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN: Per (never known to fail) O most beautiful flower of BEREAVEMENT BUFFET $13.25 Person Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. 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IT HAPPENED ON CAPE COD by Shawnie M. Kelley Soft Cover • 122 Pages • Published by The Globe Pequot Press Author Shawnie M. Kelley How about this wild chronicled numerous out- thought, if true. Captain May standing events depicting who was known as a skillful historical moments in the mariner was a friend of Na- life and growth of Cape Cod. poleon Bonaparte. Kelley She begins with the possible writes that strong specula- sightings of Cape Cod by the tion existed that Napoleon Icelandic Vikings around was considering fleeing to Farming Silkworms A.D. 1004. America where his elder Bottega Della Cornice Collection, Nodolibri Archives Kelley tells us that the brother Joseph lived. (Como, Italy) English were slow at colo- Kelley packs an extra- nizing North America in ordinary amount of relative In my last article I noted the world. The Silk Road comparison to the French, Author information in a rather short that during our family vaca- stretched from Eastern Spanish, and Dutch. I would Shawnie M. Kelley book. She writes about the tion we stopped in Como, China to the Mediterranean add the Italians to this list. I communication cable that Italy for a couple of days. Sea, a distance of 4000 tend to agree with Kelley’s ing story that is headed by lies on the bottom of the While there I discovered that miles. Its route traveled premise. the famed pirate, “Black Atlantic. She introduces Como at one time was a along the Great Wall of It was Englishman Cap- Sam” Bellamy. He scourged the reader to the Italian leader in the farming, manu- China over to what is now tain Bartholomew Gosnold the seas from the Caribbean inventor of radio, Guglielmo facturing and development of Afghanistan down to Dam- who named Cape Cod and to Cape Cod almost at will. Marconi, who went on to machinery to produce silk. ascus, Syria which was a the island of Martha’s win the 1909 Nobel Silk, is a material that has huge trading market, then Vineyard while on his Despite all the attempts made Prize. She elaborates fascinated many. It is shiny, traveled across the Mediter- way to Virginia in 1602. on the famous Cape soft to the touch, some would ranean Sea. Merchants and Despite all the at- by the English and French at Cod Bridges, Bourne say luxurious and expensive travelers crossing the Chi- tempts made by the discovering this Atlantic region and the Sagamore. On but much desired by many nese border were thoroughly English and French at it was the Italian explorer June 22, 1935, “Gover- for fashions such as dresses searched and if caught with and stockings for the ladies eggs, cocoons or silkworms discovering this Atlan- Giovanni da Verrazzano who nor James Michael tic region it was the Curley of Massachu- scarves and ties for the were quickly executed. Italian explorer discovered and mapped this setts performed the men and even used by Thus, for three thousand Giovanni da Verraz- area during his 1524 expedition. ribbon cutting at the the military for parachutes. years, under the threat of zano who discovered Bourne Bridge.” In pre- Silk is strong in tensile death the Chinese were and mapped this area cise detail Kelley con- strength that is it can with- able to maintain their during his 1524 expedition. One dark and stormy night tinues to reveal historical stand a pulling force and not manufacturing of Silk. In 1620 the English out- his captured over-loot-laden moments such as the mov- break. It cannot however But how did Italy and in fitted the Mayflower. It had ship the Whydah met its fate ing of the famous Cape Cod stand up to abrasion or heavy particular Como become 102 passengers which in- and rolled over and sank. lighthouse. “… history was wear. Unfortunately it can- involved in silk production? cluded passengers on the “Their spoils became their not being made, it was be- not withstand long exposure Continuing with the legend second ship Speedwell that headstones, in the blink of ing moved.” to acid or oily soils and with of silk, around 550 A.D was leaking so bad it had to an eye, 144 lives were lost.” As though erudite Kelley age and sunlight will be- silkworms were brought be abandoned. Other pas- The War of 1812 did not didn’t submit sufficient in- come brittle. But what do we to Byzantium by two monks sengers included business favor Cape Cod because its teresting and historical data know of how this material who hid them in-side a bam- opportunists, people looking economy was closely tied to on Cape Cod, she adds a came to be. boo walking cane. They for religious freedom, and Britain and France. It is im- final chapter, “Cape Cod If we look back to the leg- were shown to the Byzantine others. portant to note, nonethe- Facts and Trivia.” end of silk we discover that Emperor Justinian I in The Aptucxet Trading Post less, that Cape Cod’s resi- This fantastic book gives silk was accidently discov- Constantinople. He then pro- was the first recorded dents were responsible in the reader the opportunity ered by the wife of Emperor ceeded to develop a silk American trading post. It helping to sustain the Bos- to review some historical Huang Ti, (known as the industry. In the 12th century was located just south of Ply- ton coastline against the happenings that we may Yellow Emperor), Empress silkworms reached Italy via mouth. The London Com- British blockade during the have forgotten or never Hsi Ling Shi and she found Sicily, by the 13th century pany that subsidized the Revolutionary War. heard of before. It is fascinat- that silk fiber was able to be silkworm cultivation (seri- immigrant Pilgrims in 1627 “Some Cape Cod towns, ing to me to read all the weaved. The legend says culture) had reached the Po altered the contracts they such as Brewster and East- events that Kelley portrays, that “one day when the em- Valley and Silkworm Culti- held once the Mayflower left ham, paid a handsome price bearing in mind it all hap- press was sipping tea under vation came to Como, Italy. Plymouth, England forcing to British commanders to pened in a relatively short a mulberry tree a cocoon fell Italian silk was much de- them to live in servitude for avoid being bombed or ran- period. into her cup and began to un- sired throughout Medieval seven years. sacked, but Falmouth re- I recommend reading ravel. The empress became so Europe by the nobility. Longevity seemed to favor fused to sell out.” — thereby Shawnie M. Kelley’s out- enamored with the shimmer- Farming silkworm is quite the Pilgrims that dwelled in being bombarded by the standing book, It Happened ing threads, she discovered a task. The eggs, no bigger Nauset. For example, Dea- Royal Navy. The famous ship on Cape Cod. This area has their source, the Bombyx Mori than the size of a pin head, con John Doane lived to be Nimrod shot over 300 cannon been visited by millions of silkworm found in the white require a constant mild tem- 110 years old and Edward balls into Falmouth. To this people who like Kelley con- mulberry. The empress soon perature, 10-14 day incuba- Bangs who lived for eighty- day, “The Rimrod (restau- tinue to return to its fabu- developed sericulture, the cul- tion. When they hatch, the seven years, to name a few. rant) its cannonball hole is lous beaches that are tivation of silkworms, and in- worms weigh only a half mil- Kelley narrates a sea far- located in the men’s room.” warmed by the Gulf Stream. vented the reel and loom. Thus ligram and are about one began the history of silk”. The millimeter long, and have to legend may not be com- be fed mulberry leaves day nd pletely accurate but early and night. Then in 30 days 192 Topsfield Fair knowledge places China as they will have grown in The 192nd Topsfield Fair form and take part in the Show at 11 a.m. and Boys the earliest producer of silk weight 10,000 times to about opens on October 1 and runs parade. The scouts and their Like Girls at 6 p.m. on Oc- and they controlled the mar- five grams and to a length of through October 12 with families will be admitted free tober 9. Tickets can be pur- ket for 3 millennia. 8-9 centimeters, about 3 great fun for the whole fam- on “Boy Scout Day.” chased on-line or by phone, At first silk was used by inches. About three days ily. Located on Route One in The men and women of 978-887-5000. Chinese royalty but eventu- before the end of their lar- Topsfield, just minutes off the military and their fami- Fairgoers are invited to ally was spread throughout val stage they start to spin Route 95 at Exit 50, the fair lies are invited to attend the visit the agricultural exhib- China. Eventually silk cloth- their cocoons in one con- will be open from 3-11 p.m. fair on Tuesday, “Military its, visit the museum where ing began to reach other tinuous filament which on opening night with fire- Day” and they will be invited a special display marking Asian countries and became amounts to 4000 feet long. works at 8:45. October 2-12 free by showing their iden- the fact that the fair has a product that opened up a This they do by secreting a the fair will be open from tification cards at the admis- been in Topsfield 100 year is market for Chinese mer- substance known as fibroin 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. sion gates. planned, visit the Fiesta chants. As demand in- which comes from a “spin- This year the New England This year the Royal Cana- Shows midway, enjoy “fair creased for silk it lead to the neret” near their mouth and Giant Pumpkin competition dian Mounted Police will per- food” or bring their lunches creation of what was known gets hard when it contacts will take place Friday night, formtheir famous “Musical to enjoy in the picnic area as the “Silk Road”. That air. When a week has October 1. Ride” and taking part in the and to take part in the brought silk to the West and passed the cocoons are put The fair will honor the 100th official opening day parade evening parades through silver, gold and wool to the into a hot dry oven to kill the birthday of Boy Scouts of on Saturday, October 2. the fairgrounds on Tuesday East. At this time Silk was adult moth inside. Only a few America on Saturday, Octo- For music fans of all ages and Thursday at 5 p.m. more precious than Gold. are allowed to emerge to ber 2 by inviting all scouts the fair will feature Emily For complete information, Thus eventually the Silk keep the cycle going. The of the Yankee Clipper Coun- Osment and Mitchel Musso visit the fair’s website or call Road played an important cil to attend the fair in uni- of the the office, 978-887-5000. part in introducing silk to (Continued on Page 10) POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Page 9 The Socially Set by Hilda M. Morrill

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Guests enjoyed a wine re- greatest people … who are them with compassionate porter, news director, and To date the event has ception, silent and live auc- struggling with the daily care, support and advocacy. news and public affairs direc- raised more than $120,000 tions and a luncheon pre- challenges of ALS,” added For more information tor Roger Allan; one of the dollars, which will be dedi- pared by Gillette Stadium’s Dawn Timlin. about the ALS Association great masters of sports play- cated to local and global cut- in-house executive chef at ALS is a cause that Shonda and to view photos from past by-play Ken Coleman; chil- ting-edge ALS research as The Fidelity Investments Schilling and Dawn Timlin events, visit www.sayitwith dren’s show host “Big Brother well as patient services for Clubhouse Lounge & Atrium have been involved with for flowersma.org. For informa- Bob” Emery; classical music hundreds in Massachusetts East. Among the auction many years. 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Quincy Hotel and hosted by England Broadcasters Asso- ning floral designer, Faith “It’s not your typical Now, the two women are on WBZ 1030’s Jordan Rich, in- ciation, Harry Wheeler. Cass. The keynote speaker fundraiser … it’s a time for a mission to give support ducting seventeen of Mas- “These men and women and hope to hundreds of sachusetts’ most popular embody the talent, skills and ALS patients across Massa- and respected radio and tele- values that are at the core chusetts. ALS (Amyotrophic vision broadcasters into the of professional broadcasting. Lateral Sclerosis), more Hall of Fame. They’ve invested more than commonly known as Lou This year’s honorees in- their time and energy. They Gehrig’s Disease, is a neu- cluded radio personality have brought us great gifts, romuscular disease that Bruce Arnold; television ex- from music and insight to strikes at random and pro- ecutive Jim Coppersmith; information and companion- gressively weakens every on-air radio personality and ship. They’ve been our eyes voluntary muscle in the station executive Phil G. and ears at our sporting body. There is no cure, and Drumheller; American Rock events, at the State House, the average life expectancy & Roll Hall of Fame radio disc our city halls and our is just two to five years after jockey Dale Dorman; TV schools. As Massachusetts diagnosis. news anchor Tom Ellis; WBZ listeners and viewers we are Sponsors for the event news man Gary LaPierre; fortunate to have had them included Gillette Stadium, WBUR FM’s 35-year host of in our lives,” stated Arthur Lux Bond & Green, 38 Stu- ¡Con Salsa! Jose Masso; ra- dios, The Shade Foundation, dio executive and manager (Continued on Page 13) The Faith Cass School of Floral Design, Marylou’s Cof- fee, Eaton Vance, Covidien, CVS and Garelick Farms. Mattéo Gallo Media sponsors for the event included the Improper Bostonian and 93.7 Mike FM. o We are told that VIP tick- o Appraisals ets not only included pre- Sales & Rentals

This holiday season, the world famous Radio City DIAMONDS • Rockettes will play the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang ROLEX Real Estate Theatre from Friday, December 3 to Wednesday, ESTATE JEWELRY December 29 for 53 dazzling performances. Tickets are Bought & Sold on sale at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office, 376 North Street • Boston, MA 02113 Jewelers Exch. Bldg. online at www.citicenter.org or by calling 866-348-9738. (617) 523-2100 • Fax (617) 523-3530 Jim (617) 263-7766 (Photo courtesy of Madison Square Garden Entertainment) Page 10 POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010

• Silk (Continued from Page 8) cocoons are then put into a cline in the 19th century. approximately 800 compa- vat of hot water to make it Japan began to produced nies that are involved in the easier to remove the fine cheaper silk and in addition silk trade in Como and the filament. The tiny end of the manmade fiber started to surrounding area that are cocoon is located and then make an appearance such still manufacturing, print- threaded onto a reel. The as nylon that were used in ing, designing, and selling silk thread is then cleaned traditionally silk products silk. The year 2007 has seen FIERCE PEOPLE (DVD) be the ultimate and deadly given a twist to prevent the such as stockings and para- the more than 23,000 resi- Lionsgate dare? (1 hr. 33 mins.). filament from separating chutes. Also, the two world dents of Como; known as Kristen Stewart co-stars SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND then woven into silk fabric. wars were a factor in that “Comaschi,” produce 4000 with Diane Lane and Donald SAND (4-Blu-ray-DVD) Inventors in Como de- they got in the way of the tons of silk fabric. More than Sutherland in this spellbind- Anchor Bay Entertainment signed and developed many supply of the raw material likely if you own a silk scarf ing movie about a mother From Starz’s Original tools and machinery to aid from Japan and Europe. blouse or tie it came from and son plunged into a se- series — betrayed by the in the development of pro- Manufacturing in Como Como. I recently read that ductive — and destructive — Romans, forced into slavery, ducing the fabric. As they slowed down but today it still former president Bill Clinton world of the privileged class. reborn as a Gladiator, this began to produced fine silk produces quality silk. One of on his inauguration day wore Liz Earl (Lane), a sometimes classic tale of the Republic’s Como became a dominate the largest manufactures in a tie made in Como, Italy. masseuse and full-time sub- most infamous rebel comes force in the industry and Como is Mantero Seta Spa When you get to Como, stance abuser, gets a new alive in the graphic and vis- silk became a major trading supplying the fashion estab- Italy be sure to visit the lease on life when a billion- ceral new series “Spartacus: commodity. lishments of New York, Silk Museum at 1 via aire client (Sutherland) in- Blood and Sand.” Torn from Silk production saw a de- Paris, and Milan. There are Castelnuovo 22100. vites her and her teenaged his homeland and his wife son Finn (Anton Yelchin) to Lucretia (Lucy Lawless), live on his estate. The Earls’ Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) is • Q&A with Kristine Bahr (Continued from Page 2) new lifestyle delivers com- condemned to the brutal Dear Kristine, where whole wheat or whole from eating fiber. It gener- forts beyond their wildest world of the arena where Is all brown food considered grain top the list. The extra ates satiety. dreams, and for Finn, a ro- blood and death are prime- whole grain? fiber in whole grain is the mance with the billionaire’s time entertainment. But not People buy caramel colored key. The benefits are: Tip for the week: start your gorgeous granddaughter all battles are fought upon wheat bread and think higher Vitamin B and E than day with lemon (1/2 lemon) in (Stewart). But Liz and Finn the sands. Treachery, cor- they’re getting a whole gain refined grains. There are a cup of water and for inflam- soon discover that this high ruption, and the allure of product. It is not always the less peaks and valleys of in- mation add cayenne pepper society hides dark secrets - sexual pleasures will con- case. Look at the labels sulin that a meal produces (1/8 tsp.) and customs as shocking stantly test Spartacus. To If you would like to have a free 15 minute consultation with me, please call 617-360-1929. and savage as those found in survive, he must become Kristine Bahr, Nutritionist M.S.,M.S. the most primitive tribe. more than a man, more Plus, nothing is more deadly than a gladiator — he must than high society. (1 hr. 52 become a legend! This 4-disc mins.). set contains all 13 episodes ERIC CLAPTON: The from Season One. Bonus in- 1960s Review (DVD) cludes hours of interviews, Sexy Intellectural out takes and more. (11 hrs. While few would not agree 32 mins.). that Eric Clapton is one of BORED TO DEATH: the finest guitarists of all THE COMPLETE FIRST time, it is sometimes forgot- SEASON (2-DVD) ten just how pivotal, influen- HBO Home Entertainment tial and downright startling “Bored to Death” follows his work was during the Jonathan Ames played by 1960s. For the following four (Jason Schwartzman), — a decades he has remained a writer, and a romantic and musician and songwriter of unlicensed private detec- rare ability with moments of tive. After his girlfriend glory present on album after leaves him and breaks his album. But it was the decade heart, Jonathan proves to of the 60s in which his awe- himself that he can be a some skills were used more man of action, becoming the creatively. As an early mem- Sam Spade of Brooklyn, solv- ber of the Yardbirds, crucial ing cases of blackmail, miss- part of the Bluesbreakers, a ing persons, and betrayals of founding member of Cream, love as an inexperienced pri- and the-one-who-mattered- vate detective. The all-star most in the short-lived Blind cast includes Amos’ needy Faith, Clapton was really a boss, George (Ted Danson), deity. This thorough review who constantly interferes includes updated interviews with his newfound career; as with musicians and per- well as his best friend Ray formers. (2 hrs.). (Zack Galifianakis), who TRIPLE DOG tries his best to advise him (Blu-ray-DVD) while keeping his own life Well Go USA together. (3 hrs. 40 mins.). “Triple Dog” takes place in JACOB’S LADDER a small suburban town; (Blu-ray-DVD) where six high school girls Lionsgate play a game of dare those “Jacob’s Ladder” is a har- stagers out of control, alter- rowing psychological thriller ing their lives forever. The in which Jacob Singer (Tim popular Eve (Alexia Fast), is Robbins) is a Vietnam vet having her 16th birthday haunted by the memories of slumber party, when her war and the death of his best friend, the attention- young son. As Jacob starts to hungry Chapin (Brittany experience visions of de- © 2008 Feld Entertainment Robertson) arrives late and mons all around him, he be- the party soon starts to take gins to question what is real. a turn. Chapin suggests they Is he going insane? Is he Spectacular Family Affordable play a game of dare called suffering from post-trau- ‘Triple Dog.’ The game soon matic stress? Or could he be Opening Night Tickets Just $12!* spirals out of control as caught in the middle of some Chapin pushes each girl to horrific supernatural battle Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. take a greater risk and be he can’t understand? Jacob’s OCT. 13 OCT. 14 OCT. 15 OCT. 16 OCT. 17 more extreme. As truths are Ladder takes you on a terri- OCT. 13 - 17 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM unraveled, the truth behind fying ride into one man’s 7:00 PM* 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:30 PM a former student’s rumored descent into hell. (1 hr. 56 *(Restrictions and fees may apply. See Ticketmaster.com for details.) suicide is exposed. Could it mins.).

Buy tickets at Ringling.com, Retail Locations, For events going on in Massachusetts TD Garden Box Office or call1-800-745-3000 this FALL, Regular Ticket Prices: $15 t $20 t $25 t $30 Club t $50 VIP t$85 Front Row t $140 Circus CelebritySM call the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Limited number of Circus Celebrity, Front Row, VIP and Club seats available. Call or go online for details. (Additional fees may apply.) Web site at www.massvacation.com. Come one hour early to meet our animals and performers at the For a complimentary Massachusetts Getaway Guide, All Access Pre-show - FREE with your ticket! call 1-800-447-MASS, ext. 300. POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Page 11

tickets call 978-232-7200 or visit R. P. Hale floats pigments in water, Forbidden City. Ninety objects of cer- www.nsmt.org. swirls the colors, then transfers the emony and leisure — murals, paint- designs to paper. ings, wall coverings, furniture, archi- CHAMELEON ARTS EMSEMBLE TINSMITHING DEMONSTRA- tectural elements, jades and NOW OF BOSTON TION - October 16, 2010, 1:00-4:00 cloisonné — unveil the private realm Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon PM. Who made the ubiquitous lan- of the Qianlong Emperor (r.1736- PLAYING Street, Boston, MA terns, sconces, and other tin wares of 1796), one of history’s most influen- CONCERT 1: WE ARE THE the 18th century? A tinker! Larry tial figures. In his time, he was among DREAMERS OF DREAMS. Saturday, Leonard produces and sells examples the richest, most powerful men in the October 16, 2010, 8 PM ANDSunday, of his craft while describing the tech- world. A connoisseur, scholar and UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN October 17, 2010, 3 PM. Music history niques, tools, and materials used devout Buddhist, he created a luxu- is rich with pioneers, trailblazers who since the Reveres’ era. rious garden compound to serve strike an individual path and compel throughout his retirement as a se- us to listen in new and invigorating MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS cluded place of contemplation, repose ways. Banned in Russia, long-forgot- 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA and entertainment. For more infor- ten in the west, Nikolai Roslavets de- BOSTON PALESTINE FILM FES- mation please call 978-745-9500 or veloped a method of serial composi- TIVAL - Now thru October 10, 2010. visit www.pem.org. tion entirely independent of The Boston Palestine Film Festival Schoenberg. Join us for a rare perfor- (BPFF) returns to the MFA for its fourth MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS mance, and a celebration of five great year! The festival opens at the Mu- 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA visionaries. Program:Ludwig van seum of Fine Arts on Friday, October AVEDON FASHION 1944-2000 - Beethoven, Sonata No. 4 in C Major 1 at 7 pm, with acclaimed Palestinian Now through January 17, 2011. for cello & piano, Op. 102, No. 1; director Michel Khleifi and his new, Richard Avedon was one of the great- Nikolai Roslavets,Sonata for viola & surreal film Zindeeq (roughly trans- est image-makers of the twentieth piano; Béla Bartók, Sonata No. 2 for lated as “atheist” or “freethinker”). century. He revolutionized fashion violin & piano, BB 85, Sz. 76; Joan Khleifi will participate in a discussion photography with his imaginative, Tower, A Gift for flute, clarinet, bas- with the audience after the screen- spirited portrayals of the “good life” soon, horn & piano. For more infor- ing. Khleifi’s first feature film in 14 showing beautiful women wearing ex- mation please call 617-427-8200 or years, Zindeeq won the Muhr Arab traordinary clothes in irresistible set- visit www.chameleonarts.org. Award for Best Feature Film at the tings, as well as memorable portray- 7th International Dubai Film Festival als that are both elegant and re- BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL in 2009. A reception follows at the served. The innovative design of his 161 First Street, Suite 202, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, compositions caught the eye of edi- Tony Award® Nominee and “American Idol” finalist, Cambridge, MA with filmmakers and film-lovers in at- tors and art directors at Harper’s Ba- Constantine Maroulis, reprises his acclaimed STILE ANTICO - Friday, October tendance, as well as live music, wine zaar and Vogue—the primary maga- zines for which he worked—while his performance as Drew in the First National Tour of the 15, 2010 at 8pm. British vocal en- and cheese, and hors d’oeuvres. Log semble Stile Antico returns to Bos- onto mfa.org for more information and vision of the modern American five-time Tony Award® nominated smash-hit musical ton after their thrilling North Ameri- ticket prices. woman, one of wit, individuality, and ROCK OF AGES! In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small can début at the 2009 Boston Early DRAWING IN THE GALLERIES - fast-lane glamour, captivated the town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous Music Festival. Lauded for their glori- Wednesdaysfrom 6-9 pm. Sketch from public. rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ous singing - a melding of emotion, live models and from objects in our NICHOLAS NIXON: FAMILY AL- rhythmic precision, and sublime in- collections. A facilitator provides in- BUM - Now through Sunday, May 1, 80s. It’s an arena-rock love story told through the mind- tonation - these dozen self-directed sights on drawing technique and the 2011. Among the most compelling of blowing, face-melting hits of JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, voices will offer a moving program fea- artist-model relationship as it informs Nicholas Nixon’s series of photo- STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED turing musical meditations on themes the creation of artwork. Drawing ma- graphs are the portraits that he has SISTER, POISON, ASIA, WHITESNAKE and many more. of life and loss by Byrd, Josquin, terials are provided to encourage made of his close-knit family. These photographs, taken over time, explore Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming Sheppard, Schütz, Lassus, and oth- spontaneous participation. For all ers. To purchase tickets please call ages. Free.Made possible by The the nature of long-committed rela- big, playing loud and partying on! Check out Theater 617-661-1812 or visit www.bemf.org. Lowell Institute. tionships. The exhibition features the section for details. entire sequence of the celebrated portraits of the artist’s wife, Bebe, and Donohoe. Musical Direction by Bill Special Events her three sisters. Taken annually, the Casey. Conducted by Reuben M. ARTS Brown Sisters pictures reveal gradual THEATER Reynolds, III. Choreographed by changes in their physiques and shifts TRIP TO BILL FOSTERS CLAM- Michelle Chassé. For more information The Peabody Essex Museum in their relationships. The exhibition EMERSON UMBRELLA CENTER BAKE, YORK HARBOR MAINE AND please contact 617 282-2510 161 Essex St, Salem, MA also includes photographs of the FOR THE ARTS NORTH SHORE MALL IN PEABODY [email protected]. THE EMPEROR’S PRIVATE artist’s daily life with Bebe and their 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA - October 7, 2010. We will leave the PARADISE: TREASURES FROM children Samuel and Clementine THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW – prado at 10AM. Arrive at Fosters REAGLE PLAYERS THE FORBIDDEN CITY - Now (born in the early 1980s), which en- October 22-30 – Join Richard O’Brien Downeast clambake at 11:30 AM 617 Lexington St., Waltham, MA through January 9, 2011. Never be- able viewers to share in the daily in- first Concord production of the cult Lunch at 12:00 Noon. Leave at UPTOWN DOWNTOWN - October fore seen by the public, the contents teractions and joys of parenthood. classic. The season will continue in 2:00 PM. Get to mall about 3:00 PM 16-17, 2010. Hear Leslie’s stylish ren- of an Emperor’s private retreat deep Also included in the show are recent November with an encore perfor- Stay till 5:00 PM. Arrive home about ditions of "If He Walked into My Life," within the Forbidden City will be re- portraits of Bebe and self-portraits mance by acclaimed contemporary/ 6:00 PM. For more information please "New York, New York," "Summertime," vealed for the first time. An 18th-cen- that stand for the steadiness of long modern dancer Germaul Barnes ad call Mary Romano at ABCD North End/ "On The Sunny Side of the Street," tury compound in a hidden quadrant marriage. Nicholas Nixon, who Grammy Award-winning pianist Paul West End at 617-523-8125. Young Lovers," "Up on the Roof" of the immense imperial complex, the teaches at Massachusetts College of Sullivan. For further information, MARIO CANTONE - Saturday, and more. For tickets and more infor- Qianlong Garden (also known as the Art, is one of the most celebrated please call 978-371-0820 or visit October 2, 2010 at 7:00PM. A Massa- mation please log onto Tranquility and Longevity Palace Gar- American photographers of our gen- www.emersonumbrella.org. chusetts native, Mario Cantone’s www.reagleplayers.com or call 781- den), is part of a decade-long, multi- eration. The Brown Sisters photo- career began when he hosted a 891-5600. million-dollar conservation initiative graphs are a promised gift of James COLONIAL THEATER children’s show, called Steampipe ARTS EMERSON: THE WORLD ON undertaken by the World Monuments and Margie Krebs. Many of the other 106 Boylston St., Boston, MA Alley, from 1988 to 1993. He is well STAGE Fund in partnership with the Palace works in the exhibition are loans from ROCK OF AGES - October 6-17, known for his breakout role as Char- 120 Boylston St., Boston, MA Museum, Beijing. The Emperor’s Pri- the photographer. For more informa- 2010. It’s ROCK OF AGES, an arena- lotte York’s wedding planner on FRAULEIN MARIA, PARAMOUNT vate Paradise: Treasures from the tion please log onto www.mfa.org. rock love story told through the mind- THEATRE - Now through October 4, Sex and the City. His other television blowing, face-melting hits of JOUR- 2010. Need a little laughter in your appearances include The View, where NEY, NIGHT RANGER, STYX, REO life? How about a lot? Fraulein Maria he reviews televised awards ceremo- SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The nies, and multiple roasts on Comedy TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA, Sound of Music as seen through the Central. Cantone also performs regu- WHITESNAKE and many more. Don’t brilliant mind and playful spirit of Doug larly on Broadway, where his credits miss this awesomely good time about Elkins, whispered to be one of the include The Violet Hour, Assassins dreaming big, playing loud and party- wickedest wits around. A tour-de-force and his one-man show, Laugh Whore. ing on! Will your kids love ROCK OF comedy, Fraulein Maria began as a love CHO DEPENDENT TOUR WITH AGES as much as you will? We think letter to Elkins’ young son Liam and MARGARET CHO – Thursday, Octo- they will have a great time, but you daughter Gigi, on a tiny stage at Joe’s ber 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM. CHO DE- should know that some of the cos- Pub at NY’s Public Theater. If you have PENDENT features her burgeoning tumes, dancing and language may questions about membership, perfor- foray into the realm of comedy music. not be appropriate for kids under mances, or tickets, please call the Box Peppered throughout her brand new the age of 14. For tickets log onto Office at 617.824.8000 or write to stand up show, Cho will be showcas- www.ticketmaster.com [email protected]. ing a few songs from her forthcoming album, CHO DEPENDENT, which fea- BOSTON CONSERVATORY tures collaborations with Tegan & THEATER Sara, Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird, Hon 31 Hemenway St., Boston, MA MUSIC Brion, Grant Lee Phillips, and more. SWEENEY TODD - Thursday–Sat- Music is a new endeavor for the pro- urday, Oct. 28—30, 8 p.m. Saturday– NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE vocative comedian, who’s built a cult Sunday, Oct. 30—31, 2 p.m. This mu- 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA following through tours, concert films sical tells the tale of Sweeney Todd, ROYALTY OF DOO WOP - Satur- and TV specials. For tickets log onto a murderous barber, and his partner day, October 16 at 8PM. A night of www.ticketmaster.com or call 617- in crime, Nellie Lovett, a baker who the best in Doo Wop featuring, The 931-2000. disposes of the bodies by baking them Contours w/Joe Billingslea, stars of into her pies. Meanwhile, Anthony Dirty Dancing - “Do You Love Me,” THE PAUL REVERE HOUSE Hope, a sailor who saved Todd’s life, The Original Vandellas singing “Heat 19 NORTH SQUARE, BOSTON, MA falls in love with Todd’s estranged Wave,” “Dancing in the Street,” Shep’s FALL PROGRAM - Visit the court- daughter, Johanna, who is being Lime-lites, “Daddy’s Home,” “One yard of the Paul Revere House on brought up as the ward of the twisted Thousand Miles Away,” Little Joe Saturday afternoons in the fall for a Judge Turpin. Book by Hugh Cook - “Peanuts.” Plus The National glimpse of life in 18th century Bos- Wheeler. Music and Lyrics by Buddy Holly Review w/Brian Best - ton. This year Tinker Larry Leonard Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Neil “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be The Day.” For makes his first appearance at the museum to demonstrate the craft of tinsmithing. For more information please call (617) 523-2338 or visit ITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS www.paulreverehouse.org. COLONIAL LEATHER WORKING ITALIAN RADIO - October 2, 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM. Find “The Sicilian Corner” 11:00AM “The Nick Franciosa Show” Every out how leather workers fashioned to 1:00PM every Friday with host Tom Sunday at 12 Noon to 3PM on radio scabbards, sword belts, and har- Zappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The stations WLYN 1360 AM and WAZN nesses to outfit the Continental CELEBRATE Italian Show” w/Nunzio DiMarca 1470 AM. Army. Fred Lawson demonstrates every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM “Guido Oliva Italian Hour” these methods and invites visitors to www.1110wccmam.com. 8AM - 9AM every Sunday on try their hands at punching holes and OCTOBER ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH “Italia Oggi” Sundays 1PM to WSRO 650 AM in Framingham sewing leather. 2PM with host Andrea Urdi 1460 AM and online at www..com. PAPER MARBLING - October 9, EVENTS & PROGRAMS www.1460WXBR.com. “Don Giovanni Show” Saturday 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM. See how colo- “Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco mornings from 6AM-8AM and Sunday nial craftsmen created eye-catching WWW.ITALIANHERITAGEMONTH.COM Mesiti 11AM-1PM Sundays 90.7 FM evenings 5PM-7PM on 950 AM WROL. marbled papers to decorate book cov- or online www.djrocco.com. www.dongiovannishow.com. ers and instrument boxes. Watch as Page 12 POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010

Recipes from the Homeland by Vita Orlando Sinopoli

Wow! Officials in Bibb County, Georgia, are the coun- COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED urging residents of a street named “Lustful tries in the VEAL CACCIATORE Court” to request a name change. No one world. remembers why the dirt road acquired that Yes! The Veal Stew Meat or Veal Shoulder Arm Chop name decades ago, but County Commis- country that 1 pound veal meat sioner Lonzy Edwards, an ordained minis- consumes 1/2 cup chopped celery ter, said it might promote lustful behavior. the most soft drinks is America! Americans 2 cloves garlic (optional) “To encourage it, seem to condone it with a have an annual per capita soft drink con- 1 medium onion chopped name like that?” sumption of 377.9 pints. This means that 2 large carrots Recycling! Instead of jail time, some each person in the country drinks an aver- 2 large potatoes Taiwanese police have given a bike thief a age of 504 cans of soda each year. Soda 1 sprig of bay leaf (optional) gift. A man identified only as Mr. Huang accounts for about 25% of all drinks con- 1 chicken bouillon cube stole a bike from outside a school and gave sumed in the United States, and some 15 1 cup water it to his teenage daughter, whose school billion gallons are sold annually. Recent 1 full tablespoon capers (in vinegar and water) commute included a six-mile walk to a bus studies show that diet sodas, as well as 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil stop. Police caught him, but when they flavored sodas such as cherry, orange, and 3 medium-size ripened tomatoes chopped learned of his straits — he is unemployed root beer, are becoming more popular than 1/2 pound fresh string beans, or 8 oz. can of cut beans, or and has chronic health problems, and the colas. The country’s three top-selling soft- frozen cut beans family lives in a shipping container — they drink companies are the Coca Cola Com- Line a twelve-inch skillet with canola oil and heat over released him and chipped in to buy the pany, PepsiCo Inc., and Dr. Pepper/7 UP. medium flame. Leave bone in if using shoulder chop but family a bike. The school the girl attends To think, once upon a time one of the most remove extra fat from veal shoulder chop. Place veal in has now pledged to provide aid so she can popular local root beers was Tower Root Beer. heated skillet to sear and brown. Remove meat from skil- complete her education. It was “Toweriffic!” Yes, I originated it was let and set aside. Add celery, onions and capers to the skil- With employers putting enormous pres- “Toweriffic!” The company was owned by the let. Stir until onion is opaque. Do not brown onion. Add a sure on employees to be ever more produc- Cusolito brothers. Toweriffic guys! little of the vinegar and water from the capers’ bottle. Add tive, more than half of Americans do not take Deadly news! Deaths from auto accidents bay leaf (optional) and simmer about two or three minutes all their vacation days, according to a new fell last year to the lowest level since 1950, before adding chopped tomato pieces. Stir occasionally and survey. due to safer car design, a decline in drunken cover. Simmer slowly for about three minutes. Meanwhile, Speaking of vacations, a man doesn’t have driving, and people driving less because of dissolve bouillon cube in warm water. Slowly stir in bouil- vacation problems: his boss tells him when the weak economy, said the U.S. Transpor- lon mixture into skillet. Add garlic and veal into skillet. to take them, and his wife tells him where. tation Department. Vehicle crashes killed Cover and cook about ten minutes over medium heat. Carlo Scostumato thinks a vacation 33,808 people in 2009, down 9.7 percent Peel and slice carrots into wedge about two inches long. should be long enough for the boss to miss from 2008. Cut tips of string beans if using fresh beans and wash thor- you, but not long enough for him to discover According to the brilliant and attractive oughly. Peel potatoes and cut into two-inch wedges. Add he can get along without you. Mona-Lisa Cappuccio, of East Boston, there carrots first to skillet. Cover and cook them about five min- Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill claims a vaca- are only two kinds of drivers on the high- utes before adding string beans and potato pieces. tion is like love: anticipated with pleasure, ways: the dependable and the expendable. Add additional water if needed. Cook until potatoes and experienced with discomfort, and remem- Mother Superior Frances Fitzgerald, vegetables are tender. Season to taste. If bay leaf is used, bered with nostalgia. says, “Drive carefully; don’t insist on your remove before serving meal. After declining nearly 50 percent from rites.” 1965 to 2005, the smoking rate among Remember! When approaching a school, NOTE: I learned from my mother to vary the recipe by occa- American adults has held steady ever since. watch out for children: they may be driving sionally adding a can of mushrooms to the skillet. Another Roughly one in five Americans continue to the car behind you. option is to add sliced green peppers or some green peas. In smoke. Ugh. The human mouth is a wonderful thing; place of potatoes, I sometimes prepare some of my favorite rice The wife who doesn’t smoke always fig- it starts working the moment you are born and serve it plain or topped with a few tablespoons of sauce ures out how much her husband would save and never stops until you stand up to speak from the skillet. if he doesn’t smoke. in public. Sicily’s newest tourist’s attraction is vis- Once in awhile, my mouth has gotten iting Sicily’s criminal past. Since 1996, the me in trouble. Ha! And more than once, Vita can be reached at [email protected] Italian government has “peacefully my mouth has earned me some hefty fees repurposed” former Mafia hideaways into for lecturing and for guest speaking tourists properties. The 17th-century farm- engagements. house now known as the Agriiturismo Some of Italy’s bestsellers: La caccia al • Res Publica (Continued from Page 2) Portella della Ginestra once belonged to tesoro/ Treasure Hunting, Acqua in bocca/ dates. It was one of the early Perhaps tens of the thou- Bernardo Brusca, “the capo of one of Sicily’s Lips Are Sealed, Non esiste saggezza/ There victories of the progressives sands of voters writing in most brutal crime families.” Brusca may Is No Wisdom, Il palazzo della mezzanotte/ who went on to give us the Mr. McKenna is the begin- have hidden there, amid the green mead- The Midnight Palace. income tax, prohibition of ning of reclaiming the right ows of the Jato Valley, plotting his crimes. Good to read though there are fewer stay- intoxicating spirits, and of the people to vote for whom Now, this “two-story villa of beige stucco and at-home moms and dads these days, par- other measures that trans- they want, not for the few stone” is the center of an organic farming ents are still spending more time with their ferred power from the people that the government decides commune. A nearby inn was once the dwell- kids than they did in the past. A new study to the government. to print on the ballot. ing of the “Sicilian boss of bosses,” Salvatore that analyzed surveys going as far back as Prior to 1888 the govern- Riina. “Perched on a rise over cactus groves 1965 found that mothers averaged just 12 ment had no say at all in David Trumbull is the and stony meadows,” the stone farmhouse hours a week with their children before whom the people voted for. chairman of the Boston Ward features a 70-person dining room serving 1995. But in 2007, that number increased Voting was done by dropping Three Republican Committee. local fare. to 21.2 hours for college-educated women into the ballot box a paper on Boston’s Ward Three includes This just in! Nursing is the hot occupa- and 16 hours for other moms. Meantime, which the voter had written the North End, West End, part tion of the next decade, says the Bureau of college-educated men now average 9.6 his choice, or where a can- of Beacon Hill, downtown, Labor Statistics. The number of registered hours of quality time with their kids per didate or party had printed waterfront, Chinatown, and nurses is expected to swell to 3.2 million by week-up from 4.5 hours. For less-educated the names. part of the South End. 2018, up from 2.6 million today. Ah, nurses! men, the number rose to 6.8 hours from 3.7. A nurse always checks the patients’ pulses, Still, parents seem to feel guilty. and sometimes their impulses. Show business reminiscing with the 1st Generation Some interesting useless information. stately musicologist Al Natale. Hungarian The first police force was established in born composer Sigmund Romberg is respon- Italian-American Paris in 1667. The first telephone book ever sible for about 50 Broadway shows in oper- issued contained only fifty names. It was etta style. Each was packed with songs and Vita Orlando Sinopoli published in New Haven, Connecticut, by nearly all hit shows. They include “The Shares with us the New Haven District Telephone Com- Desert Song,” “The Girl In Pink Tights” and pany, in February 1887. The first people to others. Hit songs include: “Lover, Come a delightful recollection arrive on Iceland were Irish explorers in Back To Me.” “Softly As In A Morning Sun- of her memories as a child 795 C.E. In 1911, Bobby Beach broke nearly rise,” and “When I Grow Too Old To Dream.” all the bones in his body after surviving a To win a bet with singer Frankie Laine, growing up in barrel ride over Niagara Falls. Sometime Steve Allen once composed 350 songs in one Boston’s “Little Italy” later in New Zealand he slipped on a banana week. Bass singer Paul Robeson played foot- and died from the fall. In Puritan times, to ball in college, attending Columbia Law and a collection of be born on a Sunday was interpreted as a School, singing spirituals and became in- Italian family recipes sign of great sin. It was only after 440 C.E. terested in theater. We remember Paul best that December 25 was celebrated as the for his stirring version of “Old Man River” from the homeland. birth date of Jesus Christ. John D. in both the stage version (1932) and movie Rockefeller was the first billionaire in the version (1936) of Jerome Kern’s “Showboat.” Great as Gifts United States. And it takes about sixty-three Hit records for composer/conductor David FROM MY BAKERY PERCH available on AMAZON.COM thousand trees to make the newsprint for Rose have been spread over the years. They and in local bookstores — ask for the average Sunday edition of The New York include “Holiday For Strings” in 1944, “Like Hard cover #1-4010-9805-3 ISBN Times. The Super Bowl is broadcast in 182 Young,” in 1959, and “The Stripper” in 1962. Soft Cover #1-4010-9804-5 ISBN countries. That is more than 88 percent of AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Page 13

Michael Caggiano Graduates Air Force with Honors Michael F. Caggiano, III of Peabody, graduated Air Force Basic Military Training with hon- ors from Lackland Air Force It was September 1956 and ered them. There were three minded me that he had Base, San Antonio, Texas. He I was a 17 year old freshman other Italian surnames on taught me how to use hand was recently promoted to Senior at Boston State College. It the list that he killed: tools and that I shouldn’t Airman and received the award was the first day and a fellow DePaoli, La Bollita and that have any trouble making of expert marksman. Airman English High graduate, Bob of my friend, Pesce. things. I assured him that Caggiano is the son of Michael Pesce, picked me up and we Well, we were told to fill out what he taught me would be Caggiano, Jr. of East Boston and headed to the college which schedule cards and all types applied to whatever they gave Karen Pastore of Peabody and the used to be at the intersection of paperwork that registered me as projects and he felt grandson of Viola Caggiano, as of Huntington and Longwood us as incoming freshmen. relaxed. When Dad came well as the deceased grandparents, Michael Avenues. The college, which Being industrial arts majors home and Mom had dinner Caggiano, Sr., Phil and Marie (Dolly) Pastore all of was sold to the state by the and considering the point in on the table, I had to tell East Boston. He is presently employed at the Everett City of Boston, went from be- time we attended college, the them what my academic Cooperative Bank. ing called Boston Teacher’s assembly of students was all studies would be like and College to Boston State Col- male. Pesce and I looked they were pleased. The fol- lege. Bob and I had been se- around at our future fellow lowing day, we were in full lected to be members of the classmates. Some looked swing as college freshmen, STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP • The Socially Set freshman class majoring in quite older than we were, but all 42 of us. MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Continued from Page 9) Industrial Arts. We wanted to there were several who That first year I saw sev- 1. A. Title of Publication: Post-Gazette 2. Publication No: 001-538 be the future shop teachers looked green behind the ears eral of my classmates drop 3. Date of Filing: September 29, 2010 J. Singer, President of the 4. Frequency of Issue: Weekly in the Boston schools. and we knew that they were out. Most of them were vet- 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 52 Hall of Fame. 6. Annual Subscription Price: $30.00 Before I left the house, Staff recent high school graduates erans with only a couple be- 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of “Through these annual Publication: 5 Prince St., P.O. Box 130135, Boston, Sergeant Babbononno had to just like the two of us. We dis- ing in my age bracket. By the Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02113. inductions, the permanent inspect me from my hair covered a bit later when we end of the second year, we 8. Complete Mailing Address of the Headquarters of exhibit at Massasoit Com- General Business Offices of the Publisher: 5 Prince down to my suit and tie and had a break, that the older were down to 21, and for the Street, P.O. Box 130135, Boston, Suffolk County, munity College in Brockton, Massachusetts 02113. the spit shine on my shoes. looking of the crowd were last two years, we remained 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Address of our archives and an active Publisher, Editor and Managing Editor: Publisher, When he thought I looked actually veterans who were what we called, “Club 21.” Pamela Donnaruma, 5 Prince Street, P.O. Box 130135, website now being launched Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02113. Editor, presentable, I headed down taking advantage of the When we graduated, I looked Pamela Donnaruma, 5 Prince Street, P.O. Box 130135, with this announcement, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02113. the work of the people who the three flights of stairs to GI Bill before it ran out for into teaching in Boston, took Managing Editor: Pamela Donnaruma, 5 Prince Street, the street and into Bob’s wait- Korean War vets. We kids the city’s exams to teach P.O. Box 130135, Boston, Suffolk County, have provided all of us with Massachusetts 02113. ing car. We weren’t sure what were 17 or 18, but the vet’s there but knew that I would 10. Owner (if owned by a Corporation, it’s name and so much information and address - must be stated and also immediately to expect on that first day and ages ranged from the late 20s wind up on a waiting list. thereunder the names and address of stockholders entertainment will be hon- owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of discussed our curiosities as to the mid 30s. With veteran’s preference stock. If now owned by a corporation the names and ored and made available to addresses of the individual owners must be given. If the public.” he drove west on Storrow We discusses our forth- and disabled veteran’s pref- owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, Drive toward the Fenway sec- coming schedules which in- erence in place, I knew I its name and address, as well as that of each individual Massasoit Community must be given. If the publication is published by a tion of Boston. When we en- cludes all of the academic didn’t stand a chance regard- non-profit organization, its name and address must College in Brockton is the be stated): Ethnic Publishers lnc., Pamela Donnaruma, tered the lobby of the college, subjects the rest of the fresh- less of my high scores on the 5 Prince Street, P.O. Box 130135, Boston, Suffolk location of the permanent County, Massachusetts 02113. we were directed to an as- men were given, plus all of exams. I was right and ap- 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgages, and Other Mass. Broadcasters Hall of Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More Fame exhibit. The Massa- sembly hall and joined up our shop subjects which we plied to several cities and of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other with a couple of other people were told would take place at towns around the eastern Securities: None chusetts Broadcasters Hall of 12. For Completion by Nonprofit Organizations that we had known from Bos- our shop school, the Parkman part of Massachusetts. One Authorized To Mail at Special Rates (DMM Section Fame is an incorporated 423.12 only). The purpose, function, and non-profit ton English High. School for Teachers of Me- of my class mates, Paul status of this organization and the exempt status for 501(c)3 organization and has federal income tax purposes: does not apply. Not long after we were as- chanic Arts. We also found Ciccarelli, and I accepted jobs 13. Publication Name: Post-Gazette an eighteen-member Board 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September of Directors, consisting pri- sembled, one of the deans out that the shop school was at Tewksbury High School, 29, 2010. climbed the steps to the located on Broadway in South he in the wood shop and me 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation: A Total No. marily of broadcasters and Copies: Average No. Copies Each Issue During stage and called us to atten- Boston and we were to com- in a drafting room, and there Preceding 12 Months: 1595 No. Copies of Single Issue other media professionals. Published Nearest to Filing Date: 1595. B. Paid and/ tion. He gave the call letters mute there one and a half we stayed for a year. or Requested Circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside- For info, visit www.mass nd County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 843. and numbers each of would days per week. What we I started the 2 year at the 2. Paid In-County Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: broadcastershof.org. None. 3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street have to respond to depending didn’t know was that the same school, but everything Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Congratulations and Best on what we were majoring school was built when Lin- they promised me to get me Distribution: None. 4. Other Classes Mailed Through Wishes to all! the USPS: None. C. Total Paid and/or Requested in. Seeing this assembly was coln was president and that to return was forgotten about, Circulation: 843. D. Free Distribution by Mail: Outside- Enjoy! County as Stated on Form 3541: 147. 2. In-County as for freshmen only, the letter it had been condemned a few and I didn’t have anything in Stated on Form 3541: None. 3. Other Classes Mailed (Be sure to visit Hilda Through the USPS: None. 4. Free Distribution Outside we had to remember was “F.” times, but was still in opera- writing. Within the first two the Mail: 555 E. Total Free Distribution: 702. F. Total Morrill’s gardening Web site, Distribution: 1545. G. Copies not Distributed: 50 www.bostongardens.com. In The dean called names fol- tion as a training facility for weeks, I received a call from H. Total: 1595. I. Percent Paid and/or Requested lowed by things like F1, En- shop teachers. the director of industrial arts Circulation 54%. addition to events covered and 16. This Statement of Ownership will be printed in the glish majors, F2 Math ma- A day or two later we began in the Boston schools, telling 10/1/10 issue of this publication. reported by the columnist, “The 17. I verify that all information furnished on this form jors, F3 History majors … attending Boston State, tak- me that he had a job for me. I is true and complete. I understand that anyone who Socially Set” is compiled from furnished false or misleading information on this form when he got to us, he called, ing our first academic gave a two week notice to the or who omits material or information requested on the various other sources such as form may be subject to criminal sanctions and/or civil “F20, industrial arts majors.” courses on campus and then Tewksbury School Depart- sanctions. news and press releases, Following instructions, Bob heading to South Boston to ment and returned to my own Pamela Donnaruma PRNewswire services, etc.) and I headed to a classroom check out the shops as our city and stayed there for the to be registered with all of the schedules indicated. next 43 years. other boys and men slated to We were greeted by four Unfortunately, I lost touch Fully Insured study industrial arts. There men, Mr. Staebner, the direc- with most of my classmates. Lic #017936 were 42 of us who sat in the tor, Mr. Hartnett, who would It is now 50 years later and room we were assigned to. A teach us machine shop, all but two of us are retired. Mr. Thornton introduced printing and graphic arts, Attempts to get all 21 of us himself as a new teacher Mr. Walker who would teach together for a reunion have who had just arrived from the us sheet metal and Mr. failed until recently. My old Heating & Air Conditioning mid west. He then began call- Ventura who specialized in friends Bob Pesce and Frank Sales, Service & Installation ing the names of the stu- woodworking and drafting. LaBollita have found all but dents on his list. Coming They gave us the rundown as one of the group. Added to this Ken Shallow from the mid west, the most to which of us would be tak- is the fact that we lost 4 617.593.6211 [email protected] difficult names he probably ing what course at what members, three vets and one had to pronounce were points in time and described who would have been my age. Smith, Jones, Brown or the shop courses. When I re- We have decided on a dinner Johnson. Much to his cha- turned home, Babbononno reunion and I understand 16 The Agency for all your Insurance Coverages grin, the first four names on wanted to know what the of us will be there which our list were Abruzzese, wood shop looked like and makes me feel good about the Christoforo, Ciccarelli and what I learned. I told him we event. Richard Settipane Civili. Of course, he butch- hadn’t started yet and he re- A dinner is planned for a Friday evening in November Insurance Services — FOR YOU WHO APPRECIATE THE FINEST — and I will be looking forward AUTO HOMEOWNERS TENANTS to seeing my old classmates. THE Unfortunately, when I return COMMERCIAL home neither Dad nor Babbo- Experience makes the difference Johnny Christy nonno will be there to ask me questions about my college SPECIALIST in RESTAURANT and BUSINESS POLICIES life or friends, like they did CALL TODAY FOR YOUR QUOTE 50 years ago. As I’ve said a few Orchestra times in past columns, “I’m 617-523-3456 - Fax 617-723-9212 now one of the old timers.” MUSIC FOR ALL I don’t have any complaints 1 Longfellow - Place Suite 2322 - Boston, MA 02114 OCCASIONS 781-648-5678 and will close… as usual with, Conveniently located with Free Parking “May GOD BLESS AMERICA.” Page 14 POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010

The time has come, the walrus said, NEWS BRIEFS TO TALK OF MANY THINGS (FROM ITALIAN of shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings NEWSPAPERS AND by Sal Giarratani OTHER PUBLICATIONS) WEST END October 8, 9 and 10 from 12 talized at Walter Reed Army Compiled by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco ANNUAL DINNER/DANCE noon to midnight at the Medical Center in Washing- The annual West End Din- church hall on Belgrade ton D.C. Her family and ner! Dance will be held this Street just outside friends have set up a benefit ITALIAN RESEARCHERS REWARDED AT THE WHITE year on October 22 at 7 PM Roslindale Square. For over account for her:’ HOUSE. One hundred young researchers recently received at the Irish American Club 30 years this festival has of- Breinne Travers Benefit Fund a reward at the White House, by President Obama for their at 177 West Street in fered Greek culture and South Shore Savings Bank success achieved in the field of Science and Technology. Malden. It will be a catered foods such as Souvlaki, 501 John Maher Highway Giologist Marisa Roberto, major researcher at the Scripps buffet with lots of great 40’s, Mousaka, baked lamb and Braintree, MA 02184 Research Institute, in California, and physicist Gianluigi 50’s and 60’s music by West great homemade Greek ALDO IANNI Ciovati, a researcher at the ‘Thomas Jefferson National End D.J. Butchie DeFraia. pastries. Live Greek music IS THE RIESI MAN Accelerator, in Virginia were among the winners of the Special guest appearance by All are welcome and admis- Recently, the Post-Gazette Presidential Early Career Awards. This award was estab- Boston funny guy Steve sion is free. For more, con- carried a nice little story on lished by President Bill Clinton in 1996, and it is a most Sweeney. tact 617-327-1983 and danc- Aldo Ianni from Riesi, Sicily. prestigious recognition, by the American Government, in If you or your family hailed ing nightly. For the last four years, Aldo favor of young researchers who are active in the United from the West End, you got IT’S COAKLEY VS. summers in the. North End States. The winners will receive financial support for their to be there. For tickets call McKENNA IN NOVEMBER and not only attends but as- researches, for a period of five years. Before the White my friend Bruno Roberto Attorney General Martha sists in putting together the House ceremony, the two Italian scholars met with the Ital- 781.526.0999. You don’t wan Coakley will not be getting St. Joseph’s Feast. Aldo has ian Ambassador to the United States, Giulio Terzi, who t to miss this West End tra- that free ride she thought come to both enjoy and love talked about the idea of organizing a network of all the Ital- dition. was coming. On Primary this feast to his favorite ian researchers who work in the United States. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAT Day, James P. McKenna, 49, saint. August and the North Gianluigi Ciovati received the price for his work on the Pat Capogreco just cel- a write-in candidate on the End has become an annual superconductors, which was financed by the American ebrated another birthday. Republican ballot, received event for Aldo. He is a mem- Department of Energy. Marisa Roberto, also a researcher, Without telling you how old more than 10,000 write-in ber of the San Giuseppe had her work supported financially by the US Department he is, just let me say the fol- votes and is now a ballot can- Society in Riesi. Their feast of Health, and was based on the effects of abusing alcoholic lowing. In the same year he didate. Let us hope that he is held at the same time in drinks, and drugs, on the brain function. was born, I was over at the can take on Coakley, de- August as ours in the North Army Base in South Boston mand debates and hope that End. As a member of the A DAMAGED HEART CAN BE … REPAIRED? It has been getting sworn into the U.S. she folds up again like she St. Joseph Society, we all experimented, with good, promising results, that a new Air Force. I also graduated did last January against US will be waiting for his return molecule, in the mice, capable of regenerating a damaged from Boston English that Senator Scott Brown. next summer. Aldo is the heart due to heart attack(s) and increase the effective, year too. Clint Eastwood was Coakley doesn’t really do man. subsequent transplantation of stem cells. This new mol- also the good in the “Good, that well when she actually CITY COUNCIL FUNDS ecule, the HBR, has shown the capability to regenerate the Bad and Ugly” spaghetti west- has an opponent to beat. She DOGGY MASKS heart right after an attack, by increasing the effectiveness ern. The Vietnam War was seemingly likes those unop- The Boston City Council on of subsequent transplantation of stem cells, and immedi- still raging with President posed November elections. September 15 authorized a ately reducing the cardiac cell mortality caused by the at- Johnson beginning to lose SUPPORTING $2,267 grant from WellPet tack and inducing the formation of new coronary vases along all credibility as a war presi- SERGEANT TRAVERS Corporation for the Boston with the addition of endogen stem cells. dent. Governor John A. Volpe I was over in Braintree the Fire Department to receive The study published by the Journal of Biological Chemis- was elected to his third term other day and heard about 35 pet oxygen masks. These try, was under the direction of Prof. Carlo Ventura, director in office. By now, the astute Sgt. Travers and thought I masks will arrive shortly. of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bio-Engineering out there already know how would pass along the follow- Another 25 masks from the of Stem Cells of the National Institute of Bio-structure and old Pat is. ing information. Sgt. Massachusetts Veterinary Bio-systems, a part of the Cardio-vascular Department of GREEK FESTIVAL IN Breinne Travers of the 379th Medical Association are also the University of Bologna. The research, a partnership of ROSLINDALE Engineers, 3rd Platoon re- on the way. public and private entities, was conducted in cooperation St. Nectarios Greek Ortho- ceived serious injuries in Don’t forget this Sunday with the Bioscience Institute –Cell Factory of San Marino, dox Church will be holding its Afghanistan on August 3, is the Roslindale parade and with Dr. Vincenzo Lionetti and Prof. Fabio Recchia of annual Greek festival on 2010. She’s currently hospi- which starts at 1 pm. the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the CNR (National Research Center), and the Sant’Anna School of Higher Edu- cation of Pisa, and Prof. Giannandrea Pasquinelli of the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Clinical Pathol- ogy of the University of Bologna. The molecule has regen- • News Briefs (Continued from Page 1) erated the heart of a rat which had been subjected to an Reid “Dreaming” of Are the Extremists him to an impressive victory experimental heart attack, by preserving the vitality of the Re-election Bid? Winning? on September 14. myocardic tissue, until the transplantation of the stem Senate Majority Leader According to a story on the However, I believe that cells. Harry Reid has slipped an Tea Party’s recent successes Norfolk County District At- It is important keep in mind that the scar caused by the amnesty plan for illegal im- at the polls, The Boston Metro torney William Keating heart attack began to disappear after the use of the migrants into a defense newspaper ran a news will win the November molecular therapy. funding bill. Apparently, the story with the sub-headline, election. If I were still living Senate Armed Services “National climate favoring in Quincy, US Rep. Bill Committee has allowed the extremists.” Delahunt’s successor would defense budget to become a The news story itself dealt be Bill Keating. I know the • Stirpe Nostra (Continued from Page 2) Christmas tree for political with the Tea Party victory in guy. He’s been a topnotch and the structural philoso- in use today. Many of them ornaments. Democrats ap- Delaware when conservative D.A. He’s also good at retail phy practiced by these road have been widened and re- parently see nothing wrong upstart Christine O’Donnell politics. He’s not afraid to builders remained valid for surfaced with asphalt or con- with using appropriation defeated US Rep. Michael step on toes. He’s a fighter. I about two thousand years, crete, but the base is still bills for U.S. troops in Af- Castle, R-Delaware, the trust him too. and was surpassed only with there, built to last for years ghanistan to attach riders Republican Party favorite. As a police officer for nearly the development of our mod- and years and years. Just pushing things that other- The final paragraph is a quarter-century, I have my ern reinforced concrete. like our expressways???? wise couldn’t pass a vote. apparently with the head- doubts about Perry and the Most of these roads and U.S. Senator Harry Reid, line writer got his headline. allegations concerning his many of the bridges are still NEXT ISSUE: Roman Villas D-Nevada has hung his or- However, this is the final actions where serving down nament, the DREAM Act leg- paragraph, “The Tea Party on the Cape as a police of- islation. U.S. Sen. Lindsay platform of limited govern- ficer. He denies he did any- Graham, R-Florida said to ment, lower spending and thing wrong. Even Malone • Tim Cahill (Continued from Page 5) bring up a defense bill and opposition to Obama has used Perry’s record as a po- puts people first — every created positive results. It’s put the DREAM Act on it “is proven a good match with the lice officer against him. Dur- decision he makes he con- rewarding.” The real reason very offensive.” public mood this year.” Lim- ing Keating’s victory speech, siders the impact to the tax- Tim Cahill is running for Reid is in a doozy of a fight ited government. Lower Officer Jeff Perry resurfaced payer and the small busi- Governor is this, he wants in November against the Re- spending. Criticism of too. ness owner. to apply his experience and publican Senate candidate Obama. Does this sound like Those Tea Party supporters There are times when I proven success in the Trea- Sharron Angle and he must the words of any political ex- of his obviously didn’t care question him on why he surer’s Office to the rest of think by offering amnesty to tremist? about his days as a would want to be an elected state government. Truly the children of illegals via the Keating Will Win police officer but the wider official, especially when I make a difference for all of DREAM Act, he can court fa- in the 10th District voting bloc that will turn out read comments like the one us. vor with the Latino vote. I was shocked that in in November may not be that made by “Mrs. Murphy.” His I always tell Tim that The Dream Act has been the GOP primary for the US kind to him. We shall see. answer to me is usually this: politicians should not kicking around the Senate Congress in the 10th District Former Quincy Mayor Jim “I do this because I love what make promises. But that floor for seven years now and that Jeffrey Perry had a Sheets will be on the ballot I do. I can help make Mas- doesn’t mean I can’t. So never gets close to passing landslide victory over Joe for US Congress on Election sachusetts a better place for here is my promise to you: on its own merits. This is Malone (69 to 31 percent). I Day as an Independent can- people to live. We have the When Tim Cahill is elected another reason where Ne- thought the race would be didate. He’s sounding more best team in state govern- Governor, he will serve vada voters need to send far more competitive. Perry conservative than Perry and ment in the Treasurer’s Of- you well and you will be Harry Reid packing this com- apparently taped into the can only hurt Republican fice and our work has always proud. ing November. Tea Party crowd who carried chances. BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Page 15

• Thinking Out Loud (Continued from Page 4) the middle of the 19th cen- three towns. The wealthy EXTRA Innings tury and were often victim- town, the project town and ized by anti-Catholic activ- the rest of Charlestown long- by Sal Giarratani ists. Eventually, the activ- ing for the old days. ists started becoming irrel- The Hollywood image of A Special Night at likewise at 18-8 with a 3.06 shear luck alone. evant “and the Irish started Charlestown is one full of Yankee Stadium ERA. Two bright spots in a The Cy Young Award is los- outnumbering them. Then, thugs speaking like the September 20 was a rotation of lost hopes. Mean- ing its luster as getting wins the Irish took to politics. Kennedys. Did the thugs ex- special night at Yankee while, Jon Papelbon as of seems to be taking a back They reveled in it as they did ist and the answer is yes Stadium. Not because they September 21 was 5-6 with seat to other starts. Last back home. They started they did. But the center beat the Rays 8-6 but be- a 3.92 ERA. Not that good for year, Tim Lincecum of the running and getting elected stage of the community has cause they honored George a closer. I keep seeing Bard’s SF Giants won only 15 to office. In 1946, when a always been strong families Steinbrenner with a monu- name in my head as the games and won the award in young Jack Kennedy decided who survive everything with ment in the outfield. He new closer. the National League while to run for a US Congress seat a sense of humor will now join Miller Huggins Meanwhile, two rookie Kansas City’s Zack Greinke which included Charles- When in 1976, a friend of (1932), Lou Gehrig (1941), pitchers had great years. As won 16 games. This year, town, he tapped political mine took me to a tough Babe Ruth (1949), Mickey of September 21, NY Yan- Seattle’s Felix Hernandez is leaders from Charlestown looking bar room in Charles- Mantle (1996) and Joltin’ Joe kees’ Phil Hughes is 17-8 12-12 and leading the A.L. in for his campaign team. He town and warned me not to DiMaggio (1999). with an OUCH 4.31 ERA and innings pitched, strike outs won of course because look anyone directly in the Also, during the Yankees- the Rockies’ Ubaldo Jimenez and ERA but should a .500 Charlestown had the best eyes; I knew why he told me. Rays game that followed, is 19-6 with an amazing pitcher win the Cy Young political minds around. Most The beer did taste good but Derek Jeter had two hits and 2.84. ERA. Award? Mussina probably of that crew is gone today my eyes were always scan- two runs scored. With those Pitching Philosophy thinks yes but I say no. The but recently I did bump into ning my environs. I remem- two runs, he tied Mickey from the Mound Cy Young guy should be the former state Rep. Gerry ber another time when Mantle for third place on the Mike Mussina once said guy who wins lots of games Doherty who was part of that there was a shooting inside All-Time Yankees list at according to a recent news- for his team getting them 1946 JFK political crew. He a Charlestown bar with one 1,667, trailing only Babe paper article that the best into post-season. Pitching represents a proud past of toilet stall. When the cops Ruth at 1,959 and Lou pitchers win half their the most innings doesn’t Charlestown. asked for witnesses, twenty- Gehrig at 1,888. games. get you the Cy Young, win- Of course, forced busing four customers were all on 2010: Mussina who did very well ning games should. Last year changed the Town. When bathroom breaks at the The Boston Dead Sox as both a Baltimore Orioles CC Sabathia won 19 games Judge Garrity ordered those same time. These are the The Boston Red Sox wasted and NY Yankees starter for the NY Yankees and buses to move children stories that make the leg- everyone’s time this sea- pitched for 18 seasons and lost out to Greinke. This out of Charlestown to schools end of Charlestown that Hol- son playing like the New won 270 games in 536 ca- year, he’s a 20 game win- in other neighborhoods, it lywood attempts to bloat up England Patriots did in the reer starts. He really be- ner. If the Yankees win the brought community defiance even further. second half of the Septem- lieved in the potent power of al East and CC loses out to life. I remember back in I don’t like stereotype ber 19 game against the New luck both the good and bad again, there’s a great injus- the Seventies when Powder- Townies but saying that, I York Jets. variety. To him, no matter tice taking place. I don’t care keg was the voice of the also remember one year liv- A Few Baseballs Pitched how much bad luck you get how good Hernadez is, a Town’s opposition to busing. ing in Quincy back in the Clay Buchhotz so far has into, things usually even .500 pitcher shouldn’t beat a I was part of that anti-bus- Nineties when I took my finished the season for the out. They did for him. 20 game winner. If it does, ing movement and was little daughter at the time Red Sox with a 16-7 record Mussina thinks he was the award becomes mean- proud to stand with other out for trick or treating and and a 2.39 ERA. Jon Lester owed those 270 wins by ingless Townies who always had I dressed up in a Celtics your back. jacket wearing a ghoul face In 1951, that same defi- mask and an orange “Cat in • Top 10 Unfinished Business (Continued from Page 1) ance returned when Propo- the Hat” hat. When my sition 2.5 started closing neighbors asked me what I elected himself. spending. The entire federal (GSP) and the Andean Trade down firehouses across the was dressed as, I said “a 2. Create Jobs: President government has been run- Preference Act (ATPA) before city. When City Hall an- Charlestown bank robber.” Obama’s $862 stimulus bill ning all year on the 2009 they expire at the end of the nounced that Engine 50 on Actor Ben Afflect likes do- — which was supposed to budget resolution. The in- year. The chamber, which Winthrop Street would close, ing these dark movies about jumpstart the economy and ability of Pelosi and Reid to represents small busi- the neighborhood took con- life in Boston neighborhoods. create jobs — has been an get enough votes to pass nesses’ interests in Wash- trol of the firehouse and oc- However, there is more to epic failure. Unemployment their budget is indicative of ington, wrote to members of cupied it for nearly one Charlestown than Affleck in the U.S. remains over 9% the unpopularity of their big- Congress that “GSP boosts month and held the Engine talking like a Kennedy with and unemployment claims government spending poli- the competitiveness of U.S. 50 apparatus hostage. The that phony Boston accent. It went up again in August, cies. The U.S. economy is a manufacturers and lowers firehouse got re-opened and is as phony as pretending proving that Obama’s “Sum- mess, and the Democrats the cost of consumer goods only because Townies fought hoods are anything but mer of Recovery” was merely can’t even pass a budget to for American families. A hard for what they believed. hoods. And that Charlestown political rhetoric. To create plan for spending. chamber study found that Of course, the Town had is nothing but a neighbor- jobs, the Congress must cut 4. Appropriations Bills: moving GSP imports from its troubles. There was An- hood of hoods. Perhaps, taxes and government man- The Democratic-controlled the docks to the retail gel Dust as a threat. Yes, someday, Ben Affleck should dates (like ObamaCare) on Congress has not passed any shelves supports tens of there were bank robbers and do a movie about something small businesses owners, of the 12 annual appropria- thousands of U.S. jobs.” before them gangsters who he actually knows, like life who will then start hiring tions bills for fiscal 2011. 6. Stop the EPA: The En- made headlines dying in the in the Peoples Republic of again. Even though Reid’s Not. One. Instead, they have vironmental Protection Sixties. However, there was Cambridge and stay off the home state of Nevada has passed continuing resolu- Agency (EPA) is planning to the neighborhood that held Mary Gilmore Bridge to the highest unemployment tions, which are basically bypass Congress and dictate itself together against the Charlestown. rate in the country, he just stop-gap measures to keep rules to curb carbon gas threat of urban renewal. squanders his leadership the government from shut- emission. Prominent Demo- There was a newspaper position. ting down while the bills are founded by Jim and Gloria LEGAL NOTICE 3. Make A Budget: The withering in committees. LEGAL NOTICE congressional Democrats 5. Trade: The Chamber of Conway which became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts neighborhood’s voice, and of The Trial Court and President Obama have Commerce is urging Con- The Trial Court course, the paper was called Middlesex Probate and Family Court not passed a budget this year gress to renew the General- Suffolk Probate and Family Court 208 Cambridge Street to determine government ized System of Preferences 24 New Chardon Street the Patriot. Because Charles- Cambridge, MA 02141 P.O. Box 9667 town was patriot territory Docket No. MI10P4262EA Boston, MA 02114 where folks always stood to- In the Estate of LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Docket No. SU10P2024EA gether against threats to the CHARLES MOSESIAN In the Estate of Late of WATERTOWN, MA 02472 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts HELEN A. SACCO well being of the Town. Date of Death July 27, 2010 The Trial Court The Trial Court Late of E. BOSTON, MA 02128-1010 Gentrification in the late NOTICE OF PETITION Middlesex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court Date of Death September 4, 2010 70s and early 80s scared FOR PROBATE OF WILL 208 Cambridge Street 208 Cambridge Street NOTICE OF PETITION Townies because if the price To all persons interested in the above Cambridge, MA 02141 Cambridge, MA 02141 FOR PROBATE OF WILL captioned estate, a petition has been pre- was wrong, they were gone. Docket No. MI10P4296EA Docket No. MI10P4424EA To all persons interested in the above sented requesting that a document purport- captioned estate, a petition has been Property values soared and ing to be the last will and First Codicil of In the Estate of In the Estate of JOHN B FLYNN MARIAN CHETWYNDE presented requesting that a document pur- many second and third gen- said decedent be proved and allowed and porting to be the last will of said decedent that CHARLEEN ONANIAN of Weston, MA Late of WATERTOWN, MA 02472 Late of SOMERVILLE, MA 02144 eration Townies were forced Date of Death March 26, 2004 Date of Death February 14, 2010 be proved and allowed and that CAROL A. and ELAINE MOSESIAN of Boston, MA be SACCO of E. Boston, MA be appointed to move out to more afford- appointed executor/trix, named in the will to NOTICE OF PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION FOR executrix, named in the will to serve able communities. The serve Without Surety FOR APPOINTMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, ADMINISTRATOR To all persons interested in the above three Catholic parishes IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE To all persons interested in the captioned estate, a petition has been YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE turned into two and today, A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT above captioned estate, a petition has presented requesting that JACK RICE of A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT there is no parochial school AT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TEN been presented requesting that Somerville, MA or some other suitable AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON person be appointed administrator of said in the Town. Charlestown DAVID J FLYNN of Watertown, MA or some O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) OCTOBER 18, 2010. other suitable person be appointed admin- estate to serve Without Surety. ON OCTOBER 21, 2010. today is a tale of two maybe In addition, you must file a written affidavit istrator of said estate to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, In addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TEN is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on mo- AT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON day (or such other time as the court, on Small Ads tion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON OCTOBER 25, 2010. motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16. October 19, 2010. WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI, in accordance with Probate Rule 16. WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI, WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI, First Justice of this Court. WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT, Get Big Results First Justice of this Court. First Justice of this Court. Date: September 27, 2010 First Justice of this Court. Date: September 20, 2010 For more information, Date: September 21, 2010 Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Date: September 20, 2010 Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Richard Iannella, Register of Probate call 617-227-8929. RunDate10/1/10 Run date: 10/1/10 Run date: 10/1/10 Run date: 10/1/10 Page 16 BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 2010

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB

CORNER TALK by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr. by Richard Preiss

TED’S FINALE AT FENWAY league while the members of — It was 50 years ago that the fourth estate felt that Ted Williams played his last coach Ted Donato’s team major league baseball game would wind up even worse — for the Boston Red Sox. The selecting them to finish 10th. date was September 28, 1960 Sounds like there’s a lot of — a weekday — with just bulletin board material there 10,484 fans in attendance to to motivate the team. Maybe watch the lowly Sox play the the Crimson will have the last season’s final home game at laugh at the league tourna- Fenway against the Balti- ment set for Atlantic City in more Orioles. March. You never know. There was a brief ceremony Harvard opens its season at before the game. But what home in early November, remains as the main mem- hosting Union on Novem- World Champion Tony DeMarco, Danny Long, Jack ory for most people is that ber 5 and Rensselaer on Monroe, Mike Silver, Iron Mike Pusateri and Ring 4 Williams hit a homer in final November 6. Archrival Yale President Bobby Franklin. major league at bat — a shot comes to Cambridge on Janu- Referee Ed Fitzgerald and to dead center in the eighth ary 8. The Crimson travel to Ring 4 Boston, at the 2010 fighter Meg Beatty. Meg’s inning. New Haven for a rematch on Hall of Fame Banquet. Here entered in the upcoming The memorable four-bagger February 4. are Ring 4 President Bobby Rocky Marciano Tourna- came off Baltimore hurler ANOTHER FOOTBALL Franklin, Past President ment at Anthony’s of Jack Fisher but didn’t provide SCHOOL ADDS HOCKEY — Mickey Finn and Mary th Malden on October 15 . the win. That would come in That would be Penn State Nelson. Master of Ceremo- the bottom of the ninth when which will add men’s and nies Fred Barry of Milton did Brother in Boxing Award to the Sox rallied for two more women’s hockey to its list of a fine job at the microphone. Gardner Brooks, Clem tallies and won 5-4. varsity sports in 2012, about There’s World Champion Crowley Award to Bobby Williams decided not to ac- a year before a new $75 mil- Tony DeMarco and his wife Franklin, Buddy Hayes company the team to New lion arena is opened on cam- Dottie. Head table of alumni Award to John O’ Brien, Al York for a closing three-game pus. Penn State has had club and several authors. “Hot Clemente Award to Danny series with the Yankees, teams for years playing in a Shots and Heavy Hits, by New Long, Humanitarian Award choosing instead to go out on small facility but the move to England Boxing Champion to Jerry Huston. 2010 Hall of top with his last at bat result- full Division I varsity status Paul Doyle, Co-battler of Fame Inductees: Joe “Medi- ing in a homer. The Sox fin- will bring a total upgrade. “Fight of the 21st Century” cine Ball” Wright, John ished in seventh place in the In addition to the new Mickey Ward who the movie “Buddy” Ford and Al Gavin Jr. eight-team American League arena that will house two ice “The Fighter” starring Mark Ring 4 Champion of the Year that year. surfaces and sit about 6,000 Walberg is about, Ted Sares Former many year Ring 4 Award presented to Mike Sil- THEY ARE NUMBER 1 — As for hockey, an endowment Author of “Boxing is my Sanc- Boston President Mickey ver. In attendance are: from the college hockey season will be created to fund 38 Finn. Awarded for his many Gentlemen’s Gym JP Boxing counts down to its openers on scholarships (18 for the contributions. Club Kevin Kelleher. Massa- Columbus Day Weekend, de- men’s team and 20 for the chusetts State Auditor Joe fending national champion women’s team) as the Nittany tuary,” IBRO publisher Dan DeNucci endorsed State Au- Boston College is ranked the Lions become the sixth Big Couco, Ring 4 President ditor Candidate Suzanne M. No. 1 team in America, ac- Ten School to offer the popu- Bobby Franklin, World Cham- Bump, with husband Paul cording to the USA Today/USA lar sport. The move will make pion John O’Brien, exercise McDevitt. From New York is Hockey Magazine poll. Penn State the second larg- guru Joe “Medicine Ball” Matt Farrago VBA of NY, Ring The Eagles, coming off their est school in the country by Wright, 1960 Olympic Gold 8 New York. There’s Ted 29-10-3 national champion- overall undergraduate enroll- Medalist Wilbert Skeeter Sares son Matt Sares. Jimbo ship season, captured 28 first ment to offer hockey, second McClure, New Bedford Curran of South Boston, Pho- place votes to earn the top only to Ohio State in that re- Trainer and promoter Jerry tographer Richard Hand spot in the preseason poll, sig- gard. Houston, Co-Fighter of “Fight whose photos are used in nificantly ahead of the Uni- Penn State will play an of the 20th Century” World this article. World title con- versity of North Dakota which independent schedule for the Champion Tony DeMarco, tender Iron Mike Pusateri, placed second. first two years of varsity sta- and Author of “The Arc of Joe Possidento, Jack Monroe, Other New England schools tus before deciding on a con- Boxing” Mike Silver. Bag- Kevin McMurry and Dottie in the top 15 include Yale (5th), ference. One possibility is for piper Luke McFadden, pre- DeMarco. Also at this gath- Maine (7th) UNH (8th) and 2009 the Big Ten schools that offer Ring 4 Boston Awarded, pared us for the festivities. ering from Fight City Lowell national champion Boston hockey to form a Big Ten “For his Loyalty to his Ring 4 Awards 2010 pre- are battlers Raymond Hebert, University (14th). Hockey League. The Big Ten Brothers in Boxing” sented; Brother in Boxing Gardner Brooks, Dick BC returns 17 lettermen already has its own TV net- awarded Gardner Brooks. Award for Jackie Brady, McInnis (Florida), Bob from last year’s title team as work and reportedly would Soucier. Bobby Bower of Hyde it attempts a run for a fifth love to add hockey to its broad- Park. Jim Melvin. Fighter national championship. The cast offerings. Another would Meg Beatty of Brighton, who’ll school has won four in school be for the Nittany Lions to be battling in the upcoming history and three under cur- join an existing hockey Rocky Marciano Tourna- rent head coach Jerry York. conference. ment. We’re in good hands, The Eagles will open the Sure to be much sought with protectors of American season at Northeastern on after jobs, coaching searches Freedom with Marine: Don October 9 and then travel to will begin next year. There Greene, Ed Grenke who the University of Denver for should be plenty of candidates served with Marine Brian two games — on October 15 with New England hockey in McNeeley, Richard Hand, Joe and 16. Denver is ranked 11th their backgrounds that will Marques, Mickey Finn, Jerry in the preseason poll. BC fit the bill. Huston. Also in attendance then visits Notre Dame on PROVIDENCE BRUINS — are others who have worn a October 23 before returning With so many of the players uniform. Military and/or law to Conte Forum for the Octo- that started camp in Boston enforcement and protectors ber 29 home opener against being assigned to Providence, of humanity: Dick Flaherty, Merrimack. Prior to that it’s worth reminding folks Jimmy Connors, Ed Casey, game the Eagles will raise that the B’s top minor league Bobby Bower, Tommy Mar- their national championship affiliate plays a full schedule tini, Ed Fitzgerald, Skeeter banner as a salute to last of American Hockey League McClure, Paul Doyle, John season’s championship team. games within an easy drive O’Brien, Joe Feeney, Danny HARVARD PICKED FOR of the Boston area — particu- Long. Others in attendance HARD TIMES — While BC rev- larly communities south and are: George Sterrian, Dan els in its number 1 preseason west of the Hub. Boyle, Buddy Sunners, Carlos selection, across the Charles Providence plays the bulk of Garcia, Richard Torsney and there’s a lot less to be happy its home games on Friday his great young son Joe about. The ECAC held its nights and Sunday after- Torsney. Fighters, out of New hockey media day recently noons. The season opening Bedford are: Jimmy Connors, in Atlantic City and the game for Providence is set for Heavyweight Eddie Casey, Crimson did not fare too well October 8 when the Spring- and Joe Marques. A good with either the league’s field Falcons visit the state gathering of fighters here. coaches or with media mem- capital of Rhode Island. There Others of our great world of bers who cover the league. are home games just about boxing are here too. I’ll tell The coaches picked Harvard every weekend right through you this? I had a great time. to finish seventh in the April 10.