Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” Volume 37 Issue 41 Thursday, October 8, 2020 50¢ One last Mass, then St. Matthew Church is shuttered after 97 years of services By Bill Forry The combined parish will now gather exclusively at Editor the St. Angela church building on Blue Hill Avenue in St. Matthew Church has closed its doors, appar- Mattapan Square for liturgies, funerals, marriages, ently forever. The building on Stanton Street in and other services. Dorchester, which has been a worship space for Fr. Paul Soper, a priest who runs the Archdiocese Catholics since 1923, held its final Mass last Sunday, of Boston’s pastoral planning office, said that a group according to the Archdiocese of Boston. of parishioners along with their pastor, Rev. Garcia The move comes three months after St. Matthew Breneville, made the decision recently. It went into and St. Angela parishes— both with predominantly effect on Oct. 1, he said. Haitian congregations in recent years— merged to “The decision to move to a single church was made form a single new entity, Our Lady of Carmel parish. (Continued on page 15) Covid ‘uptick’ ongoing concern in Boston, says Walsh; Dot areas noted

By Katie Trojano during a Oct. 2 press availabil- Reporter Staff ity outside of City Hall. During a week in which Walsh had a crisp reaction the nation absorbed the news to the outbreak of the corona- that the president and the virus at the White House: “If first lady had tested positive he can get it with all of the for Covid-19, Mayor Walsh protections around him, it just warned that Bostonians must shows that no one is safe and continue to be vigilant about anyone can get it.” viral spread, noting that here Boston officials have been has been “an uptick in the closely monitoring the city’s city over the last few weeks,” positive rate and trends, the with two Dorchester zip codes mayor said. On Oct. 1, he faring especially poorly. noted, the city’s positive test “We’ve seen it and talked rate had climbed to 3.5 percent about it here and we need to – an increase from 2.7 percent do all we can and stay focused last week, with Dorchester’s on what we can do to keep the 02125 and 02121 zip codes Savin Hill-based artist Robyn Thompson-Duong painted a utility box downtown last week as activity rate down,” he urged (Continued on page 12) part of Tasteful Boston, a new public art installation celebrating Boston’s food culture. See story, Page 7. Photo courtesy Downtown Boston Business Improvement District Gallivan pot shop siting In Boston, SBA chief checks out getting push-back from effects of small biz loans, and cites Ashmont-Adams civic By Katie Trojano terers Union Hall on Minot Reporter Staff St. and many spoke in opposi- role banks played in PPP outlays A proposal to site a tion to the project, which was By Katie Trojano 3,000-square-foot retail can- generally well received by the Reporter Staff nabis store in a key commer- Cedar Grove Civic Association The head of the US Small Business Adminis- cial building in Adams Corner in their virtual meeting last tration (SBA) visited Boston last week to meet was the topic of contention week. with some of the people who received loans from during an in-person meet- Preliminary plans for the the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which ing of the Ashmont-Adams Dorchester facility would in- pumped more than $14 billion into 110,000 Neighborhood Association last clude a retail site in the build- businesses in the city of Boston. Thursday evening. ing at 540 Gallivan Blvd. that One of the stops made by SBA Administrator The proposal by CNA Stores, currently houses Supreme Jovita Carranza, was CommonWealth Kitchen, Inc., a company based in Liquors, Boston Sports Club, a a non-profit on Quincy Street in Dorchester Amesbury, MA, is the latest dental office and the specialty that uses shared kitchen space and functions in a series in Dorchester, but clothing retailer College Hype. as a launchpad to assist aspiring chefs and food SBA administrator Jovita Carranza speaks the first for the Adams Cor- The cannabis shop would be industry entrepreneurs – the majority of whom with a chef at Commonwealth Kitchen. ner-Neponset neighborhood. located in the basement lev- are women and immigrants of color. Katie Trojano photo About 50 people gathered el— next to College Hype’s Jen Faigel, executive director of Common- Before March, Commonwealth Kitchen in the parking lot of the Plas- (Continued on page 13) Wealth Kitchen, told Carranza that the PPP housed 55 businesses, 75 percent of which were loan “honestly saved our operation and provided owned by women and/or people of color, and us with really important funding because we a third of which were started by immigrants. All contents rely on revenue from our businesses to cover our Now, according to Faigel, about a third have © 2020 costs. It also allowed us to waive fees for all of been able to resume operations. those businesses, and so we didn’t have to put The PPP program, established by the CARES Boston them into further debt so that we could pay our Act and distributed through partnerships with Neighborhood own bills. That has helped us create a better local banks, helps small businesses cover pay- News, Inc. situation for them and our recovery strategy.” (Continued on page 14)

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Police have asked that “anyone with in- Health Care Financing, portation bills. formation relative to this investigation to contact was removed from the Before he was removed Boston Police Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470.” small group negotiating from the conference ••• a long-awaited health committee Thursday, A man was arrested early last Friday morning care compromise with Cullinane was one of (Oct. 2) on Adams Street after a traffic stop turned the Senate last Thurs- three representatives up two illegally owned guns and over 500 rounds of day and the reason soon negotiating with the ammunition in the vehicle he was driving. became clear: Cullinane Senate to try to find According to a police report, State Trooper Rudy has a lobbying job lined a compromise to bills Tryon was on patrol at 12:45 a.m. when he observed up. (S 2796 and H 4916) a Honda Accord with both license plate lights not The Dorchester Dem- Rep. Dan Cullinane, who represents the 12th Suffolk that each branch passed working and stopped the vehicle. The driver, Mi- ocrat did not run for district, did not seek re-election in 2020. to support community chael Williams, 40, of Chelsea, was found to have a reelection this year and Sam Doran/SHNS photo hospitals, address tele- suspended license. announced late Thurs- sation in 2019 and its announce any intention health access issues, and As officers called for a tow truck and began to day morning that he roster of clients includes to leave office early. more. The House named search the car, Williams fled the scene but was will go to work for the Allstate Insurance Com- His announcement Rep. John Mahoney, later apprehended and subdued in a backyard on lobbying firm Kearney, pany, Amazon.com Ser- said he will “stay in office a Worcester Democrat Adams Street. Donovan & McGee as vices, Beth Israel Dea- through the November who chairs the Public Searching the vehicle, Tryon located in the center soon as his elected term coness Medical Center, election in order to finish Health Committee, to console a loaded handgun and assault-style pistol ends in January. Comcast, Massachusetts open constituent ser- replace Cullinane on the along with over 500 rounds of ammunition. Wil- “KDM is an outstand- Brewers Guild, Liber- vices cases, to ensure the conference panel. liams was booked and charged with two counts of ing firm that delivers for ty Mutual Insurance, 12th Suffolk District has In 2018, the House and possession of an unlicensed firearm, three counts its clients. I am thrilled Partners HealthCare a voice and a vote should Senate each passed their of possession of a large capacity weapon or feeding to become part of KDM System, Novartis, and any general legislative or own attempts at an over- device, possession of ammunition without an FID and to bring the same en- National Grid, accord- budgetary matters arise, haul of health care laws card, and resisting arrest. ergy, drive and passion ing to the firm’s 2019 and to help facilitate but legislators failed to ••• for people, and policy disclosure. a seamless transition find common ground to solutions, to their team Among the firm’s lob- as State Representa- hold on to the insurance as I brought to work byists is another former tive-Elect Brandy Fluker access gains achieved each and every day I had Boston lawmaker: An- Oakley prepares to take since Gov. Mitt Romney the honor of represent- thony Petruccelli of East office.” signed a universal access ing the communities of Boston resigned from the He did not immedi- law in 2006. Since then, Dorchester, Mattapan, Senate in 2016 to go work ately respond to an costs have continued Hyde Park and Milton,” for Kearney, Donovan & email asking whether to grow and the state’s Cullinane wrote. McGee. he intends to resign massive MassHealth Kearney, Donovan & Though he referred from office between the program grew to con- McGee was one of eight to his time as state rep- November election and sume about 40 percent of lobbying firms to top $2 resentative in the past the January end of the all state spending. million total compen- tense, Cullinane did not term - a period when

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By Chris Lisinski Once complete, the newer and contract is complete. State House larger trains should add about Before the delay, the T found News Service 85,000 seats to the T’s core several problems with the new The long-awaited trans- subway system. vehicles. In September 2019, formation of commuting on They will also allow the a door leaf opened while a the Red Line or the Orange MBTA to run service more train was in motion, prompt- Line will require an even frequently, which could re- ing the agency to take the longer wait. MBTA officials duce delays and crowding, by trains offline for several days. announced Monday that the cutting the headways between The MBTA then pulled them all-new full fleets set to re- trains from six minutes to from service in November 2019 place decades-old trains on four-and-a-half minutes on the due to a faulty pad interface both lines will arrive at least a Orange Line and from four- and again in March after year behind schedule, pushing and-a-half minutes to three inspectors found a problem back major improvements to minutes on the Red Line. with the bolsters. the system’s capacity and the That goal has also been MBTA officials have recom- frequency of service. pushed back as a result of the mended slicing $60 million to Under its contract with manufacturing delay. Gonne- $255 million from spending Chinese manufacturer CRRC, ville said the T now expects to on services in fiscal 2021 the MBTA expected to have a achieve the shorter headways and 2022 to help manage complete fleet of new Orange by summer 2023 for the Or- a COVID-inflicted budget Line cars delivered on a rolling ange Line and winter 2024 for shortfall, targeting routes State officials and members of the press got a look at one of the Red Line. with low ridership potential basis by January 2022 and a the new Orange Line cars Aug. 14, 2019, before the first new fleet of new Red Line cars by set of cars was launched into general service. However, because of the roll- and a smaller portion of September 2023. The Orange Chris Lisinski/SHNS/File photo ing delivery schedule, enough “transit-critical” riders for Line delivery is now projected trains should arrive to run the steepest cuts. T staff to wrap up 15 months late and CRRC starts production in experiencing in pre-pandemic existing levels of service with plan to present options for arrive in April 2023, while the China and ships components times.” all-new fleets by spring 2022 comprehensive, line-by-line Red Line set is running a year to Massachusetts for final CRRC delivers the new vehi- on the Orange Line and winter changes on Nov. 2, then open late and is expected to be done assembly, but the company cles in batches, and the MBTA 2023 on the Red Line, he said. a month-long public feedback in September 2024. experienced issues at its fa- has so far received 24 Orange Most of the infrastructure period before the Fiscal and “From the MBTA stand- cility in Springfield ranging Line cars with two additional work the T is conducting to pre- Management Control Board point, we are obviously not from material availability to pairs set to arrive this month. pare for the transformation, reaches a final decision on Dec. happy about the schedule,” staffing and training, Gon- Three trains featuring all-new including signal upgrades 7. “Some of these decisions said MBTA Deputy General neville told the Fiscal and cars are in passenger service and construction of testing we are making will require a Manager Jeff Gonneville. Management Control Board. after the first one launched in facilities, remains on schedule, significant amount of time to “We are not happy about the The pandemic has exacer- August 2019. officials said Monday. put into operation, to put into delays and the impact it has bated those issues, Gonneville On the Red Line, six pilot The MBTA may seek finan- flight, so that we can realize to our customers, but also the said, prompting CRRC to shut cars have arrived and are cial recourse to account for the some of the savings in next impact it has to our employees. down the Springfield facility being tested, but that process delay. Its contract with CRRC year’s budget,” MBTA Gen- We will have to maintain our in March and reduce capacity was also delayed due to the includes language requiring eral Manager Steve Poftak fleet for longer than we were when it reopened in late May. pandemic, Gonneville said. the company to pay $500 per said during a Monday board anticipating having to do as a “At the heart of the issue has The first new Red Line train day for each car that is deliv- meeting. “I think it’s import- result of this.” been production output from set should start passenger ered late – potentially repre- ant that we do this with a The projects, which together CRRC’s Springfield facility,” service by the end of the year, senting hundreds of thousands pretty deliberate tempo so we cost almost $2 billion, aim to Gonneville said. “The most he added. or millions of dollars. hit our Dec. 7 date to make replace the aging Orange and recent delays from the pan- The project has been an Gonneville said officials many of these — what I fully Red Line fleets with bigger demic have only compounded often-touted accomplishment “certainly do intend” to ex- acknowledge are really diffi- groups of brand-new vehicles. some earlier issues CRRC was for the Baker administration. amine that option once the cult decisions.”

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The launch of the on Wednesday of this “They’ll get guided “When the doors open virtual Today’s Vote in week after being closed tours and facilitated and they walk in, we the Classroom program since mid-March due to programs with our fan- start to address them is in tandem with an- the pandemic. tastic educators,” added as “Senator” because it’s other new website and Caroline Angel Burke, Burke, “so it will be a nice important to kind of get series of resources called the Institute’s Vice Pres- conversation to have, into the role, and people JustVote.org, aimed at ident of Education, Visi- and what better time to really do transform. providing a nonpartisan A replica of the Senate chamber is a feature of the tor Experience & Collec- have that conversation? They start to see that space where people can Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, tions, told the Reporter There is no more critical being an elected official find out about regis- which reopened to the public in limited fashion on the institute is “excited” time for our nation than has a real responsibility, tering to vote and the Oct. 7. Dan Sheehan photo to reopen with a host of right now to learn about but it’s also possible for history of voting. month ahead of a pivotal of general civic engage- new safety precautions, the importance of democ- you to do that — it is for “Here at the Institute election. ment, and civics weren’t and emphasized that its racy and participation.” you.” there’s a rich, deep set of “We see it as even really seen as being civics-based program- The in-person experi- Recently, the institute resources that looks at more critical now to be important in school and ming and education ence at the EMK Insti- launched a new website historic and contempo- connecting with young STEM was all the rage,” resources have crucial tute will be slightly dif- (todaysvote.org) with rary issues around vot- people, first time voters, she said. importance in today’s ferent, as touchscreens resources for educators ing,” explained Burke. and voters that have felt “Yet he saw that civic day and age. and tablets have been around the country to “So things like gerry- disenfranchised in the participation was plum- “Things definitely removed and exhibits conduct the Today’s Vote mandering and voter past, and hopefully re- meting because people have changed for us, as altered to create a one- role-play programming suppression and voter inspire them to see that didn’t really understand with any cultural institu- way flow for patrons. in their own classrooms. fraud – things that pop their voices do matter, why they had to do it, tion,” said Burke. “Face The popular “Today’s The website launch is up in the news a lot – and they do count,” said what they had to do, how coverings are mandatory Vote” program, a facili- the culmination of a two- there’s a huge amount Burke, pointing to a city they could get involved, for all visitors and we’re tated role-play activity year project funded by of history behind that, council race last year how it really was their making sure they’re in which students take the Institute of Museum and it’s really important that saw Councillor Julia right to get involved. social distancing from on the role of senators and Library Services, that voters understand Mejia win by a single So when we opened the other visitors in pods and in the institute’s replica a federal agency that that history, because vote. doors in 2015 we felt making sure everything Senate Chamber, has transforms services in it helps them not only As the institute re- like, yes, we’re here to is fully sanitized after been modified for 30 house and makes them to understand why it sumes its programming provide this amazing every tour so that ev- senators instead of the accessible across the is so important to vote, in both in-person and experience for kids. In erything is totally clean. usual 100. country. but also to see how the virtual formats, Burke the past five years things We’ve, of course, had to In the mock setup, “We’re happy to be patterns of expansion said she feels an even have changed so much, limit our capacity, which students take on a va- able to launch that this and suppression of vot- greater sense of purpose and the feeling has never means that some of our riety of topics based on semester as well because ing rights is playing out surrounding civic edu- been stronger that civics programming is chang- real legislation such as it gives teachers who today.” cation, one that affirms is so critical.” ing, but I think that’s the DACA Dream Act, are not able to come That close attention the aspirations of the Schools or groups pretty much par for the assault weapon bans, the here, and who need to to the voting procedure institute’s namesake. interested in booking course for most places.” Green New Deal, and the do things at their own will, she said, hopefully “When the senator was in-person or virtual tours The institute will wel- minimum wage. pace the flexibility to boost awareness and pro- thinking about what his or programming at the come pre-booked tour Burke said the effect meet the needs of their vide a sense of urgency legacy would be, he saw EMK Institute can do so groups on Wednesdays of the chamber setting students either in the for participants in the that there was a lack at emkinstitute.org. only, with the scheduling

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By Matt Murphy on evictions, Baker has the ban for two months State House said he’s inclined to let over the summer, men- News Service it expire on Oct. 17, but tioning ongoing talks The Legislature’s he’s talking with judges with the courts and Joint Committee on and others about ways to housing groups about Housing voted along avoid a housing crisis in an alternative solution. party lines last week to the midst of a pandemic. Prior to his unexpected recommend a bill that Every Democrat on death, Supreme Judi- would halt evictions and the committee voted to cial Court Chief Justice freeze rents until a year advance the bill (H 4878), Ralph Gants had been after Gov. Charlie Baker while the two House an active participant lifts the COVID-19 state Republicans — Reps. in those talks, and his of emergency, seeking David DeCoste and Will passing forced the ad- to keep people hurt Crocker — voted no. ministration to “reca- economically by the pan- Sen. Patrick O’Connor librate some of those demic in their homes. of Weymouth, the only discussions,” according The push to put in place GOP senator on the pan- to the governor. long-term tenant pro- el, reserved his rights. “I think our view at tections comes as fears The bill would also of- this point in time is of a second surge of the fer some assistance to we’d really like to see coronavirus this fall and small landlords, includ- if we can put a plan to- winter are growing, and ing allowing property gether to make sure we housing advocates worry owners with fewer than can do, with the courts, that tens of thousands of 15 rental units to pause what needs to be done to evictions in the pipeline their mortgages and put ensure that people are missed payments onto protected with respect could exacerbate the Tenants and community groups focused on preventing evictions during the pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic rallied outside the State House on Sept. 30 for a bill that the end of the loan. to their housing, but the Community organiz- would halt evictions and rent increases for a year after the end of the public Honan said he didn’t longer this things goes on ers said that short of health emergency. Matt Murphy/SHNS photo know what would hap- the deeper the hole gets, legislation or another pen if a deal can’t be not just for tenants, but extension they were also “We urge the governor to bill would bar evictions with money from public reached by Oct. 17. also for landlords, espe- making preparations to hear our voices.” for missed rent pay- or private sources, in- “Obviously the public cially small landlords physically blockade evic- Godoy was one of more ments due to the pan- clude legislative appro- health emergency is who are have in many tions with their bodies, than a dozen people who demic and prevent no- priations or federal relief still here and winter is cases already run out of if it comes to that. The rallied outside the State fault evictions and rent funding. coming,” Honan said. rope,” Baker said. expiration of the mor- House and joined a vir- increases for 12 months The 14-2 vote in favor “We continue to explore Hodes said he was atorium could lead to tual press conference on after the governor lifts of the bill now sends common ground with optimistic the bill would anywhere from 20,000 Sept. 30 to press for pas- the state of emergency, it to the House Ways the stakeholders, under- get a vote based on the to 80,000 evictions, ad- sage of the bill, known which was put in place in and Means Committee standing that everyone breadth of support, both vocates said. as the Act to Guarantee March. It would also help ,where Honan told the is impacted by the pan- among lawmakers and “Many of us can’t pay Housing Stability. The small landlords with News Service it could be demic, so there is a lot of outside organizations. rent because we hav- bill was filed in the House fewer than 15 units by amended based on ongo- work that remains to be Homes for All Massachu- en’t been called back by Housing Committee allowing them to pause ing negotiations between done on this.” setts said 90 legislators to work ... ,” said Rosa Co-Chairman Rep. Kev- their mortgages and put legislators, the Baker Baker signaled that he signed on to the bill, and Lidia Godoy, a Chelsea in Honan, of Brighton, missed payments onto administration and the was prepared to allow over 200 groups, includ- resident who, along with and Rep. Mike Connolly, the end of the loan and courts. A Republican the state’s eviction and ing the Massachusetts her husband, lost her job of Cambridge. set up a fund to help with the power to extend foreclosure moratorium AFL-CIO, have endorsed because of the pandemic. The Honan-Connolly small-scale landlords the existing moratorium to lapse after extending the proposal. Page 6 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com ‘Ever growing’ rapper Latrell James seeking ‘permanency’ for his artform

By Daniel Sheehan I put out something. I’m ever wrote after securing his first Arts & Features Editor growing.” major sync deal, James ex- Oftentimes in music, as in That type of flexibility is plores the complexities of other artforms, less is more. a must for artists today, es- making and retaining wealth, Fields Corner-bred rapper pecially in the age of Covid. and the nebulous path be- and producer Latrell James After the virus halted revenue tween making “a lil’ dough” knows the upside to leaving streams from live performanc- and making “a lil’ mo.” fans craving more: His last es, which James said was Said James: “I wrote that project, “Still,” published in responsible for “the bulk of song to educate my homies. February of last year, offered cash” he saw, other money- There’s a Blackness to it, you listeners five tightly wound making methods burst to the know, when I say ‘tuck it in songs topping out at just over forefront, particularly the vast your Nike boxes,’ I’m speaking 15 minutes. opportunities that fall under to them, I’m talking about In recent weeks, James has the umbrella of synchroniza- that reality. As kids we’d seen dropped three neatly packaged tion licensing. drug dealers tucking bills in tracks with visual accompa- “Sync licensing,” as James their waistbands, we put that Fields Corner-bred rapper/producer Latrell James says he’s niment, each of them shorter pointed out to his Twitter s*** under our beds, or in our “ever growing.” than 90 seconds. This isn’t to followers last month, refers shoeboxes, not really trusting say James’ output is low. to the fees that companies pay banks...but at the same time Carolina so I know how their ical and artistic convictions. In fact, the countless hours musicians for permission to I want to educate people, get ancestors got here...I’m the “You drew a line but it was in of music left on the cutting use their songs in movies, TV them to think about invest- epitome of Black.” pencil/I drew a line but it was room floor or tucked away in shows, video games, podcasts, ments.” (James repeats the In a way, each bit of music in Sharpie,” he says. digital archives — some untold and commercials. line “You better think about he releases is another small Here, James issues a chal- thousands of songs, he says— Having a steady stream of investments” twice in the song investment in future earnings. lenge: Anything you can do, I paint a picture of a prolific income from those sync deals for emphasis.) James is surely aware that a can do it Blacker, and bolder. artist’s output. But managing means “literally money in your James is always investing in short end product translates An artist needs to be unapolo- the rollout of that product in a sleep,” James wrote, and limits himself. He says so on the hook to more YouTube plays and getic, he says, in order to have way that maximizes its impact dependence on any one avenue to “B.I.M.A.,” a track produced Spotify streams, and more staying power, to endure in and value requires careful for turning a profit. by his brother, Tedd Boyd, and audience exposure. The sub- ink and not fade like graphite. curation, James explained this Since landing a spot in a illustrated in a shadowy video two-minute format of these “Everything’s about taking week in an interview with the Cheerios ad jingle in 2017, directed by Rohan Mudgal and recent releases is another a risk. You can’t half-step Reporter. James has personally felt Jessica Richards. example of his savviness, as into your future, you’ve got “That’s a format that I’ve the potential in those media. “Unapologetic/Black is my well as his nimble creativity. to jump two feet in. That’s my been toying with,” he said of “When you get placements, aesthetic/I’m my own invest- There’s reason to believe mentality with everything. I’m the bite-sized films. “I wanted it’s life-altering money...we’re ment,” James raps on the hook, the best is yet to come from not gonna write Latrell James to put out some music like that talking anywhere from 6 to 20 putting in plain language the James, who plans on releasing on people’s walls with a pencil because people are used to grand on a job,” he said. underlying principles of his a new EP at the end of the so they can erase it! “Nah, I’m hearing full verses, two verses, But knowing what to do with artistry. For James, Blackness month featuring members of putting Sharpie on the wall so two hooks, maybe a bridge on that first big check is just as entails everything about him his uber-talented family. But you can see who I am forever. records for me. I wanted people important as earning it— a –ideologically, sonically, and much of his worldview can be You’re going to have to do to get a different feel because caveat that James issues on aesthetically. distilled from the roughly five something heavy to get rid of there’s more music to come, “Lil Mo,” one of the three au- “When I say that, I mean minutes of audio and video it, knock the building down or and I don’t want people to diovisual tracks that dropped that for real, for real, for real,” he released last month. One something...at the end of the think I’m this one trick pony. in September. he explained. “My parents are line in the verse on “B.I.M.A.” day, I just want permanency.” It’s gonna change every time On the record, which he both from North and South homes in on James’s ideolog-

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Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary dotnews.com October 8, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 7 Reporter’s News about people People in and around our Neighborhoods With utility boxes as canvases, 3 Dot muralists hail ethnic food By Daniel Sheehan Vu said the warming, is not what you would Boston was the candy Arts & Features Editor familiar nature of pho typically think about. capital of America.” Three Dorchester art- made it a fitting choice The first thing that comes His design, a pop-art ists are leaving their to represent her idea of to mind is clam chowder, collage of sweets that mark on city infrastruc- home. “You can enjoy it in lobster, all that stuff... originated in, or are still ture in downtown Bos- cold weather, and when When I thought of all made, in Boston, features ton as part of “Tasteful you’re feeling down or the foods I’ve enjoyed in a wide variety of prod- Boston,” a new outdoor feeling not so well, so it’s Dorchester, there are so ucts, including Necco Wa- public art installation a very comforting vibe. many diverse foods that fers, Tootsie Rolls, Fluff, sponsored by the Down- My mom still makes it it was hard to narrow it Sky Bars, Junior Mints, town Boston Business to this day. She made down to what I wanted and Baker’s Chocolate. Improvement District it when I was growing to include.” “While I was painting, (BID) in which local up. I think people from Thompson-Duong not- people kept coming up to artists transform util- all cultures can relate to ed that while painting, me and commenting on ity boxes into works of experiencing that feeling she was reassured by a their favorite candies,” art celebrating iconic of home in a dish.” passerby who recognized he said. “People were very elements of the city’s Like Vu, Thomp- the Ethiopian dish, say- aware these were candies culinary history. son-Duong said she ing, ‘That’s from my cul- from Boston.” Ngoc-Tran Vu of Fields wanted to portray the ture!’ Those small, uplift- Green added that his Corner, Howie Green of diversity of Boston’s ing personal interactions sweet-tooth connection to Uphams Corner, and food scene, which can reveal the true purpose of Dorchester began when Robyn Thompson-Duong sometimes be depicted the installation, she said. he was a child growing up of Savin Hill were among as monochromatic in “I wanted it to be posi- in Rochester, New York. the 12 artists selected mainstream culture. tive, to feel hopeful, and “I’m Dutch, and my out of a pool of more than Her colorful utility box, to have people look at it family were terrific choc- 50 applicants to partici- situated near Park Street and feel joy. That’s why olate bakers,” he ex- Green’s candy themed utility box sits across from pate in the installation the Old State house downtown. station, aims to cover the I chose so many bright plained. “My aunts and by sharing their own full spectrum of Boston colors; people could use mother would be in the experience of Boston food culinary scene,” she ex- community around me.” cuisines with an explo- something in their day so kitchen baking and give culture. plained. Her utility box fea- sion of ramen, Ethiopian smile about right now.” us pieces of Baker’s choco- Vu chose to paint an “A lot of us know tures one of the more food, lobster rolls, ice For his utility box, late to chew on. That dark ode to pho, the Viet- the mainstream Bos- minimalist designs in cream, pho, cannolis, and Green chose to illus- bitter chocolate flavor is namese noodle soup dish ton foods, but I wanted the installation: an emp- boba tea. trate a piece of Boston’s still my favorite!” ubiquitous in and around to show really local ty bowl against a white “When I heard the renowned confectionary For more information Fields Corner. “I wanted communities and being background along with idea for the project,’ she history and hearken back on Tasteful Boston and to do it to highlight some Vietnamese-American, I the herbs— cilantro and said, “I started thinking to the days when the city a map of the utility box of the more marginalized wanted to highlight dish- basil— that give pho its about all the food that was a “candy mecca.” He installation, visit down- food within Boston’s es in my culture and the distinct flavor. represents Boston but noted that “in the ‘20s, townboston.org. Lescinskas named ‘Advocate of the Year’ Dorchester’s Dianne Education Parent Ad- ication and expertise in the Year. Additionally, Lescinskas has been visory Council, Boston advocating for people she currently serves awarded 2020 Carmel- Public Schools’ Inclusion with disabilities has on the board of the la Gregorie Disability Task Force, and the Bos- led her to work as the Dorchester Educational Advocate of the Year ton Special Education Program Development Enrichment Program by Triangle Inc., which Transition Project. In Manager at the Massa- (Project DEEP) and is a empowers people with these various roles, she chusetts Autism Com- volunteer coach for the disabilities and their advocated for Triangle mission. She also serves Martin Richard Chal- families. programs, including on the Board of Directors lenger Sports Program. Dianne’s daughter, IMPACT:Ability. for Partners for Youth She played a major role Alexa, has served as Dianne’s continued with Disabilities and in the expansion of the her biggest inspiration support of IMPACT:Abil- on the Massachusetts Henderson Inclusion and led her to a life of ity helped the program to Advisory Board for Best School from a kindergar- advocacy. As a mother rapidly expand within Buddies International. ten-fifth grade elemen- of a young woman with BPS and diversify its She successfully advo- tary school to its current a disability, she has curricular offerings to cated for the first Best program, which serves focused her energy on include advanced IM- Buddies Chapter in children with disabili- creating a more inclu- PACT:Ability classes Boston Public Schools, ties from kindergarten sive world by serving for older students and which was nationally to age 22. as a member of Boston healthy relationship recognized as the Mid- – Reporter Staff Above, Dianne Lescinskas received her award last Public Schools’ Special training. Dianne’s ded- dle School Chapter of week from Triangle Inc.’s Coleman Nee.

YESTERYEAR ARCHIVE Dorchester Historical Society The Hotel at Lower Mills Minot Thayer owned a hotel that later became known as Young’s Hotel and also at some time as the Hotel Mil- ton. It was located on the west side of Adams Street at Lower Mills, approximately on the site where the Baker Choco- late Administration Building was built in 1919. The detail from the accompanying 1874 atlas shows Thayer’s property as gray-shaded buildings across from the bend in the Neponset River. Whether “The History of the First Seth Mann and in the early the building was remodeled Methodist Episcopal Church, 1900s it was conveyed to the or replaced, or the street was Dorchester, Massachu- Baker Company. widened, the result was that setts” by John R. Chaffee The following is excerpted He kept it as a hotel for sev- in-law) who either purchased the building depicted in the (Boston: The Pilgrim Press, from an item from the Milton eral years then rented it to or inherited the hotel after postcard is closer to Adams 1917) mentions an old tavern Historical Society: several individuals: Cephas the death of Minot Thayer.” Street than laid out in the conducted by Minot Thayer, “As you may know, Mi- Belcher (brother-in-law), The archive of these histori- 1874 atlas. A note:This sec- Sr. The 1858 and 1874 maps not Thayer purchased the Mr. Linfield, Vinton Clark cal posts can be viewed on the tion of Adams Street has at show the hotel owned by Blue Hill Hotel (later called of Randolph, Mr. Huckins blog at dorchesterhistorical- times been called Washington Minot Thayer. After 1874, Clark’s Tavern) in Milton in (son-in-law), and last it was society.org. Street. the property was acquired by 1832 from Abigail Tucker. kept by Wm. H. Clark (son- Page 8 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com Editorial Behold the BUBBLE: Anti-cannabis An ounce of prevention By James W. Dolan Just think you never Reporter Columnist have to touch another NIMBYs should With the threat of weapons of mass destruction human soul, and should (WMD), swine flu (H1N1) and sudden, acute re- the unthinkable happen be challenged spiratory syndrome (SARS), protect yourself by and someone uses WMD, wearing the Biospheric Utility Body Buffer Living you can safely observe The question of whether or not cannabis products Envelope (BUBBLE). It protects against all envi- the destruction of man- should be banned from the legal marketplace in ronmental hazards. kind from your very Granted, wearing the BUBBLE can seem awk- own cocoon. Those who Massachusetts was decided in 2016 when we— the James W. Dolan voters— approved Question 4 by a clear margin, ward, but once you get used to functioning in the laughed when they first 53-46 percent. In Boston, the margin was even BUBBLE, it provides a marvelous sense of secu- saw you in the BUBBLE, won’t be laughing then. greater: city residents voted 62-37 in favor of rity. The popular all terrain model is transparent, BUBBLES come in all sizes, shapes and models. legalization. maneuverable, and once inside you can avoid any For example, there is the jogger’s model that comes Still, the battle to block dispensaries continues to contact with the outside world. with built-in Nike running shoes. Or try the golfer’s be waged in piecemeal fashion at civic association The BUBBLE is equipped with protected slots model with the clubs inside. Boaters can have their meetings and on Zoom calls across the state— and through which you can reach your arms and legs BUBBLE equipped with an outboard engine. Get right here in Dorchester. for driving, cooking, cleaning, and dancing, should a pet BUBBLE for your dog or cat. As we report this week, one proposal that has just you choose to spend a night out on the town. Air is Be the first in your neighborhood to know the surfaced in Adams Corner has generated dramat- filtered through a lightweight backpack and food feeling of total safety you will experience in the ically different responses from two adjacent civic is served through a compartment equipped with BUBBLE. No more worries about communicable groups in recent weeks. The proposal— made by a decontamination device that assures personal diseases, germ warfare, and chemical attacks. CAN Stores, Inc.— calls for the company to lease safety while preserving flavor. There are a few safety precautions about which space in a commercial building at 540 Gallivan Waste products are retained within the BUBBLE BUBBLE owners should be aware. Overinflating Blvd. The 3,000-square-foot retail store would until they can be disposed of at home in the Pro- your unit could result in your floating into the outer share space with Supreme Liquors, Boston Sports tected Oxygen Treated Tank Yurt (POTTY) that atmosphere. Sharp objects should also be avoided. Club, and College Hype, among other small busi- comes free with every BUBBLE. Married couples One Boston BUBBLE owner backed into a picket nesses. They would operate daily from 10 a.m. to 8 may prefer the DOUBLE BUBBLE that allows for fence and was last seen flying over Block Island. p.m., if they win approval from the city of Boston. continuing intimacy between the parties who are Be prepared for the unkind remarks of some of The group’s first formal hearing came two weeks hermetically sealed in a safe yet cozy environment. your friends and neighbors. Their derision will ago when Cedar Grove Civic convened online to It is difficult to describe the peace of mind and quickly turn to BUBBLE envy when the pandemic hear from CAN Store’s principal, Robert DiFazio, sense of freedom you will feel when you first slip strikes. a veteran who pledged to hire people from the into your BUBBLE knowing that all that dangerous Should the world manage to avoid catastrophe, the neighborhood, provide a security presence, and stuff floating around in the atmosphere can’t get you. BUBBLE can easily be converted into a Tethered invest in causes important to the neighborhood, Your friends will immediately notice the change. Environmental Nesting Tube – yes, you guessed such as youth sports. That depressed, withdrawn, isolated person they it: a high-tech TENT. His pitch was well-received by civic members, knew is gone. Once inside the BUBBLE, worries James Dolan is a retired Dorchester District Court who seemed to grasp that a well-operated cannabis disappear. Remember our slogan: “The real you judge who now practices law. store would be a welcome addition. Some wanted comes out when you come in.” assurances about parking and traffic concerns, legitimate issues in a business district that has had trouble over the years on both fronts. The murders in our neighborhoods Last week, however, DiFazio and his team got a big dose of “not in our backyard” from a few dozen neighbors who assembled in the parking lot of a should be outrageous to everyone union hall on Minot Street for the monthly Ash- By Bishop William E. Dickerson, II nity and equity. We should be concerned and voice mont-Adams Neighborhood Association meeting. Currently there are marches taking place high- it publicly when we lose our neighbors to violence. One-by-one, neighbors spoke out against DiFazio’s lighting Breonna Taylor‘s murder in Louisville, Law enforcement should work with families to solve proposal with arguments centered on re-litigating Kentucky. No police officer has been arrested for more homicide cases in our city neighborhoods. the health and morality of legalized marijuana use. the reckless shooting on that fateful night. My We should be more empathetic toward parents One person stood to say: “This is one of the last heart goes out to the Taylor family. and families in the aftermath of homicides. As real neighborhoods left in the city.” Another chal- The game-changer a Black man I am cognizant of the visceral pain, lenged DiFazio, apparently, for having had the in shouting “Black frustration, and fear that envelop the Black com- misfortune of not growing up in Dorchester: “You Lives Matter” and “End munity after a murder. didn’t grow up here, you grew up in Haverhill. Racism” came about Many do not speak up because of the fear of This is a different neighborhood.” because a lot of young retaliation. That is a reality that we should be Different? What is that supposed to mean? white people started concerned about. Nonetheless, we cannot allow As another neighbor at the meeting acknowl- marching by the tens outside people to capitalize on the trauma in the edged, Adams Village is home to a popular liquor of thousands with some Black community in ways that benefit them. store and five different licensed bars and restau- Blacks and people of We should not allow others to politicize urban rants where a busy trade in alcohol is a point of color regarding the trauma and drama, but we do need to work on pride for many, although some might argue that injustices in our nation. eliminating violence and homicides. All lives will the abuse of alcohol and related crimes are a far But why are there not matter until urban Black Lives Matter, too. more prevalent danger. no concerns expressed Those fallen urban youth who were caught up in The knee-jerk NIMBYism afoot at the Ash- through marches and the street violence were Americans. Moreover, we mont-Adams meeting carried shades of earlier rallies when our city can’t be silent because there are too many innocent iterations of opposition in and around Adams youth, in particular young people who have been killed. Village that we covered in the 1990s. Hard-fought Black males and fe- Let‘s stop pointing fingers at each other and campaigns were waged in those days to block a more males right here in unify for the greater good of humanity. Let’s stand William E. Dickerson, II modern McDonald’s from being built on the site Boston, are murdered? together and show concern for all families. that now houses Lucy’s— one of the aforementioned We should feel outrage when someone unarmed Bishop William E. Dickerson, II, is the pastor at licensed establishments. The current McDonald’s is shot and killed by police anywhere. However, Greater Love Tabernacle in Dorchester. on Gallivan has no drive-thru lane as a result of the Black community should show outrage locally those pitched battles that played out through the since we have so many parents and loved ones who Cedar Grove Civic, which met in the basement of are mourning the loss of victims in their families. St. Brendan’s Church back then. In regard to Breonna Taylor, many are sad and In another notorious case, a small group of angry that it appears Black lives do not matter as The Reporter neighbors in the mid-1990s sought to block a video much to white America. In our nation, we should “The News & Values Around the Neighborhood” rental franchise from opening on the site of the be angry and outraged when an unarmed person A publication of Boston Neighborhood News Inc. abandoned Joseph’s Catering building at the corner is killed by police, whether that person is Black or 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, MA 02125 of Gallivan and Granite Avenue. The opponents white. The good cops should vehemently denounce went so far as to circulate an anonymous flyer racist cops or those who are too quick to shoot. There Worldwide at dotnews.com that falsely accused the business of trafficking in Mary Casey Forry, Publisher (1983-2004) should absolutely be police reforms implemented William P. Forry, Publisher/Editor porno flicks. immediately regarding the use of deadly force. In that instance, thankfully, good and well-rea- Edward W. Forry, Associate Publisher I believe those of us within the Black community Thomas F. Mulvoy, Jr., Associate Editor soned people stood up to the church-basement must stand up for all of the parents and family bullies and put a stop to their propaganda. The Barbara Langis, Production Manager members who have lost loved ones to violence on Jack Conboy, Advertising Manager video store project went forward, the neighborhood the streets of Boston and the surrounding areas. razed a longtime eyesore, and the city realized There are too many shootings and homicides in Bos- Maureen Forry-Sorrell, Advertising Sales much needed tax revenue and jobs. ton that go unnoticed by the masses of protesters. News Room Phone: 617-436-1222, ext. 17 Reasonable people, of course, can disagree about As a senior pastor of 30 years, I have officiated at Advertising: 617-436-1222 x14 E-mail: [email protected] the suitability of specific proposals in their com- or participated in hundreds of funerals for young The Reporter is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. munity. But the tone of this one – e.g., “This is homicide victims over those years. There are so one of the only real neighborhoods left”—carries many grieving loved ones who are in pain and feel The right is reserved by The Reporter to edit, reject, or cut any copy without notice. a stink of ignorance and bigotry that shouldn’t be ignored because their murdered loved one was not Member: Dorchester Board of Trade, Mattapan Board of Trade in the mix in 2020 Dorchester. We hope that this a part of a national discussion. Next Issue: Thursday, October 15, 2020 proposal, and others like it, get the fair hearings Americans need to view the violence and ho- Next week’s Deadline: Monday, October 12 at 4 p.m. they deserve in front of the city and state’s proper micides in the Black community as an American Published weekly on Thursday mornings cannabis control boards. problem. There are some basic things that we can All contents © Copyright 2020 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. – Bill Forry do to address all violence and homicides with dig- dotnews.com October 8, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 9 Why ranked-choice voting makes sense

By Bill Walczak have been in the hands of Democrats large numbers of candidates should out to a Reporter Columnist for generations, which means that the have winners that are supported by broader Incumbency is powerful. Once es- winner of the Democratic primary majorities. While it is possible that geography tablished, political incumbents are becomes the congressperson. Until all of the above would have gotten and base almost impossible to unseat. Over he was defeated by Ayanna Pressley a majority under ranked choice, it of support, the past ten congressional elections, in the 2018 election, Mike Capuano, would be nice to know that for sure. because incumbents have won 94 percent of the former mayor of Somerville, rep- But there are other reasons for the candi- the time. resented most of Boston, Cambridge, supporting Question 2. You get to dates will With incumbency comes an ability and several nearby towns for 20 years. give a vote to someone you really like, want to to raise large sums of money for your He was elected to Congress in 1998 rather than vote to block a candidate have them- election. Over the past two years, with 23 percent of the vote, running you don’t. At times, many of us vote selves against nine other candidates for the out of fear that a less-desirable candi- ranked as incumbent candidates for Congress Bill Walczak raised an average of $1,800,137, open seat vacated by Joseph Kenne- date will win, so you vote for someone high as while challengers raised an average dy. Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn you may not agree with because that possible by of $226,445, an 8-1 advantage. In ad- came in second with 18 percent. candidate has a better chance to win, as many as possible. dition, funding from Political Action Following that election, Capuano and is the “lesser of two evils.” With Ranked choice is not perfect, but Committees (PACs) is a major source had no opponents in primaries until ranked choice, you can vote for both, it fixes some of the problems with of funding for incumbents. Over the he was unseated in 2018 by Pressley, and ensure that your opinions rather our current system. Vote “Yes” on past two years, PACs donated $311 his only challenger for the Democratic than just your fears are represented in Question 2. million to incumbents and $19 million nomination between 2000 and 2018. your vote. Ranked choice would also to their challengers, a 16-1 advantage. US Rep. Steve Lynch was elected result in candidates who need to reach The late US Sen. Paul Tsongas noted on Sept. 11, 2001, in a special election that “money is the mothers’ milk of following the death of Joe Moakley. politics.” Inability by challengers to He received 39 percent of the vote match money raised by incumbents is against six other candidates. Former a major reason why incumbents win, state Sen. Cheryl Jacques of Needham and why they often wind up without came in second with 29 percent of the opponents in elections. vote. Lynch has not had opponents But all officeholders are initially in five of the nine primaries following LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 his initial election. elected, many when the previous Registered Boston voters can vote at any early voting Los votantes registrados en Boston pueden votar en officeholder has retired or died, This seems to be the pattern for location in the City, including City Hall. Pick a time cualquier centro de votación adelantada en la ciudad, resulting in an open seat. 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The reality is that no one knew what “Under normal circumstances, to expect, so Dorchester restaurant and restaurants trying to plan for outdoor bar owners made accommodations for dining should be finishing up right the virus as best they could with the about now,” said Reed. “Restaurants little information they had: They imple- that aren’t used to outdoor dining are mented outdoor dining, reduced indoor behind the eight-ball. I can’t imagine capacity, put up plastic partitions, and the financial strain these restaurants added takeout options. are under. Having to spend money But this is New England. Patios lose on additional supplies for accommo- their cache as the temperatures drop, dating guests outside has to be very and restaurants have never before Dorchester Brewing Company co-founder and CEO Matt Malloy, right, was nerve-racking. If you build it, will faced an imperative to force outdoor shown in the brewery’s Massachusetts Avenue space last winter, before the they come?” dining beyond what’s comfortable. Covid-19 crisis. Katie Trojano photo Still, the team at Dorchester Brewing This year, the City of Boston extended make up for it by holding events or with the city licensing board and says is soldiering on, keeping their employ- the outdoor dining season from Oct. 31, weddings as was the case in previous they’ve been nothing but supportive, ees and the neighborhood front-and- the usual closing date, to Dec. 1. But years. showing that they fundamentally care center. All of the $338,000 the restau- making it comfortable to eat outside “This isn’t going away, it’s going to about restaurants and their people. rant received through the paycheck in November is complicated. be like this for years. Winter is going “They’re learning as we’re learning,” protection program — and more from Matt Malloy, an owner and the CEO to be devastating,” said Malloy. “We’re said Malloy. “We’re all rolling with the the restaurant itself — went to its 50 of Dorchester Brewing Company, says not trying to make money. We’re trying punches together.” employees, ensuring that no one was his establishment’s spacious outdoor to survive.” Under the city’s Reopen Boston furloughed or had hours reduced. seating areas — at the street level Indoors, the Brewery has removed Fund, restaurants looking to seat and “First and foremost, we want to do and on the rooftop — have helped the tables to accommodate social dis- serve outdoors past Oct. 31 can apply right for our community,” said Malloy. brewery continue to serve patrons and tancing. But the remaining tables for debt-free grants to cover the costs “Many of our employees live here in employ its workers throughout the are unnecessarily big for the largest of equipment like heaters, propane, Dorchester and walk to the brewery.” pandemic. allowable parties — currently still at outdoor seating, and more. What they ask from the communi- For a while, Dorchester Brewing in- six — so Malloy is working with a lo- “As we head into the cooler months, ty in return is twofold: patience and stalled tents on the rooftop to provide cal craftsman to build smaller custom we want to support the restaurants and patronage. They’ve had more than a more comfortable experience for din- tables that will help maximize the businesses that bring so much to our a few clashes with patrons who feel ers, but they were told to disassemble available indoor space while keeping neighborhoods,” Mayor Marty Walsh their rights are being infringed upon them because they were in violation of patrons safely separated — that carries said in a statement. “Restaurants have and take their frustrations out on the zoning code. Now, Malloy is working a five-digit price tag. continued to face incredible challenges bar staff. with a manufacturer to make custom Bar seating is now permissible, but during this pandemic, and we remain “There’s a lot of emotion right now. It tents that align with city code (they the continuing limits make it less than committed to supporting them, wheth- comes out in different ways with people will be able to handle snow build-up, appealing. Bar staff and other patrons er it’s through expanded outdoor dining at different times. I feel for people, for example) at a price tag approaching must be six feet away from seated or additional funding.” these are tough times,” said Malloy. $150,000. And that’s before the infrared drinkers, and plastic partitions are But even an extra infusion of cash “Please understand that we are doing heating system is installed by a licensed required to divide parties and staff. might not be enough for some busi- our absolute best to accommodate the electrician, which will push the total “We have the space, but nobody wants nesses. Graham Reed is vice president changes needed.” bill closer to $200,000. that experience, so we’re not doing it,” of Sunglow Industries, an East Coast “The next 6-12 months are going to Meanwhile, business is down signifi- said Malloy. distributor of commercial patio heaters. be rough,” he said. “If you want to help, cantly this year: the establishment has Despite the obstacles, Malloy remains He said the demand for their products now more than ever, shop locally.” experienced fewer patrons, and can’t optimistic. He has a good relationship is much higher than in previous years, dotnews.com October 8, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 11 Developers say two Dot Ave. projects to start soon

By Katie Trojano ry, 450-space above-ground Reporter Staff garage. Two highly anticipated “We’re working very hard, development projects along everything is moving forward, Dorchester Avenue are ex- please don’t be concerned,” pected to move into their said Menzin. “Someone said construction phases within the they thought the project was next few months, members of ‘stalled’ and I would not use the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic that word to describe it. We’re Association (CSHCA) were very confident that we’ll be told during a virtual meeting getting in the ground on this on Monday evening. very soon.” Dot Block, a $200 million, Developers are also mov- 488-unit complex that will ing ahead with plans for a include four buildings at mixed-use building to replace Glover’s Corner, is “moving the Tom English Bar and forward” despite delays caused Dorchester Market sites on by the pandemic, Abe Menzin, the prominent Dorchester a principal at Samuels & Asso- Avenue corner at East Cottage ciates, told the 70-plus people Street. Property owner Adam on the call. Sarbaugh, a principal at Cor- The complex will include nerstone Real Estate, told the about 30,000 square feet of Reporter last week in an email neighborhood-focused retail that the development team is space and more than an acre An architectural rendering shows what the Dot Block project might look like once completed. awaiting permits before they of public space. RODE Architects rendering can begin construction. “We’re absolutely still work- Below, the Dorchester Market-Tom English site. “We are currently working ing on the project and we are through BPDA design review moving forward,” Menzin said. and with the utility com- “There are a lot of things that panies to get all the details have been happening behind worked out prior to starting the scenes in terms of the construction,” he wrote. “We nitty-gritty work after the have an approved and closed approvals happen, including construction loan of $15.25 constitution documentation, [million] from early this year, lining up the construction, and we are just awaiting the and the financing that has to permits to be completed and happen.” issued, which we hope to be The team expects to “start in October.” some site prep as soon as we The 959 Dorchester Ave. can get some of the engineer- project includes a multi-floor ing in place later this month, building with 38 residential and then hopefully make an units, 26 below-grade park- announcement later in No- ing spaces, a restaurant, vember or December when and a market. Four levels of we’re starting foundation rental apartments, staggered work,” said Menzin. really slowed down by Covid – working yet. But things are been approved by city officials upward in height from where “We’ve never let off the gas not just the shutdown, which much better now and projects include a 345-space under- they meet neighboring build- on any of this,” he added. “I’d didn’t really affect us that are starting to move forward.” ground garage as opposed to ings, would sit above the new say the whole industry was much because we weren’t Revised plans that have the original plans for a 5-sto- commercial spaces. THIS SPACE COULD BE YOURS!

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Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warrren Group, thewarrengroup.com Page 12 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com Walsh: ‘Uptick of Covid-19’ remains a concern in Boston (Continued from page 1) what we’ll be monitor- achieved in Boston to He added: “We’re still among the worst hit, at ing,” Martinez said. ensure everyone’s health talking about pretty 7 percent. The increase, “That number has and safety. small numbers when the mayor said, put the been tied to the reopen- “We’ve gone as low we’re talking about hos- city back in “the red zone” ing of Boston Public as a 2 percent infection pitalized Covid cases— and will prevent Boston Schools. We want the rate and then as high probably 100. Which, from phasing into the citywide rate to stay un- as 3.5 percent. In some as you know, is down next part of the state’s der 4 percent so we can ways it’s trending in the from almost 4,000 at reopening sequence. continue [with] hybrid wrong direction or it’s not the peak.” Marty Martinez, Bos- learning. Reaching the consistent,” he said. Baker said his admin- ton’s chief of Health and 4 percent citywide rate “What we don’t want,” istration would look at Human Services, said would prevent us from he added,” is to get to a “re-framing messaging” that the city is closely continuing to do that. 4 percent rate that then to target a younger pop- monitoring the data. That’s what we’re focus- turns to 5 and 10 percent ulation, noting that 75 As of Monday, Boston ing on. We’re living with and then all of a sudden percent of new cases in had recorded a total of People waited outside of the Bowdoin Street Health Covid, so we have to be the restaurants we’re the state over the last 14 17,649 cases with 764 Center this week for Covid-19 testing, which is con- able to contain it.” trying to help open are days were from people deaths, according to ducted in a tent in the center’s parking lot. Reporter photo Walsh added that the closing and all of the in the 20-30 year-old the city’s Public Health “The state has been weeks of more, then you city’s rates have been “up things we’ve done to try demographic. Commission. Roughly and down” in the past few to contain the virus are The governor added 14,723 people were listed clear that if you are in are really seeing a trend that red trend for three of that uptick. That’s weeks, and consistently gone and we’re back at that cities “could only as “recovered.” low rates will need to be square one. That is not move forward if they what we need to do.” were a low-risk commu- Monday marked the nity to begin with,” and day that all but 29 com- that the administration munities in Massachu- has left the decision to The Roxbury Latin School setts were allowed to ad- move into the next re- an independent day school for boys in grades 7–12 vance step two of Phase opening phase “up to the Three of Gov. Baker’s mayors to make a call economic reopening plan, if they had issues that a level that includes in- were particular.” door performance venues In response to a ques- at half capacity, retail tion about a recent tweet store fitting rooms, and made by the president, recreational activities in which he told Amer- like laser tag and tram- icans: ‘Don’t be afraid poline parks. of Covid,’ Baker said: “I In a press conference think all of us in public in Salem on Tuesday, life, and I would include Baker was asked if he the president in this was concerned about a category, need to carry slight uptick in Covid the message that while cases. this thing may not bad “The most important for some, it can be deadly thing we have done is for others. And if we are create an infrastructure serious about being all to identify and support in this together, we all people who test positive need to do the things and to continue to build that stop the spread and relationships with our that starts with wearing We care, most of all, healthcare communi- a face covering. ties,” he said. “The way “There are 200,000 what kind of person a boy is. you compete against this people who died from virus is by identifying this thing and many it. We’re now testing others who didn’t die be- Visit us at roxburylatin.org. roughly 65,000 tests a cause they were saved by day, sometimes as high the healthcare system. Roxbury Latin offers need-blind admission and ample financial aid. No application fee is required. as 80,000. We’re testing It is a brutal, vicious more in places where we disease for those it neg- have particular concerns. atively impacts, and it I think that’s the right is horribly contagious academic and ethical training — preparing boys to lead and serve thing to be doing here.” to begin with.”

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The Petitioner Canton can meet the financing requests that: Isabel DaRosa of Dorchester, MA be appointed as Personal Representa- (and refinancing) needs of first- tive(s) of said estate to serve Without Corpo- rate Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. time homebuyers and longtime IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the homeowners alike. Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Call 888-828-1690 today, while Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 11/02/2020. rates are still extremely low, and This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. discover what Bank of Canton can If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of do for you. Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. Unsupervised Administration Under The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. All loans subject to credit approval. Witness, HON. BRIAN J. DUNN, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 28, 2020 Member FDIC. Member DIF. 888.828.1690 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate NMLS #408169. www.ibankcanton.com Published: October 8, 2020 dotnews.com October 8, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 13 Gallivan pot shop siting getting push-back from Ashmont-Adams civic (Continued from page 1) business venture. I just you’re okay with and we not going to lie to you. space— and would be ac- think somewhere not in are probably still going to We wanted to take the cessible through the rear a residential neighbor- have to come talk to you opportunity tonight just of the building, which hood would be better.” about these locations. to introduce who we are.” faces the large parking The group applauded “I just want you to CNA’s Store’s propos- lot that is controlled by loudly. know that we aren’t here al is set for a vote at the building’s owner, As the sun began to to make everyone mad the Cedar Grove Civic Supreme Realty Trust. set, DiFazio offered a few and piss people off. Yes, Association’s general Under the plan, the final comments: “ I do have a right, but I membership meeting facility would operate “I would like to tell don’t want to damage later this month that from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. everybody that we are any neighborhoods.” will decide if it will sup- Dianne Morad, a not here to fight with One man asked the port the proposal. The Dorchester native who Rob DiFazio presented CNA Stores Inc.’s proposal you. We are going to team directly if they Ashmont-Adams mem- is a liaison for the CNA to members of the Ashmont-Adams Neighborhood work with the civic as- would make a public bership did not agree to team, explained that the Association during an in-person meeting last Thurs- sociations within this commitment to finding put the proposal up to a group is in “the early day. Katie Trojano photo neighborhoods as much a different location. vote. The next step after days” of its process, and gathered to hear about it and there are a lot as we can in order to get “We’re actively looking the vote would be for the hasn’t formally started the proposal largely of teenage kids in this all of the information at other locations, but CNA group to seek city anything with the city. spoke against it, and no section of the city in out about us, because I’m not going to say we’re approvals to open at the Robert DiFazio, the civic members voiced their formative years. I eventually we’re going going to move on from the Gallivan location. owner and CEO of CNA support. One woman don’t knock you for your to find a location that space,” said DiFazio. “I’m Stores Inc., said that said: “People are going his team would work to go in there and buy with the surrounding drugs. I have a huge community on a benefits problem with this being package and hopes to be in my neighborhood. I’ve a “partner you can work A COLUMBUS DAY SALUTE lived here my entire life with.” and I have never come He noted that “the to a meeting, but I’m state legalized recre- here to tell you that I’m ational adult cannabis TO OUR LOWER MILLS NEIGHBORS 100 percent against this use a couple of years and you couldn’t pay me ago and since then the a million dollars to sup- state has been working port your recreational to develop regulations marijuana store.” and a licensing process. Several people who According to state law, said they were parents the city needs to license a of young children and minimum of 52 cannabis teens also voiced their establishments. The city opposition. has been pretty explicit “I know it’s normal- about saying that those ized, but I don’t want my licenses are going to be kids thinking it’s harm- dispersed pretty evenly less when it’s packaged so that no neighborhood in this nice way,” said has a whole pile or has one mother. Another a complete absence of attendee told the team them. The city has also that the proposal was out instituted a half-mile of place and in “one of the buffer zone between only real neighborhoods establishments.” left in Boston.” He added: He added: “We’re not “You didn’t grow up here, some big company. I you grew up in Haverhill. started this company This is a different neigh- with my own money. We borhood.” want community input Some urged the team so that we can improve to find another location. 2284-2290 Dorchester Ave., Lower Mills what we do and make it “The voters voted to better and safe.” make marijuana legal. Home of: If approved, the That law passed and New England Community Services The Pooped Pooch Dorchester location there’s not a lot we can could employ up to 30 Lynn’s Nails Dunkin’ Donuts do about it. This gen- people. No persons un- tleman has the right to der the age of 21 would run a business; however, be allowed in the facil- this is our neighborhood ity and security guards and that area is the hub would be positioned at of this neighborhood,” the entrance of the store said one attendee who to check IDs. The added added, “There are five layer of security, DiFazio bar rooms and restau- said, would be a benefit rants down there and to the surrounding com- a liquor store. Kids are munity. kind of inundated with Still, those who had

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Hadaya 617-595-7650 [email protected] Published: October 8, 2020 Published: October 8, 2020 Page 14 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com In Boston, SBA chief checks out effects of small biz loans, and cites role banks played in organizing outlays of PPP (Continued from page 1) Program has enabled ing would be available communities and com- banks so much because employees here trying to roll and other costs while them and their employ- both to those who need munities of colors, that that was the way that model a good business facing pandemic-related ees, and thinking about to apply again and for might not trust the banks the program was struc- plan for a potential client impacts. what more we can do at those owners who didn’t or are scared of getting tured. We would on a of yours, that’s typically “In Massachusetts, the SBA to support small apply in the first round, into more debt,” she delegated basis have what the SBA does for we have over 700,000 businesses and employ- said Bill Manger, chief said. “We certainly know the banks make these any entrepreneur that small businesses that ees going forward.” of staff at the SBA, who of many entrepreneurs loans, and so it was an approaches our office,” represent a little over a When asked if her accompanied Carranza that didn’t apply because amazing public-private she said. “At the end of million employees,” said agency anticipated a sec- on her visit to Boston. they were worried about partnership,” said Man- the day people are watch- Carranza. ond round of PPP loans, “We have to see what debt.” ger. “We were given the ing how you are handling And in Boston there Carranza said: “Yes, just the final [bill] says, but Carranza said that task by Congress…and this pandemic, and so were over 111,000 busi- as soon as Congress and we believe that it will in- many of the banks that we basically had six days you serve as a role model, nesses that were sup- the Senate come up with clude additional new ap- the SBA partnered with to stand up a whole new and inspiration – even ported by the PPP pro- an agreement. They’re plicants,” Manger said. to disburse relief fund- program. It was quite a to the ones who know gram. That’s a funding still negotiating today. That’s important to ing used their own as- daunting task, especially they’re going to have to of over $14 billion. Everyone is anticipating, Faigel at Common- sets. “And that’s surpris- now that we’ve been able throw in the towel.” “What has been im- including the president, Wealth Kitchen, who ing for some of the small to get out $525 billion. To “Our work is funda- portant for me as an to get something resolved said that many of the businesses to learn. We be able to craft a program mentally about economic administrator, advo- before the campaign start-up food businesses didn’t just pour a ton of that could do that in the development by using cate, and supporter of [ends]. If that’s achieved, she helps did not seek a money into the banks short amount of time that the food industry as a the cabinet during this that money will be made loan in the first round. and say, ‘Distribute their we did I think is actually way to help people build tremendous pandemic readily available by the “We understand the checks.’ They took the pretty miraculous.” assets and wealth,” said is going out and sharing banks in order for us to power of the model, and shareholders’ value of Carranza thanked Fai- Faigel, adding that PPP with the small business approve the loan trans- we’ve been going out and the assets and said, ‘We’ll gel for her work assisting loans will allow small owners, learning how actions.” sourcing businesses, par- take care of this, but other small business businesses to “rehire, the Paycheck Protection A second round of fund- ticularly in immigrant make us whole on the owners through Com- have a little bit of hope, back end’ and that’s what monWealth Kitchen. and start to innovate.” we’re working on with the “The fact that you have forgivable application. 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Soper told the Report- “The mixed message the archdiocese could Matthew’s from baptism nearby. The pantry will in the parishes, who er. “There are canonical of a parish consolidation have provided wider to matrimony to funeral re-open during a cere- met weekly for months. processes that have to into Our Lady of Mt. Car- and greater notice so rites at the church which mony this Friday at 29 I myself met with them go forward before we in- mel with St. Angela was more current and former many consider the most Stanton St., opposite the almost every Friday vestigate too much about frustrating to say the parishioners could have beautiful in the entire church rectory, in the night,” said Soper. “They how to use the property. least,” he said. “Had the attended a final Mass at archdiocese.” Wesley Day Care Center. came to the conclusion It remains an asset of the Archdiocese made last the church that held such A food pantry that has that that was best way parish and it will be used forward for pastoral in some form or another LEGAL NOTICE focus and financial via- to support the life of the bility.” parish. The merger of the two He added: “The big- COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS parishes, which became gest need is financial, SALE OF REAL ESTATE official on July 1, is the but it’s early to try to UNDER M.G.L. c. 183A:6 latest in a much broader envision. They have just contraction in Boston’s stopped functioning and By virtue of a Judgment and Order of the Suffolk or transfer the Unit or any interest therein at any time Catholic community. right now their principal Superior Court (Civil Action No. 1884 CV 1838), within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Notice Elsewhere in Dorches- concern is getting them- in favor of Myrna Santana and Juan Quezadas, Date. If such sale or transfer is not consummated ter, two longtime parish- selves settled in the new Managers of the Blue Hill Place Condominium within such 120-day period, then Grantee shall not es in Neponset— St. Ann space.” Association against Hershey Briscoe, et al, sell his or her Unit or transfer any interest therein and St. Brendan— were A heavily used food establishing a lien pursuant to M.G.L. c. 183A:6 on unless s/he first complies again with the provisions also merged into a new pantry at the church will the real estate known as Unit 10 of the Blue Hill Place of this paragraph. Grantor may release or waive its entity, St. Martin de continue to operate, but Condominium with a street address of 352R Blue Hill rights under this paragraph, either before or after Porres, in recent months. not at the church build- Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts receipt of notice from Grantee, in which event the In that instance, pa- ing, Soper said. for the purposes of satisfying such lien, the real Unit may be sold or conveyed free and clear of the rishioners were advised The news of the closure estate is scheduled for Public Auction commencing provisions of the paragraph. A certificate, executed that the merger would was a surprise to most at 10:00 a.m. on October 27, 2020 at 352R Blue Hill and acknowledged by Grantor, stating that the rights help ease crippling fi- people in Dorchester’s Avenue, Unit 10, Dorchester, Massachusetts. The under this paragraph have been duly waived or nancial deficits facing premises to be sold are more particularly described terminated, shall be conclusive upon Grantor in favor extended Catholic com- as follows: of all persons who rely thereon in good faith. Such both churches— and, munity. hopefully— keep both certificate shall be furnished upon request to any Tim Delaney, who DESCRIPTION: Grantee who has in fact complied with the provisions worship spaces open. was raised in the parish In the instance of St. The Unit designated as 352R Blue Hill Avenue, Unit of this paragraph. and attended the parish 10 (the “Unit”) in Blue Hill Place Condominium (the Matthew, it is not yet school, said that the lack “Condominium”) created pursuant to Massachusetts For title, see Deed to Hershey Briscoe dated April 29, clear what will become General Laws Chapter 183A by Maser Deed dated 2010 and recorded with the Suffolk County Registry May 1, 2006, recorded with Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 46340, Page 117. of Deeds in Book 39532, Page 130, as amended by First Amendment to Master Deed dated January 12, In the event of a typographical error or omission 2007 and recorded at Book 41143, Page 135, as contained in this publication, the description of the NOTICE further amended by Second Amendment to Master premises contained in said Unit Deed shall control. Deed dated December 18, 2007 and recorded at Book 42871, Page 209, as further amended by Third TERMS OF SALE: Amendment to Master Deed dated May 18, 2009 and 1. A non-refundable deposit payable in cash, The Dorchester Historical recorded at Book 44960, Page 210, and as further certified or bank check in the amount of amended by Fourth Amendment to Master Deed $5,000.00 for the unit shall be payable at the Society is always looking for dated April 29, 2010 and recorded at Book 46340, Auction. Page 106 (the “Master Deed”). Capitalized terms photographs and high school used in this Unit Deed which are not defined shall 2. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master within thirty (30) days of the auction. Deed. yearbooks from Dorchester’s 3. An Auctioneer’s Release Deed will be issued to The Post Office address of the Unit is: 352R Blue Hill the purchaser, upon payment of the past. Avenue, Unit 10, Dorchester, MA 02121. balance of the purchase price, within thirty (30) days of the auction. The Deed shall convey The Unit is shown on a plan recorded with the Master the premises subject to, and with the benefit Deed, to which is affixed a verified statement in the of, all restrictions, easements, improvements, Due to the pandemic, the Society is form provided by M.G.L. Chapter 183A section 9, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public and is conveyed subject to and with the benefit of taxes, assessments, liens, or claims in the nature closed to the public at this time. the obligations, restrictions, rights and liabilities of liens, and existing encumbrances of record contained in M.G.L. Chapter 183A, the Master Deed, senior to the lien hereby being satisfied, whether the documents establishing the organization of unit or not reference to such restrictions, easements, owners and the By-Laws as amended of record. The improvements, outstanding tax titles, municipal Unit is conveyed subject to, and with the benefit of, all or other public taxes, assessments, liens or easements, restrictions and encumbrances of record claims in the nature of liens or encumbrances is insofar as the same are ow in force and applicable. made in the deed.

Each of the units in the Condominium is intended for 4. Additionally, and not by way of limitation, the residential purposes as set forth in the Master Deed. sale shall be subject to and with the benefit of any and all tenants, tenancies, and occupants, The undivided percentage interest of the Unit if any. in the Common Elements is Four percent (4%). William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantee, and 5. No representation is or shall be made as to any Lemuel Clap House, 199 Boston Street Grantee’s successors in title, take title to the Unit amount of taxes due and outstanding. James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road subject to the rights of Grantor, as Declarant under the Master Deed, to add additional phases and 6. The successful bidder shall pay the future additional units to the Condominium. The Unit’s condominium common charges commencing www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org undivided percentage interest is subject to reduction with the date of the auction. in case of the addition to the Condominium of additional phases and additional units. 7. No representation is or shall be made as to any other mortgages, liens, or encumbrances of If Grantee intends to sell or otherwise transfer any record. interest in the Unit, including without limitation, the granting of a mortgage interest therein, Grantee shall 8. No representation is or shall be made as to the so notify grantor in writing, describing the details of condition of the Premises or the Condominium. the proposed transfer. Within sixty (60) days after The Premises shall be sold “as is.” receipt of such notice (the “Notice Date”), Grantor may elect, by notice to such Grantee sent by certified 9. Other items, if any, shall be announced at the or registered mail, to purchase such Unit at the then sale. fair market value thereof, which shall be determined by an independent third party appraisal. If Grantor 10. The sale is subject to and in accordance with elects to purchase the Unit, the transfer shall take the Judgment and Order, a copy of which may place on the business day specified in Grantor’s be obtained from the seller’s counsel, Attorney notice of election (which day shall be not more than Dean T. Lennon, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & ninety (90) days after the Notice Date), at the Suffolk Brooks, P.C., 45 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 107, County Registry of Deeds. Grantee shall convey the Braintree, MA 02184, (781) 843-5000. Unit to Grantor by quitclaim deed, with all tax and documentary stamps affixed and paid for by Grantee. BLUE HILL PLACE Grantee shall pay all other taxes arising out of such CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, sale. If Grantor shall fail to make such election within By its Board such 60-day period, then Grantee shall be free to sell Run Dates: Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, 2020 Page 16 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com Expecting record turnout, Galvin talks up early voting By Matt Murphy retary of State William mail to ensure that their ready requested mail-in ed encouraging local State House Galvin on Monday urged vote gets counted. ballots, and he predicted officials to find polling News Service voters to make a plan and Galvin said that more that number could grow locations large enough With less than a month not wait if they anticipate than 1.6 million regis- as fear of a fall surge of to accommodate a high until the election, Sec- casting their ballot by tered voters have al- coronavirus infections volume of foot traffic to grows and the state’s avoid asking voters to daily case count has wait in long, congested BE EMPOWERED. produced “unsettling lines. 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He was a founding and husband, Robert, of and his fiance Chanz Mc- chael Cronin and Mary Joe completed a doctorate board member of the Col- Dorchester; John Groves Manus of South Portland, Marr Cronin, Joe’s educa- degree at Stanford Uni- onel Daniel Marr Boys & of St. Petersburg, Flori- Maine, and Kate Mill- tion began in the Milton versity in 1965. He then Girls Club, built in mem- da; grandmother of Eric er and her wife Caitlyn Public Schools until he returned to Harvard as ory of his mother’s broth- Chetkauskas and Julie Miller of Quincy. Son of entered BC High where an Associate Professor of er. He leaves two broth- Chetkauskas of Dorches- the late John H. McDer- he graduated in 1952. Joe Educational Administra- ers, John (Maritta) of ter; sister of Anna Walsh mott and Catherine (Lee) went on to attend Har- tion, and Associate Dean. Milton, MA and Tom (Ta- of Weymouth, and the McDermott. Brother of vard College, with a Bach- Massachusetts’ Governor nia) of Colorado Springs, late John Spatola of Frank McDermott and elor of Arts and subse- Frank Sargent named and a sister Kathy Dowd Brockton. Mark McDermott, both of Dr. Cronin the Common- (Jim) of Webster Groves, Maine, and the late Peter Missouri. He was mar- and David McDermott. LEGAL NOTICE ried to Marie Cronin for Brother-in-law of Roy and 47 years. He leaves their his wife Patricia Forsberg COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS seven children: Maureen of Scituate, Helen and THE TRIAL COURT Peterson (Dwight), Kathy her husband Frank Fede- PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Cronin, and Tim Cronin rowski of Maine, and the Suffolk Probate & Family Court 24 New Chardon Street (Elizabeth), all of Milton, late Sonja Connelly. Dear Boston, MA 02114 MA, Elizabeth Cronin friend of Mary Kate Power (617) 788-8300 CITATION ON PETITION FOR (Ron Shiels) of Norwood, of Braintree. Survived by FORMAL ADJUDICATION MA, Joe Cronin (Sarah) many nieces and nephews. Docket No. SU20P1720EA ESTATE OF: of Hingham, MA, Anne He was a pharmacist for MARY LEE BERRY Cronin of Arlington, VA KANTROVITZ, Mar- Boston Children’s Hospital DATE OF DEATH: 06/21/2020 and Patricia Fertig (Lou) tin, 79. Son of the late for 47 years. A petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy has been filed by Teresa Alleyne of Roswell, GA. He leaves Gabriel and Vera Kan- of Dorchester, MA requesting that the nineteen grandchildren trovitz. Marty grew up in Court enter a formal Decree and Order and five great grandchil- Mattapan and went on to Cedar Grove Cemetery and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. dren, as well as sever- attend Roxbury Memori- IMPORTANT NOTICE al nieces, nephews, and al, Northeastern Univer- COVID-19 restrictions will be in place You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. their families. He also sity and later Boston Uni- You have a right to object to this proceeding. leaves his good friend, versity, where he studied A quiet place on the banks of the Neponset River To do so, you or your attorney must file a Elizabeth Cook, of Need- law. He is survived by written appearance and objection at this Chapel available for: Weddings, memorial services, and cel- Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day ham. Donations may be his wife, Joanne Sheri- ebratory masses. Indoor Services available for winter burials. of 12/03/2020. made to either: The Cro- dan, sister Ellen Chella, This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline nin Scholarship Fund brother, Sherwin Kan- Greenhouse on premises for fresh flowers. Columbarium for by which you must file a written appear- cremated remains. Plant a tree program. ance and objection if you object to this at Boston College High trovitz, and children Pa- proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written School, Attn: Office of In- mela Johnson, Suzanne 920 Adams St., Dorchester, MA 02124 • 617-825-1360 appearance and objection followed by an stitutional Advancement, Belanger, Julie Bertram, RATTIGAN, Frances Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) Consecrated in 1868. Non-Sectarian. days of the return day, action may be taken 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Michael Kantrovitz and A. (Kennedy), 85, of without further notice to you. Boston, MA 02125 or on- Larisa Kantrovitz. Braintree, formerly of Unsupervised Administration line, at www.bchigh.edu/ McCARTHY, Gerald Dorchester. Wife of the Under The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) give or Bentley Universi- J., 74. Born in Dorchester, late Bradley F. “Brad” A Personal Representative appointed ty in memory of President he was the son of Jeremiah Rattigan. Frances was under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- istration is not required to file an inventory Joe Cronin. Please mail and Catherine McCarthy. born in Boston the daugh- TEVNAN TEVNAN or annual accounts with the Court. Persons checks to Bentley Univer- Graduate of St. Peter’s ter of the late Richard 100 City Hall Plaza 415 Neponset Avenue interested in the estate are entitled to notice sity, Office of Advance- School and Catholic Memo- Kennedy and Alyce (Ryan) regarding the administration directly from ment, 175 Forest Street, rial High School. He served Kennedy. She resided Boston, MA 02108 Dorchester, MA 02124 the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating Waltham, MA 02452; or in Vietnam with the USMC Jones Hill before moving 617-423-4100 617-265-4100 to the estate, including the distribution of online at Bentley.edu/ and was awarded a Purple to Braintree in 2005. She assets and expenses of administration. Witness, HON. BRIAN J. DUNN, First giving. Heart. A former member is survived by her chil- Attorneys at Law Justice of this Court. of the BPD and long-time dren, Maureen Rattigan Date: September 22, 2020 resident of the VA Health of Braintree, Kathleen www.tevnan.com Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate System. He is survived Rattigan of Braintree, Published: October 8, 2020 by a sister Ann, brothers Brad F. Rattigan of Han- Kevin and Brian as well as son, Jean M. Rattigan of nieces Samantha Krenz, Kalispell, MT, and James Elizabeth Hughes, Kerri L. Rattigan of Waterford, Devine, Julie Deck and ME. Sister of Marjorie nephew Patrick Scott. He O’Leary of Yarmouthport, was a good brother, friend Robert Kennedy of Mil- and uncle. Please make ton, James Kennedy of donations to Wounded Marshfield, and the late Warrior Project. Richard and Catherine Groves, Gilda (Spa- Kennedy. Also survived tola), 91, of Dorches- by 8 grandchildren, 3 ter. Gilda was born and great-grandchildren, and raised in Dorchester as many nieces and nephews. a member of a close knit Donations may be made Sicilian family. She vol- in her memory to Cardi- unteerd at the front desk nal Cushing Center, 405 at Carney Hospital and Washington St., Hanover, was very active in the MA 02339, or the Boston St. Gregory community Firefighters Relief Fund, as a member of the La- 115 South Hampton St., dies Sodality, and later, Boston, MA 02118. the sixty and over club, of which she eventually McDERMOTT, John became president. Gil- S. of Dorchester, former- da was predeceased by ly of Portland, Maine. her husband, Leonard. Husband of Christine A. LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF COMMONWEALTH OF In accordance with Mas- MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS NEW CALVARY CEMETERY sachusetts General Laws THE TRIAL COURT THE TRIAL COURT Chapter 114, Section 3A, no- PROBATE & FAMILY COURT PROBATE & FAMILY COURT Serving the Boston Community since 1899 - Non Sectarian tice is hereby given that more Suffolk Probate and family Court Suffolk Probate and family Court Reasonable pricing and many options to choose from. than seventy-five years has 24 NEW CHARDON STREET 24 NEW CHARDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02114 BOSTON, MA 02114 elapsed following the issuance 617-788-8300 617-788-8300 Grave pricing starting at $1,200 of a license by the Proprietors CITATION ON PETITION of Cedar Grove Cemetery to CITATION ON PETITION Package pricing from $3,800 (includes grave purchase, first Cheever N. Ely for the grave at TO CHANGE NAME TO CHANGE NAME opening & liner for a weekday service). Cremation Niches Lot No.89, Section No.7, Cedar Docket No. SU19C0662CA Docket No. SU20C0213CA starting at $1,400 (Includes Niche Purchase, First Opening SAVAGE, Helen D. Ave., in the Cedar Grove Ceme- in the MATTER of: in the MATTER of: (Drake) of Dover, NH, tery, and the Cemetery cannot ADAMARI MICHELLE MORAN GOMES MICHELLE DIANE CARTER & Inscription) locate the holder’s successor A Petition to Change Name of A Petition to Change Name of formerly of Dorchester. in interest after making a dil- Minor has been filed by Adamari Adult has been filed by Michelle 617-296-2339 Wife of the late Edward igent search; and that within Michelle Moran Gomes of Boston, Diane Carter of Boston, MA 12 Month No Interest on Grave Purchases, “Doc” Savage. Mother of 180 days hereof the Cemetery MA requesting that the court enter requesting that the court enter a will reclaim ownership of the a Decree changing their name to: Decree changing their name to: Pre Need Opening Arrangements Brian Savage of Dorches- license, unless a successor in Michelle Diane Stokes ter, Michael and his wife Adamari Michelle Gomes Lots with multiple graves and oversized graves available. interest to the late Cheever N. IMPORTANT NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE Ellen Savage of Cohasset, Ely and Madeleine W. Ely con- Any person may appear for Any person may appear for Package price only available for an ‘at need’ service. tacts the Cemetery in writing Patty and her husband purposes of objecting to the purposes of objecting to the Donald Loiodice of Kittery, on or before that time. In ac- petition by filing an appearance petition by filing an appearance Overtime Fees apply to Saturday and Holiday Interments cordance with M.G.L. Chapter at: Suffolk Probate and Family at: Suffolk Probate and Family ME, Elizabeth “Betty” and 114, Section 3A, if ownership of Other options available at Mt. Benedict Cemetery her husband Neil Griffin the license is ascertained after Court before 10:00 a.m. on the Court before 10:00 a.m. on the the Cemetery has reclaimed return day of 10/29/2020. This is return day of 10/29/2020. This is in West Roxbury of Weymouth and Ted and ownership of the license, then not a hearing date, but a deadline not a hearing date, but a deadline his wife Barbara Savage of the Cemetery shall pay the fair by which you must file a written by which you must file a written The B.C.C.A. Family of Cemeteries Walpole. Grandmother of value of the license at the time appearance if you object to this appearance if you object to this of its taking to the owner. proceeding. proceeding. Main Office located at: 7. Sister of the late Mar- Cedar Grove Cemetery Witness, HON. BRIAN J. Witness, HON. BRIAN J. 366 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131 garet Drake. Donations 920 Adams Street DUNN, First Justice of this Court. DUNN, First Justice of this Court. may be made in memory of Dorchester, MA 02124 Date: September 24, 2020 Date: September 24, 2020 Pricing information and maps available online at: Helen to St. Ann’s Nursing Telephone: 617-825-1360 Felix D. Arroyo Felix D. Arroyo www.BostonCemetery.org www.cgcem.org Register of Probate Register of Probate Home, 195 Dover Point Published: October 8, 2020 Published: October 8, 2020 617-325-6830 [email protected] Rd., Dover, NH 03820. dotnews.com October 8, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 19 Page 20 THE REPORTER October 8, 2020 dotnews.com

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