Synagogue Heclring Erupts Into Protest Residents Angry at Unexpected Delay
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I Atara proves that cooking can be fun PA - i.] Com www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton FRIDAY, APRIL ~6 , 2002 Vol. 6, No. 40 48 Pages 3 Sections 75¢ ts' go swzmmzng. , • Synagogue heclring erupts into protest Residents angry at unexpected delay By Auditi Guha deferral. They were upset that the ap STAFl-WRITER plicant had been infom1ed beforehand public demonstration by about and did not show up. 50 residents at City Hall on "It wa<; basically a setup." said Joe A Tuesday had to be quelled by Telfer. a B1ighton resident. who wa<; a secuiit) after it was announced that a part of the demonstration. "Everyone heming h<ts been defen-ed again even from the community came down, and though the project has been under re no one from the Sephmuic community vie-w for months. who were infonned beforehand that it The .n Corey Road ") nagogue would be defen-ed fa ttended). So no heming wm, defen-ed for the third time. cowtesy was shown to us, but absolute It wi ll now have to wait until August fovor given to the applicant." because the Sephardic community At Tuesday's heilring. Joseph Feister have still not submitted document<; re cut short a feller being read from the quired for the review proces..-.. !->Uch a.-. Boston Redevelopment Authority and on traffic, parking and design studies. asked if the Article 80 small process Many of the resident<; in attendance were furious and protested against the SYNGOGUE, page 5 Commonwealth Ave. K,~c & 111\1 rtOCK On n unusually hot afterroon last week, people enjoy the swimming pool at the Oak Square YMCA. Of course, last week' taste of summer has given project is out to bid this week to more seasonable weather. By Auditi Guha STAf"WRITER Bad roads. hl:a\) pedestrian and hie} de tmtlic. \\eaI) hu1lding" mid B nningham wantS to raise taxes a complete lad.: of gn.>enel) make" the Allston-Bri!!hton strelch of :_·.He s also mulling over support to put the state in the casino business Commom\calth\,enue a .. bli!!ht L'll e) e~>re:· a.., one n.">1d1:nt put" it. By Elizabeth Beardsl€ y the 'late cofti.>J"S fl . along \\ ith act· But Bim1ingham added that C<t.,i While $6 mil lion is available 111 and Michael Kunzelman ing GO\. JJJle 1. S\\ ift. 'kl) tilt!)· re no" .ue a .. bs 1:1\ored .. option for funds for a massive reconstruction "1 Inc to !fl 1Jcr bringing Con dcafi ng with a huge state budget of the 1.7-mife stretch from the s, 11.itc Pn:s1Jent l'homas F Binn na..'ltcut-st)tt ca.~i no gambling to the deficit. now pegged at 2 billion. Warren/Kelton intersection to Lakt• 111gha1 want!'> more of )llL r mon1:) BJ_ '>I. I Lm na1..er... \\Oufd ha\e to anaf)te Street. some ~sidents are unhapp) He is aili ng for an income-tax hik a Respomlm~ t· a Bo-,ton Herald re an) 1:.hino proposal\ 11npact on with fad. of infonnation <ts the pro· move he .,aid would stave off deep port that Hou"· leader.. are e)eing crime. compul... ive gambling and ject ha.'> not been discussed pub· cuh 1 'talc aid to schools. Binning casinos a.-. a \ht) ol rai,ing rnone). compd1t1on \\ ith other fonm. of en lidy. State Rep. Kevin Honan ham ici r.11,ing the income tax to l<t'>t Binningham -...uu he\ open to the tertainment. he -.;.ud. ··1 don't l..now of any recent pub )e.ir' k 'el could stave off a I0 per idea. Binningham -..ud he took hi., tir...t lic meetings," said Jim Hynes. All or how long it will take." cent t n local aid to schools. a plan 'Tm not dr,1\\ing a line in the trip to Foxwocx.f., Sl!\eraf months ago ston resident for 55-year... "I heard Commonwealth Avenue resi he d '11 'u ··a nigh1ma1ish 'ision of sand." Bim1inrham said ...\\'e ha\e to to "atch Chel..;ea nati\e John~) Ithe project Ii'> going out to bid this dent<; have waited a long time for a <lllr e ucalton urure ·· tall.. about 11 a.' an L'Conomic de\elop Ru11\ champion\hip bo\ing match. year [for contractor.]. but we don't roadway impmvement project last 1..no\\ what's going to be done here Bi1 ningham al... o is loc king into ment pmJL'CI fil..c an} other. \\hich ha..., While at the ca.-.1110. Birmingham -,aid Se ate President HONAN, page 27 other ays to pump the ca'ih flow into some unique co'ts .. BIRMINGHAM, page 5 Tht mas F. Birmingham It's an animal king~om in the library Brothers By Candi Carter save lives .... 8f" Ill Brighton children didn ·t need to a-.1.. where the \\ild thing" \\ere of woman on Frida) afternoon :ii 1he Faneu1I Branch of the Brighton Libffil) . The wild things \\ere right and child there in the children\ room where do1cn" Jf lid-. -.tooJ read) By Auditl Guha STAFF WRITER to pet the -.pil..). full). -.111..) and sometimes freak) hide' of more Two brothers from Allston hero than a do1en critter... tended b\ ically rescued an unconscious Animal Ad\.enture Educatio~ woman a n~ her 4-year-old daughter Experience coordinator Jad: from a burning car after an accident Laquidara. on the Massachusetts Turnpike. "My favorite '"°a.' the snapping It was about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, turtle becau-.e he felt like hard April 17. Danin Dawley, 37 and and when I patted him. he felt all Dana L1urendeau, 35 were busy hos bumpy." 'aid 5-year-ofd Brian ing clean the sidewalk on Lansdowne O'Connofl . \\ho \\a.'> celebrating Street outside Axis, the club where his birthda) Friday afternoon. ~ they worked. Hearing "a huge explo The Animal Ad\'enture pro sion" on the· Mass. Pike and seeing a gram, which drew more than 40 car on fire, both the boys reacted in risten Brooks, children Frida) afternoon. -wa.-. stinctively. started by Ed Laquidara and h1-. A Mazda on the Turnpike blew a 'Frontier' brother. Jae!... in 1992. The t\\O tire and slowed down to park at the travel around the area showing side when it was hit by two cars and woman kids some of the wonderful and burst into flames. Dawley, who saw wacky creature. that inhabit our the burning car thought, "God, planet. there's someone in there," and vault ""SEEPAGE 15 On Frida). kid!> got to ogle an ed a waif and a fence and crossed two alligator, bond \\-ilh a boa and PHOTO FROM THE FANEUIL BRANCH LIBRAAY train tracks to reach the car engulfed Jack Laquldara shows the kids at the Fa eull Branch Ubrary another of the animals he brought along last Friday in flames. Commentary 8 ANIMALS, page 7 afternoon. The kids got to see and touch a wide variety of animals. 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