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Of Boston College for the Second Con­ Director at Hamilton Children's Center, at (617) 789-4323 Greenery ConGRADulations under fire Community concerned over Rehab Ctr.'s expansion By Linda Rosencrance Slightly more than a year after the Zoning Board of Appeal denied theGreenery Rehabilitation Center's expan­ sion application, the facility recently submitted an amended and refined proposal to the city. The new plan calls for an addition of a fourth floor in order to create a pediatric rehabilitation unit by converting 41 of the center's existing 201 adult beds for use in the treatment of pediatric patients with acquired brain injury. The proposal also calls for a two-story atri urn to be buildtovcr the existing patio and expansion of the existing first floor dining facility. According to Jeannine Carroll, administrator of the Greenery, located at 99 Chestnut Hill Ave., the addition would also allow for expansion of existing patient treatment areas including physical therapy, occupational therapy and ~h_pathology. Expansion ofsome administration space, Derek Szabo Photo including medical records, laundry facilities, adaptive equip­ ment shop and wheelchair storage would also be possible because of the addition. While the city's zoning board denied the application BHS Class of '92 hands out 164 diplomas during Commencement without prejudice because of a technicality, some residents and community organizations felt it should would been By Suzanne Siegel prepare yourself for the year 2,000." denied regardless because the addition would have nega­ Valedictorian Thanh Tran, who will be study pre-med at tively affected existing traffic and parking problems in the Brighton High School Hcadma tcr Julicuc Johnson told Boston Unive rsity on a full scholarship next fall , gave the area. At that time neighbors and abutters also contended that the 164 members of the graduating Class of 1992 that while standing room onl y audiencq at th e New England Hall the area around the facility was already over-developed. their diplomas will allow them to assume greater responsi­ similaradvice. " It 's a mistake to think the more we learn the "Over the last year, Greenery has revised the plan around bility in life, a high school educauon alone will not be less we need to know because learning is a lifelong projec1." the concerns of the neighbors," Carroll said. "What we enough. Dr. Ulric Johnson, a counselor at the Cross Cultural submitted to the Board ofAppeal satthccndofMay, is anew "I encourage you to continue your ed ucation,'' Johnson Counse ling Crnter, told the students to "keep your eyes on proposal that differs from the original in 10 ways. " said at graduation ceremoni es on Wedn e~day, June I 0 ... ,\ the pri ze by gelling an education." Those differences are: high school diploma is not enough in today's job market. "Malcolm X's [philosophy ! 'by an y means,'" Johnson •reduction in overall expansion square footage - While there is a recession you should learn as many ski lls ex plained, "is by mean s of education, not JUSl vinl..:nc-1'." and obtain as many licenses, certi fi cates and degrees to Continued on page 12 Continued ti•· page 2 No Impact from B.C. Car fraud targeted EIR waiver for Boston College raises ire in By Linda Rose ncrance community ~~, ~ Funding for the Trust Fund will come If the state's auto imurance rcfom1 bill 1s from money each major insurdflCe com­ signed imo law, Alb!Dn-Brighton stand'i to gain pany alrcady pays annually toopcrc.ite in the By Linda Rosencrance some $400,(XX) slated for the monitoring of traffic commonwealth. Honan said he wa.'-' pleased safety, vandalism and uninsured drivers. that funding for the program will be shoul­ The state Office of Envi­ The key provision to the bi II, proposed by state dered by the insurance industry and not by ronmental Affairs(EOA) has Rep. Kevin Honan, wa<; written specifically to neighborhood insurance agents or their cus­ proposed that Boston Col­ target automobile insurance fraud. For the past tomers. lege not be required to sub­ several months, Honan had been working with The anti-fraud Trust Fund also calls for mit an Environmental Im­ Insurance Commiucc Chairman Francis Mara to collaboration between the Attorney Gen­ pact Report (EIR) before establish an Auto Insurance Fraud Trust Fund a<; eral and the district attorneys to provide beginning construction on its part of the commiucc's refonn legislation that special prosecutors to handle auto fraud donnitory and dining faci l­ would target the fraud. ca<>CS. Other COITijX)ncnts to the anti-fraud ity project on its Brighton "Our current automobile insurance system fund will include a deircct ljnk between the Campus. B.C./Communiiy Relations Committee encourages waste and fraud which has driven up Registry of Motor Vc hicles and lnsurance The decision, issued by Derek Szabo photo- our insuranceprcmiwns and costsovcr25 percent Companies to track drivers with cancelled EOA Secretary. Susan Tierney. on Monday, the Environmental Monitor(an EOA publi­ in five years," said Honan. insurance and an Auto lnsurance Fraud comes after weeks of protests by Newton cation) due out on June 23, or 24. The law In total the Auto Insurance Fraud Trust Fund Fund task forcctoreponannuallyonefforts civic groups and state and local legislators, also allows for an additional 14 day public will provide S4 million dollars for Boston to to reduce fraud in Massachusetts. as well as members of three Allston-Brighton comment period, after which time the secre­ combat theft., vandalism,autoand insurancefraud. "After20ycarsit's time for an overhaul civic associations. tary will either reconsider, modify or con­ Honan said because Allston-Brighton is u.<;cd as a of the system," Honan said. "Good cpycrs Massachusetts' law requires that every firm the waiver. thruway by large nwnbersof driver he welocmed should not have to subsidize acts of vandal­ waiver decision be written in the form of a For the past fou r years, members of all efforts to promote safety and decrease vandal­ ism and recklessness." proposal and published in the next issue of Continued on page 27 ism and fraud. Page 2 The Journal June 18, 1992 S CHOOL .. BEAT • Top Quality Clothing • Books, Records, Electronics Brighton High • Uke New Furniture • Almost Anything Imaginable • Housewares/Kitchenwares • Nobody Beals Our Prices Your One Stop Thrift Shop "15 Commencement Continued from page I And it seems this year's seniors arc taking the advice. About 70 percent of the class wi II be attending two and four 1/--- ------ - ----- ~ year colleges and univcrsiLics, according to Janet Owens, a ( 1 BHS guidance counselor. 1 HUM VIDEO [JfJJ;j Timi Wallace, who came here from Jamaica in 1988 1 0 I RENT TWO VIDEOS FREE '""P""PM""E.-.po• 0/30/92""' I said, ''I am planning to go to college and educate myse lf." I·.. GET ONE MON WED ONlYI Wallace said he wanL<> to go to the University of Massachu­ L l 4~B ri gh ton Ave.0~ton ~ 782-8960_J setts at Boston to study music and drama. But finishing high school and going to college may be more cliflicult now, according to Anna Mac Cole, a Boston School Committt:e member who spoke at the graduation. .BOSTON CAB "We're living in a time when it's not fashi0nablc to pursue ASSOCIATION further ed ucat ion and trade sc hools.'" 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