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While each church building will keep Pastor asks its current name, the parish itself will have a new one. Fr. Clary said parish- suggestions ioners are invited to submit their ideas through July 15 and three finalists will be sent to the cardinal. for a new name “When submitting a name, two By Bill Forry things are important: (1) give the name Editor and (2) offer a reason for the name. Cardinal Seán O’Malley has ap- You might think only in terms of a proved the merger of St. Ann and St. “saint’s name,” but there are many Brendan parishes into a new Catholic other possibilities (Holy Trinity, Incar- parish in a move that will keep both nation, Holy Family, Gate of Heaven church buildings open under a new are parishes around the archdiocese)… name. In a letter sent to parishioners The key is the reason why!” last week, Fr. Brian Clary said that tablished with two worship sites and dinal’s approval, we move forward. It is Name nominations may be sent to the merger will take effect on July 1. campuses,” Clary wrote. “All the assets a daunting but exciting opportunity.” Fr. Clary at [email protected]. “On that day, the two parishes will and liabilities of the former parishes One immediate task will be selecting Clary and his co-pastor, Fr. Bob end, and one new parish will be es- will be under one parish. With the car- a new name for the combined parish. (Continued on page 14) HAIL AND FAREWELL If the pause is lifted, For BAA grads, care packages tenant advocates see with diplomas ‘tidal wave’ of evictions By Daniel Sheehan Reporter Staff By Katie Trojano on Sunday which focused on At a drive-thru event in front Reporter Staff Boston Housing Court records of their school last Thursday, Tenant advocates this week from 2014 to 2016 but also seniors from the Boston Arts warned of a potential “tidal looked at filings from this year. Academy received their diplo- wave” of evictions of Boston The report was shared during mas and care packages pur- residents this year if the pan- an online conference that in- chased through funds raised demic-induced moratorium on cluded tenant advocates from by the BAA Foundation’s “103 filings is lifted, saying it would across the nation. Reasons to Give” campaign, an exacerbate the crisis that “The key finding here is that initiative that raised nearly already disproportionately market-rate eviction filings in $264,000 for a senior class that impacts Black residents in Boston are occurring dispro- saw most of its year-end tradi- city neighborhoods, including portionately in neighborhoods tions and festivities cancelled Mattapan and Dorchester. of color, particularly Black by COVID-19. City Life/Vida Urbana pub- neighborhoods,” said David “We’re immensely grateful lished its latest research on Robinson of MIT’s Depart- that the community chose market-rate eviction filings to support BAA’s diverse, (Continued on page 11) talented, and hardworking graduates during this un- precedented time,” said BAA Councillors propose Foundation President Denella Clark. ‘crisis response system’ “Many of BAA’s 103 gradu- ates are set to become the first in their families to pursue for non-violent 911 calls higher education. The gener- By Katie Trojano safe, and how we can increase osity of our donors will help Reporter Staff trust in our government. ensure they are fully prepared National polling shows that BAA students Samil Battenfeld of Jamaica Plain and Kaydra Three city councillors want to succeed in the next stage of Hopkins (valedictorian Class of 2020) of West Roxbury with Boston to explore a new “crisis across party lines, people want (Continued on page 8) their diplomas. Don West photo response” system that would options when it comes to public divert non-violent, emergency safety,” she said, adding: calls away from the Boston “This could be useful when, Police Department in favor of say for example, there’s a Walsh orders up fireworks ‘task force’ “a more holistic public safety (Continued on page 10) By Katie Trojano day. “People lose sleep, babies from last year by a factor of infrastructure integrated with Reporter Staff get woken up, some people 5,543 percent, an increase in public health.” Fed up, like many Bosto- with PTSD (Post Traumatic calls from 139 to 7,844. Michelle Wu, Julia Me- nians, with the increase at Stress Disorder) experience The taskforce includes Je- jia, and Lydia Edwards in- all hours of illegal fireworks real harms, pets are terrified rome Smith, the mayor’s chief troduced the proposal last in the city, Mayor Walsh has – and they’re fire hazards.” of civic engagement, At-Large Wednesday that calls for an set up a task force to address Last month, Walsh said, City Councillors Michelle Wu, unarmed “Community Safety the issue ahead of the Fourth complaints of fireworks in the Michael Flaherty, Julia Mejia Crisis Response System.” of July holiday. city had increased by 2,300 and Annissa Essaibi-George, Edwards said the legisla- All contents “Fireworks are a serious percent in May. According to the Boston Arson Squad, the tion was not meant to start a © 2020 issue not only in the City of the mayor’s office, fireworks Boston Police Department’s “replace the police” conversa- Boston Neighborhood Boston, but all across the calls to the Boston Police Bureau of Community En- tion. “This is about structural News, Inc. country,” Walsh said last Fri- Department in June were up (Continued on page 10) change, how we keep people

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He was inclusion” cabinet in his sachusetts Institute of a project assessment tool in their communities.” transported to Boston administration; a new Technology, to be the that Walsh said will be He also thanked Dis- Medical Center where Racial Equity Fund; and Chief of Equity, a new used to identify and trict 8 Councillor Kenzie Dr. Karilyn Crockett he succumbed to his in- the filing of a “fair hous- cabinet-level position. address the risk of dis- Bok, who voted for his juries. “The exact cause ing” amendment to the “Karilyn is one of the placement, and enhance budget, for her work in nity,” Walsh said. “We and circumstances of city’s zoning code before most intelligent people access for historically “drafting the language” believe Boston will be the the crash remain under the end of the year. I know, and I am so excluded communities. of the amendment. first city in the country investigation,” according The announcement honored to welcome her The mayor thanked “We look forward to with fair housing re- to State Police. came a day after the City back to city government District 1 Councillor additional conversations quirements written into Monday morning Council approved the to take the helm of this Lydia Edwards, who with the council as a our zoning code.” gunfire – A person was mayor’s FY21 budget in new role,” said Walsh. voted yes on the budget whole and the commu- shot on Monday morning a tight 8-5 vote with dis- As to the Racial Equity near Columbia Road and senters saying that the Fund, he said, “This fund Devon Street, according operational budget could will invest in nonprofits Council votes no on use of to Boston Police. The vic- only enact “incremental that empower black tim, who was not named change” and allow “busi- and brown residents, in by officials, showed up to ness as usual during an economic development, ‘facial-surveillance’ by BPD a Boston hospital with unprecedented time.” public health, youth The City Council last not currently use facial- with darker-skinned “non-life-threatening” In the face of the vote, employment, education, week voted unanimously surveillance technology faces. injuries around 11 a.m. Walsh thanked the city arts and other areas.” to bar police and other because it is unreliable. In response to a ques- ••• councillors who “voted The initial goal is to city agencies from using A planned upgrade to the tion from Councillor Boston Police this for the budget, allowing raise $10 million in fund- facial-surveillance soft- camera network that the Frank Baker (Dorches- week released the name those investments to ing, with a long-term ware except for specific department has in place ter), Arroyo said the pro- of a 19-year-old man who move forward and ad- goal of $50 million, said criminal investigations - around the city would in- posal would not prohibit was shot and killed on vance the work of racial Walsh who added that and even then only if the clude a facial-recognition police from collecting Thane Street in Dorches- justice in our city.” He he would announce a data are not generated by module, but BPD has photos from existing ter on June 23. The vic- added, “Systemic change steering committee to city-owned cameras. The said it would ensure that camera systems to find tim —Malik Gabbidon doesn’t come from one guide the fund this week. proposal, which would is turned off at all times. specific suspects, such of Jamaica Plain— was policy or budget invest- “This work cannot be also prohibit the city City Councillor Ricar- as after the Marathon found outside a building ment. Our goals must led by a mayor; it cannot from buying data from do Arroyo (Hyde Park, bombings. at 26 Thane St. around be to build a process for be led by city councilors; companies that might Roslindale, Mattapan), “Let’s not live in a 1:50 a.m. He died at a change into the way gov- it needs to be led by the use the technology, now who sponsored the pro- society where we are con- Boston hospital from ernment and our society community and this goes to the mayor for his posal, says the measure stantly surveilling each an apparent gunshot work. change needs to come consideration. The pro- would ensure that Bos- other’s faces,” added wound. No arrests have “We are moving 20 through all of us,” he posal exempts systems, tonians are not subject Councillor Kenzie Bok been reported. Police percent of the BPD over- said. such as on phones, that to misidentification or (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, have asked for anyone time budget to [benefit] With respect to the use facial recognition systemic racism - for ex- Fenway, Mission Hill). with information to call physical and mental zoning change, he said, solely for user authen- ample, the fact that some – REPORTER them at 617-343-4470. health programming, “This amendment will tication. camera systems are not STAFF ••• the safety and well-being require developers in The BPD says it does designed to deal well Two men were arrested of our young people, and our city to do more and on June 27 after Boston the long-term success of to fight displacement and Police responded to the our neighborhoods.” promote inclusion.” Mass considered ‘on track’ Burger King parking lot near Grove Hall for a call July 2, 2020 to contain virus, models say of a disturbance caused Massachusetts is one model was developed by availability and abil- by multiple vehicles Boys & Girls Club News ...... 15 Dorchester Reporter (USPS 009-687) of four states on track technologists, epidemi- ity to perform contact around 1 a.m. One of the Opinion/Editorial/Letters...... 6 Published Weekly Periodical post- to contain the corona- ologists, health experts, tracing. 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UPCOMING CIVIC MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS Farmers Markets to re-open— A number of local to recognize those who have taken advantage of the Washington and Talbot, 10a.m.-2p.m. Farmers Markets are slated to re-open in the coming “safer at home” guidelines to hone their gardening Travel guidance from Baker-Polito Administration days in Dorchester and Mattapan, including: Ashmont skills. Gardeners or those nominating their favorite — Effective Wed., July 1, all travelers arriving to Farmers Market at Droser Plaza next to Ashmotn gardeners may find printable and online nomination Massachusetts, including residents returning home, Station on Friday, July 10, 3-7 p.m.; Codman Sq. Farmers forms at boston.gov/mayors-garden-contest. For more are instructed to self-quarantine for 14-days. This Market, Sat., July 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mattapan Square, information please call 617-635-4505. guidance does not apply to travelers from Rhode Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., corner Cummins Highway On July 6, 97 youth meal sites will open through Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Fairway St.; Mattapan Farm Stand, Thurs., July 9, 1 the City of Boston’s Summer Eats 2020 program in Maine, New York or New Jersey. Additionally, workers p.m.-5:30 p.m. at Mattapan Community Health Center; partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital. It provides designated by the federal government as essential DotHouse Health Center on Wed., July 8, 10a.m.- nutritious breakfast and lunch at no cost to Boston critical infrastructure workers are also exempt from this 12p.m.; ReVision Urban Farm, Wed., July 8, 2-6 p.m. youth 18 and under during the summer months. No ID directive. Travelers who are displaying symptoms of at 1062 Blue Hill Ave.; Fowler Clark Epstein Farmstand, or registration is required. Unlike previous years where COVID-19 are instructed to not travel to Massachusetts. 487 Norfolk St., Mattapan, Fri., July 10, 2p.m.-6 p.m. many youth meal sites were limited to participants All visitors and residents of Massachusetts are also For more locations, see boston.gov. in summer programming, this year all sites are open reminded that the use of masks or face coverings in Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) to all youth in the City of Boston. For locations and public places where individuals cannot socially distance plans to host a virtual Town Hall featuring the times, go to boston.gov/departments/food-access/ from others remains required. candidates for the 12th Suffolk House district on Sat., summer-eats. Locations starting on July 6 include: For more information regarding City Hall hours of Aug. 1 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. See g-mnc.org for more BCYF Gallivan, 61 Woodruff Way, Mattapan, 10a.m.- operation, visit boston.gov. information. 2p.m.; BHA Franklin Field, 91 Ames St., Dorchester Mayor’s Garden Contest— The 24th annual Mayor’s 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Boston Latin Academt, 205 Townsend Garden Contest will take place this year keeping within St., Dorchester, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Bowdoin St. Health SEND UPDATES TO current social distancing guidelines. Boston’s green Center, 230 Bowdoin St., 10a.m.-12 p.m.; Burke High, [email protected] thumbs have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 10, to 60 Washington St., 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Starting on register. The contest provides the perfect opportunity July 11: Codman Square Farmers Market, corner of SEE NEW EVENTS DAILY AT DOTNEWS.COM dotnews.com July 2, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 3 New housing, farmland slated for old state hospital grounds

By Matt Murphy getting the training and ful,” Holmes said. eligible for one-time bo- State House jobs they need to start a The press conference nuses of up to $5,000 if News Service career. He said it won’t was Baker’s first public they receive additional Gov. Charlie Baker be enough for the de- appearance last week, training in de-escalation visited Mattapan on velopers to simply meet and he used the oppor- techniques, bias-free po- Tues., June 23, to cel- their 13 percent diversity tunity to offer an up- licing, or narcotics. ebrate the selection of hiring goals, and that he date on the state’s fight “Five-thousand dollars a minority-owned de- believes the developers against COVID-19. He for anti-racism training? veloper to build new share his opinion. also faced tough ques- Who deserves that?” the housing, day care, and “We have a neighbor- tions and interruptions woman shouted. healthy food amenities hood that we live in, my from protesters about Baker said his bill was on the site of the former wife and I, my mom. We his proposed policing crafted to enhance train- Gov. Baker looked on as Rep. Russell Holmes ad- Boston State Hospital, dressed a protester during a June 23 news confer- can all walk over from legislation. While the ing for police across Mas- but he was greeted with ence in Mattapan. our different places. This Black and Latino Leg- sachusetts, and make frustration from some Angela Rowlings/Boston Herald/Pool photo is our neighborhood. islative Caucus worked sure they could be held community members We do not expect folks with Baker on the bill, accountable through a upset with their lack of pushed for day care op- and open space to sup- from our neighborhood one woman confronted decertification process access to him and an ele- tions and shuttle service port a healthy lifestyle, to walk by a site and 13 the governor to take if they fail to live up to ment of his new policing for seniors. and outdoor activities,” percent participation issue with a provision the new standards for reform bill. The project will in- Baker said. and think that’s success- that would make officers policing. The governor, clude food amenities, a Kirk Sykes, president joined by state Rep. Rus- farming initiative with of Primary Investments sell Holmes, was at the the Clark/Cooper Com- and co-managing part- Mass Audubon’s Bos- munity Gardens, and ner of Accordia Part- an expansion of the ners, said the companies, ton Nature Center and @BostonSouthBay Wildlife Sanctuary, the site’s day care center. along with Toll Brothers, first parcel of the site to Construction is slated are committed to making be redeveloped after the to begin in 2021 and be sure the community gets hospital closed in 1979, wrapped up in 2024. brought into the project to announce the selection “We want people who with jobs and training, as of Primary Corporation live in our neighborhood well as housing and in- as the developer of the to just move across the vestment opportunities. final 10-acre parcel. street. We’re not build- “Primary-Accordia- COME SIT Primary Corporation, ing a new neighborhood,” Toll seeks to empower in a venture with Ac- said Holmes. this community and its cordia Partners and Baker said the rede- residents through our ef- Toll Brothers, plans to velopment of the Boston forts and reach the kind WITH US build 367 residential State Hospital property of harmony and unity our housing units, including goes back as far as his name Accordia implies,” Pull up a chair for patio 82 for ownership and days as secretary of ad- Sykes said. dining + outdoor seating ministration and finance Holmes said that in his 121 affordable units, at your South Bay favorites including 42 for seniors. under Govs. Bill Weld view the project will be Holmes said it was the and Paul Cellucci in the successful when he sees community that insisted 1990s. residents of the commu- on homeownership op- “The site will be a nity living there when portunities being part truly great place to live it’s completed and before of the development, in and raise a family, with then also have a role in For a directory, please visit bostonsouthbay.com addition to rental, and easy access to the T its construction by way of

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memberspluscu.org 781-905-1500 Page 4 THE REPORTER July 2, 2020 dotnews.com ‘Tired of being taken for granted,’ Mather School librarian signs off By Max Larkin four days a week a few a bathroom pass and WBUR Reporter years ago. The cutback come to see me in the The end of the school in January would have library,” she said with year is a natural moment brought her down to a 50 a laugh. “I had to tell for farewells. But for percent schedule. “I’m them they couldn’t do Maura O’Toole, a library 45 years old. I should not that anymore.” paraprofessional leav- be working two and a half Over eight years, ing the Boston Public days a week,” O’Toole O’Toole tried to tailor Schools after 14 years, said. She chose to take her library to serve the the departure feels pre- a layoff instead. students at the Mather mature. For O’Toole, library — only 5.5 percent of “This past January, work is never truly a whom are white. “When my position was reduced part-time job. She orga- I first started working in hours,” O’Toole said. nizes the space and ap- there, it upset me,” she It was the second such plies for grants. She co- said of the book selection. reduction she has expe- ordinates author visits “It was “Pinkalicious,” rienced at the Mather and two book fairs a with a little white girl. Elementary School in year — all while playing Or “Fancy Nancy” — Dorchester, where she a social and instructional those were the books that has run the library for role in the life of the were available.” the past eight years. Mather. After she received a O’Toole started out “There’d constantly grant from the Laura full time, but was cut to be kids trying to sneak Bush Foundation to

Maura O’Toole, photographed with her fifth-grade class at the Mather in BE EMPOWERED. 1985. Courtesy Maura O’Toole find more books to serve don’t really think of In the mid-1980s, Enjoy The Outdoors This Spring the school’s large Cape their book inventory as O’Toole was a BPS stu- Our goal is to empower you to actively mange your pain without the Verdean and Vietnam- an asset, when it re- dent, including three need for more costly, invasive & potentially harmful treatments ese populations, O’Toole ally is. My collection at years at the Mather. Back found that children’s the Mather is probably then, the library occu- books in Creole or about worth $200,000, if you pied the same space it Cape Verde were very had to replace it all. does now — but it was hard to come by. Still, she And 90 percent of that a different atmosphere. found ways to build her is through donations or “We had sort of the foreign-language collec- fundraising.” stereotypical librarian tion, including asking The Mather is the third that you’d think of ... ‘If the school’s Vietnamese BPS school O’Toole has you lose a book, you have newcomers to bring back worked at during her 14 to pay for it,’” O’Toole books in the language years in the district. “Ev- said, remembering she from frequent trips to ery library I’ve worked at was “terrified” of violat- Southeast Asia. has closed,” she said. It’s ing the policy. Now, she Students respond- a function of principals said, “one of my policies ed. “Every year, my on tight budgets and, is, I just want my books checkout numbers were O’Toole believes, the back eventually.” going up,” O’Toole said. underrating of libraries For O’Toole, oversee- Even as district schools as a space for discovery ing a library is a con- closed in March in re- or a source of research suming passion. She For Your Safety, We Now sponse to the coronavirus skills. spent last week clearing outbreak, she had almost BPS officials did not out the Mather’s space Offer Telehealth Physical 11,000 books circulate respond to requests for of her Legos and her Therapy via Computer, this year. comment on library books — the better to Now, colleagues, fami- strategy or cuts. But prepare whoever uses Tablet or SmartPhone. lies, and students are Mayor Marty Walsh’s the space next “so that using video to thank budget, which was ap- they’re not completely Milton 617.696.8141 O’Toole — and to say proved by the City Coun- overwhelmed.” farewell. cil last week, includes She’s not sure what Dorchester 617.506.7210 “Ms. O’Toole, you try $80 million in spending she’ll do next year. “I Hingham 781.875.1913 to get to students to love cuts. haven’t been able to se- reading books — like For O’Toole, it is pain- cure another library job” Easton/Brockton 508.559.5108 now I do,” said one third- ful to know that she so far, O’Toole said. But grader. “If I were princi- can’t continue working she will continue to seek North Attleboro 508.316.0559 pal, I’d pay you double her four-day schedule her master’s degree this the amount of money at the Mather for want summer in hopes of re- www.elliottphysicaltherapy.com that the real principal of $15,000. “I’m tired of turning to the little world pays you.” being taken for granted,” of the school library as FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED Said O’Toole: “Schools she said. “I bring in a ton soon as possible — but of resources. It just felt a probably not in Boston. little bit degrading.”

Open your heart “Virtual Community Forum to discuss renaming the field outside of TechBoston and home to an Academy to Keith Love Field. Tuesday, July 14th at 6pm. Email jrackauskas@bos- individual with tonpublicschools.org for meeting access” disabilities. PUBLIC NOTICE CARNEY HOSPITAL AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to modify Become a Host an existing installation on a 125-foot build- ing at 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Home Provider. Suffolk County, MA. Public comments re- garding the potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted To learn how you can make a difference within 30-days from the date of this publica- tion to: Amanda Sabol – CBRE, 70 West as a Host Home Provider, visit Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10604, www.makeadifferenceathome.com [email protected] or (914) 694-9600. dotnews.com July 2, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 5 Reporter’s News about people People in and around our Neighborhoods So. Shore donor’s gift bags lift spirits at Everett school

By Katie Trojano kids with special needs. so amazing and gener- Reporter Staff “They really took the ous,” said Katie Man- A small family-owned time and thought about ning. “We can’t thank toy store on the South it. It was just wonderful the Toy Box of Hanover Shore stepped up this and extremely thought- enough for what they’ve month to provide end-of- ful.” done. During the quar- year gift bags for all 237 Once the donations antine, teachers did students at the Edward were dropped off at the home visits to students Everett Elementary school, parents were in- throughout Roxbury, School in Dorchester. vited to pick up the gift Dorchester, Mattapan, The project began bags in person or in a and Southie.” when Julie Ritchie of drive-by curbside pickup In addition to the kind- Toy Box of Hanover in front of the Pleasant ness displayed by Toy began working with Street schoolhouse on Box of Hanover, Man- third-grade teacher Ka- June 16 and 17. Teach- ning noted that local tie Manning to organize ers and staff organized business owners Kevin gifts for her classroom. drop-offs for the families and Kristen Brown of “I thought, ‘What if unable to participate in Brown Innovations also we just did the whole Kate Manning and Julie Ritchie getting ready to transport the gift bags at the pickup, ensuring that donated mask shields school?” said Ritchie, the Toy Box of Hanover. every student received to Edward Everett staff who owns the toy store it together. There was an Karen Cahill, the Ev- offered to donate gift a gift. to use while cleaning that her mother founded outpouring of customers erett school’s principal, bags to every student,” “The teachers and out their classrooms in 46 years ago. and vendors excited to said the personalized said Cahill. “Each bag myself were so thrilled the last week of school. “We do community donate. It was amazing donations were extreme- was personalized and and so thankful, and the Houghton Mifflin Har- outreach all the time, but to be able to do something ly thoughtful. “When came with an academic great thing is that they court, a Boston-based this was probably one of for the kids who have Covid-19 broke out, the game for the kids to play want to do it every year,” publishing company, my most fun donations,” had such a tough school kids were stuck at home with their families and said Cahill. also donated more than she said. “Within 10 year, and send them off without any socialization social emotional toys, “As an inclusion teach- 100 summer reading days, we were able to put for summer in a fun way.” and Julie called me and and there were things for er, this donation was books to students. Forrys cited for efforts to protect LGTBQ rights By Daniel Sheehan Suffolk Construction, she the Cornerstone of Equality Reporter Staff said, “We are proud to support Award at PFLAG’s annual Greater Boston PFLAG the work of Greater Boston “Pride and Passion” fundrais- has presented its 2020 Cor- PFLAG. We know that the ing gala in May before CO- nerstone of Equality Award LGBTQ+ youth and teens suf- VID-19 intervened. to former state Sen. Linda fer higher rates of depression, Sunnie Kaufmann-Paul- Dorcena Forry and Bill Forry, anxiety, and suicide. PFLAG man, PFLAG’s newly ap- editor and publisher of the is committed to building and pointed executive director Dorchester Reporter. The re- strengthening students, fami- said: “Allies like the Forrys gional branch of the national lies, and safe spaces through are vital to advancing the work organization, which advocates education and advocacy. This we do. While our services are for LGTBQ+ rights, recognized is a civil rights issue.” virtual now, when social dis- the Dorchester couple for their Bill Forry, whose editorial tancing ends, we will resume work on a local level push- support for civil rights issues our in-person presentations ing for civil rights and equal in that time was cited in the to schools, workplaces, and marriage opportunities for all award announcement, added: the community, as well as people. “People have a right to love bring our support groups back As a lawmaker, Dorcena who they love. We must be vigi- together.” Forry supported the controver- lant and defend hard-fought To learn more about Greater sial Equal Marriage law before victories. The pendulum can Boston PFLAG (Parents, the Legislature approved it in swing back. We are never Families, and Friends of Les- 2004, the anti-bullying act, secure. That’s why the work bians and Gays) and to view and the transgender public of groups like PFLAG is so a video about this year’s Cor- Bill and Linda Dorcena Forry accommodations bill. important.” nerstone of Equality Award Now a senior executive at The Forrys were to receive winners, visit gbpflag.org. YESTERYEAR ARCHIVE Dorchester Historical Society Martha Dana Shepard

On one of our walking tours marriage. She had gradually toward women pianists. I year at a great many festivals, of the Harrison Square His- won a good local reputation as was determined I would all over New England, New toric District, we passed the an accompanist for choruses succeed, though, in the line York and Canada. After a few house at 15 Ashland Street, and festivals, until through of work which I had chosen, years she moved to Boston, and our guide mentioned that the instrumentality of some- and this seemed to be the and added the position of a it was once home to Martha one who knew of her work, first beginning to be made. I church organist and director Dana Shepard, a 19th-centu- there came a chance (1865) accepted the offer and made of a choir to her other work. ry pianist who was well known for her to go to Keene, N. H., my plans to go. My baby then In her late years Mrs in the New England region. to play at a festival there at was only six months old, and Sheppard was a prominent She excelled as a teacher, as which Carl Zerrahn, already this in itself seemed reason in club circles in Boston and a concert performer, and as the most famous director in enough to make me give up, vicinity. She was organist and an accompanist. She lived New England, was to conduct. but when the time came I leader of the choral class of later in life at 10 Alpha Road. This was the first opportunity took my baby and my girl and the Dorchester Woman’s Club Many of our Dorchester which she had had to play at went to Keene. The girl stayed and was similarly connected neighbors are people of so large a festival and under at the hotel and minded the with the Melrose Woman’s achievement, and we are so experienced a conductor. baby and I went to the hall. Club. She was a member of hoping to provide biographies Mrs. Shepard tells the story To say that I was frightened the New Hampshire Daugh- of some of them, including Martha Dana Shepard herself as follows: wouldn’t begin to express the ters and for many years was people still living. If you look tives of their Sex in the Vari- “ ‘I was a young woman situation, but I watched Mr. the organist of the First around at your neighbors, per- ous Walks and Conditions then, almost unused to the Zerrahn’s baton, and when Unitarian Church in Milton. haps you can suggest people of Life. (Concord: The New world outside my own coun- that came down I came down She died in 1914. to be interviewed. Hampshire Publishing Co., try town, and when I came on the piano. I did the very The archive of these historical Following is a transcription 1895). to consider the proposition best I could, and I succeeded.’ “ posts can be viewed on the blog of the Martha (Dana) Shepard “Mrs. Shepard very early in found myself frightened at Mr. Zerrahn was quick to at dorchesterhistoricalso-ci- biography from “New Hamp- her life realized in just what the thought of coming before recognize the merits of his ety.org. The Society’s historic shire Women: A Collection of direction her talent lay and so large an audience and so new-found accompanist. even houses are closed at this time Portraits and Biographical developed it in that direction. able a conductor. Mr. Zerrahn if she was a woman. From due to the pandemic. We will Sketches of Daughters and Her home was in the town of even then had the reputation that time until her retirement announce when the houses Residents of the Granite State Ashland, N. H., and she lived of being a keen critic, and from her field of work in 1897, will be once again open to Who are Worthy Representa- there some years after her not very favorably disposed Mrs. Shepard played every the public. Page 6 THE REPORTER July 2, 2020 dotnews.com Editorial The virology podcast TWIV has become Fairmount pilot gains steam in Dot, Mattapan an essential source for COVID-19 news By Bill Walczak as “proning” or putting a patient on his/her belly Reporter Contributor to help with respiration. Anti-coagulation drugs Eager to hear next week’s news on COVID-19 can avoid Week 3 problems and steroids have led today? to dramatic improvements in survival rates. “This Week in Virology, or TWIV,” the longstand- Griffin talked about a recent patient, an elderly ing podcast that previews next week’s COVID-19 man who returned to New York with COVID-19 news, and that some listeners refer to “The Car after wintering in Florida. Whereas he might have Talk of Virology,” is my current obsession. Parts of died in March, the man’s treatment more than two the podcast use such arcane language that I admit months later was “calm and systemic.” He was hos- I have also used it to lull myself to sleep. pitalized, started on steroids and anti-coagulants, Made up of a and will soon be discharged. Griffin said it was a group of eminent very different experience from just a few months ago. virologists un- Other take-aways from this week’s program: der the leader- Drugs: In a Yale study, Tocilizumab used with CharlieCards may now be used at Fairmount ship of Columbia steroids increased survival rates for patients on Line stations, like Blue Hill Ave. MBTA photo University’s Dr. ventilators by 75 percent and 93 percent for those What’s new on the Fairmount Line? As of June 22, Vincent Racani- not on ventilators. African-American and Hispanic a lot. The commuter rail line that connects Readville ello, every epi- patients did even better than Caucasians. On the to South Station is now in the early stages of a year- sode opens with other hand, the much-ballyhooed drug Remdesivir long pilot that offers increased train frequency, a the somber “This has had a “limited, minor role” in combatting the new ticketing system and a marketing push from the Week in Virology: disease. T and Keolis, the company that manages the line. the podcast about Houston’s increase in cases is “looking like NYC The pilot was supposed to start in May, but was viruses; the kind in April… and Texas is looking like “a rocket trajec- delayed a month by the effects of the pandemic, that make you tory out of control.” which caused a colossal drop in ridership across sick.” Pregnant women are at higher risk for needing the system. That decline is slowly reversing, but The podcast hospitalization than women who are not pregnant. with many people still leery about sharing space gets a five-star Bill Walczak We’re still in the first wave of the virus. We opened on subway cars or buses, the commuter rail train rating, though the states too early without a testing plan. If we offers an alternative. recently there have been some complaints about it can’t get control, we could see continuous waves. The eight additional trains per weekday — it is delving into politics. Racaniello says that he gets The return of snowbirds to the north is a concern. hoped— will make the Fairmount a more conve- emails from “people saying keep politics out of sci- The virus is not able to spread as well outdoors. nient option for commuters getting into and out of ence,” to which the group cheered the reply: “If the There was not a big uptick from the demonstra- Boston from our neighborhood. They include 4 new politicians are willing to keep the politics out of tions. The new fear is, with increased summer inbound trains leaving Readville at 5:10 a.m., 9:25 science, we certainly will.” heat, people gathering for indoor air conditioning a.m., 3:05 p.m., and 3:53 p.m. and four outbound On the conspiracy theory that the virus came from will lead to more cases. leaving South Station at 7:35 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 6:50 a lab in China, Racaniello states: “The virus didn’t There are a significant number of people who p.m., and 12:00 a.m. come from a lab, it came from a bat, and that’s the have - term symptoms, as many as 8-10 weeks with Another new element: You can now use your end of that, and if you think otherwise, you’re just fever, and continuing fatigue and burning chest CharlieCard to ride the Fairmount Line. The T has misled and foolish, okay?” symptoms. installed “validators” on all Zone 1A station plat- They did an entire episode on bats, the culprits in They don’t see a vaccine within a year and think forms — which includes all of the ones in Dorchester a number of virus transmissions to humans, partly we’ll be in the same place a year from now. and Mattapan. CharlieCards can now be used at due to their being the only mammals that can fly. The virologists are pessimistic about Americans these stations to print a “proof-of-payment” to show The podcast features robust discussions on Co- being able to control the onset of the virus, but op- the conductor when onboard the train. You can also vid-19 led by Daniel Griffin, a physician and leader timistic on saving more lives. Care is better now; buy tickets using a mobile app. of Parasites Without Borders. Despite the horrific mortality is down. Many doctors know what to According to the MBTA: “Fairmount Line riders increase in transmission of the virus in southern give and what not to give and when, and when to who pay with a CharlieCard can also transfer for and western states, the information from Griffin was hospitalize. The fear is that hospitals get flooded free within 2 hours of their first tap to local buses, mainly positive on the treatment front this week. with cases. the Silver Line, and the Red Line at South Station. He noted that the medical world has learned much To the question of how other doctors treating Riders transferring from buses to the Fairmount in understanding the clinical course of the disease. COVID-19 will learn from his experience, Griffin Line at any Zone 1A station will pay only the dif- We now understand the importance of dating when noted that change is slow. There are many studies, ference in fare when they tap a platform validator symptoms start, as we know that the second week but the typical doctor does not have enough time to with their CharlieCard.” is when serious problems can start with oxygen study them. Eventually, institutions will evaluate It’s estimated that the pilot program will cost the levels, which can be checked in the home via a $30 studies, evidence of good practice in the US and from MBTA about $1.1 million to operate. But that’s a over-the-counter oximeter, which will indicate if the WHO on successful practices in other countries, sensible sum, particularly given the much larger the patient needs to be hospitalized. and produce new guidance. investment made by state officials in the Fairmount Clotting issues follow in Week 3, with the potential This Week in Virology can be seen or heard at Line over the last decade. New stations at Talbot of infection or super-infection in Week 4. microbe.tv/twiv/. I hope you’ll become a fan, too. Avenue, Newmarket, Four Corners and — most A patient who would have been likely to die in the Bill Walczak is a Dorchester resident and the recently—at Blue Hill Avenue near Mattapan early phases of the spread of COVID-19 can now former president/CEO of Codman Square Health Square have been part of a strategy to offer more be treated using alternatives to ventilators, such Center. His column appears weekly in the Reporter. and better transit options to people who live in Mat- tapan, Dorchester and Hyde Park. Last January, Letter to the Editor when the MBTA board voted to approve this pilot state Senator Nick Collins rightly called it “a big step forward on transit equity, access & economic Lawmakers fall short on 2020 voting rules opportunity.” It’s important to note that during this year-long To the Editor: Instead, under the current bills, voters would be “pilot,” MBTA and Keolis will be carefully measur- “A riot is the voice of the unheard,” said Martin asked to choose from the following: (1) Vote by ab- ing its progress, particularly daily ridership data. Luther King, Jr. From Franklin Park to Beacon Hill, sentee ballot, which requires an application; multi- The still-lingering restrictions of the coronavirus the streets of Boston have been filled with tens of language education about how to apply, timetables pandemic— and the related unemployment — make thousands of people who want to have their voices for applications, early voting and registration rules this a tough time to “test” the long-term viability of heard. The fundamental voice of the community and timetables, etc; and postage that doubles the any transit line. Thankfully, according to a state- is our vote. cost over universal voting by mail. (2) Vote early, in ment posted by the MBTA, the agency has left the Today, the Legislature has a conference commit- person, which requires multi language education, door open to “extending the evaluation period if tee working to reconcile two bills (H. 4778 and S. exposing poll workers and voters to the virus; rental needed... as communities and businesses recover 2755) to make voting easier this fall. We fear the costs for the locations. (3) Vote in person on election from the pandemic." - Bill Forry result will be equivalent to the fabled invention of day, which requires full poll worker staff at every the camel by a committee told to create the horse. precinct, even if only one voter shows up and more Some progressives are fighting for expanded early exposure to the virus. (4) Not vote. The Reporter voting, expanding time for voter registration, etc. There is no provision for paying for the education “The News & Values Around the Neighborhood” Others are more concerned with the dangers of of voters for this new and complicated set of “op- A publication of Boston Neighborhood News Inc. COVID-19. Progressives pushed for postage-paid tions,” particularly for senior citizens, the language 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, MA 02125 applications and ballots as well as examination of challenged, immigrants, and new voters. Except Worldwide at dotnews.com polling place locations to prevent negative effects for postage, there is no funding provided for the Mary Casey Forry, Publisher (1983-2004) William P. Forry, Publisher/Editor on minority communities. other changes. Edward W. Forry, Associate Publisher But, universal voting by mail is not even being As a small example, during normal times in Bos- Thomas F. Mulvoy, Jr., Associate Editor considered. Why not provide for universal voting by ton, there are only 50 sandwich board signs placed Barbara Langis, Production Manager Jack Conboy, Advertising Manager mail, the solution that is the simplest, the cheapest, around the city to announce voting days, and these Maureen Forry-Sorrell, Advertising Sales and best protects against COVID-19 while ensuring are only in English. Now there will be multiple News Room Phone: 617-436-1222, ext. 17 the highest voter participation? early and regular election days for the September Advertising: 617-436-1222 x14 E-mail: [email protected] Over 80 percent of voters approve of it, according primary and November general elections. The Reporter is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. to a recent poll commissioned by State House News Once again, the road to hell is paved with good The right is reserved by The Reporter to edit, reject, or cut any copy without notice. Service. Twenty-nine Massachusetts mayors signed intentions. And if the voice of community is sup- Member: Dorchester Board of Trade, Mattapan Board of Trade a letter to Secretary Galvin requesting it. Common pressed, that voice will be unheard, with the result Next Issue: Thursday, July 9, 2020 Cause, US Senate candidates Markey and Ken- described by MLK in 1967. Next week’s Deadline: Monday, July 6 at 4 p.m. nedy, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, our own This letter was composed by Edward M. Cook, Published weekly on Thursday mornings little DotTheVote, and many more want universal president of DotTheVote, and board members Linda All contents © Copyright 2020 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. voting by mail. Barros and Denise Williams Harris. dotnews.com July 2, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 7 Battle against COVID-19 also rages underground

By Mike Vartabedian risk every day to keep others safe. other parts of the infrastructure that tion of medical professionals and first Over the last month we have learned An employee at a wastewater would involve a number of workers in responders, as well as a newfound just how much we take things for treatment center in San Jose, Califor- close proximity. However, that also respect for supermarket workers, food granted. That includes visiting rela- nia, tested positive for COVID-19 last comes with a risk – watermain breaks handlers, and other service industry tives, handshakes and hugs with good month, leading to 17 other employees and other pipe bursts that would ex- employees. friends, or even a dinner out at a having to self-quarantine. Besides acerbate an already sizable problem. Water and sewage sanitation work- restaurant. perfectly illustrating the risk to sanita- Failures of sewage treatment sys- ers should be grouped in with these In that same time period, we have tion workers, the diagnosis also opened tems would be catastrophic. If water folks. It is easy to take running water also learned to appreciate the people discussion about the possibility that stopped running in hospitals, or if and flushable toilets for granted when we may have taken for granted. Cer- these centers could be short-staffed, backed-up toilets begin to overflow in everything works the way it should. tainly, that means the doctors, nurses, which could lead to broader and deeper an elder-care facility, lives would be But we should remember the people and other medical professionals who problems. even more imperiled than they are now. who keep it running smoothly, and work tirelessly to keep us safe and More locally, authorities are tak- Most policymakers, government of- who are there when a problem arises. healthy. It also now includes grocery ing all feasible precautions. Boston ficials, and emergency planners are on These workers are invaluable, even if store workers who stock the shelves to Mayor Marty Walsh has been a ma- the same page right now. They are all we didn’t know or think about them keep us well fed, as well as those who jor champion for working people and fully committed to doing everything before. prepare food for take-out. residents during this crisis. He has they can to slow the spread of the dis- Mike Vartabedian is the Assistant There are countless other tangible been a decisive and active supporter ease and protect the public. Directing Business Representative for examples – and hundreds of subtle of the workers who toil in the pipes The larger test will come once the International Association of Machinists ones, one of which is literally below the below the ground for the Boston Wa- pandemic ends and society returns and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Dis- surface – the pipes that allow water to ter and Sewer Commission. He has to whatever the new normal looks trict 15, which represents workers at the come out of our sinks and flush down supported the BWSC workers with like. There is a renewed apprecia- Boston Water and Sewer Commission. our toilets. equipment, flexibility, and has had his The water and sewer workers are administration consistently remind- no less front-line pieces in the battle ing Bostonians who are facing toilet against COVID-19 as are the first- paper shortages not to flush wipes or responders, medical personnel, or any other materials that don’t break down other essential employees. as easily. They will lead to clogs and This awful disease can be car- force sanitation workers into action in ried through the system and can be a dangerous situation. passed on by coming in contact with Across the country, steps to mitigate waste and sewage. While the workers the amount of work being done in water have Tyvek suits and other protective and sewer to reduce exposure have equipment, they’re putting them- included postponing planned mainte- selves and their families at significant nance and upkeep on watermains and RCC plans in-person and virtual return in fall Roxbury Community College on and some online work; and a “limited Tuesday announced that it plans to number” of courses happening through offer a «combination of online, remote, traditional in-person instruction. The hybrid and in-person classes» for school said in-person classes will be students this fall. held in spaces that allow instructors The offerings include courses that and students to stay six feet apart from are entirely online with coursework each other, and that thousands of face completed at a student’s own pace; masks, antimicrobial pens and bottles online classes with set meeting times; of hand sanitizer have been purchased courses with some in-person classes for staff and student use. – SHNS Page 8 THE REPORTER July 2, 2020 dotnews.com For BAA grads, care packages with diplomas

Student Martha Moreta received her diploma from head of school Anne Clark.

Denella J. Clark, President, Boston Arts Academy Foundation; Anne Clark, BAA Head of School; and BAA alumni greeted graduates. Don West photos (Continued from page 1) MassArt, and UMass months have strength- their academic careers Amherst, among other ened our collective de- and lives.” schools. sire to change our city Ninety-seven percent “Our senior year cer- and our world for the of the Class of 2020 is tainly did not conclude better. We are thankful continuing on to higher the way many of us had that our community has education, with gradu- imagined,” said Na- shown that, even during ates attending Carnegie lany Guerrier, Class of difficult times, young Mellon University, New 2020 and student body artist-scholars are worth York University’s Tisch president. “However, the supporting and empow- School of the Arts, Berk- challenges our class has ering.” Greg Holt, chair of the Music Department, with student Mariana Gomez lee College of Music, faced over the last few Rivera of East Boston.

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Charlie any of the other five New one coming into the state positive test rate will provide housing stabil- try, cases of COVID-19 Baker said Tuesday that England states, New from anywhere else, have to quarantine for 14 ity,” Polito said. are skyrocketing. But he was lifting the 14-day York or New Jersey. including new hotspots days unless you have a Polito also made a around the country like negative test within the push for the governors Florida. last 72 hours. long-stalled housing leg- Some states, like “Different states have islation that would make Rhode Island and Maine, different rules,” Baker it easier to obtain local have put in testing and said. approval for developers quarantining restric- Lt. Gov. 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Or if there’s a dents, but also has saved in several social media senior who might have money as well because posts in regards to the wandered off or there’s they are delivering the fireworks in the city. a person with mental most efficient resource to People didn’t feel like Abe Menzin issues or a homeless indi- meet the need,” said Wu. calling the police is the vidual who needs help.” Mejia told the Reporter right approach and a lot For her part, Wu said, on Friday that the pro- of people are asking for “As we are having a posal is about providing a community-based ap- conversation about how “a step towards looking proach that they can be to structure our public at our options to ensure involved in,” she added. safety and public health that we’re sending men- The ordinance specifi- infrastructure in Boston, tal health professionals cally calls for the city to we need to move toward and people that have the develop within 90 days responsiveness to the skills and are trained a systemic community voices that have been to help where they are safety crisis-response crying out and wanting needed,” she said. “We’re plan for non-violent both services delivered creating a framework emergency calls to “di- in a safe and effective for what a community- rectly connect people in way. centered approach looks need to city or commu- “This means that like.” nity-based service pro- someone from a back- She said she has host- viders and replace law ground of mental health ed virtual town halls enforcement presence in expertise, substance with activists and resi- nonviolent, non-criminal abuse counseling, social dents suggesting alter- situations with a range work, or community out- nate test pilots meant to of unarmed service pro- reach would be deployed engage the community viders.” THANK YOU! instead,” she said. “The on enforcement and ac- According to the pro- 637 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | 617-822-8271 | codman.org experience from the countability. posal, this would include “A lot of the things health care profession- that I’ve been hearing als, mental health work- from constituents are ers, workers specializing about using alternative in outreach to residents ways for us to think experiencing homeless- about engaging the com- ness, and other unarmed munity on enforcement professionals with spe- measures and studying cialized training. Walsh orders up fireworks ‘task force’ (Continued from page 1) standpoint. My team gagement, and a slew has partnered with non- of community leaders profits and gathered per- whose names Walsh will spectives from residents announce this week. in different neighbor- Mejia told the Reporter hoods.” on Friday that she in- Bostonians generally tends to incorporate expect to hear fireworks community feedback sounding off in their that she solicited dur- neighborhoods in the ing an online ‘Fireworks weeks leading up to and Trauma’ forum that she following the Fourth of convened last month. July, but the frequency The event drew 300 and intensity of this participants from across year’s display has been the city, some of whom significantly worse than described how the near- usual. nightly barrage of explo- Boston Police do re- sions impacts people spond to calls for fire- with PTSD. works and confiscate “I’m hoping to get an large quantities. Howev- opportunity to continue er, community service of- this work and build on ficers in Dorchester have a framework that we’ve acknowledged that there already created,” Mejia are limits to enforcement said. efforts and that they “I had a quick conver- have been overwhelmed sation with the mayor by the volume of calls and Jerome Smith about this season. the community-centered dotnews.com July 2, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 11 If pause lifted, ‘tidal wave’ of evictions called certain (Continued from page 1) tration is committed to ment of Urban Studies reducing the number of and Planning depart- evictions in Boston and ment, who compiled the has put forth a plan to report with his MIT col- guide this work.” league, Justin Stiel, in On Monday, US Rep. partnership with City Ayanna Pressley ref- Life-Vida Urbana. erenced the City Life/ “When the dust settles Vida Urbana report as on the immediate crisis, she spoke on the House and evictions once again floor in support of H.R. proceed, Boston’s com- 7301, a bill that she said munities of color will “would provide targeted face an unprecedented relief to renters and surge in evictions,” the homeowners impacted report states. by the COVID-19 cri- Unemployment is sis.” Thirty percent of at unprecedented lev- families have missed a els amid a pandemic- rent payment during the prompted national re- pandemic, she noted. cession, and roughly one “Our families, in par- in five renter families ticular Black families, across the state will be are on the edge of an unable to afford housing eviction tsunami, just costs, according to the as the renter protections study. put in place through the Gov. Baker signed a CARES Act are due to bill on April 20 impos- expire next month,” ing a 120-day pause institutional investors on March 1 to April “You just can’t live to Action Plan to Reduce she said. on almost all housing with newer buildings — 20, when Baker signed pay rent in this coun- Evictions,” pledging to “I am proud that this removal procedures, could go bust if tenants the statewide eviction try,” Saucer said. “If we create 69,000 afford- bill includes my Pub- despite urging from can’t or won’t pay rent and foreclosure mora- don’t have rent control able housing units in lic Health Emergency landlords that he allow for months to come. torium. to combat that and if Boston by 2030. His Shelter Act and will pro- them to issue notices Robinson and Stiel Lisa Owens, executive we don’t do something housing goal is to have vide more than $11 bil- to quit. The new law found that: 52 percent of director at City Life/ before this moratorium 15,820 affordable hous- lion in funding for rapid allows him to extend Boston’s rental units are Vida Urbana, said that is over, we will be in ing units across a range rehousing and efforts to it in 90-day intervals if in majority-nonwhite Boston’s neighborhoods a world of panic with of incomes, increasing improve the health and the public health crisis communities, while 70 are bracing for a “tidal people not being able the city’s income-re- safety of those experi- continues. percent of evictions are wave” of evictions when to live in their homes.” stricted inventory total encing homelessness. Rep. Kevin Honan, filed in the same neigh- the statewide morato- During the online to 70,000. We must support this the House chair of the borhoods; 37 percent of rium on eviction is lifted discussion, housing ad- “The city tracks evic- critical legislation and Legislature’s Housing eviction filings occur in in August. vocates from around the tion data every year affirm our commitment Committee, and Boston neighborhoods where “Massachusetts hous- country shared their and the data has clearly to housing as a human Mayor Martin Walsh a majority of residents ing court is estimating cities’ perspectives on shown that evictions right and housing as a both added their voices are Black, even though 20,000 eviction filings how evictions dispro- rates are higher in af- form of justice.” via Twitter to those call- only 18 percent of the immediately after the portionately impact fordable housing and State House News ing on Baker to trigger city’s rental housing is moratorium on foreclo- their own communities neighborhoods of color,” Service reporting was an extension. in these neighborhoods; sures and evictions is of color, contributing to Sheila Dillon, the chief included in this story. Walsh called for Bea- more than 78 percent lifted as early as Aug. a nationwide trend. of housing for the city, con Hill leaders to add of all evictions filed 18,” she said. “Well In December 2019, said in a statement. “whatever supports are in Boston during the before the pandemic, Walsh released “An “The Walsh adminis- necessary to protect pandemic and before Black communities and landlords from foreclo- the statewide eviction other communities of sure and other harms” moratorium occurred color were subject to to a longer moratorium. in communities where systemic racism in the “Housing insecurity is the majority of residents form of government poli- clearly an issue of racial are people of color; cies and discriminatory equity as well as general neighborhoods with the and oftentimes violent economic disruption,” highest market-rate actions of private mar- he tweeted. eviction filing rates were ket actors.” Walsh noted that it’s Roxbury, Mattapan, Annie Gordon, a ten- important to help small Hyde Park, South End ant at Fairlawn Apart- landlords, who still and Dorchester. ments in Mattapan, have mortgages, prop- Robinson said that the said she was fighting a erty taxes, and other data set only accounts rent hike and possible bills to pay, and risk for “formal” eviction fil- eviction before the mor- losing their buildings, ings and doesn’t capture atorium passed. “We according to The Boston evictions that happen face extremely high Globe. Peter Shapiro, a “informally” outside of rent increases, and longtime Boston hous- court. “We’re not seeing residents don’t under- ing counselor and small- it as the sum total of all stand that they have property landlord, told evictions that are hap- rights and that they can the paper that he has pening in Boston, but fight back,” she said. been working with trade kind of the trends and Ruby James Saucer, group Mass Landlords patterns of evictions,” a Mattapan resident to push a bill that would he said. who last year faced have the state guaran- The researchers also a $700 rent increase tee rent for landlords compared eviction fil- before negotiating with who don’t evict tenants ing data from 2014 to her landlord in court who can’t pay. Without 2016 with more recent through a tenant or- some sort of backup, eviction records dating ganization, said nearly he said, many smaller from the “onset of the her entire income goes landlords — who often pandemic in Boston” towards paying rent. charge lower rents than Sweet Life Bakery & Cafe S 2243 Dorchester Ave. We are now open for take - out Menu available on-line www.sweetlifelowermills.com 617.696.6510 Page 12 THE REPORTER July 2, 2020 dotnews.com Recent Obituaries ciation directly at https:// Larkin. Father of Ad- Mother of Paul Francis www2.heart.org/ elaide Burke of Quincy, and his wife Mary Nolan GUILFOYLE, Julia Warren Hoppie of Whit- of FL, Eileen Marie and Marie, 81, a lifelong man, Nancy Palhete of her husband Robert Kelley resident of Dorchester Rockland, Arlene Mac- of Quincy, Kevin Thomas and Scituate, MA. Ma- Donald of Holbrook, Al and his wife Jil Nolan of rie began her career at Duxbury, Brian Richard Hoppie, Joan Edlin and and his wife Terrie Nolan of the Greenwood School Sue Larkin all of Marsh- Pembroke. Grandmother of in Dorchester, where field, Priscilla McMahon 11. Sister of Sheila Fullam she taught kindergar- of Pembroke, Shirley of Dorchester and the late ten for 32 years. Marie Larkin of Whitman, Al- Margaret Maloney, Sally is survived by her sis- exander Larkin of New Carroll and Rosemarie SWANSON, Lillian, ter Patricia Guilfoyle of Hampshire, Scott Larkin of the late Thomas Moore. Corcoran. Remembrances 92, the last surviving sib- Dorchester, brother Paul of Marshfield and the Beverly is survived by her may be made in memory of ling of 12, from Dorches- Guilfoyle of Fort Mill, SC, late Richard Hoppie and children, Cindy McMillan Mary to the Boston Home ter. She is survived by her FARRELL, James and seventeen nieces and John Edward Larkin, of Salisbury, MA, Todd or the Dana Farber Cancer T. “Jimmy” “Jim,” 78, daughter-in-law, Sarah, nephews. Memorial con- III. Brother of Trudy McMillan and his husband, Institute. of Brockton, formerly of Andrew James Stone, of son James, his wife Niki, tributions may be made McLocklin of Littleton, Dorchester. He was a son of Dorchester, Lisa Piper and son William and his to Friends of the Boston Albert Larkin of Norfolk the late William and Mar- and her husband, Randy, wife Mona. garet (Crawford) Farrell. Harbor Islands. and Rita Elsmore of of Somerville, ME, Peter Jimmy attended Boston Rockland. Also survived McMillan of Plymouth and State College and served by 34 grandchildren, 57 the late Stephen McMillan. in the U.S. Air Force. Jim great grandchildren and Beverly was the sister of the worked for South Boston 6 great great grandchil- late William Haldane. She Post Office. Survived by dren. Retired member of leaves 8 grandchildren, his brother, Kevin Farrell District Council 35, Lo- and 5 great-grandchildren- of Dorchester and sister, cal 579 Painter’s Union. Donations may be made in Kathleen Farrell and her John was a US Navy Ko- Beverly’s memory to Pat spouse Dorothy of Jamaica rea Veteran. If desired, Roche Hospice Home, 120 Plain; his sister-in-law, Longwater Drive, Norwell, Clare Farrell of Randolph; contributions in John’s MA 02061. also several nieces, neph- memory may be sent to South Shore Visiting O’CONNOR, Cecelia ews and their children. He M. “Celia” (Harkins) was the brother of the late Nurse Association, 30 Martin Farrell, Jayne Fahy Reservoir Park Drive, Of Dorchester, 83. Wife WALLACE, George and her husband David Rockland, MA 02370. of the late Richard F. L. Jr. He leaves behind and Anne E. Farrell and LARKIN, John Ed- McMILLAN, Beverly O’Connor. Daughter of her late partner Pasquale ward Jr. of Rockland, Ann, 79, of Plymouth. the late Edward and his wife, Janice (Miller) Rosati. Donations in Jim’s formerly of Dorchester. Born in Norwood, she was Rebecca Harkins of Ire- Wallace. Father of Pame- name may be made to the John was the husband of the daughter of the late land. Mother of Susan la Evans of Dorchester, American Heart Asso- the late Priscilla (Pagel) Peter and Delia Haldane. Mastrogiacomo and her Marianne Leaman and Beverly worked for the husband, Philip, Richard her husband, William of Boston Globe for 30 years. O’Connor, Carol Go- Hanover, James Wallace The longtime companion odrich, and Rebecca Mc- and his wife, Erin of Dux- COVID-19 restrictions will be in place Grath and her husband, bury, and the late George LEGAL NOTICE John. Grandmother of 10. C. Wallace. Grandfather Sister of Mary Garvey. of 6. Brother of Robert COMMONWEALTH OF NOLAN, Mary F. (Gil- MASSACHUSETTS Also survived by many Wallace and his wife, THE TRIAL COURT dea) of Dorchester. Wife of Heather of Morgan Hill, PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT the late Thomas J. Nolan. nieces and nephews. Suffolk Probate & Family Court CA, and the late Marilyn 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 Wallace and Charles (617) 788-8300 NEW CALVARY CEMETERY Wallace. Also survived CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Serving the Boston Community since 1899 - Non Sectarian by many nieces, nephews Docket No. SU20P0963EA and cousins. George was ESTATE OF: Reasonable pricing and many options to choose from. BERYL WINT devoted to various activ- DATE OF DEATH: 02/25/2020 Grave pricing starting at $1,200 ited at St. Ann Parish, in- To all interested persons: A petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy Package pricing from $3,800 (includes grave purchase, first cluding Boy Scouts, Lec- Cedar Grove Cemetery and Appointment of Personal Representative opening & liner for a weekday service). Cremation Niches tor, Eucharistic Minister, has been filed by Windsor L. Glenn of Milton, Greenhouse Now Open MA requesting that the Court enter a formal starting at $1,400 (Includes Niche Purchase, First Opening Parish Picnic, Finance Decree and Order and for such other relief & Inscription) for your home gardening and cemetery needs as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner Committee and Bingo. requests that: Windsor L. Glenn of Milton, MA 617-296-2339 A quiet place on the banks of the Neponset River be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. 12 Month No Interest on Grave Purchases, Chapel available for: Weddings, memorial services, and celebra- IMPORTANT NOTICE tory masses. Indoor Services available for winter burials. Green- You have the right to obtain a copy of the Pre Need Opening Arrangements Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. house on premises for fresh flowers. Columbarium for cremated You have a right to object to this proceed- Lots with multiple graves and oversized graves available. remains. Plant a tree program. ing. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Package price only available for an ‘at need’ service. Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day 920 Adams St., Dorchester, MA 02124 • 617-825-1360 of 07/31/2020. Overtime Fees apply to Saturday and Holiday Interments Consecrated in 1868. Non-Sectarian. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance Other options available at Mt. Benedict Cemetery and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance in West Roxbury and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without The B.C.C.A. Family of Cemeteries further notice to you. Main Office located at: Unsupervised Administration Under The Massachusetts Uniform 366 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131 TEVNAN TEVNAN Probate Code (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under Pricing information and maps available online at: 15 Broad Street 415 Neponset Avenue the MUPC in an unsupervised administration WILLIAMS, Melvin is not required to file an inventory or annual www.BostonCemetery.org accounts with the Court. Persons interested Dexter was born in 1961. Boston, MA 02109 Dorchester, MA 02124 in the estate are entitled to notice regarding 617-423-4100 617-265-4100 the administration directly from the Personal 617-325-6830 [email protected] He was educated in the Representative and may petition the Court Boston Public School Sys- in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of LEGAL NOTICES tem, and later attended administration. Attorneys at Law Witness, HON. BRIAN J. DUNN, First COMMONWEALTH OF trade school to earn a de- www.tevnan.com Justice of this Court. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS gree. As a young man, he Date: June 19, 2020 MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT Felix D. Arroyo THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT participated in and was Register of Probate PROBATE & FAMILY COURT INFORMAL PROBATE honorably discharged Published: July 2, 2020 PUBLICATION NOTICE Suffolk Probate and family Court Docket No. SU20P0510EA from the National Guard 24 NEW CHARDON STREET ESTATE OF: BOSTON, MA 02114 Division of the US Army. 617-788-8300 JOSEPH J. ZINCK DATE OF DEATH: November 20, 2019 He is survived by his CITATION ON PETITION SUFFOLK DIVISION TO CHANGE NAME To all persons interested in the above parents, Tiny and Ar- Docket No. SU20C0172CA captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner thur Williams. Melvin’s in the MATTER of: Lisa M. Zinck of Dorchester, MA, a Will daughter, Monica Hall. JOSHUA SHAWN has been admitted to informal probate. PLACE LALIBERTE Lisa M. Zinck of Dorchester, MA has been Children, Arthur III, A Petition to Change Name of informally appointed as the Personal Rep- Arthrishian and Johnnie Adult has been filed by Joshua resentative of the estate to serve without Williams all and Johnnie surety on the bond. Shawn Place Laliberte of Boston, Williams all of Boston, MA requesting that the court enter The estate is being administered a Decree changing their name to: under informal procedure by the Personal and five grandchildren. Representative under the Massachusetts Joshua Shawn Place Uniform Probate Code without supervision Aunts Ella Johnson of IMPORTANT NOTICE by the Court. Inventory and accounts are Boston, Martha Walter, Any person may appear for not required to be filed with the Court, but Barbara Harper, Pastor purposes of objecting to the petition interested parties are entitled to notice by filing an appearance at: Suffolk regarding the administration from the Joan Robinson, Della Probate and Family Court before Personal Representative and can petition Millner, all of Danville, 10:00 a.m. on the return day of the Court in any matter relating to the VA; Sylvia Crawley of 08/10/2020. This is not a hearing estate, including distribution of assets date, but a deadline by which you and expenses of administration. Interested Philadelphia, PA, Remo- must file a written appearance if you parties are entitled to petition the Court to nia Guthrie of NC, and a object to this proceeding. institute formal proceedings and to obtain special aunt Ruby Rolley Witness, HON. BRIAN J. DUNN, orders terminating or restricting the powers First Justice of this Court. of Personal Representatives appointed of Dorchester. A host of Date: June 22, 2020 under informal procedure. A copy of the relatives, friends, and Felix D. Arroyo Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained cousins will continue to Register of Probate from the Petitioner. Published: July 2, 2020 Published: July 2, 2020 hold him in memory. dotnews.com July 2, 2020 THE REPORTER Page 13 The Industry finds ‘successful’ mix of take-out, patio and indoor dining By Daniel Sheehan Reporter Staff As phase two, part two of plans to reopen the state’s economy continued this week, Dorchester eateries continued to make more strides towards recovery while reimagining their dining experiences in light of an still-evolving “new normal.” The Industry in Adams Village is the latest res- taurant to take advantage of new city initiatives to make outdoor dining viable along its frontage. A new patio seating area created by reclaiming a sliver of Adams Street beside the restaurant has enough room for eight tables, said owner David Arrowsmith. He thanked City Councillor Frank Baker for assisting The Industry, above, uses a QR code to direct pa- with getting the project green-lit. trons to its digital menu, which includes cocktails. Arrowsmith added he’s “positive” about the coming months, with dine-in eating expected to provide a smith, who anticipates the return to normalcy will boost to the robust take-out business that has evolved be a gradual process. at the restaurant during the pandemic. “We’re just hoping this all passes swiftly,” he said. “I think you could say it’s been tremendously “It’s going to be a slow start, being at half capacity successful,” he said. “We’ve been very fortunate and all. But we’re looking forward to what the fall with to-go foods. We’ve had great support from brings.” the community and since we’ve reopened the to-go At Dorset Hall in Neponset on Tuesday, a hand- business has carried on. I think we had more to-go ful of customers were enjoying a rainy lunchtime orders last night than sit-in patrons.” indoors. Just outside the eatery, what used to The Industry has also seen a flurry of orders come be a car lot is now a blacktop packed with picnic in through delivery apps including Caviar, Doordash, tables— a change that has been well received by and Uber Eats. Ordering at the restaurant is now the community, said staff. touchless thanks to cards on each table with a QR In Lower Mills on Tuesday, The Ice Creamsmith code. Customers only need to scan the code with announced “scooping is back!” as the shop reopened their phones to bring up the menu. for full menu service at the door, which will be offered For now, patrons can reserve tables either inside Tuesday through Sunday from 3-8 p.m. Customers or on the patio. Hours are 4-10 p.m. from Monday will also still be able to place orders online for quick  to Friday, per city guidelines, with brunch being pick up of quarts, pints, and sundae fixings. The shop had moved to an online-only ordering system served until 4 p.m. on the weekends. “It’s a different atmosphere,” admitted Arrow- in recent months.

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Dorset Hall on Neponset Avenue has both indoor and outdoor dining. to the COVID-19 corona Daniel Sheehan photos LEGAL NOTICE virus. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT INFORMAL PROBATE We will announce when the PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. SU20P0818EA houses will be once again ESTATE OF: JAMES H. GRAHAM DATE OF DEATH: March 14, 2020 open to the public. SUFFOLK DIVISION To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Patricia A. Walls of Scituate, MA, a Will has For now our programs have been admitted to informal probate. Patricia A. Walls of Scituate, MA has been informally been suspended. appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers Lemuel Clap House, 199 Boston Street of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. Published: July 2, 2020 www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org Page 14 THE REPORTER July 2, 2020 dotnews.com ‘March Like a Mother’ rally calls for action to protect Black lives

At left, activist and Mattapan resident Nashida Baril addressed hundreds of attendees in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square last Saturday. At right, rally goers raised a fist in solidarity as poet Ashley Rose recited one of her works. Photos by Daniel Sheehan

By Daniel Sheehan were several elected “There is no movement justice,” said Miranda. tapan, spoke of what Ashley Rose, a Hai- Reporter Staff officials who have gone in American history that “We should be ashamed she sees as an ongoing tian-American poet from Several hundred peo- on to represent the com- has not been led by the to talk about our liberal- “dissonance” in society: Boston, punctuated the ple gathered in front of munities in which they young people and the ism.” the complex co-existence defiant, resilient atmo- Trinity Church in Cop- grew up, including state women of this country,” Janey echoed Miran- of “black grief and black sphere of the rally with ley Square last Saturday Rep. Liz Miranda, whose said the representative, da’s comments, thank- joy” in the African- a reading of her poem, to listen as a lineup of Fifth Suffolk House who was also critical of ing “the mamas in the American community, “The Haunting.” activists, artists, and district includes parts Massachusetts’s pro- background doing the as well as a dissonance “In 2020, you don’t elected officials — all of Dorchester and Rox- claimed progressivism. work” for fueling the in white circles between want to be warring with of them women — led a bury; City Councillor In her remarks, she movement. She called “espoused activism and me,” she read, address- “March Like a Mother Kim Janey, and District called for bans against on rally goers to support a lack of action.” ing the American sys- For Black Lives” rally. Attorney Rachael Rol- “no knock” police search- women and people of Baril described the tems of oppression and Most of the speakers lins. es and chokeholds and color-owned businesses ongoing pandemic as a racism. “Not for another at the family-friendly Miranda pointed to a pointed to a 30-year dif- and noted the momen- “portal” to another world day, not for another de- event were Black women familiar trend visible in ference in life expectan- tum of the current mo- as she cautioned against cade, and damn sure not from Dorchester, Mat- the main demographic cy between Bostonians ment. a return to normality, for another century. So, tapan, and Roxbury. In- behind the country’s cur- who live in Roxbury “Our country is at a emphasizing that in her from this Black mother, cluded among the ranks rent wave of activism. and those who live in crossroads,” she said. line of work —the mater- let my children’s chil- the Back Bay, a statis- “There’s a reckoning nal health system— the dren’s children be free tic from a 2016 Boston happening.” US lags behind other in this land that you University study. Nashira Baril, an ac- developed nations, espe- built on black lives and “It’s a blue state until tivist and midwife who cially when it comes to black backs… or forever we talk about public founded the city’s first mortality rates of Black be haunted by me.” DUFFY safety and criminal birth center in Mat- mothers. ROOFING CO., INC. St. Brendan and St. Ann parishes have merged ASPHALT SHINGLES • RUBBER ROOFING (Continued from page 1) face a growing and “in- table. Clary and Connors full-time duty as pastor • COPPER WORK • SLATE • GUTTERS Connors, made the re- surmountable debt.” have worked with lay at the end of June after • CHIMNEYS quest for a merger in There have been clear leaders over the past two a long health leave. “It Fully Insured State Reg. May, warning that “time warning signs that such years to confront a grow- has been quite a ride, Free Estimates 617-296-0300 #100253 is running out” as they a merger might be inevi- ing debt and deferred but with a clean bill of duffyroofing.com maintenance problems. health from my doctors Parishioners mounted and feeling well, I look AUTO BODY REPAIRS (617) 825-1760 a vigorous public cam- forward being back to (617) 825-2594 paign to raise funds and full ministry. Thanks FAX (617) 825-7937 attendance in response. for all your prayers and Clary also reported concern. It helped a lot,” DUCTLESS mini-split a/c & heat pump that he will return to he wrote. Installation, sales & service

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BGCD Takes Part in 30th Annual Rodman Ride for Kids Virtual Event BGCD Gets Ready for Virtual Summer Programming for Members: September 26th: See details below. See details below. CONNECT THE DOT: FIND OUT WHAT’S INSIDE: DID YOU KNOW: BGCD Takes Part in 30th Annual BGCD Gets Ready for Virtual BGCD Congratulates Our UPDATES Rodman Ride for Kids Virtual Event Summer Programming for Graduating Class of 2020: As the September 26th: Our beloved Board Members: Boys & Girls Clubs of school year officially comes to an end, Due to the COVID-19 Crisis, all 3 of Member Don Rodman who was such a Dorchester will be continuing our Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester would our Clubhouses will remain closed. great leader, philanthropist and “BGCD At Home” Virtual Programming like to congratulate our graduating For the most up to date information supporter of BGCD said “people give to this Summer. Mondays through Senior Class of 2020 on all of their on Club activities and resources or to make a donation to our Clubs, please people and it’s not for me, it is for the Thursdays we will be providing accomplishments! go to our website at bgcdorchester.org. kids”. This year the Ride is virtual but activities such as Brain Games, Boxing, no less important. We are giving you Body + Fuel Fitness, Art, Reading and Despite all of the challenges and For those in need of assistance, please the opportunity to help. Whether you more! Programs will run from July 13th difficult times, your perseverance has call our Club Community Hotline @ get on a bike, create your own to August 21st and will meet online via shined through. No matter where your 617-288-7120 ext. (4444) or email us adventure or just spread the Zoom. paths may take you, you should always at [email protected]. word - you’re making a difference! We remember that BGCD will always be Thank you to our community and know that fundraising now is difficult, We will also be hosting Family Movie here for you. Once a member, always a friends, we will get through this but like any challenge - we need to Nights every Wednesday at 6:30 PM member! We know you all have great, together! face it head on together! We have online via Zoom. We will be watching bright futures ahead of you and all of a special incentive that if the Club some of your favorite new movies like us at BGCD wish you the best. #WeAreDorchester recruits 25 team members in July who Trolls, Coco, Sonic and more. Make commit to raising $300 by Ride day sure to RSVP with Brendan! Whether it be college, a job, or in September, the Ride will match at another path, we cannot wait to see an additional $200! Join Team BGCD For more information or to register, what the future holds for you all. today at rodmanrideforkids.donordrive. please email Brendan McDonald at Congratulations! com/event/bgcd2020 and help us [email protected] with cross the finish line! your child’s name and age.

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