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VOL. 121 - NO. 18 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 5, 2017 $.35 A COPY 24th Taste of the North End Fundraiser Fills Skating Rink to Capacity by Matt Conti (Additional Photos on Pages 8-9) The 24th Taste of the North Duarte as Restauranteur of the ing non-profit organizations End brought out hundreds to Year and Community Activist. in the North End including support neighborhood charities Billy Costa of NESN’s Din- North End Waterfront Health News Briefs on Friday, April 28th. This is ing Playbook was this year’s (NEW Health), Eliot K-8 In- perhaps the last year the com- Master of Ceremonies with novation School, St. John by Sal Giarratani munity fundraiser will be held co-chairs Donato Frattaroli School, North End Athletic in the iconic Steriti Skating of Il Molo and James Luisi, Association (NEAA), North End Rink as organizers are seeking CEO of North End Waterfront Against Drugs (NEAD), North Why is Trump’s a larger venue. Over 40 North Health Center. Zach Goodale End Music and Performing Sanctuary City Order Unconstitutional? End restaurants, pastry shops, was Event Coordinator with Arts Center (NEMPAC) and A federal judge in San Francisco partially blocked and vendors brought their world committee members Donato ABCD Center (North End / President Trump’s attempts to defund “sanctuary famous cuisine and beverages Frattaroli, Gianni Frattaroli, West End). Taste of the North cities” that do not fully comply with federal immigration for all to sample. Patrick Lyons, Daniel Leonard End has raised over $1 million offi cials. The judged ruled it was unconstitutional. Special honors were awarded and Mary Wright. for neighborhood charities since U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick ruled that to TONE supporter Sal DiMasi, Proceeds are still being count- its inception. See Tasteofthe- Trump could only withhold funding such as Justice accepted by his wife Debbie ed, but donations are expected NorthEnd.org for a full list of Department grants tied to law enforcement. He added DiMasi, and Taranta’s Jose to exceed $100,000 support- benefi ciaries and sponsors . that the executive order was “coercive” and violated fundamental principles in the Constitution. San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee applauded the ruling Celebrate Our Lady of Fátima at St. Leonard’s Peace Garden and the California attorney general called Trump’s move “executive overreach.” But U.S. Atty. General Jeff This year, the Sessions stated, “The judges don’t get to psychoanalyze Catholic Church th the president to see if the order he issues is lawful. It’s celebrates the 100 either lawful or it’s not.” anniversary of the Bottom line for me comes from U.S. Supreme Court Apparition of Our Lady Justice Neil Gorsuch, who stated, “Ours is the job of of Fátima. Between interpreting the Constitution. And that document isn’t May 13 and October some inkblot on which litigants may project their hopes 13, 1917, three and dreams.” Portuguese children This lower court ruling will be appealed up to the saw an apparition of U.S. Supreme Court, which I still have great faith will Our Lady at Cova da do the right thing and allow the executive order to be Iria, near Fátima, a Lúcia Santos (left) with her cousins Francisco implemented. Those suffering from Trump Derangement city 110 miles north and Jacinta Marto, 1917. The three children Syndrome may not like it, but that doesn’t make it of Lisbon. Mary asked claimed to have seen the Blessed Virgin the children to pray unconstitutional. The canonically Mary in a total of six apparitions between the rosary for world crowned image of May 13 and October 13, 1917. Campus Fascists Never Goes Away peace, for the end Our Lady of Fátima Back when I was a college student during the late ’60s of World War I, for This Anniversary will be celebrated with the enshrined within and early ’70s, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) sinners, and for the utmost solemnity this coming May 13th when our the Chapel of the preached democracy for themselves while shouting it conversion of Russia. Holy Father, Pope Francis, will go on a pilgrimage Apparations. Sanctuary down for those they disagreed with. These were the The three visionaries to Fátima to pay homage to Mary and to declare of Our Lady of Fátima, college fascists of yesterday. were Lúcia dos Santos, as saints of the Catholic Church Francisco and Cova da Iria, Fátima, age 9 at the time of Jacinta Marto, who were beatifi ed by Saint John (Continued on Page 14) Portugal. the apparition, and Paul II during the holy year 2000. her cousins, Francisco Marto, age 8, and Jacinta Join the whole church in commemorating this Marto, age 6. Francisco died April 4, 1919, at the grace-fi lled event for all Christians: age of 10 and his sister Jacinta died February We will pray the rosary and have a Mass in 20, 1920, at the age of 9. They both succumbed the Peace Garden at St. Leonard Church (312- THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE to the infl uenza epidemic that plagued Europe. 326 Hanover Street in the North End), weather HAS MOVED TO 343 CHELSEA ST., Lúcia, though, lived a long life, passing to the permitting, where there is a beautiful shrine th DAY SQUARE, EAST BOSTON Lord on February 13, 2005, at the age of 97. She to Our Lady of Fátima, on Saturday, May 13 , spent the rest of her life after the apparition as a at 5:00 pm. In case of inclement weather, we will This offi ce is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to nun in a Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in relocate to Sacred Heart Upper Church at 12 North 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Coimbra, Portugal, spreading the devotions of the Square. Please join and invite as many people as Immaculate Heart of Mary. you can to attend. PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, MAY 5, 2017 The Wicked mart Investor by Chris Hanson A Financial Fluffernutter CALIGULA THE MURDERER I wonder if former State Senator Jarrett Barrios ever admitted he overreacted to his son’s request for a Fluffernutter sandwich. Caligula had a mistress general attention than the While most parents would have just said no, Barrios proposed named Milonia Caesonia presence of the emperor some “anti-Fluff” legislation in 2006. The resulting public outcry and one day she slipped himself. There are a few loose was equally overblown. Callers to talk radio shows complained of him a love potion. The drug ends to the story, but for this a totalitarian regime dictating our food choices. Bostonians love made him dangerously ill reason and for no other, the Fluff and we will be damned if some Haavaad do-gooder is going and left him derange. He man was executed. to take it from us. immediately threw off all The theater was a part of Massachusetts politics have always been volatile, but cooler appearances of virtue and the highest social activity of heads fi nally prevailed. No legislation was passed and the delight- moderation and became as Roman society. A comedy fully ooey-gooey creation recently celebrated the 100th anniversary nutty as a fruitcake. The most writer was burned alive in the of its creation in Somerville. elaborate tortures became middle of the arena because There is more at risk than a yummy lunch when stock market his constant enjoyments. he wrote a humorous line that volatility is concerned, though. When stock prices go up and down, During his mealtimes, he had had a double meaning which it scares the dickens out of many investors. Volatility is one of the criminals as well as innocent refl ected some doubt upon the principle reasons why most investors sell at a loss, or sit on the persons stretched on a rack integrity of the emperor. sidelines and fail to benefi t from the natural appreciation of the and then beheaded. Even A gallant Roman knight was market. Investors frequently confuse volatility with risk, but the the most respected citizens thrown to the wild beasts for concepts are very different. were not immune to his daily some minor offense. When So what is volatility and what is risk? Let’s view the concepts persecutions. he loudly protested his through the eyes of Betty, a fi ctional but sweet as whoopie pie Some of the highest senators innocence, Caligula removed lunch lady. Betty scrimped and saved and now she has $100,000 were required to run in their him from the arena, had his dollars to invest. She doesn’t need the money for 20 years and togas for several miles beside tongue cut off, and then put asked The Wicked Smart Investor how it should be invested. his chariot and also attend him back again. First we spoke about volatility, which is a statistical measure of him as a servant at his dining A recalled exile was asked the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. In table. Others he secretly put how he spent his time while simpler terms, it’s the up and down movement of stock prices or to death, but continued to away from Rome. Attempting indexes as the market reacts to the news of the day. The market is send for them as though they flattery, the man replied, constantly evaluating a company’s earnings and growth potential were still alive. After a few “I prayed to the gods that and placing a dollar amount on these. History has shown us that days of this deception, he Tiberius might die and that the market frequently overreacts and dwells on negative news.