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By Suzanne Ferreira TAB Staff Writer fter years of being held up by stalled plans, budget delays Aand intense public discussion, Brighton's long-awaited A-line track removal projeet will begin next month. The project, which has been on the drawing board for several years and has been delayed twice in the past year, went out to bid last month. Work is expected to begin immedi­ ately after a construction company is selected on Sept J • ''We've worked very hard on this," said Margaret McNally, cAllston. The vere on this until it's finally done." dance program raised money for the West End House Boys & Girls Club. The project involves the removal TRACKS, page 21 All in the family 1777 while serving in the Revolutionary Prominent figures lend Army, leaving her with the support of a large their names to local sites family, she earned enough to pay the mort­ gage and save the Sparhawk property for her By William P. Marchione children by working with her needle. TAB Correspondent The Champney family occupied a house on ome 75 Allston-Brighton place names the northern side of Washington Street above can be traced to figures of prominence Oak Square. The last member of the family to S in the early history of the town. occupy the Champney homestead was The three earliest families to settle in William Richards Champney, a longtime Brighton were the Danas, Sparhawks and Brighton selectman and town treasurer, who Champneys. Ironically, no Allston-Brighton died in 1884. Champney Street was laid out place name com­ across his property in the 1880s. The second of three parts memorates the Other early settlers who gave their names to Danas, the most prominent of the three families. Allston-Brighton streets include Gardner, The Sparhawk family owned an estate that Griggs, Holton and Jackson. extended from the rear of the present Brighton The Gardner family came to Brighton from Police Station all the way to Western Avenue. Brookline in the mid-1700s. In 1747, the fam­ Sparhawk Street was laid out across this land ily owned 1I0 acres of land in Allston, run­ in the 1870s. A Sparhawk family mansion, ning along both sides of Harvard Avenue (the in built in 1803, still stands near the comer of Roxbury Highway). Gardner Street, which The Parsons House, near the corner of Dunklee and Harriet streets, the 1910s. Sparhawk and Murdock streets. dates from 1841, was laid out across a portion The name Murdock derives from Hannah of this extensive property. Bunker Hill. His circa 1750 residence, the site as the oldest surviving building in Allston. Murdock, wife of Nathaniel Sparhawk III. The most famous member of this family was Gardner homestead, located originally at the Griggs Street and Griggs Place in Allston Brighton historian J.P.C. Winship described Colonel Thomas Gardner, an important politi­ northwest corner of Brighton and Harvard were named for the Griggs family, which like­ Hannah Murdock as a "woman of remarkable cal figure in Revolutionary Massachusetts who avenues, was moved to Higgins Street near wise came to Brighton from Brookline in the ability and energy." When her husband died in died leading his regiment in the Battle of Union Square in the 1850s. It still stands at that NAMES, page 23

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CORRECTION Winette Yee takes a swing last Thursday at the newly reopened Shubow Park in Brighton. A comment by a member of the Ward 22 Democratic Committee regarding the rebroadcast of last month's debate for candidates for the 18th District state representative seat on Boston Neighborhood Network A pocket of pleasure cable was incorrect ["Hoy responds to rumors," July 28-Aug. 3]. BNN plans to air the entire debate in its rebroadcast and will not edit the Shueow Park reopens Polly Melton, project manager with a passive park for those who simply . debate in any way. the Boston Parks and Recreation want to chat, or watch the world go after renovation Department. 'There's a day-care by. center in Temple Bnai Moshe, and Its last upgrade was in 1985, and, By Lauren Kramer they're one of the primary users of by last year - when renovation TAB Correspondent the park, but it's also a place where plans were already in the works - The city of Boston Licensing Board will hold a t's been there since 1949, and people sit together on waim summer it was starting to look shabby. Paint public hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, in when the state recently invested evenings, as they have for decades." was peeling and the play area was Room 809A of City Hall to discuss the following I $165,000 for its upkeep, it The pocket park is situated at the small and did not meet current safe­ item: ensured that Brighton's Shubow intersection of Commonwealth ty and accessibility standards. • an application by PiZlil Nini, 60 Washington St., Park will remain an oasis for a long Avenue, Sidlaw Road and Chiswick Today, the renovated park - for a seven-day common victualler license. If time to come. Road, a small plot of land that is reopened last week amid speeches, approved, the restaurant would operate from 11 ''It's heavily used by the commu­ divided into a "tot lot" for kids, with balloons, ice cream and refresh­ a.m. to 3 a.m. nity as a social gathering place," said swings and playing equipment, and SHUBOW, page 7

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Suggested dona­ tion, $1.50 Friday, Aug. 7 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. - Senior Swim 10 a.m. - Walking Peoples at the YMCA, 470 Washington St., 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. - Senior Swim Convenience Brighton. at the YMCA, 470 Washington St., Services 1 p.m. - Bingo Brighton. • PeoplesCash Card Peoples Wednesday, Aug. 5 Monday, Aug. 10 • Telephone Banking Federal Savings Bank Noon - Lunch. Suggested dona­ 9 a.m. - Walking • Overdraft Protection Allston 229 North Harvard Street tion, $1.50 Noon - Lunch. Suggested dona­ • Bank by Mail Brighton 435 Market Street 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. - Senior Swim tion, $1.50 West Roxbury 1905 Centre Street at the YMCA, 470 Washington St., 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Senior Brighton. Swim at the YMCA, 470 Member FDIC 254-0707 Concert at City Hall Plaza - Washington St., Brighton. Page 6 The Allston-Brighton TAB, August 4- 10, 1998 t "\. J www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton Congratulating The IN BRIEF People Of the gth Congressional District On 15 Years Of Working Together To Make Our Parade countdown begins Buffet, 92 Harvard Ave., Allston, for a wine and beer license transfer; Preparations for the 15th annual Allston­ Communities Safe for All of Us. • discussion of a request by Pizzanini, 60 Brighton Parade, scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Washington St., Brighton, to extend its busi­ Sept. 13, are moving ahead, according to ness hours; organizer Joe Hogan. •a presentation by the operators of Guido's This year's theme is "A Parade to Pizza, 256 Washington St., Brighton. The Remember." Hogan said the event is expected operators are appealing a Licensing Board to draw more paiticipants than ever before. decision that limits its closing hour; Since the parade will be held just two days • a discussion of a request by the owner of before the Sept. 15 Democratic primary, more 22-24 Ranelegh Road, Brighton, to expand a than 50 political candidates have already second-floor apaitment; signed on to paiticipate in the parade, which • a discussion of a request by the owner will also boast at least 15 bands, including an ofl6 Sparhawk St., Brighton, to change its ensemble of Greek Macedonian performers zoning from a two-family to three-family and possibly some animals, Hogan said. dwelling by adding a basement apartment; The Jackson-Mann School will create this and year's theme float, and the parade will also ~ task force reports. include floats from dozens of Allston­ Brighton organizations. "As your Congressman, I pledge to Brighton resident and senior citizen activist LINCS seeks new participants build upon your efforts to expand Al Gricus, a staple at the Veronica Smith The Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Senior Center, has been named the grand mar­ Coalition is looking for neighborhood resi­ programs and funding to support and shal for Brighton. Rick Geilfuss; director of dents to paiticipate in its Leadership to promote safe neighborhoods." the St. Anthony's Minstrel Show, will be the Improve Neighborhood Communications and grand marshal for Allston. Services program, also known as LINCS. The As plans come together, Hogan said, plan- program works to strengthen connections -Chris Gabrieli : ners are looking for more volunteers to make between Allston-Brighton residents and local sure the parade comes off without a hitch. health and human-service providers. Volunteers will receive a free golf shirt and Paiticipants will learn advanced English baseball cap with the Allston-Brighton Parade skills, community organizing and leadership Have a Safe and Happy logo. skills and information about health and For more information, call Hogan at 782- human-service providers in the neighborhood. National Night Out 5152. Also, stay tuned to future editions of LIN CS paiticipants must be Allston­ The Allston-Brighton TAB for more details. Brighton residents who are interested in com­ munity organizing, who want to improve their Gearing up for the Ethnic Festival English skills, and who want to help their chri www.gabriell.org community and earn money. Former paitici­ s The 16th Allston Brighton Ethnic Festival will pants have ,included residents from 23 coun­ beheld Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11:30 a.m.-5 tries and 19 language groups. p.m. in Brighton's Rogers Park. More than The program will run 12 hours a week for 3,000 people are expected to celebrate the more than eight months, beginning in October. 9~l?o!:i~!! diversity of Allston-Brighton at the celebra­ Anyone interested in paiticipating should tion. The day will include entertainers from all come to one of the four scheduled LIN CS Paid for and Authorized by the Gabrieli for Congress Commiuee over the world, activities for children and informational meetings which are scheduled teenagers, food and crafts. for 6 p.m. on the following days: Tuesday, The Allston Brighton Community Aug. 18; Thursday, Aug. 20; Monday, Aug. Development Corp.· is looking for performers, 24; and Wednesday, Aug. 26. All meetings crafts people, food vendors and volunteers to will be held at the Jackson-Mann Community paiticipate in the festival. For more informa­ Center, 500 Cambridge St., Allston. tion, call Elizabeth Palma or Jason Whittet at For more information, call Janet Kaplan (617) 787-3874. Bucciarelli at 782-3886. BAIA to meet Aug. 6 City Councilor posts office hours Take-Out Cafe, Bakery & Home Delivery Service The Brighton Allston Improvement City Councilor Brian Honan will hold office Association meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, will hours in the district on Friday, Aug. 7, from IO The Fresh lBoston City Hall at (617) 635- vegetaria~ • possible visits by candidates for the 8th We even offer yummy kids' meals & organic bab ! 3113. Congressional District seat; The Fresh lBoston Common - on the oftball diamond near the comer of Boylston and Charles streets. Hosted by 9- to BRIGHAM AND 14-year-old Citizens School appren­ WOMEN'S HOSPITAL tices and their teachers, the fair will feature the work the apprentices www.bwh.partners.org have completed this summer. 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COLLEGE NOTES Boston University Twenty students from Allston and 17 students from Brighton were named to the dean's list for the spring semester. TI1e students from Allston are: Shanna M. Goldstein, Thiago LaCerda, Jennifer C. Alley, Mari J. Bicknell, Ryan E. Blair, Abby L. Cange, Kemo Ceesay, Suzanne Chan, Georgiana Y. Cohen, Godfrey F. Firth Juri Kum, Tsu Lau, Robert Y. Leslie, Yannis N. Minadakis, Justin C. Pniower, Jeniffer L. Prystupa, Jaclyn P. Ranere, Marc J. Veneziano, Maitland W. Walker, and Feng Y. Sign off Yao. The students from Brighton are: Alia Almoayed, Rochelle E. Dacko, ast week, an Allston resi­ Denise A. Duncan, Margarita Fisher, dent called The Allston­ Tamara K. Frame, David J. Giust, L Brighton TAB to com­ Qce Hool. Todd Jundi, Laura A. plain that the Baynes Electric Krakow, Oleg I. Kreydin, Ilya Supply Co .. 287 Western Ave., Kriveshko, B1ian Lin, Colleen M. had attached a sign calling atten­ Madden, Naomi E. Sigel, Matthew P. tion to the company on a city­ We11Z, Monica Wing, and Lei Zuo. owned fence surrounding the Department of Public Works yard at the comer of Everett Street and University of Western Avenue (top). Massachusetts at Lowell The TAB placed a call to the David Gardiner of Brighton, a sound­ mayor's press office to find out if recording technology major at the private companies were allowed University of Massachusetl<; at to advertise on city prope1ty. Lowell, recently completed an intern­ According to the mayor's ship at No1theastem Digital spokesman, John Dorsey, a spe­ Recording, Inc .. The internship is a cial permit i needed before any prut of field work which is becoming private adverti ing can be done on a degree requirement at UMass the DPW fence or any other prop­ Lowell for an increasing number of erty owned by the city. majors.. 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E322, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 "not .i cerrificare program 400 Heath St., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 L------I I ., www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton August 4 - IO, 1998 The Allston-Brighton TAB, page 9 POLITICS Fret• Qigong SPminar Chiha FaltAh C\oh9 This powerful mind-body exercise system has brought healthier physical and mental conditions for millions of people worldwide since its first introduction to the public in 1992 .. Standing up In this 9-day seminar, you will receive an Showers & in-depth teaching of th e principles of Falun Gong; learn about the path of cultivation that Sinks & Mirrors & begins with being a good person and leads to Cabinet Hardware & Enlightenment; learn 5 sets of simple, yet very effective exercises including me\litation. Towel Bars& ... against speeders This seminar is beneficial to everyone, especia lly those who are interested in subjects he City Council's Public surprising that she's out-raised (at like qigong, health and alternative medicine, ESP, parapsychology, martial arts, oriental Safety Committee last least as of June 30) both Marjorie mysticism, or Buddha Law, etc. Wednesday held a hearing on Clapprood and Ray Flynn by T ~ 437 Cherry SI., Newton speeding and pedestrian safety. City gathering more than $207 ,241. ~ 8/10 - 8118. nme· 7 - 9 p.m. neighborhood representatives - Or maybe that's not so surpris­ For directions or more info, call: especially in Brighton - have ing. For one thing, both Flynn and 6171547-5165 or John 7811862-4515 Clapprood already have the kind of gaudy, district-wide name recogni­ tion that Tracy will have to work to achieve. Still, Tracy has been par­ FREE CONSULTATION. ticularly successful at grassroots Law Offices of FEE UNLESS SUCCESSFUL. level of fundraising, since more No By Jeff Ousbome than three quarters of the I , 100 Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. contributors to her campaign have 850 Boylston Street, Suite 3 16A donated $100 or less. AVAILABLE ON EVENINGS Chestnut Hill, MA 02 167 requested that speed limits in thick­ According to her office, more AND WEEKENDS. ly settled areas be lowered to 25 than 50 percent of those donors live Concentrating in All Aspects of HOME APPOI TMENTS. mph. within the 8th Di trict. "This was at the request of PERSONAL INJURY LAW neighbors on Fanueil, Lake, and Jeff Ousbome is a freelance writer (617) 277-6767 "A Lawyer Dedicated to Results Warren streets," said City and student. He writes a weekly and Client Service. n Councilor Brian Honan column about local politics for The (Brighton). "We've had some com­ Allston-Brighton TAB. plaints, and we may need to repaint some crosswalks, put up 'Slow Down ' signs, add more barrels and other mechanisms." The hearing included the Acting Commissioner of the Transportation Department, Andrea d'Amato, and several police officials. Tue issue now is whether the city actually has the authority and jurisdiction to change 5EJME BANKS SAY THANKS speed limits. 'There was a question of whether we needed to file a home-rule peti­ tion, or whether we could do this on our own," Honan said. "From looking at the law, I think we can do it on our own." The committee also had a hear­ ing on the "Quinn Bill," a measure de igned to give incentives to police officers who continue their education in law, law enforcement, or criminal justice. Base salaries would be increased by I 0 percent for an associate degree, 20 percent for a bachelor's degree, and 25 per­ cent for a master's or law degree. Bonuses would also given for those with more than 20 years of service. The bill could go into effect in the year 2000 (with half its co t being reimbursed with state money) if the patrolmen, detectives, superior detectives and superior officers of the police force reach an agreement with the city. According to Honan, a key bar­ Our new checking accounts work for you. Our combined minimum is easier than ever to achieve. gaining point is whether the police will allow random drug testing of All of your accounts including checking, savings, CD's, IRA's and MMDA's, work to waive monthly fees. all members. Plus, you get the kinds of benefits you want: free ATM transactions, no withdrawal fees, free checks, Honan's highlights and interest on your checking balance. Come in and open your account today. State Rep. Kevin Honan (D­ Brighton) was happy to point out his legislative budget highlights for the state and, especially, the city of Boston. The state increased funding toward educational reform by $34 million, which puts the total at $176 million. Boston received an additional $1.2 million for commu­ nity policing, $1.5 million more for correctional facilities and $10 mil­ Telephone: 617 730-3500 lion more for library funding. Honan also said that state fund­ Brookline Village • Coolidge Corner • South Brookline • Longwood • Washington Square ing also increased for early child­ hood education. Tracy's war chest - '0611 The 8th District Congressional race Member FDIC/DIF has its share of millionaires, but Brighton's Susan Tracy isn't one of them . That makes it all the more Page 10 The Alls\&n-8iighton tAB, August 4 - 10, 1998 ' www.townonline.doin/allstonbrighfon OPINION Standing up for free speech

oston Neighborhood Network, the city's public­ access cable television network, made the right move B last week when it decided to broadcast the entire Ward 22 Democratic Committee debate for candidates for the 18th District state representative seat. Some community leaders had suggested that BNN should not rebroadcast a portion of the July 22 debate because one of the candidates was forced to field a controversial question. The question in question focused on a two-year-old restrain­ ing order against one of the five candidates. It came from an anonymous audience member, and some members of the Ward 22 Democratic Committee, which sponsored the debate, said the question was inappropriate. Because of this, some commit­ tee members said the question should not have been repeated when BNN broadcasted a tape of the debate last week for city cable subscribers. Despite the controversial nature of the question, BNN decid­ ed to stick to its long-held policy not to edit its coverage of public forums. Doing so would have amounted to censorship, according to Curtis Henderson, BNN's interim general manag­ SPEAK OUT ! er. It would have also compromised the station's integrity. ~ Debate questions · Speak_.. out '"This practice has been our policy for years and will continue Why anonymous questions to be our network policy," Henderson wrote in a letter to The at the Ward 22 state A special feature of The Allston-Brighton TAB is a call-in telephone.line. The line Allston-Brighton TAB. '"This fulfills the unique communication Representative debate last is designed to connect the newspaper with its readers, with an easy way to pass along week? Why was Gil Hoy news tips, contribute to the editorial pages and let us lBoston City Council race was very important to SALES DIRECTOR - Crus w ARREN, (781) 433-8264 these events. 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"As pre ident of the Latino Support was necessary to take a stand when some­ undred of Commonwealth Group of the CTA, I was pleased that so thing violent happened. Housing Development re idents many Latino residents came out to support "I think that the "I think that the march showed everyone H recently mobilized to attend a can­ the march." that we are not going to take violence in our dlelight march against violence. Boston City Councilor Brian Honan also march showed everyone community. This is not a place with a lot of The march was initiated in response to the attended the march. Honan spoke at the that we are not going to fighting and violence, and the march showed recent shooting of a man with ties to the beginning of the march and listened to resi­ that residents pay attention to it when it hap­ Housing Development. More than 200 dent concerns as the group marched around take violence in our pens," said Raesheena Adams, 15. Commonwealth Development residents gath­ the property. community. This is not "I think that the march is a good thing. A ered at dusk with lit candles to stand together ''The candlelight vigil was a moving and lot of people showed up. It might touch for a safe community. The Development ten­ uplifting experience. It brought the commu­ a place with a lot of f some people and let them know that violence ant group, the Commonwealth Tenants nity and neighborhood together in light of ighting and violence, and is not a good thing. We should do more of Association, organized the march. the tragic event that affected all of the resi­ this type of thing, it would help the commu­ Many residents expressed pride· in their dents of Commonwealth Development," the march showed that nity a lot," said Adrienne Andry, 12. development, and marched to demonstrate Honan said. residents pay attention The next event in the CTA's crusade that their neighborhood was a quality Many of the Commonwealth's senior citi­ against crime will be the "Commonwealth community. They wished to dispel stereo­ zen residents attended the march as well. The to it when it happens." Development Night Out Against Crime" on types that violence and crime are sympto­ senior buildings currently have no security Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7-9:30 p.m. This matic of public hou ing. To show their guards, and many eniors feel that more Raesheena Adams, 15 event will include a community cookout as commitment to a safe community, the attention could be paid to the safety of the well as another candlelit march around the walkers marched down Commonwealth Development's senior citizens. development. Avenue and Washington Street. They were "I thought the march was wonderful," supported by the honking horns of passing exclaimed Bea Todd, a Commonwealth community. I do feel that we need more Wayne Glynn is a community organizer for motorists. senior citizen and political activist. "I have police protection around here." the Commonwealth Tenants Association. For ''I felt good that so many people came out not seen that many people participate in a Also among the participants were more more information about the Commonwealth to join us, and that they are again t violence long time. It is great to teach the children than I 00 children and youth. They expressed Development Night Out Against Crime, call and crime in the community," said Li llian that we will not stand for violence in our that they enjoyed their community, but felt it him at 787-2727. Bill endangers rights of teenagers By Susan Yanow bill be in Massachusetts, a state ent-child communication, the so­ heHouseof with a parental consent require­ called Child Custody Protection Representatives recently ment? Act jeopardizes the lives and choic­ While all young women would T passed a bill (H.R. 3682, According to the Alan es of teen-agers. When faced with the "Child Custody Protection Guttrnacher Institute, 61 percent of obstacles to abortion, many teen­ ideally be able to talk with Act") that would make it a federal young women who get abortions agers have later procedures, at a their parents, communication within misdemeanor for someone other do so with parental knowledge. greater expense and a greater risk than a parent or legal guardian to When young women cannot tell to their health. Young women faced a family cannot be legislated. take a minor from a state with their parents, there are good rea­ with an unplanned pregnancy must parental consent restrictions on sons, such as a history of abuse. To have the right to choose whether or abortion to a state that imposes no avoid the judicial hearing necessary not they are ready to have a baby. restrictions on minors seeking the to obtain an abortion without While all young women would to get his permission for an abor­ to obtain for the most vulnerable procedure. parental con ent in Massachusetts, ideally be able to talk with their tion. women, those who are young This bill denies a young woman many young women (approximate­ parents, communication within a How many more young women and/or poor. In the words of Sen. who cannot talk to her parents the ly 50 percent, according to Jaimie family cannot be legislated. We must be placed in jeopardy? Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), it is safe alternative of relying on the Sabino of the National Lawyer's must learn from the cases of Becky This bill is clearly not about pro­ "one more step on the long march assistance of trusted adults to help Guild) go to Connecticut or New Bell and Spring Adams, two teens tecting young women. It is part of to essentially prohibit abortion in her obtain an abortion. H.R. 3682 Hampshire with a grandparent, sis­ who died as a result of parental the concerted agenda of those who, this country." also undermines young women's ter, aunt or another trusted adult. consent laws. Becky Bell feared unable to ban abortion outright, constitutional right to abortion and These family members and friends her parents' disapproval, and died seek to make it inaccessible. Like Susan Yanow is the director of criminalizes caring behavior by would be liable to fines and up to after a back alley abortion. Spring cuts in funding for abortion, this the Abortion Access Project of tho e to whom a young woman has one year in jail under H.R. 3682. Adams was raped and impregnated bill makes abortion more difficult Massachusetts. turned for help. Under the guise of protecting by her father, and was then shot What would the impact of this parental rights and enhancing par- and killed by him when she tried IBOOllLlll School of the Museum of Fine Ar ts, Boston 101711@••c. Damage Free Towing. Specializing in TrespaM Towing ([I];:> Emergency Road DISCOVER WHAT MATTERS. Service in Brookline Fully Staffed 24 llr.'s a Day 7 Days a Week Contracted by Fall Art Classes Brookline Police Dept. 100 llano St. Allston, UA 021 34 Boston's premier art school offers classes (617) 566-8531 for all levels of experience. 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FROMPAGElO God. articles on the Allston Village busi­ a storefront, not $5,000 as reported. in Boston and repeated these If the Religious ness district and revitalization Because of overwhelming demand debates many times to infonn vot­ Right spent more efforts here ["More than just a new for these funds, the maximum ers in all the neighborhoods of time educating coat of paint," July 21-27]. amount was lowered to $3,750 in Boston . young women Your reporter wrote that the order to spread the benefits as We will again offer live coverage about their sexual­ Kells' new facade was funded by widely as possible. In addition to of the preliminary election and also ity and included the Allston Village Main Streets the three storefronts mentioned in live coverage of election returns on safer sex practices in program. In fact, the facade, like its the article, the program has made Channel 24. Neighborhood their teaching, rather . predecessor, was funded entirely by either grants and/or design assis­ Network News, our daily news than preaching absti­ the business itself. We are pleased tance available to eight buildings, program that is produced in coop­ nence only, perhaps to have this opportunity to say in including dozens of businesses. eration with the Boston University Owens wouldn't be in print that it is in part because of the Thank you for allowing us to College of Communications, con­ the situation she is in Kells' early example- without correct these impressions. We are tinues its long-time policy of offer­ now. They applaud her any incentives from the city - that of course very proud of all that the ing an interview to every political for deciding not to have other business and property owners Main Streets program has accom­ candidate in Boston primaries and any more abortions, but have they tions. How can a movement which chose to upgrade their facades and plished in the past two years but elections. Our Answer Channel, the taught her how to not get pregnant claiins to be devoted to life not take advantage of the Main Streets want to give credit where credit is live talk-show channel, again has again? Did they suggest she try respect the lives of adult women? facade improvement program. The due. It is through the daily efforts plans for extensive coverage of the another brand of pill since the one They ignore the fact that women Kells continues to be a model of of business owners like Gerry state and Congressional primary she tried when she was 14 didn't are capable of making their own good design and stewardship of its Quinn and John McClure and the and election on Channel 24. work? Have they given her con­ rationaJ and fuJJy infonned deci­ facade and we are grateful for the numerous other locaJ merchants Curtis Henderson Jr., BNN-TV doms? Do they plan to give her sions. That women are accosted at continued leadership of Gerry you profiled in your issue that interim general manager financial assistance for the child on clinics and told that they are mak­ Quinn and John McClure, the own­ Allston Village has become the the way? While the demonstrators ing the wrong choice by those who ers. dynamic, thriving district it is. We Story on mother was outside clinics offer assistance to cannot know and do not live in But Gerry and John's good stew­ are grateful to be a part of that women who decide not to termi­ their circumstances is outrageous. I ardship extends past their own process. 'condescending' nate their pregnancies, they mostly have seen that the women who facade - which leads us to the Marc Cooper, Allston Village Main Your excerpt aboul ShaJyn Owens have no resources to back up their refuse the "sidewalk counselors" second correction. The article Streets President ("2.eaJots or Saints?" June 23-29), claims. The anti-choice advocates, offers of "assistance" are suddenly might lead a reader to conclude Jennifer Rose, Allston Village Main the 23-year-old mother of two who who are so quick to judge this subject to harassment and intimida- that the city or Main Streets was Streets Program Manager has had two miscarriages and young woman's ordeal, are tion by these same people. . responsible for the beautiful seven abortions, was condescend­ nowhere to be found when the real­ Wouldn't it be nice if all the money planters in the Brighton Avenue Keeping tabs on ing and derogatory. This young ity of life sets in. Once the child is and energy the anti-abortion move­ median strip. In fact, it is the Kells' the Green Line woman's situation is extremely born and in need of food, clothing, ment spends to intimidate women owners who commissioned Boston unfortunate, and the authors education, heaJthcare, day care and and providers could be harnessed Police Det. Bill Hartford - anoth­ One of the most important public exploited her misfortune. The so much more, and the mother and used to care for the millions of er locaJ hero - to plant and place services for the authors seem to suggest that could use assistance to better her unwanted, abused and neglected those planters and it is the Kells Allston/Brighton/Brookline area is Owens' emotionally disturbed son own Jife, these advocates lose inter­ children? staff that is maintaining them. The transportation. A good mass transit was born that way not because of est. From their point of view, they Rosemary Taylor, Cambridge community owes them another system benefits the economy, the her addiction to crack, but as pun­ have done their job and "saved" debt of gratitude for so generously environment and the quality of Jife. ishment for Owens' past behavior. another life. enhancing this major crossroads of In th~ next three years, the Green Main Streets story will In the tradition of age-old sexism, [The reporters] attempt to answer missed the mark the district. Line be undergoing significant the authors imply that Owens' questions about the agenda of the A final note is that our facade improvements if all goes as son's problems are the result of her anti-choice movemeqt. Instead, We are writing to correct three improvement program makes planned. But one look at the still seven abortions: punishment from they've only created more ques- errors in your otherwise excellent matching grants of up to $3,750 for LETTERS, page 13

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Man charged with picking flowers D Boston Police arrested a 26-year-old Brighton man and charged him with destruction of city prop­ erty on July 22 after he was allegedly picking flowers from the median strip on Brighton Avenue in Allston. According to reports, officers saw tire man taking flowers out of the Come talk to public flower pots on Brighton Avenue at Robert Ellis Smith! about 2: 15 a.m. The man then began walking on Parkvale Avenue. The officers approached the man and asked him why he took the flowers and the man allegedly uttered an expletive and said "the flowers are mine, my · tax dollars bought them," according to reports. Police said they gave the man several chances to return the flowers, but he refused, according to We're your home address reports. He was later placed under arrested and charged with destruc­ Attempted robbery reported arrest. tion of city property in connection www.townonline.com Eric Naruszewicz, 26, of 292 with the incident. II Boston Police are searching for Summit Ave. in Brighton, was three people who allegedly tried to steal money from a Brighton man High-speed driving leads near the intersection of to charges for two men Commonwealth Avenue and Fidelis fl Boston Police arrested two men Way on July 25. THE HOTTEST TENNIS IN BOSTON on July 23 after they allegedly According to police reports, the IS AT THE C OOLEST P LACE raced their motorcycles on man said that while he was walking Commonwealth Avenue. on Commonwealth Avenue shortly According to police reports, the after 3 a.m., he was approached by two motorcyclists began speeding three men. One of the men said after the light changed from red to "Give me money or you're going to green at the intersection of get hurt," according to reports. Commonwealth Avenue and the The victim kept walking and the Boston University Bridge. The two men eventually were picked up in a motorcycles then proceeded west­ car near the intersection of Euston bound on Commonwealth Avenue, and Colbome roads. The men then police said. fled the scene. The officers pulled over both Police are investigating the inci­ For tickets cyclists. dent and are looking for three black 508 620 1847 A records check revealed that one men between the ages of 16 and 20 of the men was driving with a years old. One of the men was Or Ticf

University of Massachusetts Kenneth N. Findley, Asha R. Gupta, Randy B. Rachel Golan, Cheryl F. Kates, David M. Brighton, received the Sears B. Condit Award Hayward, Angela M. Hunter, Victor I. Ikpia, Lilly, Steven E. Lilly, Charmayne A. and the President's Award during a at Boston Yenha Le, Brian T. McClellan, Steve P. Martinez, Jill E. McAnern, Brian R. Northeastern University honors banquet. Twenty-one students from Allston and 27 Mullin, Sandra Trybus Myers, Jean B. Pierre­ McNamara, Catherine E. Mendieta, Maryann Chervony is a nursing major and a graduate of students from Brighton were among 2,359 Louis, Theresa C. Vaida, Claudia Wallace, C. Palko, Siobhan M. Patterson, Jamie L. the Class of 1998. She is also a member of the graduates awarded degrees at the 30th Wenni Wang, Megan Webb, and Grace Pietruska, Hisako Shimokawa, Nadene B. Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society and Commencement of the University of Wanjiru Kabugua. Stein, Lisa R. Tamasco, Sam Vinh Tran, has been named to the dean's List Massachusetts at Boston, held May 30 at the The following students are from Brighton: Melodee M. Whitman, and Craig E. Bayside Exposition Center. Joshua C. Allen, Jeremy Scott Alosa, Carmen Wightman. Framingham State College The following graduates are from Allston: E. Atehortua, Martha C. Bazakas­ Margaret E. Burke was named to the dean's Eva Marie Ace, Kevin B. Block Schwenk, Chamberlain, Patricia M. Cahill, Sarah Lynn Northeastern University List and Lisa M. Uek was named to the presi­ Hsiu Jung Chang, William J. Dailey, Steven Clancy, Cascia S. Corcoran, Colleen M. Galina V. Chervony, daughter of Vladimir dent's list for the spring semester. Both stu­ Charles Denelsbeck, Geoffrey C. Farina, Dunne, Dennis P. Dwyer, Stephanie Frankos, and Bella Cervony of Kenrick Street, dents live in Brighton.

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Hill Memorial For more information, call 783- hires new pastor 0495. Swing your partner Hill Memorial Baptist Church in Allston has hired Gary Hart as its 'Contemporary Liturgy' new pastor, effective Aug. 2. group is open to all Hart is already familiar with the St. Columbkille Church at 321 church. He has been the Sunday Market St. in Brighton invites the preacher on several occasions and community to participate in its has been attending church func­ "Contemporary Liturgy tions, according to Hill Memorial Community" at 9:30 a.m. each clerk Elsie Macari. Sunday. The group gathers after Hill Memorial will hold a welcom­ Mass for coffee and doughnuts. ing lunch for Hart and his wife, Laura, at I p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Children's choir • the church, 279 North Harvard St welcomes members For more information, call 782-4524. St. Columbkille Church invites children in grades 2-8 to participate St. Gabriel's releases in its children's choir. Rehearsals summer schedule are held Thursdays, from 2:15 to 3 St. Gabriel's Church, 139 p.m. or from 3:30 to 4: 15 p.m. Washington St., Brighton, has For more· information, call the released its schedule of weekly church at 782-5774. Masses for the summer. Saturday Mass will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday Food pantry is Masses will be held at 8 a.m. and open twice a month 11 a.m. The weekly Spanish Mass will be held Sunday at noon. Hill Memorial Baptist Church's food pantry is open every second and fourth Saturday, from 10 a.m. Assumption Center until noon. The pantry, located in offers Masses the church at. 279 North Harvard The Assumption Center, 330 St. in Brighton, serves Allston and Market St., Brighton, has Mass B1ighton residents. enrollments for many occasions: Contributions of food or cash are Jim Butler goes for a spin with his wife Susan at a folk dancing event in the courtyard of the Church of St. Luke's and St. weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, welcome. Margaret's. births, sickness, and deaths. It also For more information, call the offers perpetual, five-year, annual church at (617) 782-4524. and individual Masses. at 404 Washington St. in Brighton Flea market hours are from 9 ments to TAB editor Peter The center, which is the home of Flea market Center holds an outdoor flea mar­ a.m. to 4 p.m. Customers are Panepento. The mailing address is the Augustinians of the is every Saturday ket to supplement the income from always welcome, as are new ven­ Allston-Brighton TAB, P.O. Box Assumption, is associated with its thrift shop. Revenue goes to dors. For more infonnation, call 9112, Needham, MA. 02192-9112. Assumption College in Worcester. Every Saturday through September, support programs such as food Shirley at 782-7519. · Our fax number is (781) 433-8202. It is open Monday-Wednesday, weather permitting, the Brighton assistance, clothing giveaways and The e-mail address is ppanepen­ from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evangelical Congregational Church community suppers. Send your religion announce- [email protected].

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By Chad Konecky TAB Correspondent ny local fans who are whining or complaining about ticket prices for entry into quality A New England sporting events - even cut-rate WNBA stubs - should stop. Allston-Brighton's Smith Park is home three nights a week to a women's basketball league that not only features good talent, but also good local talent. 'There are some great players in action down here," league co-coordinator Joe Walsh Jr. said. "We've got some real tough, gritty players and then we have women who are pursuing basketball as a career." Players of the tough, gritty variety include 6-foot 3-inch center Sue Mulligan, of the second-place Freak Magnets, who recently became a mother for the second time. The Holy Cross alumna has made the low post part of her post-natal recovery. Co-sponsored by State Rep. Kevin Honan (D-Brighton) and the Allston-Brighton Athletic Committee, the 15-team league con­ sists of an eight-team A Division for the most experienced players and a seven-team B Division for developing players, most of whom are still at the scholastic level. Shooting guard Michelle Doonan, who plays in the A Division, averages four three­ pointers per game for the Freak Magnets and is on the verge of signing a professional con­ tract in Europe. Despite these two great talents on the court at the same time, the Freak Magnets are still trailing the Fritz Cats. Led by Sonya Lewis, a slashing swing player who graduated for Providence College in I 996, the Cats com-

Vicky McEnvoy fights through a sea of hands for a rebound with help from teammate Eileen O'Toole during a Kevin Honan League game.

mand the A Division. impressive player has been 1997-98 Boston is almost indefensible on penetration dish. "Lewis is a very dangerous player on a City League All-Star E1ica Wright, a fresh­ The Fighting Irish arc chasing with the help very quick team,'' Walsh said. '"The Fritz man-to-be at Tufts University, who has lifted of forward Kathy Harrington. Cats run and press. They're tough to beat." the Corps squad to respectability. "There are a lot of good games and good The Centerfolds, led by rebounding for­ Nonetheless, the Cambridge Rindge and players down there," Ha Dinh, a guard on ward and University of New Hampshire Latin High varsity team, named the Falcons, the B Division Ernst & Young team said of coach Sue Johnson, hold third place in the A leads the league standings ahead of The Heat Smith Park. "You should check it out." 0 Division. The top four teams in each division and The Fighting Irish. will earn a berth in the post-season, which is The Falcons are led by center Shauna The womens league plays on Tuesday, Julie Schmidt powers through the defense during a scheduled to begin in mid-August. Ruglass, a Greater Boston League all-star Wednesday and Thursday evenings with start game at the Smith Field courts. In the B Division, the summer's most last winter, and point guard Aja Pascual, who times from 7 to 9 p.m. •

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FOSTER In the foregoing petition, it is hereby OR­ LEGAL NOTICE DERED, that notice be given by the peti­ COMMONWEALTH tioner to all person interested that this OF MASSACHUSETIS Committee will on Wednesday the 26 day THE TRIAL COURT of August at 9:30 o'clock, A.M., consider PROBATE AND FAMILY the expediency of granting the prayer of COURT DEPARTMENT said petition when any person objecting SUFFOLK DIVISION thereto may appear and be heard: said DOCKET NO. 97P-0848 notice to be given by the publication of a copy of said petition with this order of no­ NOTICE OF FIDUCIARY'S ACCOUNT tice thereon in the Allston-Brighton Tab and by mailing by prepaid registered To all persons interested in the estate of mail, not less than 7 days prior to such Donald Foster late of Boston Suffolk hearing, a copy to every owner of record of each parcel of land abutting on the Jackson-Mann day campers Javier Butos Oeft) Abdulla Fakira (center) and David Mejia put their heads together during a visit to You are hereby notified pursuant to parcel of land on which the building pro­ Boston's Frog Pond. Mass. R.Civ.P. Rule 72 that the first ac­ posed to be erected for, or maintained count(s) of Burton Foster as Administra­ as, a garage is to be or is situated. Hear­ tor of said estate has been presented to ing to be held 1010 Massachusetts Ave. said Court for allowance. Boston, MA 02118

If you desire to preserve your right to file Gary P. Moccia, Chairman an objection to said account(s), you or Martin E. Pierce The spice of life your attorney must file a written appear­ Andrea d'Amato ance in said Court at Boston on or before A true copy. the 27th day of August, 1998 the return Attest: Brigid Kenny, Secretary times, and even got to try on colo­ Center. Three artists visit cainp day of this citation. You may upon written COMMITIEE ON LICENSES Jac~son-Mann day nial clothing. twice a week and lead the campers request by registered or certified mail to the fiduciary, or to the attorney for the fi­ #608025 camp offers variety Diane Joyce, Jackson-Mann's in African dance drums and visual duciary, obtain without cost a copy of Allston-Brighton Tab, 7128, 8/4, 8/11/98 administrative coordinator, credited arts units. ReadBoston is augment­ said account(s). If you desire to object to any item of said account(s), you must, in 14 RENA ST. of fun summer the increase in field trips to the ed by the camp's regular Friday addition to filing a written appearance as LEGAL NOTICE $2,500 Boston College reading program and Robinson's aforesaid, file within thirty days after said CITY OF BOSTON activities return day or within such other time as To the Public Safety Commission Neighborhood grant received in the reading of fairy tales. the Court upon motion may order a writ­ Committee on Licenses spring and used to pay for buses. Robinson, a guidance counselor ten statement of each such item together Building Department with the grounds for each objection there­ By Judy Wassennan "Because of that grant, we've been at the Pierce School in Brookline July 7, 1998 to, a copy to be served upon the fiduciary BOSTON, TAB Correspondent able to do more," Joyce said. during the school year, said the pursuant to Mass. R.Civ.P. Rule 5. APPLICATION ariety" best describes Also new to camp this year is the campers really appreciate the fairy WITNESS, Elaine M. Moriarty, Esquire, 'v the Jackson-Mann science program, made possible tales. '1t's important they hear First Justice of said Court at Boston this For the lawful use of the herein-described 28th day of July, 1998. Community Center's through the Museum of Science. them. For some, it's their first time, building and other structure, application is summer camp. Under the guidance of Early and for others, they just like hearing Richard lanella hereby made for a permit to erect a pri­ Register of Probate vate - public - business - garage 12 Vehi­ Whether it's the arts, sports, sci­ Learning Center teacher Meg them again." cle Repair Garage and also for a license ence or field trips, it's available to Shandler, all campers participate in Skill-building continues to be a #614133 to use the land on which such building or Allston-Brighton Tab, 8/4/98 structure is/are or is/are to be situated for all 120 campers. In fact, camp a variety of science workshops, basic at Jackson-Mann. Boston the KEEPING - STORAGE - and SALE Director Gayle Robinson's master using kits provided by the museum. University students tutor campers in 10 GLENVILLE TERRACE of: 240 gals of gas in the tanks of vehi­ schedule displays an abundance of Museum teachers also visit camp math, reading and science. LEGAL NOTICE cles, 11 O gals of waste oil, 11 O gals of CITY OF BOSTON motor oil, 55 gals transmission fluid, 55 activities and events, with health several times, bringing an electrici­ Computer skills are also fine-tuned To the Public Safety Commission gals of waste transmission fluid, 55 gals screenings, skill-building and read­ ty demonstration and Star Lab. by 9-, 10- and 11-year-olds, and Committee on Licenses of waste anti-freeze, 244 c.f. of acety­ Building Department lene, 323 c.f. of oxygen, 60 lbs of R 12 ing squeezed in, too. During a quiet Campers also participate in a nutrition information sessions are July 23, 1998 ref rig. moment one morning last week, complete gym program headed by worked into the busy schedule. BOSTON, This will replace existing license 36770 Robinson talked about the variety Jen Joyce, a Mount St. Joseph Dental and vision screenings are APPLICATION Location of land 14 Rena Street of activities for campers, who range Academy alumna and student at offered, too. Ward 22 in age from 7 to 12 years old. Framingham State College; a com­ If there were one change Joyce For the lawful use of the herein-described Owner of land Hugh O'Conner building and other structure, application is Address 261 Cotuit Rd Rte 149, Marston 'There's still a lot of structure to prehensive arts program coordinat­ would like make, it would be to hereby made for a permit to erect a pri­ Mills 02648 each day, but there's also more vari­ ed by Ellen Castillo, Jackson­ increase staff salaries. vate - public - business - garage 8 Vehi­ cles Repair garage/auto body storage Dimensions of land: Ft. front Ft. deep ety," she said of the 16-year-old day Mann's education coordinator; and "We're lucky to get the quality of 160 gals of gas in tanks of cars and also Area sq. ft. 5,000 sq ft camp. ReadBoston, which visits the camp staff we do. They're here because for a license to use the land on which More field trips this summer have every Thursday with storytellers they care and want to make a differ­ such building or structure is/are or is/are Number of buildings or structures on to be situated for the KEEPING - STOR­ land, the use of which requires land to be contributed to that variety, said and books the kids can take home. ence in each kid's life," she said. AGE - and SALE of: 3-1 It glaze, 4-5 It licensed One Robinson. Some of the destinations: Sports offerings include soccer, Increasing fees may be considered spray foam, 3-1 gal prime & seal activa­ tor, 3-lgal chromasystem basemaker, 2- Manner of keeping in the tanks of vehi­ Hopkinton State Park, Nantasket lacrosse, and tennis, which was as a way to raise salaries, she said. lgal mid coat adhesion promoter, 4-lgal cles, drums, above ground tanks, con­ tainers. Beach in Hull, the Museum of added this summer through a pro­ Currently, fees, which are based on transfer clear lazquer, 4 l~al chromaclear urethane, 4-lgal primer filler Ure, 4-lgal Science, the Paul Revere House in gram funded by Mayor Thomas a family's income level, range from primer chroma base, 120-lpt paints, 55 Hugh O'Conner the North End, George's Island in Menino's office. $35 to $75 per week. For that price, gal drum thinner, 85 gal waste solvent & 261 Cotuit Rd. Rte 149 Marston Mills 02648 Boston Harbor and the Charles In addition to Castillo's arts class­ a child comes to camp from 8 a.m.- paint, 5 gal solvent wash and recycle unit-herkules, 3-55 gal drums (empty), 6- River. At the Revere House, one es, Jackson-Mann is participating in 4 p.m., gets breakfast, lunch, a lgal PGR reducer DT870, 5-lgal cans City of Boston. In Public Safety Commis­ group of campers learned about the Arts in Progress, a program funded snack, and transportation if he or basemaker, 2 gas cylinders - dry extin­ sion August 26, 1998 guisher, 3-lgal antifreeze, 1 qt. lubricant, In the foregoing petition, it is hereby OR­ life of children during colonial through the Boston Community she lives in Allston-Brighton. 0 1 gal bodyfiller, 1 gal glass cleaner, 6-1 qt DERED, that notice be given by the peti­ chromalite, 8 cans dust spray, 8 cans tioner to all person interested that this rubberized undercoat, 2 cyl of acetylene, Committee will on Wednesday the 26 day 2 cyl of oxygen of August at 9:30 o'clock, A.M., consider PEOPLE the expediency of granting the pra9er of­ Location of land 1O Glenville Terrace, All­ said petition when any person objecting ston Ward thereto may appear and be heard: said His Peace Corps service with a bachelor of science degree leadership council consists of busi­ notice to be given by the publication of a in business administration and ness, labor, nonprofit, medical, aca­ Owner of land Diane Arenella copy of said petition with this order of no­ is in Panama Address 65 Sylvan Street tice thereon in the Allston-Brighton Tab international business. demic and community leaders. Newton, MA and by m~iling by prepaid registered Brighton resident Joel Marc Augen, Most recently, Adami was direc­ mail, not less than 7 days prior to such hearing, a copy to every owner of record son of Barbara Augen, recently left tor of governmental affairs for, the Dimensions of land: Ft. front 81.07' Ft. United Way's 'Success By 6' deep 172.23' Area sq. ft. 14,507 sf of each parcel of land abutting on the for a two-year stint as a Peace American Cancer Society, a United parcel of land on which the building pro­ I Corps volunteer in Panama. He has new director Way affiliate. Number of buildings or structures on posed to be erected for, or maintained land, the use of which requires land to be as, a garage is to be or is situated. Hear­ will work in a small business Kenneth Adami of Brighton has Adarni's previous experience licensed One ing to be held 101 O Massachusetts Ave. development program, assisting been selected to lead the United includes serving as the special Boston, MA02118 micro-businesses and local entre­ Manner of keeping Steel Drums, Steel Way 's "Success By 6" program. In assistant to the speaker of the Cabinets in the tanks of vehicles, all to be Gary P. Moccia, Chairman preneurs in projects aimed at devel­ his position, Adami will work to Rhode Island House of approved by the Boston Fire Department Martin E. Pierce Andrea d'Amato oping and sustaining the local promote public policies on behalf Representatives and as chief of Diane Arenella A true copy. economy. Augen will also teach of young children. staff to the speaker of the 65 Sylvan Street Attest: Brigid Kenny, Secretary basic accounting and business The goal of "Success By 6" is to Pennsylvania House of Newton, MA COMMITIEE ON LICENSES skills. ensure that every child enters Representatives. He has lived in City of Boston. In Public Safety Commis- #608028 Augen graduated from school healthy and ready to suc­ Brighton with his wife, Beth, for sion August 26, 1998 Allston-Brighton Tab, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/98 Northeastern University in 1997 ceed. Its 50-member volunteer four years. Page.lo The Allston.-Brighton TAI, AugustA- 10, 1998 www.townonline.com/.allstonbrighton HEATING OIL BUSINESS NEWS please ~1. Cash Price Within 1o Days 24 Hour Burner Service r.iliiilil With Approved Credit Price Subject to Change ~ ~ 150 Gallon Minimum Without Notice j VISA j " VI price Serving Your Fuel, Diesel & Kerosene Needs For Over 50 Years lilll tor our L.O iprices CLEGHORN OIL, Inc. 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Pappas has joined the draperies, pillows and table linen, Hunneman Commercial Company and re-creations of antique dresses retail group as an assistant vice pres­ ident. Pappas will specialize in the By Rosie Hanlon and costumes. Displayed in her shop are Victorian-era wedding sale and leasing of retail space in dresses, gowns and aprons. She is Boston's western suburbs. also working on a Benjamin Prior to joining Hunneman, working center for local artists and Franklin marionette, whose life-like Pappas served as leasing broker for craftspeople, and a learning center visage can almost speak to you. Milestone Associates Inc. in Natick, that holds classes an~ seminars for "Each time we make something where he was responsible for mar­ adults and children. Courses with our own hands, something in keting a retail portfolio totaling include marionette-making, wood­ us has also been created," said more than I million square feet in working, "Sew Easy" and creating Cort. "The product itself can Massachusetts and Rhode Island. your own living space. almost be looked at as a by-prod­ Pappas is working on his master's THINKING OF DIVORCE? "I feel that it is a basic human uct, because the real jewel lies degree at Suffolk University, where need to create something," said within. It is a luxury to have this he also received a bachelor of sci­ owner Janet Cort. "When some­ joy of work in our heavily industri­ ence degree in sociology. thing is made with joy and mindful alized world. Our jobs cannot ful­ Rosie Hanlon is executive secre­ attention, it brings a new dimension fill this need. tary of the Brighton Board of Trade. of quality that people sense but are "The Studio Shoppe is a place to Her column on local business often unable to rationally explain. I share ideas, learn new talents, culti­ appears weekly in The Allston­ am hoping that my shop will help vate and show off talent. Everyone Brighton TAB. 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Allston Bill Rod~~~·~ .. ~~~~~~~~~~~.~~ . ~ .i ~ .~~,i-~.~ . ~,~ 1~~?.0r Store ..,.. 90.9 WBUR is looking for volunteers to answer gram is for women with cancer, to improve strength, Congregational Church, 41 Quint Ave ., Allston . phones for their on-air fundraiser through 6/19. range of motion and self-esteem. Call: 782-3535. Ongoing: The Church offers Sunday school for chil­ Call: 1-800-909-9287...... ALLSTON/BRIGHTON FAMILY YMCA offe rs the dren ages 3-10. Gall: 61 7-254-2920. www.tow1fonlihe.tomlallstonbrighton A-line work to begin TRACKS, from page 1 of the unused A-line tracks along Cambridge, Washington and Tremont streets, from Union Square to the Newton line. It will take crews through two busy business districts - Brighton Center and Oak Square. The track-removal project is expected to cost about $12 million, said Barbara Lucas, chief transporta­ tion planner of the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The state has allocated $3.8 million for the project. The rest will be paid for by the city of Boston. Construction is set to begin at each end - Union Square and Brighton Center - with two crews working, and eventually meeting, in the mid­ dle. The work is split into two phases, according to state Rep. Kevin Honan (D-Brighton). The first, expected to begin in September, will involve removing the unused tracks and patching the roads. This phase is projected to take 16 weeks, but Honan and others are working to limit the length of construction to eight weeks. Due to concerns by Brighton Center business ownel"S regarding disruptions, the tracks will not be removed from the center during this first phase, but instead patched over until the spring to avoid two separate construction interruptions. The second phase, expected to tart in April 1999, will involve major sidewalk repairs, the installation of new street furniture, tree planting and other such city beautification pro­ jects. This phase is expected to take even longer, with a projected ending date of November 1999. "The project is on line, so we hope very much they stick to lh1s timetable," Honan said. "I just very get your hands much want this project to begin." St:ilL because of all of the waiting, many, including Toni Ro i, a director on Boston's best at the Brighton-All ton Improvement Association and secretary of Brighton Main Streets, fear another long wait or unanticipated snowsto1UJ. cable value ''I sincerely hope the city officials will be prompt in the spring in the area of Foster Street to Wilshire Street," she said. 'There's no reason why one area should be left hanging." The A-Line trolley service was Optimum1V By Cablevision has 108 channels of 1V's best choice. suspended more than 30 years ago as an experiment. Its route was Plus a limited-time connection price with any replaced by bus service, as a way to Optimum Premium package. research the possibility for more rapid and less intruding transporta­ tion along the area. Now, after Connect now. You'll never let go. decades of inactivity along the old A-Line, local leaders, such as Will Luzier, an aide to state Sen. Warren Tolman and a key player in the planning for the project, believe "it would be impossible to run trolley cars on the street near Brighton www.cablevlsion-boston.com Center." 78 7. 8888 Others, such as the Committee for Better Transit, believe that the A­ Line should be restored and trolley service should be available through Brighton's key business districts. But with work slated to begin next month, it appears that hopes for a new A-Line are vanishing. Rossi said she hopes the project will be the first of many geared toward revitalizing Brighton Center. The project is expected to give a new look to the shopping area and could bring new business, Programming and pricing subject to change. Standard connection only. she said, pointing to similar pro­ jects in Watertown and in Allston BOSTON'S BIGGEST CABLE LINEUP Village. 0 Page 22 Th~ Allston-Brighton TAB, August 4 - 10, 1998 ' . I . I • • ) l www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton USINI ~SS

A 1949 scene or 132-138 Brighton Ave., shows the Allston Theatre (built in 1912, demolished in 1955), the old Watertown trolley, and Liggett's Drug Store, where Riley's Roast Beefis now. 'Big City' restores a piece of Allston's history

By Todd Larson Selection" award for the past eight which Kadish said he will donate to TAB Staff Writer years. charity. Restrooms will be gussied up y renovating and Envisioning Big City as a cultural in the spirit of old Boston bathhous­ restoring 132-138 anomaly in Allston-Brighton's small­ es, walls will resemble historical Brighton Ave., town environment, Kadish is. design­ police and fire stations and an image owner Marc Kadish ing his new enterprise to communi­ of a Watertown streetcar will envelop is preserving history cate the image its name suggests. He the new handicapped-access elevator Bwhile also making his mark. is doing this by carefully preserving shaft. Home to Riley's Roast Beef since or replicating the building's architec­ "We don't want it to be a Disney 1961 and Sunset Grill & Tap since tural details and enhancing its dining World," said Kadish. "We want it to 1987, the 85-year-old fonner bank and billiard spaces with antique be comfortable without being over­ building at the intersection of "city" icons he has collected over the done - lots of fun little things you Brighton and Harvard avenues is years from auctions and memorabilia discover when you come back, that also known for its eclectic mix of shows. you didn't notice before." architectural features: a Spanish-style For example, restored and repaint­ Catering to contemporary tastes, copper awning, Italianate brackets, ed wall and ceiling moldings, as a exposed brick will give the upper wrought-iron balconies, colonial backdrop for 12 high-class billiard dining area "a Boston warehousy The former bank building at 132-138 Brighton Ave. is being fit up for Big City, a window trim, tapestry brick patterns tables, will recall the era when feel," he said. The "Mayor's Table," combined restaurant, beer bar and pool hall. with marble inlays, and classical Minnesota Fats broke his pool-hus­ a separate enclave for private func­ according to William Marchione, pubs of Allston-Brighton's past. He marble pilasters and curved windows tling legend. The dining area on the tions and reserved parties, will curator of the Brighton-Allston estimates that the entire project will at its grand bank entrance. other half of the second floor will be resemble a mayoral conference Historical Society. cost $1 million by opening day. '1t has a hell of a design to it," said retrofitted with an ornate tin ceiling room. Kadish's adjacent office will '1t's a handsome building, it's in a Mostly self-funded, it has been Kadish, a 35-year-old Brighton resi­ like the one it had in the days when sport the original door from an attor­ very visible location, and it reflects a boosted by a loan from a neighbor, dent and commercial property owner. the Watertown trolley rumbled by. ney's office that had occupied the period of commercial prosperity for Citizens Bank, kitty-comer from "It's different, it towers over the oth­ Tm ceilings were used to catch plas­ second floor. that area," said Marchione. As a Riley's. ers, it has prominence in the neigh­ ter that the train's vibrations would Exterior restoration will include member of the Boston Landmarks Kadish insists that Big City is borhood. We're proud to be in this loosen from the upper ceiling, power-washing the brickwork and Commission, he is pursuing the cre­ worth the big bucks. ''This is the building." . according to Kadish. cast-stone trim, cleaning the awning ation of a National Register Historic community I've chosen to live in, He'll be prouder come September, The first-floor bank space will and balconies, resetting the circular District in the area, whicj1 would pro­ and I want it to be a respectable, when the structure's vacant space house a pizza kitchen and bar, com­ brass depository box in its original vide tax incentives for local landlords happy place. By cleaning it up and will take a new·lease on life as some­ plete with a $20,000 Wood Stone location, preserving the "vault alarm" to restore their properties. making it look better, I want it to thing else: a combined restaurant, ceramic oven to make the product box, replacing the fire escape and The second floor of 132-138 seem safe to others." beer bar and pool hall, fittingly rival local pizza joints. The original installing metal entrance doors remi­ Brighton Ave. originally housed a As vice president of Allston named "Big City." bank entrance will be restored, and niscent of those in early 20th-centu­ social club. Later tenants included Village Main Streets, the coalition "We'll offer a different concept for the vault will be preserved as a walk­ ry banks. Removal of the rough the late sports attorney Bob Wolf, that encourages area business owners food-a variety of gourmet flat­ in refrigerator. Remaining mosaic tile 1960s brickwork around Riley's is who represented Larry Bird of the to improve the appearances of their bread pizzas," said Kadish, who also floors will be polished, as well as the contingent upon a future feasibility Boston Celtics and Calvin Murphy storefronts, Kadish sees Big City and owns Sunset Grill & Tap and 6 original pink marble stairs and wood­ study. of the Houston Rockets. The First 6 Burner as part of a community Burner, a cafe and espresso bar, en balustrades. The landing may be Metropolitan mementos aside, National Bank of Boston occupied effort to beautify the neighborhood, across Brighton Avenue. 'There will painted with a historical mural of 132-138 Brighton Ave. is history­ the first-floor bank space from the noting that local establishments such be table-side salad Service, another Allston, derived from old pho­ resplendent in its own right. It was 1980s until 1991 , two years before as The Kells and White Horse have different offering and more than 90 tographs from the Brighton-Allston built in 1913 as a branch of the Kadish acquired the building from joined in. beer taps." Historical Society's collection. Market Bank of Brighton, which was Riley's founder-owner. '1 go to other restaurants in the He hopes the new venue will be The entire dining and pool-playing founded in Brighton Center in 1852 Kadish said he hopes his billiards­ neighborhood, and they're just fan­ "second best in Boston" - second, area will be replete with authentic to enable dealers in the then-active dining combo in a historical context tastic," he said. "Nobody's copying that is, to Sunset Grill & Tap's pot­ traffic and railroad lights, fire cattle trade to conduct their financial will create an interactive, congenial off one another. They're all doing pourri of imports, microbrews and hydrants and alarms, old signs, transactions. This Allston branch was atmosphere that welcomes people of their own thing. When people dine "cask-condition" hand-pumped whiskey barrels and other relics of· established in response to the eco­ all ages and backgrounds, as opposed here, they're getting their money's beers and ales, which has received "big city" past. Antique parlcing nomic boom and massive home to the competitive, brawl-inducing worth without paying Faneuil Hall Boston magazine's ''Best Beer meters will accept patrons' quarters, building the area was enjoying, environment of the pool halls and prices." 0 www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton August 4 - 10, 1998 The Allston-Brighton TAB, page 23 FROM PAGE ONE Families lend names to local sites

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The Champney House stood from 1680 until tfie late 1920s on the north side of Washington Street, west of Oak Square. The homes in the background line the east side of Bigelow Street.

NAMES, from page 1 capacity for more than 40 years. In and moved back to his native Washington Street. longtime town clerk. 0 mid-l 700s. The Griggses built two 1785, Foster married Hannah Byfield, Mass., in 1837. William II's son, William Wirt residences on Harvard Avenue near Webster, the daughter of Grant Brooks Street was laid out in 1848 Warren, was instrumental in secur­ Dr. William P. Marchione is the the present Commonwealth Avenue Webster, a wealthy Boston mer­ across Brighton's largest farm, ing Brighton's arillexation to Boston curator of the Brighton-Allston intersection. chant. With the publication in 1797 belonging to Samuel Brooks, wbo in 1874. He subsequendy served in Historical Society, an associate pro­ The Jackson family of Brighton of a novel, 'The Coquette," Hannah came to Brighton from Townsend, the U.S. Congress. fessor of history at the Art Institute was an offshoot of the principal Foster became America's first Mass., about 1800. Brooks first lived In 1885 a nephew, George of Boston, and a member of the founding family of Newton. Edward native-born woman to produce such in a house at the southwest corner of Washington Warren, founded the Boston Landmarks Commission. He Jackson, grandson of Edward a work. ''The Coquette" caused a Foster and Washington streets, but Brighton Item (later the Citizen­ is the author of "The Bull in the Jackson of Newton, mruTied sensation, "taking precedence in eventually pw-chased an estate in the Item), the community's first regulru· Garden: A History ofAllston­ Susanna Dana and moved to interest," one sow-ce tells us, "at Faneuil section that had formerly newspaper. Wruren Street, which Brighton," "Images ofAmerica: Brighton about 1750. He kept a tav­ least throughout New England, and belonged to Samuel Sparhawk. The originally included Kelton Street, Allston-Brighton," and the recently ern in Brighton Center where the was found in every cottage within Brooks homestead still stands on was put through in 1889 and named published "The Charles: A River Cattle Fair Hotel would later be its borders, beside the family Bible Hobart Street. George Hobart Brooks in honor of William Warren II, the Transformed. " built, on Washington Street just west and, though pitifully, yet almost as inherited the estate from his father, of the Market Street intersect.ion. carefully treasured." The Fosters which he farmed until his death in Three generations of Jacksons were lived in a rambling mansion on the 1892. Hobart Street was officially Brighton tavern keepers. Later gen­ site of the Franciscan Sisters of laid out in 1888 across another por­ erations of the family made their Africa Convent on Foster Street. tion of the Brooks property. living from the slaughtering and Parsons Street was named for Warren Street was named for one horticultural industries. William Gorham Parsons, who owned a 70- of Brighton's most distinguished Jackson se1ved as the city engineer acre estate called Oakland Fru1ns on families. Josiah Warren came to of Boston in the 1890s. He was the the western side of B1ighton Center. Brighton from Waltham just before engineer of both the Longfellow and Oakland Street crosses the former the Revolution. He se1ved at Bunker H'arvard Bridges across the Chru·les Parsons Estate. Hill as a lieutenant in Col. Thomas River. His residence still stands at The Parsons Mansion, a 17th-cen­ Gardner's regiment. Josiah's son, the southwest comer of Chestnut tury structure, stood at the northern William, an officer in the War of Hill and William Jackson Avenues. end of this estate facing Faneuil 1812, ran the Bull's Head Tavern on Holton Street in North Allston Street. According to Winship, the site of 20 l Washington St., was named for James Holton, who Parsons spared no expense in the which was the original site of the was born in 1800 in the family cultivation of his Brighton estate. A first Btighton Cattle Mru-ket before homestead on Faneuil Street on the brook was diverted to create ponds it moved to the grounds of the site of the present Faneuil Housing and waterfalls. Bridges spanned the Cattle Fair Hotel in Brighton Center Development. Holton accumulated ponds which were full of swans and about 1830. a substantial fortune in the mercan­ geese. A flower garden and summer Another family member, William tile trade. When he died in 1863, he house stood nearby. Warren II, operated the first store in left large sums of money to several Parsons served as Brighton's state Brighton, a combination apothecary Brighton institutions. Among the representative in 1820, and is credit­ shop, grocery store and depot for bequests was $3,000 to help finance ed with having prevented the build­ the sale of school books, which the establishment of a public library. ing of the Boston & Worcester stood on the site of the present This library was at first housed in Railroad through Brighton Center. Wruren l3uilding in Brighton Center. the Town Hall. When it acquired its He was also a noted horticulturist William Wruren also served as town own building in 1874, the structure who helped found the clerk from 1835 to 1857, as well as assumed the name the Holton Massachusetts Horticultural Society state representative, selectman and Library. North Allston's Holton in 1829. school committee member. His Street was constructed in the 1880s. Duncklee Street was nruned for brother, Joseph, had earlier served Foster Street was named for the the family of John Duncklee, who as Brighton's first town clerk. Rev. John Foster, who became the pw-chased 17 acres of the Parsons Joseph's son, J.L.L.F. Warren, minister of the First Church of Estate and the mansion when owned the Nonantum Vale Gardens Brighton in 1784, serving in that Gorham sold his Brighton property at the comer of Lake ~d William Wirt Warren www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton MARQUIS REAL ESTATE '~~~ Want to talk politics?, , Nobody Knows Homes Better™ . COME AND WATCH THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR!

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