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By Audltl Guha STAFF WRITER raffic backup in ~righton is common, es~ally when TBoston Colle e games begin or end in the ~ II. Neither, said residents, are dru~ks. But Colle e officials believe that an additi nal hour of pregame tailgating at Shea Field may help ease traffic congestion in the neighborhood. The Mayor's Offitje of Neigh­ borhood Services 10 accumulate before our \•ames sthrt," he said. He said it ha-; a nci\\ program in plaL:e this sca-.on to keep people Pablo Barron and girlfriend Vl;:,nn"'Y v~ 1 ,.,,,.,,,,.1a ~f 1311 oft the field -and strfch and to get BC, page 12 I A-Ba big no go zone for those who have to go

By Audlti Guha • , • "I guess it couldn't hu ,"she said. "It STAFF WRITER Neighborhood. doesn t have a lot to you-know-what in would ~e1p to have c11 an bathrooms Public toilets? There aren't any in All­ around.' ston-Brighton, unless you count dark al­ 'There i.., a true necJ h> ha\ c public re­ park. No public restroom." families to use their facilities, whether or "It\ not like downto* and people in leys or park bushes. stroo1m in our p

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By Auditl Guha the Kelton Condo Trust at 248 S • ~ · TE Kelton St. , owing $1 ,300 Where trash -.coftla\\s are con­ in fines for having mor~ than I cerned. Bngh on boast-. the big­ cubic yard of trash and other in­ ger fine' anJ the greater number fractions. ENT RTA•N MENT of defaulter:-.. They are followed by Carol A look at the Jn-,pectiona Ser­ Ave. LLC at 3 Carol Ave., which vice Department records from owes the city $1,000 for illegal Sights & sounds JanuaI) to June indicate page. of dumping. fines still O\\ed the ci~. ranging Unpaiil trash ticketc, seem to be of Cape Cod from 15 ticket' to S 1.000. concentrated on certain busy baseball In Brighton, the top defaulter is SCOFFLAWS, page 13 P'iOT BY l.AAA WN<'I ..,.SEE PAGE 27 City Council candidate Kevin McCrea at his South End apartment. The developet, a Brighton New church scandal native, Is running for office for the first time. INSIDE Sources: Archdiocese embezzled Commentary 10 First time the charm? By Audltl Guha perpetual care," said spokesman STAI' ,.,~ ' Tl By Audltl Guha EUCTION the 38-year-0ld South End Brian McNiff. "There are laws 'iP- ;$' J;; Community Notes 24 STAFF WRITER ...,. resident. ·-~ell me what Secretal) ot State Wi ll iam that gi\.'e this office jurisdiction He hardly wears suits and he won't deliver the you 'r~ gonna do;, It seems Crime 13 Gal, in ha.-. filed a civil uit this over cemetery funds.'' week that accuses the Boston The Archdiocese did not re­ usual lines. Running for At-Large City Council 2f 005 very s1mplelo me. Archdiocese of embeZlling turn calls by press time. seat, Kevin McCrea said he wants to be the kind Unimpressed with the way c ty government is Destinations 20 rur, he said he jumped into th race because he mone) from 1t cemeter; fund. Three Presentation School of candidate he would want to vote for. Foundation members contacted ''I'm tired of platitudes from politicians," said FIRST TIME, page 8 Ubrary Notes 22 ..It ha-. to do "'ith accounting of money that people put 111 for CHURCH, page 13 Obituaries 21 Ca I For a Free 21 'I \EL The Finest People . Mar et Analysis I C:lllHOPH \C:TIC: m Mortgage Loans Polttlcal Notebook 4 Swiss Watch Repair Local knowledge. Authorized Sales & Sen-ice BEST OF BOSTON Experienced answers. All Sizes & WidttlS ~21. 3 2 Many Styles Shawoiut Properties 134 Tremont Street• Brighton (Al ALPHA OMEGA Peoples & Colors DIAMONDS SINCE 1978 federal Savings Bank Your N11igliborTwod Realto ~ • (111,.,,,mcrfut• All i\MERICAN H ME i\ID, INC. Allston 229 1'onh Harvard Street rJ.-C: l '-. fl I> 556 Cambrid~e St .• Brighton Natdl Mair 50&-655-4700 Butfing1on Mall 781·2n"4016 Brighton 43 5 Market Street Tel. 617-787-2121 Prudenllal Clr. Boston 617.. 24-9030 (617) 254-0707 • www.prsb.com 151 Sutherland . • Brighton (617) 787-8700 \.. www.C2lshawmut.com ~ Harvard Square, Carroridge 617-864-1227 @ M··,.,P,,. FDlr 617-713 300 7 2 I Page 2 Allston-Brighton TAB Friday, August 5, 2005 www.allstonbrightontab.com

I Allston-Brighton History

I Then Now·

By Wllllam Marchione college architecture. With the growth of Allston and of the St. Luke's congregation, there was by BRIGHTON ALLSTON •· • :lRlCAL COMMISSION 1913 a need for expanded facllltles, whereupon the present St. Luke's Church was built In front of We thought this week's contest was going to be another hard one, but a lot of readers knew this the older buildings, the chapel becoming at that point a parish house. In 1969, St. Luke's Church lovely old building was St. Luke's Church. Here we see the orlgJnal buildings of St. Luke's Episcopal absorbed Its older sister, becoming at that point St. Luke's and St. Margaret's Church. Church, situated at the southwest corner of Brighton Avenue and St. Luke's Road In Allston. The parish was organized on Aprll 15, 1892, by Allston's Eplscopallans In the home of Mrs. Francis Lyman Winship at 88 Gardner St. St. Luke's was the second Episcopal church In Allston-Brighton, the first being St. Margaret's Church In Brighton Center, which dated from the early 1860s. The members of St. Luke's Parish met at Union Hall In Union Square Allston until 1895, when the l\ ext vveek's buildings pictured here were constructed, a rectory, left, and a chapel, right. Bishop Wiiiiam contest Lawrence dellvered the Inaugural sermon. These handsome Jacobean style structures were designed by MIT-educated Boston architect Francis R. Allen, whose specialty was ecclesiastic and Hint: Here we see a circa 1920 Oak Square streetscape. Can you Identify the street? If so, fax your Winners answer t o 781-433-8202 or e-mail It to [email protected]. If you are correct, we wlll put your 1. Barbara Berry 3. Maureen McGrail 5. Richard B. Sullivan name In next week's paper. Good 2. Barbara Forbes 4. Colleen Salmon luck. ..'

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Contact me directly at l___=.z ,.... 617-746-5222 or 617-787-2121, or at Installed! i Ont and handed needle<, and a machete were found with a grin. pounds of hot dogs and 200 out leaflets about National Night in the woocb near the tot lot, and "'Anything that brings people to­ PRODUCT homemade cookies and brownies Out, crime watch resoun:es and groups were found drinking and gether in the park to talk about is­ ran out in about one hour Tuesday the neighborhood \\rustle alert sleeping in the wodds near the sues one on one is positive," said evening as locals celebrated Na­ program to curb cnme and drug i;chool. Bob Pessek from the Parks De­ SALE. tional Night Out with a barbecue activity in the area. Strangers would often come out partment. at Ringer Park. of the woocb in the morning and Every August, the police depart­ BUY ONE 'Area crime watchers made the We're No. 16-!- usd out for the community partnerships in neighborhoods rewarding you for v1srtng our salons. Elizabeth Gr~y's "It's great to know plans about in the Parks Department\ master ba.rlx.>cue party in the park. throughout Boston. exclusive treatment products are guaranteed to m ke your skrn look and fee healthier. younger and mo the park and the neighborhood," planning process. Gould \\hO wa<, grill master, "Ifs a great partnership between radiant Our renowned esthet1c1ans will prescribe a she said. "Ringer Park was a much differ­ to~sed burger.. on a large grill police and residents to have a bet­ customized skin care regimen for you to do at home. Shirley Li, 14, enjoyed some ent place 2 I /2 year.. ago. before a \\earing an apron and -.hades. ter life and safer neighborhood," No self d1agnos1s. No t 1al and error: No false prom15Jes. popcorn and said she came to the group of dog owner. got together ux:al resident Noreen Kennedy said Sgt. William Fogerty from event because she saw a flier ad­ to form a crime watch ... said Joy sipped Coke and was glad the District 14. Just results. Guarantee j! Stock up now and save. vertising it earlier in the day. She Gould. "We organi1ed and did weather wa' fine and the expected As a sign of their commitment uses the park on weekdays and community outreach to bring oth­ storn1 held off. and celebration, several residents Call 1-800-FACIALS or visit www.elizabethgrady.com thought the barbecue was a good ers together to work on oh-ing Longtime Brighton resident left their porch lights on Tuesday for nearest location, services, products & gift certificates. idea. these issues." Mab.!l Peff} 'aid the event wa., night in Brighton. Conn. man survives 4th-floor fall 1 On Saturday, Matthew D. sponded to 119 Sutherland Road Boston EMS unit responded port. Pruett, 22, from Newington, for a trauma victim. and took him to the Brigham and His condition was reported as Conn., visiting friends in On arrival, they met \\1th the Women \ Hospital in critical "'satisfactory and stable" on Brighton, accidentally fell off a victim's friends, who 'aid they condition. I Thursday afternoon by hospital fourth-floor balcony, according were having dinner on the bal- Pruett 11, expected to make a personnel. to a report. cony when Pruett fell backwards ful recover} and leave the hos- -Audi Guha At about 8 p.m., officers re- and four floors to the ground. pita) c;oon. according to the re- I Staff Writer I . Carla Ryder gallops in~o Brighton singer-song­ writer Carla Ryder will perform at Brighton Square Park wi th the Are you ovenveight? Sleepy during the day? Carla Ryder Band on Thursday, Aug. 11 , 7 p.m., as part of the Suffer from diabetes, arthritis, or high blood pressure ParkARTS Citywide Neighbor­ as a result of~ our weight? hood Performances being pre­ sented by the Boston Parks and Community Health SerieS-" Recreation Department. · Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Ryder's most recent release, "Til the End of Counting," was Seton Auditorium named one of the top 10 CDs of 2004 by The Patriot Ledger and New England Scrapbook News. She landed a finalist position in ,1ffi/u11td 11Jtth Tuft1 Un11 ·tmty School of Medicint the Americana Category of the 2004 International Songwriting 736 Cambridge St., Brighton Competition with her song The clinicians at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Center for Weight 'Three Mondays Gone," and Control can help you. was awarded Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Spin­ Join Dr. Nicole Pecquex, co-director of the Center for Weight ning to Crazy" by Jam Music Control, as she disc isses the medical and surgical optiohs for weight loss. Magazine. New England song­ writer Bill Staines describes Caritas St. Elizabeth's Community Health Series is ~ new Ryder as "one of the best young monthly forum designed to connect you with some of thi: best songwriters around - I was to­ '----"----'---' doctors in Boston. Dinner and parking will be complimentary. tally taken with her CD." In addi­ tion, three songs from her CD For more information or to RSVP "Pulling Down the Sky" were se­ please call 800-488-5959 or e-mail [email protected] leeted to appear on the DVD re­ lease of "Party of Five." A Boston native who also Member of Carltas works as a speech therapist at the Her sound has been described a., Brighton Square Park is behind Neighborhood Performance se­ Christi Health are Mattahunt Elementary School in rootsy and raw folk-fla\ored the Veronica Smith Senior Cen­ ries which also featured Latin , Ryder has flourished indie-pop with haunting 1)-rics, ter al 20 Che1,tnut Hill Ave. The music stars Tito Puente Jr. and and grown as a frontwoman, infectious melodies, spot-on har­ park i-. a short walk from the Bobby Sanabria, Charlie singer and songwriter. With a monies and rock-solid grooves. MB~ A 57 bus stop at Brighton Thomas of the Drifters, Bajucol total of six albums under her belt, Opening the show \\.ill be local Center. Dance Troupe and the Gwen the former Mudhens lead singer singer Stephen McNull)-. a for­ The 2005 ParkARTS program Leathers Group. has toured extensively and devel­ mer member of Boston\ o-w n i '>pon ored by Bank of Ameri­ For more information, call the oped a following from New Eng­ national and international touring ca This 1s the final ~how of the Boston Parks and Recreation De­ land to the Pacific Northwest. vocal group Ball in the House. 200~ ParkARTS Citywide partment at 617-961-3021. Hot-air balloon rides I coming to Boston~s . parWs Residents and visitors will get 's-eye view of the city \\hile \enture. Each flight will rise the city from an entirely new the opportunity to enjoy a our partnership will help up- abo\e the cit} with up to five perspective and provides an un­ bird's-eye view of the city as port the program offered people in its wicker gondola to a forgettable trip above Boston's AeroBalloon USA earns up with through the Fund for Parks and 360-degree panoramic altitude trees and rooftops." the Boston Parks and Recreation Recreation. of 350 feet above the ground. The balloon, simple in its ap- Department to present "Boston The AeroBalloon will fly The balloon never leaves its pea.ranee, is highly engineered. life Fitness XSi Elliptical Ule Fit111ss T7i Treodiail I/OS $3,499 ... now $2,599 wosS3,999 . ;,; ~.~$3.•• lm.99 by Balloon," a giant tethered he­ daily, weather permitting. from tether cable and i retrieved It is composed of an outer skin, S~VE $900* SAVE~~ lium balloon ride being offered 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The optimal back to Earth via its winch at an internal ballonet and a fan. Ule Fitness T3i Treadmill Ula F1t1117s TSi Treadlill for five weeks beginning Aug. times for balloon flights are ground level. Variations of this Simply defined, it is a sphere­ flQS $2,799 ... now $1,999 was $3.499 ... IT sm. 9 19. from 8 a.m. to noon and after 7 tethered balloon ride have flown shaped blimp. Its outer fabric is **** ~AVE $800* SAVE $700 The balloon will be tethered p.m. After sunset, the AeroBal- since 1996 in European parks in identical t6 the skin of the blimp OMNI Ule Fitness TS Treodmil Ule frtness X3 li.,tic.I loon is illuminated from the in- cities suc:h as Paris. Rome and seen flying over sporting events. BEST BUY i,yiS2,999 ... now $2,299 wos S2.599 ... oot.- Sl,999 on the Parade r'S'AVE $700* SAVE $600 ~ Ground from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, side, becoming a glow in the Vienna. The ballooet is a zero-porosity AP~ njght sky. Overnight. or during The founder of Boston-based internal membrane filled with X9i Ellipli

By Audltl Guha Community Development Corp. STAFF WRITER also helped organ11e the e\ent. It was a perfect day for green With community organizer space advocates to picnic at Christina Miller lea\ ing, the Herter Park Saturday. It was al­ event was also an occasion for most like Mother Nature was residents to say goodbye. giving them a big thumbs up for "It was a celebration of the all their work on her behalf. Green Space Advocate and a "It was just great to get people chance for them t0 pa) homage together who care about open to Christina Miller on her last space and parks, and to support day," said CDC Director A\a each other in Chan. our projects," ..She\ been a said local ac­ "Since we are \\Onderful t1 v1st Harry green space \\Orker and Mattison. good friend ... Organized by advocates and it's Va-.iliade~ aid the Allston of Miller Brighton Green summer, we Vasiliades Space Advo­ thought it would be outlined plans cates, residents for the Cenacle gathered from good to have a and taui on STAFF PHOTO BY CHlllSTINE HOCHKEPPEL 2 to 5 p.m. to picnic." open paces Chartle Doyle of Allston talks about the history of Charles River Conservancy, while Jim Hynes of Allston, share infonna­ and Ja\ e a Ed Engelmann of Bolton and Evan Moss of Swampscott listen during Saturday's gathering of green space tion and enjoy a Oak Square resident recap of the adVocates at Herter Park. nice summer Charlie Vasiliades Lincoln Street day in the green 'I trip. Brighton park. which resident Oak Square resident Charlie are trying to beautify. Vasiliades said it was a small and The Parks and Recreation De­ infonnal gathering. partment shared infonnation on "Since we are green space ad­ park programs and ..,afecy The vocates and it's summer, we conservancy circulJted J surve} STAfl' PHOTO BY CHRISTINE HOCHKEPPEL thought it would be good to have to see how Herter Park h u ed Christina Miiier of Allston takes a swipe at a plnata Saturday. This a picnic," he said. "It was very by residents. was the final gather for Miiier, who Is leaving A-B. low key and a good social get-to­ The green gathenng had about gether." 30 residents and kids on the The Charles River Conservan­ Herter Park grounds. enjo) ing cy and the Allston Brighton the sun and food pro,id~d .

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Honan, Moran New York Cit) 's toughe-.c and poorest goals co the mayor's complacent, 12- posing of customers' personal infonna­ officials and community members at announce House OK neighborhood-.. helping at-risk Lanno year-old administration," mayoral candi­ tion, legislative sponsors of a compre­ Ronai1 Park in Dorchester to highlight youth find a path to college. He aho date Hennigan said. hensive identity theft prevention bill are new t1)()ls that will be used to keep parks of August tax break spends time pro\iding legal a...,,istance to "As mayor. I won't rest until ,.,,.e im­ joining with the consumer protection safe across the city, including the instal­ For the second year in a row, the a number of organi1ation.,, including Ac­ prove our failing schoob. and make our group MPIRG to call for a complete re­ lation of an emergency telephone, the House of Representatives overwhelm­ tion for Boston Communit) De\clop­ streets safe once again," Hennigan pro­ view of how state agencies dispose of first of its kind in a city park. ingly approved legislation to give shop­ ment. claimed. ·'Ifs time to get the cobwebs and store residents· personal financial "J am proud to announce the installa­ pers a one-day sales tax break, State out of City Hall, and bring in some fresh data. tion of these important public safety Reps. Kevin Honan, D­ Mayor Menino asks ideas and fre. h faces." State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios, D-Cam­ cools;· Menino said. ''The city has Allston/Brighton, and Michael Moran, Legislators not With the wide range of issues in chi'> bridge, and state Rep. Michael Costello, workf d hard to keep up the legacy of im­ D-Allston/Brighton, recently an­ campaign and the stark contra'>t between D-Newburyport, expressed disbelief that prove 11ent in this park, and we will con­ nounced. to forget homeless the candidates, the Hennigan Campaign state agencies may be leaving residents tinue _o work together with residents to The bi II designates Aug. 13 as a sales Mayor Thoma' M. Menin j• •med feels the public deserves several debate'> vu lnerable to attack from identity make sure this park and all parks live up tax-free holiday, exempting purchases of homeless advocate-. recently. including before Election Day. thieves. The two legislators called on the to their promise." $2,500 or less from the state's 5 percent Homes for Familie-. and the Ma,..,achu­ gO\emor to immediate!} order all state e" ..,atet\ measure' include addi- sales tax. A similar measure last year setts Coalition Homcl to urge Capuano, Kennedy, agcncie to de,elop a records dt posal md C\:.tende of parks b) poliC) at m ludes shredding a11 doc­ •• aimed at stimulating the state's economy legislators to O\enide Gm. Romney' pohce as \ di imp n~d upk 1 1..! saved consumers$ I 0 million and netted recent vetoes cm funding for program-. to Keny announce ument contammg pcr.;onal data. mamtt·nar11:e of pads including lighting retailers $400 million. Revenue loss in­ prevent homelc,-.ne,":>. Romm~) recent!) transportation $$$ ··Tut.! -.tace -.hou ld be in the business of and tree trimming. The most dramatic curred by the commonwealth was offset vetoed fundin!? for Re idential A"1s­ G.S. Rep. Mike Capuano, Sen. Ed­ protecting people from being victimized, addition to park safety is Menino's pilot not making them vulnerable to attack by a one-day spike in meals and gas tax tance for Famffie' in TransiLion and the ward Kennedy and Sen. John Kerry an­ progrom to bring emergency telephones from identity thieves and fraud artists," col lections. Massachusett... Re ital Voucher 5)-.tem. nounced that the Conference Report for to Boston's parks. The first of these said Barrios. "What we need right now is "The sales tax holiday is good public two program ... Lhal k~p familie-. hou<;ed HR. 3: 'The Safe. Accountable. Flexible, phone ~ is located in a popular area of a 'soup to nuts' review of how agencies policy," said Honan. "Last year's tax hol­ and off the slreel!>. Efficient Transpo1tation Equity Act: A Ronar Park, between the baseball field are handling people's personal and fi­ iday was a huge success. This is a great "Families rel) on pre,ention progiams Legacy for Users" pa'ised the House re­ and the basketball comt, and underneath way to help retailers move merchandise nancial data." like RAFT and how.. ing subsidies like cent!}. le is expected to pa.ss the Senate a park light for high visibility. The tele­ duiing a typically slow sales period and MRVP in order to maintain the r hous­ and be signed into law by the president. phone ~ will be available 24 hours a day it lets shoppers save money at the same ing. These fund-. help end home es ness Thi., $286.4 billion '>Ix-year surface Menino attends to vi sitors of the park and any nearby res­ time." in the most co-.c-etfecti\'e wa) pos.,ible transportation bill funds road and transit idents or pa<,sersby. The exemption approved in the House state hearing on - by preventing it from happening in project-. across the country. Jc contains by a vote of 151 - 4 does not apply to au­ expiring use housing the first pl ac~:· Menino ..aid . .. With fed- $3.658 billion in funding over '>ix year. Electrical Safety Task tomobile, boat or tobacco product sales. eral funding cuts, Bo-..ton need ... the~ re- Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently The bill now awaits action in the Senate for · highways and $1.576 Force announces results sources more than e\er. The gO\emor's billion over six year.. for transit projects spoke at the State Legislature's Commit­ before it can head to the governor's desk vetoes would unnece ... ,aril) <.et back our tee hearing on expiring use housing, an The Joint Task Force on Electrical for approval. for a total of $5.23 billion. The funding efforts to keep familie., housed:· in H.R. 3 represents an increase of ap­ issue that affects thousands of residents Safety recently presented Boston Mayor Romney signed the budget into lav. proximately SI .08 billion or 25 percent throughout the state. There will be a Thomrn; M. Menino and NSTAR Chair­ man, President and Chief Executive Of­ John Connolly and filed vetoe., June 30. including tho ...e over the l~t transportation reauthoriza­ major impact if the affordability restric­ passes $200,000 for the RAFT and 1\1.RVP funding. tion bill. tions at affordable housing develop­ ficer lhomas J. May with the findings RAFT, a homele..,1,ne,s pre\c11tion pro­ 'Thi<., money will tran-.lace into '>ignif­ mentc; end in Boston. and re.:ommendations of their final re­ fund-raising mark po1t, which included the result<; of a gram, was funded Jt 3 million last year icant improvements to our tran'>portation "Currently, there are 21 ,000 housing sweep ng inspection of the electrical sys­ John Connolly, candidate for Boston and ran out of funding in fi\'e months. infrastructure. The funding provided units in Boston that were built under var­ tem in Boston. City Council - citywide, once again While the Legislature appro,ed ':>5 'Tlil­ through this legi.,lation v.ill help im­ ious state and federal programs," Meni­ Menino and May appointed the task surpassed fund-raising expectations in in funding, Romney \et0t.."Ci the S2 prove roadways, repair bridges and en­ no said. "Over the next five years, over incr~~ force in March to examine the issue of passing the $200,000 mark at the begin­ mi llion for the program, \\hich hance transit options for commuters 9,000 units of federally-assisted housing will most likel) re:-.ult in depletion of electrical safely in Boston after incidents ning of July. Connolly remains in the throughout the c;tate. It will also benefit in Boston are at risk of losing their af­ of stray voltage were reported over the fund-raising lead of all at-large candi­ funds before the )t:ar b O\:er. ~1RVP. a our working families and regional econ­ fordabi Ii ty requirements." program that 1 -..uo;:., \Ouchcrs 10 help winter. dates, with the exception of City Council omy by creating thousands ofjob-.," said Without new legislation, affordable fami lies pay for hou,ing. had $2 million 'This report highlights that there are President Michael Flaherty. Capuano, who i.., a member of the House housing developments throughout the of its funding ,·etoed a ... well cntical lan­ many factors which create stray voltage As of July 17, Connolly raised Committee on Transportation and Infra­ city and state may be able to force resi­ guage that would ha\ e ensured tenants conditions and to keep our streets safe, $201,750, and the campaign has more structure. dents to leave their homes. As their con­ paid no more than 40 percent of income tracts are ending, these developments we mt st all be vigilant," Menino said. than $150,000 on-hand. "Surpassing the 'This is a big victory for Ma<;sachu­ toward rent. "From the city, to the electric company, $200,000 mark during the first week of ..,etl!> for our commuters, environment may decide to end their relationship with July wa<; an exciting benchmark to reach. the U.S. Department of Housing and to con~truction workers, to private busi­ and econom)," Kenned} said. ''To re­ But more importantly than the numbers, Urban Development program, a federal­ nesses and residents - anyone who Debate Watch main competitive, we need to make criti­ I am happy that people continue to be­ ly-funded program .that provides vouch­ works with or uses electiicity can play a cal investments to repair aging roads and lieve in me and my campaign, and that I enters second month ers cal led Section 8s to residents who positivt! role in helping to keep Boston's bridges and to reduce congestion have the funds to be able to get my issues The Menino Adm1ru tration is now qualify for affordable housing. As it cur­ beautiful street-. safe.'' on the table. I am deeply grateful to entering its sc1.."0nd month of a\·oiding through expanded public transportation. rently works, existing tenants now cov­ With a mandate of"Find It, Fix It," the With the.-.e funds, we'll be able to ad­ everyone who has contributed to my public debate!-.. dS Menmo searche~ for a ered by Section 8 will receive portable task force set forth a comprehensive plan dress key transportation challenges in campaign, "said Connolly. strategy to com incc \Oters he de~en e~ a vouchers, which they can use at another co enhrnce electrical safety through on­ Connolly's expertise and passion for fourth tenn in the ma)or's office. Even every comer of the commonwealth.'' location. The tenants that currently do going inspections, improved communi­ education grow from his experience in after critical que~tmmng by the pre-. , not benefit from Section 8 may see their cation between NSTAR and the city, the classroom as a teacher. Born and Menino has refused to ~tep up to the de­ Advocates call for rents increase. stricter enforcement of existing Dig Safe raised in Boston, he is a graduate of Har­ bate challenge fn.im Cit) Councilor review of document laws, and vruious outreach initiatives vard College and Boston College Law Maura Hennigan. although he has served geared to educate property managers, School. After graduating from college, up some more tepid excuses. destruction by state Menino introduces contractors, and the general public about he began his career volunteer teaching at "I am excited to talk about my polu.:1es In the wake of a Boston Herald report new tools for safety how st11y voltage can be detected and the Nativity Mission School in one of and vision for Bo con. and compare my that state agencies are not properly dis- Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined city prevented.

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Redistricting reform advocates push for ballot vote By Amy Lamblaso competitors, and argue the 'Ys­ Lots of sponsors plan. Lots to do figL re out that this is a difficult STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE tem leads to "disenfranchised"' The pending legi,latl\e pro­ ..I ju't don ·1 see ho\'. a., a legis­ The plan., would be open for a i'lsue for the institution, and a Recognizing an uphill battle minority populations. po~al i' "!Xm-;ored b) 58 repre­ lator I could 1,upport something period of publi c comment and difficult one to enact," Wilt said. for a pending proposal to "I know there are plMt) of 'entatiH, and 'enators. like that, .. Petruccelli said. "'It\ a review and go before the Legis­ "In order for us to have the best change the way legislative dis­ legislators who are vef) altruj,. After a public hearing on the \tale la\\ we're talking about. lature for final enactment, wi th ­ shot possible, we need a tsunamj tricts are drawn, a coalition of tic in their requests for their 1fo· bi II in Apri I. the Election La\\., That\ v. hat the Legislature does. out the opportunity for amend­ of public opinion." <.dvocacy and government tricts, but there are others that Committee 'oted in Ma) to not It\ something that I don't take ments. At a press conference here watchdog groups are taking an­ are not," said Pamela \Vilt, exec­ recomml!nd the proposal. lightly and ifs -.omething we Supporters of the proposal and AuJ. I to announce their cam­ other route to help voters have utive director of C<1mmon Rep. nthon} Petruccelli, D­ -.hould continue to do." critics of the system say law­ paign, some supporters said the tie chance to weigh in on the Cause. 'The whole proce' h E.ht Boston, chairman of the The proposal. <.imilar to an makers are not likely to give up cur·ent system has prevented ssue. really set up, as any tn"titution Election u1w-. Committee. said Iowa law, would establish a their current constitutional right an) shift in party representation, Led by Common Cause is, for self-preservation ·• tht:re \\ere 'e\eral concerns about -.even-member commission, with to create their own districts, even giving the Democratic Party and , Massachusetts, the coalition is Initiative petitions require the the makeup of the commi-.s1on members appointed by seven dif­ after state courts have struck incJmbents an unfair advantage. (UShing to change the state's support of 51 lawmakers meet­ anti tht: re mo\ al of the Legisla­ ferent people. Under the propos­ down the last three district maps According to the Mass Fair «lnstitution and create a seven­ ing in a joint Constitutional ture s power from the process. al, the attorney general appoints a that were challenged. Di~tricts Coalition, former Attor­ nember appointed commission Convention during two con-,ec­ \\ 11 ,ajd the comPD"ttion of retired judge, the secretary of They say the initiative petition ne) General Scott Harshbarger t> draw legislative districts, utive sessions to advance to the the commission is different from -.tate appoints a Ci\ ii rights expert, process is the best way to inform ancl former Harvard President iutting an end to so-called ger­ ballot. Grass roots 'fXm ors v. hat i' currently pending for con­ and the goYernor appoints a col­ the public of the problem and in­ De·ek Bok wi ll sign the petition ymanderi ng. must collect thousands of 'igna­ .,1deration at the convention, lege professor special izing in po­ duce an outcry for change . filed with the attorney general's Lawmakers currently draw tures from the public tc ad\'allCt: ba-.ed on the feedback the) re­ litical science or government. Non-binding questions on the off ce this week. The coalition istricts every JO years, based their proposals. Con.,titutional cei' ed. Under both propo-.als, the The speaker of the House, Sen­ issue in 15 districts last Novem­ als1J consists of NAACP New n population shifts, and critics amendments advanced through Legislature would not be able to ate president, and minority lead­ ber were supported by an aver­ England Area Conference, Citi­ f the system said legislators are the Legislature mu ~t recdw the amend the plan ubmitted by the ers for each branch would also age of 67 percent, according to zens for Limited Taxation, :>t accountable enough, often support of IOI lawmakers in commi 'ion for final approYal, make appointments based oncer­ Common Cause. Mass VOTE, and Oiste the Mass­ ·:ek------, to protect incumbents from two consecutive sessions. only \Ole to appro\e or reject the tain criteria. "It doesn't take an Einstein to achusetts Political Organization. DON'T Imagine your home, ,REPLACE totally organized! 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The seat compartment 1 was arrested July 30 on revealed a black-handled screw­ charges of assault with a danger­ driver, Allen wrench. lug ous weapon, according to a wrench and leverage bar. There report. At about 2:24 a.m., offi­ was some damage to the eat cers responded to a fight at latch and side view mirro~. Washington and Brackett streets. Walker allegedly did not have a They heard people yelling and license on him. The scooter wa<; · saw a man run from the scene. towed and the suspect arre ted Two victims said they were on charges of recei' ing a tolen fy:.0y"o assaulted by a suspect, who went bike and possession of burglari­ C::JO away and came back with a ous tools. knife. The suspect said he was ~\Je. western A.'Je. punched in the face by one of the \Nes\etn victims and hit with a rope by Driver arrested the other as he was walking Fabio Oliviera. 23. of 131 Allston home. The knife wac; not found. 5 Washington St., Brighton. was arrested July 10 on charges Party animals arrested of license violation . according to a report. At about 5:56 p.m .. Mass Pike Mass Pike 1 Mitchell H. Campbell, 21, police saw a car breaking traffic. ~ and John F. Penney, 21 , of ru les at Washi ngton Street near 41 Ashford St., Allston, were Fidelis Way. The suspt.'Ct wa-. anested July 30 on charges of known to have a suspended keeping a disorderly and noisy license, and a check confirmed Union ~ l\i house, according to a report. At Squ.re Bri91JWn !.:t;:I &E this. The car was towed and the Arlington AU Iii about 12:25 a.m., officers suspect taken to the police sta­ ' responded to a live band playing tion for booking. at 41 Ashford St. after residents · complained. They found a large Warren.st. group of young folks gathered in Drunk arrested on Washington SL the couityard drinking beer from warrant red plastic cups and playing Brian M. Bubana: . 20. of drinking games with a ping- 6 9 1 Jen.,on Road, ' pong ball. Police did not see a Watertown, was arre~ted July band, but allegedly heard very 25 on charges of a warrant, loud music coming from inside according to a report. Al about · with people singing along loud­ 4:30 p.m., officer. recei\ed a ly. Partygoers were asked to call to arrest the -.u ... pect at 55 break it up and several of them Academy Court in Bo\ton on a ' left. Campbell identified himself default warrant out of Brighton Comm.Ave. as a resident and was told about Court. He was allegedly found the complaints. But he reported­ drunk, belli gerent and \ iolent. ly refused to comply and kept On reaching the station for arguing with the officers until he booking, the suspel.'t \truck hi'> was arrested. Inside, officers head on the Plexigla.'> barrier at Chestnut said they found Penney standing the desk several time. . police Hill behind a bar with people drink­ said. Officers had to "ait hours ing around him. He identified before he could be booked. : himself as a resident and said he : hosted the party. He was arrested Robbery with a knife : on charges of disturbing the : peace. An armed robbt:r) "a... reported July 23 b~ a 22- 7 the parlo..rng lot at 25 rent and took several items from for reports of a person scream­ street, thinking it was abandoned . year-old Brighton re:-.1dent . Gcxxlenough St. The cit) sewer a Brighton apartment, according ing. Victims said they took a cab stuff from the previous tenants. : Prostitutes nabbed according to a report. Al about 8 .. cmer had been remo\ed with a to a report. After subletting their from Atlantic Avenue to Kelton They then moved about 24 Elaine Melia Herring, 20, p.m., the victim said he was talk­ ·3 pl) bar and waste could be seen apartment at 117 Glenville Ave. Street and began arguing on the boxes and furn iture into the • and Joslyn Demiya Holl is, ing on the phone and walking at in the 5-foot-deep hole, police for three months at $3,600, two way with the cabdriver. After : 18, of 36 Linden St., were arrest­ Harvard and Brighton a\enues aprutment. Several hundred dol­ ... aid. Raw sewage had just victims were notified by their arriving at their desti nation, the : ed July 29 on charges of prosti­ , when an unknO\\ n '>U'>pect lars worth of refrigerator food allegedly been dumped out of landlord that the new resident driver allegedly started yelling was disposed. ~ tution. according to a report. As approached him with a knife and th ~u.,pect's mobile home. did not make a payment. A anti-Semitic comments After At about 7 p.m .. the resident ~a rl!sult of an ongoing investiga­ -;aid "Get off yo ir ph nc .. He \ n he · he I .,, •r _ rli ,. to,.,· r 1em got off. 11d ' .., 10 ~ ti on in the arl!a. officer~ pulled a continued speaking ml lhe e•l 'en up...et dte.n l .-,ee anydung "rong "1th amount of $4,000 boonced. md tu p t out l · , , ,, ~sl!an.:h warrant 111 the Allston do\\n Bramerd R " th the phone and resisted \\hen the u - wha1 he did, police aid. He 'aid When the landlord paid a visit : apartment at about 7 p.m. They pect reached for it. He ga' e it up other 'itill im.ide. The second re~ide n t apologized several . he o\\ned the building and 1he on July 20, he found the suspect victim and pa-;senger said the times and even offered mone­ •arrested "Kim" aka Herring for when he saw the lo..nife. The ~u ... - pru king lot and the manhole. and her belongings gone. About suspect a<;ked her to "Give me : ....oliciting an undercover ~lice pect fled with the phone and a tary compensation. The realty Police notified him that the mat- $500 worth of furniture and all your money or I will take you was contacted and admitted : pfficer, allegedly offering $100 debit card. 1er \\ ould be taken up b) em i­ other items were missing. •for oral sex and intercourse. The down an alley and kill you." She they made a mistake. The old ronmental police and a repon said she handed him $32 and tenant provided a valid lease : cop called and talked to "Nikki" Gunpoint robbery wa-. made. : aka Hollis, who allegedly met Robbery attempt said that's all she had. She then that ended July 3 1. He agreed to fled, leaving her pocket book '.him outside 36 Linden St. and At about 11 p.m. on July Three suspects beat a continue packing and leave the and shoes in the cab. The vic­ premises by midnight. The new : esco11ed him to room 20, where 8 22, an anned robbery '"a" Burglar robs home group of people at 1 2 tims were very upset, according : he met Herring. On scene were reported by a 24-year-old Valuables and elec­ Harvard and Brighton avenues tenant agreed to return after that to the report. time. : two small children, who were Brighton resident. The 'ictim tronics worth $ 1,500 July 31 in an attempt to steal a said he was in a foiddis Way 1 0 •taken to Children's Hospital for were '1olen from a Bri~hton res­ handbag, according to a report. evaluation. Personal papers, a alley, when he wa:-. approached i Con woman victims on July 31, according to Without any intended malice, left earlier and had left the key~ . of tape attached to a damaged allegedly observed a man rolling A 21 -year-old sublet a report. At about I :52 a.m., offi­ she and her friends put things in the mailbox. but the key ~ ignition. Walker reportedly said up a flexible sewer drainpipe in 1 1 left without paying cers responded to Brainerd Road into trash bags and out on the were missing as we ll. City Council adds its voice to call for CORI reform .. .. By Amy Lamblaso They now hope the vote will resonate "blanket dismissal.'' STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE with state lawmakers. "This is really about allowing someone to move forward Councilor Jame., Kelly said he w~ • The 13-member Supporter'> of reforming the S)Stem initia ly concerned that the reforms ma : unanimously called on Beacon Hill said the more than 2.8 m1ilion Mas. a­ with their life. For us to not have a system in place for be too far-reaching, but was convince : leaders Wednesday to change the state's chusetts resident. registered with the them to move forward ••• is quite frankly a disgrace." to support the motion. : laws dealing with criminal background Criminal Histol) Sy.,tems Board are at "In the spirit of compromise. this : checks, saying the current system does a disadvantage for getting a jc b, being City Council President Michael Flaherty something I do support and do so enth not give offenders the opportunity for a accepted at school and obtaining hous­ siastically," he said at the meetin : second chance. ing because they have a criminal record. adding that some changes are ''des~ Councilors adopted the resolution at a While CORI laws pla) an important ately needed." meeting City Hall Wednesday, two role in ensuring public safety. upport­ place for them to move forward ... is Councilors said wrongful convictions Horace Small of the Massachuse; ·months after hundreds of former crimi­ ers of reform law.., said the la\. s create quite frankly a disgrace." often remain on a person's record, hurt­ Allia1ce to Reform CORI said c nals and advocates turned out for the unnecessar} ob ... tacle for '(me ex-of­ ing their chances of gaining employ­ group's appearance Wednesda) \'«i Legislature's Judiciary Committee fenders who are looking to g•'t ahead in Fingerprinting eyed ment. prut of a "pres,,,ure tactic" to influere hearing on Criminal Offender Record life. The re elution calls for four reforms Councilor Stephen Murphy, who has state lawmaJ...tr. a ... much a-. po-.sili Information system reforms. 'This is reall) aoout al lo'' ing some­ to the system dealing with fingerprint­ been meeting with state lawmakers on Votes on re,olution~ in Cambndf. • About 100 of those advocates attend­ one to move fonvard with ·h~ir hfe." ing. the eating of records and discrimi­ the issue since the committee's hearing Somerville and by other cities a:! : ed the hearing and applauded the coun­ said City Council President Michael nating against someone with a CORI in June, said the current system is "one towns are expected in the comg .: ci l's action. Flaherty. "For us to not have .1 ~ystem in record . strike and you're out," giving people a weeks, Small -.aid. : c_ J I Home deliver/ Subscribe to the of yo ~ foe Keep tabs on the arts newsppe1 Allston-Brighton TAB is just! .. Read TAB Entertainment click wa•. .. 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J searcher Ana Cristina Braga the Sao Paulo-based Getulio Var­ The progn·-.s made by Brazilian prised by the steady influx of Martes. flux to the United States. Martes found in her visit last gas Foundation. "Now, th< •SC! immigrant... •>\crthe pa.'>t decade 1s Brazilians to the region, and the Ten years ago, most hailed from "'It's no. only poverty that drives month to Allston-Brighton, Fram­ Brazilians are working as waiters due to -.e, t:ml factors. the mo.,t growing numbers of churches and the state of Minas Gerais, but now people to .::ome here," said Mattes. ingham and other communities or at the front of the busincs~ . crucial being the ability to speak b~inesses that cater to them. they are increasingly coming from "It's mainly lack of opportunity. with large numbers of immigrants. They're moving out of the kitchen Englbh. said~ tartes. She noticed that many Brazilian more rural and remote states such Those who are coming here feel • Martes had visited Framingham in and coming out to the front." Along with the social mobility bu.-.inesses are trying to attract a as Mato Grosso, Rondonia and they don't have any chance to 1996 as part of research for her Martes came to town to spend a of the earliest group., of Brazilian broader customer base and civic Para. move up in Br

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United States. and a far-reaching sure the neediest people in the malaria co-hosted 'This Week in Busi­ is the cornerstone of an unprece­ part of the kickoff of the ··Rx for impact campaign forged on the world have access to basic care." • Vitamin A and other m - ' ness" on NECN, has been named dented national multimedia pro­ Child Survival" campaign. the precept of partnership, PBS is in Experts agree that 6 million of cronutrients to help fight infe - executive producer of WGBH's ject to inform Americans about project\ Web <,lte. pb .org. rx­ a unique position to help Ameri­ the children younger than 5 who tion anc prevent nutritional de - ' nightly news and public affairs key issues in global health The forsun h al. \\as launched Jul) cam. learn more about the die each year would have a ciencie) .. 7, offering an array of human in­ world's most pressing issues and much better chance at li fe if they • Ornl rehydration packets o 1 program "Greater Boston." Bill and Melinda Gates Founda­ tion and the Merck Co. Founda­ terest and 'cience stories. along to sho" them ways to do more had access to simple. inexpen­ help reduce diarrhea-related i 1- tion are funding both the PBS '' ith urpn,mg '"orld health to make the world a better sive, basic health interventions. ness anJ deaths. ~ WGBH presents Ice series and the child sun'' al tacb tools to make a difference place." The funds raised for the "Rx for •Antibiotics to tight pneum - J Cream Funfest campaign. in global health. and linb to "This project addresses not Child Survival" campaign wi ll nia anc antimalru·ial drugs. A - It's time for ice cream. Don't "Rx for Child Survival \\ill make se<.:ure donations to pro­ only the pa-.t century\ public be used to deliver five of those ditiona ly, where it is approp ·_ miss the 19th annual WGBH Ice raise awareness about the fact mote child :-.un 1val. health triumphs but also the life-saving interventions to the ate, pn!gnant women and n w Cream FunFest, a one-day all­ that children bear the brunt of Paula Ap ... ell senior executive daunting health challenges the world 's neediest children to dra­ motherc; will be educated ab ut you-can-eat ice cream feast, Sat- the world's global health prob­ producer for the WGBH/NOVA world faces today," said Richard matically increase their chances the health value of breastfeedi g ' urday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., lems and wi ll offer way' for Science Unit. 'aid. "With the Hutton, vice president of media of survival. The children will their infants. • rain or_ shine. Bring the entire family to WGBH to scoop up music, entertainment, informa­ tion and special guest appear­ ances. All this, while enjoying • dozens of flavors of ice cream, • frozen yogurt, sorbet and novelty treats. All proceeds from this an­ ' nuaJ community event benefit public television and radio broad­ caster WGBH. Willa Cather "American Masters" looks at 1 ' the life and writing of Pulitzer • Prize-winning author Willa Cather in "Willa Cather: The .... Road Is All" Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1 from 9 to I 0:30 p.m., on WGBH 2. It also airs on WGBH World , Friday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m ., and 8:30 p.m. on WGBH 2. She had blue eyes and a deep voice. She smoked cigarettes and talked tough. And she wrote un­ World-Famous European forgettable fiction. "American Masters: Willa Cather The Road American Designer & , is Al l" tells the story of a woman , who invented herself from Famous Maker Su its ,. scratch. As a child, Cather was ,, taken from her comfortable home in Virginia into the wild Nebraska frontier - a place so vast and empty she felt "erased." Cather survived and even thrived on the plains, eventually pioneering her way east to New York City, ' where she wrote her great novels: "O Pioneers!" 'The Song of the Lark," "My Antonia," "Death Comes for the Archbishop" and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "One of Ours." ''Willa Cather: The • Road Is All' is a story of the trans­ forming power of art.

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· ~ J Brighton-native running for Hub Citf, Council cl FIRST TIME, from page 1 0 ical legacy but I hope to create m) own." sive." He is proud to have friends from all oyer Cambridge Center for Adult Education n believes in transparency and in uphold- Amanda Barro , 18. from Roxbury Boston and the world and believes ~at and Picante Mexican Restaurant. ing the voice of the people. C1 Schools and more 'aid thi is a wonderful chance and she one of the strengths of this great city is its They have also been recognized for V As a developer and homeowner, Mc- As city councilor, hi three big issues really enjoys working on the campaign. diversity. their historical restorations and afford- T Crea said he is sick of the hurdles posed will be education, hou ing and equ.il ac­ '"I think i~ a great idea. It's reaJJy hard for He attended public schools in Mas a- able housing component. to ordinary citizens by the city. S< cess to government. He believe the a city student my age to go out and get chusetts, Ohio and Vermont, followed y When ne is not trying to reform city Just a week ago, for instance, he sent a 1 three are connected: If!)()meone doe ... not job-.." he said. 'This i my first time work­ two years at a Jesuit high school in In i- government, he can be found gardening a: letter to the Department of Public Works, receive the proper education and learn ing with city politic and my first job." anapolis. He put himself school by wo - in his 5elf-designed and -renovated informing it about a sidewalk which he a· critical thinking, he 1s not going to Jet a ing as a painter, carpenter and lab tech i- South Enj home, coaching his champi- k rebuilt and asked them to refund the good job to afford hou ing, nor the Political honeymoon? cian in Massachusetts during e onship South End Youth Baseball Gi- bond money he had posted for the pro­ knowledge of ho"' to demand good gov­ McCrea plans to get manied three summers, and by typing papers d ants, riding his motorcycles and travel- p ject, as is customary. He has called sever­ ernment. days before the primary to his fiancee working as a DJ and basketball refer ing around the world. . ~ al times to follow up, but gets no replies Other ideas to improve to city include and clinical psychologist Clara Maria during the chool year. In 1988, he gra - He has been to Europe, , , , h, or answers. better ways of cleaning up trash; increas­ Lora, who is proud of the way he is run­ uated with degrees in physics and philo - Australia, and aJI He said he hears every day from resi­ ing fines for double and illegal parking ning his campaign and is a constant sup­ ophy, with a minor in mathematics fro around th,! United States. dents who are as fed up with the system along main arteries; promoting h)'brid port. Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind Some of his greatest trips include ' F as he is, and hopes he can work to make vehicles; expanded taxe for unu ed "Immigrant so often understand the being at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in 4 it more transparent. properties; making Election Da) a holi­ importance of the vote and of freedom of Air Force research October 2004, to see the Red Sox win 1111f ''The cynicism is so thick, that's why I day; and extending the clo ing hours of peech that his me sage really seems to McCrea' first job out of college w the World Series; playing drums at an 4 am running, because you gotta try, he some bars and nightclub until 4 a.m. on resonate with them," he aid. ''They working for Boston College and the U. outdoor rnncert in Pingyao, China; ru said. weekends at par v.ith world-das cities. know how it is to be in a country that has Air Force, doing research on high alt - competing in ice-carving contests with k• "I am running for City Council be­ He has a comprehensive Web -.ite at none:· tude atrno pheric physics at Hansco his cousin in Japan; attending a friend's h1 cause I don't believe city government is www.electkevin.us outlining his back­ While the United State ' image is Air Force Base. He participated o wedding in Sicily, and riding with his al addressing the big issues facing the city ground, issues and platfonn clearly and omewhat tami hed in the world at this physics experiments in North Carol in , hero, Irish road racing star Joey Dun­ r€ now and in the future. I'm running so is even asking peninent question of point, McCrea aid he believes the coun­ Puerto Rico and Greenland and hel lop, in New Zealand. at that people all around the city will feel other candidates. try still stand for the freedoms that most write the software program for All Sk He has written articles for the Boston cc they have an elected official they can call "I have a whole Ii t of prioritie. ;· he American do not fully appreciate. Imaging Photometer. Globe, American Roadracing, Roadrac­ g who will give them a straightforward an­ said. "Two years from now, you can hold "Boston is the blue t of the blue states, Then he started a construction compa ing World md Motorcycle Technology. tt swer to their questions, and whom they me accountable." the cradle of liberty," he said. "Yet it's ny with a college friend which becam This being his first stint into politics, n can call, if they have ideas for improving Committed to providing options for still a city that's not quite open to con­ Wabash Construction. He now own he said he has a new respect for anyone d thecity. youth, McCrea ha.-; hired a bunch of pub­ truCti\e debate and ideas." Wabash, which has completed commer who holds public office. p "I am running so that citizens know lic school student., from Roxbul) and A Celtics and Red Sox fan, McCrea cia1 and residential projects in Greate "Everyone should run for office once b they have an elected official who is not Dorchester to help run his campaign. was born in Brighton and has lived in Bo ton. The owners are proud to hav in their liv~s. to really get involved in le tied to any organizations and who can .. "It's great for me and great for them," Brighton, Charle town, Jamaica Plain, built a number of Best of Boston busi the political process and to get to know ,,.. not be bought. I don't come from a polit- he said. 'These kids are really impre - Roxbury, the and the South End. ne e , including the Hi-Rise Bakery it," he said. 1) b It a: Incumbent Arroyo 'gentleman, not a mu slinger' tt By Lindsay Crudele I) STAFF WRITER "He goes after issues that some people aJ "What I feel are part of the want to stay away from," she added, such \\ The walls outside City Councilor as the environment and biotechnology s• Felix Arroyo's office are clad in paint­ pillars of democracy are labs. "And he's definitely not a single­ b ings of multicultural subjects, tlags are respect for each other and issue candidate." ir propped up agai nst the doorway and After aboJt 25 years of knowing Ar­ : h signs leaning against the office read: equality." royo, Richru d Stutrnan, Boston Teachers : h "Workers Rights Are Human Rights" Union president and RoslindaJe resident, : Felix Arroyo 0 and "Health Care for All." called the ~ouncilor "a good humaii : p ELECTION This backdrop being." • - also makes up the He first met Ar1'0yo while active op : F pa~ forefront for Ar­ parent counc ils in the 1980s in the Boston :. 2 royo, who is hon- Name: Felix Arroyo Public Schools while Arroyo was a pai{. , ..~ ing in on a seco~d Age: 59 ent and Stutman wa<> a teacher. Over the • ~ 0 05 term as a city next several yeru-s, they would becomt ; I councilor at-large. Housing and educa- Children: Ana, Felix Jr., Ernesto, colleagues &rough the School Committ e1 tion are two issues that particularly stoke Ricardo, Julian tee, the City Council and, Stutrnan said, ~ It his passion, although his enthusiasm a., a friend . a reaches almost anything at hand. He no­ Fa\ orite album : ~Isa. jazz and "He\, a' 1lDOl'ter that one of the tened ~ ti tices a reporter is left-handed with great Dean 1aru ~ d h 1fo· a gooq ~ sc cheer, and describes his favorite color - Kmg Cole and storytelhng pubh~ l."l.itA:at on to all \.hlkiren. Jk ti ••, a : a red - with the same ardor he uses to de­ through country music. strong sense of equality and humaJ1 : ai sc1ibe his political passions. rights," he said. "He believes we should : \c "It signifies life," he said. 'The flag of take care of those who can't take crue 06 ' 0 almost any country includes red. It's very themselves. He's a good promoter of thl : f< dynamic." has the first shot at planning land before public welfru-e and the public good." ·Ci A 59-year-old father of five, al l of developers. Looking ahead to the next few months, · a whom attended ,Ar­ Affordable housing is another of Ar­ Arroyo said, 'Eve1y campaign is as im­ : h royo has held previous city posts, leaving royo's major concerns, and he said that portant as the previous one." But he added! : e: his job in 1992 as the city's director of per­ while owning a home in this country was that his mission this time around will be to : h sonnel to take a seat on the School Com­ once an attainable goal, it's much more run a grassroo..s campaign that makes sure : t\ mittee. He was elected to the council in difficult now. oters understand everything he stands for, • l< 2003, beating Patricia White, daughter of In a related note, he said that minimum o they can make their most educated deci­ e former Mayor Kevin White. Arroyo is also wage salaries are insufficient in meeting ion at the polls. ci the first Latino member of the City Coun- the qualifying levels for affordable hous­ He said he plans to visit as many com­ • ci cil, born in Puerto Rico. ing, something he calls unfair for people unities as possible by attending various : S "I feel pleased that I have fulfilled what who work and contribute to society. ultural and neighborhood parades I promised. But we have a lot to do, in "We should be able to provide that ughout the summer and fall. : ~ terms of [equality] and the integration of dream of having your own house," he said. As for his goals ahead, Arroyo said his • different communities," he said. "People who work for a living should be igge t opponent is the status quo. : ai Among his ongoing campaigns, Arroyo able to own their own home. These are ''What I feel are part of the pillars of : d spent last weekend cruising around the PHOT' BY ~STl'e to run for an Weymouth. doesn't have a detailed plan to increase i ' he told Jamaica Plain-resident Linda . I~ : c' Walking in the Roche Bros. supermar- at-large City Council seat... But I'm run­ And Flynn doe n't shy away from his the tock of affordable housing in the city, Chlyton, a moth~r of three. • n ket parking lot in on a re- ning on my background and my record of military experience. On his signs and but he said he would work with the busi­ "Why should I?" CaJyton responded cent sticky summer evening, Edward M. service ... I remember coming out here other promotional material, the ·words ness community and community groups quizzically. • S< Flynn seems to hear the same thing over and campaigning with my father. I pent a ''Democrat" and "Veteran" are closely and create a "capital plan." "I'm going to work hard for the city," lot of time out here in We:-t Roxbury. This and purposely placed together. "We certainly have hou ing for the he said. • rr and over again . • "You're Mayor Flynn's son?" said morning I was down here at the train 'My heroes were not movie actors or wealthy," he said. "But we don't have Calyton asked his position on schools, ~ rr Kathleen M. Lamir, who lives on Hast- stop." athletes," Flynn said 'The people I re­ housing for working families. There are to which Flynn said, "I'm a school n ings Street in West Roxbury. As he trotted down We ;t Roxbul) 's pected were the!>e World War II guys. I people that helped build Boston and they teacher. We need to get parents involved." ~ L "You look just main drag, Flynn reached into ht pile of wanted to be like that." shouldn't be priced out of the city." "It just seems like it's disintegrating," :h ELECTION like your father!" black-and-white fliers and polnel} told Aftec his tint in the reserves, Flynn grad­ Issues aside, his sister, Nancy O'Doher­ she said. : 11pa~ said another passersby: "I'm Ed Flynn and I'm run­ uated from Salve Regina University in ty, who lives in Dorchester and works in Flynn paused for a moment and said, woman passing ning for City Council. If )Ou'd consider Rhode I land and was not long after ap­ Ro lindaJe, said her brother's run for a po­ 'The schools should be like the center of 1 by. me, I'd appreciate it." pointed by former Pre5ident Bill Clinton to litical seat was something that was almost the town. We need to make sure we have ~ 2005 It's a constant So why would Flynn. who has never work for the U.S. Deparnnent of Labor. expected. good quality neighborhood schools." reminder to the younger Flynn that his held an elected office, choose to run now, Though veterans and homeland securi­ "We've been brought up in politics," CaJyton seemed satisfied with his an­ father's legacy as fonner Boston mayor in an ultra-competitive race pitting 15 ty i -.ue:, are high on hi Ii t, Flynn touts she said as she strolled through Millenni­ swer. And Flyn 1 walked off to shake and U.S. ambassador to the Vatican is candidates against one another for four at­ education as the first priority on his agen­ um Park with her 10-month-old daughter, more hands and play a quick game of soc­ never too far away. large seats? ''I just thought I could be a da. He said that the Bo ton Public School Ella, later that night with Flynn leading cer with some children nearby, but not be­ Although Ed - or "Eddie" as many strong voice for the neighborhood.". need to "have a capital plan to build state­ the way. "We love politics." fore being peppered with one more ques­ call him - Flynn has clear memories of But trying to get vot~ W noc al\\.a}~ of-the-art schools where they're needed" Asked if her brother had stepped out of tion from a Trans;:ript reporter. his father's politics, he shrugs off com­ on Aynn's mind when he \\as \ounger. and de\elop a school-to-work program, his father's mold, O'Doherty said, "He's If Flynn is elected and moves up parisons. Flynn isn't the only candidate After growing up in South BO!>ton - modeled after the federal school-to-work always going to be his father's son ... but through the political strata, what would he with a famous father. Patricia White, "a very patriotic neighborhood'' -\\.here program 'iO "children getting out of high he's definitely his own person." like to be known ~or? daughter of former Mayor Kevin White, he lives today with his "'' e, Kristen, and school are able to compete in the world." As Flynn walked with his sister and her ''I would probably say he cared about is also running for the same seat. 3-year-old daughter, Caroline. Fl}nn de­ He also mentioned a comprehensive baby, a move that Flynn jokingly said the people in the neighborhoods and he "I'm very, very proud of my father's cided to enlist in the NaV} Re~rves, and mentoring or tutoring program. would win him votes, he continued to was honest," Fl)nn said about himself. hard work in the city," said the 36-year- was assigned to an aviauon maintenance Another i ue that mo t City Council hand out his fliers. "He took the job )eriously." www.allstonbrightontab.com Friday, August 5, 2005 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 9 A- B CDC HAPPENINGS

Here '.s a list ofwhat is happen­ Dreamweaver or Photo hop. To qualify, tenants provide the every thing from career planning dates to be announced - Home­ The project was awarded ing at the Allston-Brighton Com­ During the second half of the following documentation: to talking with kids about money buying I 0 I in English. ·Spon­ more than $8 million in state re­ munity Development Corpora­ morning, students will appl) thi • Documentation of bedbug to retirement planning. Contact sored by Bank of America. sources to help create the hous­ tion, 15 North Beacon St., skill to the creation of a personal infe tation. This can be an ISO Michelle at 617-787-3874, ext. November/December, dates to ing. In January, Gov. Mitt Rom­ Allston. Phone 617-787-3874 Web page. By the end of the first report, a letter from the landlord 218, or meiser@allstonbrighton be announced - Homebuying ney visited Allston to make for more information. two weeks, each student will or other written documentation cdc.org for more information. 10 l in English. Long-Glen the centerpiece of his , have a complete personal ite or reports of infestation. More workshops are being Homebuying 101 classes cost an 1ouncement of·new afford­ Technology which incorporates a banner and • Proof that you are a tenant in planned. Upcoming topics will $30 per person. ab e housing tax credit awards. buttons of their own de ign. as All!>lon Brighton. This can be a include financial aid for college, All classes and workshops Por information, contact John goes green for the well as a simple table and hyper­ copy of an apartment lease, a career planning for the rest of will take place at the Allston at 617-787-3874, ext. 206, ore­ second year in a row links. Each day will al o include utilit) bill or driver' license your life, insurance coverage to Brighton CDC at 15 North Bea­ mailwoods@allstonbrighton­ Recruitment is under way for a short lunch break at the mid­ with current addres . protect your family and taxes. con St., Allston. For more infor­ cd:::.org. Free Summer Technology Pro­ point to provide student:, with • Receipts for the new mat­ mation call Adrian Lafaille at gram for Allston Brighton mid­ less structured time to get to tre. s Receipts must be dated A-B Green Space 617-787-3874, ext. 210 (Eng­ Tenant counseling know one another better. Paruc1- Oct. 1 • 2004, or later. dle school students. Technology Advocates meet lish, Spanish, Portuguese) or Goes Green, a summer program pants will spend eight hou~ per Application to this fund will leave a message in the home­ available that combines learning how to week in the computer lab and be accepted through June, or The Allston Brighton Green ownership voice mail at ext. 35. Tenants that are facing evic­ create Web pages with learning four on a field trip. until funds run out. State funds Space Advocates meets every ticn, looking for housing or have about Allston Brighton's parks Call Will Oliver-Kemp or for thi. initiative were obtained third Wednesday of the month at Earn college credits an issue with a landlord that and urban wilds, is getting under Christina Miller at 617-787- with the a-;sistance of state Rep. 7:30 p.m. at the Allston Brighton can't be resolved, the Allston 3874 for more information. Kevin G. Honan and state Sen. CDC. All community residents Interested in the field of infor­ Brighton CDC might be able to way in July. mation technology? Thinking This program is designed for Sten:n Tolman. are welcome. The advocates help. Contact Juan Gonzalez at To apply for funds, call Juan work toward the preservation about going back to college or 617-787-3874, ext. 217, or e­ students ages l l to 15, who have CDC is 25 years old starting for the first time? an interest in computers and/or Gorvalez for an intake form at and acce sibility of open space mail gonzalez@allston­ The Allston Brighton CDC 1 617-787-3874, ext. 217, e-mail in the community and support ABCDC is bringing free com­ brighton.org. science. Co-taught by Allston­ celebrating a quarter of a century munity college classes to the Brighton CDC staff Will Kemp gon1alez@allstonbrightoncdc. grassroots organizing efforts at of serving the Allston Brighton org. pecific neighborhood parks and neighborhood through the Tech­ and Christina Miller, Tech Goes community. The public i invited nology Education and Training CDC has a Web site Green combines classroom urban wilds. For more informa­ to the birthday party Thursday, tion, contact Christina Miller at Opportunity Program. Partici­ Check out the Allston­ training and weekly field trips to Sept. 22, 7 p.m., at the Double­ Building a stronger pants can earn up to nine college Biighton CDC's updated Web local parks and open spaces. In 617-787-3874, ext. 215, or bye­ Tree Guest Suites in All ton. financial future mail at miller@allstonbrighton­ credits through this 24-week, site at www.allstonbrighton­ addition, five local high school­ Dinner, dancing and an opportu­ two-night a week program. c c.org. Now listed are upcom­ age students will also be hired as A serie of workshop on cdc.org. nity to socialize will be featured building a trong financial future Classes began in May. Contact ing events and classes. teaching assistants, providing Local comedian Jimm) Tingle Joanne McKenna at 617-787- The Allston Brighton Com­ them with summer employment have been .:;cheduled: Educating will appear. To be added to the Talking Dollars, Making 3874, ext. 2 11 , or e-mail mcken­ munity Development Corpora­ and skill building. The class will mailing list, call Heather at 617- home buyers [email protected] for tion engages neighborhood resi­ meet at the CDC's PowerUP Sense: This four- es ion money 787-3874, ext. 229 or e-mail manJgement clas help partici­ Allston Brighton CDC home­ more information. dents in an ongoing process of Center at Brighton High School [email protected]. s~ aping and carrying out a com­ three days a week, from 10 a.m. pant manage money and devel­ ownership classes op a budget to reach goals. The September, dates to be an­ New affordable mon vision of a diverse and sta­ to 2 p.m., for six weeks in Au­ ble community in the face of gust. The A-B Bedbug cla< s Meet!. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at nounced - Homebuying 101 in housing units on way Allston Brighton CDC. For up­ English. Sponsored by Eastern sustained economic pressures. Thanks to the support of the Eradication Initiative The Allston Brighton CDC re­ T1at vision is evident in commu­ Harvard After School Initiative, comin:! dates, contact Michelle Bank. The Allston Brighton Bedbug at ext. 218, or meiser@allston­ September, two evenings to be cently purchased 96 apartments nity-led projects that protect and the Forte Foundation and other Eradication Initiative pro~ ides in Allston known as Long-Glen. create affordable housing, create funders, there is no charge for brightoncdc.org. announced - Money Smart in assistance to Allston Brighton Srhood's diverse residents. Allston Brighton 11- to 15-year­ ing. Monthly workshops cover November, two Saturdays, olds with a safe and supportive environment in which to learn Web design skills, learn more about the natural resources in our community, and become in­ volved, ultimately with their families, in our Urban Wilds ini­ tiative. We are also providing LAST 8 DAYS1! older youth with leadership de­ velopment and mentoring op- ' portunities, as well as the ability to learn new technology skills. All students will develop a sense of stewardship for the parks, and DO NOT HESITATE! understand the impact of civic involvement in the care and maintenance of these spaces." BUY SAT. 10-6, SUN. 12-5, MON. & TUES. 10-6 Students learn Web site design . while learning about the com­ • munity's parks and urban wilds. and Deduct An Additional ••• ' Each week, there is a field trip to a different park or urban wild where students gain such skills as tree and plant identification and develop an appreciation for I the environmental value of the site. While they are in the com­ 0-200/o II· puter center, they are working toward the goal of designing a Web site about a park or urban COMPLETE & ENTIRE STOCK • STOREWIDE! wild of their choice. 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A pattern of fraud 0 • 0 b in some cities ______r--. costs you Auto insurance rates are higher in Massachu ett than in nearly every other state for lots of rca on . some of which are evident in accident statistics. Our roads are more congested than most, and some are old and poorly jesigned. Seatbelt use is lower here. Wmter dri\ ing ii) more dangerous than in sunbelt states. But there's one comparison that point. tc> a problem that can be fixed more easily than these. A chart prepared by the state insurance commiss1on­ ~r's office tracks how many accident claim for proper­ ty damage include claims for personal injury. You'd think that the percentage of accident claim that include bodily injury as well as property damage in Ma achu­ ~etts would be pretty similar to the percentage m the rest of the country, and you'd be right. The trend line track pretty closely - up until 1990. Then the lines diverge, with Massachusctt ho\.\ing more injuries per accident. The insurance commis ion­ ~ r's office calculates that injury rates per accident are ~ www.davagraniund.com now 35 percent higher in the Bay State than m the rest (9ff the nation. What's the problem? The next chart compare the LETTERS ;tate and national rates with the rate in seven citie - Good job, TAB, on Char1esview story Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Lawrence. Lynn. Re\ere and THll us what you think! Springfield. The rest of Massachusetts trac s the nation- To the editor: I \.\ant to thank the TAB for bringing Charlesview issues and con­ We wan! to hear from you. Letters or guest 11 numbers, while the rate of bodily inJUI) claims in the cerns to light. columns should be typewritten and signed; ;even selected cities is nearly off the chart: ~ationally, While I re ... pectfully disagree \\. ln the end, I hope that Charles\iew will remain as wonderful a practors and physical therapists. In the seven citie . place to live as it is now. Lynn 0. Cohen design is the background, .vith emphasis on the needed chess tables and :laimants are disproportionately represented by la\\yer . Charlesview resident red maple shade tree. :md those with lawyers make more claims for sprain. This gift is a tremendou-; exprcs:-.ion of community spirit and support, and we are extremely grateful for their assistance. As always, we are 1nd strains. Clear Channel donated bulletin board for Ringer hopeful that this last fundi 1g effon will be successful. These data add up to a conclusion that may come as To the editor: The Tot Lot construction is set to begin mid-August and should be no surprise: Insurance fraud is rampant in ... ome Massa­ Re. Ringer Park article - July 22. There wa.., a mistake re: Clear completed by the end of Septemher. Community Build volunteers are Channel\ donation. still needed to help instal l the swings, etc., under contractor supervision. :husetts cities - and we're all paying for it in our auto As much as we want and need a kiosk-bulletin board in Ringer Park, For volunteer information plea'>c call Joan Pa<;quale at 617-254-0632. insurance bills. that's another fund-raiser! For those interested in Jonating, a check made payable to Fund for Drew Hoffman, president of Clear Channel Outdoor of Stoneham, The highly regulated auto insurance system in Ma s­ Parks - Ringer Park, car be mai led to Kenneth Crasco, Boston Parks generou..,fy donated a full billboard to the Parents' Community Build and Recreation Departrm·nt, 1010 Massachusettc; Ave., Boston, MA :ichusetts is complicated enough to spram and train the Group for the purpose of advertising our need for $6,000 to finalize the 02118. brain, with those complications intended. \\e su pect. to Tot Lot Playground design. Many thanks to everycne that has helped to make this fundraising We \.\ere given free rein re: the text and design, along with the ser­ profit the insurance industry players who sl.!em to thrive effort a success-we couldn't have done it without your help! vice), of their graphic art department, at no cost to us. Joan Pasquale in it. The big picture is one of limited competition. and The billboard is scheduled for Aug. I to 28, and will be located above Fund-raising coordinator limited accountabili ty. When it comes to fraudulent the red brick. building at 489 Cambridge St., Allston. The playground Parents' Community Build group :laims, for instance, losses are apportioned ncro the md ustry, creating little incentive for inc:.urer: to chal­ lenge dubious claims. Science sees us past our troubles Cracking down on fraud is just one part of the pro­ posal introduced by Gov. Mitt Romney to bring compe­ f there's one thing a little first side and proceed to gently housecleaning is good for­ but vigorously rub the lens for 20 tition and reform to the state's auto insurance ">Y tern. The choice betv.een these lens-dousing rituals I aside from the bonus of re­ to 25 minutes. Make certain not • By itself, it is reason enough for the Legi lature to get moving the mold from your coat to clean the same side more than and the regular use of glasses left me, for rack.. 1f you care about. uch things once, howe1•er; for doing so may ;erious about tackling the proposal when ll return to - tt's that you're bound to get a cause the lens to warp, resulting years, believing the best option was obvious: ;ession. in severe pennanent injury to Do nothing. Guest your retina. pupil, inner ear; esophagus, spleen, small intestine Commentary " use of glasses left me, for years, ''Take your lenses for a long I'll tell you what: We'll come believing the best option was ob­ walk at Least once a day, and treat DAVE GRADUAN back to that. vious: Do nothing. So, with com­ them with mink oil three to four Just last week I was fitted with promised vision, speeding fire en­ times a week to help. them retain decent chuckle from the out-of­ a new set of lenses, buoyed by the gines looked to me like unaway their healthy sheen. To more easi­ 254 Second Ave., P.O. Box 9112, Needham, MA 02494 6171254-7530 date doodads you find buried wondrous realization that owners jack-o'-lantems, and I'd wave to ly organize and transport the col­ amid the rubble. of these new-age contacts need people at the end of hallways lection of necessary cleaning so­ ED1roR NICK KATZ. (78'H33- l6~ but a single all-purpose solution i...KATdtt(.1'C.Co-... 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How You can imagine my relief inclination to get organized were Besides, my only other options friendly I must have seemed to when I learned that these newer CREATI\ EDI RFC.TOR Do"NA H ANDEL, (7 I) 1$3)-X370 to trik.e me some night when my were to wear glasses full time - complete strangers. contacts don't need quite so much PHOTO EDITOR - JIM W ALKER, ("'81) 43 34 judgment i impaired by one too which would go against my strict But sooner or later, cne must attention, and they can be cleaned many intoxicating refreshments. code of vanity - or to walk correct one's vision tofu 1ction in with just about anything: tomato ADVERTISl"G DI RECTOR CRIS WARREN, (7 I) 433-8313 Here ·s what I wish I could find: around squinty-eyed so often that this society. 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He can be reached at dgradi­ COMPANY proved cleaning solution on the dousing rituals and the regular me: [email protected]. www.allstonbrightontab.com Friday, August), 2005 Autumn bulbs: getting the jump on fall co .l.r mpossible though it seems, ing the golden 'tigmas )Ourself. Dahlias. Dahlias are available that have been picked. Be care- Lawn. Brown is not nece~sari- Y-ou don't n ti water but if the fall gardening cata- Colchichum. These are oft!n in an incredible variety of color.,, fut: the tin) prickers can lodge in ly an indication of an unhe1lthy you do, reduce th lawn's need I logues are coming in. And miscalled autumn l.TCX;u..,. but ..,hapes and sizes. some looking your fingertips, an unseen source lawn in July or August since for water in hot er by mow­ what do they contain? Bulbs, nat- while they hu\e a imilar hJpc. hke petite mums. some like giant of pain for days, and the larger grass naturally goes dornant ing it a little sho e 2-l/2 inches urally, as fall is the time to plant they are not relatcd. The) are zinnias. They are actuall) tender thorns will slash up bare skin. du1ing drought. Simply walk on rather than the us al 3 inches. them. However, bulbs include also much larger than crocus. 8 to tuber-,, not bulbs, and need to be Pick a cool day and wear a long- the tun to see if your lawn needs Water once aw k a depth of 6 12 inches acros~ in bloom, and taken up after the fir t frost to <> leeved shirt and long pants and water: grass that is too dry wi ll lo 8 inches. correspondingly pricey. about 5 spare the bulbs and brought in for rose gloves, 'Which reach the el- not spring back and will hold Urban a bulb. My iarnrite i.., "Wa- winter storage. However, they bow.,, if you have them. footprints. Gardener terlily," which looks like 11~ n1<1y be worth the effort for the If you cut back the foxgloves There is plency of evidence white name Jke. Other are color the) bring to the late gar- after they flowered in June, you that mowing i!. the most impor­ FRAN GuSJMAN shades of Iila(' or \\hite. Plant den. Dahlias take all season to will find them rebudding now. tant aspect of maintainirg a them under \hrubs or low tree reach their mature height \O It's The new flower stems are shorter healthy and nice-looking bwn. more than tulips and daffodils. which have foliage that coordi- too late to plant them as tuber-, but equall) welcome. Mow a'i high as possible, t1ying There are fall-flowering bulbs nate, such a\ purple Japanc'e now. but nursenes often CaIT) My daylihe-; are still at full for three inches. Mow often cut­ that you can order now, plant as maples or purple mokebu h. them a~ plants. The election., of throttle. For one bed. I planted ting off no more than one-third of they arrive, and you will be treat­ The leaves don·, appear until varieue., \\ill be much greater onl) two colors, peach and ma- the leaf blade each time. Keep ed with their bloom this year. spring and they "ill take up a' and the cost much less if you genta. but in varieties that the mower blades sharp to reduce Autumn crocus. Autumn cro­ much room .l' a large ho,ta. In order them for planting m the bloomed from mid-May to those tearing; injurie., to the grass ·)lant cus (Crocus speciosus and C. early summer. the lea\ es" ill die spring. that bloom until fall. In another allow disease and insect\ to sativus) are related to those that off. Make plan' to fill the empty This \\eek in the garden. The bed. the orange daylilies were enter. flower in the spring and look space with a ]X•tted plant that\\ ill blackberries. sadly, have fini\hed ..,ynchronized to bloom with the Mowing high encoui ages Contact Fra ustman at very similar, although the colors look good in tlk: '•J.1ne spot. bearing in my garden in 'White phlox, looking like orange roots to grow deep, providing fgustmaneditor ii.com. She are limited clear shades of violet Sternbergia. Sternbergia are Brighton, although they were ices and vanilla ice cream, a better resistance to drought. is editor of rtResources and mauve or white. Also similar the daffodils ot the fall, bright jw.t turning red last week in combination that makes my Mowing high also allows the Newsletter, for w ngland gar­ deners, The E ol gical Land­ is the price. You can get 100 of yellow and prolific. Plant them in ~ taine, so I still have hopes of mouth water. grass blades to shade out sun­ these small bulbs for less than masses. The) do "ell on hilbide:. gorging on them again. Cut back I 'a\\. another nice fall combi- loving crabgrass and dandelions. scaper, for con e tion issues, $20. The treat of more flowers because they like good drainage the older canes of blackberries. nation in the suburbs of New Leave the lawn clipp ngs. and Greenscap , water con­ after Columbus Day can hardly and give them a little lime if)our keeping onl> the new, green York this past weekend, which I They are good for the lawn and servation news tt r; a board be beat for almost any price. C. soil is acidic. Lilac like the ame ctlnes. You can ea,ily tell \\hich plan to replicate. A ros)-colored don't create thatch; grass blades member of the IL ton-Brighton sativus is the plant from which conditions, 'o think alx1ut are the older canes b) the left- sedum was blooming in front of are mostly water, so they dee came as a backlash tc the snazzy - to t e oi nt where over the Northwestern him at all. 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Plan Your Trip to Cape Cod! Go on-line and visit www.capecodhappenings.com A Weekly Guide of Things to Do, Where to Eat and Where to Go on Cape Cod Check out what's happening at the Ubrary in this week's paper Page 12 Allston-Brighton TAB Friday, August 5, 2005 www.allstonbrighto ta com FROM PAGE ON E A-B's ready a little (more) football at Shea Fie BC, from page 1 for even transition and equal distribu­ consumption." them into the stadium seating area early. "I think the extra hour is very positive for even transition tion of traffic," added Dennis Minihane, "It's about people mingling, ha ing "The athletics department goal is very local resident and business owner. food, meeting," he said. "For s ho clear: We want to see our fans in our and equal distribution of traffic. They are a class act. They "They are a class act. They assume and work] at BC, it's four hours of not seats," said John Kane, senior associate assume and take on a lot of responsibility, and they also take on a lot of responsibility, and they drinking. In fact, we're trying to ch nge athletic director at the college. also bring in income for the communi­ the event. We'd like it to be fa ·1y He said they run 50 yellow school bring in income for the community." ty." event and not a drinking event." buses on game days, and fewer than 50 Added local resident Harry Nes­ Bostol'l College has also recei e ap- percent of their visitors come in their Dennis Minihane, local resident and business owner dekidis, "I would support it." proval from a Newton co nity ' own cars. Allston activist Paul Berkeley ex­ group as part of the public pr ce s to Lots of staff pressed concern about drunken drivers modify its present entertain en li­ For Shea Field games, Boston Col­ sible and considerate neighbor and sup­ lent management. after games. Lake Street resident Allan cense. lege employs 226 police officers, 35 ported the extra tailgating hotm>. Tim Schofield, who has tailgated at Morgenrogh has had his hedges dam­ This p1 oposal would allow fo ad- event staff, a 34-person medical re­ Brighton re ·ident John Bruno, who Shea Field several times, thought the aged by drunks walking out from col­ ditional hour of tailgating to thre h urs sponse team and 19 fire safety employ­ has attended the college's traffic ad "iso­ extra hour would help ease the traffic lege games that end after sunset. prior to game time. Tailgating w uld ees. Parking is available on campus. ry meetings where, he aid, there are in the area. Keady assured residents their continue to not be allowed for o all Residents said the college is a respon- very few complaints because of excel- "I think the extra hour is very positive games are "not just about alcohol games played during the evenin ho rs. Forget about drinking too much water in A-B TOILETS, from page 1 "We v.iJI look at expanding into the neighbor­ hoods," Holloway said. "We are at least two years Inc. coming up in Allston, some wonder if the area away [from that.)" Oh what a relief ... wi ll see the fancy automated toilets built by the There are restrooms on Cassidy Field but they According to the Web site "A relief map of Boston" at http://www.butchdykeboy.com/reliefma /, company in . have been broken and unused for years. City Coun­ the nearest public restroom to Allston-Brighton in Boston is Not in at least two years, but it is a possibility, Hol­ cilor Jerry McDermott v. ho has advocated to have Betty's Wok and Noodle Diner, 250 Huntington Ave., (noon to I 0 p.m.) loway said. them fixed '3.id the cit) L working with the Apple­ Accordi ng to the city's contract with Wall Inc., Gender Non Specific accessible, wide door and handrails, clean, one Gender Non Specific stal in bee's to get them fixed by fall. the rear of the diner. Our agent found the atmosphere to be safe and friendly. there are three more public toilets to be built in the '"The toilelS there have been in a deplorable condi­ A little closer across the Brookline line is: city. tion for years,'' he said. "It's important for kids who Temple Sinai, 50 Sewall Ave., Brookline, (open during services and Hebrew school) Five have already been built. They are sleek Euro­ have to change in and out of their football clothe pean constructions with advertising and telephone Gender Non Specific accessible, clean, On big Gender Non Specific stall and sink off of them ·n there.'' entrance hallway. A calm environment, and safe for anyone comfortable in a Synagogue (refo .) booths on the outside. The toilet itself is automated He said Applebee's is committed to having a and self-cleaning after every use and has received fundraiser to contribute some of the cost of the re­ good public response so far. pairs.

VOLUNTEERS

Boston Area school teacher worksho~. participating threatening illnesses, such HIV/AIDS, ing volunteers with ALS families. adults, seeks more volunteers to s in community outreach events, prepar­ cancer, and multiple sclerosis. The need Specifically, high school and college stu­ "friendly visitors," or "medical es rt ." Rape Crisis Center ing grant proposals, ghing talks to com­ for meals continues to grow. dents volunteer to spend time with ALS Friendly visitors are matched o e- n­ Boston Area Rape Cri sis Center, edu­ munity organizations, assbting in raffle , For more information, call Jennifer at families, helping them to manage life's one with an elder, spending, an h ur or cating, empowering and heali ng individ­ coordinating special events and helpmg 617-445-7777, or e-mail everyday necessities and providing a two each week visiting people i th ir uals and communities since 1973, is with fund-raising. [email protected]. smile and friendly manner. Mentors are own neighborhoods. Medical c s seeking volunteers to be hotline coun­ Stephen Fine, pre ident, tarted the adults who guide the students through make sure folks get to health-relat p- selors, medical advocates and public ed­ fo undation after hi "On, Daniel, d1ed of Needed at Mount the volunteer process and help them deal pointments (no car needed). ucators. Fifty-hour trai ning required and the disease in 1998 at age 26. The foun­ with issues that arise in each situation. Anyone interested should call provided free of charge. Positions also dation, based in Peabody, is a grassroots Auburn Hospital Both student volunteers and mentors 482-1510, or log on available in fund raising and administra­ organization that 1s ha\ ing an impact on Mount Auburn Hospital currently pro­ are needed in the area. Participation in www.matcnelder.org and e-mail tion. For more information, contact vol­ skin cancer education in Massachusetts. vides more than 40 volunteer activities, the program not only offers joy to the pa­ [email protected]. [email protected], 617-492-8306, ext. Fine welcomes melanoma sun.wars: from staffing the hospital's reception tients and families but also provides the 25, or www.barcc.org. family and friend whose loved ones area, coffee and gift shops. to serving an volunteer with insight and perspective. Samaritans To learn more about Extra Hands for have died of skin cancer, physicians; or advocacy role as a patient representative need teen volunteers Helpline opportunities anyone else with an intere tin the cause. and assisting in many of the medical de­ ALS, visit www.extrahands.org or call Currently, more than 300 ~hool partments in various roles. Patients rely Kati Cawley at 617-331-3014. The Sarraritans of Boston is lo ki g The Massachusetts Substance Abuse across Massachusen.-. ha\e been tr.tined on the extra rTle must commit The volunteer coordinator coordinates 617-989-2603. to spending several hours a week for a gry or use professional skills. For information on Big Sisters, call requests for transportation with a net­ For more information about current Listeners needed period of one year as a facilitator. Train­ work of volunteer drivers in local com­ The Home for Little Wanderers' 617-236-8060 or visit ing and ongoing supen.·ision and upport openings, call Nancy at the Jewish Com­ www.bigsisters.org. munitie . Thi volunteer position can be munity Volunteer Program at 617-558- Parental Stress Line is looking for volun- JI are provided by ParenlS Helping Parents. performed from home or from ACS's teers to be telephone counselors. Call 1-800-882- 1250 to request applica­ 6585 or contact [email protected]. Franciscan Hospital for Weston office. Candidates should be de­ Voluntee~ get comprehensive training tion materials or for more information tail oriented. dependable, computer liter­ to get the skills needed to provide sup­ Children seeks volunteers visit www.parentshelpingparents.org. ate, compassionate, respectful of patient Become a port to callers. Shifts are available' Franciscan Hospital for Children, 30 confidentiality, and have excellent com­ SHINE volunteer counselor through the day and night, weekdays or Warren St., Boston, is seeking volunteers The Cat Connection munication skills and work well inde­ The city of Boston Commission on weekends that will fit into everyone's • for a variety of positions. Current oppor­ The Cat Connection needs help feed­ pendently. Affairs of the Elderly is seeking volun­ schedule. tunities are available on the medical and ing its Colonial Kitties by feeding them Individuals intere ted in becoming a teers to become certified Serving the For more information, call 617-267- behavioral units, in Medical Day Care one day a week. Volunteers are needed in volunteer driver for the program or a vol­ Health Information Needs of Elders 3700. For rrore information about The • and in the Kennedy Day School. Clerical Brighton Mondays and Wednesdays at unteer coordinator can call the American counselors. SHINE counselors provide Home call 888-Home-321 or visit : positions are also available. Placement is the feral cat colonies. Anyone who lives Cancer Society at 800-ACS-2345. free one-on-one counseling to assist www.thehorre.org • determined by the needs of the depart­ or works in the Newton Street or Atkins Medicare beneficiaries in understandi ng ment and the schedule, experience and Street areas and wants to get invoh ed i Volunteer tutors their health insurance options, and may People needed qualifications of the applicant. Appli­ encouraged to called 781-899-0004. save beneficiaries money and prevent cants must be 18 or older. For an applica­ The Cat Connection has been rescu­ needed for ESOL duplication of coverage. to play with children tion, call 617-779-1520. ing, neutering and feeding cats in the All­ The Adult Leaming Program of Ja­ The SHINE Program began in 1985 Horizons Por Homeless Children i~ Franciscan Hospital for Children is the ston-Brighton area for two years. Their maica Plain needs volunteer tutors one through the Massachusetts Executive seeking volunteers to interact and play largest pediatric rehabilitation facility in work is just part of the nationwide move­ evening a week to help adults learn basic Office of Eider Affairs to assist Medicare with children living in family and do­ New England, providing the most com­ ment to reduce the feral (homeles ) cat kills, F..SOL or pass the citizenship test. beneficiaries in Massachusetts to under­ mestic violence shelters in your neigh· prehensive continuum of services for problem which goe by the name For more information, call Susan at stand and navigate the continually borhood. A commitment of two hours a children with special needs in the nation. 'TNRF," - trap, neuter, return and feed. 617-635-5201 or visit jpalpvolun­ changing health-care system. The Mass­ week for six months is required. There For information and directions, visit It is the only method that 1· successful. [email protected]. achusetts program was one of the model are daytime and evening shifts. With www.franciscanhospital.org. To make this work. Cat Connection programs the federal government uti­ more than 51 shelters in our network, needs volunteers to feed and monitor cat Extra Hands for lized in 1992 when it established a na­ there is likely to be one that fits everyone's Dog owners oolonies in their own neighborhood. tionwide insurance counseling program schedule. Once cats are neutered, the colony settles ALS seeks volunteers called SHIP - Senior Health Insurance For further information, call Karin at wanted to visit homes down - no more kittens. no more fight­ Extra Hands for ALS, a group dedicat­ counseling and assistance Program 617-287-1900, ext. 306, or visit MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers Inc. ing, and the people who care for them are ed to helping ALS families, is seeking through the Centers for Medicare & www.horizon-;forhomelesschildren.org. needs volunteers with dogs to visit nurs­ rewarded with healthy. tamer cats v. ho volunteers. ALS, also known as Lou Medicaid Services. There are 53 SHIP ing home residents in the Boston area for are grateful for the care. Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progres­ programs nationally. Volunteers needed two to four hours a month. Training and sive. invariably fatal neurological dis­ Anyone interested in becoming a assessment will take place July 22. A ease that strikes men and women of all counselor or who would like more infor­ to read books on tape minimum of six months is required. Call Deliver meals ages. In the later stages of ALS, a patient mation on the program should call the The Recording Studio at MAB Com­ Ellen at 617-482-1510, ext. 25, or visit to homebound people is no longer able to care for himself or SHINE director at Boston's Commission munity Services, (formerly the Massa­ www.matchelder.org for information. Community Serving in Eastern herself and requires 24-hour attention. on Affairs of the Elderly at 617-635- chusetts Association for the Blind), needs Massachusetts announce volunteer op­ Oftentimes, the caregiver is a close rela­ 3120, Monday through Friday, from 9 volunteer narrators to read books and Melanoma Education portunities for individual or families b) tive - a spouse, chi ld or parent. The dis­ a.m. to 5 p.m. magazines in its Watertown Recording • I ease quickly affects the life of the care­ Studio. Good speaking voice and some , Foundation looking dedicating one Saturday a month to de­ liver meals to individuals and fami!Je~ gi ..·er, too, as responsibilities mount and MATCH-UP interfaith computer skill required. Daytime hours, ' everyday chores such as mowing the Mondays-Wednesdays are avai laple. ' for volunteers homebound with life threatening illness­ seeks volunteers The Melanoma Education Foundation es. Volunteer shifts are from 9 am. to lawn, grocery shopping or spending time Training and suppo1t will be provided. is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma noon. with youngsters in the home become MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers Call Donna Bailey at 1-800-852-3029 or Community Servings delivers meal!­ more taxing. Inc., a Boston nonprofit organization 617-972-9119 for more info. awareness in their communities. Volun­ VOLUNTEERS, page 13 teer needs include conducting high to individuals and families with life Extra Hands is dedicated to connect- serving isolated elders and disabled www.allstonbrightontab.com Friday, August 5, 2005 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 13 FROM PAGE ONE There are lots of ~igs roaming Allston-Brighton SCOFFLAWS, from page 1 the early 1990s, when Suffolk County streets such as Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton's top defaulters in 2005 Sheriff Bob Rufo lived in the area. Washington Street, Beechcroft Street, Areas such as the Leo Birmingham Strathmore Road, Foster Street and ame/Ad ~ Fine Reason Highway and by the Massachusetts Turn­ Orkney Road. 2+.l-248 Kelton Condo Tru t/248 Kelton St. $1,300 Over 1 cubic yard of trash+other pike on Lincoln Sll-eet rnay be the most lit­ Carol Avenue LLC 3 Carol Ave. In Allston, tickets have mostly been $1,000 Illegal dumping tered. Liu Shih, Chun D. Trust/ 56 Cummings Road given out to businesses or residents on $300 Over 1 cubic yard of trash "The trash build-up there is really bad," John O'Connell/ 438 Washington St. Commonwealth Avenue, Gardner Street, $250 Failure to shovel snow off sidewalk McDermott said. Harry Haczieleftheriada5/ 578 Washlngton St. $250 Failure to shovel snow off sidewalk Linden Avenue, Wadsworth Street, Pratt Part of the problem may be the change Street and Ashford Street in administration from the Metropolitan The house at 12 Haskell St. tops the list District Commission being dissolved, he of defaulters in Allston, owing the city Allston's top defaulters in 2005 pointed out. $1,000 for illegal dumping this year. A d~ I Fine Reason When the rat problem appeared in All­ Area residents have long been com­ Da\ id C. Green/ I:!. Haskell St. $1,000 Illegal dumping ston earlier this year, resident Maryellen plaining about the untidy property and ab­ There a Whalen/ 6 Litchfield St. $300 Over 1 cubic yard of trash Black suggested cooperation among resi­ sentee landlord David Greene before ISD CVS1 1266 Commonwealth Ave. $250 Failure to shovel snow off sidewalk dents and the city to come with good ideas responded. Gorh.un Place Associates/ 9 Gorham St. $200 Failure to shovel snow off sidewalk to keep the streets clean. Nial ~ugent/ 28 Highgate St. $150 Zoning violation "We need a neighborhood-wide effort to get properties in shape," she said. "I Tickets all over Soult'e. /SD records until J1111e 2005 think the No. I problem is landlords who Fines range from $15 to $1,000 per tick­ do not maintain their property, and un­ et, and violations range from overfilled covered trash ban·els." ban-els and improper storage to illegal of having sidewalks if you can't walk on said. 'The city does a great job cleaning bags cluttering up sidewalks, many .11- Jennifer Meghan from the mayor's of­ dumping or storing. them'!" up. I just wish people weren't such slobs." ready tom, and debris litte1ing the street. fice said they haven't had too many com­ Local resident Carmel Han paced her ··1go around picking it up, when it gets Even with one of the city's best teams "We could certainly use more em­ plaints lately, but residents can call the way gingerly down a stretch of sidewalk bad." said All ton resident John Powell, assigned to Allston-Brighton, trash is a ployees for public works," said McO~r­ Mayor's Hotline to report illegal dump­ on Commonwealth Avenue near Kelton OJk Square re.idem Charlie Vasiliades dirty problem, aid District City mott, who suggests better partnership ing or excessive litter. Street Wednesday, where a pi le to trash said 'lopp) re~ident-. \\ho don't take care Councilor Jerry McDermott of with the tate. The trash problem will peak in Sep­ bags and empty cans wall stacked, some of their tm.-.h make him mad. Brighton, who receives at least two tember with moving day and people rolling into the street. She final ly gave up "I am in charge of the Oak Square Com­ calls a week on it. Used to be better moving out. The city will have extra and went around it on the sll-eet. mom•. so personally I am driven nuts when A drive around the neighborhood re­ He remembers how Allston-Brigh1on tnrcks and people to take trash away, she "Ewwww," she cried. "What's the point I <;ee (Jl:ople discard tr.LSh in the streets,'' he cently a night before trash day revealed streets would be cleaned more regularl) in added. Church to face embezzlement suit over fund, sources say CHURCH, from page 1 lion the City Council to put it before voters diocese, according to Peter Bo Te, And I 0 months after defiant si t-in had no information about the charge. As .i result. many cemeteries have on Nov. 8," said City Councilor Jerry cochairman of the Council of Parishes. bl!gan, sparking a trend among Boston The misbehavior goes back to the fallen into disrepair Galvin charged. McDermott, one of three sponsors. "It's very similar to others which area parishes slated for closure, St. Al­ 1950s, according to Galvin, when Meanwhile. a nonbindmg ballot District city councilors James Kelly have been filed ," he said. "The argu­ bert the Great Church in Weymouth has the church took million of dollars from question to ee if the archdiocese of and Paul Scapicchio ment is that the archbishop has the -re­ rl!ceived word it will re-open. Arch­ its cemetery fund to pay for other hould better ene ts communities and of the North End also sponsored the sponsibility of a trustee towards his bishop Sean P. O'Malley issued a de­ church activities. Of the $100 million impro'e communication fell through measure. parishioners and therefore cannot act cree this week reinstating the parish needed by 22 archdiocese cemeteries, Wedne-.day. An group filed a civil against them to take away tl1eir and appointed a priest to serve as pas­ the actual amount set ~side is $5.4 mi l- "There were not enough \Otes from lawsuit Wednesday against the arch- church." tor.

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VOLUNTEERS, from page 12 with computer projecl'i and office ~up­ Boston seniors and disabled adults, is TMIF&R hall two lines - First Cal for America. One with One is seeking vol­ port during weekda) busmes. hours, launching a new pet visitation pilot pro­ Help and the Substance Abuse Helpline. unteer tutors to supplement their Monda).., through Fridays. 9 a.m_ to 5 gram entitled PetPals. Volunteer training, supervision and ESUOffice Skills Training Program. Jewish Coalition for Literacy p.m. Positions are available year round. Volunteers with dogs are needed to flexible scheduling are provided. Must Learn about a different culture as you seeks volunteer tutors To \olunteer. call Liz Hagyard at 617- visit nursing homes and assisted-care fa­ have computer experience, minimum of help to launch a person's career in this The Greater Boston Jewish Coalition 300-5715 or e-mail elizabethchag­ cilities in communities in Boston and eight hours per month, internships avail­ country. Training and support is provid­ for Literacy is seeking volunteers from )ard@.,.,gbh.org. Brookline. Volunteers visit nur.ing able and T accessible. ed. Call now at 617-254-1691. throughout greater Boston to tutor young home residents for t\vo to four hours a For more information. call 617-)36- children in public schools in Boston, Spend time with month, and training and assessment will 050 I, ext. 20 I, or www.helpline-on­ AIDS Action Committee-help _ Cambridge, Framingham and Brockton. be provided. A minimum of six months line.com Join more than 600 volunteers from ill children at hospital is required. AIDS Action Committee, New Eng­ throughout the Jewish community who Frnnci-.can Hospital for Children For more information, call 617-536- Volunteer at land's largest AIDS service organiza­ are already involved. need' \Olunteef'\ for the days, evenings 3557 or visit www.matchelder.org. tion, offers opportunities to work di­ Volunteers are asked to commit one and weekends to play, \isit and work Mass Eye and Ear rectly with people living with HIV and hour each week during school hours to "ith the children in a medical or educa­ Mental health The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infir­ AIDS. Volunteers ttnswer the hotline, work one-on-one with ki ndergarten llon setting. The hospital specializes in mary is seeking volunteers to work in the call clients to see how they're doing, through third grade children who need sel"\ ices for children \\ ith physical and center seeks volunteers Gift Shop; to assist patients and staff on spend quality time with one client, help help in bringing their reading ski lls to emo ional neoo-.. The Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental the Surgical Service; to work ac; m:ep­ clients obtain nutritious food and infor­ grade level. No previous teaching expe­ C;. 1 617-779- 520 to inquire and ob­ Health Center in Boston is seeking vol­ tionist for the family Waiting Room; and mation about eating well, or drive rience is necessary. All volunteers will wm I.fl application for service. The hos­ unteers to sit as members on various to assist with clerical tasks. Appli.;ants clients to medical appointments. Addi­ receive training before working with pital is in Brighton and is a hart walk committees. For more information, call must be at least 15. All volunteers 1-e­ tional opportunities are available for li­ their reading partners. from the Warren Street stop on the C. Curtiss Carter at 617-626-8726. ceive meal vouchers and validated i)ark­ censed mental health clinicians and at­ The Greater Boston Jewish Coalition Boston College Com'llonwealth Green ing at the infirmary. torneys. For more information, call for Literacy is a program of the Jewish Lim: and 'everal bus I ne For more information, phone v )lun­ 617-450-1235, e-mail [email protected] Community Relations Council of Help needed at teer service manager Ruth Doyle at 617- or visit www.aac.org. Greater Boston, an agency of Combined Volunteer at the YMCA Alzheimer's office 573-3164 Mondays through Fridays Jewish Philanthropies, and a beneficiary from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or visit the volun­ The Oak Square YMCA is "eeking The Alzheimer's Association, Mass. Connect with of United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Chapter's office in North Cambridge is teer Opportunities section of Ma-;s Eye For information, call Carol Rubi n at \Olunteer.. lndr iduals interested in vol­ and Ear: www.MEEl.harvard.com others at EarthWorks unteering may do so in several areas, in­ looking for volunteers for their commu­ 617-457-8669. nity telephone Helpline service. Volun­ EarthWorks Projects helps connect cluding aquatics. polb. pro5ming teers should be available for two 4-hour Volunteers needed people with the earth within their own for people with disabilities, chil care, communities. Earth Works, a nonprofit, Medical escort fitne s. gymnastic , dance, techn logy, shifts per month to answer caregiver at Lunch Place call. grassrootc; urban greening organization, volunteers needed ,~-,al events ahd generaVadministra­ The Women's Lunch Place is a day­ promotes environmental integrity, eco­ tive. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Make a difference in an eider's life by time shelter for poor and homeless logical awareness and hands-on projects The YMCA otfers volunteer assign­ Training provided. No previous experi­ escorting him or her to and from medical women and their children. Anyone inter­ that foster stewardship of reclaimed appointments. Volunteers may make the ment-. that can be either ongoing or hart ence needed. Call Erin Whalen, Helpline ested in volunteering is asked to call 617- open green spaces in the Boston area. diffe1-ence in whether an elder can get to tem1. The Oak Square YMCA bat 615 coordinator, at 617-868-6718 or email [email protected]. 267-1722. Ongoing urban-wilds restoration, urban­ the doctor. No car is needed, and fl exible Wa-;hmgton St. at the intersection of Fa­ Summer internships are also ava table. dayti me hours are available. neu1l Street. orchar·d maintenance and school-yard The Women's Lunch Place is at 67 outdoor classroom projects need com­ For more information, call Match-Up To volunteer or for more infonnation, United Way Newbury St., Boston. Interfaith Volunteers at 617-536-3557 or call Tali Rau-.ch at 617-787-8665. munity volunteers. visit the Web at www.matchelder.org. seeks phone help For more information on neighbor­ The United Way's Medical Foundation One with One seeking tutors hood projects, Earth Works membership, Help with PetPals Information and Referral Services seeks Make a Difference. Assist an irtema­ horticulture classes or guided nature WGBH seeks help MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers, a volunteers for phone service to support tional adult or young adult Jearntr pick walks call Earthworks Projects at 617- WGBH is seeking volunteers to assist nonprofit organization serving greater callers in need of assistance and referrals. up English skills and prepare for work in 442-1059. Page 14 AllStOn·Hrighton TAB Fnday, August 5, 2005 www.allstonbnghtontab.com "Never Clean Your Gutters Again!" Siss~ l<'s Gutterl~elmet RestauJ--ant & Nightspot No more dangerous ladders. Keeps you safe from failing. s oo ARE / End cleaning chore forever.

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A walk in the (sculpture) park At the DeCordova in Lincoln, the outdoors is in The DeCordova Museum is closed for reno­ And Sverdloff didn't I-esitate to point out vation until Sept. I0. So why is this a good time what's probably the best art-and-nature deal in to make the trip to Lincoln? Because the DeCor­ the region: The Sculpture Park grounds are open dova 's 35-acre Sculpture Park will remain open free of charge during the museum's off-hours for busine s -and pleasure - as usual. (from dawn until 11 a.m. wd after 5 p.m. until Where else are you going to be able to spend a dusk) and all day on Monday. ______late-summer day strolling "I should mention that if people bring picnics, through a beautiful land­ they have to cany out their trash," says MUSEUMS scape dotted with the Sverdloff. "We work on the National Park model I T. J. MEDREK likes of the pink wooden and don't have trash cans in the park." ------''Trojan Piggybank" or a But they do have that JO-foot-high, 11-foot­ silver 1936 Chrysler complete with video moni­ long wooden pig. tors titled "Requiem to the 20th Century?" The "It's become a charismatic icon of the park," park is open rain or shine, and you can even says Sverdloff. "I can't walk by it without seeing bring your dog, as long as you clean up after it. families picnicking next to i ." 'The Sculpture Park is our greatest asset and A reference to the Trojan Horse of Greek leg­ the reason mo t people make the trip," says end, the ''Trojan Piggyban <" comes complete Brent SverdJoff, DeCordova's director of mar­ with a trap door - although there are no Greek keting and public relations. That's why he ex­ soldiers hiding inside. And, being a bank. it's pects bu iness to be brisk, especially with re­ topped off by a slot with a g ant coin about to be duced admission to the grounds Tuesday deposited. through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: $6 for adults, "It's cute, and yet it's a li:tle imposing," says $4 for students and seniors, free for children Sverdloff. "It's meant to be a comment on the under6. kind of push-and-pull of consumerism." That nominal fee also gets you into the Decor­ So even if you aren't in the market for a pig in dova's Museum School gallery, the Summer a poke, you can still visit a pig in a park. Cafe and, of course, the Store @ DeCordova, For directions to and information about the

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Don't of warm potatoes, bacon, vinegar to white wine, cider and balsamic (the condiment) seemed over­ miss the Cuban-'>t} le ccx:l-.taib; the mojito with and onion. In America, this dish vinegars. White vi negar was a b~aring and less interesting than DINING fresh raspbeme ( 7.50) is out'>tanding. close second. An additional ta­ slightly toasted seeds. The salad Neptune O)ster, 63 Salem St., Boston; THEKnalEN blespoon was used in the dress­ a so benefits from chopped pars- MAT SCHAFFER ing, bringing the total to a 1/4 617-742-~74 DETEC11VE It y and/or chives. A few table­ With David '\le, ins bt:hind the stove, this is cup. For the bacon, I used a spoons of either or a combination ' Skipjack's and Jasper White's Summer Shack not your father\ O}..,ter bar. Sure. you can feast CHRISTOPHER quarter-pound cut into 1/4-inch of the two adds fresh flavor and pieces and cooked it until well­ immediately come to mind. But when you're on shuc~ed ..,hellfi..,h. a Job ter roll ($ 19) and KIMBALL needed color. browned and crispy. I found in the mood for seafood that is slightly differ­ clam chcmder ( 7). But \\110 could pass up The dressing for this salad ent, stop by one of these other Hub fish fa­ imaginatl'.e fare like the grilled ardine, hard­ thick cut held up better since it turns out to be quite simple. vorites. boiled egg and salami sandwich on brioche is often served cold, gussied up has a meatier texture. If you are Once the bacon is fried, some of with chopped pickles or celery, not serving the salad immediately Daily Catch, 323 Hanover St , Boston. ($ 14.50) or ere. pelle (crepes) ruffed with the fat is reserved in the pan. A 617-523-8567 greens, rock hrimp and shredded ham hocks and i often greasy and unappeal­ after it is prepared, the bacon tCented sauteed add moisture. Chicken stock · have closed years ago. Think again. This North salmon ( 2.J) with pea tenJrils. avocado and man potato salad the right way. found included chopped onion or seemed to be the liquid of End legend is world-renowned for its superb chunks of tender duck con fit He -;erves triper The first issue was the potatoes shallot sauteed in bacon fat. I c 1oice, but the easy solution was ' themselves, and small red pota­ tried using raw onion and shallot, Sicilian-style squid. Especially for fried cala­ ($28.50) on bacon. lettuce Jnd tomato salad to use some of the potato cook- ' toes were the clear winner since but it was too sharp. Next, I cut mari ($9.95/$17.50), so light it almost levitates drizzled v. ith garlic dre sing. No wonder, night i11g liquid. You don't have to they held their shape nicely in the paper-thin slices of shallot and off the plate, savory calamari meatballs ($5.25) after nwht. palTOns congregate by the front open a can, and it adds both fla- • salad. I decided to cut them be­ in with the hot potato and black squid ink pasta ($9.50/$18) with door drinking bellinis \s..hile .iwaiting an empty tossed them vor and a touch of saltiness. I fore cooking (they should be - the shallot lost its crispness your choice of sauce. The place is so tiny you seat. tJ ied adding vennouth or sherry bite-size) to reduce cooking time and bite but still had lots of feel like you're eating in a large kitchen. Other Peach Farm, 4 Tyler St., Boston; 617-482- to the dressing and it was not im­ and to avoid shredded skins, diners look on enviously when a stainless-steel 3332. bright, raw flavor. (Red onion proved, but a pinch of sugar was which often happens when slic­ also works well if you cannot saute pan oflobster fra diavolo ($54.75) arrives At th1., alwa}s-Cro\s..ded, family-friend!} a nice addition. These few ingre­ ing into a hot potato. Starting find shallots.) at your table. It's a mountain of linguine, spicy Chinatcm n in~titution (open till 3 a.m .. 365 dients were swirled around in the them in cold water, it took only 7 I marinara, littlenecks, mussels, shrimp, squid days a year). the bubbling fish tank by the As for the other ingredients, bacon-cooking skillet and after minutes of boiling until they tried pickles, which had an odd and an entire lobster - large enough for two to front door i., a harbinger )f wste treats to one minute, the warm dressing were ready. Plenty of salt in the share. come. l .az) Su ...ans groan under platters of texture. Celery offered little ex­ was ready to be poured onto the cooking water (I tablespoon of cept an unwanted crunch. Toast­ potatoes. As mentioned above • East Coast Grill & Raw Bar, 14271 Cam­ fresh soft-shell crab dl)-fried with chili~ 1 salt to 4 quarts water) adds flavor ed mustard seeds work well , but I bridge St., Cambridge; 617-491-6568 ($ 17.95) and hin) Manila dams in garlicky the salad is best served immediJ and by splashing the warm pota- have listed them as an optional a.ely. ... The oak-smoked pit barbecue is so famous black bean ~uce ( 9.95). A half-dozen giant many locals forget ECG's motto is "out of the oysters ( .75). "le:uned tender with ginger, ocean and into the fire." With owner Chris scallion and"">}. threaten to squirt if you look Schlesinger overseeing chefs Erik Gburski and at them '>ide\\ a) s. Regulars religiously order Gennan Potato Salad stir gently and let stand for one minute. Add Jason Lord, the Grill specializes in fun fare crispy fned tofu< 7.50, - golden panie..., of Plea<>e serve this salad immediately. It can the sliced shallots or red onion and stir to with big flavors - Buffalo fried shrimp minced ..,hrimp and bean curd - anJ '"'hole combine. ($ 13.50) with Great Hills blue cheese dip and steamed blad.:fi.,h ()12 a pound) strewn with be held for up to a half-hour but, in that case, add the bacon at the last minute. 2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high celery sticks, and roll your own chili-crusted ginger and cilantro. Remember: The cheeks heat. Toast the optional mustard seeds until 2 pounds small red potatoes, scrubbed and black n' blue tuna taco ($8.50). How about co­ go to the guesl(s) of honor. and watch out for very lightly brow 1ed, about I to 2 minutes. halved or quartered into bite siz.ed pieces riander-gri lled Atlantic swordfish ($24.50) bones. Remove and set a-;ide. Cook the bacon in the I tablespoon salt with carrot-ginger couscous? Or crispy corn­ Turner Fi'>heries, 10 Huntington As,.e. skillet until well-b ·owned and cri<;py. Remove I I ·up red u ine 1 i11egar meal-crusted bluefish ($19.50) prc~ented (Westin Hotell. Boston: 617-424-742S. t l ·, . I ~t 112 cup paper thin (1 cd shall t abo 11 Nicoise-style with roasted peppers, potatoes, Enjo) some of the caty" roost soptusu ted 1a.tJ1~[)()(lllS b. • rcmainm' three medium or 1/2 red muon llced f>llper greens, hard-cooked egg, pickled pink radish­ (and pnc:e) ) seafood \\ith an elegant wine Ii t tahle~poon 'meg.tr. the reserved cooking thin es, olives and citrusy lemon-sweet pea gremo­ to match TT) a cobb salad ( 5) of ..,hrimp, water, and pinch ~. ugar. Swirl the ingredient'> lata? Ask to sit in the Lava Lounge with its lump crab meat . ..,moked salmon. bibb let;uce, I tablespoon mustard seeds (optional) together and cook for about a mi nute. Pour "erupting" mural and tropical drinks in hol­ sun-dried tomato, gnlled com. hard-boiled egg 114 pound thick cw bacon (about four over the potato mixture. Add the optional lowed-out pineapple shells. and tart buttennilk dre'"" 'g or '>moky lobster slices) cut into I 14-inch slices mustard seeds, ba:on, freshly ground pepper Naked Fish, 16-18 North St., Boston (Fa­ and shi 11ak.e mu,hroom eg;? drop ...aup ( I 0). A Pinch sugar to taste, and parsley and/or chives. Toss gently neuil Hall Marketplace) and suburban lo­ fruity 2

Valentim serves upscale comfort fare­ know 11 - their restaurants are as much 617-738-1268-Tucked into a second Pan-Asian menu. But the strengths of tency - when a meal with wine can grilled sirloin, sauteed sole and rigatoni about t.heir personalities as what's on the floor comer at Fugakyu sushi bar, Kawa this new Jae's remain in the East not the easily exceed $100 per person. Bolognese. A handful of menu items plate is the sort of high·end restaurant you'd West. Bone-in filet mignon with blue LUCIA RISTORANTE, 415 Hanover St., overlap between the two establish­ OOMANI BARAN OTRA TTORIA, 51 see in Hong Kong or Taipei - impecca­ cheese glaze and linguine tossed with Boston (North End); 617·367·2353 - '• ments; you'll pay a small surcharge for Huntington Ave., Boston; 617-424-8500 ble service, a smart wine list and an rock shrimp and cream aren't as good Changes are afoot at this venerable fami- : '· Wish's less frenetic, more relaxed ambi­ - Do1t go to Domarn expecting chick­ ambitious menu which marries Eastern as bi bim bab, pad Thai and "Screaming ly-run North End restaurant which ence. en Parm. Go for a different slant on and Western ingredients and tech· Spicy" maki rolls. opened in 1977. With Donato Frattaroli • REEF CAFE, 170 Brighton Ave., Allston; Italian food - shrimp and pea tendril niques. Unfortunately, the food is more PIATTINI WINE BAR, 162 Columbus back in the kitchen, there are new dishes 617-202-6366 - Boston·s most authen­ pm.a. crabmeat and parsnip cream stylish than substantial and prices are Ave., 617-423-2021 -At this chic new from his native Abruzzo along with light­ tic Middle Eastern restaurant is a labol' of pasta even rabbit spring rolls - that's too high. South End Italian wine bar, you're ened Italian-American old favorites. love from the Monzer family- who always interesting, even when it falters. FOREST CAFE, 1682 Massachusetts encouraged to eat, drink and be merry Frattaroli's cooking celebrates clarity and CUVEE, 254 ., Boston; share the food of their native MarJ3Y0Un. Plue this may be the most affordable Ave., Cambridge; 617-661-7810 - with an extensive wine list and a lengthy seasonal ingredients and you can taste 617-536-7077; www.cuveeboston.com Lebanon, with graciousness and pride. nev U:Jscale restaurant in the city! Longtime Mexican food authority Jim menu of piattini (little plates) plus a the difference. - This Newbury Street wine bar boasts In the basement kitchen, Maliam Moozer PETIT ROBERT BISTRO, 468 Fahey is back behind the stove cooking handful of pastas and Italian entrees. Ifs THE RED HOUSE, 98 Winthrop St. a big bucks trophy wine list but Chef cooks everything just as she would have Commonwealth Ave. Boston (Kenmore up authentic cocina Mexicana. Try the fun mixing and matching different piattini Cambridge (Harvard Square); 617-576- Paul Hyman's deliberately minimalist back in the Old Country, from scratch Square); 617-375-0699 - Eat like a shrimp in cuitlacoche sauce or the grilled - if you don't like one, you'll surely like 0605 - As Harvard Square becomes (and consistently underseasoned) cui­ with fresh, halal ingredients Parisian at prices a Parisian would salmon in a red sauce of reconstituted the next. increasingly mall-ified, this is one of a sine misses the mark. None of the dish­ UMBRIA, 295 Franklin St., Boston applaud . The workaday Gallic menu chilies or the swordfish rubbed with EXCELSIOR, 272 Boylston St., Boston; dwindling handful of places that still es here costs more than $32, yet despite (Financial District); 617-338-1~ doesn t pander to American palates. You ach1ote on a banana leaf. All the moles 617-426-7878 - Lydia Shire has been cater to those who live or work nearby. over 400 vintages to choose from, there Pricy Italian food from the team of Rita mcr1 or may not be up for calves liver are made from scratch; the margaritas replaced by former Four The affordable menu emphasizes are only three priced under $35. D'Angelo, Marisa locco and Frank De sauteed with caramelized onions, or are made with fresh lime, not mix. Seasons/Harvest chef Eric Brennan. His Mediterranean and American comfort WISH, 730 Mass. Ave. , Cambridge Pasquale (II Panino). At its best, the fare honeycomb tripe Provencal, but this is JAE'S BACK BAY, 71 1 Boylston St., elegant and sedate fare is not nearly as foods but the cooking is inconsistent. (Central Square); 617-868-8800 -At is focused and flavorful; at rts worst ifs one mthe few places in town where Boston (Copley Square); 617-236-1m cutting edge as his predecessor's. But Save room for dessert and General this cozier, quieter sibling to the adjoin­ over- or under-seasoned When they're available. seven days a week. - Jae Chung once again tries to inte­ many diners will surely appreciate such Manager Brynna Ledyard's exceptional ing Tavern on the Square, Chef Renato D'Angelo and locco aren't there you KAWA, 1280 Beacon St., Brookline, grate Western dishes into his trademark qualities - as well as Brennan's consis- pies.

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Early or those in the "C'mon, batter,' he barks. know spread blankets on a ter­ The batter stride'> to the plate. raced section of "the hill" just in Most zero in on the unfolding front of the press box and slight­ action on the field but other are ly to the right of home plate. content with their O\\ n game<, of Kitty comer and back from that catch, grabbing a .,nack er con­ section is a small stretch of tinuing their summer day con­ wooden stands which sit in the versations. shadow of a newly installed "Play ball." wind turbine spinning like a - Craig Salters giant pinwheel atop the hill. Oh, by the way, it's windy. Sitting high on "the hill" be­ Orleans: Call hind home plate offers a gor­ of the Cardinals geous view of the game below, It's 6:30, a half hour ti ll game but comes at a price: Balls time and the parking Im behind fouled directly over the back­ Eldredge Field in Orlean, is till­ stop do not "drop" in the tradi­ ing up fast. tional sense but appear as line Spots on the hill along the drives with seriou sizzle. Day­ first base line, man) of \\ hich dreaming fans chatting about were staked out hours before the day's beach weather or the with beach chairs and blanket.... prospects of winning the 50150 are filling up as well. Out b) left raffle are sometimes forced to field, fami lies that ha\e planned scatter amid cries of "heads up," their day around the game. are "look out" or some other warn­ in the midst of a picnic dinner. ing. Later they' II settle m be-.ide the "The hill" creates the dynam­ outfield fence for an unob~truct­ ic of top-notch ba eball as ath­ PHOTO BY DAVID COLANTUONO ed view of the action. Y D Red Sox players watch the action during their July 14 game against the Hyannis Mets. letic theater, with the game and On the field the Cardinal only the game in front of its an­ players, doubling a... ground tile tans. greeung old friend'> mound and then, like arcade au- es the game un fo lding before gling and flirting in the dark of a gled spectators. ere\\. 'en e as and miking ne\\ ones. Extolling tomaton~. lower them again to him. balmy July evening. There are no perkct h<,,t for the \ irtue' of Eldredge Park. record the results. Among them Not all eyes are on the game. - Joe Burns Jumbotrons, "for a lot of folks, the Cotu1t Kct­ Ho ... ke) emphasize..., its family- is Matt Oruebel, a scout for the Behind the center fi eld fence bleacher seats, tleer.... putting the fritndl). s.1fe en\'ironment. Cleveland Indians, who played boys play catch, imagining For information about the re- parking Jots or this is as close as fim-.hing touches "'The JX"l.lple put their chair.., here in the late ·go., when he themselves the heroes they as­ 11zai11i11g Cape Cod Baseball other distractions dO\\n at noon and they come \\a<, \\tth Wareham and Har- pire to be. while just-turned leaM11e schedule, visit wwm they'll get to a major on the field\\ hi le behind the field's Abbott and back at game time and their wich. teens play a different game, gig- capt•c·odbaseball.org fences, only tall . leaguer.'' co.. 1ello·., c1a ..... 1c chairs are still there." Ho.,key Not rclr from away a father green trees serv­ "Who·.., c. n fir..,f' sa) s. -.quats by the backstop. explain- ing as a mono­ George Hoskey rouune 1-. blaring The field 11-.elf. described by ing the finer points of the game chromatic back­ of Eastham out Imm he PA. one scribe a-. "a Nonnan Roel-- to his son. \\ho's sitting on hi s drop to the Thi i.., base- well painting wme to hie." "a" lap. Meam.. hile, at the Olher end MUST action. ball Js it was in named by Ba-.eball Amenca of the field. behind the left field But, in many the beginning. The) may be maga1ine a., the top collegiate fence. a~Olher father cradles hi s CLOSE ways, "the hill" is the action. called the Orlean" Cardinals. baseball league park in the infant daughter in hi., arms, Immediately prior to a recent but they could be t Jud' ille counlr). A nXJm), open park. rocking her gently as he watch­ SUNDAYI game between the hometown Nine, and the strapping )Oung with onl) a fe" token benche-., Whitecaps (who will actually be slugger tied for the home run separation bet\\een field and fan the hometown team when they lead could be the Might) Ca'e) in some section ... is non-e:-.istent. move to a new field in Brewster himself. It doesn't matter that he defin d onl) by "'hite line-. next year) and the Falmouth hails from San Di f'la--. Calif.. or dr.mn in the gras'>. Commodores, the area is abuzz that his teammate' come from "For a lot of fo lk-.. this b a-. with activity. Two Brewster Boy equally exotic reache ... such as cJo,e as the) ·11 get to a maJOr Scouts battle to the virtual death Alpharetta. Ga.. Sammamish. leaguer:· Ho-.key .,,l)s. recalling with "Star Wars" light saber'> Wa'>h .. and Behr nt. N.C. Like thr nO\\ legendaf) ·93 Card., while another offers encourage­ the migraung •>ngbird..., that th.it featured Nomar Garcia­ ment. "Use the force, use the come each spring, the) may be parra. Aaron Boone and Ja) Thru Aug 14 force," he urges them. different than the one-. that came Pav ton. At the top of the slope, one Hoping to d1 Q\ r the next Discount rate Senior &Students last year - but the; ·re still Car­ Group rates Falmouth player discusse<, dinals. .. u,x:rstar. major leagu1.: -..c( uh Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8 p.m. • pitching grips with an older Maybe 1t\ the ,jght of the clu-.ter under the concession Sun. 2p.m. couple seated in folding chairs li fe-'>tze -.,atuc of a ba-.eball 'tand merhan~. <.quee1ed ~ ­ while a Brewster player waits player on the front la\\ n of a t\\Cen the 'hingled ... 1dmg and a Tickets $24.00 patiently in line at the snack bar home across the street from El­ chain link l'ence. Repetiti\el) for a bag of peanut M&M 's. dredge Park, or that the ba-;eball rai-.ing their "Stall-er Sport" Below, a fellow Whitecap diamond is set, like a CJ"O\\ n radar guns in unison. the) pomt leaves an impromptu throwing jewel, right in the center of them toward the pitcher\ contest with teammates to jog town. But it's evident that Or­ up the hill; at first he appears to leans takes its ba,t:ball erious­ be performing a pre-game ly. In the hearts and rrnnds of warm-up until it becomes evi ­ many, the Orleans Cardinal-. are dent he is anxious to use the more than just a baseball team. portable rest rooms near the they're a source of pride. a force school. that unites a community and At the foot of the hill, a half­ keeps alive a piece of 'mall Test your wits in this mind-bendtg walk-through dozen baseball scouts unpack town life that too often 'eems to 1 their radar guns and make small have passed us b} adventure of sights, sounds lnd adion! talk to pass the time. A perennial Cardinal i., "Yeah, I heard he had the George Hoskey of Ea'tham. a k Bring this ad and receive $2 off regular surgery today," one confides to a Mr. Cardinal. Now in ht'> priced admission for up to 4 people! the other as they discuss a eighth season a.., the official AUGUST 2 TUESDAY I prospect while watching the team mascot. Ho,ke) was the Festival of --I Whitecap pitcher warm up, each 8:3opm, Ozawa Hall first mascot in the Cape League. Matthias Goeme, baritone Contemponuy Musi pitch pounding the catcher's Alexander Schmalcz, piano Wearing hi s bright red Cardinal Program to include songs by BEETHOVEN AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 8 mitt like the crack of a whip. costume, Mr. C ts a one-bird MAHLER, BERG, and WAGNER John Harbison, director Minutes later, the home plate Mode poss•bi< by t~ gtMnM suppott ofDr Raymond ambassador, and cheerleader for AUGUST 3 WEDNESDAY and Hannah H Schntlder. ••nth odd1tK>nQ/ support umpire shakes the hand of the through grant• from Tht Aaron Coplond lllnd for the team, posing for photos with 8:3opm, Ozawa Hall Musi<, Argosy Foundation, Tht Fromm M~I< Australian Chamber Orchestra Foundal iM, and Tht fkltn f Whltoktr Fund. Richard Tognetti, artistic director Angela Hewitt, piano AUGUST 4 THURSDAY VINE Smith"s Alchemy 8:3opm, Ozawa Hall SCITUATE HERITAGE DAYS J.S BACH Keyboard Concerto in D minor, Chamber Orchestra Concert •I BWV1052 lngo Metzmacher, Ludovic Morlot, August 6, 7 Fun For The Whole Family J.S BACH Keyboard Concerto 1n F minor, and Alan Pierson, conductors BWV1056 Ursula Oppens, piano OPENING CEREMONIES & BUTTERFLY RELEASE Sat. 9am RAVEL {arr ,.OGNETTI) Quartet in F Lucy Shelton, soprano Craft Fair on Front Street AUGUST 5 FR IDAY Music of CARTER, DALLAPICCOLA, BOULEZ. and BIRTWISTLE 8 Fantastic Rides for the Whole Fam1/\ 6pm, Ozawa Hall HISTORIC SITES OPEN • FOOD • Fl ' Members of the BSO Prelude Concert AUGUST 5 FRIDAY FREE PARKING - FREE SHUTTLE FROM SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL 8:3opm, Shed 2:3opm, Ozawa Hall Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Concert & GATES SCHOOL continuous from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm lngo Metzmacher, conductor New Fromm Players Matthias Goerne, baritone Music of SKROWACZEWSKI, BENJAMIN WEBER Overture to Oberon and HARBISON ; Scituate Heritage Da;t·s MAHLER Songs from Des Knoben Wunclerhcrn ) CARTER Adagio tenebroso AUGUST SATU RDAY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2005 STRAVINSKY Suite from The Fireb1rd 2:3opm, Ozawa Hall Beat the Heat 8t • "' (1919 version) Vocal Chamber Mus., Concert FREE ADMISSION th Music of RAN, BROUWER. THOMAS, Have some FUO summer ••• AUGU ST 6 SATURDAY SATURDAY AUG. 6 I and BABBITI •• 9:3oom, Shed Pre-Rehearsal Talk 6pm, Ozawa Hall l 0:00 FUNTLOCIC 10:00 Marie Plrcel & Joe Miaftlij '°'JOOm, Shed Open Reh"Oool Sunday progrom Prelude Concert 11 : 15 BRUCE KATZ BAND· 8:3opm, Shed Music of COHEN, TOWER. and SCHULLER 11:15 4 TONI LYNN WASHINGTON All&!IS' Boston Symphony Orchestra 1:00 tAenoP use AUGUST 7 SUNDAY REBORN Sir Neville Marriner, conductor Veronique Gens, soprano 1oam, Ozawa Hall Jonathan Biss, piano Chamber Mu ;, Conrert 12:30 'itj!fj ALL-MOZART PROGRAM Wiiiiam Sharp, baritone The Musica1·· Overture to The Momoge of Figaro Music of MACKEY. MAW. PERLE. and WYNER 2 :00 BELLEVUE CADILLAC 2 :30 The Hilarious Celebration of womeh and The Change! "A questo seno . Or che ii cielo." 8:3opm. Ozawa Hall 3:40 ROOMFUL OF BLUES - Concert aria, K 374 The Fromm Concert ot TongleWood Piano Concerto No. 23 in A. 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Murray erfectas 'Broken'Inan Broken Flowers mine which of his exes is the young man's A >cene 111 which Don reunites with Car­ mother. To keep his friend company, Win­ men ,Jessica Lange), a successful author and ston presents Don with a CD on which he animal therapist, is quietly hilarious, thanks *** has burned film noir-ish mood music. in part to Chloe Sevigny as Carmen's assis­ orget ··Must Love Dogs ... I say ·· ust A hipster romantic comedy fearuring a tant and apparently her jealous lover. Love Bill Murray." variation on a Homeric theme, "Broken Ot io-bom New York City resident Jar­ F A pleasant addendum to Sofia fop­ Flowers" is the arthouse alternative to the musc h has been cultivating thi'.-. New York pola 's 2003 hit "Lo'>t in Translation," Jim similarly enjoyable "Must Love Dogs." It City bohemia-steeped, deadpan-comedy Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers" has also boa-;ts the best, most eclectic genre for a quarter of a century now, and the the tran cendentally befuddled soundtrack music of the season. Jar­ results remain mixed. Jarmusch has veered Murra) a'> a NeY- Age Don Juan. musch succeeds in one thing espe­ from such early highs a<; '"Stranger than Par­ He\ Don "Johnston with a T." cially: He'!. made a color - pink - adise" and ··oown by Law" to such lows as Don\ a middle-aged Lothario and get laughs. "Dec.d Man." With "Lost in Translation," computer entrepreneur whose On his first stop in the suburbs, Coppola demonstrated an ability to do this Chanel-clad. French live-in mate Don, who brings each former lover genr ~ e\en better than Jarmusch, whose c;; ""l)' (Julie Oelp) ) "alk 01 P. f pinl fl " 1 I ,, ·n Ml 1.ult to im e.,t in mm hi ID I) bachelor pad m the opening naml.!d l.!\h1h1t1om,1 Jau~hter ol H\ Jut1tull) photogmpht:d h) Frederick scenes. Don, Y--ho is friends with sexy ex and would-be closet orga­ Elmes ("'Blue Velvet"'), who has a well­ h1!'> happil) mamed, immigrant nizer Laura (a wryly funny known flair for making mainstream America nc\t-door neighbor and Sherlock Sharon Stone). look creepy, "Broken Flowers" i'> not a tri­ \\annabe Winston (a funny Jeffrey W ght). Don ends up staying for dinner and a umph. But the combination of the patented rt:ee1ve an anon} mou'> lener on emble ati­ sleepover. Poignantly peering intently at Jarrrusch touch and a ca'>t headed by a droll cally pink tationery informing him he a<; a every young man he encounters, presumably Mur·ay mal.e it more than \\ell worth see­ "on who is now 19 year.; old. Encourag d, if seeking a genetic match, Don is a perfect ing. n0t prodded, by Winston, Don embark. on a Murray character, a permanently bemused "Broken Flowers" contains nudity and four-ci ry road trip to find hi'> son and eter- man so laid back, he seems medicated. profimitie.1

IOlllY 11111 WILLll• ... llOIVILLE SCOTT Ill Sa int R a lph *** he timing may be odd for a film bout a boy bonding with a priest. But 'from T "Joan of Arcadia" and Danny B~le \ n.."Cen. t "Millions" to the young hero of· aint Ralph,'' rehgion is making a comeback en­ tertainment aimed at the young. "Saint Ralph," an unlikely but extre;mel) likable and ell-acted coming-of-age, film from Canadian writer-director Michae~Mc­ Go\l,an, combines the ribald, retro-Ca olic s~hool comedy of "Heaven Help Us" ( 985) with a '>UgaI) dollop of"Rocky" ( 1976); The result b impossible to take '>Cri usly but uresi tibly entertaining and effort essly enjoyable, virtue that go a long way at time when so many films are virtual senso as- ault.... Ralph Walker (Adam Butcher) is an nfor­ tunate adolescent in 1954 Hamilton. H lost his father during World War II, and his oth­ er Emma (a delightful Shauna MacDon d) is in the hospital in grave condition. t his Catholic high school, Ralph is in hot wa er, so to speak, for an "accident" that occurre in a local swimming pool, an accident hilip Roth's Portnoy would have identified with. After spying a revealing, unnoticed gap n the girls' locker-room shower, Ralph lost c ntrol of himself He also loses his chance at first date with the unerly charming, self-d tared nun-in-training Claire Collins (11 ara Hope). Stem disciplinarian Father Fitz !Gordon Pinsent) wants Ralph's hea pike. But more liberal Father Hibbert ( amp­ bell Scott), who scandalously teache that "communist" Nietzsche to his studen asks for compassion. When Ralph gets it ifllo his head that his mother will come out of alcoma if he can perform a miracle, he resoh s for An exhausted Ralph (Adam Butcher) gives It all he'~ got as he nears the finish line. reasons not entirely clear or sen ible at his Distance Runner" in which a young Tom cent," TV's "Henry's World") punctuates the miracle will be the winning of the oston Courtenay played an English reform-school film's timeline with the names and images of Marathon, "the most famous foot race in the rebel who discovered a talent for enduring Catholic patron saints, giving "Saint Ralph" a world." extreme physical hardship. sense that religion, especially Catholicism, is STARTS FRIDAY. AUGUST I "Saint Ralph" is not in the same league as replete with fascinating, colorful and magical AllC AllC lOIWS CINlmx SllOWCASICIDAS "Saint Ralph" is a Canadian-shot fit actu­ llAINTlfl 10 fWIMIWl1' UllllY 11£1 llAU 20 CllCU- _._ lilt Richardson's landmark youth drama, but sto ies. "Saint Ralph" may not quite be one of Ql-111,11137' Ill IOO~ Woy Z!lbtl1U1• ally set in Canada for a change, whichfs just "*""'119-- 800/f 1734 _ .. 7'~- 78118'&-1070 °'°"" ~-.. 117~- --- one of the thing I liked about it. See es of Scan ("Roger Dodger"), Pinsent ('The Ship- them. But it earns a halo for offering a feel- AMC LOIWS ClllPUX lOEWS CllUP!U SltOWCASI CIEW IUlllNGTON 10 IOSION COMMON SOllUVlllE IAHOOllll Ralph training with Father Hibbert who ping News"), Hope, Butcher and Jennifer good alternative to the usual arthouse gloom lilt 128·Exl 328 175 Tromorl SI ll~Sqlilt93 lilt 139 btVCl•ll 7811229·9200 """" llXl!lllllllGOl730DIGITll 800/FAllOOtilO 1737 OIOITAl 7811NJ.'t00 - --·- turns out to be an unfulfilled ex-Olymp c ath­ Tiiiy as a comically maternal nurse make this and doom. AllC LOEWSCINEmx MATlOflAl AllUSIMINT$ SHOWCMICMMS ·- f£NWAl 13 flfSH P<*D SHOWCASf CINEMAS lfVHf -- lete. reminded me of the great 1962 Tony sweetly comic fable go down smoothly. Rated PG-13. "Saint Ralph" contains rib- 201-A" DllJtWI 950-.0 Hwy lilt16 ~ -·c.w. """Pond Plaza -- Toronto native McGowan ("My Dog Vin- ala humor and briefnudil) i Richardson film 'The Loneliness of th Long 6171424~-.. llXllllCllllGOl732l>MlflAl 7811329-4955 Dlll'IAl 7111211' - ·---- www.allstonbrightontab.com Friday, August 5, 2005 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 19

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in the Propane Refills Opinion Hardwood Charcoal The Bar-B-Que Barn I :New Releases section! 1-888-41GRILL . www.bbqbarn.com :s12 *** • "5x2" charts the failed marriage of : attractive Parisians Marion (Valeria : Bruni Tedeschi) and Gilles (Stephane : Freiss) from end to beginning. Bruni •Tedeschi delivers a radiant, multifac- ~ eted performance, and both leads eerily : appear to get younger as the film 'heads into the past. Though the action : concludes with a spectacularly : poignant image given the frozen future ' to come, the film fails to bring Gilles • and Marion sufficiently to life to make it : as devastating as it should be. In Sarah (Diane Lane) gets a moping companion In "Must Love Dogs." EXCLUSIVE ENGAGMENT ~French with English subtitles. (Rated R) BEGINS FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH! : HUSTLE & FLOW *** confectioner himself, deciled to the ptiys1cally challenged men who trans­ Derby of eddings, where John falls • Memphis hustler DJay (Terrence creep-you-out hilt with top hat. velvet form themselves into warriors on ~Howard) dreams of busting out of the for Clair~ (Rachel McAdams), the jacket and grotesquely squeak'Y latex wfleels. When he's on camera. Zupan engagedt.aughter of Treasury Secretary : pimp life and launching a career as a gloves. The film is perversely eochanti· rivets our attention. His has that quality • hip-hop artist. When DJay reaches the William leary (Christopher Walken). ng, and the actors are temfic, especially knov.n in show business as "presence." Not all o "The Wedding Crashers" : age his father was when he died of a the children. Depp, however, comes Zupan get an agent. (Rated R) : heart attack, he has an epiphany, works, b t Vaughn and Wilson's chem­ across as impossible to comprehend or MUST LOVE DOGS ** 112 : recruits former friend Key (Anthony istry ma es this raunchy. often-hilarious like, a problem Gene Wilder could not Newly divorced preschool teacher Sarah film wotl well overall. (Rated R) • Anderson) and church musician Shelby solve m the 1971 ver5ion 'Wtlly Wonka Nolan (Diane Lane) is reluctant to start : (OJ Qualls) to lay down tracks with & the Chocolate Factory: {Rated PG) dating. While navigating the chutes and him. "Hustle & Flow," received a big ~ HAPPY ENDINGS * ladders of single life, she finds herself ~ 5ounce at Sundance, is powerfully Oh, what tangled, soap opera·Jsh webs involved with Jake Anderson (John • acted by an amazing breakout cast, but 1 we weave when first we practice to • Cusack), a quasi-bohemian builder of JI times phony to the Huggy-Bear-hilt. conceive? Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom wooden racing sculls and newly sepa· -(Rated R) Arnold, Lisa Kudrow and Jesse rated father Bob Connor (Dermot lHE LAST DISPATCH ** 1/2 Bradford are featured m this film about Mulroney), whose son Austin is Sarah·s •"The Last Dispatch," is a bittersweet several unlikable and du I characters student. As the self-deprecating. vulner· valentine to fans and new listeners intertwined in a mess of gay and aole and charming Sarah, Lane gives alike. It follows likable, talented but dis· straight relationships This latest film the film its soul and helps 11 transcend tinctly individual college buddies Pete from writer-director Don Roos (''The its shameless cheesiness. "Must Love Francis, Brad Corrigan and Chad Opposite of Sex") is like being locked in Dogs· 1s going to be a summer sleeper Urmston, who argue over such issues a room for two hours wrth people you 111. (Rated PG-13) as who gets credited as lead singer loathe. (Rated R) THE WARRIOR *** 1'2 and ultimately turn down an opportuni­ MARCH OF THE PENGUINS *** T"is ;affron-tinted. feudal-era fable tells ty to be signed to a major record label. Narrated in a grandfatherly, reassunng the story of Rajput wamor Lafcadia Rese atio11s, Brochure Call: • By the documentary's end, viewers are tone by Morgan Freeman, "Marth of the (lrfan Khan) who gives up a life of vio· pulled into the world of the Dispatch Pengwns" is just that - ayeartong lence for a religious pilgrimage. In a 1an family. As Dispatch rehearses new account of the ages-old migration that sense, this Hindi-language, British -}fOJ,-227-4ii45\ . songs for their final concert, it's clear the stately Emperor penguins make to f nanced film is an "eastern'" complete the band has the talent to keep going, J1UtUDIIOll .. the icy floor of the South Pole to breed, ~11th horses, wagons, a journey from which makes their break-up last July hatch and raise offspnng. This French· the desert to the mountains and a cor­ RESORT even more heartbreaking. (Not rated) made documentary already seems like a relative progression from darkness to -Tenley Woodman classic. and filmmaker Luc JacQuet's enlightenment. Magnificently shot and up-close and personal camera's-eye featunng an evocative score, "The NOW f:JLAVING ' Ongoing view of these hatchlings emerging from Warrior," which was completed in 2001 , LOEWS THEATllES ,.,.c 0AMC SHOWCASE CINEMAS * BOSTON COMMON +BURUHGTOH 10 *FltAMIHGHAM 16 •RANDOLPH CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE the eggshells is like nothing you've 1s the most engrossing "new" release. 175 TRfMOtlT ST llTE. 1t8 EXIT 391 flllTIE PASS AT kTE 139, EXIT llOA seen (Rated G) -Stephen Schaefer In Hindi with English subtitles. (Rated 800-fANOANGO 1730 (711) 299.9g00 SHOf'PERS WOfllD Off RTE ll4 FACTORY*** o,.,.c SHOWCASE CINEMAS (508) 62M404 (781) 903.5«)0 R) OSHOWCASE CINEMAS After winning a lottery, underfed and MUROERBALl *** *FtHWAY CINEMA 13 •CIRCLE LON'S lliEATRES 201 IROOKUNf. AV£. ClMl.ANO ClltCll' •R£Vtll£ unselfish Charlie Bucket (Freddie Is Mark Zupan the f rst quadnplegic THE WEDDING CRASHERS *** (617. 4ll4.C266 (617 566-4040 *FRESH POHD RTE. C1 a SQUIRE RO. fRESH PONO PL'2A (781) ll86-1660 SHOWCASE ONE.MAS , Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (David movie star? He is r Murderba!J" is any Sassy and successfu1 di..iorce lawyers """'- 800-rANOAHGO t73ll * IRAltmtU 10 •DEDHAM LON'SlliEATltES Kelly) join other children and adult indication. A documentary about young John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Off fORIES RO, RTE 1 & 1t8 EXIT 1S• LON'S THEATRES *50M[RVJW RTE 37 a 1'19 711 3ll6-49S5 AT ASSEMllY SQ. RTE 93 >!CUIHTY mt 11\AU 800-fANOAHGO 1737 chaperones for a tour of Willy Wonka·s quadnpleg1cs who deYOte l:Wmselves Jeremy Klem Mnce Vaughn) crash 1711 148-1070 100 IND(ptt.fO(N; WAY •ID@!!!hl (g)r 800-fANOAHGO '734 SHOWCASE CINEMAS · (Johnny Depp) magical factory. In this heart-and-soul to a brutal, gladiatorial weddings m search of female guests *iiii1l:•!..-t-t DI e f TA L •WOBURN SOAR'( t40 PASSES-ACCEPTED FOR RTE 1HEXIT35am 38 land of chocolate waterfalls and eat sport known as w "'!!chair rugby, !lla1le urnnh1brted by'alcohol. Their lHs ~. 1 (711) 933-5330 • able" plants. they meet the eccentnc "Murderbal1 1s a umQue portrait of scheming goes awry at the Kentucky ·~ ' Page 20 Allston-Brighton TAB Friday, Augu't 5. 2005 www.allstonbrightontab.com

... Europe is for lovers In these enchanting towns, all roads lead to ro1nance ith exquisite old Vezela}, France an old country inn with elegant buildings, scenic Head south along a narrow faded French charm. It's fur­ W bridges and intoxi­ road from Pari. to Burgundy. ni<,hed with medieval antiques, cating aroma<; of grapes ripening and an apparition appears: a •nc• and it'> 'huttered windows look on vines, cheeses aging in caves clieval town caned out of a hill out over ivied rooftops below. and crusty bread baking in brick topped by a magnificent church. Beds m the guest rooms are co\­ The road ziizzaiz as it c imb erete et Lion d'Or, Place du ovens, Europe casts a rom{lntic Time here -.cem-. to have .,tood Champ-de-Foire, rates about spell on the senses. Under that still since the 12th century. Tiny $66 to $174 per night; www.la­ .,pell, couples fall in love all over cobblestone streets radiate ir ull po.,te-liondor.com . again. directions from the row n 'quare. 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Da\ id Hanley of Norwood, Kevin Hanley and B~ual was in Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Mr. McCarthy had been a former resident of Clayton Hanley Joseph Hanley of Waltham, Mark Hanley of Fram­ M orial donations may be made to Dana-Far­ Rosl indale a 1d County Cork, Ireland. Brother ofBri ghton residents ingham. Joan ~ cKay and Roberta LeBlanc of ber ancer Institute, l 0 Brookline Place, Sixth He I.eave~. his wife, Mary (O'Sullivan) Mc­ .Na-;hua N.H . Marie Hanley of Hyde Park, Elaine Floor Brookline, MA 02445. Carthy; his ;hildrcn, Eileen McLaughlin of Ded­ \,fj nnehan of Hanover, and George Hanley and ham, Patric a McCarthy-McCarthy of Bright9n, Clayton L. Hanley of Norwood died Monday. Ro...emaJ)' Hanley of Brighton; and man> nieces Mary Madd !n of 'fau nton, Timothy McCarthy of 1/ Aug. l, 2005, in Norwood. He was 54. anct nephe\\. s. Jeremiah McCarthy a 1d Jererniah McCarthy of Kingston; 15 He was the son of Yvette Hanley of Brighton and He was the brother of the late John Hanley, Paul grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. , 1, the late George Hanley. Hanley and Elizabeth Hanley. Father ofBrighton resident His funer.tl was held Saturday, July 30, from He leaves his wife, Dores (Barbosa) Hanley; his His funeral was held Thursday, Aug. 4, from William J. Gormley Funeral Home, West Roxbury, '· mother; his children, Clayton K. Hanley and Kell) Gillool> Funer.il Home, Norwood, followed by a Jefmiah McCarthy of Kingston died Wednes­ followed by :i funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church. L. Hanley of Norwood; his brothers and sistel"'o, funeral Mas-, at St. 1imothy Church. day, ly 27, 2005. Burial was in Blue Hill Cemetery.

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•.; Local students board." both the Brooki ngs Institution and D niel and Anthony Dempsey Prior to joining O'Neill and As­ the American Academy of Arts i:. graduate from rian and Deborah A. (Dangelo) Dempsey of Framingham ar nounc~ the birth of twin sons, Daniel sociates, Mor.c held public rela and Science~. where she designed Anthony, on June 15, 2005, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. t£ UMass-Amherst tions position'> in gm emment and and implemented media strategy randparents are Fran and James Dangelo of Newton, and Martin Dempsey of Brighton and the The following local students several nonprotib . .,.. here he in­ for research finding for these or­ Ei leen Dempsey. earned bachelor degrees from tegrated communications and ga.nitations. which ~ulted in UMass-Amherst during May 22 public awarcne-.., campaigns. broad national media coverage. , commencement at Warren P. Most recentl), Mo~ was the Before that she was an rude vto , McGuirk Alumni Stadium. communication manager for U <; Sen. Edward M. Kenned)'. Allston -Sean C. Belgrave, Voice of the Faithful. a group coordinating constituent outreach , Na'Arna Gal and Catherine formed in respon-.e to the cri-.is in and the resolution of issues be­ ~ Dempsey Pakenham. the Catholic Church. While there, t\\ 1..~n constituents. community she oversaw the de' elopment of organit..ations and the federal gov­ AT YOUR SERVICE Brighton - Kerry Ann At· .. wood, Andrew G. Chu, strategies and <.:ampa;~n to create ernment. She facilitated grants 1 Alexandra K. Culliton, Peter greater public awarene-.s of the j,_ and appropriations for state-relat­ ;; N. Foundas, Eric W. Gibbons, sues facing the church. a., well a-.. ed projects m excess of $5 mil­ promoting greater re,ponsibilit) lion CHILD CARE SERVICE MAS N '· Daniel E. Gosselin, Matthew J. I ~ ' Maiberger, Leonardo Felipe in the Catholic Church. Thc-.e Mol"'oe holds a degree in jour­ :r'. Sabogal and Tszleung To. campaigns were in-..trumental to nah-;m from the Univel"'oity of the growth of the fledgling organi· Ma-.sachu-.etts. where <,he wa., a ~ill~ eburt zation and to healing in the Phi Beta Kappa and member of r: O'Neill and Associates church. She directly O\ersa\\ the national communications adds Morse to team communication-.. effort.., related to honor society. and a ma-.tcr\ de­ O'Neill and Associates, a full­ the organization's po ition on the gn_-e in communication from the service government and public church's respon-..e to the clerg) Annenberg School of Communi­ • relations firm, has announced sexual abuse and the closing 01 cation at the Umver..ity of Penn­ ,, that Suzanne N. Morse has dozens of pari.,he-.. in the Archdio­ '>) hania. She coordinated the Full llme joined the firm as associate direc­ cese of Boston Mor-.e becam1.. State of the Union Project for or Part llme tor. "Suzanne's background in cri­ one of the key "fl\.1ke,men natior 2020 Democrat ... and sits on the sis and issues management dove­ ally to comment on the papal rran­ board of directol"'i of the Univer­ 150 Chapel 5t. Norwood tails perfectly with the demands sition in April. appearing in na­ sity of Massachu'>etts Alumni Patricia McHaul 781.i!SS.1799 of our clients," said Chief Execu- tional and local broadca'>t and A~... ociation A nati\'e of Har­ . I tive Officer Thomas P. O'Neill m. print media outlet... vard. Mor-,e now lives in "We're thrilled to have her on Morse held pre\ iou'> po"b a Brighton. CLEANING SERVICES

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readers and communit} member. appear Aug. 5. Free and open to lowefi by a craft. Free. No registra­ Toddler Story time Brighton Branch to sign up for library cards and the public. No registration re­ tion required. The schedule is: Honan-Allston view the existing collection. quired. Aug. 9 - "Squirrels;" Aug. 16 - Toddler Story time takes place 40 Academy Hill Road, Branch Tuesdays, I 0:30 a.m., Aug. 9 and Brighton, 617-782-6032 For information, call 617-782- "G~shoppers and Crickets;" 6032. Clayworks with Aug 23 - "Skunks;" and Aug. 30 - 300 Norlh Harvard St., Allston, Aug. 16. Story time is for chil­ "F flies." 617-787-6313 dren ages 1 112 to 3 1!2 and their 'American Folk Homework assistance Anne McCrea • The OK Club, Tuesday, Aug. caregivers. Each week, partici­ Music for Families' Tuesday, Aug. 23, 3 to 4: I 0 9, 4 to 4:45 p.m. The OnJy Kids pants share stories, songs, finger­ Homework A'si lance i now Exhibit: Your Heart is plays and a craft. Registration is "American Folk Music for p.m. Registration is required. Clu~· s a monthly book discussion available Monday. 5:30 to 7 30 Children 6 to 12 will gather in a Where Your Home Is required. Families & Friends," with Will p.m.; Tuesday through Thursda}, gro for children in grades 3 and Branch and David Fox, takes circle to hear Anne McCrea tell aide . Conversation and a snack The work of local photograph­ 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (excluding holi­ torie · from two of Robert Mc­ place Thursday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m., days). are ffered. 'The Secret of Castle er Adam Sandofsky will be dis­ Preschool Story time at the Brighton Branch Library. Clo key's books that celebrate Can ' by KP.Bath will be dis­ played in the art gallery for Au­ New England. Participants will Preschool Story time is pre­ All are welcome to this free con­ cussed. Books are available one gust. Sandofsky will displa} his watch a demonstration of sculpt­ sented every other Friday at cert. For information, call 617- mo th in advance. Registration is collections of Boston and Cliina­ Faneuil Branch ing techniques before sculpting 10:30 a.m., Aug. 5, 12 and 19. 782-6032. req town photography. their own seagull, seal or duck­ Preschool Story time is for chil­ 419 Faneuil SL, Brig/mm, 617- p sit story time, Mondays, dren ages 3 to 5 and their care­ ling from clay to take home. Free I 0: 0 a.m. Children age 4 and 782-6705 Summer movies for givers. Every other week, partici­ Help for beginning and open to the public. you ger and a caregiver are wel­ pants share stories, songs, Internet user co e to join in for stories and a kids Going Places Every other Friday at 3 p.m. fingerplays and a craft. Registra­ Mystified by the 'Net? Don't Fog, Flowers and No registration required. @ Your Library through Aug. 12, summer movies tion is required. know how to surf? Help is avail­ hool Story time, Wednes­ Fireworks: Chemistry for kids will be screened. 'The able at the library for patrons to Taking place Thursdays day , at 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., through Aug. 25 from 3 to 4 p.m. Frida)'. Aug. 26, I 0:30 to 11 : 15 through Aug. 31. For preschoolers Pacifier" is featured Aug. 12. ESL program get them started. For an appoint­ a m.. for age 7 and older. Pre­ ment, call Alan at 617-782-6032. Statewide Summer LibrnI) Ad­ age 2 to 5 and a caregiver. There English for speakers of other venture is \pon ored b} the sented by the Museum of Sci­ wil be stories and a craft. Free. No Summer drop-in crafts ence, Boston. Explore indicators languages conversation group: Boston Public LibrnI)·/Faneuil re tration required. The sched­ Drop-in crafts program i.; of­ Practice conversation skills with ESL conversation Branch, Mas<.achu-.eru, Regional of chemical change as molecules ule s: Aug. I 0 - "Following Direc­ too small to ee break apart to fered Wednesdays, at 3 .m., an English-speaking vol unteer No registration required and Library System and Massachu­ tio s;" Aug. 17 - "Sharing;" Aug. through Aug. 17, for ages S and Mondays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays ' ' admission is free. The group setts Library Board of Commis­ form new thing . Determine the 24 "Mind Your Manners;" and older. Aug. I 0 - Make a tru 1k to at 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at ' meets Mondays and Thursdays at sioners, with the \Upport of the energy tared in a piece of candy, Au . 31 - "Starting School." travel with; and Aug. 17 - Deco­ 6:30 p.m. Participants can join 6 p.m.; and Wednesdays and Fri­ Museum of Fine Aro.. Children watch sub tances change color, • The Faneuil Bookworms, rate a notebook for school. other adult language learners to days at I 0 a.m. For information, will read, keep track of their and learn how chemical cold W. nesdays, 3 to 4 p.m., through practice conversation skills in call 617-782-6032. progress over the summer and re­ pad... s work. Demonstrations en­ Au . 31. A book discussion group ceive a surpri-.e for completing courage participants to think like Popcorn and Pages English. The program is free; no for hi ldren ages 4 to 8. After read­ registration is required. and returning weekly adventure a scientist while exporing indica­ in each book aloud, there is a dis­ Popcorn and Pages, a summer Stories and films sheets to the Faneu1I Branch Li­ tor; of chemical change. Free and book club for kids age 9 to 12, is Stories and films for children cu sion followed by an art project brary. Registration and folder open to the public. b on the theme. The schedule offered Thursdays at 4 p.m .. run­ Tai Chi class take place Tuesdays, I 0:30 a.m. pickup has begun. Free and open ning through Aug. 18. This is a free program; all are in­ is: Aug. I 0 - "Happy Birthday This class will return in the fall. to the public The schedule is: Kids' programs Jo a Cole;" Aug. 17 - "Tall ' vited. Aug. 11 - '"It\ a Beach Da)." • Toddler Stal) time, Mondays, T: s;" Aug. 24 - "National Inven­ Reading Readiness Knitting Circle Aug. 18 - "Let\ Vi it a Coral tio Month;" and Aug. 31 - "My Reef;" and Aug. 25 - ··Going I 0:30 to 11 : 15 a.m., through Aug. Reading Readiness is fo1 chi l­ Russian collection 29. Children ages 4 and younger · cipal is a Pal." The Knitting Circle will return in Home to Bo-,ton. dren age 3 to 5 and meet) Fri­ Last winter, the Brig?ton and a caregiver are welcome to The Faneuil Pagetumers meet days at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 5, 12 the fal l. Branch Library received a gift join in for torie and a paper craft. T sday, Aug. 30, 6:30 to 7:30 and 19. In the program, fun con­ from the estate of Jennie Levey to Reading Readiness Free. No registration required. The p. . A parent/child book discus­ cepts that lead to reading will be Discussion group benefit the Russian collection at Takes plru.:e Frida> . through schedule i : Aug. 8 - "Here Come · si n group, appropriate for chi l­ explored. Each week of story A book discussion group meets the library. The Bilbo Haggins Aug. 19, 10·10 to 11.1 5 a.m., for the Ice Cream Truck;" Aug. 15 - n in grades 4 and older with a time includes shared stories, the last Monday of each month at Fund has been created. Materials children 3 to 5. The group will ex­ "Whale Watch;" Aug. 22 - "Let'· nt. Join in for conversation songs, fingerplays and crafts, as 6:30p.m. include Russian fiction, no~fic­ plore concepb ne<.:e "ary before a Go Fishing;'· and Aug. 29-"At the an a snack. The featured book is well as play with educational tion, classics and best se\lers, child learns to read. Each week, Park." e Gawgon and the Boy" by games. There will also be a Russian DVDs, Russian vi(:leos participant\ will .,hare stories. do • Bedtime Stories, Tuesdays, 6 LI yd Alexander. Registration is Movin' and Groovin' concert Chess instruction and Russian books on CD. educational puzzle or welcowe to 6:30 p.m., through Aug. 30. an uired. Books are available at with Su Eaton and Aug. 19. Reg­ Chess instruction will resume The library invites all Ru sian musical guc\t Su Eaton. who \\ill evening edition of story time fol- th library a month in advance. istration is required. in the fall.

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age, medical status, culture, ed1- serve one\ health care needs. d~ to prepare their children for disability could actually b.! indi­ and treatment of cardiovascular The Joseph M. Smith COJnmu- nicity or primaJ! language can The center is at 287 Western s hool. cators of underlying visua prob­ disease through visits with the 11ity Health Center; 287 Western access the highe t quality of care Ave., All ton. and offer.. compre­ Reach Out and Read volun­ lems. Regular eye ex.ams can help primary care provider, and nutri­ Ave., Allston, is a nonpmfit orga­ at their local <."'lMmunit) health hen-.ive medical. dental. counsel- teers play an important role in to rule out any such visual cause.., tionist<; and cac;e managers edu­ ni:ation that offers comprrdzen­ center. • "" ... I ....,re patient" about cardiovascular \il>e medical, dental, counseling For mc::mbers of the of circumstance. To learn more elmg tor pan:n~ h<1\\ to read h 1 unponant ~ 1 J11; n~ JJIU \c ti •1 m the common­ rience is gratifying. If you are common eye diseases, ~ssesses tients diagnosed with diabetes. wealth of Ma..,sachusetts. In adJi­ The Joseph M. Smith Commu­ i terested in this opportuni ty, how the eyes work together and The case manager monitors The Joseph M. Smith Coi;nmu­ tion to pro\iding a "one-stop nit)' Health Center i\ currentl} lease contact Sonia in the Out­ evaluates the eyes to look for in health data, provides one-on-one nity Health Center, in partn ~rs hip shopping" e\perience for prima­ \eeking volunteers to read to chil­ ch Department at 617-208- dicators of other overall health health education and lifestyle with the Allston/Brighton ry and prevennve health-<:are er­ dren in the waiting rooms of its 580. problems. Many eye diseases do counseling, and arranges vision, Healthy Boston Coalition, offers vices, communit) health center.. All<,ton/Brighton office ac, part of For more information on the not present immediate symptoms podiatry, nutrition and en­ a free smoking-cessation pro­ also promote good health through its expanding Reach Out and ead Out and Read program that would be noticeabk to the docrinology services. gram. Outreach workers at the p~vention. education, outreach Read initiative. lease contact the Reach Out and patient, but an eye doctor can To learn more about health health center proyjde free infor­ and social sen. ice in collabora­ Reach Out and Read i., a na­ ead National Center by phone at often detect these disease.; before center services, or to make an ap­ mation and support for anyone tion with other local community­ tional program that is designed to 17-629-8042, by e-mail at they impair vision and/or health. pointment with a provider, call • interested in quitting sm9king. · [email protected], or •t based agencies. strengthen the link between liter­ 617-783-0500. Nicotine Replacement 11/erapy isit their Web site at www.rea- •t While community health cen­ acy and a healthy chi ldhood. It is Health Center heh•s • (patch/gum) can be offered at a houtandread.org. • ters promote, pre-.erve and pro­ an intervention by pediatricians Women's Health • discount. Services and literature tect indi vidual health, the) also and nurse , helping parents un­ older adults live are available through the health support the health and de\elop­ derstand the importance of read­ Eye on your health longer, stronger Network screenings center in Spanish and Russian, ment of the communitie in ing aloud to their children from Free annual mammograms, and throughout the community in All ton-Brighton residents of Due to public health advance­ which the) operate rut well as the infanC). while giving them the I ages can receive their primary ments, older adults are living Pap tests and cardiovascular English and Portuguese. health care sy tern rut a "hole. tool to help their children learn screenings are available at the For more information about ye care and eyeglass services at longer than ever and are making , According to the Massachusetts to love books and begin school e Joseph Smith Community up a larger proportion of the pop­ Joseph M. Smith Community this program, call: League of Community Health ready to learn. Health Center in Allston and For English, Allston-Brighton ealth Center. The center's op­ ulation. Over the next 25 years, ~ Centers, national tudies indicate Research has shown that chil­ ometrist, Dr. Beverly Scott, has the popul ation of older adults in Walthan1. The center is now • Healthy Boston Coalition, 617- that every dollar invested in com­ dren who Jive in print-rich envi­ scheduling appointments for the • 782-3886. For Spanish, Alicia orked in community health set- the United States will nse such munity health centers provide-; an ronments and are read to from in­ following dates: Castro, 617-208- 1583. ngs for approximately nine that one in five Americans wi ll be average sa\ mg. of 3 to the over­ fancy are much more likely to Saturday, Aug. 13; Wednesday, For other programs within the ears and is al o affiliated with over the age of 65. How.!ver, ac­ all health-<:are '>) tern. For ex.im­ learn to read on schedule. Read­ Sept. 14; Monday, Sept. 26; Allston-Brighton community, e New England College of Op­ cording to the America 1 Public ple, aggres 1\e chronic disease ing difficulty can contribute to Wednesday, Oct. 12; Monday, 617-783-3564. Eometry. Individuals who are Health Association, living longer management programs, such as chool failure, which increases uninsured may be eligible for a does not necessarily mean that Oct. 24; Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the tuberculosis and diabete.'> the ri sk of absenteeism, school ,sliding fee based on income. To older adults are living stronger. Waltham; Saturday, Nov. 19, Welcome baby management programs at the drop out, juvenile delinquency, :schedule an appointment with the The average 75-year-old has Wednesday, Nov. 30; and The Welcome Baby program Joseph M Smith Communit) ub tance abuse, and teenage doctor, call 617-208-1545. three chronic conditions and uses Wednesday Dec. 7. visits fami lies with a newborn Health Center. help minirl.ize pregnancy. Eye exams are particularly im­ five prescription drugs, and 80 The Women's Health Network, and brings a soft blanket and par­ emergenc) room vi i~ and pre­ Children between the ages of portant for children because vi- percent of older adul suffer a program of the Health Center, enting and community informa­ ventable ho pitalizations among infancy and 5 years who visit the ion is closely associated with the from at least one chron c condi­ offers free screenings to eligible tion. For more information on patients. Furthermore, communi­ Joseph M. Smith Community learning process. Children who tion. women 40 and older who have this program, call Sandy or Randi ty health center.. provide a source Health Center for well-child vis­ have trouble seeing will often Older adults in the Allston­ limited or no health insurance and at617-474-l 143. of stable employment and job its receive a new developmental­ have trouble with their · school­ Brighton community can receive are low income. Women younger • training for their communit} re i­ ly appropriate book to take home work. However, many children many necessary screenings at the than 40 may also be eligible. What is a community dents and often pla)' a ignificant and keep, and parents receive age do not realize they are having vi­ Joseph M. Smith Community To find out about qualifying or role in revitalizing the communi­ appropriate advice on reading sion problem because they do Health Center. The center offers for more information, call the health center? ties and bu,me. s di trict'> in aloud to their children. Through not know what "normal" vision primary care services and some Women's Health Network at the Community members often which the) are located. Reach Out and Rea4 every child looks like, so will not necessarily specialty services to people of all Joseph M. Smith Community have questions regarding who is The center im 1te all re ident~ tarts school with a home library complain about or seek help for ages and has programs that help Health Center at 617-783-0500. eligible to access services at com­ of the All ton/Brighton and sur­ of at least ten beautiful children's vision-related difficulties. Ac­ people manage some of the con­ The Women's Health Network munity health centers. The an­ rounding communities to vis t the books, and parents understand cording to the American Associa­ ditions that often impact older is a state program funded by the swer is that anyone, regru1dless of facility and learn how local com­ that reading aloud is one of the tion of Ophthalmology, poor adults. For example, trie health Massachusetts Department of insurance status, residenc~ status, munity health centers can be!-it most important things they can school performance or a reading center addresses the prevention Public Health. Send us your school events for our Subscribe to the education listing [email protected] Allston-Brighton TAB or fax 781-433-8202 Call: 888-343-1960 www.allstonbrightontab.com Friday, August 5, 2005 Allston-Brighton TAB, page 23 EDUCATION

BPS implements abling all our student.., to reach systems so that they can recruit, grams ~i ll be launched between ofGovernmental and Community tive. Graduates are accepted to new Web-based academic profic1cnc)," McGann h re, and retain the best educa­ July 2005 and December 2006. Affairs at 617-552-4787 one busi­ Bo!>ton Latin, Latin Academy, said. "The new BPS Career Cen­ tors. We are pleased to support ness day in advance of their vis·t Boston College High and other applications ter gives us one integrated online BPS as they improve its HR sys­ BC o'ers free and are limited to two Recreatio1 high schools. The Boston Public Schools system for all job po ting and ap­ tem , and we hope that other Complex visits per week. Due to Tuition for the year is $3,500 Office of Human Resources re­ plication processes. It's a big leap local funders will recognize the summer recreation the popularity of the facility in the for grades kindergarten 2 through cently launched a new Web­ forward to help u, hire new link between the chool depart­ program for A-B summer, the guest program is lirr­ grade 8. Cost for pre-kinder­ based hiring system, the first of teachers earlier, impro\'e princi ment' ability to manage its Boston College will again open ited to 30 Allston-Brighton res - garten through kindergarten l is ... . many steps to "reinvent" its oper­ pals' ability to effecti\ely screen human capital and improved stu­ its William J. Flynn Recreation dents on a daily basis. Reserva­ $4,250, which is tax deductible. ations and improve its customer and communicate with candi­ dent achievement and will join Compl~x for free use by Allston­ tions can be made Monda) s Tuition includes all fees includ­ service to applicants, employees dates and reduce the amount of us in support of this important Brighton residents this summer. through Thursdays, from 9:30 ing books, registration and spe­ and hiring managers. paperwork associated with the i ni uati ve." The 2005 summer guest program a.m. to 4 p.m., and Fridays, from cials such as gym, music, art and The new system is an online more than 20,000 application.., The Broad Foundation made a runs Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to I p.m. Voice mail computer. recruiting solution developed by we receive each year." ~1.8 million challenge grant to through Aug. 19. reservations will not be accepted. For more information or a tour Kenexa Corporation that stream­ The new applicant tracking BPS with the goal that the The Recreation Complex facili­ In addition to the guest card, of the school, call 617-782-7170 lines the hiring process for both and management sy tern i part Boston philanthropic community ties, including an indoor pool, are guests may be asked for pho o or e-mail the principal at the candidate and the staff mem­ of a bigger HR Reinvention plan will raise a matching amount. An available Monday through Friday, identification in order to be admit­ [email protected]. ber doing the hiring, creati ng an under way at the school depart­ anonymous local donor has al­ from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., except ted. Children younger than 14 interactive BPS Career Center. ment. Superintendent Thomas read) committed I million, and for Wednesdays when the hours must be accompanied by an adult. Northeastern seeks The BPS Career Center sim­ W. Payzant last ) ear hired Mc­ the district is seeking to rai e an are 10 am. to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call the plifies the process for teachers Gann to direct the office. She i a ..i:dd1tional $800,000 to support Interested residents of Allston­ university's Office of Govern­ A-8 scholarship and other candidates by provid­ retired rear admiral who previ­ he HR Reinvention. Brightbn must register for the mental and Community Affairs at applications ing them with the ability to ously oversaw recruiting for the ln addition to the Web-based summer guest program at Boston 617-552-4787. Northeastern University wel­ browse, search and apply for cur­ U.S. Navy. applicant hiring and tracking ys­ College's Office of Governmental comes applications from All­ rent openings online. The new The HR initiati\e i funded by tem, the ambitious plan to im­ and Community Affairs, 116 Col­ St. Anthony's ston/Brighton residents for its an­ online system will reduce paper­ The Broad Foundauon, a pmate pro .. e me efficienc) and effec­ lege Road, on BC's Chestnut Hill nual Joseph Tehan work, speed the hiring process foundation based in Lo Angele . tivene s of HR in the Boston campus, Monday through Friday, School registration Allston/Brighton Neighborhood and increase customer satisfac­ whose mission 1s to dramaticaliy Public School mcludes an on­ between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. St. Anthony's School, 57 Scholarship. The scholarship will tion for both applicants and hir­ improve kindergarten through line ta..ent as es ment to screen Residents must show a driver's li­ Holton St., Allston, is acceptirig be one year's tuition and will be ing managers. grade 12 urban public education. teachirg candidate ; employee cense or picture ID with proof of registrations for the 2005-2006 open to all incoming freshmen BPS Assistant Superintendent "We have been impre~'ed with el 1 -c;ervice application for per­ residency. Re idents who do not school year. St. Anthony's i a and undergraduates already en­ for Human Resources Barbara the leadership of Bo ... ton Public onnel-related transactions; an have a photo ID with their address prekindergarten through grade 8 rolled at the university. The schol­ McGann said the BPS Career Schools and the -trong growth in integrated work force planning will be required to provide proof multicultural Catholic school, arship will be based on academic Center will have an immediate student achievement that BPS tool to allo" principal to man­ of re idency in the form of a utili­ which has served the community merit, financial need, and con­ impact on the district's hiring has achieved O\er the last age their staffing plans for the ty bill in order to qualif) for the since 1921. cern for community affairs. process. decade," said Fli Broad, founder upcommg school year; and im­ program. Qualifying residents Before- and after-school pro­ Prospective students should send "Our goal is to recruit, screen of The Broad Foundation. "A prmed hiring and upport y - wi ll be issued a guest card, which grams are offered, as well as a va­ applications to: Jack Grinold, and hire the best possible teach­ simple tool likt.: online recruiting terns for new teachers and new mu t be presented with each visit cation and summer program. 1ne Athletic Department, Northeast­ ers and staff who will help is the kind of advance we need to school leade~ . to the Recreation Complex. school also offers Reading Re­ ern University, 360 Huntington Boston achieve our goal of en- implement in our urban chool Each of these innovative pro- Guests mu t contact the Office covery and Literacy Collabcra- Ave., Boston, MA02 11 5.

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Jackson Mann Community velopment. lion of Bo ton Centers for Youth ti vii) related to healthy life choic­ ground on July 8. at Jack son program is funded by the Massa­ Center, 500 Cambridge St., is one Adult education programs for and Families, the city of Boston's es and a physical activity. Mann Community Center. A !Jtal chusetts Department of Educa­ of46 facilities under the jurisdic­ ages 18 and older include adult large t youth and human ser\'ice JMCC recreation ac;sistant of 190 ticket<; were sold, and the tion. tion of Boston Centers for Youth basic education. external diplo­ agency. Besides the JMCC, the Dave Cyr and after-school staff group raised $950 for the nev. tot •Recreation, for all ages; activ­ and Fami ties, the city of Bostons ma, GED and ESOL. The pro­ complex in Union Square houses are overseeing the fitness club. lot. Raffle prizes included sports ities include teen basketball, largest youth and human service gram is funded b) the Massachu­ the Jack on Mann Elementary For more information, call Jack- items, club memberships, and gift baseball and soccer clinics; and agency. Besides JMCC, the com­ setts Department of Education. School and the Horace Mann on Mann After School Director certificates, donated by All ;ton basketball, soccer and volleyball plex in Union Square houses the Recreation for all age .. Actin­ School for the Deaf and Hard of Sacha Mcintosh at 617-635- and Brighton businesses. leagues. Jackson Mann Elementary ties include teen ba,ketball: base­ Hearing. 5153. To date, more than $23,000 has • Community Leaming Cen­ School and the Horace Mann ball and soccer clinics; and bac;­ been raised to help renovate the ters, for all ages at two sites: School for the Deaf and Hard of ketball, soccer and \Olleyball Organ lessons Enfichment activities playground at Ringer Park. RenoJ Hamilton School and St. Antho­ Hearing. For information about leagues. vations are set to begin somejme ny's School. programs and activities, call the Community learning centers Jackson Mann Community Activities include Weight this summer. • Enrichment activities include Center i looking for omeone in Watchers, Alcoholics Anony­ JMCC office, at 617-635-5153. for all ages at two site:-.· Hamilton Ongoing programs Weight Watchers, Alcoholics the Allston-Brighton community mous, the AI lston-Brighton Com­ School and St. Anthon) 's School. • Full-day preschool, for 2.9 to Anonymous, the Allston­ Enrichment a tivitie' Weight v. ho would be interested in teach­ munity Theater, Tae Kwon Do 6 years old. Brighton Community Theater, Jackson Mann ing organ le.., om, at the center In­ and martial art<,, and computer Watcher.-, Alcoh lie Anony­ • After-~hool progr.1.111'. for 5- Tae Kwon Do and martial arts, dividuals \I.ho >\l)Uld be intenN­ Community Center mous, the All,ton-Brighton cla: ses. to l 2-)ear--0ld:-. at three •,1tes: and computer classes. ed in teacblng, or taking, lessons. Jackson Mann encourages resi­ Ongoing programs: Community Theater. tae kv.:on Jackson Mrurn complex in Union Jackson Mann encourages re~­ Full-day preschool for 2.9- to do, and martial art... and computer call l.Ouise Sowers at 617-635- dents to -.ugg1. 't additional en­ Square. Hamilton School on dents to suggest additional en­ richment activiues the) would 6-year-olds. clac;ses. 5153. Strathmore Road, and Fa 1euil richment activities they would like to -.ee avrulable at the com­ After-school programs for 5- Jackson Mann encourag~ res­ Garden'> Development on North like to see available at the com­ munil)' center and will strive to through 12-year-olds at three idents to sueee:-.t additional en­ Getting fit Beacon Street. The progra111 is munity center, and wi ll strive to provide new programs whenever sites: Jackson Mann complex in richment acti~·itie~ they would funded, in part, by the \fter provide new programs whenever 1lle Jackson Mann Communi- po ible. Union Square, Hamilton School like to see a\'ailable at the com­ 1) Center h~ begun an after­ School for All Partnership. possible. on Strathmore Road and Faneuil munity center. and will trive tc . chool fitnes club for students 7 • Boston Youth Connection, For information about pro­ Gardens Development on North provide new program, whenever to 12 years old. Jackson Mann for teens at two sites: West End grams and activities, call the Beacon Street. The program is possible. For information about The program, open to students Community Center House and Faneuil Gardens De.­ JMCC office at 617-635-5 153. funded in part by the After programs and acti' i tie . cal I the attending the Jackson Mann Ele­ news line velopment. Jackson Mann Community School for All Partnership. JMCC office at 617-635-5153 mentary School, run Tuesdays • Adult education prog-ams, Center, located at 500 Cambridge Boston Youth Connection for Jackson Mann Communit and Thursday from I :30 to 4 The Parents Community Build for ages 18 and older. It includes St., is one of 46 facilities under teens at two sites: West End Center, 500 Cambridge St., is one p.m. Each afternoon includes a Grpup hosted its drawing to ben­ Adult Basic Education, Ex ernal the jurisdiction of Boston Centers House and Faneuil Gardens De- of 46 facilitie under the jurisdic- nutritional snack, a learning ac- efit the Ringer Park Tot Lot Play- Diploma, GED and ESOL. The for Youth and Families.

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ACA meeting Aug. 10 get involved with the AB Green Allston Civic Association Space Advocates at one of their summer meeting takes place monthly meetings. The group Wednesday, Aug. I 0, 6:30 p.m., Several A-B winOers in city's meets every third Wednesday of at the Honan Allston Library, the month at 7:30 p.m., at the North Harvard Street, Allston. Allston Brighton CDC. The agenda includes develop­ ABGSA welcomes new mem­ ment plans for the former New 2005 Garden Cohtest winners bers. People who attend will be Balance factory at North Bea­ I aided in finding a neighborhood con/Everett streets; 31 North The Boston Park and Recreation De- Dorche ter Window Boxes or Tree Pit group to get involved in or start a partment has announced the w nners of Beacon St., rehab of rooming Garden new group at a site in need. house; Mobil Station, Western Mayor Menino·s 2005 Garden Conte t Storefront Garden For more information about First Place: Avenue, proposal for a Dunkin' presented by the Parb Department in part­ Tess Monaghan, Roslin- existing "friends of groups" or nership with spon'o~ Comcast and the First Place: St. Luke's~nd St. Mar­ dale projects the ABGSA is working Donuts attached to the gas sta­ garet's Church, St. Luke's oad, Allston Boston Herald. Second Place: Mary Johnston, South on, call Christina Miller, Open tion; and Linden Street, base­ Second Place: Dellaria S Jons' Head­ Launched mne ) e~ ago ru part of Boston Space community organizer at ment apartment. quarters, Cambridge Stree Allston Mayor Thomas M Menino· citywide Third Place: John Baker, South the Allston Brighton CDC, 617- Third Place: St. Geo~e Gallery, beautification initiative. the conte t recog­ 787-3874 or e-mail miller@all­ Newbury Street, Back Ba) Boston Schlow hosts nizes gardeners v. ho have land caped, stonbrightoncdc.org. foodie talk at planted flower,.,, trl!es and hrub~, and, in Community Garden Whole Foods Market the process, beautified their own small Medium Yard Garde~ Nearly New shop piece of Boston. First Place: Katherine Randolph and First Place: Rolando Navea, Back Whole Foods Market hosts The Nearly New thrift shop at The winner") will be recognized with the Ra) Chisholm, Hyde Park Bay local chef-restaurateur Michael the Brighton Allston Congrega­ coveted first place "Golden Trowel" and Second Place: Rosa Pe~ Roslindale Second Place: Kathleen Robinson, Ja- Schlow for a complimentary maicaPlain tional Church, 410 Washington second and third-place award. to be pre­ Third Place: Robert Mjtson, Roslin- St., Brighton Center, is open cooking demonstration, tasting Third Place: Bolton Place residents, sented by Mayor Menino and Boston dale Wednesdays and Saturdays from and signing celebration Satur­ Charlestown day, Aug. 6, noon to 2 p.m., at Parks Comm1.,,ioner Antonia M. Pollak at I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. For informa­ Whole Foods Market, 15 Wash­ an awards ceremon) being held on Aug. 24 Small Yard Garden tion, call 617-254-4046, ext. 2. at 5:30 p.m. in The Public Garden. HGTV ington St., Brighton, near the in­ First Place: Jennie and Walter Vegetable or Herb Garden tersection with Commonwealth wi ll provide winners \\ ith gardener'· gift Smith, Brighton First Place: Marion and Philip Alosi, Apply now for spot on bags and the American Horticultura Soci­ Avenue. Second Place: Lori Desaritis, Roxbury Hyde Park St. Elizabeth's Center Schlow will promote his latest ety wi ll give them one-year member-;hips. Third Place: Anna Vortkondratowitz, Second Place: Domingos Ramos, This year''> winners are: cookbook, "It's About Time: South Boston Dorchester Task Force Great Recipes for Everyday Third Place: Jeff Guevin, East Boston The Mayor's Office of Neigh­ Life," that includes recipes cre­ Porch, Balcony or D~ck borhood Services and the Boston ated with Whole Foods Market Shade Garden Redevelopment Authority are natural and local ingredients. He First Place· Garden , Large Yard Garden seeking resumes or letters of in­ is probably best known for his Plain First Place: Duncan Bughes and First Place: Alessandra Mondolfi terl!st from members of the All­ restaurants Radius, Via Matta Second Pli1i.:e: L nda and Nebon Paul Pultorak, South End and Tyler Evans, Roxbury ston-Brighton community inter­ and, most recently, Great Bay. Mardirosian, We t Roxbuf) Second Place: Lauren Thomas. Back Second Place: Carole Holladay and ested in serving on the St. Schlow was recipient of Boston Third Plac1,; Ed Cibas and Todd Bay John Quirk, Dorchester EliLabeth's Medical Center magazine's Best New Chef in Stewart, Fenwa) East Third Place: Lore Jop~n and Brett Third Place: Sharon and Dennis Community Task Force. Boston and Food & Wine's Best Third Plac1.; S1h ia Yu ca" itch, Leibbrandt, South End Dunn. Beacon Hill The mission of the St. Eliza­ New Chefs in America honors. bcth 's Medical Center Commu­ I reality, and would let our neigh- logue{ on Boston\ Ethnic and tions working to help children nity Task Force is to serve in an Presentation bor-; know they're welcome here Racia Diversity. The dialogue say no to drugs. Pets are w!l­ advisory capacity to the Mayor's Memory screening Office, the Boston Redevelop­ Foundation hosts a well." consi ts of four two-hour ses­ come. Call ATCNE at 6 I 7-2~4- clinic for seniors The relaxed atmosphere is de­ sions with 15 to 20 racially and 1271, ext. I 04 for more informa­ ment Authority, and St. Eliza­ community Q&A Boston Clinical Trials in signed to put people at ease, ethnidally diver,;e residents and tion. The event will happen rain bcth 's Medical Center on mat­ The public is invited to an Brighton offer' free memol) whether the) are life-long two trained facilitators, one of or shine. ters relating to the Institutional open meeting and question-and­ screening clinic., for eniors. To church members or first-time color and one white. More than Master Planning process for St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. answer session regarding the register, call 617-202-6322. visitor.... The "sermons" are short 500 Bostonians have already Allston-Brighton Oak Square Community Cam­ informal talks about -.ome of the takenJpart in 30 dialogue series. Additionally, members of the task force assist in guiding im­ pus with the Presentation School Brighton HS Class parables that Je us told. Cold The project is engaging Bostoni­ APAC meeting Foundation Tuesday, Aug. 23, 7 bottles of water and other re­ an-. in candid but respectful dis­ An assembly for all Allston plementation of elements of the to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak Square of 1975 reunion fre:-.hmenh are available at no cussions, going be)ond the su­ and Brighton communit) serv ce master plan once approved for YMCA. Brighton High School Cla-. ... of charge perficial to increase organizations and associati(lns implementation and partner with The foundation is trying tp 1975 reunion committee 1-. look­ The church's longtime musi­ under1standing. break stereotypes on the question of "How to S ..1s­ St. Elizabeth's to address other buy the building of the old Our ing for fe llow graduate'> of the cian. Boston jazz veteran Har­ and b~ild trust and relationships. tain Community Services ir a issues of concern to the Allston­ Brighton community. Lady of the Presentation from 1975 graduating cla.-;-.. The re­ ve) Diamond, leads a worship Partidipation is free. Time of Disappearing Dolla··$" lntere~ted parties may submit the Archdiocese of Boston and union takes place Saturda). No\ band made up of young people For information or to register. \\ill take place Thur-.da' 'itpt re u '' nd ')f letter<. of interest wants to see what you want them 26, 7 p.m., at \ , , l -=i. · I l l\\W B <;t nn I I l the II \()I' ot Cl!lh­ to do with it, if they succeed. Post 440, 295 California St.. where. The singing include ... a orcall 617-442-4519, e t. 226. for more mti nnauon. < 11 ~ 1rhood u.:e ... , Room 708, For more information abo4t Allston & Brighton APAC. 143 Sen Newton. mix of traditional favorites and Cit) Hall, I City Hall Square, the proposal, visit www.psf­ There will be buffet and danc­ contemporary praise songs. Run for Someone Harvard Ave., Allston, at 617- inc.org Boston, MA 0220 I. ing. Admission is 25 E-mail So far the idea .,eems to be 783- 1485 or e-mail apac@mi td­ For more information, call Susan Di Rocco. working. After the fir...t outdoor Els,'s Life walk spring.com. Thf seventh annual run/walk, Paul Holloway, neighborhood Presentation School [email protected]; or call ervice July I 0, a longtime coordinator for Allston­ Linda (McGoldrickl O'Connor "Run. for Someone Else's Life," Foundation to host member commented, "I think we Brighton High Brighton, at 617-635-3485, or at 617-789-4015 for more infor­ ma) have -.omething here." takesl place Saturday, Oct. I . fund-raiser Regi$tration is at 8 a.m. The race reunions Keith Craig, BRA project man­ mation. Each week another of the ager, at 617-918-4267. The Presentation School parable-. will be the focus of the is at IO a.m. Awards will be pre­ Brighton High School Alumni Foundation wil 11 host a commu­ Allston Brighton sel"\ ice. Schedule: July 31, "Lo t sented at 11 a.m., at Artesani Association ha'> a new Web site - nity fund-raising event at De­ and Found" (Luke 15:1-32); Parkion Soldier's Field Road in www.brightonhighschoolalun mi. ParkARTS children's vlin's patio Tuesday, Aug. 16, Boston 375 events Aug. 7, "Invitation to a Wed­ Brig ton. The event takes place org. A planning committee is now crafts workshops from 5 to 8 p.m. Boston 375•, Honoring Our ding" (Matthew 22: 1-14); Aug. alon the Charles River. Festivi­ being formed for the 50th reunion ties i eluding live music, games, The Boston Parks and Recre­ This event is part of a commu­ Seniors presenh blues artist 14. "Go Ahead - Be a Pest!" for the cla<;ses of 1959 and 1960, ation Department's Park.ARTS nity fund-raising campaign that Chicago Bob Nelson on (Luke 18:1-24): Aug. 21, "An refre}hments and a kids' race and volunteers are needed. will follow the run/walk. program will once again be giv­ seeks to raise $100,000 over the Wednesday, Aug. I 0. at noon at Old Story with a Twist" (Luke For more information, con act ing boys and girls the opportuni­ next two months from Allston­ City Hall Plaza, then at 2:30 p.m. 10:25-37); Aug. 28, "What Are event is presented by Diane McGrath Elliott, Clas), of Sa tans of Greater Boston, a ty to let their imaginations run Brighton residents and business at the Brighton Communit) You Doing with Your Life?" 1960, at [email protected]. wild in local parks during a se­ owners. Combined with a broad­ Center. (Matthe\\ 25: 14-20); and Sept. no r-profit volunteer organi- zation dedicated to reducing the ries of creative children's learn­ er fund-raising initiative focus­ Allston Brighton\ neighbor­ 4. "Unfair!" (Matthew 20: 1-16). ing workshops sponsored by inci~nce of suicide by befriend­ Drug Tip Hot Line ing on corporations and founda­ hood birthday part) take ... place This 1s only one of a number Comcast. ing i~dividuals in crisis and edu­ District 14 Drug Tip Hot Line tions, the community campaign Thursday, Aug. 11, at Brighton of ways The Hill has tried to From East Boston to Matta­ will help finance the purchase of Square, from 7 to 9 p.m. reach out to the community. Last cating the community about ef­ for the Allston Brighton area has fective prevention strategies. a new phone number. The num­ pan, children age 3 to 10 can the Presentation School building May 22. the church hosted an af­ enjoy the Artists in Residence from the Archdiocese of Boston. ternoon jazz concert featuring For race information includ­ ber is 617-343-4822. The off cer Hill Memorial moves ing registration, visit www.sam­ in charge is Sergeant Detec,ive Craft Workshops including yam All donations are tax de­ ome of the region's most popu­ painting and fairy house build­ ductible. Checks should be made onto its lawn lar performers. Other such nari~nsofboston.org or call Elton Grice. Minr Jellin at 617-536-2460. ing along with treasure bottle, out to the Presentation School In an effort to thin - and act events are planned for the fall book and jewelry making. All Foundation Inc. and mailed to - literally "outside the box." and winter. The congregation Green Space materials will be provided. Ses­ the Presentation School Founda­ Hill Memorial Baptist Church, hosted an international visitor Walk for Recovery Advocates seeks sions are hosted by local artists tion, P.O. Box 35834, Brighton, at 279 North Han ard St., All­ June 5. Pastor Antoinhe Galves, Allston-Brighton Walk for Re­ from 9 a.m. to noon. ParkARTS, MA02135. ston, has moved out 1de its own who lead a Baptist church in the covery organized by the Addic­ volunteers now in its ninth year of bringing Devlin's is on Washington walls for the summer. northeast of France, gave a hilar­ tion !Treatment Center and All­ The Allston-Brighton G1 een a wide range of cultural offer­ Street in Brighton Center. The church. known to its iou and moving talk on "the ston/Brighton Drug Abuse Task Space Advocates invite com nu­ ings to city parks, is sponsored members as 'The Hill," ha love of God" in which he told Forde takes place Saturday, Sept. nity residents to get involved in by Bank of America and sup­ Ringer Park erected a large part) tent on the about his own experiences as a 24, !with registration at 9 a.m. protecting, improving and creat­ ported in part by the Massachu­ playground needs spacious lawn be ide the build­ teenager and then as a young and Walk beginning at I 0 a.m. ing open space. setts Cultural Council. ing. This is where the congrega­ parent in that country. There are !l?e event is a SK walk (3.1 Anyone who is conce1 ned Dates and locations for the volunteers tion gathers evel) Sunday, at I 0 tentative plan for a reverse ex­ mil~) hosted at Herter Park, about the trees in the -neigh oor­ craft workshops are as follows: Volunteers are needed for the a.m., for its regular worship ser­ change in the winter, with Mr. along the Charles River in hood or lives near a park, u1 ban Wednesdays, Aug. 10 and 17, Tot Lot Playground Community vice. Fizer speaking at Pastor Brighton. Program events in­ wild or green way and think~ the at Sheehy Park, Mission Hill; Build Project in September or to "Hill Memorial hll!> al\\a) s Galvez' church. clude: DJ, free T-shirt giveaway, neighborhood could benefit Fallon Field, Roslindale; Hobart help fund the cost of three chess been a communit} church," said raffle drawing, face painting, from improved open space has Street Play Area, Brighton; and tables with stools, and one 3 1/2- the church's interim pastor. the Residents invited to andfither surprises. This will be an opportunity to get involved in Mother's Rest Park Four Cor­ inch-wide red maple shade tree. Rev. Henry Fizer. "We have a an pportunity to raise aware­ change. The Allston-Brighton ners, Dorchester. For more information, call walking congregation: very few citywide dialogues nes. about substance abuse, Green Space Advocates forned For information on this and Joan Pasquale, fund-raising co­ of our members li\e out... ide the Re idents of All ton-Brighton treatment and recovery pro- more than a year and a half ago other ParkARTS programs, call ordinator for Parents' Communi­ immediate neighborhood. \\e are invited to participate with g s in the neighborhood. to address neighborhood ;on­ the Boston Parks and Recreation ty Build Group, at 617-254- wanted to do -,omething that re idents of nearby neighbor­ I proceeds raised will go to cerns about open space. Department at 617-635-4505, 0632. would visibly demon!>trate that hoods in the City-Wide Dia- loc l Allston/Brighton organiza- The community is invited to ext. 3021.

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Vander..lice pro­ ly be ame key to the process of Earle III, Susan Fagerstrom, Judy everyone. Boston Children's gram with artistic director Jane steady increase'> in federal and fessor of chemblr) and search heali Q. The act of arranging al l Goldfarb, Nancy Goodman, Theatre welcomes both corporate Money. The program is for other externally funded re~arch committee member. offered a the facts and examining each Mary Griffin, Rob Guillemin, and private donations to fund singers age 6 to 18 from metro­ support. similar assessment. '"Dr. Garza emo~i n 1s powerful medi~ine all Janice Halpern, Jackie Jenki ns­ these programs. politan Boston that includes train­ A 1969 graduate of Baylor has an exceptionally strong back­ by its If, catha.itic and liberating Scott, Richard Johnson, Kevin BCT also offers a summer cre­ ing programs for new singers in University with a bachelor of .,ci­ ground and the e.xperience to take and e telling of the story now is Knobloch, Barbara Landau, Joan ative arts camp. Children in grades two through five and a ence degree in chembt.ry, Gaoa U\ to the next level in terms of pure jpy. It is a thrill to bring this LeBlanc. Lauren Liss, Joel grades two through seven are eli­ citywide concert chorus for mid­ received his doctor of medicine scholarship and research. I am work ~o Boston and to help sup­ Loitherstein, Mike Manning, Je­ gihle to attend the one-week ses­ dle and high school singers (un­ degree from HJ)rlor College of delighted that he ha.1, accepted the port &Iurricane Voices program­ remy Marin, Arleen O'Donnell, sions where they will work with changed voices). Vocal coaching, Medicine in 19 73 ano about how chal­ Ruta. Alison Sander, Tedd Sm n­ For information on the Stage­ young singers are available. University Pre .. ident William P. Medicine of the National Acade­ lenge shape people and how the ders. Andy Savitz, Jess ca mobi le Teen Tour Company or The program is at Parish of All Leahy, SJ, prai '>t'd Garia a .. a per­ mics ot Science and the Feinstein shari g of stories has the power to Stephens Siler, Pamela Talbot, other Boston Children's Theatre Saints, 209 Ashmont St., Dorch­ son well suited to lead Boston World Hun2er Pri1e for Educa­ heal. he has lived to tell the tale Janet Tilton, Debra Tranberg, programs, call 617-424-6634 or ester; MBTAAshmont/Red Line. College's acadt:mic progr.im and tion and Re-,earch from Brown - I terally. Her 10-year-old Margaret Van Deusen and Maria v1..,it www.bostonchildrensthe­ Boston City Singers announces faculty. 'The AVP <..earch com­ Univer...ity. and has held several daug ter Marnie. who journeyed Van Dusen. atre.org. September interviews and audi­ mittee member'> did a .,uperb job domestic and international ap­ with her. appear., onstage be­ For more information on 1he Boston Children's Theau·e tions for young people 6 to 18 for in identifying and evaluating can­ pointment., and consultant-.hips. twee monologues to deliver Environmental League of Ma<, m­ Stagemobile Summer Teen Tour didates and it 1-. .. o evident to me the 2005-2006 season. Training He was named to the inaugural prop~. chusetts, the I 0th annual Earth 2005: Chorus programs are available in why they ru.:omrnended Dr. cla-;s of the National Associates ... econstruction' is truly an Night and sponsorship oppoituni­ Call Boston Children's Theatre Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Garza as their hN choice:· said of the National Academies of Sci­ extra rdinaf) show with univer­ ties. 'isit www.earthnight.org or at 617-424-6634 for up-to-date Leahy. "He is ,1 per,on ..., ith im· South Boston for children 6 ence and is a member of the .,al times that penain to all of \\. W\\ .em i ronmental league.01 g., information. through 12. No experience is nec­ pressive acadi:mic expenenct: American Societv of Clinical Nu­ our Ii es. not just to those of us e-mail [email protected] or F1iday, Aug. 5 - I 0 a.m., Chi­ essary. and internaticmal imohement trition. the Amencan Association who ave had breast cancer." <,aid cal I 508-698-68 10. nese Folktales, American Legion Boston City Singers' Dorch­ who is deeply (;l1mmitted to link· for the Advancement of Science. Janet Colantuono. executive di­ Field, East Boston; noon and I :30 ester-based Concert Chorus ac­ ing teaching and re .. earch. and the Society for Pediatnc Re­ recto~of Hurricane Voices. The Stagemobile brings p.111., African Folktales, George's cepts young people age 11 who wants to contribute both per­ search and the American Pedi­ foun ation is honored to working Island, Boston Harbor Islands. through 18 with prior experience sonally and pn)fe 'ionally to our atnc Society. among other orga­ with hristine Rathbun and di­ free live theater to Tuesday, Aug. 9 - I 0: 15 a.m., and a strong interest in singing. Jesuit, Catholu.. mi .... ion. I look nilat1ons. rectoq Nina Schue..,,ler in bring­ local neighborhoods African Folktales, Dana Park, Vocal coaching, collaborative forward to hi'> arrival at Boston Born in Texai,. Garta i.., bilin­ ing this important worli. to Cambridge. College." gual and bicultural. He and his Bostc.jn:· Since the '>ummer of 1953, he performances, national and inter­ Boston Children's Theatre Sta,!e­ Wednesday, Aug. IO - 10:30 national touring opportunities, Said Garza. ·1 am excited b\ wife have three :-on ... 1i!ets for the performance are a.m .. African Folktales, Corbet the opportunity to work v.;ith coi­ $25. 50 and SI 00. To purchase mobile has brought live theate1 to and a distinctive and challenging the neighborhoods of Boston Uburban citie'> and towns. Thi~ For more information and ap­ A Soul Mate Reunion. featur­ summer, Boston\ oldest continu­ Friday. Aug. 12 - 10 a.m., Catholic. Boston College\ 'trong offic~ at 617-879-2147 or visit pointments, call Money at 617- in1 a lecture, dinner and music, ing theater company presents "Salute To Sea" (tape), John Har­ commitment to oubtanding WW\~theatermania.com. vard Park, Charlestown; noon 825-0674 for Dorchester pro­ take.., place Frida). A.ug. 19. at 8 ""live theater for children by chil­ grams; or director Tom Morris at scholarshjp, litx:ral art' education I and 1:30 p.m., Musical Revue and international outreach. and p.m.. at the Bo... ton Kabbalah dren"" not only at playgrounds 617-697-5621 for Jamaica Plain Centre. 14 Green St.. Brook.line. Env~ronmental League throughout greater Boston, )Ut (tape), George's Island, Boston and South Boston programs. the Jesuit and Catholic social ju.. - l lm·bor Islands. tice tradition are particularly ap­ The center pre<.ents an e\ening 10th annual Earth Night also at the Boston Ha.i·bor Islands To learn more about BCS, visit filled ..., ith love. fnendsh1p and wnh Frida) performances sch !d­ Tuesday, Aug. 16 - I 0:30 pealing to me I am looli.ing for­ Em 1ronmental League of a.m., Chinese Folktales, Thetford www.bostoncitysingers.org. romance to connect to the energy Tut uled on George's Island. The per­ ward to beginnmg thi., new role Mass chusett'> announces that its Park, Mattapan. ofTu B"A,·. formance.., on George's Isla 1d, as soon as early No\ember." I 0th nnual Earth N1!!ht will be Wednesday, Aug. 17 - I0:30 Dzigar Kongtrul There are pel>ple m hfe with which are sponsored by he In addition to hi' re pon.,ibili­ Saturday e\ ening. P\lo~. 19. at the a 111. "Salute to Sea" (tape), Mis­ \\horn one JUst clicb. no ques­ Boston Harbor Alliance. \I.ill be Rinpoche lectures ties at Cornell Gana h;b .. erveton\ Seapon dis­ be announced, Copley Square. , Lama and author Dzigar ers for a lifetime. The'e people ically to the needs of the Stai.e- and Nutrition Program of the trict. Thursday, Aug. 18 - 10:30 Kongtrul Rinpoche will teach are '>OUI mate\. P~"ople have many mobile troupe. - from his new book, "It's Up to United Nation' Uni\el"ity. a Night. Boston\ biggest a.m. Musical Revue (tape), Buck­ think-tank and community of 'oul mate., in life - in love, en mental 2ala, drew more In addition to pe1formi ng on ley Park, South Boston. You," focusing on the topic "Ig­ fricnd,h1ps. amily and busmes•,. scholars that ., •r. e a., a bridge tha ) em ironmental. bw.mess George's bland, the Stagemohile Friday, Aug. 19 - noon and norance Is Impersonal." While it Kabbalah teai.:he' that b) par­ compan) of young actof\ will in­ between the l...nited Nation ... and and ic leaders 1t1 ... 1 year The I :30 p.m., "Salute to Sea" (tape), is recommended that one attend ticipating in the Tu B·A\ connec­ the international academic com­ turnolit l!Cnerated more than troduce thousands of childrer to George's Island, Boston Harbor both talks of the "Ignorance ls tion. people can open their heart'> live theater at 13 pe1forman.:es Impersonal" series, they also munity. In thi., (;apacity. he helped ) ICX>:ooo in 'UPJX1rt of ELM pro­ Islands. assemble a multi-regional net­ and soul' '0 that e\1,tmg bonds grams on behalf of \tassachu­ srxm..,ored by Boston Parb & Friday, Aug. 26 - noon and stand alone, and one could attend can deepen and onl! Lan attract work to enhanLe food anClh ·lair. water and land. Recreation in Bright0n, I :30 p.m ., Bao;eball Revue (live Aug. 24 or Aug. 25. The lectures more oulJnate., in the )l!ar to C'harle<;tO\\ 0. Dorchester. r ast take place 7 p.m. on both nights at tion efforts in ·\fnca A'ia. Latin '"Ebnh , 'i!.:h1 i· an exi:iting music), George's Island, Boston America. the Middle Ea.'t and come. C\Cnt...... ill Skphcn L.."Onard. Bl 'ton. ~tau<1pan. l\11..,s1on l-i1ll. Harbor Islands. Shambhala Meditation Center, To rcgi ... ter or tor more infor­ Nonh End. Ro,lindale, Roxb111), Ea<;tern Europt; Eart~ Night chairman and pa11ner Friday, Sept. 2 - noon and 646 Brookline Ave., Brookline. mation. cal I 617 566-0808. He also ha., maintained hi' re­ v. ith ~e law firm of Bro.,., n Rud­ South Boston and the South End. I :30 p.m., Chinese Folktales, Cost is $15. The Teen Tour Compan) < bo Rinpoche was recognized a'> an search program and chaired a mcli. ...The whole idea is to hme a George\ Island, Boston Harbor number of dome .. tic and interna­ Boston Wedding great timl! while helping to sup­ will perfom1 in Copley Square Islands. incarnation of Jamgon Kongtrul C\el) Wednc .. day through Aug. Lodro Thaye and received exten­ tional comm11tees and -;tud) Group presents port critical cause, the Massa­ groups that addre,-;ed key 1s,ues chus tts en\ironment." 17, at 6:30 p.m., and will brin~ its sive training in all aspects of Bud­ Bridal Survival Club magic to playgrounds in Cc m­ Centers of Light events dhist doctrine. In 1989, Rinpocbe in health and nu1rition. indudin3 t year\ Earth Night sm\ a multi-count!) 'tudy on infant All brides-to-be are im1ted to aucti n bidders go home with a bndge and Woburn. The la 1d­ A meditation, Stilling the moved to the United States with ba..,ed productions will be per­ Mind, takes place Friday, Aug. 5, hi s family and began to teach at and young child gro" th spon· JOlll the Bndal Sur. ival Club. Re­ \arie y of priLes, including prime sored by the \\orld Health Orga­ fre,hment ... .,nai;J....., and ··bride formed from the Stagemohile 7 to 9 p.m., in Jamaica Plain. The Naropa University. Rinpoche 'eat.., at a Red So\-Yanli.ee' nization, UNICEF and other or­ talk .. .,.,ill be offered Thuf\day. gam . an Amaton 'acation. a trucli. that converts into a 22-foot­ event is led by the Rev. Peter also founded Mangala Shri Bhuti w1de by 11-frx>t-deep stage v1 ith Bowes, master teacher and co-di­ at this time, an organi.aition es­ ganizations. A' chainnan of thl! Aug. 11. 6 30 p.m .. at Long\ wee \ stay in a chateau in project's steenng comminee. hi! Je\\elers. l ~ummer St The an 8-foot tall proscenium aich. rector of the Order of tablished with the vision of fur­ Fran e. a Lake Ph1u pacli. ges. the Sea," a medley of scenes, lene," led by Bowes, takes place seat, cal I 617-734-1498 or visit Garza wa<; appointed m•sbtant gathering prepares brides for their songs, poetry and fun relating to Saturday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. to I the Web at www.shambhala­ Night 2005 will ho\t the professor in pediatric., at Baylor \1.Cdding ... and offers them an op­ third annual Earth Fair, showca<;­ all bodies of water from the OC;!an p.m. Mary Magdalene is known boston.org. College ofMedidne in 1977. fr,­ portunit) to gel pr.ictical. expert mg m ironmental product'>, '>er­ to the bathtub; plays of Afri.;an as a sinner because of prostitu­ ing to the rank of full pmfes ... or ad\ ice on a full spectrum of is­ \ ice. and organi1ations through a and Chinese folktales; and a mu­ tion. Her compelling story is evi­ Boston College and serving a., director ofir... pedi­ sues they face and questions they play ul approach. Groups m-e sical revue of songs. dence of great transformation. The story of Magdalene is inspir­ atric nutrition .lnO fun and live!). a.c; plan ing no\\ 10 de\'elop interac­ Boston Children's Theatre ex­ names new academic ing because her life experience gy laboratory and a.sSOCJate direc­ bnde~ share str.itegies and .. wap tive, reative. hand..,-on Earth Fair ecutive director Patricia Gleeson vice president tor of its USDA Children's ideas about everything from deal­ boo sand games. with an eye to­ directs all Stagemobile proc uc­ was filled with desire and pas­ Boston College has named Dr. Nutrition Resean:h Center before in!! "ith errant bridesmaids to war winning the Earth Fair Blue tion'>. BCT alumnus Khary G1 een sion. Learn how she changed her life through humility, courage, re­ Cutberto Garza, former vice accepting a po'>llion as din."Ltorot finding the best bridal bargains. Rib~n for Best Earth Fair Activ­ choreographs and music dire~tor provost at Cornell University and the Division of Nutritional Sci­ The Bridal Survival Club is a ity. e Island Alliance won la'>t Jonathan Goldberg directs the morse and holy love. Class is in noted scientist, to the position of ences at Cornell in !988. He a'­ registered trademark. of the Wed­ years top honor' with their musical numbers. Jamaica Plain. Cost of $25 in­ While many teens search for cludes a light lunch. academic vice president and dean sumed the po'ition of \'ice dmg Group Inc . and it is spon­ Bos~n Ha.i·bor Island' "'T\\ i'iter"" of faculties. Garza succeeds John provost at Cornell in 1998, ser. - -.cred by the Bo ... ton Wedding gam , which brought the party to wonhwhile activities during the For information and registra­ J. Neuhauser, who has held the ing until 2000. and returned to the G ·oup. a nonprofit association of the t oor findin!.! Spectacle Island, summer, the Stagemobile leen tion, call 617-524-0470 or visit www.CentersOtLight.org. position since 1999. position of the director of the Di­ \l.Cdding indu~try professionals the rewster Islands and others. actor'.'> learn discipline and re­ Garza brings to Boston College vision of Nutritional Science in and wedding-related businesses M ter of ceremonies for the sponsibility along with acting and a strong and varied background 2003. in Boston. Working together or eye ·ng i1, WBOS radio personal­ stagecraft, a'> they alternate be­ Arthritis Foundation in multidisciplinary administra­ At Boston c, 1llege. Garza will individually, members of this ity eorge Knight. host of ··Sun­ tween performing onstage and seeks runners, walkers tion, research and teaching at the be responsible tor the implemen­ ra ... 1-grov.;ing as-.ociation of wed­ day orning Over Easy·· and af­ working backstage at every Jer­ undergraduate, graduate and pro­ tation of the .teademic comp..'l­ ding professionals offer quality, tern n drive-time disc jockey. formance. for marathon fessional levels. During his nents of a strategic a -;e,sment caring ser.ice. and they are Kni ht is returning for his third The company, comprised of 14 Join the Arthritis Foundation tenure as vice provost at Cornell, and planning mitiati\e that i' known for helping brides and year as master of ceremonie.., and young people ranging in age f·om for an information session to Garza's portfolio included the nearing complclion after almo't grooms have le'>s stress and more "d ce director." 'Tm delighted 13 to 18, comes together from di­ learn about upcoming Joints in Johnson School of Business, the two years of dl~u,-.ion among fun planning their wedding. to a part of the I0th annual verse social, economic and cul­ Motion Training Teams. The Colleges of Ag1iculture and Life some 200 adminbtrators, faculty. For mformation. v1s1t Eart Night," he said, '"especially tural backgrounds to create live Arthritis Foundation is recruiting Sciences, Engineering and Vet­ staff and studenb. WW\\< bostonweddinggroup.com. to h Ip ELM celebrate this mile­ theater for children by children. runners and walkers to participate erinary Medicine, and the Hotel Vice President William B. ston with a great pa.ity for our They include Nick Tomkav Jge, in the 2006 Walt Disney World School, as well as the university's Neenan, SJ, \I.ho led the search. Foundatiorl premieres r of the planet." 15, of Brighton; Lakeisha A len, Marathon Jan. 7 and 8. in Orlan· Johnson Museum of Art. He was said the 17-member committee nsors who have signed on 13, and Jared Lynch, 13, bot1 of do, Fla. Training begins Aug. 27, also responsible for administra­ was unanimou., in it.. selection of play at Wheelock Theatre incl de the , Cape Dorchester; Taylor McNulty, 13, in the Boston area. Participant~ tive coordination of the universi­ Garza. 'The 1.:omminee b \ery Within a weeli. of being diag­ Win Associates. Honda, of Boxford; Diego Buscaglia 13, on the JIM teams raise funds td ty's Life Sciences Program and pleased that Bert Gana. a di,tin­ no'ed \l.ith brea.,t cancer four Key pan Energy Delivel), Met­ of Cambridge; sisters Brani ~an, prevent. control and cure arthritis; Genomics Initiative and for nego­ guished scicnti\t with notable years ago. playwright and finalist calf & Eddy, Gen1yme, Legal 18, and Katy, 15, LaCoun of the nation's No. I cause of dis" tiations to establish a university­ academic and admini. tr.itive ex­ fc r the Massachusetts Cultural Sea Foods, Analy.,is Group, Chelsea; Jade Kwolek, 15 of ability. wide faculty of computational perience, ha<; occepted the po,;_ Counc1l\Artist Grant Program in Phil p Saunders Associates, Plan­ Lexington; Devon Cottle, I ~, of Participants in the Joints irt and informational sciences, and ti on as academic "ice pre,ident at the Playwriting/New Theater etT , Shaw Environmental, Needham; Lindsay Dupere, 14, Motion program work with a pro­ was the principal liaison with the Boston College.'' .,aid Neenan. "I Works finalist Christine Rathbun Te yne and WBOS. of Norwood; Cara Owens, lei, of fessional coach to personalize a medical school campus in New personally am extremely gratified began \\ ntmg a JOurnal to deal nard. a director of the Envi­ Quincy; Kevin Mahoney, I ~. of 20-week training program to run York City. that Bert and hi<. wife Yolanda are \\ ith her emotions. Soon there­ ron ental League of Massachu­ Saugus; Tatyana McAndrew 13, or walk a marathon. In addition tQ Most recently, Garza served as joining the BC community." after, her play "Reconstruction: sett. , is joined by vice chairmen of Somervi lle; Jennifer Robbins, weekly team training sessionsf director of the Division of Nutri­ Added Moakle) Pmfe,,or of Or HO\\ I Learned to Pay Atten­ Set Jaffe of Fole)' Hoag LLP 14, of Walpole; and Emily Mel­ clinics are offered on nutrition, tional Sciences at Cornell, recog­ Political Science Kay L. SchloL­ tion·· wa., born The 70-minute and nne Kell) of Creative Reso­ nick, 13. of Watertown. apparel, injury prevention and nized as one of the world's lead­ man, 'The word I used to de­ one-woman show about life, ill­ luti ns Inc. Each year, Boston Childten's more. Each member of the Joint.$ ing training programs in human scribe Dr. Gam1 to one of my fel­ ne's and awakening will make its so -;erving on the .Ea.ith Theatre works with 1,000 young in Motion Training Team whq nutrition. Encompassing four un­ low search committee member.. Boscon debut Sept. 8. at 7 p.m., at N1g t Committee are ELM Presi­ artist<, to perform more than 100 meets the event's minimum dergraduate majors in three col­ after his intcniew wa:. 'stupen­ the Wheelock Family Theatre. den Jim Gomes, Megan Amund- show'> that entertain an annual au­ fundraising goal will receive free leges as well as a graduate pro­ dous.' The more we learned about Proceeds from tick.et sales will son Rob Aranow, Cynthia dience of 30,000 spectators. The round-trip airfare and free hote1 gram, the division includes him, the more impre ...... ed we all benefit Hurricane Voices Breac;t B Marty Bauman. company's main stage produc­ accommodations at a Disney re- biological and social and behav- were. He ha., bmin .... a dhtin- Cancer Foundation. Beacon. Ed Becker, tions attract crowds from Decem- BRIEFS, page 26

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BRIEFS, from page 25 Artists in residence approach to problem solving and uled fo~ Saturday, Aug. 6, from l help them cope with appearance · same. responds to the needs of specific to 3 p.ip., at Strictly Salsa, Plat­ related side effects from The physical address of the the­ sort. The trip also includes round­ work with needy kids trip airport transportation in Or­ geographical areas by engaging forms Nightclub in Providence, chemotherapy or radiation treat­ ater and box office: 321 Arsenal lando, guaranteed race entry, pre­ Mayor Thoma.-. M. Menino's local street workers, police offi­ R.I. No partner necessary. Al I lev­ ments. Wig care, scarf and hat St., Watertown, MA 02472. The · race pasta dinner, pre-race Office of Special Events and cers and community organizations els welcome. Admission is $20. use, skin care and nail care will address of the administrative of­ breakfast and celebration party. Tourism has placed a group of to identify and solve the neighbor­ Reservations and pre-payment all be discussed, and all partici - fices and the mailing address for ' artists in residence. the Floorlords require~; pants will receive a free makeup Informational meetings will be hoods most pre sing issues. space is limited. For the company: 200 Dexter Ave., Urban Dance Theatre, with chil­ Tuesday, Aug. 9, and Wednesday, reservations, call Jeanne Oki at kit. Cosmetologists certified or Watertown, MA 02472. Box of­ dren from Boston's B-SMART trained by the American Cancer fice telephone number is 617-923- ' Aug. 17, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Support for young 401-941-8008; e-mail okisal­ neighborhoods, including: Eagle sa@ ne(zero.com. Society will conduct the seminar, 8487; E-mail, tickets@newrep. ' Arthritis Foundation office at 29 Hill in East Bo ton, South End widows and widowers WaterFire Providence which is non-medical and does org; administrative telephone Crafts St., Suite 450, Newton. and Lower Roxbury, Mattapan, The Young Widowed Group of Hacha Y Machete is one of the not promote any product line. number is 617-923-7060, Rick These information sessions are Grove Hall and the Morton-Talbot Greater Boston, a support group featurep groups performing Sat­ The seminar will be a free, sup­ Lombardo, producing artistic di­ appropriate for runners and walk­ area in Dorchester. for Young Widows and Widow­ urday, t\ug. 6, at Sovereign Ball­ portive, informative, and enjo) - rector, can be reached at extension ers of all fitness levels. 'This collaboration places ers in greater Boston, will meet room jn Downtown Providence able first step toward renewed 20 I ; Harriet Sheets, managing di­ For more information on train­ youth who need cducanonal um­ the fourth Tu~day of each at Sal~ WaterFire. Salsa work­ self-esteem, self-confidence, and rector, extension 202; Cory Eliza­ ing, call 617-219-8235 or visit mer activities in the hands of pro­ month, September through June, shop follows in the afternoon. emotional recovery for cancer pa­ beth Nelson, press contact, exten­ majimdisney.kintera.org. To learn fessional perfonners," Menino 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Newton­ Also performing is Salsa Y Con­ tients undergoing radiation or sion 204. All other staff members more about Arthritis Foundation said. 'These youth are learning Wellesley Ho pita!, Newton, be­ trol. J~se Figueroa will teach at chemotherapy. can be reached through the com­ Massachusetts, call 800-766- about music and dance and hear­ ginning Sept. 27. the be~nning of the event. Ray Pre-registration is required. lo pany directory. Fax number is 9449 or visit www.arthritis.org. ing positive messag~ on a daily The group is led by Dr. Paula Rive~Y Sabor Latino from New register, call Julie Durmis at 617- 617-923-7625. basis from the Floorlords. We Schneider who knows firsthand York ity, will be the featured or­ 632-2211. In addition to completing its Jefferson Starship have worked hard to make sure we what it is like to lose a spouse at a chestr . For more information, For more information on local move to Watertown, New Reper­ Galactic Reunion got the right group of teachers and young age, and the difficulties that log on to www.waterfire.com. programs of research, detection, tory Theatre has made final deci­ students together for this pro­ arise from being widowed. She "Th~ Tito Puente Legacy" education, and patient services, sions regarding its 2005-2006 A Jefferson Starship Galactic gram." welcomes both recently widowed photo exhibit - The exhibit will call The American Cancer Soci­ season. Reunion concert to be performed The Aoorlord.-.. an urban dance men and women to the group. includf! a digital slide show fea­ ety's cancer information line, ''Romeo and Juliet" by William Saturday, Oct. 15, is being orga­ company from Boston with many The discussions cover topics turing,photographs taken by mu­ 800-ACS-2345, or log on to Shakespeare. Directed by Rick nized by the Boston Jimmy Fund styles including hip-hop, j~ bal­ . uch as family, work, financial sician Mitch Furman, a longtime www.cancer.org. Lombardo. Sept. 18 through Oct. Council. Tickets will be available let, break dance and martial arts. changes, social changes, grieving memt1er of Puente's orchestra 9. The season opens with William beginning Saturday, Aug. 6, have been working \\ ith youth at through the holidays, and finding who has documented years of life An evening of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juli­ through TicketMaster and the the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. the day-to-day strength to move "off the limelight," offering a et." Lombardo will direct a pro­ Berklee Performance Center Box The Aoorlord., have also pro­ forward. The group i open to all uniqu~ peak into a more informal German song duction that uses every inch of the Office, 136 Massachusetts Ave., duced a play about the history of widows and widowers, regard­ and ~ecdotal life on the road Mass Theatrica will present the theater, celebrating New Rep's Back Bay. hip-hop, dealing ~pecifically with less of length of time widowed, with 1to Puente. Hours are Mon­ second concert, An Evening of arrival in its new home. This pro­ The original band members urban issues with the goal of deliv­ aged 55 and younger, with the day ough Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 German Song, in its summer con­ duction will explore the layers of have called upon some old ering a positive message. focus on those in their 20s, 30s p.m. pr by special appointment. cert series, Taste of Europe, Here human emotion - love, hate, friends from the Who, the Tubes This program was made possi­ and40 . For irore information, call 617- in Brookline! Thursday, Aug. 11, loyalty, vengeance - of Shake­ and the Grateful Dead to reunite ble by a $10,000 grant from a pri­ Being widowed at a young age 927-1730. The gallery is handi­ 7 p.m., at St. Paul's Episcopal speare's classic love story. and bring good times and groovy vate foundation that wi. he to re­ can be a very stressful and isolat­ cappdd accessible. Church, 15 St. Paul St., Brook­ 'True West" by Sam Shepard. music to Boston to benefit cancer main anonymou , and additional ing experjence. This group pro­ Bo ton Harbor Salsa Cruises line. The concert will offer lieder Director to be announced. Oct. 30 research and care at the Jimmy moneys from the city of Bo ton. vides a safe and supportive envi­ - CEise tickets on sale now as from Schubert to Berg. Featured through Nov. 20. The second pro­ Fund and the Dana-Farber Can­ 'This is a response to the city­ ronment in which to discuss well reservations for corporate performers include Mere ith duction will be 'True West," cer Institute. wide need for ki~ to get a positive day-to-day issues as well as larger and oup parties. Admission is Lavine, soprano, Kelly Magnu­ Shepard's funniest play and one It has been 40 years since Jef­ experience this summer," question about the future. $ 15 ~dvance; $17 the Monday son, soprano, Shannon Muhs, so­ of his classics. Austin, an Ivy ferson Airplane first started mak­ MOATSE Director SlMO Hart­ In addition to the support before the event; and $22 at the prano, Stephen Marc Beaudoin, League-educated writer, returns ing hits, and now the Hall bf nett said. "We feel that placing group, monthly dinner meetings dock! Lessons are $2 still. New tenor, Miles Rind, bass-baritone, to his childhood home outside Famers are back in Boston at the children in art and music programs are scheduled, for those people this year is a five-cruise discount David Walther, bass-baritone, Los Angeles, intent on selling his , BerkJee Performance Center. The is one of the best wa) s to do that." widowed longer wishing to meet pa<>s for $60, good on any five Jeffrey Brody, piano, Rosemarie screenplay to a Hollywood pro­ Oct. 15 show will not only feature Earlier thb year, Menino with others who are experiencing cruises, non-transferable. The Gentile, piano, Justin Aramati, ducer. His older brother Lee, a Marty Balin, Paul Kanter, To111 launched the B-SMART the same challenges, in a less buff~t \.\ iII be $ I0, and the after­ clarinet, and Bernie Hutchen ~ as crude, ribald petty thief, turns up Constanten (Grateful Dead), (Boston's Strategic Multi-Agency structured way. PartY is free. Call for group rates master of ceremonies. unexpectedly, also trying to sell a David Freiburg (Quicksilver Response Teams). The new pro­ For more information, e-mail for parties of 10 or more at 617- Admission is $15, $I 3 for se­ script: his authentic and true Messenger Service), Pr~··e gram is aimed at integrating the ef­ Jean Cronin Connolly at jconnol­ 513-~841 ; or log on to www. niors and students. There is ·ree American Western. Along the Prince (The Tubes, Journey) d forts of Boston Police, Human [email protected] sals&boston.com/cruise. on-street parking and the church way, Shepard takes potshots at Tim Gorman (The Who d Services, and other city depart­ Club Vertigo - Fridays, 9 p.m. is wheelchair accessible. Hollywood, the myth of the cow­ Rolling Stones), but the original ments to prevent sol\'e and punish Salsa Boston to 2 a.m., with "DJ Guy" of For more information, call ) 08- boy and the American frontier, I 960s-era psychedelic light show crime in the harde:.t hit commuru­ Sophia's spinning the best of 757-8515, e-mail masstheatri­ and other escape fantasies that wi II be part of the performance as ties. upcoming events Latip music, salsa, merengue, [email protected] or visit the Web define the American imagination. well. New street workers who will Carlos Vives en Concierto - bachata, reggaeton, Latin house site atwww.masstheatrica.org. "Frozen" by Bryony Lavery. Tickets range from $35 to play a critical role in this new ef­ Sunday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m., atAgga­ and more, at 126 State St. down­ Directed by Adam Zahler. Jan. 22 $100. The $100 Circle of Gold fort have also been Sl\Oro in, an in­ nis Arena, 925 Commonwealth tow(l Boston. Two levels: lounge An evening through Feb. 12. In January, New Rep will produce "Frozen," a seats provide ticket holders the novative new c;trategy by the city Ave .. Bo ton. For information. and dance club hosted by Salsa­ with champions opportunity to attend the band's of Boston that target: certain aieas call 617-93 1-2' B l I 'rl c >rn. A,!!e 21 and older play that interweaves the narra- sound check and rehearsal, and of the city with a collaborati-.e Julio I glesi~ Live-Saturday, Adnu-.s1on 1::. JO. Thl!re 1s a I) 111p1 ... .tJ1u "'"' 'u t...1 .... ". I 11\ .. ~ of three character<; connect­ receive a live CD recording of the government and community part­ Sept. 3, 8 p.m .. at South Shore Cir­ dan~e lesson at 8:30 p.m. Parking continue their battle against .::an­ ed by the death of a child. Hailed concert. nership approach to crime reduc­ cus, 130 Sohier St., Cohasset. For is $9 validated at 75 State St. cer this fall as they once again as a play of extraordinary emo­ For information, visit www. tion and communit) building. B­ information, call 781 -383-9850. Garuge (entrance on Broad gather at An Evening with Cham­ tion and sens itivity~ "Frozen" ex­ JimmyFund.org or call 800-52- SMART maximizes the ctt) · Workshop with Hache Y Ma­ Street) For more information, call pions figure skating exhibition plores the limits of human regret JIMMY. effectiveness by utilizing a hybrid chete - Salsa workshop sched- 6 l 7>-5 13-9841 ; en Espanol at Oct. 14, 8 p.m., and Oct. 15, 7 and forgiveness. 611-290-5917. p.m., at Harvard's Bright Ho;;key "Bill W. and Dr. Bob" by Rifth Annual Boston Salsa Center. Stephen Bergman and Janet Sur­ Coogress - Sept. 16 to I 8, at Marking the 36th exhibition rey. Directed by Rick Lombardo. Sprjngtep. Admission is $180 for performance to benefit the March 5 through March 26. In the weekend, $225 at the door. Jimmy Fund, skating champions spring, 2006, New Rep will pro­ Da~ passes and other assorted both past and present, will join duce the drama "Bill W. and Dr. t i c~ets will go on sale soon. The host Paul Wylie on the ice to raise Bob." Set in 1930s America, the Web site for more information is awareness and financial support play chronicles the beginnings of ~ wJ~.salsaboston .com/congress, for the Jimmy Fund of the Dana­ Alcoholics Anonymous through tenbtive list of talent and sched­ Farber Cancer Institute. Sin;;e its the story of its two founders: ule can also be accessed on the inception in 1970, thi s entirely stockbroker Bill Wilson and sur­ Wqb. Vendors, advertisers, spon­ student-run event has raised more geon Dr. Bob Smith. This amaz­ sol'5 and local performance than $2.2 million for pediatric ing and often humorous play also grdups are invited to e-mail cancer aid and research. tells the story of the two friends' Want to improve [email protected] or call Wylie, the 1992 Olympic silver wives, Lois and Anne, founders 61 fy-513-9841. medalist (and Harvard graduate), of Al Anon. will make his 21st appearance "Ragtime," book by Terrence your golf game? Weekly events - with the show. He will be joined McNally; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; where to go to salsa by a slate of talent including two­ music by Stephen Flaherty. Di­ Mondays - Cambridge, time U.S. National Champion rected by Rick Lombardo. April M~bo Mondays, Green Street Johnny Weir; 2005 U.S. National 30 through May 2 l. Concluding G ·11. bronze medalist Kimmie Meiss­ the season will be "Ragtime," an ' (j~uesdays - Newton, Noches ner (Saturday only); eight-time epic and soaring musical, winner " Jtinas at Union Street Restau­ British champion Steven Ccusins; of multiple Tony Awards and ' raht, 617-461 -5100. 2005 World Junior chan1pions based on E.L. Doctorow's classic ' Wednesdays - Boston, Salsa Morgan Matthews and Maxim novel. "Ragtime" intertwines the Play ·with your heart. Njght at An Tua Nua (best salsa Zavozin; and 14-time National stories of three families living in night in Boston). Visit Precision Skating Champions, the tum-of-the century America. www.salsaboston.com. Haydenettes of Massachusetts. "A Christmas Carol," based on Thursdays - Cambridge, Founded in I 948 to raise funds the novel by Charles Dickens. AAles Temporada Latina. for the fight against chi dren 's Adapted for the stage and direct­ Suzanne Stele, www.tlsalsa.com. cancer, the Jimmy Fund supports ed by Rick Lombardo. Dec. 10 ¥d in Lawrence, Punto Final, the search for new cancer treat­ through 24. s~sa lesson by Hacha Y Machete. ments for both adults and chil­ December will feature a spe­ Fridays - In Randolph, Vin­ dren at Dana-Farber Cancer Insti­ cial, two-week ran of "A Christ­ e nt's Latin Night; Woburn, Stu­ tute. mas Carol," produced in partner­ o 665 every Frida for Noche Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 ship with the Arsenal Center for aliente, hosted by Noche Lati­ for children and senior citizens the Arts and Watertown Chil­ $;~ www.studio665.com; 78 l- and $7 for Harvard undergradu­ dren's Theatre. Lombardo's adap­ 932-6237. . ates. Tickets may be pw chased tation will be a lavish rendering of Saturdays - Jamaica Plain, by calling 617-493-8172 or on­ Dickens's holiday classic, com­ angos aka Milky Way; line at www.aneveni11gwith­ plete with music, dancing and all w.djlatino.com; Boston, An­ champions.org. Group rates arc the splendor of a Victorian Christ­ em, Latin-international DJ Mar­ also available ($24, $9). For more mas. Note: A Christmas Carol is A The nez; www.latinfevemight.com. information and an upC.ate on not part of a subscription package. y\7 Jimmy Fund Sundays - Cambridge, Wepa performers, call Devon Pe­ Along with its six mainstage alsa Sundays at Ryles; tersmeyer at 617-388-4449, e­ productions, New Rep will con­ omerville, Johnny D's, lesson mail [email protected] . tinue to produce its touring pro­ y Andres Giraldo; Brockton, Joe or visit www.aneveni'lgwith­ gram, which brings performances Organize or play in a Jimmy Fund Golf ngeles Sport Bar, Latin salsa; champions.org. of classic theater onto the stages • tournament and make a difference in the lives d in Providence, R.I., Plat­ of local high schools and middle orms, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., with New Rep moves schools. of cancer patients everywhere. Enjoy your eanne Oki and Tony Felix. New Rep On Tour's 2005- to Watertown 2006 selections are: favorite pastime while raising critical funds New Repertory The2tre has 'The Glass Menagerie" by ook Good ••• Feel completed its move to Water­ Tennessee Williams. Directed by and paying tribute to a family member, friend, ~etter seminar town, and the company is now in Adam Zahler. On tour Oct. 31 or colleague who has faced cancer. The American Cancer Society residence at the Arsena Center through Dec. 16. Set in St. Louis jWill host a Look Good ... Feel Bet­ for the Arts. The inaugural pro­ in the l930s, 'The Glass ~er seminar on Monday, Aug. 15, duction, "Romeo and Jul et," wi ll Menagerie" explores the lives of !from 10 a.m. to noon, at the open in September. four characters, each yearning to For more information on hosting, sponsoring, or playing in a tournament, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Telephone numbers, t11e mail­ escape the prison of their memo­ please contact Laura Parker at (866) 521-GOLF or visit us on the web at SW 400, 44 Binney St., Boston. ing address, and the physical ad­ ries. www.Jlmmyfu.nd.org/golf. Look Good ... Feel Better is a dress have all changed, out New "Macbeth" by William Shake­ free program that teaches cancer Rep's Web site www.newrep.org speare. Directed by Brendan patients hands-on techniques to and e-mail addresses re11ain the BRIEFS, page 27 BR IEFS

BRIEFS, from page 26 gramming support pro\iided by calendar. This is a good opportuni­ The festival features a full GM, Hond~ Toyota and Solec­ Hughes. On tour from March 13, Bank of America ty to check out the club. range of alternative vehicles for a tria. CNG vehicles, leading hy­ 2006, through April 14, 2006. In For more information, call mix of test drives, workshops and brids, vintage cars, and mini-cars "Macbeth," Shakespeare created Boston Beanstalks 617-hub-tall; or log on to www. family-friendly activities. Dis­ are also displayed. Worksbops on one of the most profound studies hubtall.org. plays include both personal trans­ mass transit, train travel, and ve­ of evil ever written. Tall Club meet, greet portation options - the Segway hicle-sharing plans round out the Subscription for New Rep's Boston Beanstalks Tall Club, a Alternative HT scooter, bikes, electric scoot­ explorations of alternatives to the 2005-2006 season are on sale now. social organization for women 5 Transportation ers - and alternative passenger gas-guzzling car culture. Information on different member­ feet, I 0 inches or taller, and men vehicles, including popular hy­ Admission to the Altwheels ship packages can be obtained by 6 feet, 2 inches and taller will Festival Sept. 17 brid models, solar-powered and Festival, I 0 a.m. to 5 p.m., is $10 visiting the Web site or by contact­ meet Friday, Aug. 5, 6 to 8 p.m .. The third annual Alt Wheels Al­ electric cars, and vehicles that run per person per da)' and includes ing New Rep's box office. at Riverbend Lounge. Ne\\10n ternaL \e Transportation Festival on used vegetable oil. both the lawn show of vehicles Programming at New Reperto­ Marriott, Route 30. Ne" ton. takes place Sept. 17 and 18, offer­ AltWheels, at the Larz Ander­ and the workshops. Children ry Theatre is supported in part by Connect with fellow tails at one ing practical assistance with high son Museum of Transportation in younger than 6 are admitted free. a grant from the Massachusetts of the longest-standing evenb on gas prices, pollution and foreign Brookline, showcases the latest For more information, visit Cultural CounciJ. Additional pro- the Boston Beanstalb Tall Club's oil dependence. future design vehicles from Ford, www.altwheels.org

FLAHIVE ESTATE named In the wilt to serve without surety. Boston Restaurant Week turns five LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, The Trial Court YOU OR YOUR ATIORNEY MUST FILE A record-high of more than restaurant is located. is offering con Hill Hotel, 723-1133, UD; 1234, L *; Restaurant L, 266- Probate and Family Court Department A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID SUFFOLK Division COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE 100 of the city's finer restaurants a one-night sta} m one of the blu at The Sports Club/LA, 375- 4680, UD*; Rialto at Charles Docket No. 05P1266EP1 TEN O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOON slated to participate in the Fifth hotel's newly renovated gue t 8550 UD; Blue Room, 494- Hotel, 661-5050, D; and Rouge, (10:00 AM) ON August 25, 2005. In the Estate of KATHLEEN FLAHIVE Annual Boston Restaurant Week rooms, along with a three­ 9034, D; Bomboa, 236-6363, 867-0600, D. In addition, you must file a written affidavit from Monday, Aug. 22 to Friday, course dinner for t\\O by master UD : Bonfire at The Park Plaza Also, Sage Restaurant, 248- Late of BOSTON of ob]lletlons to the petition, stating specific In the County of SUFFOLK facts llnd grounds upon which the objection Aug. 26. chef Todd English. •or 199. If a Hote , 262-3473, D*; Brasserie 8814, D; Sandrine's Bistro, 497- Date of Death January 25, 2004 1s based, within thirty (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, Restaurant Week affords chefs country get-awa) 1s more ap­ JO at The Colonnade Hotel, 5300, UD*; Scollay Square, NOTICE OF PETITION on rno11on with notice to the pemioner, may and proprietors of the Greater pealing, Silks at the Stonehedge 425-3240, UD*; and The Bris­ 742-4900, UD; Seasons FOR PROBATE OF WILL allow) In accordance with Probate Rule 16. Boston area the opportunity to Inn in Tyngsboro is offering tol Lounge at Four Season Restaurant at Millennium To all persons interested in the above WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT, one-night luxury accommoda­ Hotel Boston, 351-2037, UD. captioned estate, a petition has beer ESQUIRE , First Justice ol said Court at offer special three-course prix Bo tonian Hotel, 523-4 11 9, presented praying that a documeni BOSTON this day, July 26, 2005. fixe lunches for $20.05 and din­ tions and dinner 1.1r t\\O from Al'iO, Cafe at the Ritz Carlton, UD*; Sidney's Grille at Hotel purporting to be tile last wilt of saic decedent be provided and allowed, anc Richard lannelta ners for $30.05 during the nor­ the Restaurant Week menu for Boston, 912-3355, UD; Cafe @MIT, 494-0011, UD; Silks at that KATHLEEN A. ARTHUR of BOSTOf\ Register of Probate mally slow late summer. This $200.05. Guests ·of Sil~ can Fleuri at Langham Hotel, 956- Stonehedge Inn, 978-649-4400, in the County of SUFFOLK or some othe1 suitable person be appointed executor AD#844788 price is per person and beverage, also indulge in a -.pa package. 8752. L •; Caffe Umbra, 867- UD*; Smith & Wollensky, 423- named 1n the will to serve without surety Allston-Brighton Tab 815/05 tax and gratuity are additional. which includes the ab \e, plu 0707, D; Caliterra Bar and 1112, D; Sorriso Trattoria, 259- IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO Purchases are not tax deductible. two private 50-mmute pa treat­ Grille at Wyndham Boston, 1560. D*; Spire at NINE ZERO YOU OR YOUR ATIORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAIC The event is sponsored and or­ ments for $300.05. (Package<, 348-1234. UD*; Crom~ 247- Hotel, 772-0202, UD; Stanhope COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE FORENOOf\ ganized by the Greater Boston are subject to availability and 3200. UD*; Dal)-a's Re taurant Grille at Jurys Hotel, 532-3827, (10:00 AM) ON September 1, 2005 Convention & Visitors Bureau exclude taxes, gnituitie and at Bedford Farms. 781-275- UD*; TARANTA, 720-0052, In addition, you must file a wntten affldav1 and American Express. Both beverages.) 0700, UD; Davio's, 357-4810, D; Teatro, 778-684 1, D; Temple of ob1ections to the petition, statin~ sponsors note that Restaurant While Restaurnnt Week offi­ LID ~; Davio's Cambridge, 661- Bar, 547-5055, D; and Top of specific facts and grounds upon which thE objection is based, within thirty (30) dayi Week is one of their most enjoy­ cially lasts for fi,e da) . several 481 O. UD*; Domani Bar & the Hub, 536-1775, L*. after the return day (or such other time ai the court, on motion with notice to th( able and successful events. restaurants are extending their Trattoria, 424-8500, UD; East­ Also, Torch, 723-5939, D*; petitioner, may allow) 1n accordance wilt "Events like Restaurant Week deals. Pigalle in the Theater Dis­ ern Standard Kitchen and Tremont, 647/266-4600, D*; Probate Rule 16/ help Boston and Cambridge trict wi ll be extending its pro­ Orin Ks, 532-9100, Elephant Turner Fisheries Restaurant at WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT ac; motions until Sept 4. Similarly, ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court a continue to grow major desti ­ Walk Re taurant, Cambridge, The Westin, 424-7425, UD; BOSTON this day, July 26, 2005. nations on the culinary map," Dalya's Restaurant at Bedford 492-6900. D*. Umbria Ristorante, 338- 1000, Richard lannell