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The U.S! Or Any Info Related to the Boston Sun Please Call 781-485-0588 Or Contact Us Via Email If you are looking to get in contact with our staff GO BOSTON PARKS! Ranked # 9 in the U.S! or any info related to the Boston Sun please call 781-485-0588 or contact us via email. READ ALL ABOUT IT ON PAGE 8 Email addresses are listed on the editorial page. THURSDAY, May 28, 2020 THE SUN PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SERVING BACK BAY - SOUTH END - FENWAY - KENMORE Puerto Rican Veterans BACK BAY SPRINGING TO LIFE Memorial desecrated on the eve of Memorial Day Organizers go ahead with ceremony to mark the occasion, show they won’t be intimidated By Seth Daniel Day. “Who would do this? It wasn’t just because of the timing Memorial Day weekend had of it with Memorial Day. That started with a smile for Veterans anger though quickly turned Commissioner Roberto Santi- into a heartwarming experience ago, but quickly on Sunday it with the City response. They put turned to a very frustrating time it back. If you look at it now, it as he got word the that the Puer- doesn’t look like it happened. to Rican Veterans Monument in This act of vandalism isn’t going the South End had been desecrat- to stop us from honoring our sol- ed. diers.” As he arrived with Monument Molina said he was shocked President Tony Molina, his heart by it, and it had put a fur- sunk. ther damper on his Memorial “I was angered,” he said at PHONEY TULIPS: The brilliantly pink tulips in Copley Square adjacent to the Boston Public Library were the Monument on Memorial (VETERANS MONUMENT, Pg. 6) in full bloom last week, but some were too busy on their phones to really notice – as is a sign of the times that some things haven’t changed. The pink tulips are quite a site to see for those venturing out into the Back Bay. Muddy Water Initiative hopes to deploy WaterGoat By Lauren Bennett mit before deploying the device in River is “too dirty to clean,” and mid-July or August. that volunteers should not enter The Muddy Water Initiative’s “Even though things have been the water. Last year, the Muddy hope to bring a trash collecting pretty crazy, we are hoping we can Water Initiative received $12,000 net, better known as the Water- make that happen,” she said. from the state budget to purchase Goat, to the Muddy River this The Muddy River is notori- the net, which will enable volun- summer is still on track. ously laden with trash and tennis teers to remove trash from the Caroline Reeves of the Muddy balls, golf balls, shoes, and even river without having to enter the Water Initiative said that the orga- strollers. Reeves said that they nization is waiting for its last per- have been told that the Muddy (WATERGOAT, Pg. 4) Walsh gives coronavirus Copley Square Farmer’s updates; announces Market the first to re-open Reopen Boston Fund By Seth Daniel In a time of uncertainty and virtuality, organizers By Lauren Bennett of the Copley Square Farmer’s Market hope that real fresh food will be a refreshing reason to venture out Mayor Marty Walsh held a press conference on and buy food in a safe, open alternative to a super- Tuesday, where he updated Bostonians on how the market. PHOTO BY SETH DANIEL city is moving forward with the COVID-19 crisis. The Copley Square Farmer’s Market opened for Several JROTC officers from South Boston High bring in the ceremoni- As of May 26, Boston had 12,521 confirmed cases the first time this season on Friday, May 22, and will al wreath for the Memorial Day exercises at the Puerto Rican Veterans of COVID-19, and 622 people had died. Memorial in the South End on Monday afternoon – one day after the continue to operate every Tuesday and Friday through Governor Charlie Baker announced that the Bos- the fall. It was the first Farmer’s Market to open in the monument was desecrated and damaged by some unknown vandal(s). ton Hope medical center set up at the Boston Conven- Organizers went ahead with a safe ceremony on Monday, and Police City, and only the second or third in Greater Boston, tion and Exhibition Center in South Boston would no and it was by and large an experiment to see how Commissioner Willie Gross said an investigation is underway and they longer be accepting new patients as of Tuesday. Walsh are looking for help from the community with any tips. The act was universally condemned. (WALSH UPDATE, Pg. 9) (FARMERS MARKET, Pg. 3) PAGE 2 THE BOSTON SUN MAY 28, 2020 editorial AMERICANS WILL SURVIVE GUEST OP-ED WITHOUT BACON Filling out the U.S. Census is an effective and safe way DOUBLE-CHEESEBURGERS to support your community right now The decision of the federal government to invoke the Defense that for every Massachusetts resi- Census are safe, secure, and pro- Production Act to order meat-processing plants to reopen raises a num- By Mayor Martin J. Walsh dent who doesn’t fill out the Cen- tected by Federal law. Answers can ber of issues about the use of the act for this purpose. sus, the Commonwealth of Massa- only be used to produce statistics, First and foremost, the order ignores the reality that meat-processing Every 10 years, the Federal chusetts misses out on more than and the Census Bureau cannot plants continue to be hot-spots for the spread of the coronavirus, placing government conducts a Census, $2,300 in Federal funding. That’s share your personal information the safety and lives of workers, their families, and their communities counting every person living in all a significant loss for our commu- with anyone-- not to law enforce- at high risk for contracting and spreading the disease. Despite the best 50 states, Washington D.C., and nities, including our students, our ment, and not to your landlord. efforts of meat processors over the past two months to improve worker five U.S. territories. This is more older adults, our residents expe- You will not be asked about your safety, the coronavirus continues to explode among workers in this than just a headcount; the Census riencing homelessness, and other immigration status, and answers industry. The invocation of the Defense Production Act does nothing to determines everything from repre- vulnerable groups. In 2015, Mas- will not affect any public benefits address this issue. sentation in Congress, to Federal sachusetts received more than $16 you receive. Second, we certainly sympathize with the livestock farmers who have funds for schools, affordable hous- billion for crucial programs and The Census is very easy to com- been forced to euthanize their animals, placing these farmers on the edge ing, infrastructure, and healthcare services such as Medicaid and plete. It only takes a few minutes of bankruptcy. But their economic losses are easily-calculable and should programs. Medicare, SNAP and free school to fill out the questionnaire online be recompensed by the federal government. As Boston continues to respond lunch programs, Section 8 Vouch- at my2020census.gov. You can By contrast, what has been more disturbing in our view has been the to the COVID-19 public health ers, public education, and child- also fill it out over the phone in destruction of fruits and vegetables by farmers who normally supply the emergency and work towards an care programs for low-income 13 different languages. The phone restaurant business. Why hasn’t the federal government come up with equitable recovery, Federal fund- families like Head Start. We need number is listed on the website. a plan to purchase those foods and distribute them to the millions of ing will play a key role in pro- everyone in the city to participate Everyone counts equally in our needy Americans who are lining up, literally for miles, for distributions viding relief for our small busi- in this year’s Census so we can democracy, and everyone deserves from food banks? ness owners, veterans, renters, continue to support and improve to be seen, heard, and invested Third however, there is an even more basic question: Why has meat our healthcare sector, and more. these programs. in--- regardless of your age, back- production been deemed an essential industry? Much of the recovery aid that Many of Boston’s communi- ground, housing status, how much We raise this question for a simple reason: The American diet, which Washington will allocate is based ties are at risk of an undercount. money you make, where you were relies more heavily on meat than any other nation in the world, has been on our population’s size deter- Almost 60 percent of the city’s born, or any other characteristic. a major contributor to the death toll in our country for persons under mined by the Census. Filling out population lives in census tracts The 2020 Census is an example the age of 60 who have contracted the coronavirus. the 2020 Census is a great way to that have historically been under- of direct democracy in action, and According to researchers, a person’s body mass index -- whether support healthcare workers, first counted, and this year, we want to I urge all Bostonians to take part. someone is overweight -- is a crucial factor in the ability of an individual responders, and other people on change that. The Census is a means For more information on the 2020 to fight the disease. In addition, individuals who consume a lot of animal the front lines from the safety of to increase community power.
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