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VOL. 114 - NO. 34 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 20, 2010 $.30 A COPY Commendatore Thomas M. Menino Madonna Del Soccorso Fisherman’s Feast Receives Italian Republic’s Celebrate100 Year Anniversary Highest Order of Knighthood Mayor Menino Presented with the Prestigious Ordine Al Merito Della Repubblica Italiana by Italian Consul General Mayor Menino receives Merit Medal from Captain Edoardo Giacomini of the Italian ship San Giusto and The annual Madonna Del Soccorso di Sciacca, Sicily feast celebrated 100 years in Consul General Liborio Stellino. Boston’s North End. To help celebrate this momentous occasion the St. Peter’s Society (Photo by Isabel Leon) of Gloucester and fishermen joined in the celebration on Thursday, August 12, 2010. The society brought the statute of St. Peter to the North End and joined in the Mayor Thomas M. Menino knighthood of the Italian procession with the Madonna del Soccorso and the blessing on the water at Christopher was presented with the Ital- Republic. Italian Consul Columbus Waterfront Park. For additional photos see page 8. ian Medal of Honor, Com- General Liborio Stellino, who (Photos by Ross Photography, Rosario Scabin) mander of the Order to the nominated Mayor Menino Merit of the Italian Republic, the most senior order of (Continued on Page 13) Eastie Pride Day Celebration On Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 4:00-8:00 PM the News Briefs 22nd Annual Eastie Pride Day Celebration will take place by Sal Giarratani at Piers Park on Marginal Street, East Boston overlook- ing Boston Harbor. Since McMahon Wins GOP 1989, Eastie Pride Day has US Senate Primary in Connecticut brought together neighbors Republican Linda McMahon, the former CEO of and friends to celebrate the the WWF has wrestled the GOP primary victory East Boston community and in Connecticut for U.S. Senate and will face the all it has to offer. Last year’s state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in event hosted over 2,500 November. Blumenthal could be defeated. He attendees and this year, had been very popular statewide until voters Eastie Pride has even found out he misspoke, to put it kindly, about more to celebrate! The sum- being a combat veteran during the Vietnam mer event will commemor- th War, which he reportedly never was. Before that ate the 40 Anniversary of news, the Democrats thought they were on easy the East Boston Neighbor- street to replace the retiring US Senator Chris hood Health Center. Dodd. McMahon has tapped into the voter anger The East Boston Neighbor- hood Health Center has Boston and its surround- fun! Come join us on Sat- which has gone coast to coast and could very st well be the next U.S. Senator from Connecti- been serving the neigh- ing communities. Recently, urday, August 21 to cel- cut. borhood’s health care needs the Health Center received ebrate Eastie Pride Day and since it first opened its doors a $12 million federal stimu- thank the East Boston Memo to Boston Phoenix: in 1970. Since its inception, lus grant, allowing them to Neighborhood Health Center Don’t Blame DeLeo, Blame Patrick the Health Center has expand their services, open- for all that they do. Meet us As I read the Boston Phoenix editorial (DeLeo’s grown to become one of the ing a new $20 million facil- at Piers Park to join the the One, August 4), I disagree that House largest community health ity in Maverick Square. For festivities including live Speaker Robert DeLeo is responsible for the end care centers in the country, 40 years, this community music, complimentary sail of casino gambling in this legislative session. serving more than 300,000 organization has been a vital boat rides and exciting patients each year. The resource committed to the children’s activities, while (Continued on Page 15) Center is open 24 hours a betterment of our neighbor- enjoying the variety of food day, 7 days a week, cater- hood’s quality of life. and drink in the company of ing to the needs of East So don’t miss out on the your neighbors. THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, AUGUST 20, 2010 Res Publica by David Trumbull PRESENTING THE SUFFOLK COUNTY REPUBLICAN TEAM PILLARS OF VICTORY With only three weeks to ning in that district that go before the September covers East Boston (Ward Pillars of Victory or Memo- the entire exterior face of 14th Primary Election, One), the North End, West rial Columns were erected the column. This frieze is in here’s a brief listing of the End, part of Beacon Hill, and in commemoration of the low relief and in the form Republicans running for dis- Downtown (parts of Ward triumphs of victorious gen- of a spiral band three and trict offices in districts that Three and Ward Five) as well erals, naval victories or one half feet wide and six include all or part of Boston. as all or parts of Cambridge, emperors. One of the well- hundred feet long. A total of PAUL A. CARUCCIO of Revere and Winthrop. known structures of this type 2,500 carved figures give Winthrop is running for BRAD WILLIAMS of West is the Column of Phocas. It us a treasury of information Executive Councillor (“Gov- Roxbury is running in the stands about 56 feet high on the religion, military ernor’s Councillor”) in the Suffolk and Norfork District and is the last of the monu- science, habits and dress of Sixth District which in- of Roslindale, Hyde Park ments to be erected in the the early Romans, which is cludes East Boston (Ward (part of Ward 18), Jamaica Forum Romanum Mag- far more valuable than thou- One), Charlestown (Ward Plain (Ward 19) and West num. This column was con- sands of pages of descrip- Two), the North End, West Roxbury (Ward 20) as well as structed of sections taken tive writing or endless book End, part of Beacon Hill, and the towns of Dedham, from ancient buildings and research. Downtown (parts of Ward Norwood and Westwood. it was dedicated in A.D. 608 There is the general and Three and Ward Five), and We have two Boston can- by the Byzantine Emperor his staff, the Praetorian parts of Allston/Brighton didates for Representative Phocas. At one time his Guards with their shoulder (parts of Ward 21 and Ward in the General Court. gilded statue stood on the belts, standard bearers and 22). The district also in- PATRICK JAMES BREN- summit. Centurions, the common cludes all or part of Arling- NAN of South Boston is run- The Column of Antoninus soldier carrying enormous ton, Billerica, Burlington, ning in the Fourth Suffolk Pius was a monolith (a single stakes, master masons, pio- Cambridge, Chelsea, Ever- District of South Boston piece of stone), constructed of neers with axes and crow- ett, Lexington, Lynnfield, (Ward Six and Ward Seven) red Egyptian granite. It was bars, lancers, cavalry and Malden, Medford, Melrose, and parts of Dorchester discovered broken in many royal chargers, armored Reading, Revere, Saugus, (parts of Ward Seven, Ward pieces under a house near peared many years ago and horsemen and Moorish cav- Somerville, Stoneham, Eight and Ward 13). the Piazza di Spagna in 1704 the statue of St. Paul was alry. Constructed bridges Wakefield, Winchester, In the Eighth Suffolk and could not be restored so placed there in 1589. and causeways are shown Woburn and Winthrop. District BRAD MARSTON it was used to mend a sun- The most famous and the along with military ma- There are three Republi- of Beacon Hill is running dial obelisk on Monte Citorio. best preserved of all ancient chines attacking forts. The cans running for Senator in in that district which in- The pedestal remained in its Pillars of Victory is the Col- confusion of a defeated army the General Court in Boston cludes the West End (Ward original position for many umn of Trajan, which stood is also shown and all scenes districts. Three Precinct Five) parts of years but in 1792 it was between two libraries in are very vividly depicted. The BARBARA T. BUSH of Beacon Hill and Back Bay moved to the Giardino della his Forum. The column was column is about 12 feet in Charlestown is running in (parts of Ward Five). His dis- Pigna by Pope Pius VI. dedicated to the Emperor in diameter and 97 feet high. the Middlesex, Suffolk, and trict also includes Cam- Another of these struc- A.D. 114 as a result of his The original statue of Trajan Essex District of Charles- bridge-port and some part of tures is the Column of victory over the Dacians (an at the summit was replaced town (Ward Two) and parts of the eastern part of the City Marcus Aurelius. This col- ancient province near the by one of St. Peter in the Allston/Brighton (parts of of Cambridge. umn was erected about Danube). Eighteen hundred 16th century. Trajan's ashes Ward 21 and Ward 22). This A.D. 175 in commemoration years later, this column is were at one time deposited district also includes all or David Trumbull is the of his victories over the still in an excellent state of in a golden urn in a pedes- part of Cambridge, Chelsea, chairman of the Boston Ward Germanic tribes.