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Rumbo EDICIÓN NO. 488 (MA) Lawrence, Methuen, Haverhill, Andover, North Andover, Lowell May / May 22, 2015 The BILINGUAL Newspaper of the Merrimack Valley (NH) Salem, Nashua, Manchester They ran for life! Lawrence Attorney served as Alumni Speaker Lawrence Attorney Richard Rodriguez served as Alumni Speaker at the John Jay College 2015 SEEK Awards Night held on May 7th, 2015 in New York City. SEEK is a New York State Program at various City of New York (CUNY) senior and comprehensive colleges designed to assist students who are both academically and financially disadvantaged. SEEK stands for “Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge.”

Left to right: New State Assemblyman Marcus A. Crespo and Attorney Richard Rodriguez; both alumna of John Jay College SEEK Department Program. |14

#218, Angel Reyes and his sister, # 200 Karla Reyes of Lawrence, ran for their little 17-year- old cousin who is being treated for Leukemia at Children Hospital in Boston. Angel did the Lawrence History Center North Canal Classic 5k road race in 21:04 and Karla in 36:47. |2 Reina Infantil 2015 Reina Chiquitita 2015

Junielys Henríquez, electa Reina Infantil 2015 de Dariannys Almonte, fue elegida Reina Chiquitita entre un grupo de 8 bellas señoritas que participaron. 2015 de entre un grupo de 6 preciosas niñas. |19

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ste año, el lunes, 25 de mayo, estaremos conmemorando el Memorial Day en Lawrence y en otros muchos sitios a lo largo y ancho del país. Es un día de Eveneración nacional que fuera establecido por primera vez para honrar a los soldados de la Unión que murieron durante la Guerra Civil y después expandido para incluir a todos los que mueran debido a guerras o una acción militar. Es un día para reconocer y honrar a aquellos hombres y mujeres que han renunciado a su bienestar y el de sus familias, para asegurar la seguridad de nuestro país y nuestros ciudadanos. Para nosotros los inmigrantes que hemos encontrado refugio en este gran país, especialmente aquellos que hemos vivido bajo regímenes dictatoriales donde la vida humana no vale nada, el observar el Memorial Day es muy importante, especialmente ahora que tanta gente confunde el verdadero significado del día con meriendas al aire libre, viajes a las playas o ir de fiesta hasta que salga el sol “porque mañana no se trabaja”. Este próximo lunes, usted puede hacer todo lo que se ha mencionado arriba, pero reserve parte del tiempo durante la mañana para pagar tributo a los hombres y mujeres que han ofrecido sus vidas para que usted pueda vivir y prosperar en este país en paz. La cita es a las 9:00 de la mañana en el Cementerio Bellevue, uno de los más antiguos y finos del país, donde se encuentran los restos del primer soldado muerto durante From the left, Susan Grabski, Executive Director, Lawrence History Center; Randald la Guerra Civil, además de muchos de la Primera y Segunda Guerras Mundiales, así Bartlett, Enel Northeast Operations Manager, Mike Dimavro, of Lawrence, winner of the como de Corea, Vietnam, Irak y Afganistán. North Canal Classic 5k road race and LHC Treasurer Ellen Minzner. ¡Sólo tiene que ir allí y decir “Gracias”!

Lawrence runners claimed top finishing the National Register of Historic Places. We must honor Memorial Day positions in the open and under 18 categories Enel Green Power (EGP) operates in at the Lawrence History Center North Canal North America through Enel Green Power his year, on Monday, May 25, we will commemorate Memorial Day in Classic 5k road race held Sunday, May 17th, North America, Inc. (EGP-NA), which Lawrence and all across the country. It’s a National Holiday first established 2015. Overall men’s and women’s winners owns and operates over 90 plants in 21 to pay homage to Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War and were Mike Dimavro in a time of 18:10.0 U.S. States and two Canadian provinces T later on, it was expanded to include all who died in any war or military action. It’s a and Raquel Lara, in a time of 20:43.0. The with a total installed capacity of over 2,000 day to pay tribute and honor those men and women who had relinquished their own under 18 division male winner was by Bryan MW. Such a capacity base is diversified well-being and that of their families, for the safety of our country and their fellow Henriquez, age 16, in a time of 20:34.1 and across four generation technologies, citizens. under 18 female winner was Jone Perez, age namely wind, geothermal, solar and hydro. For us immigrants who had found refuge in this great country, especially those 14, also of Lawrence, MA. Headquartered in Andover, MA, EGP- who had been living under dictatorial governments, where human lives are worth less The Kids Canal Dash, held just prior to NA currently owns and operates four than nothing, the observance of Memorial Day is very important, especially when so the start of the 5k, had boys and girls winners hydroelectric power plants throughout the many people confuse the real meaning of the holiday with picnics, trips to the beach or in two age categories: Age 6 and under state of Massachusetts with a total installed party all night "because there is no work tomorrow." winners were Carlito Veras, age 5 for the capacity of 38 MW, including the 14.3 MW This coming Monday, you can do all of the above, but reserve some of your boys, and Dania De Jesus, age 6 for the girls. Lawrence Hydroelectric Project. morning time to pay tribute to the men and women who offered their lives so you and Yael Mercado, age 9, and Emilia Cutler, also your family can live and prosper in this country in peace. The date is at 9:00 AM at the age 9, won the boys and girls twelve and Bellevue Cemetery, one of the oldest and finest cemeteries in the country, where the under. Winners were presented with passes remains of the first Lawrencian casualty of the Civil War are kept besides many others to Canobie Lake Park in Salem NH. from WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 175 runners, walkers, and canal Just go there and say, “Thank you!” dashers came out to enjoy the event, which introduced Enel Green Power as the Additional Memorial Day events: lead sponsor this year. “This was a great event and we are proud to be a part of Queen City Chapter 2, Disabled American Veterans of Greater raising the profile of the North Canal area Lawrence will observe Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th 2015 with and highlighting the work of the History Center,” said Randald Bartlett, Northeast the laying of wreathes at two locations in Lawrence. Operations Manager. “The Merrimack River has played such a critical role in the 8:00am... Sailors Monument, located on the north bank of the history of this city and continues to be an O'Leary (falls) Bridge. A remembrance to all veterans lost at sea. important part of its future.” 9:00am... Immaculate Conception Cemetery, veterans lot. Other sponsors included Enterprise Bank, Coco and Early Associates, Lawrence Remembering all veterans in unmarked graves. General Hospital, Mainstream Global, Bell Tower Management, Everett Mills, Canal Bill Collins, Sr. Vice Commander, Queen City D.A.V. Chapter 2 St. Gym and Fitness Appeal, Joseph Bella P.O. Box 374, Lawrence, MA 01842 and the Sidell Family. For full race results and photos, please visit http://www.lawrencehistory.org/ northcanalclassic/2015/results The Lawrence History Center was Rumbo founded in 1978 as the Immigrant City The BILINGUAL Newspaper of the Merrimack Valley Archives by German immigrant Eartha Dengler. The organization’s mission is Publicación de SUDA, Inc. to collect, preserve, share, and interpret 315 Mt. Vernon Street Lawrence, MA 01843-3206 the history and heritage of Lawrence, Tel: (978) 794-5360 | Fax: (978) 975-7922 | www.rumbonews.com Massachusetts and its people. 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RUMBONEWS.COM Compradores de vivienda del Mes Home Buyers of the Month ¡Felicidades Padre e Hijo! Congratulations Carlos Sr. y su hijo, Carlos Jr. cada uno ha comprado una casa. Cuando Carlos Father and Son! padre empezó a buscar casa, Carlos Jr. le dijo a su padre acerca de tomar clases con Carlos Sr. and his son, Carlos Jr. have el Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, each purchased a home. When Carlos Sr. ya que supo de esta agencia a través de un first wanted to start looking at houses, compañero de trabajo. Carlos Jr. told his father about taking "Usted hace su parte y el programa le classes with the Merrimack Valley Housing ayudará con la otra parte", le dijo. Partnership, which he had learned about Carlos padre recibió un préstamo del through a coworker. VA. Él cree que es muy importante tener “You do your part and the program will una inspección de la casa. "La gente help with their part,” he says. a menudo no se da cuenta del costo de Carlos Sr. received a VA loan. He hacer el trabajo en una casa después de la believes it is very important to have a home compra." inspection. “People don’t often realize "Los dos nos fuimos a propiedades que the cost of doing work on a home after no necesitaban mucho trabajo", recuerda purchasing.” Carlos Jr. “We both went into properties that Carlos Jr. acompañó a su padre a didn’t need much work,” recalls Carlos Jr. las clases, y siguió con el programa de Carlos Jr. accompanied his father to entrenamiento de propietarios. Carlos the classes, and followed with the Landlord Jr. comenzó a reunirse con Ed Alcántara Training program. Carlos Jr. began meeting unos meses más tarde, y con la orientación with Ed Alcantara a few months later, and persistente de Ed más de nueve meses, with Ed’s persistent guidance over nine Carlos Jr. fue capaz de aumentar su puntaje months, Carlos Jr. was able to increase de crédito y aumentar su cantidad del his credit score and raise his eligible loan préstamo elegible por cincuenta mil dólares. amount by fifty thousand dollars. "La pasión que Ed tenía realmente “The amount of passion Ed had really me sirvió de entusiasmo", dice Carlos Jr. got me excited about it,” says Carlos "No me sentía que estuviera solo." Con Jr. “I didn’t feel like I was alone.” With ocho mil dólares de ayuda de la ciudad eight thousand dollars of down payment de Lowell, fue capaz de cerrar en una assistance from the City of Lowell, he was propiedad multifamiliar en septiembre del able to close on a multi-family property in 2014. Y, mediante el pago de una cantidad September, 2014. And, by paying an extra mensual adicional en su hipoteca, Carlos Jr. monthly amount on his mortgage, Carlos planea pagar su hipoteca de treinta años en Carta al Editor Jr. plans to pay his thirty-year mortgage off veintidós años. "Esta es una opción que he A Rumbo Por ello, los 20 años de Rumbo nos in twenty-two years. “This is an option I aprendido en la clase." recuerdan que la posibilidad de tener learned in the class.” "Pon lo que quieras en el papel", dice Att: Dalia & Alberto libertad de presa depende solo de quienes “Put what you want on paper,” says Carlos Sr. "Se puede hacer." preservan y controlan el acceso a ella. Carlos Sr. “It can be done.” Felicitaciones a Carlos Jr. y Sr. por La salud de una democracia se puede Congratulations to Carlos Jr. and Sr. convertirse en propietarios de viviendas! medir por la posibilidad de un medio Así que en sus 20 años, se nos hace for becoming homeowners! de publicar historias tanto a favor de un justo congratular a Rumbo por preservar hecho como en su contra. abiertas las páginas de esa posibilidad.

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Por José A. Ayala

Créalo o no, está programada para el 8 de septiembre y estamos en mayo, la elección general para el 3 de noviembre. casi a mitad del En ambas elecciones los lugares de votación 2015 y en un año estarán abiertos para los votantes de 7am- de elecciones 8pm. municipales en No importa en qué pueblo o ciudad el Estado de usted se encuentre, lo dice la ley de Massachusetts. Eso elecciones. Para usted votar en la elección significa que los preliminar del 8 de septiembre, usted debe votantes en algunos ser ciudadano de los EEUU y debe estar pueblos y ciudades saldrán a las urnas a registrado como votante. elegir concejales, miembros del Comité El último día para registrase como Escolar e incluso, en algunos casos hasta votante para la elección preliminar es el nuevos alcaldes. 19 de agosto a las 8pm. Si no se registra Como es una tradición, las elecciones como votante, usted no podrá votar el 8 de municipales conllevan dos visitas de los septiembre. Sin embargo, usted tendrá la votantes a las mesas de votación: una para oportunidad de registrarse para la elección la elección preliminar o eliminatoria en el general del 3 de noviembre. mes de septiembre y la otra es la elección El último día para registrase para esta Alcalde/Mayor Dan Rivera Presidente del Concejo Municipal/City general o elección final en el mes de elección es el 14 de octubre, 2015 hasta las Council President Modesto Maldonado noviembre. 8pm. En la elección preliminar los votantes El registrarse como votantes es simple y tendrán que votar sólo por los candidatos rápido, y lo puede hacer en cualquier oficina que ellos quieren que pasen a la elección de elecciones de su ciudad, en la oficina de Getting ready for another final. Los que menos votos obtengan correo o en el registro de vehículos de motor quedarán eliminados de la contienda. en persona o por correo. Este año 2015 la elección preliminar election year in Lawrence

Los votantes de Lawrence votarán By Jose A. Ayala sobre el requisito de residencia Believe it or not, we This year 2015 the preliminary election are in May, nearly half is scheduled for September 8 and the En el caso de Lawrence, los votantes que devengan un salario como empleados of 2015 and within general election for November 3. In both deberán elegir un nuevo Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad. a year of municipal elections, the polls will be open to voters compuesto por 9 miembros y un nuevo El requisito de residencia exigiría que elections in the State from 7 am to 8pm. Comité Escolar. Algunos candidatos son los empleados municipales, incluyendo of Massachusetts. No matter what town or city you are, nuevos en la contienda mientras que otros los policías y los bomberos, contratados That means that the election laws are set up that way. For estarán buscando la reelección. después del 1 de julio, residan en Lawrence voters in some towns you to vote in the primary election on Los votantes de Lawrence también dentro de un tiempo determinado. and cities will take September 8, you must be a US citizen and deberán votar en la elección del martes, Maldonado ha reiterado que este requi- to the polls to elect must be registered as a voter. 3 de noviembre 2015 sobre un neurálgico sito no tiene que ver nada con empleados councilors, school committee members and The last day to register to vote for the tema que por años ha estado en el debate estatales, federales o empleados privados. even, in some cases, new mayors. primary election is August 19 at 8pm. If público, y que en ocasiones hasta ha La ley de residencia está destinada a As a tradition, municipal elections you do not register as a voter, you may not creado fuertes encontronazos entre los que todos los empleados del DPW, policías, involve two visits to the polling stations, one vote on September 8. However, you will apoyan y los que rechazan la medida: Nos bomberos, empleados de oficina del City for the preliminary election in September have the opportunity to register for the referimos a la llamada ley de residencia Hall y empleados de las escuelas públicas and the other is the general election or final general election on November 3. para los empleados municipales. que no sean maestros. Por ley estatal, choice in November. The last day to register for this election Los principales protagonistas en el los maestros no pueden estar sujetos a In the preliminary election, voters will is October 14, 2015 until 8pm. debate han sido Modesto Maldonado, requerimientos de residencia. have to vote only for the candidates they Registering as a voter is simple and fast, presidente del actual Concejo Municipal La firma del Alcalde Rivera, quien want to pass to the final choice. Those and you can do at any elections department y quien con el apoyo de otros colegas ya ha adelantado que no firmará la ley de getting the least votes will be eliminated office, at the post office or the Registry of suyos, ha tomado la antorcha de esta causa, residencia aunque sea aprobada por los from the contest. Motor Vehicles in person or by mail. y en el otro lado el Alcalde Dan Rivera votantes en noviembre, es un requisito que desde un principio ha reiterado su para que pueda ser presentada como un férrea oposición al establecimiento de un "home rule petition" ante la legislatura de requisito de residencia para los empleados Massachusetts. Lawrence voters will vote on municipales. Maldonado también dijo recientemente Los concejales de Lawrence votaron que si el Alcalde Rivera no lo firma, aun the residency requirement en junio del año pasado para colocar la siendo aprobada por los votantes, los pregunta del requisito de residencia en la residentes tienen la opción de iniciar un In the case of Lawrence, voters will Lawrence councilors voted in June boleta de noviembre. proceso para remover al Alcalde (conocido elect a new City Council consisting of 9 of last year to place the question of the Los votantes tendrán la opción de en inglés como un "recall"), un esfuerzo que members and a new School Committee. residency requirement on the November decirle al Alcalde Rivera si quieren o no él dijo apoyaría. Some candidates are new in the race while ballot. el requisito de residencia para las personas others will be seeking re-election. Voters will have the option to tell Lawrence voters will also vote in the Mayor Rivera whether or not they want the election of Tuesday, November 3, 2015 on residency requirement for people who earn NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS a neuralgic issue that for years has been in a salary as city employees. Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence, una coalición de the public debate, and sometimes has even The residency requirement would comunidades de fe, agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de created strong clashes between supporters require municipal employees, including salud, está buscando voluntarios para llevar a ancianos a citas al and those who reject the measure: We refer police officers and firefighters hired after médico y otras citas de calidad de vida a través del Programa de to the so-called residency law for municipal July 1, to become residents of Lawrence employees. within a certain time. Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley. The main protagonists in the debate Maldonado has reiterated that this have been Modesto Maldonado, president requirement has nothing to do with state, Si usted puede, aunque sea ocasionalmente, por favor, llame a of the current City Council who has taken federal employees or private employees. Renee A. Baker, reclutador de voluntarios, al 978-946-1463 (y the torch of this case with the support of The residency law is aimed at all mencione Interfaith Caregivers.) other colleagues, and on the other side employees of DPW, police, firemen, clerks Mayor Dan Rivera who initially reiterated Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos his strong opposition to the establishment que necesitan de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder of a residency requirement for municipal POR FAVOR VEA AYALA employees. CONTINÚA EN LA PAGINA 8 MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 7 Día de Embellecimiento / Beautification day

Por Alberto Surís

El pasado sábado, 16 de mayo un gran grupo de voluntarios respondió a la llamada de Jaime Meléndez, participando en el embellecimiento de los cementerios Bellevue y Santa María en la preparación de la ceremonia del Día de los Caídos, que se conmemora el lunes, 25 de mayo 2015. Los voluntarios de organizaciones como JROTC de Lawrence y Methuen, Centro de Aprendizaje de Adultos, Tropas de Niños y Niñas Escuchas, Lawrence Senior Center, miembros de la Guardia Lawrence Memorial de la Guerra Civil, el 6 de Maine, Oficina del Alcalde, Semana Hispana, NEVLH por mencionar unos pocos, se reunieron después del trabajo para disfrutar de un poco de comida a la brasa y música con el DJ Lux. Los alimentos y utensilios fueron donados por una serie de personas y organizaciones, como Martha Vélez del Centro de Ancianos; Tom y Dottie Hardgraves; Keith Wlodyka de Daily Dose By Alberto Suris Cafe; Dan McGrath; Juanita Saldaña; Scout Troops, Lawrence Senior Center, Dose Cafe; Dan McGrath; Juanita Saldaña; Amarilis Rivera y los Representantes Last Saturday, May 16th, a large members of the Lawrence Civil War Amarilis Rivera and State Representatives Estatales Marcos Devers y Frank Moran. group of volunteers responding to Jaime Memorial Guard, the 6th of Maine, Office Marcos Devers and Frank Moran. Según Meléndez, Director de Servicios Melendez’s call, participated in the of the Mayor, Hispanic Week, NEVLH just According to Melendez, Director of de Veteranos para la Ciudad de Lawrence, beautification of Bellevue and Saint Mary’s to mention a few, gathered around after Veterans’ Services for the City of Lawrence, aproximadamente 8,000 nuevas banderas Cemeteries in preparation of the ceremony work to enjoy some barbecued food and approximately 8,000 new flags were placed fueron colocadas en la tumba de cada héroe of Memorial Day to be held Monday, May music played by DJ Lux. by every fallen hero’s tomb. Later on, all caído. Más tarde, todas las banderas viejas 25th, 2015. Food and utensils were donated by an the old flags collected were burned in a pit recogidas fueron quemadas en un pozo, Volunteers from organizations such array of people and organizations, such as according to military protocol, while Mr. según el protocolo militar, mientras que el as JROTC from Lawrence and Methuen, Senior Center’s Martha Velez; Tom and Rich Russell was reading the Old Glory Sr. Rich Russell leía el poema Old Glory. Adult Learning Center, Boys and Girls Dottie Hardgraves; Keith Wlodyka of Daily Poem. American Training honors Veterans through annual flag replacements for Memorial Day

By Mikaela Reynolds Director of Marketing

They don’t do it for the gratitude, with Veterans’ Services though it comes in droves. They don’t do Coordinator Thomas Hargreaves, it for their friends or family, though they the team heads out to replace honor them in the process. They do it out of the flags at various cemeteries respect and honor. And they’ve been doing throughout the city in time for it for more than a decade now. Memorial Day, ensuring each American Training, a local nonprofit Veteran has a bright, crisp new out of Andover, has sent a team to assist in flag to mark each grave, out of the replacement of American Flags at the respect and honor for those who graves’ of veterans every May for the more gave so much to their country. than 10 years. In that time they’ve replaced “I give them special thousands of flags, honoring thousands of treatment,” said John DiFruscia, local veterans throughout Methuen. 48, of Haverhill, a Guest and “I do this with our Guests because I volunteer for the flag replacement want our veterans to get the recognition team. “I greet them and replace they deserve, that they haven’t gotten in the their flags,” he added. past,” said organizer Joe Robichaud, a job Though the team’s only goal developer and coordinator for American is to bring honor and respect to Training, and a Veteran, himself. local Veterans, the task of flag “I want people to be aware of what replacement does not come without our Veterans have done for their country so great thanks. “I’ve had people who know that they can get the respect they deserve.” we do this come up to me and thank us, people Robichaud said he’s not alone. The who have noticed they had new flags at the “veterans” or contact your local Veterans’ Guests, or adults with developmental graves of their loved ones,” said Robichaud. Services coordinator to find opportunities disabilities, that he serves love this annual “I just hope that doing this says we care to serve our nation's veterans. event. “They talk about it all year long. about our veterans, each and every one of them.” To find out more about American Many of them do it with me every year. Besides honoring and respecting those Training, go to americantraininginc.com. “Our Guests enjoy it. They like feeling who served this country, Robichaud hopes like they are a part of it. They talk about that by helping with the flag replacements, relatives that they have who are Veterans. people will start thinking more about They feel proud of what we do and so do I,” veterans throughout the year. At right, “I give them special added Robichaud. “I hope that bringing attention to this treatment,” said John DiFruscia, “I like doing it. It feels nice,” said will help put Veterans in people’s minds 48, of Haverhill, a Guest and Greg Trepanier, 34, of Lawrence, a Guest so that those veterans who are alive and in volunteer for the flag replacement of American Training and volunteer for the need of help can get what they need too,” team. “I greet them and replace flag replacement team. “I have veterans in he said. “There are more veterans here their flags,” he added. my family so I understand. I do it for the hurting than we even know. There are a lot veterans in the cemeteries.” who need help.” Every May, through the coordination Visit serve.gov and use keyword 8 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM Lawrence Family Public Academy Exhibición de arte / Art Exhibit

Durante los días 5 y 7 de este mes de On Tuesday, May 5th and Thursday, mayo, la Lawrence Family Public Academy May 7th Lawrence Family Public Academy llevó a cabo una celebración del Día de la hosted a Mother’s Day Tea in conjunction Madre conjuntamente con el Show de Arte with their Kindergarten Art Show and de Kindergarten. Dirigidos por la profesora Performance. Led by music teacher Jody de música Jody Marsh los estudiantes Marsh students sang two songs dedicated cantaron dos canciones dedicadas a sus to their mothers and grandmothers. madres y abuelas. Students also presented their mothers Los estudiantes también presentaron with a written sentiment of why they love a sus madres con un sentimental escrito them. (I love my mom because she loves diciendo de por qué les encantan. (“Yo amo me.” “I love my mom because she makes a mi mamá porque ella me ama"." Yo amo a me pancakes.” “I love my mom because mi mamá porque ella me hace panqueques". she buys me toys.” “I love my mom "Yo amo a mi mamá porque ella me compra because she protects me.”) juguetes". "Yo amo a mi mamá porque ella The gymnasium was transformed into me protege".) an art gallery for the event, showcasing El gimnasio fue transformado en una students’ work created in class with art galería de arte para el evento, mostrando el teacher Kristen Naffah. One hundred trabajo de los estudiantes creados en clase and twenty hot air balloon sculptures con la profesora de arte Kristen Naffah. were hung in an uplifting display. Other Ciento veinte esculturas en globo aerostático works included painted pigs, rainbows and se colgaron en una forma edificante. Otras hearts as well as hot cocoa drawn in chalk obras incluyen cerdos pintados, arcoíris pastels. y corazones, así como chocolate caliente The hot air balloons, along with a dibujado en tiza de colores pastel. few select pieces of student work will be Los globos de aire caliente, junto con on display at Lawrence High School May algunas piezas selectas de trabajo de los 27th during the district art show. Public is estudiantes estarán en exhibición en el welcome. Lawrence Family Public Academy el 27 de mayo durante la exposición de arte del Students Pictured: Michael Feliz, Richard distrito. El público es bienvenido. Luciano, Jeremy Ventura and Jenalysse Colon. Estudiantes en la foto: Michael Feliz, Richard Luciano, Jeremy Ventura y Jenalysse Colón.

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CONTINUES FROM 6 Negocios SE HABLA ESPAÑOL AYALA of City Hall and public school employees presented as a "home rule petition" before other than teachers. By state law, the Massachusetts legislature. DEGNAN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. teachers cannot be subjected to residency Maldonado also said recently that if requirements. the Mayor Rivera does not sign it, although 85 Salem Street., Lawrence MA 01843 The signature of Mayor Rivera, who approved by voters, residents have the TEL. (978) 688-4474 . FAX (978) 327-6558 has already announced he will not sign option of initiating a process to remove the the residency law even if approved by mayor through a recall, an effort he said he WWW.DEGNANINSURANCE.COM voters in November, is required for it to be would support . MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 9 Mayor Celebrates Bike to Work Congratulations Graduates Week with a Bike Ride to City Hall

Mayor James J. Fiorentini rode his bike to work in celebration of the statewide Bay State Bike Week Initiative. The Mayor rode his bike to City Hall to kick-off the event. There are 4 miles of bike lanes in the City and growing. Biking is associated with cardiovascular fitness. It also tones and builds muscles in your calves and thighs. It can help bring your weight down, strengthen your immune system and is good for your mental health. Mayor Fiorentini stated: “I frequently bike around the city and feel the benefits of the exercise. Before biking or any exercise, it is best to check with your doctor. I enjoy biking, it gives me added energy and endurance.”

Above is Mayor Fiorentini on his bike. YWCA Healthy Relationships for Youth (12-24 yrs) seminars The Gr. Lawrence YWCA, Fina House invites young women and men (ages 12 - 24) to attend a series of workshops on Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Self Esteem and Respect. The workshops will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, 30th May and Saturday, 13th June.

All workshops will be offered at St. Patrick Parish, 118 So. Broadway in Lawrence from 2:30 - 4pm.

For more information, call the YWCA at 978-682-3039. David Hood and Ariana Biancuzzo, both 18, recently graduated from North Quincy High School and Braintree High School, respectively. We have a great pleasure in printing this NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS picture taken at David’s prom. David is the son of Tania Surís-Hood and his late father Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence, una coalición de comunidades de Daniel Hood of Quincy. fe, agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud, está buscando voluntarios para llevar a ancianos a citas al médico y otras citas de calidad de vida a través del Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley. Si usted puede, aunque sea ocasionalmente, por favor, llame a Renee A. Baker, reclutador de voluntarios, al 978-946-1463 (y mencione Interfaith Caregivers.) Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos que necesitan de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder permanecer independientes en su propio hogar. 10 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM My latest Y experience By Marko Duffy

0 sleep get the idea. Try imagining doing it with 1 race your family or in laws... Suddenly, you're 2 vans in some bizarre Chevy Chase "National 12 runners Lampoon's Family Fun Run" movie. 30 hours This was close quarters for sure 192 miles and... Throw in 3 really challenging runs Community spread out over the time and now you've times infinity! really complicated things. Personal hygiene, changing clothes, stretching On Friday, May aching muscles, hydrating, the opposite of 8th at 8:30 AM hydrating, eating to fuel the exercise... All I was part of in the confines of a rental van not an easy a team of 12 task. runners that Add in keeping track of clothes, your participated in a 192 mile road race from toiletries, your phone and your family at Nantasket Beach in Hull to Provincetown at home and this is one complicated sticky the very tip of Cape Cod. The race, called mess! Living out of a gym bag in a hotel the Ragnar Cape Cod Relay required 12 room with 1 person is tedious, doing with runners to always have a runner making 6 gym bags and 6 people in a van goes their way to the finish line over the entirety beyond tedious! of the race. Day or night; rain or shine. But you know... I forgot to mind. I Our team took 30 hours and 13 minutes to forgot to be frustrated when I couldn't accomplish this feat and it was as fun a 30 find my phone/water/shoes/pillow/towel/ hours as you could ask for. underwear/etc. etc. etc... Nor was I for back of the van for your clothes happily more than they think they ever can, but, in While the race was the reason we 1 second perturbed when my van mates and happy to be there. We became a true the true spirit of the Y she is dedicated to were all together, the reality of the fun, couldn't find theirs. Somehow over 30 team, a single unit, a community. Right developing and building a community within camaraderie and community was the real hours something happened that was pretty there in a 15 passenger van strewn with the communities that the Y serves. And in focus of this exhausting undertaking. And amazing and memorable. We were a team clothes, food, bags and sneakers. this case she developed and built a family. in 30 hours we packed in a whole lot of fun! and a family (a "vamily" as I read on the This story is also about how this With vision and dedication to Now let’s get one thing out of the side of another van) and there was support happened. The forces that came together the YMCA's mission, Coach Colleen way, driving, sleeping, changing, eating, and patience and laughter and respect. to throw 12 people into 2 vans to achieve approached 11 other likely candidates, laughing and talking to each other in a van It wasn't how fast you ran or how far and believe in themselves and each other. proposed this seemingly ridiculous race for 30 hours is as difficult as it sounds. you ran. It was that you ran and that you Did I mention that we were more or less idea, introduced the team to each other and Imagine driving to Florida with yourself and did your part for the whole team. That you strangers before we started? How did sent us on the way to making 11 new best 5 good friends in a van for 30 hours and you laughed and had fun; that you dug into the THAT happen?!? Well, these 12 teammates friends each. She added the water (sweaty weren't just a bunch ‘anybodies.’ Not as it was) and mixed and the results were just a bunch of people drawn from a hat, spectacular. If the Y's mission is Spirit, collected from some mum's group or down Mind and Body, the concoction that came at the pub. These were people dedicated out of these 2 vans was as successful a Y Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club. to staying fit and living a healthy lifestyle, story as anybody can possibly tell. enjoyed working out and people in whom I've written about the Y before and how the team captain saw potential for not only much it has done for me and my family athletic success but, the kind of people who across several generations. From my would successfully mesh together. grandfather living at the Boston Y in the So a lot of the credit goes to the team black and white era of the 1930's, to both captain from our Merrimack Valley YMCA. One of the fitness instructors I call Coach Colleen is always trying to pull people PLEASE SEE DUFFY together to not only exercise and achieve CONTINUES ON PAGE 11

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BRIAN DE PEÑA MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 11 Mi más reciente experiencia en la Y

Por Marko Duffy

0 sueño sus artículos de tocador, su teléfono y su capitán del equipo de nuestra Merrimack y negro de la década de 1930, hasta mi papá 1 carrera familia en su casa y esta es una complicada Valley YMCA. Uno de los instructores y mamá que trabajaban en la Y cuando yo 2 furgonetas masa pegajosa. Vivir de una bolsa deportiva de fitness que llamé Colleen está siempre era un niño, hasta a mí que aprendí casi todo 12 corredores en una habitación de hotel con 1 persona tratando de sacar a la gente, no sólo para lo que necesitaba saber en la vida siendo 30 horas es tedioso; ¡haciéndolo con 6 bolsas de hacer ejercicio y lograr más de lo que creía un niño en edad preescolar, mi juventud, 192 millas gimnasio y 6 personas en una camioneta va poder, pero, en el verdadero espíritu de la Y campista, miembro adulto y voluntario y ¡Disfrute más allá fastidioso! ella se dedica a desarrollar y construir una hasta la diversión y la inspiración que mis comunitario sin Pero sabe algo... me olvidé de comunidad dentro de las comunidades que hijos han encontrado. Pero esta carrera, esta límites! preocuparme. Me olvidé de sentirme la Y sirve. Y en este caso ella desarrolló y experiencia fue un ejemplo tan grande de la frustrado cuando no pude encontrar mi construyó una familia. creación de una comunidad como la que El viernes, 8 de teléfono/agua/zapatos/almohada/toalla/ Con la visión y la dedicación a la he tenido la suerte de compartir. Fue otro mayo a las 8:30 ropa interior/etc., etc., etc. Tampoco me misión de la YMCA, la entrenadora regalo que la Y me ha dado que no voy a am fui parte de sentí perturbado ni por 1 segundo cuando Colleen se acercó a otros 11 posibles olvidar, y otro grupo de amigos de la Y que un equipo de 12 corredores que participó en mis compañeros en el van no pudieron candidatos, propuso esta idea para una siempre voy a cuidar. una carrera de 192 millas desde Nantasket encontrar lo suyo. De alguna forma, carrera aparentemente ridícula, presentó a Una vez más me sentí muy afortunado Beach en Hull a Provincetown a la punta durante esas 30 horas ocurrió algo que fue los miembros del equipo unos a otros y nos de tener la Y que sea parte de mi vida. de Cape Cod. La carrera, llamada Ragnar sorprendente y memorable. Éramos un lanzó en busca de hacer 11 nuevos mejores Yo, como siempre, espero que la Y Cape Cod Relay requiere 12 corredores para equipo y una familia (una "vamily" como amigos cada uno. Añadió que el agua (y siga encontrando maneras de servir a la tener siempre un corredor dirigiéndose a la decía en el costado la otra furgoneta) y el sudor de todos) y de la mezcla salieron comunidad y encontrar maneras de servirlo meta durante la totalidad de la carrera. De había apoyo y paciencia, risa y respeto. resultados espectaculares. Si la misión de a usted. Y si la oportunidad implica 30 horas día o de noche; lluvia o sol. Nuestro equipo Lo importante no era la rapidez con la Y es Espíritu, Mente y Cuerpo, el brebaje con 6 personas en una furgoneta haciendo tardó 30 horas y 13 minutos para lograr esta que corríamos o lo lejos que llegamos. Era que salió de estas 2 camionetas fue una cosas locas atléticas ¡eso no es un castigo! hazaña y fueron 30 horas mejores de lo que que cada miembro hizo su parte en nombre historia de la Y tan exitosa como cualquiera Puede que sólo sea el mejor momento de su se puede pedir. de todo el equipo. Que nos reímos y nos que usted pueda ver. vida! Mientras que la carrera fue la razón divertimos; que teníamos que buscar la He escrito sobre la Y antes y lo mucho por la que estábamos todos juntos, la ropa en la parte posterior de la furgoneta y que ha hecho por mí y mi familia a través de Marko Duffy es CEF/Presidente de realidad de la diversión, la camaradería y la lo hacíamos felices y contentos de estar allí. varias generaciones. Desde mi abuelo que Marathon Manufacturing Services LLC. comunidad era el verdadero objetivo de esta Nos convertimos en un verdadero equipo, vivió en la Y de Boston en la era de blanco empresa agotadora. Y en 30 horas nos llena una sola unidad, una comunidad. Allí de diversión! mismo, en una camioneta de 15 pasajeros Ahora vamos a dejar una cosa clara, la lleno de ropa, alimentos, bolsos y zapatos Somos expertos en conducción, el dormir, el cambio de ropas, de deporte. precios módicos y servicio comiendo, riendo y hablando entre sí en una Esta historia es también acerca de cómo camioneta durante 30 horas es tan difícil sucedió esto. Las fuerzas que se unieron de alta calidad. como parece. Imagínese conduciendo para lanzar a 12 personas en 2 camionetas La Primera Funeraria a Florida con 5 buenos amigos en una para lograr y creer en sí mismos y entre hispana sirviendo con camioneta durante 30 horas y entenderá sí. ¿He mencionado que éramos más o esmero y satisfacción a la la idea. Trate de imaginar hacerlo con su menos extraños antes de empezar? ¿Cómo comunidad latinoamericana. familia o los suegros... De repente, estás en sucedió eso? Bueno, estos 12 compañeros Brindamos servicio de una extraña película de Chevy Chase. no eran sólo un montón de desconocidos. Estábamos apretados de seguro "No es sólo un grupo de personas sacados asistencia social y enviamos y... para colmo le echan 3 carreras muy de un sombrero al azar, o de un grupo de el cuerpo a cualquier lugar difíciles y ahora las cosas están realmente madres o en el club. Estas eran personas incluyendo a Puerto Rico, complicadas. La higiene personal, dedicadas a mantenerse en buena forma la República Dominicana, cambiarse de ropa, estirando los músculos y vivir una vida sana, disfrutaron de la 137 Lawrence Street Centro y Suramérica. doloridos, hidratación, lo opuesto a la elaboración y personas en las que el capitán También ofrecemos planes hidratación, comer para alimentar el del equipo vio el potencial no sólo para el Lawrence, MA 01841 ejercicio... en los confines de una furgoneta éxito deportivo, sino el tipo de personas pagados con anticipación y de alquiler no es una tarea fácil. que se llevarían bien juntos. (978)682.4060 estampas de recordatorios. Añádale la confusión con la ropa, Así que una gran parte del mérito es del

CONTINUES FROM PAGE 10 DUFFY my dad and mom working at the Y when I was a kid, to my learning pretty much everything I needed to know in life as a preschooler, youth, camper, adult member and volunteer to the fun and inspiration my kids have found. But this race, this experience was as great an example of the Y building community as I've ever been lucky to share. It was another gift the Y has given me that I won't forget, and another group of Y friends I'll always cherish. Once again I was very lucky to have the Y be a part of my life. I, as always, hope the Y continues to find ways to serve the community and find ways to serve you. And if the opportunity involves 30 hours with 6 people in a van doing crazy athletic things that's not a punishment! It may just be the time of your life!

Marko Duffy is CEF/President Marathon Manufacturing Services LLC. 12 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM Décimos Juegos Deportivos 10th Sports Games Semana Hispana 2015 Hispanic Week 2015 Ayudemos a nuestros jóvenes a través del deporte Let's help our youth through sports

Por Prof. Nelson Silvestre By Prof. Nelson Silvestre

Durante estos últimos 10 años During the past 10 years Hispanic full sports city, where all institutions can Semana Hispana ha venido trabajando en Week has been working in sports to bring contribute through their programs. los deportes para llevar salud, disciplina health, discipline and education to our Hispanic Week and sports have one y educación a la comunidad. Estamos community. We are convinced that we goal which is to create a vocation of service convencidos de que llevamos un mensaje have a clear message for our young people, to the community through sports seminars claro a nuestros jóvenes, ya que sabemos because we know that sports develop skills for our children and young Latinos to form a que los deportes desarrollan habilidades y and guide our young people to achieve world where they can take their knowledge. orientan a nuestros jóvenes a lograr metas y goals and dreams. Sports are very important for youth sueños. Sports Games Hispanic Week has because they can recover their family values Los Juegos Deportivos de Semana been holding various competitions such as and be better men and women to society. Hispana vienen realizando diferentes chess tournaments, to increase knowledge Our goal is to continue fighting, working disciplinas deportivas como por ejemplo of mathematics as well as other disciplines and giving our best for a better world torneos de ajedrez, como fórmula de that will also complement the work we because we believe in our work to rescue conocimiento de matemáticas como have done. I believe that sport is the gun to our young people and make promises for otras disciplinas que también completan get young people off the streets; it is also a the future. el trabajo que venimos realizando. Yo way to help our system of government. creo que el deporte es el arma para sacar Our City of Lawrence has many skilled Prof. Nelson Silvestre's Technical Director los jóvenes de las calles, es una forma de young people and we should turn it into a of Sports Semana Hispana. ayudar al sistema gubernamental. Nuestra ciudad de Lawrence tiene muchos jóvenes con habilidades y debemos la juventud porque pueden recuperar sus convertirla en una ciudad totalmente valores familiares y ser mejores hombres y deportiva, donde todas las instituciones mujeres para la sociedad. Nuestra meta es puedan aportar a través de sus programas. seguir luchando, trabajado y dando lo mejor Semana Hispana y los deportes tienen de nosotros para un mundo mejor, porque Rumbo una meta que es crear vocación de servicio creemos en nuestro trabajo y rescatar a “The Bilingual Newspaper of the Merrimack Valley” a la comunidad a través de seminarios nuestros jóvenes y hacerlos promesas del deportivos para que nuestros niños y jóvenes futuro. latinos puedan formar un mundo donde ellos puedan llevar sus conocimientos. El Prof. Nelson Silvestre es Director www.rumbonews.com El deporte es muy importante para Técnico de Deportes Semana Hispana. MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 13

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The “is it” and the Los “son” y los “no son” y la gran diferencia entre los dos “isn’t” and the wide gap in between Permítame llevarle al año 1962 si fuimos a dormir sintiendo el entusiasmo del antepasados fueron recién llegados un día. Let me bring you back to 1962 if you podemos. Sí, eso fue hace cincuenta y tres momento. Podría continuar con esta crónica si allow me, yes, that was fifty three years años, la primera semana en abril para ser Al día siguiente, tomamos nuestro fuera útil, pero no lo es. Por estos últimos ago, the first week in April to be exact. I más exacto. Yo había estado en esta nación autobús y comenzamos el largo viaje meses, sea en Ferguson, Missouri, en had been in this country for only a week. solamente una semana. Las memorias de a Miami. Nuestra primera parada fue North Charleston, South Carolina o ahora The memories of the Cuba I had left behind la Cuba que había dejado atrás todavía la estación de autobuses en Richmond en Baltimore, Maryland, con Mr. Freddie were still clouding my eyes through tears nublando mis ojos a través de lágrimas de Virginia. Desembarcamos y nos acercamos Gray, nos han dado suficientes ejemplos de of nostalgia, a wife still waiting to join me, nostalgia, mi esposa tratando de unirse a a lo que parecía ser una cafetería. Tan la ancha separación entre los “son” y los my father doing the same, the sound of my mí, un padre haciendo lo mismo, el sonido pronto entramos, notamos decenas de ojos “no son” cuando se trata de igualdad racial. new English language covering my old de mi nuevo idioma inglés cubriendo mis blancos en caras negras silenciosas que Piensen sobre esto: Cada año, me someto a Spanish words. viejas palabras en español. se volvían hacia nosotros sorprendidas de un examen físico y dos horas más tarde puedo I had to start moving financially and Yo tenía que comenzar a moverme vernos allí. Estaba claro que la aprobación leer docenas de resultados que incluyen el get a social security card, a job, the works, económicamente, obtener una tarjeta de la ley de derechos civiles había sido más nivel de mi colesterol, mi HDL, mi LDL y and couldn’t wait. With that in mind, I took de seguro social, un empleo, esas cosas rápida que la implementación práctica de la mi PSA. El señor Gray había estado muerto a bus from Hialeah, Fl., where I was staying importantes, y no podía esperar. Con esa ley en sí. El fin de la segregación en los más de dos semanas y llevó ese tiempo para with my mother and sister, to downtown idea en mente, tomé un autobús desde restaurantes estaba tomando un poco de determinar cómo había fallecido. Nadie en Miami, and prepared myself mentally for a Hialeah, FL, donde residía en compañía tiempo más largo en la vida real. Me di mi casa tenía prisa por saber mis números; long trip and a longer day trying to get my de mi madre y hermana, hacia el centro de cuenta de la ambivalencia de aquellos que las turbas que destruían Baltimore, mientras working record straight. Miami y me preparé mentalmente para un decían lo que las leyes “son” y aquellos tanto, clamaban por saberlo. As the bus drove slowly and noisily viaje extenso y un día más largo tratando de que decían lo que las leyes “no son”. Mi Parece que existe todavía un golfo towards Miami, we stopped here and there arreglar mi situación de empleo. esposa y yo nos dimos cuenta de nuestro separando ambos lados de ser, y nunca to pick new passengers. Many of them Mientras el autobús se movía lenta “error” y, decidiendo no ser diferentes, tendremos paz hasta que no edifiquemos were black; laborers or low level workers, y ruidosamente hacia Miami, parábamos salimos y nos movimos tímidamente a un nuevo puente de entendimiento que and all of them went straight to the end of aquí y allá para recoger nuevos pasajeros. la facilidad para blancos en una puerta cruce ese golfo. Hay muchas ciudades en the bus as soon as they got in. First I didn’t Muchos de ellos eran de color, trabajadores más cercana. Éramos todos iguales, pero los Estados Unidos donde la realidad y notice the oddity, but then I realized what o empleados de bajo nivel, y todos se no completamente todavía. En un par de la conversación entre los “son” y los “no was going on. They didn’t want or couldn’t dirigían a los asientos de atrás tan pronto horas más o menos, todavía afectados por son” no conducen a un sitio útil. Lamento sit on the front seats after years of legal entraban. Al principio no me di cuenta de la experiencia, regresamos al autobús y echarles a perder su desayuno de cereal and psychological conditioning. Those esa rareza, pero después comprendí lo que reiniciamos nuestro viaje a Miami. norteamericano con estos números: han seats had been reserved for whites and, of ocurría. No querían o no podían sentarse En las décadas que siguieron, vimos habido ciento veintinueve disturbios course, I was white, and alien; even though en los asientos del frente después de años muchos ejemplos de creencias de “son” y raciales en la historia de los Estados Unidos. they had been born here, the color of my de acondicionamiento legal y psicológico. “no son” y de numerosas manifestaciones de Sí, yo lo sé, en ese tiempo no teníamos skin gave me a privilege they lacked. They Esos asientos habían sido reservados para esos creyentes sobre las relaciones raciales acceso rápido a las noticias o teléfonos didn’t even think about the irony; but I did, blancos y, desde luego, yo era blanco; y en los Estados Unidos. Fue el período de inteligentes. ¿Dónde estaba Facebook and I felt really bad. también extranjero. Aunque ellos habían tiempo cuando Martin Luther King fue cuando lo necesitábamos? Let’s move the clock ahead to 1964, nacido aquí, el color de mi piel me daba un asesinado, cuando ciudades en los Estados No puedo dejar de ver una metáfora July 4th. President Lyndon B. Johnson had privilegio que ellos carecían. No pensaban Unidos, como Los Ángeles y Detroit, vieron entre donde estamos hoy día como una signed the Civil Rights Act. My wife and I, en esa ironía; pero yo lo hice y me sentí mal. la destrucción y los conflictos creados por gran nación y donde me hallaba en aquel now living in Boston, had decided to take Movamos el reloj hacia adelante a disturbios callejeros. Un tiempo donde ruidoso y pequeño autobús en 1962 en a bus trip stopping in Washington ending 1964, julio 4. El Presidente Lyndon B. fuimos testigos en las calles de nuestra Florida viajando entre Hialeah y Miami. in Miami to visit family. We were staying Johnson había firmado la ley de Derechos propia ciudad de Boston de la ira de los Los Estados Unidos no pueden permitirse at famous Willard Hotel and witnessed Civiles. Mi esposa y yo, ahora viviendo que se oponían al transporte escolar como el lujo de ser un autobús gigantesco de throngs of black citizens trekking to the en Boston, decidimos hacer un viaje que forma de eliminar la segregación en nuestro trescientos millones de pasajeros donde Washington Monument to celebrate the hacía escala en Washington y terminaba sistema escolar, las mismas calles donde algunos disfrutan del aire acondicionado festivities of the evening. They looked en Miami, donde nuestra familia residía. vi con mis propios ojos cuando un hombre de los asientos fronterizos de la sociedad really happy and hopeful. There was a Nos estábamos alojando en el famoso de la creencias de “no son”, que llevaba porque están educados y son más prósperos, spirit of a great future taking shape in Willard Hotel y fuimos testigos de cómo en sus manos una bandera estadounidense, mientras muchos más deben permanecer the present. The night ended with noisy miles de ciudadanos de color se acercaban golpeaba a un ciudadano del grupo de “son” en los pasillos porque no hay asientos, fireworks and music. We went to bed al Monumento a Washington para celebrar en la cabeza con el asta de esa bandera. o tienen que sentarse en los ruidosos y feeling the excitement of the moment. las festividades de esa noche. Todos lucían Ahora, el debate sobre la inmigración ha calientes asientos traseros porque carecen The next day, we took our bus and realmente felices y esperanzados. Se sentía agregado más leña al fuego de la lucha entre de educación o trabajos decentes y son, began the long trip to Miami. Our first stop un espíritu de gran futuro que tomaba los “son” y los “no son,” de gentes que han como consecuencia, más pobres. Muchos was in the Richmond Virginia bus depot. forma en el presente. La noche terminó con arribado recientemente, han estado aquí nos hacemos conscientes de esta situación We alighted and approached what looked to fuegos artificiales ruidosos y música. Nos por mucho tiempo y han olvidado que sus cuando vemos y oímos las sirenas de los us to be a cafeteria. As soon as we went in, patrulleros o los carros de bomberos, y we noticed dozens of white eyes on silent después nos interesamos en otras cosas. Para black faces turning to us surprised to see us Atención pacientes de Women’s Health Center aquellos que van en los asientos traseros del there. It was clear that the news of the Civil autobús, es una vista que ven tan pronto se Rights Law passage had been faster than El Dr. Javed Siddiqi está aceptando a nuevos pacientes despiertan al amanecer y permanece con the practical application of the law itself. El Dr. Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Women’s Health Center (El cual se ellos después que se van a la cama. The end of segregation in restaurants was encuentra cerrado). El Dr. Siddiqi está Certificado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecología Es claro que las soluciones pasadas no taking a bit longer in real life. I noticed the han resuelto los problemas pasados, todavía ambivalence of those who said what the law • Atención a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgo persisten. Si ese golfo continúa, el enorme “is” and those who said what the law “isn’t”. • Ecografías 3D e instalaciones de laboratorio autobús de nuestra sociedad eventualmente My wife and I realized our mistake, decided • Manejo de infertilidad se quedará sin gasolina, y la nación se not to try to be different, walked out and • Personal Bilingüe detendrá completamente en medio de la moved sheepishly to the close mostly white “COMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIA” carretera hacia la historia futura sin lugar facility next door. We were all equal, but not Aceptamos la mayoría de seguros (HMO and PPO) adonde ir. Yo no tengo solución para ese quite yet. In a couple of hours more or less, Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack problema. Quisiera tenerla, pero tenemos still affected by the experience, we returned que hacer algo mejor. No puedo cambiar to the bus and restarted our Miami trip. por los últimos 28 años. nuestra sociedad, es un autobús demasiado In the next several decades, we saw Afiliado con Holy Family Hospital y grande. Lo que sí puedo hacer es cambiar many examples of the “is” and the “isn’t” Lawrence General Hospital una persona a la vez, comenzando conmigo 380 Merrimack Street, Suite 2C mismo. Y también lo puede hacer usted. Seamos todos. PLEASE SEE MONTESINO El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebé Methuen, MA - 978-689-0033 Y ese es mi punto de vista hoy. CONTINUES ON PAGE 18 14 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM Lawrence Attorney Richard Rodriguez served as Alumni Speaker at The John Jay College 2015 SEEK Awards Night

Lawrence Attorney Richard Rodriguez Churchill. Childhood peers and even some served as Alumni Speaker at the John Jay adults used to bully Rodriguez by calling College 2015 SEEK Awards Night held on him names (e.g. Stupid) due to his learning May 7th, 2015 in New York City. SEEK disability. Rodriguez implored the students is a New York State Program at various to keep moving forward and excel in their City of New York (CUNY) senior and college education despite any adversities comprehensive colleges designed to assist and challenges they may face. students who are both academically and As a product of New York City financially disadvantaged. SEEK stands public school’s Special Education for “Search for Education, Elevation and Program (learning disabled), Rodriguez, Knowledge.” met the academic qualifications for the Dr. Nancy Velazquez-Torres, the SEEK Program. He was also financially Director of John Jay College’s SEEK disadvantaged, growing up in a housing Department realized the Lawrence attorney project in one of New York City’s poorest would be an excellent choice to motivate and most distressed neighborhood on the and inspire similarly disadvantaged Lower East Side students. Rodriguez accepted the offer “I was truly inspired by your speech” and returned to his alma mater where he said Melissa Kong, a graduating senior and earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in inducted into Chi Alpha Epsilon National Left to right: New York State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Lewis, John Jay College SEEK Criminal Justice over twenty years ago. Honor Society to Attorney Rodriguez after Department Chair/Director Dr. Nancy Velazquez-Torres, and Attorney Richard Rodriguez. “Education has been the foundation his presentation. “I hope that I am able to pay to all of my accomplishments and success back to my community the same you have College. Three categories of awardees outstanding job with this event. He wished in life,” said Rodriguez to 200 guests that through your work as an attorney,” she added. were recognized; those students who were all the best to each of those honored at the included faculty, students, and family New York State Assemblyman Marcus receiving their degrees, were receiving award night. This event brought memory members. He further quoted Winston A. Crespo served as the keynote speaker awards for their academic achievements to Attorney Rodriguez as a student in which Churchill, the former Prime Minister of the at the awards ceremony. Assemblyman (GPA of 3.0 or higher), and were being he was honored a number of times, was England. Churchill once stated regarding Crespo, who was elected to the New York accepted as a part of the Chi Alpha Epsilon awarded the Dean List Certificate and was his own education and disabilities that Assembly at the age of 28, like Rodriguez National Honor Society. the recipient of the Young Men of America he “felt outclassed and left behind at graduated from John Jay College and Attorney Richard Rodriguez thanked for his education and community service. the beginning of the race.” Rodriguez was a SEEK Program participant. They Dr. Nancy Velazquez-Torres for inviting Also in attendance was Rodriguez’s mentor eloquently addressed suffering from the stated they were proud of being part of the him to serve as a speaker and acknowledged New York State Supreme Court Justice same types of disabilities and experiencing SEEK family and appreciated the quality Virginia Diaz-Mendoza and the SEEK Daniel Lewis. similar childhood education challenges as of education they received from John Jay Awards Planning Committee for an Remarks by Lawrence Attorney Richard Rodriguez SEEK Awards Night May 7, 2015

Thank you for the invitation to speak would make me into a productive member and volunteering are all critical components is a college degree.” “If you don't have a today at John Jay College. What a great of society. Today I am proud to say I of professional success. As a student at John college degree, you're more than twice as likely honor and privilege it is. I am delighted to am grateful to the excellent education I Jay, I interned at the Probation Department, to be unemployed as somebody who does.” be here with you in this Awards Ceremony. received through the SEEK Department. the Supreme Court Law Library and the What are the benefits of receiving a To those being awarded today, I personally When I was in high school, Daniel Legal Aid Society. My college internships college education? There are many benefits know how you feel. As a product of the Lewis, whom later became a New York helped me to land my first job in the legal but it would be impossible to discuss all John Jay SEEK Department, I AM ONE OF State Supreme Court Justice, advised me profession with the Legal Aid Society. of them at this short period of time. The YOU. I really hope that you are as excited that I should enroll at John Jay College literature suggests that a higher education as I am for you. under the SEEK Department’s program. Volunteer Services: John Jay College is associated with higher earnings. One I am here sharing information to In my research I determined as a encourages students to volunteer in the such report was produced by the Center for motivate and inspire you to keep moving product of Special Education I fit the criteria interest of improving their communities. Higher Education Policy which concluded forward and excel in your college education of a SEEK student who was academically I serve in various capacities and perform people with a bachelor’s degree earn more despite any adversities and challenges. disadvantaged. I was also a student who volunteer services in my community. One than twice as much as those with high Education has been the foundation to all of was financially disadvantaged. I grew up of the benefits of volunteering is that it school diploma. Some studies also have my accomplishments and success in life. in a housing project in New York City’s allows you to expand your networks which found that people “with a bachelor’s degree In describing his disabilities and poorest and most distressed neighborhood can improve your career paths and open the earn 80% more per year than those with childhood education experience Winston on the Lower East Side. I was raised by a door to better employment opportunities. only a high school degree.” Churchill, former Prime Minister of the stay at home mom who had limited financial For example, I volunteered to supervise United Kingdom, once stated “I was, on resources. a federally funded program and was later CONCLUSION: I hope this speech the whole, considerably discouraged by hired by the Mayor of the City Lawrence, inspires you to continue your education my school days. It was not pleasure to feel SUPPORT FROM THE SEEK Massachusetts. He recognized my talents and receive your degree. And for those one-self so completely outclassed and left DEPARTMENT: Today I am proud to and appointed me as the full-time director who are going to receive your degree this behind at the beginning of the race.” say I received a B.S Degree in 1992 from to manage more than $1 million in crime year best of luck on your next step. At this This quote is close to my heart because John Jay College. I have high praise for this prevention money. time I would like to take this opportunity Sir Churchill suffered from the same types great educational institution that provided to recognize and thank my former Judicial me with a quality education. Network: Take advantage of your professors Intern Supervisor, mentor and friend of disabilities as I did: namely Speech when they offer to help and don’t be afraid to Impairment and a Learning Disability. I can Receiving this degree would have for over thirty-five years: Justice Daniel not been possible without the support and ask questions. During my time at John Jay, Lewis who was there for me throughout relate to Churchill’s school days experience I worked closely with Dr. Maria Rodriguez. as I too felt outclassed and left behind at the services through the SEEK Department. grade school all the way to law school and For that I am thankful. Specifically, I would She noticed that I suffered from major speech even until the present day. He taught me beginning of the race. My childhood peers impairment and she offered services where I and even some adults used to bully me like to thank: The academic support service everything about the law and without his for providing me one-and-one tutoring and could work with a speech therapist paid by support I would not be an attorney today. by calling me names like Stupid, Retard, a special grant. This was extremely helpful. Clown, Slow Poke because I was slow due the Seek Department Academic Advisor for In closing, let me leave you with his guidance during my college years. Another professor, Professor Sullivan wrote this quote by Dr. Yvonne Thornton: an to a learning disability. Names like these an excellent letter recommending me and a can be both very hurtful and damaging, but African-American woman who became a Be Proactive: I know from first hand result I was one of the few CUNY students well-known doctor in spite of economic, I chose not to be discouraged. Today I am personal experience it is not easy to be a selected to serve as an intern with the New proud to say I am an attorney admitted to racial and gender-based bias: “Just keep student and graduate from college so I have York State Assembly in Albany. This is trying! Never give up, never, never give practice law and serve as a Commissioner this advice for you. Be Proactive! By being where I learned that everything in society with the Lawrence Commission on up! Because the only person that can stop proactive you must be the one who is going involves politics and government. you is – you.” Disability. to go out there and get what you need. WHY EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT: Thank you and congratulations to all SEEK DEPARTMENT: As a disable Sometimes you have to push yourself. of you and a job well done! Networking, participating in internships President Obama, in many of his speeches, person I chose to pursue an education that stated “the best job qualification you can have Give yourselves a round of applause! MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 15 Baker Administration NOTES FROM YOUR announces substance NOTAS DE SU BIBLIOTECARIA LIBRARIAN abuse prevention BY/POR MAUREEN NIMMO collaborative grant Lawrence Public Library Director Hello Rumbo readers. Hope you all for Family Services of Hola, queridos lectores de Rumbo. es de prestigio y un refuerzo para un gran have/had a great Memorial Day weekend. Espero que todos tengan un gran fin de currículum vitae. Aquí, en la Biblioteca Now it is official summer. Three months Merrimack Valley semana del Memorial Day. Ahora es verano Pública de Lawrence, sin embargo, no of warmth and (I hope) sunshine. Would oficialmente. Tendremos tres meses de calor puede encontrar un grupo de directores On Friday, the Baker administration that it could be even more! Let me take y (espero) luz del sol. ¡Ojalá que podría ser de una junta tan dedicados como ellos. announced $2.9 million in new grant a moment to reiterate the details of our aún más! Permítanme un momento para Ellos son, hasta el último, comprometido funding to dramatically expand the summer schedule while I’m on the topic. reiterar los detalles de nuestro programa con nuestra biblioteca y nuestra ciudad y availability of substance abuse prevention We will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, de verano mientras que estoy en el tema. ansiosos para encontrar formas nuevas y services and programs in communities Thursdays and Fridays from nine to five. Estaremos abiertos los lunes, martes, jueves mejores para servirles. Estos individuos across the Commonwealth. The Substance Wednesdays will be a one to nine schedule, y viernes de nueve a cinco. Los miércoles son, sin duda, unos de los héroes anónimos Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) to accommodate people who work during abriremos de una a nueve para acomodar de la ciudad. grant includes $100,000 allocated for the day. The Branch library will keep its a las personas que trabajan durante el día. Mientras estoy tirando flores, Family Services of Merrimack Valley usual schedule except it will be closed on Nuestra sucursal mantendrá su horario permítanme mencionar a los estudiantes de la which serves the communities of Lawrence, Saturdays. Regular hours will resume after normal, excepto que estará cerrada los escuela superior de Notre Dame Cristo Rey, Methuen, North Andover and Andover. Labor Day. sábados. El horario normal empezará de en especial a los estudiantes que se gradúan “These funds will go a long way in We do always regret the inconvenience nuevo después del Día del Trabajo. (aún más especialmente a Danette Miraylle helping to develop and implement the kinds to our users entailed in the summer schedule Nosotros siempre lamentamos las y Fartun Abdulle, nuestros dos graduados). of tools we need to fix a problem that is hurting cuts. The cuts are, however, unavoidable molestias a nuestros usuarios por los cortes Notre Dame ha estado proporcionando la families throughout the Merrimack Valley because we need to provide for vacation del horario de verano. Los cortes son, sin biblioteca (a través de la generosidad de la and across the Commonwealth. I commend time for our staff. We simply do not have embargo, inevitables porque tenemos White Fund) con estudiantes durante casi Governor Baker’s Opioid Working Group the numbers to do that without curtailing que proveer el tiempo de vacaciones para diez años como parte de su Programa de on their effort to build up these programs hours. In my last meeting with the library nuestro personal. Nosotros simplemente no Corporativa de Estudio y Trabajo. Es un that are supported by the Department of Board of Trustees we discussed various tenemos el personal necesario sin recortar gran programa – conseguimos trabajadores Public Health and encouraging the kind ways we could ameliorate the situation in horas. En mi última reunión con la Junta jóvenes entusiastas, y los estudiantes of participation we need to work towards future years. One idea was to switch from de Directores de la Biblioteca, discutimos tienen la oportunidad de desarrollar un solving this significant public health issue,” Wednesday to Tuesday and Thursday as varias formas que podríamos mejorar la currículum vitae antes de terminar la said Representative Frank Moran. later opening days. My Assistant Director, situación en los próximos años. Una idea escuela secundaria. Felicidades también The SAPC grant builds on the work of Kemal Bozkurt, and I will be looking to era cambiar de miércoles a abrir más tarde a la hermana Maryalyce Gilfeather y todo the 31 programs previously funded by the get your feedback on this and various other los martes y jueves. Junto con mi asistente, el personal de Notre Dame por ser una Department of Public Health by widening ideas regarding library hours and how we Kemal Bozkurt, vamos a buscar otras ideas de las joyas reales de nuestra comunidad. the scope of that prevention work to include can best assist our patrons. acerca del horario de la biblioteca y cómo De hecho, felicitaciones a todos nuestros opioids and other often-abused substances, The conversation I had with the podemos servir mejor a nuestros clientes. graduados. Han hecho un gran trabajo en and by significantly increasing municipal trustees brought home to me, once again, La conversación que tuve con los llegar a la meta y conseguir el diploma; es engagement by funding municipal how fortunate our library and our city are Directores me hizo recordar, una vez más, lo una de las mejores decisiones que tomarán partnerships – boosting the number of to have this group. Often a seat on such a afortunados que somos en la biblioteca y en en su vida. participating communities from 27 to 127. board is sought after by people because it la ciudad al tener este grupo. A menudo, la En las últimas semanas antes que is prestigious and a great resume booster. gente busca un asiento en esa junta porque las escuelas cierren por el verano, Here at the Lawrence Public Library, visitaremos algunas de las escuelas locales however, our board members are as – Guilmette, Hennessey, Bruce – para dar dedicated a group as you can find. They tarjetas de la biblioteca a los niños antes are, to a one, committed to our library and Buon Giorno de las vacaciones. Es importante que los our city and to finding newer and better niños permanezcan alertas y que sigan ways to serve you. These individuals are Good Morning aprendiendo durante el verano; así que, si la definitely among the city’s unsung heroes. escuela de su hijo ofrece una reunión para While I am throwing bouquets, let me Buenas Tardes los padres, asegúrense de participar. Nos give a mention to the students of Notre vemos en la biblioteca. Dame Cristo Rey High School, especially to the graduating seniors (Even more especially to Danette Miraylle and Fartun Every Sunday Abdulle, our two graduates). Notre Dame beginning at SE NECESITAN has been providing the library (through the 9 AM with generosity of the White Fund) with student VOLUNTARIOS workers for nearly ten years as a part of Sicilian music their Corporate Work Study Program. It is a PARA JUGAR CON great program—we get young enthusiastic 10-12 workers and the students get an opportunity NIÑOS QUE VIVEN to develop a resume before they are even Italian/English through with high school. Congratulations EN REFUGIOS also to Sister Maryalyce Gilfeather and 12-1 all the staff at Notre Dame for being one Horizons for Homeless Children busca This is Rock of our community’s real gems. In fact, personas serias, bilingües en inglés ‘n Roll congratulations to all our graduates. Great y español para jugar con niños que job for staying the course and getting that viven en refugios para familias sin diploma—it was one of the best choices 1-2 you will make in your lifetime. hogar. Se requiere un compromiso Así es In the last few weeks before school de 2 horas a la semana (un turno lets out altogether we will visiting a Colombia number of local schools –the Guilmette, Nunzio DiMarca and John Savastano semanal) por 6 meses. Para más información o para inscribirse en the Hennessey, the Bruce—to give library cards to the children before their vacation. línea, favor de visitar el sitio www. It’s important that children stay alert and Celebrating 16 years bringing you five horizonsforhomelesschildren.org learning during the summer so if your continuous hours of entertainment, news, o llame al 978.557.2182. Es una child’s school is having a parent group be experiencia muy agradable que sure to participate. See you at the library. interviews, music and fun. beneficia a los niños y también a todas las personas que se envuelven en el programa. EDITOR RUMBONEWS.COM@ 16 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM Lt. Gov. Polito, Mayor Rivera Join Greater Nashua Celebration of GLCAC's 50th Anniversary Public Health Hosts 4th Annual Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito addressed the Greater Lawrence Community Action Conference Council, Inc.’s Making a Difference In an effort to improve health in Gala on Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m., at the the Greater Nashua Region, The City of Andover Country Club, 60 Canterbury St., Nashua Division of Public Health and Andover. Community Services (DPHCS), along with The Greater Lawrence Community community partners, collaborate in what is Action Council, Inc. (known as GLCAC called a Community Health Improvement or the agency) is celebrating its 50th Process. On May 28, 2015 from 8:30am to anniversary of serving the low-income 3:00pm, DPHCS will host its 4th Annual individuals who live in Lawrence and the Conference to support this process. This surrounding communities of Methuen, event will be held at Nashua Community Andover, North Andover, Reading and College and it is free and open to the public. North Reading. Attendees of this conference will hear The GLCAC is a $29 million social welcoming remarks from Donnalee Lozeau, services agency assisting low-income Mayor of the City of Nashua as well as the individuals and families with a wide variety keynote address from Tym Rourke, Chair of of needs. The mission of the agency is to the Governor’s Commission on Substance help individuals achieve self-sufficiency. Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery and the New Hampshire Charitable Lisa Burnett (center), mother of a GLCAC Foundation Director of Substance Use Head Start student and member of the Head Disorders. Major topics addressed during Start Policy Council, addressed the Making this conference include a panel discussion a Difference Gala. She is shown with (left following the keynote address, which to right) former Providence, R.I., Mayor focuses on substance use in New Hampshire, Angel Taveras, GLCAC Executive Director highlights from the completed 2012-2015 Evelyn Friedman, Lawrence Mayor Daniel Community Health Improvement Plan Rivera, and GLCAC Board President (CHIP), and the development of strategies William Buckley. for the upcoming 2015-2018 CHIP, including priority goals and objectives. Following this Annual Conference, DPHCS will continue working with community partners and organizations to finalize the 2015-2018 CHIP. The GLCAC Executive Director Evelyn finalized plan will be available on the City Friedman presents a thank you gift to website this fall. Beverly Doolan, Program keynote speaker Angel Taveras, the former Coordinator at DPHCS and lead contact mayor of Providence, R.I., who addressed for the CHIP explains, “We are excited the agency's Making a Difference Gala to be working with community partners about his city's effort to increase early to develop strategies that align with the childhood literacy. identified priority areas. When finalized, the 2015-2018 CHIP document will guide the Greater Nashua Region in prioritization of health initiatives as we move forward in making the region a safer and healthier Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (right to left), place to live, work, and play.” Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera and former If individuals or organizations are Providence, R.I., Mayor Angel Taveras interested in becoming involved, they talk prior to addressing the Making A are encouraged to attend the Annual Difference Gala, a fundraiser for the Conference. Sponsors of the Annual Greater Lawrence Community Action Conference include: The City of Nashua Council, Inc. The GLCAC is celebrating Division of Public Health and Community its 50th anniversary this year, and elected Services, New Hampshire Department of officials and supporters gathered Saturday Health and Human Services and the United night at the Andover Country Club to offer States Department of Health and Human congratulations. Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For additional information or to register for the conference, contact the Division of Public Health and Community Services at 603-589-4543. ¡La Fundación CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUEÑOS NEGOCIOS DE AMÉRICA Big Brother Big ¿Comenzando un Negocio? ¿Comprando un Negocio? Sister necesita tu ¿Haciendo Crecer su Negocio? ayuda! CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNA Si tienes ropa usada y pequeños artículos del hogar que ya no usas, ORGANIZACIÓN SIN ÁNIMO DE LUCRO dónalos para quienes si los necesitan. Llegaremos a tu puerta para recibir lo que puedas entregar. Sesiones de Consejerías jueves de 10:00 AM a 2:30 PM Excepto el 3er jueves de cada mes Para programar una cita, llama al 1.800.483.5503 o visítanos en nuestra página web en internet: www.bbbsfoundation.org. Por favor, llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE Lo que nos entregues ayudará a los niños locales que participan MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE en nuestro programa de tutoría. Debes saber que tu donación es 264 ESSEX ST. deducible de impuestos. LAWRENCE, MA 01840-1516 ¡Gracias por tu apoyo! MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 17 Mayo es el Mes Nacional de Apreciación Militar May is National Military Appreciation Month IRS marca el mes nacional de apreciación militar; IRS Marks National Military Appreciation Month; guía gratuita de impuestos se enfoca en beneficios Free Tax Guide Focuses on Tax Benefits for tributarios para los miembros de las fuerzas armadas Members of the Military

Mayo es el Mes Nacional de plan de ahorros del gobierno federal Thrift May is National Military Appreciation credit, on Form 8880. Apreciación Militar, y el Servicio de Savings Plan, a menudo pueden reclamar Month, and the Internal Revenue Service • Service members stationed abroad Impuestos Internos (IRS) quiere que los el Crédito del ahorrador, también conocido wants members of the military and their have extra time, until June 15, to file a miembros de las fuerzas armadas y sus como el Crédito de contribución del ahorro families to know about the many tax benefits federal income tax return. Those serving in familias sepan acerca de los muchos para la jubilación, en el Formulario 8880 available to them. a combat zone have even longer, typically beneficios tributarios disponibles para ellos. (en inglés). Each year, the IRS publishes Publication until 180 days after they leave the combat Cada año, el IRS publica la Publicación • Los miembros del servicio 3, Armed Forces Tax Guide, a free booklet zone. 3, Guía de impuestos de las fuerzas armadas estacionados en el extranjero tienen packed with valuable information and tips • Service members may qualify to delay (en inglés), un folleto gratuito lleno de tiempo adicional, hasta el 15 de junio (en designed to help service members and their payment of income tax due before or during información valiosa y consejos diseñados inglés), para presentar una declaración de families take advantage of all tax benefits their period of service. See Publication 3 para ayudar a los miembros de las fuerzas impuestos federal. Aquellos que sirven en allowed by law. This year’s edition, geared for details including how to request relief. armadas y sus familias aprovechar todos una zona de combate (en inglés) tienen to the 2014 return, is posted on IRS.gov. los beneficios tributarios permitidos por la incluso más tiempo (en inglés), por lo Available tax benefits include: Service members who prepare their ley. La edición de este año, centrado en la general hasta 180 días después de salir de • Combat pay is partly or fully tax-free. own return qualify to electronically file declaración del 2014, se publica en IRS. la zona de combate. • Reservists whose reserve-related their federal return for free using IRS Free gov. Beneficios tributarios disponibles • Los miembros del servicio pueden duties take them more than 100 miles from File. In addition, the IRS partners with the incluyen: calificar para retrasar (en inlgés) el pago de home can deduct their unreimbursed travel military through the Volunteer Income Tax • El pago por zonas de combate (en impuesto debido antes o durante su período expenses on Form 2106 or Form 2106-EZ, Assistance program to provide free tax inglés) es en parte o totalmente libre de de servicio. Vea la Publicación 3 para los even if they don’t itemize their deductions. preparation to service members and their impuestos. detalles, incluyendo cómo solicitar alivio. • Eligible unreimbursed moving families at bases in the United States and • Los reservistas cuyas obligaciones expenses are deductible on Form 3903 . around the world. relacionadas con las reservas los llevan Los miembros del servicio que • Low-and moderate-income service más de 100 millas de casa pueden deducir preparan su propia declaración de impuestos members often qualify for such family- sus gastos de viaje no reembolsados en el califican para presentar electrónicamente friendly tax benefits as the Earned Income It’s easy finding Formulario 2106 o el Formulario 2106-EZ su declaración federal gratis con Free File Tax Credit, and a special computation (ambos en inglés), incluso si no detallan sus del IRS. Además, el IRS se asocia con las method is available for those who receive deducciones. fuerzas armadas a través del Programa de combat pay. • Gastos de mudanza elegibles no Ayuda Voluntaria a los Contribuyentes • Low-and moderate-income service Rumbo reembolsados son deducibles en el para ofrecer preparación de impuestos members who contribute to an IRA or Formulario 3903 (en inglés). gratis para los miembros del servicio y sus 401(k)-type retirement plan, such as the • Miembros del servicio con bajos y familias en las bases en los Estados Unidos federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan, (978) 794-5360 moderados ingresos a menudo califican y alrededor del mundo. can often claim the saver's credit, also known para estos beneficios tributarios favorables El Congreso originalmente designó as the retirement savings contributions a la familia como el Crédito Tributario por el mes de mayo como el Mes Nacional de Ingreso del Trabajo, y un método especial Apreciación Militar en el año 1999 para de cálculo está disponible para los que dar a los estadounidenses la oportunidad de reciben pago por combate. demostrar públicamente su agradecimiento • Miembros del servicio con bajos y por los sacrificios y éxitos de los miembros moderados ingresos que contribuyen a un del servicio de la nación - pasado y plan de retiro tipo IRA o 401(k), como el presente. 18 .: Rumbo :. 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Middlesex Community College classes meet four days a week on the Summer Sessions offer affordable and Bedford and Lowell campuses. flexible ways for students to get ahead, get MCC is also offering expanded Online caught up, or just keep their momentum and Evening summer sessions that run June going through the summer months. And at 1 to July 28 and June 15 to Aug. 11. Classes Middlesex, you can go to class and enjoy meet online, or two evenings a week. the summer holidays. To view a complete listing of Summer “We conducted a student survey and Session courses, or to register, visit http:// found that as much as students want to be in bit.ly/mccsummer, or call 1-800-818-3434. class, they also want to spend the summer Middlesex Community College holidays with their families and friends,” meets the evolving educational, civic and said Marilynn Gallagan, MCC’s Dean of workforce needs of our local and global Admissions. “Most summer sessions end communities. As one of the largest, most before or start well after July 4. Students comprehensive community colleges in the no longer have to choose between missing state, we educate more than 13,000 students class and family obligations that arise in the annually on our campuses in Bedford and summer.” Lowell, and online. MCC offers more It’s not too late to register. There are than 75 degree and certificate programs, four summer sessions to choose from. Day plus hundreds of noncredit courses. At Summer Sessions run May 26 to June 25 Middlesex, everyone teaches, everyone and July 6 to Aug. 5. Day summer session learns. Make Your Summer Matter at MCC Get ahead, get caught up, or keep a week on the Bedford and Lowell campuses. your momentum going with summer MCC’s expanded Online and Evening courses at Middlesex Community College. Summer Sessions run June 1 to July 28 and Registration is now open and financial aid June 15 to Aug. 11. Classes meet online, or is available for those who qualify. two evenings a week. MCC offers one of four Summer The Summer Saturday Accelerated Sessions, including a Saturday Accelerated Session will run May 23 to Aug. 1. To register Session and Online and Evening courses. for MCC’s Summer Sessions, Saturday Day Summer Sessions run May 26 to June 25 Accelerated Sessions, call 1-800-818-3434 and July 6 to Aug. 5. Classes meet four days or visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/summer.

CONTINUES FROM PAGE 13 MONTESINO beliefs and the many manifestations of “is” and the “isn’t” is not leading anywhere those believers about racial relations in useful either. I hate to spoil your United the United States. It was the period of time States cereal breakfast with these numbers: when Martin Luther King was assassinated, there have been one hundred and twenty when cities like Los Angeles and Detroit, nine race related riots in United States saw the destruction and conflicts created by history. Yes, I know, back then we didn’t street riots. A time when we witnessed in have quick access to the news or smart our own Boston streets the anger of those phones. Where was Facebook when we who opposed school busing as a way to needed it? desegregate our school system; the same I can’t help but see a metaphor streets where I saw with my own eyes a man between where we are today as a big nation of the “isn’t” persuasion who was holding a and where I was in that small bus in 1962 United States flag to hit a citizen of “the is” in Florida. The United States can’t allow group on the head. Now, the immigration itself the luxury of being a big bus of three debate has added fuel to the fire between hundred million passengers with some of new “is” and “isn’t” folks that have arrived them enjoying the air conditioned front recently, or have been here for a long time seats of society because they are better 647 Andover Street 257 Boston Road and have forgotten that their ancestors were educated and prosperous, when there are Lawrence, MA 01843 Billerica, MA 01862 “recently arrived” some day as well. many who must stand in the aisles because Tel: 978-686-3323 Rt. 3A/129 between Bridge I could continue with this chronicle there are no more seats or must sit or have www.mvrestore.org St. & Trebble Cove Rd. if it was useful, but it isn’t. The past few to crowd in the noisy hot seats in the back Tel: 978-215-9975 months, whether in Ferguson, Missouri, in because they lack education or decent jobs Store Hours www.MyReStoreMA.org North Charleston, South Carolina or now and are, as a consequence, poorer. Many Wednesday-Friday: 10am-6pm in Baltimore, Maryland, with Mr. Freddie of us become aware of this situation when Saturday: 10am-5pm Store Hours Gray, have given us enough examples of the we see and hear the sirens or the cruisers or Wednesday-Friday: 9am-5pm separation between the “is” and the “isn’t” the firetrucks, and then we move to other Donations / Donaciones Saturday: 9am-3pm when it comes to racial equality. Think things. For those who are riding on the back (please call ahead for about this. Every year I undergo a physical of the bus, it is a view they see as soon as large donations) Donaciones / Donations exam and two hours later I can read dozens they wake up at sunrise, and stays with Wednesday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm (please call ahead for of results, including my cholesterol level, them past bed time. Saturday: 10am-4:30pm large donations) my HDL, my LDL and my PSA. Mr. Gray It is clear that past solutions have not Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm had been dead for more than two weeks and addressed past problems; they still persist. we still didn’t know how he died. No one in If the gulf continues, the big bus of society Abierto al público, compre-done- hágase Open to the public, shop-donate-volunteer my house was in a hurry to know about my will eventually run out of gas and the nation voluntario numbers; the crowds in Baltimore, in the will come to a full stop in the middle of the meantime, were demanding answers. road to history with no place to go. I don’t Please do not drop off items after store Favor de no dejar donaciones después hours It seems that there’s still a gulf have the answer to the problem, I wished I del horario separating both sides of “is” and we’ll never did, but we must do better. I cannot change Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence have peace until we build a new bridge of society, it’s too big. But what I can do is Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las understanding crossing that gulf. There are change one person at a time, starting with or Billerica) for a 10% discount on your tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba purchase still many cities in the United States where me. And you can do it too. Let’s be. un descuento de 10% en su compra the reality and the conversation between the And that is My Point of View today. MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 19 Reinas Chiquitita e Infantil 2015 Pequeñitas 2015

El pasado sábado, 16 de mayo 2015 se Para elegir a la Reina Infantil el jurado llevó a cabo en la YMCA de Methuen, el tuvo 8 candidatas para escoger. Ellas certamen para elegir a las reinas Chiquititas fueron, Candidata #1 –Alejandra Peñate, e Infantil 2015 que habrán de representar a que resultó seleccionada Princesa y además Semana Hispana durante los festivales de Miss Cooperación ya que vendió $1,800 este año que culminarán con el desfile que en tickets de admisión para el evento; #2 se llevará a cabo el domingo, 14 de junio. – Kenia Gómez; #3 – Jenailis Fuentes; Seis niñas compitieron en la categoría #4 –Darielys Almonte, seleccionada Chiquitita. Candidatas #1 – Dariannys Virreina además de Miss Fotogénica y Miss Almonte que fue coronada Reyna; #2 – Amistad. #5 – Emely Aguirre, seleccionada Jaylees de León; #3 –Alyanie Soto, que fue Miss Elegancia; #6 –Junielys Henríquez, elegida Virreina y Miss Cooperación, ya que que fue coronada Reina Infantil 2015; #7 – vendió $1,000 en tickets. Ella también fue Esmeralda Reynoso y #8 – Paola Galarza. seleccionada Miss Elegancia por el jurado; El jurado estuvo compuesto por las #4 – Natashaleze Díaz, que fue seleccionada Sras. Norma Veras, Marlenny De Jesús y Princesa; #5 –Amaya Urbina, Miss Amistad Mayra Ortiz. Actuó de Contadora la Sra. y #6 – Maya Guzmán, Miss Fotogénica. Ramona Vega.

El pasado 2 de Mayo 2015 se llevó a cabo el en la YMCA de Methuen, el certamen para elegir a las reinas Pequeñitas de Semana Hispana 2015. Con inmensa satisfacción mostramos las elegidas: Centro, Kahliz Zoeh Rodríguez – Reina; izquierda, Alexa Andújar - Vi-Reina; a la derecha, Jaylah Brito – Princesa. Foto cortesía de Semana Hispana.

I/d – Darielys Almonte, Virreina; Junielys Henríquez, Reina Infantil y Alejandra Peñate, Princesa.

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Grupo de bellas señoritas que competirán por el título de Reina de la Noche Dominicana que habrá de celebrarse el jueves, 11 de Junio, 2015 en el Campagnone Common en Lawrence. La fecha del certamen aún no ha sido anunciada.

– Representando a siete distintas regiones, desde la izquierda: Shanell Sánchez, Capital, Santo Domingo; Mariela Pena, Baní; Yasmeri Morales, Nagua; Jasmine Santiago, San José de Ocoa; Shayra Castillo, Tenares; Amy Moreno, Montecristi y Michele De Jesús, La Vega. 20 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS Inti Raymi “Festival of the Sun” By Erick Huarcaya

From Cuzco, Peru to Lawrence, MA. we are,” says Ms. Leonor Sanchez, founder The Asociación Peruanos Unidos (APU) of the United Peruvian Association. proudly announces its first Inti Raymi The Inti Raymi celebration will begin ceremony. with a colorful open-air procession. As in The Inti Raymi (literally “Festival of the ancient Peru, the “Inca Emperor” will lead the Sun”) is a time-honored ceremony celebrated procession followed by his “subjects” dressed on June 24th in historic Cuzco, Peru, once in elaborate folk costume. Dancers – including capital of the mighty Inca Empire. The festival the “Virgins of the Sun,” high Inca priestesses was created by Inca emperor Pachacutec, to – from the four regions of Peru will entertain, celebrate the New Year (or Winter Solstice) and the New Inca Son musicians will perform in the Andes. It honored Inti, the Sun God, their blend of lively Andean tunes on pan and Pacha Mama (Mother Earth), deities to flutes and strings. In addition there will be whom the ancient Peruvians prayed to make a selection of handmade Peruvian crafts and their land fertile and their crops abundant. delicious Peruvian cuisine. Still celebrated in indigenous cultures Inti Raymi is a FREE event, and is throughout the Andes, the Inti Raymi is one sure to be a great celebration for everyone! of the largest festivals in South America and Come and watch history unfold, listen to a source of pride to Peruvians. the mystical sounds of the Andes, sample As part of this year’s Hispanic Week our native dishes and dance to our lively celebration, the Asociación Peruanos “huaynos,” “cumbias,” and music from Unidos (APU) will be presenting a re- around Latin America. enactment of the Inti Raymi celebration on The United Peruvian Association is Sunday, June 7, 2015 from 2 – 7pm at Saint a non-profit organization established in Mary’s Auditorium located at 301 Haverhill 1994. It was formed to preserve, promote Street, Lawrence, MA and enhance Peruvian culture as a means “It is important for the younger to enrich the Merrimack Valley community generation to understand and respect the through the sharing of traditional music, origins of our culture and be proud of who dance and cultural diversity.

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Horizons for Homeless Children busca personas serias, bilingües en inglés y español para jugar con niños que viven en refugios para familias sin hogar. Se requiere un compromiso de 2 horas a la semana (un turno semanal) por 6 meses. Para más información o para inscribirse en línea, Lowell Lead Paint favor de visitar el sitio www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org o llame al 978.557.2182. Es una experiencia muy agradable que beneficia a los Abatement Program EDITOR RUMBONEWS.COM@ niños y también a todas las personas que se envuelven en el programa. Atención propietarios, dueños de casas e inquilinos

¡El Programa de Reducción de la Pintura de Plomo de Lowell da la bienvenida a nuevos clientes! Ofreciendo 0% de interés, préstamos diferidos para la eliminación del plomo viviendas para familias de bajos a moderados ingresos con niños menores de 6 años de edad. • préstamos con intereses de hasta $15,000 0% para las viviendas unifamiliares • préstamos con intereses de hasta $12,000 0%, por unidad, para viviendas multifamiliares • inspección de plomo y administración del proyecto GRATIS • análisis del terreno GRATIS Attention Homeowners, Landlords and Tenants

The Lowell Lead Paint Abatement Program Welcomes New Clients! Offering 0% interest, deferred loans for deleading homes for low-to- moderate income families with children under age 6. • Up to $15,000 0% interest loans for single family homes • Up to $12,000 0% interest loans, per unit, for multi-family homes • FREE lead inspection and Project Management • FREE soil testing Contact: Toni Snow, Program Manager, 978- 674-1409 - [email protected] MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 21 CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

BABIES AND BOOKS NEWS NASHUA, NH STORYTIME Lawrence Senior Center NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY Through stories and music, learn how to read aloud and develop your baby’s 2 COURT STREET language and pre-reading skills. Babies Actividades Futuras Upcoming Events For directions and information on and their caregivers are welcome to join May 19 Funda de compra. 9:30-11:30am May 19 Brown Bag Day. 9:30-11:30 am parking go to: www.nashualibrary.org/ directions.htm us. Thursdays: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. ages: Tarjeta Blanca White Card 13 to 24 months; 11 a. m. and 12 noon May 2 Hora Internacional de Te. 12:00 pm May 21 International Tea Time. 12:00pm Phone 603-589-4610 ages: birth to 12 months. No registration May 2 Centro Cerrado. Día Conmemorativo Must sign up Fax: 603-594-3457 required. For more information call the May 28 ¡Día de juegos! 8:30 am May 25 Center Closed. Memorial Day. Children’s Room at (603) 589-4631. May 29 Bingo Especial. 1:00pm $5 May 28 Field Day. 8:30am. OPEN STORYTIMES Jun 5 Bingo Especial. 1:00pm $5 May 28 Veteran’s Meeting. 2:00pm AND PUPPET SHOWS Activities for Teens at Nashua Jun 9 Captain Jack’s y Casino Foxwoods. May 29 Special Bingo. 1:00pm $5. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Public Library $70. Es necesario estar pago antes Jun 5 Special Bingo. 1:00pm $5. at 10a.m. Thursdays at 7 p.m., and In addition to books, movies, manga, graphic del 7 de Mayo Jun 9 Captain Jack’s & Foxwoods. $70 Sundays at 2 p.m. Open Storytimes & novels, and computers, the Nashua Public Jun 9 TRIVIA. 9:30am Must be paid by May 7th Puppet Shows run continuously, and no Library offers plenty of programs after Jun 11 Jueves, Funda de compra. 9:30-11:30am Jun 9 Fun TRIVIA game. 9:30am registration is required. school for teens in grades 6 through 12. Go Jun 15 Caminata en el parque en Contra Jun 11 Thurs. Brown Bag Day. 9:30-11:30am to tinyurl.com/nplteen and start signing up! el Abuso de las personas mayores. 9:00am Jun 15 Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Vístanse de Morado Wear purple. Walk around the Learn WordPress at Nashua Library third Friday of the month from 2 p.m. to Jun 16 Martes, Funda de compra. 9:30-11:30am park. 9:00am The Nashua Public Library now offers a class 3:30 p.m. for Memory Café, a gathering Jun 18 Charla: Hábitos para un estilo de Jun 16 Tues. Brown Bag Day. 9:30-11:30am in how to use WordPress to create websites of people with early memory loss and their vida saludable. 9:30am Jun 19 Father’s Day Lunch. 11:30am and blogs. This class is in addition to other caregivers. Each month’s program will have Jun 19 Almuerzo para los padres. 11:30 am Donation of $3.00 for women. RSVP one-time computer workshops offered at the activities centered on a theme, along with Donación de $3.00 para las mujeres RSVP Jun 25 DA Veterans’ Meeting. 2:00pm library: Computer Basics; Internet; Microsoft plenty of time to enjoy free refreshments Jun 25 Reunión de los Veteranos del DA 2:00pm Jun 26 Special Bingo. 1:00pm $5. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; and socialize. Jun 26 Bingo Especial. 1:00pm $5 Genealogy; and Online Job Searching. View the schedule at www.nashualibrary. If you would like to attend, please register org/computerclasses.htm. All are free and by calling 589-4610 or going to www. open to the public, although registration is tinyurl.com/nplevents and scrolling down required (call 589-4611). to the date of the event. Memory Cafe is sponsored by the library and Home Health Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts and Hospice Care. Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham Learn to Read Tarot Cards at greatly reduced admission prices, using On Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m., the your Nashua Public Library card. Simply Nashua Public Library will offer a hands-on go to nashualibrary.org and click Museum workshop on reading tarot cards, presented Passes. Then follow the instructions to by Sally Cragin. Learn the history of tarot reserve a pass for the date you want to go. cards, the meaning of their suits (pentacles or The pass admits six people at just $6 per discs, swords, wands, and cups) and many of adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12. Children the more famous “Trump” or Major Arcana under 2 are free. Regular admission is cards. The workshop is free and open to the $12–$18. You can also book a pass at the public. Registration is not required. reference desk in the library or by calling (603) 589-4611. Nashua Library ComicFest, June 20 The Nashua Public Library is pleased to Memory Café at Nashua Public announce that it will kick off its summer Library reading programs on Saturday, June 20, Come to the Nashua Public Library on the with Nashua Library ComicFest. 22 .: Rumbo :. AÑO 20 • LAWRENCE, MA • EDICIÓN 488 • MAY 22, 2015 READ RUMBO ONLINE! RUMBONEWS.COM ADOPT A PET CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS MSPCA-METHUEN & RUMBO COOPERATIVE EDUCATION COLUMN PUBLIC HEARING Pet of the week at Nevins City of Lawrence, MA Mayor Daniel Rivera ZIGGY DOC. 137/2015 Ziggy or Ziggy Do Dah, is an 18 year old quaker parrot (Monk In City Council Parakeet). Ziggy was with one owner for 18 years. (was surrendered May 14, 2015 due medical reasons (very sad)). Notice is hereby given that the Budget and Finance Subcommittee of the Lawrence City Council Ziggy can talk and loves people food. Ziggy loves people food so will hold Public Hearings in Council Chambers, 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA concerning the much Ziggy does not know what seed or millet . Ziggy does eat proposed 2016 Fiscal Year Operating Budget for the City of Lawrence, MA on the dates and times Zuprem Fruit pellets (loves the red ones). Ziggy's favorite food is listed below. The purpose of said hearings are to gather testimony, information, and public input popcorn, apples, and mashed sweet potatoes(on a fork). concerning the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the City of Lawrence, MA with an estimated total of 275,258,139.00 as follows: Since Ziggy is at rescue, it can be stressful with new changes. Ziggy needs a patience adopter who has no issue of letting Ziggy live in a big cage, and the CITY OF LAWRENCE – FISCAL YEAR 2016 – APPROPRIATION ORDER THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS door always open (when adopter is home). AN ORDER CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING July 1, 2015: Quaker Parrots can live to 25 - 35 years with good nutrition and plenty of activity. ORDERED: That the following sums, designated as personal services, purchase of services, professional If you want a great feathered forever friend, please feel free to contact the services, supplies, other charges and expenses, capital outlay, intergovernmental, and debt service are hereby appropriated separately for each department in the General MSPCA - Small Animal Staff person at 978-687-7453 ext, 61 01 or e-mail us at Fund, Airport Enterprise Fund, Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund and Parking Garage & [email protected] for more information. Lots Enterprise Fund of the City of Lawrence.

WOLFGANG If you can't find me when you visit the adoption center, be sure to ask for me by name! Cats are often moved around.

Buy all of your pet supplies here! All of the proceeds go to help the animals and programs of the Noble Family Animal Care & Adoption Center!

GILLY Gilly is a 3 year old Alpine cross wether. This silly guy would make a great companion for goats or other farm animals. He would do best in a home with older children. Gilly does have some special needs and will need some special care in his new home. He is friendly and content to hang around all day and nap in the sun. He loves to be brushed and spend time with people! Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

TRUMPET Trumpet is a 14 month old adorable Shih Tzu. He would love to be in a quieter, adult only home where he can be the center of attention. Trumpet has enormous blue eyes and a gorgeous silver and white coat. He would do best as the only pet where he will get trained to understand that just cause he wants it, doesn't mean he should get it or keep it! He is definitely worth the training as he is sweet, curious and so ready to learn.

Come in and meet this adorable baby, he is waiting to be your best friend.

BOBBY If Bobby could talk, he would say "What!? I can live inside a home with people who love me? I can't wait !"

Bobby has spent most of his eight years living outside waiting, Waiting for someone to love him Waiting for snuggles Waiting to be a member of the family and live in the house with All Public Hearings are scheduled before the Budget and Finance Subcommittee of City Council them concerning the appropriations and budgetary considerations related to the proposed FY 2016 Budget on each of the following dates. Although the following dates have been scheduled for each department/ item referenced, the Budget and Finance Committee may “reschedule” hearing dates as needed: Bobby would love to be the only four legged guy in the house.Older kids comfortable with larger dogs are fine. He may need a little help adjusting to Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. living inside, but he is very smart and will catch on quickly. He loves walking on Mayor’s Office, City Council, City Clerk/Elections/Annual Listing, City Attorney, Recreation leash and sits when asked, especially for a treat. His favorite thing is to snuggle in Department, Department of Public Works, Council on Aging; Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. close so you can scratch his ears and tell him what a good boy he is. You can see the Airport, Other Human Services, Lawrence Public Schools, Greater Lawrence Tech. High School, pure joy on his face. Charter/Choice Schools, Fire Department, Electrical Inspection, Water & Sewer Department; Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Please come meet this sweetheart so he doesn't have to wait any longer. Inspectional Services, Public Health, Licensing, Community Development, Economic Development, Office of Planning, Boards and Commissions, Zoning Board, Intergovernmental; Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. BASIL Revenue Review, Budget and Finance, Comptroller, Purchasing, IT Department, Assessor’s Office, Basil is a lovable bunny that wants to find his forever home! He Treasurer’s Office, Fiscal Overseer, Debt Services, Risk Management, Other Financial Uses; is 3 years old. Basil would love to spend time out of his cage with Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. you. He would enjoy occasional treats like lettuce and spinach. If Public Library, Cemetery, Personnel Department, Employee Benefits, Veteran’s Services, you need a fun loving rabbit in your life, come down and see Basil Police Department today! A copy of the proposed 2016 Fiscal Year Budget for the City of Lawrence is available for viewing, copying and inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 p.m. A complete copy of the 2015 Fiscal Year Budget is also available for viewing and printing from Lawrence Website at www.cityoflawrence.com/.

Persons wishing to be heard on said matter shall be given the opportunity. SAVE LIVES: get your pet spayed or neutered Reduced SNAP fees are made possible through generous donations of time and resources by participating veterinarians who believe in the Attest: William J. Maloney, City Clerk importance of spaying and neutering as part of a complete pet health care program. MAY 22, 2015 • EDITION 488 • LAWRENCE, MA • AÑO 20 .: Rumbo :. 23

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