VOL. 116 - NO. 48 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 $.30 A COPY Massport Opens Commercial Traffic-Only Buon Natale Roadway in East Boston NORTH END ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Multimillion Dollar Project Will Take Thousands of PRESENTS THE Airport-related Commercial Vehicles Off Residential Streets Each Year nd 42 Annual The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) joined 2012 NORTH END local, state and federal offi- cials as well as family mem- CHRISTMAS PARADE bers of the late Martin A. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012 - 1:00 P.M. Coughlin to open a new $23.5 million access road that will be used by airport-related commercial traffic and will minimize congestion on East Boston streets. The roadway, named in honor of the long- time East Boston community activist, will improve the quality of life in East Boston by improving air quality and traffic flow. It was Coughlin’s idea to use an abandoned railroad corridor as a roadway L to R: City Councilor Salvatore LaMattina; Thomas P. for airport traffic. Glynn, Massport’s CEO & Executive Director; Mary “The Martin A. Coughlin Coughlin Johnston (Marty Coughlin’s sister); U.S. Rep. Merry Christmas Bypass Road is a great ex- Michael E. Capuano, D-Mass; State Senator Anthony SEE SANTA CLAUS ARRIVE AT NORTH END PARK ample of the quality of life im- Petruccelli, D-East Boston; Massport Board Chairman and BY HELICOPTER AT 1:00 P.M. provements that can be made MassDOT Secretary & CEO Richard A. Davey. In case of bad weather, Parade will be held the next Sunday, December 23th by thinking creatively and IN ASSOCIATION WITH The Nazzaro Center • North End Against Drugs • Mayor’s Offi ce of Arts, Tourism and Special Events collaboratively about aban- in 2000 at the age of 56, was celebrate its completion,” doned infrastructure,” said an advocate for community said U.S. Rep. Michael E. Dedicated in Memory Massport Board Chairman issues, especially improving Capuano, D-Mass. and MassDot Secretary & CEO transportation in and around The two-lane Martin A. of Richard A. Davey. “The new East Boston. His idea to re- Coughlin Bypass Road ex- roadway complements the route Logan Airport’s com- tends half a mile through an JAMES “Jimmy” PALLOTTA new Chelsea Street Bridge by mercial traffic was embraced abandoned CSX rail bed in the allowing traffic in the area to by many elected officials, and airport’s North Service Area flow more efficiently.” other civic leaders who real- Roadway Corridor. The north- “The opening of the Martin ized the effects of road con- ern end of the bypass splits A. Coughlin Bypass Road gestion to the Day Square with northbound traffic inter- marks a significant mile- neighborhood, especially secting Chelsea Street via a News Briefs stone in Massport’s commit- Neptune Road. former rail spur slightly north by Sal Giarratani ment to minimize Logan “The completion of the by- of Beck Street. Southbound Airport’s impact on our East pass road is a fitting tribute traffic enters the bypass road- Our Country is Changing Boston neighbors,” said Tho- to Marty Coughlin, who advo- way at Beck Street. The road Just Look at November 6 mas Glynn, Massport’s CEO & cated so strongly for it. I is restricted to airport and Executive Director. “Thou- thank Massport for its work other commercial traffic in- The day after Election Day, a group of national sands of airport-related com- on the bypass road, which cluding taxis, trucks, MBTA conservative leaders meet at the National Press mercial vehicles will no will take trucks off residen- buses and Massport employee Club in Washington, DC to discuss and analyze longer use East Boston’s tial streets, improve air qual- shuttle buses serving a 1,500 what happened to conservative candidates. Most streets. Massport is proud to ity and enhance local neigh- space garage in Chelsea. of them ended up losers at the polls. Many con- make Mr. Coughlin’s vision borhoods. I have advocated Massport estimates a two- servatives thought that Mitt Romney would win a reality for East Boston.” for this project since taking thirds reduction in bus and in a major upset but that didn’t happen. Here in Marty Coughlin, who died office and I am happy to truck traffic on Neptune Road Massachusetts, a faker gets herself elected by de- and a 54% reduction in traf- feating U.S. Senator Scott Brown who did exactly fic on Chelsea Street. The what he said he would do back in the special elec- bypass road will also improve tion upset against the Democrat establishment. air quality by reducing vehicle As I listened to those conservatives on C-Span, emissions such as volatile the only thing that all kept repeating was that organic compounds and ox- the loses were all caused by Republican candi- ides of nitrogen. dates not being conservative enough. Instead of “The opening of the Marty learning from those losses and re-tooling the Coughlin bypass road is an message, it seemed clear that these deniers only exciting day for our commu- wanted to push further to the right and subtract nity, as it is expected to bring rather than add voters. Brent Bozell was there significant improvements to pontificating from his Media Research Center. the air quality and flow of traf- The only other conservative who scares me more fic in the heart of East is Gary Bauer, who once ran for president. Boston,” said State Senator Conservatives lost this election because Demo- Anthony Petruccelli, D-East crats have sold a bill of goods to those on the Boston. receiving end of government goodies. We as a Construction of Martin A. (Continued on Page 14) L to R: John Vitaglinno, Fran Riley, Alice Christopher, Coughlin Bypass Road began Diane Modica and Fred Salvucci. 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Let’s examine the data from the elec- cerned with the preservation for preventing and extin- Crassus would then offer to tion and see what they may tell us about the voters. of public order, including the guishing fires; a combina- purchase the smoldering real 1. Working class Democratic cities opposed Question 2. prevention and detection of tion police and fire depart- estate on the spot at a ridicu- The top 15 (by population) communities account for 30% crime; Fire Department — a ment all rolled up into one lously low price. If his offer of the total population of the Commonwealth. Question 2 municipal department whose neat little package. They was accepted, and it usually was defeated in 10 of these communities: Brockton (63.8% work is fighting fires and had regular duty details at was, trained teams of build- opposed), Fall River (63.1%), Haverhill (53.8%), Lawrence preventing their occurrence; all places of public assembly ers were soon on the spot (69.4%), Lowell (57.6%), Lynn (59.2%), New Bedford (62.5%), VIGIL — a purposeful or and were equipped with erecting a new income-pro- Quincy (54.1%), Springfield (65.5%) and Worcester (58.7%), watchful staying awake dur- axes, ropes and buckets. ducing structure. Crassus by large margins. In Boston it barely (51%) passed. 26 mu- ing the usual hours of sleep. They were trained in the was then handsomely re- nicipalities account for 40% of the population of the Com- Now let’s take all three, put use of a hand-operated fire warded for his sympathetic monwealth; Question 2 was defeated in 20 of them. them in our giant blender engine called a “sipho” and and capital effort. This is the The cities where Question 2 was defeated are, generally and out come the Vigils of before long received the same Crassus who was a speaking, those that, historically, had large Catholic immi- ancient Rome, a combina- nickname of “siphonarii.” member of the “First Trium- grant populations (French Canadians, Italians, Poles and tion of police and fire depart- There was a very high virate” and it is said that his Portuguese) or substantial recent immigration of Catholics ment organized under mili- incidence of fire, especially fame spread faster than his and conservative Evangelicals (Brazilians, Cape Verdeans tary discipline. There were in the tenement houses of flame. He was captured while and Hispanics). They are also among the poorer communi- as many as seven thousand “insulae” This was largely leading an army against the ties in Massachusetts. Some of the cities most opposed to of them under the command due to the lack of adequate Parthians and because he Question 2 also had sizeable African-American populations. of a Prefect. They were quar- heating systems and the use had such a great love for In the United States Senate election these communi- tered in seven main bar- of movable stoves or braziers, wealth, they put him to ties most opposed to Question 2 went heavily for liberal racks or “stationes” headed candles, poorly designed death by pouring molten gold Democrat Elizabeth Warren.