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News Briefs by Sal Giarratani

Another Great Song Goes Commercial Back in my younger days, I loved all kinds of great The girls of Home for Italian Children are gathered in front of the newly-constructed brick music. One hit I still remember was called “Everyday residence around 1928. People” by Sly & The Family Stone. I’ve been hearing it a lot lately on a TV commercial for a drug company. A PARTICULARLY DEADLY and pledged their help. Lead by nature of its services: from cus- I guess they must think people around my age need TIME IN HISTORY Father Antonio Sousa, pastor todial care to treatment, and their new meds, and give me my old music to sell it to As World War I was entering of St. Leonard’s Church and from only Italian children to baby boomers like me. its fi nal year and entire armies a group of 42 Italian-Ameri- children of all races, nationali- Why Doesn’t McCain were being transported around cans, the fi rst Home for Italian ties, and religions. the world, Boston was expe- Children was incorporated in HOW ONE CHILD’S Just Become a Democrat? riencing devastation at home. 1919. After a successful fund- JOURNEY EXEMPLIFIES OUR At the moment, the biggest pain in the (deleted) to In mid-1918, an unusually raising campaign, 10 acres CONTINUED COMMITMENT President Trump has to be constant critic U.S. Sen. virulent strain of infl uenza was of land were purchased in When Matt fi rst came to Ital- John McCain. Recently, he went after the president spreading around the globe. Jamaica Plain, at the direction of ian Home for Children, he sel- over a “failed” mission in Yemen. Said McCain, “When With an estimated 50 million Cardinal O’Connell, Sister Mary dom left his room, hiding under you lose a $75 million airplane and, more importantly, deaths worldwide, 3 percent of Valentina of the Franciscan his bed whenever he became an American life is lost ... I don’t believe you can call the world’s population at the Sisters of the Immaculate Con- frightened or anxious. For three it a success.” time, Boston was not spared. ception, along with six members weeks he avoided any meaning- Does that also mean that Trump was right during the During the late summer and of her order began operating the ful interactions with caregivers, GOP primary in saying someone is not a hero because fall of 1918, nearly 3,500 deaths Home for Italian Children. including his clinician. they got shot down over Vietnam and ended up a P.O.W. from infl uenza were reported in At the beginning, the found- Matt’s upbringing was trau- in the Hanoi Hilton for many years? Boston, and unlike outbreaks in ers had the foresight to also matic, which created feelings Seems like McCain still might be upset that he lost the past, this strain of the virus concern themselves with “other of insecurity, low self-esteem, to Obama in 2008, and that Trump actually took down had the largest impact on young children of Italian parentage, hopelessness, and a signifi- Clinton this past year. Maybe? Huh? adults between the ages of whose parents were unable, cant lack of trust. Matt was Warren Selling T-Shirts Now 20-40 years old; leaving scores for any cause, to support them very skeptical of any adult that Being an illiberal iconoclast like U.S. Senator of orphaned children. properly.” Italian Home for entered his world. He often Elizabeth Warren means never having to be sorry for THE POWER OF INDIVIDUAL Children, as it would come to be refused to attend school, did not being such a (deleted). After getting shutdown mid- RESPONSIBILITY HAS known, therefore was founded want to go outside, and found sentence on the Senate fl oor, she has once again LASTING IMPACT ON THE on by-laws that gave it a con- pleasure in very few activities. turned a negative into a positive. She so loves playing GREATER COMMUNITY tinuing function for children Isolation from the world was his the role of victim. Hit particularly hard in the long after the aftermath of the primary coping strategy. Her people are now selling t-shirts quoting Senate late summer and fall of 1918, infl uenza epidemic. Over the With kindness, predictability, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying, “Nevertheless, was Boston’s North End Italian years, the needs of children acceptance, care, and consis- she persisted.” that quote has now become a rally cry, community. Struggling, with the referred to Italian Home for tency, Matt slowly began to grief of loss and the challenges Children did indeed change. trust. He spent more time out of (Continued on Page 11) of so many children being left Coupled with the declining his room and began to partici- behind, church and community availability of the Sisters, the leaders stepped to the forefront agency began to change the (Continued on Page 7)

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AUGUSTUS’ PERSONALITY He had an extremely calm and mild nature, which at one time even softened the heart of a conspirator who was about to push him off a cliff as they were crossing the Alps. Constant attention was given to his deli- cate health during middle age, a factor which enabled him to lead a full life up to age 76. He survived all of his illnesses by moderation in every activity. Records indicate that he often The Massachusetts Depart- portation systems remain safe used the sauna and took hot ment of Transportation (Mass- and reliable.” salt water or sulphur baths, DOT) has announced that it The pothole repair program but never visited a “Salone di is in the process of expanding also includes a fi eld application Massaggio.” its new, innovative pothole in- through which MassDOT road During his lifetime, he was formation program which was crews can input data outlining plagued with a number of piloted in areas of Central and the date, time, cost and materi- serious illnesses, including Western Massachusetts over als used to repair potholes. The In his physical make-up, and Romans to scrape the abscesses of the liver, catarrh, the past year and includes data collection structure uses Augustus was about average skin after a bath. and rheumatism. He complained an online MassDOT Potholes MassDOT’s GIS systems to es- size, but very well proportioned. He slept a total of about seven of bladder pains, but was great- Dashboard that provides data tablish an interactive webpage. He had yellowish brown hair, hours a night, but awoke three ly relieved after passing some to the public. This user-friendly Once entered, that information bright lively eyes, was con- or four times. During sleepless stones. In his later years, he dashboard includes a map that then becomes viewable in real- sidered to be a very hand- periods, he often sent for readers or was also greatly affected by cold details pothole locations and time to the public via the online some and graceful man, but not storytellers, and would never or heat. During winter months size, the number of potholes dashboard. the least bit particular about the lie awake in the dark without he wore four tunics, a heavy fi lled, the type of material used, The program has been suc- grooming of his hair or beard. having someone sit at the side toga, an undershirt, a woolen and the total approximate cost. cessfully piloted in the Spring- He would usually read or write of the bed. chest protector, wraps for his (Please see above image of the fi eld and Worcester areas and as he sat in the barber’s chair In his personal living habits, thighs, and a fur-lined “asago MassDOT Potholes Dashboard.) MassDOT will expand the ser- while several barbers worked in Augustus was fairly moderate. Balterus.” MassDOT can also use this vice to the remaining districts a hurry. His beard was either He used the same bedroom In summer, he slept in an data when making capital in- over the next several months. clipped or shaved, whichever in summer and in winter. For open court near a fountain vestments decisions to focus MassDOT expects the appli- suited his mood at the time. private activity and freedom while fanners worked in re- our resources on roads and cation to be implemented in His fi ve feet, nine inches in from interruption, he used an lays. He always wore a broad- areas that require consistent Western Massachusetts near height was not very notice- attic room, which he called brimmed hat in the open air, pothole repair and manage our the New York border, South- able unless a taller person “technyphion” or little workshop. and did all of his traveling at assets in a cost-effective man- eastern Massachusetts, Cape was standing next to him. He vacationed in towns near night in a litter. ner that prevents emergency Cod and the Islands within the His body was covered with Rome, such as Lanuvium, After becoming too old for pothole repairs. next month, and to the I-495 birthmarks and spots. Numer- Praeneste, or Tibur, and dis- horseback riding, his outdoor “MassDOT is pleased this belt, North Shore, and Boston ous callous spots were evi- liked large country villas. A activity was con fi ned to fi shing, program has been successful Metropolitan Area months later. dent as a result of the vig- villa that his granddaughter playing pass ball (catch), balloon thus far, and we are continu- While it is not possible to orous use of the strigil. built was burned to the ground ball, dice, marbles, and nuts. ing to expand this innovative track all repairs and activity, This was a medal or bone because it was considered NEXT ISSUE: approach across the state,” said data collected during the pilot instrument used by the Greeks lavish. Augustus the Literarian Transportation Secretary and program shows that MassDOT CEO Stephanie Pollack. “By made at least 310 pothole engaging the public, we gain the repairs on I-90, (the Massa- advantage of quicker response chusetts Turnpike), between and repair times, which trans- Sturbridge and Weston in 2016, lates to safer, more efficient and has conducted about 210 travel for everyone who uses the pothole repairs between Spring- Commonwealth’s roads.” fi eld and Weston from January “This online dashboard show- to February 17, 2017. cases fi rsthand how dollars are Potholes can be reported being spent and enables us through MassDOT’s Pothole IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD to make more informed deci- Hotline number at 857-368- sions regarding our resources 6999. Potholes can also be and capital investments,” said reported to MassDOT by call- NORTH END MassDOT Highway Administra- ing 857-DOT-INFO (857-368- tor Thomas J. Tinlin. “Mass- 4636) or 877-MA-DOT-GOV DOT is committed to customer (877-623-6846) or by contact- North End Public Library Meet service and this public engage- ing MassDOT online at http:// ment and this information tool www.massdot.state.ma.us/ illustrate the daily efforts of ContactUs.aspx#Contact. Pot- 25 Parmenter Street Our our staff to make roads safe holes can also be reported to for travel. It allows us to better the State or local police who Thursdays, 10 AM - 12 PM monitor road conditions and will contact MassDOT with the Team repairs, and then we are able to report. This information can use this data when determining also be found on our blog at March 2 and April 6 where we should initiate road https://blog.mass.gov/trans- reconstruction and resurfacing portation/massdot-highway/ projects to ensure our trans- see-a-pothole-contact-massdot/. It’s a toilet. 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Marvel at their price, Wednesday-Saturday by Dr. Paul Kengor powers and abilities! after 5:00 pm. Begin your evening by exploring landscapes Editor’s note: This article fi rst appeared at The American SHOW HIGHLIGHTS and fl oral designs. On Thurs- Spectator. Gardens & Displays: Expe- day or Friday evening Flower rience lush landscaped garden Show After Dark hosts “The I’ve been getting emails from bewildered colleagues asking designs, innovative plantings Daily Plant-It” with hands-on about a survey of presidential scholars that determined that and eco-design concepts from succulent container workshops. Barack Obama is the 12th best president in the history of premier landscapers, nurser- After Dark tickets must be the United States, putting him near the top quartile of our ies and horticulturalist orga- purchased onsite at the box presidents. nizations, all competing for offi ce. How can this be? 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Likewise befi tting C-SPAN’s fairness, the ranking criteria amateur fl oral arrangers and for the presidents are commendably nonpartisan. The criteria horticulturists. Coordinated are obviously intended to remove ideology from those do- by the Garden Club Federation ing the judging. Here are the 10 criteria: Public Persuasion, of Massachusetts and the Crisis Leadership, Economic Management, Moral Authority, Massachusetts Horticultural International Relations, Administrative Skills, Relations with Society. Congress, Vision / Setting an Agenda, Pursued Equal Justice FREE Lectures & Demon- For All, and Performance Within Context of Times strations: Sharpen your super- For each of the 10 criteria, a president received a score powers and skills at hourly lec- ranging from one (“not effective”) to 10 (“very effective”). I’d like tures from noted professionals readers to pause and look at those criteria carefully. 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SPECIAL PROGRAMMING: And yet, those same criteria prompted me to rank Washing- Hort in a Hurry — Quick ton, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Reagan, and Eisenhower very 20-minute demonstrations on high. I will not here share exactly how I tallied each, but I will popular topics such as “Suc- say that those presidents in my top 10 were very similar to those culent Garden Success” and in the overall top 10. Here’s the top 10 that C-SPAN compiled: “Flowering Bulb Container Gar- Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Tru- dens” offer quick useful tips for man, Jefferson, Kennedy, Reagan, and LBJ short attention spans! Following at 11 and 12, respectively, were Woodrow Wilson Garden Photography Work- and Obama. (For the record, I gave Kennedy a decent rating, but shops — Learn to make your to place him in the top 10, and ahead of Reagan, is just plain photos bloom at garden stupid. Gee, the guy wasn’t even president three full years.) photography workshops. But what about Barack Obama at 12? I’ll say this as nicely Your snapshots from the (Continued on Page 9) show can be reviewed by an expert with a “green eye.” Boston Outdoor Living PAGE 4 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 L’Anno Bello: A Year in Italian Folklore Magical and Mischievous Carnival by Ally Di Censo Symynkywicz THINKING holiday of the Epiphany, which OUT LOUD occurs on January 6th, and by Sal Giarratani comes to a frenzied culmination on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, AMERICA: the last day before the begin- ning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Where is it Going with Such Discord? This year, Mardi Gras falls th Since the election on Novem- the 10 Commandments memo- on February 28 . Around that th th day, expect to see the traditional ber 8 , and January 20 , when rial tablet, and at the site of the Donald Trump was sworn in as Monument to the Confederate colors of Carnival everywhere: th green for faith, purple for jus- the 45 President of the United Dead. I can understand Texas tice, and gold for power. These States, our nation has been Pride, and I have never looked hues brighten the ubiquitous anything but united. I have seen at the Civil War as anything but beads and masks emblematic a tearing at the seam of our very a nasty in-house fi ght between of Carnival, adding an aura American society. family. The division back then of playfulness and mystery to Always and forever, America led to an all-out war. Today’s the air. In Italy, Carnival festivi- stands for something special. division resembles far too much ties, though extremely diverse Our government was an ex- how America felt over 150 years across the country, all take periment when our founders ago. Then it was between North Lately, I appear to have overlaps with the vibrant onset on a primeval, raucous tone. created it. We are a democratic and South, today between Left acquired a massive bout of of spring, a period whose The most renowned of such republic where power is in the and Right. Great divides sepa- people, and not those who rule. rating one from the other only spring fever. That has to be the hope and promise practically celebrations is the Carnevale di th reason why I insist on wearing encourage the revelry of Venezia, or Venetian Carnival. It was an aberration in the 18 serve to build a wall between brightly patterned leggings street dancing and fanciful Participants in this feast wear century, and sadly remains so neighbors. We are Americans, every day, admiring the way masquerades. The very name elegant 18th-century costumes today. Yes, many of the ideals with more that unites us then they shine against the newly of Carnival conjures imagery and sport masks like the ones found in our Bill of Rights and divides us. As that old song fallen snow of the last blizzard. of indulgence and decadence. that once adorned the actors of the Declaration of Independence went, “Show me the way. Show What else but spring fever can Many scholars theorize that the the Italian commedia dell’arte were quite lofty ideas and sadly us the way.” explain the desire to open my word “Carnival” derives from — a type of improvised perfor- not even honored by those who That Texas celebrates Gen. classroom windows, letting in the Latin term carne vale, or mance where character arche- penned and signed on to those Robert E. Lee rather than Rev. the earthy scent of fresh soil “goodbye to meat,” a reference types each boasted their own ideals. Martin Luther King, Jr., seems waft through the air on the to the extravagant consumption mask. The Carnevale di Venezia Personally, I think America hurtful to me. We are one na- fi rst fi fty-degree day in a long of foods that would later be has become such a symbol of has been divided long before tion and have one set of national while? Certainly, spring fever forbidden during austere Lent. this mysterious city that visitors Trump came along, but his holidays. If Texas wishes to must be behind my recent The Christian signifi cance of will now fi nd the eerie, beautiful surprise election shocked many honor Lee, which is its right, do quirky tendencies towards the pre-Lent combined with old masks on display year-round. who never saw it coming. Every- so on another day. absurd, such as my proclivity pagan rites devoted to chasing Other famous Italian Carnivals one is so angry today that civil The schizophrenia that the to add extra goat cheese to a away winter and welcoming take place in Acireale, Sicily conversations are diffi cult to banners see today is not about goat cheese pizza, or order a in spring in order to create and Viareggio, Tuscany, where even entertain. two different America’s. As green tea latte from Starbucks the festivities we know as gigantic floats satirize local Texas happens to be my home a former DMH police officer, in order to admire its perfect Carnival. The masks and events and politicians. These away from home. I am down America today is both bipolar hue. Yes, the anticipation of costumes that characterize the floats hearken back to the there every summer, and love and schizophrenia. We are in- spring drives me towards acts holiday may originate in the topsy-turvy nature of Carnival, the state and the feeling I get of deed divided, but we are also of whimsy, and I am sure that I disguises worn by the ancient since in olden times dissent a society I once knew up here. I all seemingly unaware of what am hardly the only one affected Europeans in order to scare off was only permitted in the have been to the State Capital America, all of it should stand by this excitement, as I feel the the winter demons. Similarly, form of satire and slapstick and on the grounds of the State for. We need to make America world pulsating with change. cultures throughout the world unleashed once a year. The Capitol Building where I often “One Again,” not just as a The evening sun glows brighter, emphasize golden fried pastries northern Italian city of Ivrea stop by and refl ect at the site of people, but also in our ideals. robins hop in the bushes, and as traditional Carnival food, recreates a historic battle every the drip of melting snow sounds from the jelly donuts popular Carnival with oranges, em- like the second hand on nature’s in Germany and Poland to the phasizing the absurdity of the clock, denoting each turn of the pancakes eaten in Great Britain. season. Indeed, no matter how season. This is one of the most These delectable treats not only Italy celebrates Carnival, it is exhilarating times of the year, served as a way to use up butter always imbued with glee and humming with transition and and eggs, which were prohibited mischievous abandon. liminality. 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THEATRE NOTES BY BOBBY FRANKLIN Theatre Openings There is Plenty to See ally, she is named among Time magazine’s “100 Innovators for the Next Wave,” and is also the recipient of two Obie Awards and a MacArthur “Genius” Grant. Over at the Lyric Stage on Clarendon Street in Boston you will be able to see Stage Kiss running from February 24th through March 26th. Life imitates art. Art imitates life — and love. In Stage Kiss, two squabbling long-lost loves are cast as long-lost lovers, and quickly lose touch with reality in this comic, romantic, and revealing play-within-a-play. Playwright Sarah Ruhl and Di- rector Courtney O’Connor (Red Hot Patriot, Buyer & Cellar) take us on-stage, back-stage, and Grand Concourse. right out the stage door in this charming tale about what hap- Another round of theatre pro- heart, GRAND CONCOURSE pens when lovers share a stage ductions is coming up and there explores the mysteries of faith, kiss and when actors share a is no shortage of productions to forgiveness, and compassion. real one. fi ll out your calendars. The cast includes Ally Daw- The SpeakEasy Stage will be son, Thomas Derrah, Melinda A Valenti ne’s Day & kicking things off with Grand Lopez, and Alejandro Simoes. Concourse, which will run from From March 10th, though April Birthday Remembrance March 5th to April 1st, at the 7th the Huntington Theatre Calderwood Pavilion located in Company will be presenting Boston’s South End. Top Dog/Underdog at the BU GRAND CONCOURSE tells Theater on Huntington Avenue the story of Shelley, a Catholic in Boston. nun and former high school TOPDOG/UNDERDOG is a basketball star, who now strug- darkly comic, deeply theatri- gles to fi nd meaning in her work cal fable about family wounds as the manager of a Bronx soup and healing bonds. Lincoln kitchen. With the help of Oscar, and Booth are brothers, best a former Dominican dentist friends, and bitter rivals. Lin- now making a living as a secu- coln, a former 3-card monte rity guard, Shelley tends to her hustler, works as a Lincoln fl ock, a colorful crew that in- impersonator in a shooting cludes Frog, a homeless former gallery; Booth is an aspiring The Black Stone Apartments Quiet friendship was like a Cloud 9 intellectual who now passes grifter. He tempts his brother recently celebrated Valentine’s good, long conversation, time writing joke books. The ar- to get back in the game, but the Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 will Day, and a Remembrance sometimes funny, rival of Emma, a college dropout consequences could be deadly. run at the Hartford Stage from in honor of Danielle Stan- sometimes dramatic, looking for a sense of purpose, Suzan-Lori Parks made his- February 23rd through March th wood’s birthday (February 15 ). but always supportive and is at fi rst a welcome addition to tory as the fi rst African-Amer- 19th in, where else? Hartford, Norman Herr remembered his satisfying. the team, but the girl’s erratic ican woman to win a Pulitzer CT. dear friend with this poem. behavior soon takes its toll. Prize for Drama in 2002 with The world of Cloud 9 con- Now here’s the part With gentle humor and great Topdog/Underdog. Addition- tains unexpected trysts, gender of the conversation, swaps, role reversals, and pow- where I stop and say, er plays. Victorian repression “Don’t know what I’d do Old North Church’s clashes with liberal expression without you in my life, as the play follows a British staying alive, Donation Pew Box is Open family from colonial Africa to is always in my mind, London in the 1970s. The tan- for music, art, talizing comedy explores the and nature, was you.” ever-changing world of sexual politics as it asks what it takes — Norman for each of us to reach our own cloud 9. Cloud 9 was Caryl Churchill’s ‡.,7&+(1 %$7+ fi rst international hit. The play- wright’s other works include ‡0$6215< Top Girls, Mad Forest, Love and Information, A Number and %RVWRQLDQ ‡5(02'(/,1* Serious Money. The Guardian The Old North Church’s donati on pew box is open again! The recipi- recently wrote that Churchill ‡&216758&7,21 ents of your generous donati ons will be the homeless guests of the “now shares with Tom Stoppard Boston Warm Day Center at Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street. 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The Obamas had 11th, to exchange their vows. engaging in different kinds of tures and snow, a grand ole time on our dime! The outdoor courtyard features charitable activities. but after Valentine’s Day, a Maybe, that’s why Michelle cried a fountain, lush greens, and On December 8, 1658, Laval big improvement began! If the when it was time to leave the plenty of picturesque archways. was consecrated the Vicar groundhog is correct, we may White House! Leaving the good The backdrop is a bride’s dream Apostolic of Quebec by the have six more weeks of win- times behind must have been for wedding photos … The East papal nuncio, Cardinal Celio ter!!! But, there should be no very hard for her, although as Boston Savings Bank is warn- Piccolomini, and sailed from complaints. So far, this sea- U.S. President her husband ing customers against a scam La Rochelle to the territory of son has been somewhat mild, became a wealthy man. Barack known as the “Nigerian Scam” New France in North America no major blizzards to date! Obama went from a community ... Consumers Beware! A re- on April 13, 1659. On June ... Massachusetts born actor activist in the South Side of Chi- cent scheme involving the East 16th, he arrived at Quebec. Laval Ben Affleck doesn’t want to cago to one of the richest men in Boston Savings Bank, where began his work on the same day play Batman! Big catastrophe! America, purchasing a home in scammers are identifying them- his ship docked; he baptized a Ben don’t worry about it, no Washington DC costing millions selves as EBSB CEO Richard young Huron and gave a dying one cares!!! ... Liberal loonies to reside! ... The City of Boston’s Gavegnano. Perpetrators are man his last sacraments. and the liberal media continue Mayor, Marty Walsh, and the approaching victims by various François was born on April In 1674, 15 years after his to bash the President with Liquor Licensing Department means of communication, tell- 30, 1623, at Montigny-sur-Avre, arrival to New France, Laval trumped up stories. The media’s is opening up applications for ing them a large sum of money a good-sized market town in asked that the territory be made intent is to sell advertisement, small restaurants in Boston has been deposited in the EBSB the ancient province of Perche, into a fully-independent diocese. and the ultra-liberals are just to allow patrons to bring their in the victim’s name, and to re- France. He was one of eight His request was granted, and he plain fanatical! Heard many own liquor. Restaurants with ceive it the victim needs to send children born to Hugues de was appointed the fi rst Bishop Trump supporters are refus- 30 seats and under can apply. a fee ranging from $400.00 up to Laval, a member of the House of of Quebec. As bishop, Laval was ing to buy products advertised Small restaurant eateries in $1,000.00. Scammers may ask Laval. His mother, Micheille de arguably one of the ultimate on channels that air slanted East Boston will be allowed to for your bank account details to Péricard, was from a family of sources of authority in New news stories against President have customers bring their own help them transfer the money, hereditary offi cers of the Crown France. He was immediately Trump. The irony is news media beer and wine. This is the fi rst and use this information to later in Normandy. Despite his noble in opposition with Governor broadcasts were always favor- time in Boston’s history that steal your funds. You may be descent, his parents were not d’Argenson, particularly regard- able to former President Barack restaurants will be allowed to contacted by email, letter, text Obama, despite the fact that take advantage of the “Bring message, or social networking considered to be wealthy. ing ceremony and protocol. Also, Obama escalated the war in the Your Own Bottle.” The license, message. Avoid any arrange- Laval was quickly recognized the issue of selling alcohol to the Middle East by sending in more which costs $400.00 will be ment with a stranger that asks as a clear-sighted and intelli- natives. He brought the issue to and more American troops. His exclusive of area locations that for up-front payment via money gent boy. As a result, he was ad- the attention of King Louis XVI. include the North End, Down- order, wire transfer, interna- mitted into the Congregation of Laval succeeded in bringing town Boston, South End, Bay tional funds, etc. This stranger the Holy Virgin, this was a soci- about d’Avaugour’s recall the LEGAL NOTICE Village, Fenway, Chinatown, is not Mr. Gavegnano, CEO of ety founded by the Jesuits, who following year, together with the aimed to inspire young people Commonwealth of Massachusetts Seaport District, West End, Bea- the EBSB, but rather a con man new governor Chevalier de Mezy The Trial Court to adopt religious lifestyles, and con Hill, and Back Bay ... The looking to steal your money! ... as an ally; the trading of alcohol Middlesex Probate and Family Court Boston Public Library in Copley The Atlanta zoo recently named encouraged regular prayer and was forbidden. 208 Cambridge Street spiritual practices. At the age Cambridge, MA 02141 Square is holding a lottery to let a baby cockroach after quarter- Laval’s dream was not only to (617) 768-5800 of eight, Laval received the ton- six couples marry at the iconic back Tom Brady. New England expand the Catholic Church in Docket No. MI17D0149DR sure and took minor orders. He fans aren’t too enthusiastic over New France, but also to train DIVORCE SUMMONS BY the honors, and refer to Atlanta entered the College of La Flèche and teach its future leaders. PUBLICATION AND MAILING in 1631, which allowed him to Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony fans as SORE LOSERS! ... Till On March 26, 1663, the Grand JEAN ABRAHAM PIERRE next time… obtain a good education. It was vs. "Blessed be God in His Angels Séminaire was opened in Que- andinHisSaints" during this period that Laval STACIAN ZANYA RANKINE bec, and thus the Séminaire de O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of came into contact with reports To the Defendant: Quebec was born. In 1678, he The Plaintiff has fi led a Complaint for Divorce Saints, your love for God and Charity of the Jesuit missions amongst had obtained an edict from the requesting that the Court grant a divorce for for His creatures, made you worthy, DIAMONDS the Huron in Canada, which in- Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B. when on earth, to possess miraculous king stating that permanent The Complaint is on fi le at the Court. powers. Encouraged by this thought, I ROLEX implore you to obtain for me (request). fl uenced his desire to become a curacies will be set up in the col- An Automatic Restraining Order has been O gentle and loving St. Anthony, missionary. In 1637, Laval was entered in this matter preventing you from ESTATE JEWELRY ony. A few years later, in 1681, whose heart was ever full of human appointed a canon of the Cathe- taking any action which would negatively impact sympathy, whisper my petition into Laval drew up the boundaries of the current fi nancial status of either party. SEE Bought & Sold dral of Évreux by the Bishop of the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who parishes to permanently solidify Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. lovedtobefoldedinyourarms;and Jewelers Exch. Bldg. Évreux. The small amount he the Church’s position, often vis- You are hereby summoned and required to the gratitude of my heart will ever be earned from this position he serve upon Jean A. Pierre, 287 Main Street, yours. Amen. MAMA Jim (617) 263-7766 iting each parish. In 1688, Laval #31, Medford, MA 02155 your answer, if any, gave to help support his family realizing that his health was on or before March 15, 2017. If you fail to do so, who were left in a precarious the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudi- declining and that he could no cation of this action. You are also required to fi le position after his father’s death. longer run his large diocese, a copy of your answer, if any, in the offi ce of the It also allowed him to continue passed on his responsibilities Register of this Court. THE FRIENDS OF THE NORTH END LIBRARY to pursue his education. as a bishop to Jean-Baptiste Witness, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR., First Justice of this Court. Once he completed his classi- de La Croix de Chevrières de will hold its cal education at the age of 19, Date: February 1, 2017 Saint-Vallier. Laval continued Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Laval left La Flèche to continue to collaborate with the colony’s Run date: 2/24/17 his education in philosophy high religious authorities, until and theology at the College de his very last days. He helped Clermont in Paris. On May 1, the poor with his presence and 1647, at the age of 24, Laval LEGAL NOTICE his gifts of charity. He never rd was ordained a priest. Soon missed a Mass or a day of fast- Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Thursday, March 23 after, in December 1647, the The Trial Court ing, despite his ever declining Probate and Family Court from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Bishop of Évreux appointed him health. He passed away on Middlesex Division the archdeacon of his diocese. May 6, 1708. 208 Cambridge Street Ristorante Lucia, Laval was said to have ap- East Cambridge, MA 02141 He was beatified in 1980, (617) 768-5800 proached this task with fervor by Pope John Paul II, and was 415 Hanover Street, North End and enthusiasm. In the follow- Docket No. MI17P0160EA canonized on April 3, 2014, by Estate of For more information, or to purchase tickets go to ing years, he devoted himself Pope Francis. His Feast Day is JONATHAN EDWARD KAMINSKY to establishing order in the celebrated on May 6th. Date of Death November 27, 2016 www.FriendsNELibrary.org INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Sarah R. Koster of Arlington, MA, a Will has been admitted to informal probate. Boston Harborside Home Sarah R. Koster of Arlington, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without Joseph A. Langone surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under 580 Commercial St. - Boston, MA 02109 informal procedure by the Personal Represen- tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- 617-536-4110 bate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be www.bostonharborsidehome.com fi led with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration Augustave M. Sabia, Jr. Trevor Slauenwhite from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the Frederick J. Wobrock Dino C. Manca estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties Courtney A. Fitzgibbons are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- minating or restricting the powers of Personal %CPVGTDWT[5VTGGV$QUVQP/# Representatives appointed under informal pro- RRH cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, A Service Family Affi liate of AFFS/Service Corporation International can be obtained from the Petitioner. KPHQ"UVOKEJCGNEGOGVGT[EQOYYYUVOKEJCGNEGOGVGT[EQO 206 Winter St., Fall River, MA 02720 Telephone 508-676-2454 Run date: 2/24/2017 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 PAGE 7

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nerable and fragile in our ability to support a family community and come to us with from crisis through reunifi ca- Dr. Gerardo Balboni, upper right, cares for youngsters at the Children’s Health Welfare Clinic histories of devastating trauma tion and long-term community in 1920. and major life challenges. stabilization. We have created A POWERFUL GIFT comprehensive social service Italian Home has a proven track a model of service delivery THAT CONTINUES TO agency providing intervention record of working with these which includes acute treat- SUPPORT THE and long term support services special children, their families, ment, residential programming, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES to children, adults, and families and their community’s supports therapeutic mentoring, com- OF MASSACHUSETTS who are struggling with trauma, to bring about lasting change munity based individualized Caring, Courageous, Inclusive, abuse, mental illness, learning and improve a child’s well- and family therapy, medica- Innovative, and Agile: disorders, and poverty; these being and sense of happiness. tion management, social skill Italian Home for Children individuals are of all races, We are skilled in providing in- training, spiritual enrichment, has exemplifi ed these values nationalities, and religions. dividualized services for each and education services. At throughout its history. Today Many of the people we serve, child and family along a con- Italian Home we are striving Italian Home for Children is a ages 3-80, are the most vul- tinuum designed to produce to create communities where fundamental changes in skill all children, adults, and fam- sets, behavior, and coping ilies are embraced and em- strategies that last across time. powered to reach their full Italian Home is unique in our potential. Fr. Antonio Sousa, pastor of St. Leonard’s Church in Boston’s North End and founder of the Home for Italian Children. pate in therapy. Progress came slowly, eventually he began to sit at the table and eat meals with the other kids. Remark- ably, he went outside, although frequently protesting that he was getting “too much vitamin C” and swam in the pool. Matt slowly started attending school twice a week. His two days a week turned to fi ve days a week, which eventually led to riding the bus to and from school. His participation in group activities Pictured here are children heading to one of the many activi- and off-site trips increased. His ties that take place during Italian Home for Children’s summer hair no longer covered his eyes, fun day, SunSplash. and he reached out to staff for support, all important steps of growth for him. Matt’s 15 months at Italian Home for Children flew by, and he transitioned out of our PINELLI’S program during the summer of 2016. He left in tears as he FUNCTION FACILITY said goodbye to the staff, and Per although a happy transition to BEREAVEMENT BUFFET $17.95 Person foster care, it was diffi cult for everyone to say goodbye. The Children trying to keep cool and enjoy the splashes from the Please accept sincere condolences, from the Italian Home for Children staff dunk tank at SunSplash, 2016. became more than just staff to Spinelli’s family and staff. During this difficult Matt. They were in a very real time, we would like to offer our facility at a sense part of his family. specially reduced price, for you, your family and Matt is thriving in his foster home! He began the 5th grade friends. this fall, in all mainstream classes, requiring very little SERVED UPON ARRIVAL social/emotional support while Coffee, Mini Danish Pastries and Tea Breads at school. He enjoys his friends and teachers, and is healthy, BUFFET LUNCHEON MENU learning, and growing — physi- Tossed Salad, Assorted Rolls with Butter cally and emotionally. Matt con- Chicken, Ziti and Broccoli Alfredo tinues to visit the Italian Home for Children once a month, as Eggplant Parmigiana this was the place that sup- Italian Sausages, Onions and Potatoes ported him through some of the toughest times; helped him Above price does not include a 15% Administration Fee and a 7% Mass State Tax. realize his potential, restored his sense of hope and optimism, A group of girls enjoy the plants and fl owers adjacent to the 280 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON, MA and was the place that fi nally original farmhouse on the Jamaica Plain property around Telephone: 617-567-4499 www.spinellis.com allowed him to be a kid. 1927. PAGE 8 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 2017

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WOULD MARCUS WELBY in the Boston Globe belittled, it Ain’t Getting Old.” PENNY DREADFUL – SABRINA DOWN UNDER DO THIS? seemed, those who were quoted Hey, I know age wise I keep THE COMPLETE SERIES (DVD) There have been some recent in a news story concerning an having more and more birth- (9-Blu-ray) CBS DVD + Paramount trial balloons floating from apparent gang-related shoot- days, but it doesn’t mean I have SHOWTIME Ent. + CBS DVD While on vacation in Austra- the Golden Dome at the State ing at the South Shore Plaza. to get old. I am still as crazy as + Paramount lia, Sabrina Spellman (Melissa House about legislation that He stated that those who fi rst I ever was after all these years Some of literature’s most Joan Hart), a normal teenager might require doctors to ask thought the shooting might be as Paul Simon once sang. What terrifying characters, including except for one thing, she’s a their patients during medical terror-related were giving in to keeps you young, and yes, Dr. Frankenstein and his mon- witch. Aspiring to learn more appointments whether or not “irrational and greatly exagger- maybe a little crazy, is staying ster, Dorian Gray, and iconic about marine biology, Sabrina they own any firearms. Why ated fears of the most remote young inside one’s head. It is all fi gures from the novel Dracula travels with Salem (voiced by is this something that doctors dangers. You have a higher psychological, and I fully believe are lurking in the darkest cor- Nick Bakay), a mischievous need to be asking? One thing to chance of getting killed by the in that. ners of Victorian London. A core warlock doing penance as a ask about cigarette smoking or impact of a meteorite than being Hey, I am still out there shov- of original characters, in a com- black cat, to Australia. While drug usage, but GUNS? killed by a terrorist.” eling snow, at an age older than plex, frightening new narrative, there, she discovers that marine This is one trial balloon that Thank you so much for calling when I was yelling at my father joins them. Penny Dreadful is mammals, including a hand- needs to be shot down quickly, people plain dumb for believing to stop shoveling. I thought he a psychological thriller filled some merman and his mermaid (pardon the pun). in, I guess, foolish and mis- was too old to shovel, but he with dark mystery and sus- sister, are all falling ill due to DIEHL HIM IN? guided thoughts. These smarter just looked at me and told me pense, where personal demons ocean pollution, and are in need Seems like there is talk brew- than your-average-bear liberal to chill out inside. If anyone from the past can be stronger of her magical protection. But ing that State Rep. Geoff Diehl, elites take the cake to para- told me I was too old to shovel, than vampires, evil spirits, and when Sabrina loses her powers, R-Whitman, is mulling a run phrase Yogi Bear, don’t they? I would say much worse to them immortal beasts. things really get fl ipped upside next year against U.S. Sen. BACK AROUND CHRISTMAS, than my dad said to me. DYNASTY: down! A hilarious comedy for Elizabeth Warren for her Sen- YOU KNOW THAT PERIOD Does anyone out there re- THE FIRST SEASON (DVD) the whole family. ate seat. I’ve met him. He seems WITH NO SNOW member poet Dylan Thomas CBS DVD + Paramount FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE (DVD) like a nice guy. He’s real BIG Remember back around who once wrote, “Rage, rage Dynasty is one of the most MVDvisual with the conservative wing of Christmastime, when there against the darkness of the successful primetime soap op- While grieving over the trag- the state Republican Party, but was a news story in the papers night. Do not go gentle into the eras of the ’80s. Relive the ic death of his beloved wife, I just don’t see him as a viable about lighting up the Congress light.” high-life of the Carrington’s of Sherwin (David Oyelowo) travels candidate, and sad to say, I Street Bridge over in the Sea- Do you? Denver, a wealthy family whose from Atlanta to Maine, in order think the same thing of former port area? Seemed City Hall Today, the lyrics are used in fortunes are endangered when to meet his abrasive, estranged Red Sox ace Curt Schilling. was thinking about lighting a new TV series just airing, but hostilities in the Middle East mother-in-law Lucinda (Dianne Sadly, the farm team for the up the bridge in LED-colored for me it was about never giving threaten Blake Carrington’s oil Wiest). Sherwin’s late wife had local GOP in these parts doesn’t lights. I thought it was a stu- up and living life as best and empire. But, it is the dramatic a rocky relationship with her have much to offer, which is pid idea, since it was nothing as long as you can. We get one interactions at home between terminally ill mother, which why Massachusetts has become but a waste of money to put life, live it, and don’t surrender the Carrington’s and the Blais- culminated in a trip that ended so one-sided. smiles on the faces of tourists to it. del’s that provide the explosive in confrontation just prior to the BLACK ICE MATTERS to our city. Keep the bridge in GETTING BACK TO LESS fuel for this riveting drama. wife’s fatal accident. Lucinda Recently, Jeff Kuhner from good condition and don’t worry CEREBRAL STUFF From the opening episodes, and Sherwin attempt to connect WRKO, hit some black ice out about turning it into some kind Is it just me, or have joggers surrounding Blake and Krystle’s and mend their broken hearts there in Kuhner Country, on of urban Christmas tree. all lost their common sense? opulent wedding, to the count- in this touching drama, as they the way to his radio show, and JAMES BROWN, In the middle of stormy winter less illicit affairs, the dirty busi- fi nd themselves forced to cope missed two days on the air, THE SUPREMES, weather, does it make sense to ness deals, and hair-pulling cat- with their failings and grief in a after being slightly injured and LUTHER VANDROSS & MORE be jogging on Morrissey Boule- fi ghts. This is the show that had quiet journey of empathy, com- reportedly totaling his vehicle. Growing up back in the ’50s vard over in Dorchester tempt- viewers tuning in every week to passion, and healing. He kept blaming DPW crews for and ’60s in both the South ing fate to exercise? As they say, catch all the outrageous story GRAVES: SEASON ONE (DVD) not putting down enough rock End and lower Roxbury, I al- you have plenty of time to rest twists and fl amboyant fashion Lionsgate Home Ent. salt on the road, causing the ways loved Rhythm & Blues when you see that light, Dylan statements. Nick Nolte stars as Richard accident. Get over it, you gotta and Jazz, too. Back then when Thomas wrote. LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR Graves, a former two-term remember Black Ice Matters, James Brown was big, big, The same thing goes for bicy- MAN (Blu-ray + DVD) President of the United States and you need to drive carefully big, we called the sound Soul clists, almost as bad as joggers Lionsgate Home Ent. in EPIX’s fi rst original comedy and not start ranting on air. Music, which there were two in bad weather. Celebrate the legendary sing- series, Graves: Season One. Speaking of his rants, he versions of, Motown and the DR. GRACE MOVES TO er/songwriter, Leonard Cohen; Follow Graves as he embarks needs to stop all this name- Philly Sound. I liked both and WRKO SATURDAY MORN with I’m Your Man, a fascinating on a Don Quixote-like quest to calling on air. We are all up- knew the difference between Recently, I turned my ra- and critically acclaimed docu- right the wrongs of his admin- set about how Beacon Hill each once the song started. I dio onto AM 1260 to listen to mentary. Narrated by Cohen istration and reclaim his legacy voted their most recent obscene favored the Philly Sound be- Dr. Grace, but there was a himself, the fi lm features perfor- 25 years after leaving the White pay hike, and were also up- cause it was great dance music, sports show on instead. Seems, mances of Leonard Cohen songs House. A comedy that ironically set with the way Gov. Char- and I loved to dance the night Dr. Grace got the apparent by such luminary artists as U2, refl ects on the ex-president’s life lie (Tall Deval) Baker just away while dressing pretty hot, boot from 1260 but, alas, Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, after he recognizes the error of buckles over to them with as well. You had to have style Dr. Grace can now be heard Jarvis Cocker, Antony, Martha his ways. barely a whimper. However, to R&B with the lovely ladies. early Saturday mornings be- Wainwright, and Beth Orton, DOWN ON THE FARM (DVD) you don’t have to go so low, Recently, while scanning tween 8:00-9:00 am. Can I among others. A well-done doc- MVDvisual especially with A.G. Maura through my car radio, I came say, much too early for me. I umentary that is sure to please When a bale of hay goes Healey. Stop the prerogatives across 97.7 WKAF-FM, a great wondered how long she’d be do- both die-hard Cohen fans and missing on the farm, mystery- with her life partner. Such new sound on the radio air- ing Graceland on another radio the newly-initiated, this fi lm is solving Oink the Flying Pig and actions should be beneath you. waves, which used to simulcast station, when her hubby had a beautiful record of captivating his know-it-all pal, Boink the IN BETWEEN QUOTE WAAF-FM 107.3, but now is his own talk show on WRKO. music and an intimate portrait Owl, set off on an adventure to “The question is can we (the broadcasting 24/7 nothing but Surely, most of Dr. Grace’s of a truly singular artist — poet, discover which of the farm ani- Democrat Party) present our- great R&B, a.k.a. Soul Music, audience left 1260 at noon songwriter, and cultural icon. mals is the culprit. In order to selves in a way that we’re not as I called it back in the day. like clockwork when her show THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS discover who took the hay, Oink just anti-Trump? What’s our The industry calls it “urban ended and Jeff’s WRKO show DRAX (Blu-ray + DVD) and Boink have to fi rst learn vision for the country? How are music,” but I think they love began. I knew Graceland was Lionsgate Home Ent. all there is to know about all we going to put people back to this stuff in the suburbs, too. in trouble as soon as it came After surviving eight near- the farm animal suspects. Join work”? The station now has on-air on the air. It was only a matter death accidents throughout Oink and Boink on their mys- — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio personalities, like the morning of time. his unlucky life, Louis Drax tery-solving quest Down on the While the progressive wing duo KJ & Kesha (KJ Carson and Sorry, but I have yet to catch (Aiden Longworth) plunges off Farm. Take this opportunity to of the Democrat Party is on Kesha Monk), and afternoon- her new one hour Saturday a steep cliff on his ninth birth- “pig out on fun and adventure.” fi re across the country, ranting host Chris Malone. show because I always sleep day. While police investigate the YOGA HOSERS (Blu-ray) and raging against everything I listen to it as much as I late on the weekends. case of Louis’ near fatal fall, and MVDvisual Trump, the party cannot win can, and it is much more re- EDDIE JENKINS SOUNDS the whereabouts of his violent Fifteen year olds Colleen elections without getting back laxing than all those endless LIKE ON-AIR PERSONALITY father, Peter (Aaron Paul), ac- Collette and Colleen McKenzie traditional Democratic blocs talk shows with all the yelling, I love 97.7, as you know claimed neurologist Dr. Allan (Lily-Rose Depp and Harley that went over to Trump last isn’t it. from above. Lately, I have been Pascal (Jamie Dornan) uses un- Quinn Smith) are on their November. The more they sound AIN’T NEVER GETTING OLD hearing Eddie Jenkins voice so orthodox techniques to try to tap smartphones constantly, sing like a crazy fringe movement, I was having my Angela’s much; he should be an on-air into the boy’s unconscious mind in a small band, and take yoga the more they will continue to Special at Angela’s Restaurant personality. He is a pretty well- and reveal the truth about the classes. The girls will do just lose mainstream America. up in the Heights over in Eastie known lawyer, and a former events that led to his condition. about anything to receive an NEVER TRUMP ADVOCATES one morning while watching a Patriots football player, too. But as he’s drawn deeper and invitation to a senior party. LOVE BELITTLING OTHERS Latino music TV station. One Got a great baritone voice. Just deeper into the mystery of Louis’ But when they discover the A recent letter to the editor song caught my attention, “I thinking out loud. seeming ability to cheat death, leader of a Nazi splinter group the doctor fi nds himself falling has been raising an army of The opinions expressed by our columnists and contributors are not necessarily the same as those of for Louis’ mother, Natalie (Sarah monsters beneath the store The Post-Gazette, its publisher or editor. Photo submissions are accepted by the Post-Gazette Gadon). As new clues emerge in where they work, the teens provided they are clear, original photos. There is a $5 charge for each photo submitted. Photos the case, a shocking revelation team up with a legendary man- can be submitted via e-mail: [email protected]. If you want your photos returned, include changes the fate of Louis Drax, hunter (Johnny Depp) to stop a self-addressed, stamped envelope. and everyone around him. the world-threatening uprising. 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• Editorial (Continued from Page 3) THOUGHTS by DAN and professionally as I can: I fi nd Any deficit reduction under this utterly perplexing. Do the Obama (after he exploded the About This & That exercise yourself. Go through defi cit to unprecedented record with Daniel A. DiCenso those 10 categories. Ascribe highs in the fi rst two years of Obama a score of 1 to 10, and the Pelosi-Reid Congress) is at- do so relative to other presidents tributable in large part to the Re- What Killed Superman? you’ve ranked. Where would you publican Congress that liberals bullet had fallen to the fl oor in give Obama a 10? How many (if excoriated for spending cuts (and between his feet. Here is where any) scores above a 5 would you now want to take responsibility the real mystery begins. give Obama? For that matter, for the subsequent defi cit reduc- The police were not called im- how would you not score Reagan tion). The Obama debt exploded mediately and when they were so much higher than Obama? way worse than the debt under notifi ed arrived at the house to Yes, Reagan finished with an Reagan and George W. Bush. fi nd the occupants so highly overall ranking of nine, which is So, where would you score intoxicated that they could better than Obama, but his total Obama on Economic Manage- hardly answer questions. They composite score wasn’t much ment? I can’t imagine anything would later account for their higher than Obama’s. beyond a 3. delay in calling the police citing Seriously, are even liberals In what way was Obama a intoxication and shock as the that happy with the Obama master at public persuasion? reason. However, in their state presidency? Try to remove your What new constituencies did he of intoxication, the occupants ideological lens, whether left or generate? Where are the Obama gave many strange and bizarre right, and assess these ques- Republicans, akin to the Reagan testimonies. Police Sergeant tions: Democrats? How were his rela- V.A. Peterson somehow got an What did Barack Obama ac- tions with Congress? Did you account that read, “Miss Lem- complish? What is the Obama observe stellar “administrative mon blurted, ‘He’s probably go- legacy? What was the Obama skills” in Obama? His notorious ing to go shoot himself.’ A noise vision/agenda and (more im- lack of meetings with his NSC was heard upstairs. She contin- portant, since we’re measuring and intelligence and security effectiveness) how successful staffs were breathtaking in their George Reeves as Superman. Larger than life and, for many, ued, ‘He’s opening a drawer to get the gun.’ A shot was heard. was he in implementing it? In lack of any administration. As I larger than death. 2012, at the Democratic National ‘See there — I told you so!’” reported here in 2012, Obama Convention, Obama’s promoters attended only 44 percent of his One thing is sure, it wasn’t verdict, did say, “I am not aware Friends of Reeves also put could do no better than come up Daily Briefs in the fi rst 1,225 kryptonite. Another thing is of anyone who wanted George Lemmon in hot water. Though with silly placards about how days of his administration. For sure, George Reeves died in his dead. I never said I thought he wasn’t present at the party, Obama “got Osama” and “saved 2012, he attended a little over a bedroom of a gunshot wound George was murdered. I just Fred Crane, who was the actor’s GM.” Unlike the vast majority of third. This was totally contrary to the head on June 16, 1959. don’t know what happened. All friend since they both had a two-term presidents, Obama’s to Bush and other predecessors. There are other known facts. I know is that George always small part in 1939s Gone with re-election numbers were much Reagan and Ike both had hands- At the time of Reeves’ death, seemed happy to me, and I saw the Wind, said that Bliss later worse. In fact, Barack Obama off leadership styles, but at least his fi ancée Leonore Lemmon, him two days before he died, told him that Lemmon was ac- was the fi rst president ever re- they attended meetings. a biographer named Richard and he was still happy then.” tually upstairs when the shot elected with fewer popular votes, Who gave him a 10 for that Condon, and two other friends One does have to wonder if rang out and after the bullet fewer Electoral College votes, a category? (William Bliss and neighbor Lemmon did carry a concern was fi red came rushing down- lower percentage and percentage And if you’re extolling Obama’s Carol Van Ronkel) were at his over how she and Reeves came stairs in a state of panic begging margin of victory, and winning attempted fundamental trans- house. He died between 1:30 together. About three years the other guests to tell the police fewer states. He never had a sus- formation of America’s public- and 2:00 am and, above all, after divorcing Ellanora Needles, that she had been downstairs tained period of high favorability. school toilets via executive order, he was immortalized to every his wife of ten years, Reeves the whole time. He couldn’t elect a successor or his illuminating the White American child as Superman. began an affair with Toni Perhaps the most puzzling to carry on his legacy. To the House in rainbow colors to The offi cial report states that Mannix, a showgirl then mar- aspect of the case is that no evi- contrary, Donald Trump plans celebrate the Supreme Court’s Reeves committed suicide, and ried to M-G-M’s General Man- dence of forced entry was found to repudiate any Obama legacy. Obergefell decision, or his suing while it’s not surprising that, ager Eddie Mannix. Mannix was in the bedroom but, along with Where is the list of signa- the Little Sisters of the Poor via some fans simply refused to eight years Reeves’ senior and, the bullet that killed Reeves ture domestic achievements by the HHS Mandate, sorry, but accept that, the truth is there it was during their affair that (which had hit the ceiling after Obama? Obamacare maybe? It those are not among the catego- are, to this day, a number of Reeves fell into a depression exiting Reeves’s head); two more was a disaster from the roll-out, ries for evaluation. troubling discrepancies and over his role as Superman. He bullets were discovered on the and it’s going to be repealed and I want to see the case made holes in the story. felt stuck in a rut and wanted bedroom fl oor. This, coupled replaced. by the guy or gal who thinks The fi rst seems innocuous, to start his own production with the fact that fi ngerprints What were Obama’s defi ning that Barack Obama merits being but does set the tone for the company. In 1958, Reeves left were not taken from the gun moments of crisis leadership? listed near the top 10 presidents weird tale to follow. According Mannix for Lemmon, who was nor residue from Reeves’ fi n- Where’s his Cuban Missile Cri- in history. Actually, some must to Condon he had gone out with nine years his junior, announc- gers (residue was not routinely sis? Did he even have a crisis to have rated him in the top 5, Reeves and Lemmon to a bar ing their engagement soon after. collected in 1959), created a lead? How about Benghazi as a because I guarantee my score that evening and, once there, As their wedding date ap- cloud of suspicion when the candidate? for Obama (low as it was) surely Reeves and Lemmon got into a proached, Reeves became in- death was offi cially ruled sui- Where was Barack Obama’s dropped him a few pegs. spat. After they calmed down creasingly eager to leave his he- cide. Reeves’s mother certainly Camp David? What did he do for In short, I’m stunned. Based a little, they left the bar and ro’s cape behind, though it did refused to accept the report the Middle East, for Arab-Israeli on the criteria we were given Condon followed them home offer fi nancial security. He put so easily and hired a private relations, for relations with Rus- for ranking these presidents, where they were joined by Bliss his hope in directing a science- investigator. However, after sia, the EU, NATO, the G-20? I cannot conceive how Obama and Van Ronkel. However, Lem- fi ction script written by an old conducting an investigation, the Where’s his NAFTA? Where’s could possibly score well. I don’t mon would later tell reporters colleague, but this project failed detective was satisfi ed with the his summit with the Russian see how Bill Clinton didn’t rate that the three had not gone to a to get enough funding and so suicide ruling. leadership? Where’s his missile- higher than Obama. bar, but rather to watch Reeves’ never materialized. Much to his And so it goes. The answer to reduction treaty? Where’s his As noted, there were some friend, wrestler Gene LeBell, at dissatisfaction, it was becoming this tragic tale and why it still chemical weapons ban? conservatives on C-SPAN’s list. a wrestling match. However, obvious to Reeves that he had mystifi es us may be found in As for Obama’s economic I’m wondering if the conserva- while it was confi rmed that LeB- few options besides playing the the very allure of Hollywood. record, it was colossally bad. tives didn’t send in their surveys. ell did indeed fi ght that night, Man of Steel. The land of illusions and My economist colleague Mark The liberal historians must have he later had no recollection of It’s reasonable to assume escapism. To a generation, Hendrickson calls it a “shocking gone bonkers in merrily giving seeing Reeves or Lemmon at the that the quarrel between Lem- George Reeves was and will historically weak economic per- Obama the highest scores in wrestling ring that night. mon and Reeves was fi nancially always be Superman, no mat- formance,” as many others have every category. But forget about Whatever the case, once the based, and Reeves’s depression ter how hard he tried to shake shown. During the eight years of that. This shouldn’t be a liberal- party arrived at Reeves’ home in put a damper on Lemmon’s off the association. Even if his Barack Obama’s presidency, the conservative thing. That’s the Los Angeles’s Benedict Canyon; mood. Perhaps this explains other ventures materialized, average annual real GDP growth point. Literally half of my top 10 Reeves retreated to his bedroom that upon Reeves’s departure to it is unlikely he would have was 1.5 percent, notes Hen- or 12 were Democrats, and I’m upstairs around midnight still his bedroom, Lemmon decided been able to completely put his drickson, “the weakest economic no Democrat. upset over the argument. There to liven up the mood with a cape away, so blurred was the performance of any post-WWII Clearly, the liberal scholars can only be speculation over the party downstairs in which many line between George Reeves president, and the fourth worst were not able to separate their ever.” And to try to still blame cause of the argument between bottles of booze were opened. At and the soaring hero. That is, partisanship when it came to that failure on George W. Bush objectively judging Obama. Reeves and Lemmon, and if one point, Reeves came back after all, what Hollywood does after eight years is ludicrous. There’s no way that Barack other factors were tormenting downstairs in a huff, complain- best. Few would accept Reeves Obama’s GDP growth in 2016 Obama should rate the 12th-best Reeves at the time. Lending ing about the noise, but did as anything else, especially an (eight years after Bush) was a president in U.S. history. Not a credence to the suicide ruling linger downstairs for a while, actor wanting to leave the icon terrible 1.6 percent. chance. are rumors that Reeves had joining his friends for drinks be- behind. Certainly, they were Bush’s economy grew better become so engraved into the fore returning upstairs. Not long not prepared to accept their than that, and he inherited a Dr. Paul Kengor is professor public’s mind as Superman that after, the party heard a gunshot hero would kill himself. If recession and was hit with 9/11 of political science and executive he could get no other role and coming from upstairs. Bliss ran Superman is to die, it has to his fi rst year, which devastated director of The Center for Vision found himself a victim of his upstairs and discovered Reeves, be something bigger than a the economy. In fact, not only & Values at Grove City College. own success. Others, includ- lying dead on his bed, feet on suicide. The banal and depress- was George W. Bush’s economic- His latest book is 11 Principles of ing friend Noel Neill, while not the fl oor and facing upwards. ing truth is unfi t for a crusader growth rate better than Obama’s, a Reagan Conservative. His other necessarily negating the suicide The Luger that fi red the fatal loved by millions. but so was Jimmy Carter’s. Yes, books include The Communist: Carter — typically upheld as the Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold For events going on in Massachusetts this SPRING, dubious yardstick of economic Story of Barack Obama’s Men- visit the Massachusetts Offi ce of Travel & Tourism incompetence — actually had tor and Dupes: How America’s more than double Obama’s GDP Adversaries Have Manipulated Web site at www.massvacation.com. growth (3.3 percent)! Progressives for a Century. PAGE 10 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 2017

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. M524-C1, BERTH 12 FENDER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, CONLEY TERMINAL, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017, immediately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE LARGE ADMIN CONFERENCE ROOM OF CONLEY CONTAINER TERMINAL, 940 E 1ST ST, BOSTON, MA 02127, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME. ALL Like many guys from East When I reflected on that few individuals that were well ATTENDEES MUST BRING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, US PASSPORT, OR Boston and the North End, conversation later that night, I respected. Later in life, I won- TWIC TO OBTAIN ENTRY TO CONLEY TERMINAL. PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR EARLY TO OBTAIN SECURITY CLEARANCE PRIOR TO ENTRY. hanging with my friends on a equated what they were talking dered if what was called respect THE WORK OF THE PROJECT INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF ALL PIER EDGE BEAM FACE street corner was a way of life. about with my own experiences was really fear, because they MOUNTED FIXTURES INCLUDING EXISTING MARINE FENDERS, MOUNTING BRACKETS, My last corner of choice was from my days on the corner of were tough guys. Not too long FENDER CHAINS, ANCHOR PLATES, AND STEEL BEAMS; CUTTING OF ALL EXISTING Brooks and Bennington Street. Brooks and Bennington Streets. ago, I drove past the old corner. ANCHORS FLUSH WITH THE PIER FACE; INSTALLATION OF EPOXY ANCHORS INCLUDING DRILLING OF HOLES INTO THE EXISTING CONCRETE PIER FOR THE INSTALLATION It was a fi ve street East Boston The first thing that removed The Italian and Irish faces had OF EPOXY ANCHORS; FABRICATION OF 20 NEW MARINE FENDER UNITS USING intersection with Benbrook me from the street corner was been replaced by ones that are DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING RUBBER FENDERS, STEEL Pharmacy on one corner, and my job at the Seville Theater. It Latin American. We had our FENDER PANELS WITH UHMW FACING, CHAIN ANCHOR PLATES, AND CHAIN ASSEMBLIES; COATING OF ALL STEEL FABRICATIONS AS REQUIRED; AND INSTALLATION OF MARINE John Sava’s Italian Supermar- occupied a lot of my time from day, and I guess it’s now their FENDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. ket across the street. On the the age of 16 when I became the turn. Nothing ever stands still. third corner was a donut shop, head usher. The unfortunate part of it for Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017. called Okey Dokey, I think. A The second thing that re- me is, at this age, I often see the Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital house was on the point of the moved me from just hanging names of those long lost friends Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may fourth corner, and Barney’s around was making a commit- in the Globe obituaries. When I issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. Barbecue was on the street ment to learn how to play an read their obits, I tell my wife, “If The estimated contract cost is TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000). A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) that slanted into the fi fth street instrument and becoming a I had known I was going to live percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit intersections. I think it was on musician. The third thing that this long, I would have taken equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, Havre Street. The conglomera- pulled me away was getting better care of myself.” (Please or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The tion of males spanned the age accepted into college. Before laugh at this point) bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to range from early teens to early the end of my fi rst year as a I wonder, too, if luck has had do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the forties. Each group of guys had college freshman, I identifi ed something to do with the out- faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. their own agenda. For those less and less with the street comes of our lives. Is it luck, or Bidders must submit a Buy American Certifi cate with all bids or offers on AIP funded projects. Bids that are not accompanied by a completed Buy American Certifi cate must be rejected as of us, who were in our mid to corner society that filled my just that some of us were able nonresponsive. late teens, dancing to the latest needs just a short time before to take advantage of the op- The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials sounds, driving the sharpest this. By the time I was in my portunities that came our way. payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a souped-up Ford or Chevy, wear- last two years of college, I was Hmm? I guess I’ll never know. surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts ing the latest styles of clothing, playing music professionally I may have mentioned in past General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay and chasing the prettiest of girls and doing rather well. I still columns that I get together with minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the were the most important things had my job at the Seville, and some of the guys I knew in high Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or in our lives. the two endeavors combined, school. Dad wouldn’t let me go the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance I remember listening to Dad allowed me to pay my own way to East Boston High School. and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy and some of his old neighbor- through life with a nice sum left He insisted that I go to an in- shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See hood friends talk about hang- over to enjoy the pleasures life town school. I opted for English the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for ing around Maverick Square in had to offer … and I was still in High, and about once a year, complete details. This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring their generation, and the stories my teen years. about 20 of us out of the 1956 that not less than THREE AND FOUR TENTHS PERCENT (3.4%) of the Contract be performed by seemed to parallel what I expe- Dad, Babbononno, and Mr. graduating class get together disadvantaged business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to rienced decades later. The one Ray, the manager at the Se- for dinner at the Union Oyster familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent thing that Dad and I discussed ville, advised me, and helped House. It’s ironic, grads from procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. The Recipient, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. one day was how successful we in developing my directions in America’s oldest high school 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifi es all bidders that it will were, as compared to some of life, and of course, there was getting together at America’s affi rmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged those friends who never made Uncle Nick, my Godfather, oldest restaurant. Most of those business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in it off the corner. Many of the who promised that someday who attend the annual dinner consideration for an award. guys in both our generations I could play in the bands he have similar stories, as they all This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority never finished high school. worked for. A few times, I came from neighborhoods that contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s They quit to go to work to make decided to return to the old were similar to East Boston Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal enough money to buy that Ford street corner to see some of my and the North End. Out of the Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non Segregated Facilities prior or Chevy I mentioned above. old pals. The problem was that group, there are only two of us to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective sub-contractors of the requirement for such As a result, regardless of their the ones that had something that are not retired. Most are certifi cation where the sub-contract exceeds $10,000. intelligence levels, they were to say just didn’t understand. now grandfathers and carry A Contractor having fi fty (50) or more employees and his sub-contractors having fi fty (50) or more limited to menial jobs, or jobs They didn’t get it. I heard com- around pictures of their grand- employees who may be awarded a sub-contract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affi rmative action that required physical strength, ments like, “You got all the children in their wallets or compliance program for each of its establishments. only. For my age group, the breaks,” or “You’re a lucky cell phones. Hey, wait a min- Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall fi le a draft was down the road, and S.O.B., everything went your ute. I started doing the same compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if: some of my friends quit school way.” They seemed to discount thing since Lina,my fi rst grand- (a) The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) to join their favorite branch of or ignore what helped me make daughter was born this past months preceding the date of award, and the military before the Army those changes in my life that October. (b) The Contractor is within the defi nition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100. beckoned them. The ones who put me on the ladder to success. We are now the “old timers” The contractor shall require the sub-contractor on any fi rst tier sub-contracts, irrespective of the graduated high school stood a After a while, I stopped heading who sit back and let the next dollar amount, to fi le SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the sub-contracts, if the better chance for advancement, back to the street corner and generation run the things that above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished but not much. went my own way. are now beyond us, but were Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following One Monday, at the Musi- Don’t get me wrong. There easily handled just a few years address: cian’s Union, I remember a were others I chummed around ago. When people ask me about Joint Reporting Committee conversation between Dad and with that were successful, too. my accomplishments in life, I 1800 G Street a couple of his old neighborhood Several followed the trades and often add in, “I really don’t know Washington, DC 20506 pals from his teen years. They, prospered in life, but we were what I want to be or do when I Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs like my father, had become the tip of the iceberg. grow up.” I hope I didn’t sound Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. musicians and left the street Many times Dean Saluti and too philosophical this week, but corner behind. Their reference I have discussed how and why I thought you should share in MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY was about some of the friends we were able to achieve the the way things were and are. THOMAS P. GLYNN who never made it off the cor- successes we’ve experienced GOD BLESS AMERICA CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ner, and 30 years later, some of in life, and the same answers Run date: 2/24/2017 them were still there at night, kept coming up: strong family just hanging around telling sto- ties, education, perseverance, LEGAL NOTICE ries, tall tales and true … guys commitment, and later on, a now with a little gray hair at the strong woman behind us. Dean NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given by TODISCO temples, a bit of a spread in the has Margie, and I have Loretta. TOWING OF 94 CONDOR STREET, middle, and wives and kids at Thinking back to the street EAST BOSTON, MA pursuant to home waiting for them. corner days, I remembered a the provisions of Mass G.L. c 255, Section 39A that they will sell the following vehicles. 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• News Briefs (Continued from Page 1) EXTRA Innings and for a donation of $25 or What’s Up with more, you can get your t-shirt Arroyo Fundraising? by Sal Giarratani with that quote on it. I spotted in the Boston Globe They will sell lots of them, on Friday, February 17th, a and you’ll see them at the next news item on recent fund- Chewing Gum Guy ball glove nearly 60 years later. I had my favorites back then, insane march or rally, too. raising efforts and plea for Collects on 1957 Prize Darwin Day had a lot of fun like Bruno Sammartino and Conway Next on Hit Parade? help beginning with “Felix I read a great NY Post news along the way, and getting his Chief Jay Starongbow, but I Well, the Democrats picked Arroyo is Under Attack, He story, I thought was so great. glove at age 70, must have made really liked George “The Animal.” off Mike Flynn as National Needs us NOW more than I clipped it and placed it aside. him smile just a bit. Now, he Bald head and a gorilla-like Security Adviser. He lasted ever!” Recently, I found that clipping has to fi nd a baseball team for hairy body always hiding a can three weeks. Now, apparent- Massachusetts Trial Court and with this being 2017, and over-70-year-old players. Hey, opener and biting the ring’s ly, they have set their sights offi cials recently put the Suf- all, I thought I would fi nally but he got his glove. corner pads with his animal- on Kellyanne Conway, who folk County Register of Probate share it with readers of this Oh, by the way, the scores of like teeth. is a presidential adviser in on paid administrative leave sports column. those games? The Braves beat In 2012, in a Red Sox- the media. She is being ac- pending an investigation into We, who are old enough to the Giants, 3-1, and the Orioles Tigers game, he pretended cused of pedaling fake news the operations of his offi ce. remember the ’50s and ’60s, took out Kansas City, 4-2. I don’t to bite the baseball before to the media. Conway has now Arroyo has hired Boston remember baseball cards know the names of the pitchers, throwing out the first pitch. been blackballed by MSNBC, attorney Walter B. Prince. Cam- packed with cards and a piece because all that matters was In real life, he was a high one of those cable stations paign Manager Pat Keaney, of hard chewing gum. I always getting that free glove. school teacher and received a most known for its own fake stated, “We need your fi nancial chewed the gum fi rst. Remembering master’s degree from Central news. support now more than ever so Recently, (well, it was more George “The Animal” Steele Michigan. The liberal media is looking that we can mount a vigorous recent back in September), but I just heard that WWE Hall Happy Birthday to ... more and more in the tank for legal and community campaign let’s not go there. Recently, of Fame member George “The Josh Reddick just turned the Democrats, has started to fight this unilateral and Darwin Day, 70, of Texas found Animal” Steele, whose real name 30 years old, and Bob Sadowski looking like a school of pira- unjust decision.” a collection of baseball cards was Jim Myers, has passed who just turned 79. Sadly, I nha smelling for blood. First, Spokesperson for the court from 1957, and used a loophole away at age 79. I watched remember Sadowski, which Flynn, now maybe Conway, stated the Massachusetts Trial to win a contest for a brand new plenty of wrestling when I was tells you that I am no spring who’s next? Court “is not at liberty to com- baseball glove. The deadline a kid. I knew it was fake, just chicken. If you want to keep up on all ment at this time.” was April 26th, but it didn’t list like today’s news, but it was the fake news, keep watching End Quote any year. One of the prizes was entertaining nevertheless, like BS-NBC or the Counterfeit News “Happiness is the China shop; a Spalding Fielder’s Glove. Day the fake TV news of today. Network (CNN). Plenty of it on love is the bull.” told the Dallas Morning News those channels. — H.L. Mencken that he “was struck by the fact LEGAL NOTICE it didn’t have a year listed on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts card. It was a simpler time. You LEGAL NOTICE The Trial Court didn’t need a team of lawyers to Probate and Family Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Division do everything back then.” The Trial Court 208 Cambridge Street One of the cards asked con- Probate and Family Court Cambridge, MA 02141 IN MOTION testants to predict the scores of Middlesex Division (617) 768-5800 th 208 Cambridge Street Docket No. MI17P0514EA the July 19 , games between East Cambridge, MA 02141 the Milwaukee Braves and (617) 768-5800 Estate of LOUIS A. TRIBER NY Giants, and between the Docket No. MI16P6431EA Date of Death October 14, 2016 Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks Baltimore Orioles and Kansas Estate of BARBARA L. HORCHMER INFORMAL PROBATE Saturday, February 11, 2017 City Athletics. He looked up PUBLICATION NOTICE the scores of both games online, Date of Death February 10, 2012 To all persons interested in the above Boston Bruins 4 — Vancouver Canucks 3 sent in his answers to the com- INFORMAL PROBATE captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner pany to get his glove. PUBLICATION NOTICE Brian H. Triber of Malden, MA, Petitioner Bazooka still lives, and is To all persons interested in the above cap- Nancy H. Triber-Hoar of Chichester, NH, a tioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Keith A. Will has been admitted to informal probate. still a part of Topps, the base- Moyle of Allentown, PA. Brian H. Triber of Malden, MA, Nancy H. ball card company, which Keith A. Moyle of Allentown, PA has been Triber-Hoar of Chichester, NH have been informally appointed as the Personal Repre- made good on its 1957 promise. informally appointed as the Personal Repre- sentative of the estate to serve without surety sentative of the estate to serve without surety Day got his brand new base- on the bond. on the bond. The estate is being administered under The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Repre- informal procedure by the Personal Represen- LEGAL NOTICE sentative under the Massachusetts Uniform tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- Probate Code without supervision by the Court. bate Code without supervision by the Court. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Inventory and accounts are not required to be Inventory and accounts are not required to be The Trial Court fi led with the Court, but interested parties are fi led with the Court, but interested parties are Middlesex Probate and Family Court entitled to notice regarding the administra- entitled to notice regarding the administration 208 Cambridge Street tion from the Personal Representative and from the Personal Representative and can Cambridge, MA 02141 can petition the Court in any matter relating petition the Court in any matter relating to the (617) 768-5800 to the estate, including distribution of assets estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties Docket No. MI17P0706EA and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to are entitled to petition the Court to institute Estate of institute formal proceedings and to obtain formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- Boston Bruins #25 Brandon Carlo trying to stop AGNES C. LANGAN orders terminating or restricting the powers minating or restricting the powers of Personal the play with Vancouver Canucks #53 Bo Horvat Date of Death August 20, 2016 of Personal Representatives appointed under Representatives appointed under informal pro- informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, blocking the view of Boston Bruins Goaltender #35 CITATION ON PETITION FOR can be obtained from the Petitioner. FORMAL ADJUDICATION Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. Anton Khudobin. Run date 2/24/17 Run date: 2/24/17 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been fi led by Sandra A. Brown of Natick, LEGAL NOTICE MA requesting that the Court enter a formal LEGAL NOTICE Decree and Order and for such other relief as Commonwealth of Massachusetts requested in the Petition. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court The Petitioner requests that Sandra The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court A. Brown of Natick, MA be appointed as Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street Personal Representative(s) of said estate Middlesex Division Boston, MA 02114 to serve Without Surety on the bond in an 208 Cambridge Street (617) 788-8300 unsupervised administration. East Cambridge, MA 02141 Docket No. SU16P2792GD IMPORTANT NOTICE (617) 768-5800 You have the right to obtain a copy of the NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. Docket No. MI17P0463EA Petition for Appointment of You have a right to object to this proceeding. Estate of Guardian of a Minor To do so, you or your attorney must fi le a MADELINE G. SARNO written appearance and objection at this In the interests of Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of Date of Death May 30, 2016 KHYLA MICHELLE LIDNSEY-MILLER March 14, 2017. INFORMAL PROBATE of E. Boston, MA This is NOT a hearing date, but a dead- PUBLICATION NOTICE Minor Boston Bruins #11 Jimmy Hayes trying to take away the line by which you must fi le a written NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES To all persons interested in the above view of Vancouver Canucks Goaltender #30 Ryan Miller. appearance and objection if you object to this captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner 1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a proceeding. If you fail to fi le a timely written Anthony J. Sarno Jr. of Naples, FL, a Will Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor appearance and objection followed by an has been admitted to informal probate. fi led on 12/12/2016 by affi davit of objections within thirty (30) days Anthony J. Sarno Jr. of Naples, FL has Vicky O. Casides of E. Boston, MA of the return day, action may be taken with- been informally appointed as the Personal will be held 3/20/2017 8:30 AM Motion out further notice to you. Representative of the estate to serve without Located 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION surety on the bond. MA 02114 UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM The estate is being administered under 2. Response to Petition: You may respond PROBATE CODE (MUPC) informal procedure by the Personal Represen- by fi ling a written response to the Petition or by A Personal Representative appointed tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro- appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose under the MUPC in an unsupervised admin- bate Code without supervision by the Court. to fi le a written response, you need to: istration is not required to fi le an inventory Inventory and accounts are not required to be File the original with the Court; and or annual accounts with the Court. Persons fi led with the Court, but interested parties are Mail a copy to all interested parties at least fi ve interested in the estate are entitled to notice entitled to notice regarding the administration (5) business days before the hearing. regarding the administration directly from from the Personal Representative and can 3. Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an the Personal Representative and may peti- petition the Court in any matter relating to the adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and request that counsel be appointed for the minor. estate, including the distribution of assets expenses of administration. Interested parties 4. Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A and expenses of administration. are entitled to petition the Court to institute minor over age 14 has the right to be present at Witness, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR., formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter- any hearing, unless the Court fi nds that it is not First Justice of this Court. minating or restricting the powers of Personal in the minor’s best interest. Vancouver Canucks #36 Jannik Hansen, tries to score on Date: February 14, 2017 Representatives appointed under informal pro- Date: December 15, 2016 Boston Bruins Goaltender #35 Anton Khudobin. cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo, Register of Probate can be obtained from the Petitioner. (Photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) Run date: 2/24/2017 Run date: 2/24/17 Run date: 2/24/17 PAGE 12 BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Boxing Ringside HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB by Richard Preiss WITH BOBBY FRANKLIN

ANOTHER ON THE MOVE — and other amenities designed FRAZIER vs. ELLIS A couple of weeks ago, it was to enhance the athletes’ home- Bruins Coach Claude Julien, away-from-home. You’re abso- Jimmy Showed Incrediable Courage who was forced to leave the lutely correct if you feel that this Hub, bound for an extended is more of a professional setting lasting a total of 25-rounds Bonavena was never vacation until the Montreal job than an amateur one. even staggered. was opened for him. In current parlance, this is Both contestants entered the ring looking Now comes word that the called the “athletic arms race,” confident and fit. Ellis did look bigger than in next sports person of note to be and schools that take a pass previous encounters, but he also looked strong. leaving the Hub will be Boston from participation (meaning Frazier was lean and energized. College Athletic Director Brad delaying upgrading facilities), When the bell rang for the first round, it was Bates. He’ll head away from The will soon fi nd themselves way apparent what Ellis’ strategy was and why he Heights this spring for a posi- down on the list of blue-chip came in at the heavier weight. He came out with tion with a sports consultancy recruits in revenue sports. a puncher’s stance. His feet were wider apart fi rm down south. In addition, BC may have than usual, and even though he was moving, he He leaves a program where trouble over time fi nding top was more setting himself up to be able to throw the highest profi le sports (in coaches. Why? Take a look at power shots as Frazier came at him. terms of national TV coverage) where the lion’s share of the During that first round, Ellis threw dynamite are experiencing far from suc- publicity is in the local sports at the bobbing and weaving Frazier. Frazier was pages and regional TV. It is hit on a number of occasions by the one/two cessful seasons. The problem devoted to the four professional combos Ellis threw, but none of the shots caught for the Eagles is that they are in franchises. College programs him squarely on the chin. While Ellis won the one tough league — the Atlantic opening stanza, Frazier had landed some telling Coast Conference. — even Division 1 college pro- Frazier lands hook on Ellis. left hooks to the body. Yank Durham, Frazier’s In 2015, the football team grams — are given secondary trainer, had taught his pupil years earlier the old fi nished at 3-9 (overall), while treatment. the basketball team was 0-18 Compare that to how a foot- It was 1970, and Muhammad Ali was still in boxing adage, “If you kill the body the head will die” and Frazier learned the lesson well. in the ACC portion of its 2015- ball coach would be treated at boxing exile. Ali had been deprived of a license 2016 schedule. The 2016 grid Clemson, Auburn, Ohio State, to box by the Commissions in all 50 states. In the second round, Frazier came out on fire. He was extremely aggressive and started crowd- edition did improve to 7-6 on etc. Or, how a basketball coach The Ring Magazine continued to recognize Ali as the year, including a post- would be treated at Syracuse, the champion, arguing a title can only change ing Ellis. Ellis was able to tie him up, but it took a lot of strength to do so. He was also taking season victory over Maryland in Duke, North Carolina, or even hands in the ring. the Quick Lane Bowl. However, Wisconsin. They would be Meanwhile, two other fighters laid claim to a more hooks to the body from Frazier. It was also that middle of the pack fi nish in treated with honor and celebrity portion of the title. The argument being since interesting to see Frazier throwing and landing the land of 40-plus bowl games status in these college towns. Ali could not fight, they were deprived of a shot the occasional left jab. doesn’t bring much recognition Not here. The very fact that at the championship. In 1967, the WBA or many dollars. the story of Bates’ resignation sponsored a tournament to find a successor to The current edition of the appeared on page 37 of the Ali. Joe Frazier was invited to participate, but men’s basketball team was Herald — rather than on the declined. Jimmy Ellis did take part, though he 2-13 in the ACC, and 9-19 front or back pages — speaks was considered a longshot at winning. He proved overall in games played through volumes concerning a reality the pundits wrong, when he went on to win February 20th. The women’s of how local sports media view the tournament by defeating Leotis Martin, Oscar squad is about the same: 2-12 college athletics. Bonavena, and Jerry Quarry. If memory serves in the conference, and 9-18 That attitude, plus the lack of me right, Jimmy was the underdog in all three overall. appreciation by the community fights. Part of the problem is facili- at large, may very well keep Frazier went on to win his share of the title ties. If you were a really good some worthy coaching candi- with a knock out win over Buster Mathis. Joe’s dates away from The Heights portion of the crown was sanctioned by the New football player — one that had for years to come. York State Athletic Commission, and a few other attracted national attention IN MEMORIAM — Remember- governing bodies. from scouts while in high school — would you really want to play ing Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro Five months after winning the WBA title, Jimmy th Ellis traveled to Sweden to defend it against Floyd in Alumni Stadium, an older on the 27 anniversary of his Patterson. Patterson had taken part in the origi- facility with a seating capacity passing (February 24, 1990). nal tournament, but lost a close decision to Jerry of just over 44,000? You’d prob- Known as Tony C., the Red Sox Quarry in a semi-final match. Ellis, fighting with ably opt for an ACC school down outfielder led the American a broken nose sustained in the first round, won south, or an SEC team, or a Big League with 36 homers in 1965, a hard fought 15-round decision over the former Ellis and Frazier. 10 institution — in areas where his second big league season. two-time champion. Because of the damage to By round three, Frazier was running on all college football is king. A defining moment in his his nose, Ellis had to take some time off. When cylinders. While Ellis was still trying to land the The same goes for basketball. career came in August 1967, he was better, there were proposed bouts against one/two combos, he was being kept busy just If you were a top recruit, would when a pitch thrown by Henry Cooper and Gregorio Peralta, but neither fending off Frazier’s murderous assault. Frazier you really want to play in Conte California Angels hurler Jack materialized. was firing off brutal combinations to the head Forum with its super small ca- Hamilton hit the North Shore During the same period Frazier defended his and body. His attack was furious, and by the pacity of 7,884? You most likely native in the face. He did not portion of the title four times defeating Manuel end of the round, Ellis had been staggered, and would opt to play at a school return to the lineup until 1969, Ramos, Oscar Bonavena, Dave Zyglewicz, and his legs were very heavy. that had a facility that sat when he had his best season — Jerry Quarry. Frazier was staying active and Between rounds, Ellis was taking deep breaths 15,000-20,000, or even more. 36 home runs and 116 RBIs. sharp. while Frazier looked like he had hardly broken The Carrier Dome in Syracuse In his retirement years, he The public, now not sure, if Ali would ever a sweat. can hold in excess of 30,000. became a sportscaster. He suf- return to the ring, began to clamor for a The fourth round saw Frazier at his murderous Another aspect of this is the fered a heart attack and stroke unification bout between Frazier and Ellis. You best. Ellis came out and immediately threw two rise in importance of training in 1982, and was in poor health see, back then, people were used to there be- right leads in a desperate attempt to turn the facilities. These are where the for the remainder of his life. He ing only one heavyweight champion at a time, tide of battle. Frazier rolled under both of them, athletes, in reality, spend most was only 45 at the time of his and having the title divided up just didn’t seem and then went to work. He started with a vicious of their time. They are in them passing. right. body attack and then moved to the head. At year-round, not just during the JFK STAMP — If you’re a At some point in late 1969, Ali had made a this point Ellis had lost the ability to move season. And yes, they can be a person who has gradually got- statement that he would never fight again. It was much on his legs. With about a minute left in deal breaker (or maker) when it ten away from traditional mail at this point The Ring Magazine announced they the round Frazier backed Ellis up against the comes to recruiting. and postage stamps in favor of would recognize the winner of an Ellis-Frazier ropes, and dropped him with a left hook. Ellis To his credit, Bates saw the e-mail, you just might want to fight the undisputed champion. Back then, Nat was up at nine, and was now fighting on shear handwriting on the wall, and pick up a few of the new John Fleischer, editor of The Ring, was the most re- courage. had developed plans for a $200 F. Kennedy stamps. spected voice in boxing and what he said carried Ellis was trying hard to land that one good million upgrade to the athletic Issued as part of the JFK a lot of meaning. punch, but he had nothing left. As the fighters facilities that will include a rec- Birthday Centennial Anniver- The bout was set for February 16, 1970, to moved to mid-ring, Frazier stepped to his right reation center and a new fi eld sary Year — had he lived, the take place at Madison Square Garden. As was and unleashed a brutal left hook to Ellis’ chin. house. 35th President would be turning the norm at the time, it was to be a 15-round Ellis went down flat on his back. As the referee, Unfortunately, they have to 100 on May 29th. The stamp is affair, 15-rounds or less. Tony Perez, counted over him, the bell rang. By be built. And until they are, a rendition of a striking photo- Ellis entered the ring weighing 201 pounds some miracle, Ellis staggered to his feet and recruits will still see the same graph taken of Kennedy during to Frazer’s 206 pounds. This was the heaviest walked to his corner. It was at this point, against small stadium and other older a campaign stop in Seattle in weight Ellis had ever fought at. Frazier was a protests from Ellis that Angelo Dundee called the facilities. September 1960. 6-to-1 favorite, though many in the press gave fight off. It was the right and decent thing to do. Anyone who doubts what BC It’s a beautiful stamp and is a Ellis a very good chance at winning; after all, Ellis’ courage could have gotten him killed. is up against should go online bit large at that. But it actually he had overcome the odds time and again. He Frazier would go on to defend his title against and view the facilities that ACC appears like a miniature photo- also had something else going for him. Ellis had Bob Foster and then Muhammad Ali. Jimmy Ellis member Clemson is building for graph and looks wonderful on a tremendous power and speed in his right hand. would continue fighting taking on Ali, and much just its football team — a $55 traditional white envelope. One He had dropped the iron jawed Bonavena twice later have a rematch with Frazier. He would never million complex that includes of the best stamps we’ve seen with that punch. In two fights against Frazier, again fight for the title. bowling lanes, a barbershop, in years.