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Election Day Resident Who Has Practiced Law for 18 Years, of His Produc­ Tion: Barron turns up the heat on mayoral contenders • Turn to Page 10 Mayor Allston-Brighton loves a parade to A trip down 'Memory Lane' .with parade founder Joe Hogan middlin' By Bill Kelly 1be race for Flynn's seat Joe Hogan may have lost a City Council bid in I 983, has the candidates but he came out a winner anyway. His campaign promise scratching and clawing to hold an Allston-Brighton parade, realized the follow­ for every vote they can ing year, and celebrating its I 0th anniversary with Sunday's with 1he prelim in full edition, has provided hundreds of thousands with joy and view camaraderie over the course of its reign. Talk about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. After ne>.t Tuesday, Says the parade maven Hogan, a lifelong Brighton preliminary election day resident who has practiced law for 18 years, of his produc­ tion: "It's Christmas in September." in Boston. six of the eight mayoral candidates will It's also a chance for families, friends and those be able to put the finish­ formerly from Allston-Brighton to gather in the commu­ nity for some old-fashioned, down-home fun. ing touches on those summer vacation plans, Far removed from the violence peppering Boston 's streets and chronicled in the dailies, and from the football tailgating louts who make life a living hell on too many Bill Kelly Continued on page JO On the march: BC will strike up the band on A-B Parade Day, Sunday. while the only thing the two remaining candi­ dates will be able to touch - and that ever so Beauty of a pageant gingerly - will be their noses. They'll be touch­ By Edward Wang her mother, Peggy. ing them because they' II "It made quite an exciting day for her," want to check out how Eleven contestants in two age groups she said. "Elizabeth has been doing all the much of their probos­ vied for the title of Miss Allston-Brighton preparation herself." cises is left to donate to last Sunday at the Guest Quarters Suite The older girls were asked the question the grindstone. Hotel, looking their best and answering of what they would do to better the commu­ questions posed to them by a panel of nity. The younger girls were asked the ques­ But before that hap­ judges. tion: If you could get any pct you wanted, pens, there still are five Elizabeth Dufault, 9, won the prize as what would it be, and why? days left to polling day, Princess in the 9- to 12-years-old category, Elizabeth said she would get a monkey. the better to check out and Melissa Lopez, 13, took the title of "I could teach it to do my homework," for a final time our gang Miss Allston-Brighton Teen, a contest for she said. of eight who would be those between 13 and 21. Marissa Mantas, Elizabeth, who likes karate, Girl Scouts, mayor. A look, then, at 9, and Colleen Madden, 13, were the run­ and bowling, is in the fourth grade at St. the candidates, their ner-ups in their respective categories. Anthony's. She said being on the stage was pros, cons and major Elizabeth turned nine on Sunday, said scary, but she spent a lot of time getting campaign issues. ready, practicing with a I ist of questions she Oh, beautiful: Elizabeth Dufault, age 9, thought might be asked. • Christopher Lydon a nd Melissa Lopez, 13, were winners in "I was practicing a lot," said Elizabeth. (former Ch. 2 news an­ Sunday's Miss Allston-Brighton Beauty When Elizabeth was asked if she thought chor) Pageant held at the Guest Quarters her parents might really let her get a mon Pros: His shoot-from­ Suite Hotel. key, she replied, " I don't think so." the-hip style is enhanced Chris Barth photo Continued on page/2 by, more often than not, having the figures to back up his assertions; Cons: Does the name Law and order prevail at St. Ross Perot ring a bell? INSIDE THE JOURNAL Lydon has scared the pants off some voters Margaret's Ctr. dedication with rhetoric reminis­ Hogan to be feted • Page 2 cent of Ross; By Brian Donohue Hospital for Women on Jones Hill in Dorchester. Iannella on the stump • Page 3 Campaign issues: Under budget, six months ahead ofsc hed­ Bernard Cardinal Law presided over Wants to "bust up'' Bos­ ule, and brand "spanking" new, St. the dedication ceremony, and called the Wallace drives for finish line • Page 4 ton politics and rebuild Elizabeth's Medical Centerunveiled its lat­ facility, .. Far superior to any that we had it from the bottom up; est addition, The St. Margaret's Center for before and any that is present anywhere Parade supplement• Pages 12-13 and generate more bids Women and Infants at a ribbon cutting cer­ else in New England." on city contracts. emony Friday. Law cut the ribbon before a crowd of Where to vote• Pages 14-15 The $32 million state of the art facility, approximately 200 people, recounting the Continued on page 10 which has been operating since July 18, was hard work and pcrseverence it took Top ten reasons to see parade • Page 24 relocated from the century-old St. Margaret's Continued on page 2 Page 2 The Journal September 16, 1993 NEWSREEL . Pharmacy Tips Harvard treats again by Charles P. Kelly for A-B Day B.S., A.PH. FOR THOSE WHO The annual Allston-Brighton Day at Harvard Stadium is LACK LACTASE all set for Saturday, Oct. 2. And the outing once again will About one person in five is lactose­ include a complimentary lunch and tix to the football game intolerant, which means that the gastro-intestinal system is between Harvard and Lafayette. Members of the A-B Boards unable to process milk products. The condition is caused by of Trade are invited, too. More info about the exact location the lack of lactase, the enzyme in the small intestine of the outside tent will follow in the coming weeks. To responsible for breaking down milk-sugar (lactose). As a reserve tix or for additional info, call Harvard's Kevin result of this lactase deficiency, those so affiicted experience McCluskey at 495-4955. bloating, diarrhea, and painful cramps after they eat dairy products. In the past, their only course of action was to avoid eating milk products or eat them and counter their effects Hogan to be feted with antacids. As a result, many lactose-intolerant people Oops!: No, folks, A-B state Rep. Susan Tracy hasn't have developed antacid habits. Now, however, there are A-B's very own parade meister, Joe Hogan will be deserted the Bob Rufo campaign as its manager. This lactase-enzyme supplements available without honored for his effort coordinating the A-B Parade the past picture was taken a while back when Tracy was going the prescription. When taken with meals, they can allow dairy I0 years, at The Kells, 161 Brighton Ave., Saturday, Sept. extra mile to see Rosaria Salerno re-elected to her city to be eaten without effect by those who could not tolerate it 18, from 5-8 p.m. Form.ore info, call 254-1518. council seat. before. Hint People who take antacids for prolonged periods should discuss the problem with their doctors. Law and order prevail at St. ATTENTION MEMBERS: Margaret's Ctr. dedication • Federal Government Service Benefits Plan • Continued from page 1 Retirees and Active Employees to make the center a reality. Bernard Cardinal Law (center) We are approved to fill your prescription "Perhaps the image of labor is not an pitched in at the dedication of St. • MEDEX Gold • inapt image here," he said. "Reason Margaret's Center for Women, Special lower price with your new card might have told us that at this time, at Friday, Sept. 10. Also pictured (L­ this place, this is not possible, but it is," R): Norman MacNeil, chairman of • Tufts Plan, State Employee he said. the board at St. E. 's, board member & Retiree John Hancock The new St. Margaret's Center is Philip Hoy, dr. robert Flynn, Pharmacy Access Plan home to the prenatal or high risk preg­ president of Caritas Christ, and nancy services and the neonatal inten­ Theodore J. Druhot, St. E.'s and most 3rd party plans accepted. These symbols PCS, PCS sive care units for premature and ex­ president. RECAP, PAID, and APS allow tremely ill infants. The new M.J. Maloney photo us to fill your prescription. 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