A-B people celebrate at Kathina festival ... PAGE31 TUESDAY NOV.4 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. mCommunity Newspaper Company Ill www.allstonbrightontab.com FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2003 Vol. 8, No. 13 48 Pages Ill 3 Sections 75 Witch book to read Problem takeover McDermott proposes city buyout of142 Bigelow St. By Jiii Casey lnto nine lots for single-famil STAFF WRITER homes. This would De a chang he property at 142 from the development project Bigelow St. has been a that have most recently bee T source of frustration in !Jroposed for the site. the Oak Square community for In an effort to push the mea the past two years, and this liure forward, McDermot week, District 9 City Councilor gained some ground by collect Jerry McDermott introduced a Ing support for the proposal fro proposal in Boston City Council Council President Michael Fla to attempt to draw this property herty, At-Large City Councilo saga to a close. Steven Murphy and At-Larg . McDermott proposed to his City Councilor Maura Henni colleagues in the City Council gan. McDermott said the nex that the Boston Redevelopment likely step would be to call PHOTO BY KEUY HAEHNEL Authority or the Department of lneeting to examine the impac Kerry Lyndon, 8, of Brighton picks out a book Inside the Faneuil Branch Library after attending last Saturday's Halloween costume Neighborhood Develppment the last two development pr parade and party. purchase the 142 Bigelow St. property and legally divide it BIGELOW, page 3 It all comes down to your vote on Tuesday Same goal, • Co11ncil candidates­ different views pay visit to A-B... in local race with one exception , By Jiii Casey By Jiii Casey STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER If elections thrive on contrasts, then At-Lurge City Council candidates de the District 9 City Council race is the bating in Brighton last week wer ideal situation. armed with campaign paraphernali District 9 City Councilor Jerry Mc­ and recycled speeches as they mad Dennott can be commonly found wearing a starched shirt and tie with :~~~ wuy into uncharted campaign wa~ not a hair out of Seveh out of the eight candidates at Endorsments place. He's tended 11n At-Large City Council debat page l.O made a career in sponsored by the Brighton Allston Im the real estate proven1ent Association. The communi business and is frequently seen mak­ ty came out in force to t;he event, and ing the rounds at neighborhood meet­ many commented that it was more of~ ings. candidutes' fomm than a true debate. His opponent, Dan ''The Bagel Man" Kontoff, wears a signature flop­ "I thought it wasn't a debate, but ~ py hat covered in protest buttons and informtttional fomm. In a debate eve?',1 )1as dedicated his life to social service one should debate the same topics,' and activism. If he's not working with said Peter Nagy of Brighton. the nonprofit Food Not Bombs, he's "I Wfis disappointed that White di~ likely attending a protest or vigil not show. I was very interested to hearj around the city. from her. I had considered voting for PHOTO BY ZARA TZANEV her, but I probably will not now," sai~ Even with all the makings of a live- At-large City Council candidates from left: Maura Hennigan, Roy Owens, Althea Garrison, Fellx Arroyo, Matt O'Malley, Michael LOCAL RACE page 25 Flaherty and Stephen Murphy sit In on a debate panel organized by the Brighton Allston Improvement Association last week. DEBATE, page J The phases of Comm. Ave. The thrill of victory Two parts of improvement project set to begin next summer A day offun at BC-Notre Dame game By Jiii Casey more Square and ends a little STA>F WRITER By Chris Orchard ~ource of rivalry. But it also What started as a before Amory Street. This CORRESPONDENT There is a major Department beautification project stretch is widely recognized as hinds the two schools togeth­ EDUCATION of Public Works project set to the heart of the Boston Univer­ Last Saturday, Notre Dame tr. kick off next summer on two eventually evolved into a sity campus. It is estimated that was in Brighton to play foot­ Notre Dame fan Kerry distinct areas of Commonwealth 30,000 cars pass through in a ball against Boston College, Desmarias, tailgating with 35 Our Lady now Avenue that planners are hoping full-scale improvement 24-hour period and by 2019, and the celebrating, while )'ear-old green-haired men, will radically improve pedestri­ project that will include the city is estimating that it will significant, wasn't out of 11ummed up the rivalry be­ has a playground an safety and also better manage increase to 34,000 cars. hand. Perhaps Bostonians, tween the two schools. traffic along the bus:r corridor. utilizing underground There will be also be MBTA still exhausted from a bitter "I think it's a friendly rival- ... SEEPAGE26 Phase I and Phase 5 of the technological traffic platform improvements in the ·series against the New York 1 y, because I always cheer for project will commence simulta­ Phase I portion, which Jayas­ Yankees, were ready for a re­ nc when they're playing neously next summer on oppo­ light sensors that will laxing competition between i.omeone else, because INSIDE inghe said currently do not allow site ends of the bu tling avenue, better manage for enough room to get on and more friendly rival teams. they're the only other Commentary 10 according to Para M. Jayasinghe, off in a safe enough manner. Notre Dame and Boston Catholic college. I love BC, a city engineer in the DPW and traffic flow. Phase 5 of the project will College are tbe only two hut I really love Notre Community Notes 3 the Commonwealth Avenue pro­ begin on Warren Street and ends Catholic universities playing Dame." r· Crime 4 ject manager. Funding has been on Lake Street; 20,800 cars pass Division 1-A football, a com­ "We're· very compassion­ secured through various state when phases 2, 3 and 4 will through this section of Com­ mon denominator that's the me Christians," said Charlie it Entertainment 17 I ~ and city agencie for thi project, begin. monwealth Ave in a 24-hour pe- GAME, page 6 Ir Ubrary Notes 7 and there is no timeline as to Phase I will begin in Ken- COMM. AVE., page 30 I' Obituaries 28 '1..\EL FREE ONLINE , ~4b Also •f'tcial croups People 9 ~~\:..-. ~'bl) . for ki4' & l<<na&m BANKING \.'}: \C.• v. 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