Allston-Brighton Volume 5, Number 41 October 17, 1991 © 1991 Brighton Messenger Publishing Corp. 50¢ Candidates the hot seat District 9 City Council candidates Con Hurley and Brian Mclaughlin face the community on the issues. By Linda Rosencrance With the District 9 City Council election only weeks away (Nov. 5), the Journal drew up a list of seven ques­ tions, targeting community issues, for candidates Brian McLaughlin and Cornelius Hurley. Cornelius "Con" Hurley - Hurley is a graduate of the College of Holy Cross and Georgetown University Law School. Hurley was a U.S. Naval Officer during the Viet­ nam era. He has been General Counsel and Director of Human Resources at Shawmut National Corporation. He is currently Managing Directorof a financial consulting firm. Brian McLaughlin - McLaughlin is a life-long resident of Allston. He attended St. Columbkille 's High School and graduated from Stone Hill College in 1977 with a degree in political science. Prior to his election to the City Council in 1983, McLaughlin was a member of the Brighton Histori­ cal Society. As councilor, McLaughlin currently chairs the Government Operations Committee. What would you do to ensure economic growth in a community already suffering from overdevelopment? McLaughlin: As part of the rezoning process in Allston­ Brighton, I succeeded in having an area along Western Avenue designated to encourage the increasing number of District 9 City Council candidate Con Hurley District 9 City Council candidate Brian McLaughlin Derek Szabo photo Continued to page 18 Derek Szabo photo The children's hour at St. E. 's Thanks to St. E's, it has become a reality in the form of a children's center at the hospital By LindaRosencrance other and their teachers, within the structure of a daily board, consisting of a representative from each age group schedule. and a representative of Daylight, will be established to Just four years ago the dream of a children's center at St "Through the developmental program we try to teach the discuss what happens in the center. Eliz.abeth's Hospital existed in the minds and hearts of a children self esteem and independence plus social skills," "Other parents will express their ideas and/or concerns very few people. Today, however, thanks to the vision of Kirk said. to their parent rep., who will bring those ideas and concerns those individuals, that dream has become a reality. "Daylight's philosophy is that children begin to develop to the board," Kirk said. The St Eliz.abeth's Children's Center, brainchild of before birth at an enormous rate and at their own rate," Kirk The center also welcomes visits from parents during the Michael Metzler, senior vice president for the hospital's said. "And they develop in their own unique way. We need day. "Parents can even come and sign out their children and SupportServicesandHumanResources Department, marked to deal with that in a positive way. We have to help the take them to lunch in the cafeteria or on a picnic on the its official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on children develop socially, physically, emotionally and in­ grounds," Scheller said. Tuesday, Oct 8. Seed money for the project-$100,000- tellectually so they will be prepared for elementary school," "Our goal is to create a very special community of was provided by the Friends of St. Eliz.abeth's, who shared she said. support among parents, children, and staff where all can Metzler's vision. Kirk explained that the center's teachers draw on an share in rich and rewarding experiences and in the joy of The center, created to serve the children of St. E's extensive background in early childhood education and these very special years of children's development," she employees and affiliated staff, provides child care services creativity when developing the program's curriculum. said. forinfants to five year olds. It is open 52 weeks a year, from "The teachers also give careful attention to the indi­ 6 am. to 6 p.m., excluding holidays. The center is located on vidual child when they plan the daily activities. And they t--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the first floor of Our Lady's Hall. also give attention to the growth and development of the Peggy Scheller of the Human Resources Department whole child," Kirk said. said the program at St E's Children's Center was carefully Kirk emphasized that the program relied on positive . N=i S'~ Jr D•• .; E., designed, with the help ofDaylight Daycare Inc., to meet the reinforcement to help in the overall development of the I . : ; -~ . ."/ . developmental needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers. children. ''We never remove a disruptive child from the "We researched various daycare consulting finns in the group, or tell tharn not to do something" Kirk said. "We try area and we selected Daylight because they seemed to best to show them, by example, that proper behavior is always exemplify the kinds of programs St E's wanted to establish rewarded with a compliment." for its center," Scheller said. "Daylight will work closely Kirk added that teachers are continually trained in the In the News with the director and the Human Services Department in correct way to handle distruptive children. "I think the only Orchard Rd. dump• page 2 running the center," she added. time we say 'don't do that' is when we tell teachers not to tell According to Penelope Kirk, president of Daylight, a children 'don't do that,"' she said. Parking lot of trouble· page 14 Wayland-based finn, children learn and develop new skills As a work-site center, the St. E's program encourages through their play and their interactions with materials, each parents to participate 1n the program. Kirk said a parent Page 2 The Journal October 17, 1991 BROOKLINE REo CAB Orchard Road dump I Greater Bostons largest Suburban Fleet And Lowest Suburban Rates Seroing City officials work to clean up Orchard Rd. buildings •Allston •Brighton •Brookline • Back Bay • Beacon Hill • South End and the Hospitals By Linda Rosencrance of community affairs from Boston University, and William Don't Pay Mills, assistant director of community affairs from Boston More! SAVE Several city departments are working in conjunction College, also participated in the inspection in order to can RED CAB's with a state legislator to ensure that numerous health, identify any students living in the building. 24-Hour Service safety and nuisance violations are rectified at two Orchard "We were seeking the help of the universites and they Road buildings. were very cooperative," Montgomery said. 734-5000 State Rep. Marc Draisen (D-A/B, Brookline) said after Over the past year the buildings in question have been now accepting applications for drivers several of his Brookline constituents complained about written up for over 600 Code Enforcement violations, loud parties and other violations at 40 and 42 Orchard Rd. including an overflowing dumpster and trash piled up on the in Brighton, he contacted city officials in order to coordi­ premises. nate inspection efforts. And although some of the violations have been cor­ Steven Montgomery, A-B Coordinator for the Mayor's rected, some remain outstanding because ownership of the Office of Neighborhood Services, said the city's Code buildings flips almost monthly. Enforcement Department - which deals with violations "These buildings have more turnovers than a bakery," on outside property including overflowing dumpsters and Montgomery said. cars parked on lawns - the lnspectional Services Depart­ "The Mayor's office and Draisen have referred both ment, the Fire and Police Departments have joined forces buildings to State Banking Commissioner Michael Hanson to file one interdepartmental complaint before the housing to investigate the possibility that these buildings are part of court. alleged illegal land flips in the area chronicled in the Boston "We hope this new format will impress upon the Globe and the Boston Herald recently," Montgomery added. Halloween "In cases like these the laws were written for people who housing court the urgency of the situation and they will put respect them," Montgomery said. "If a landlord doesn't this case on priority sched­ respect the law he gets a ticket. If he doesn't respond to the Candy uling," Montgomery said. ticket, he is summonsed to housing court. If he doesn't H·ARVEST "Taken individually these respond to the summons a warrant is issued for his arrest complaints may not be seen The only problem is that by the time the warrant is issued Sale FAIR· as priority items, but taken someone else owns the building," he said. "This new format in a combined format they is intended to speed up this process." present a different picture." An inspection of the two buildings made by Draisen and He added that the city is the various city departments on Oct. 10, uncovered numer­ Assorted ~ trying a new approach so ous health, safety and nuisance violations that will be • GIFTS • TOYS • DISHES that each department can •MENS written up in combination form and filed before the housing work out an understanding Chocolates •WHITE ELEPHANT TABLES court. and agreement with the own­ LUNCHEON 12:00 TO 2:00 P.M. ers of the buildings concern­ Boxes & Bulk AUSTON CONGREGATIONAL ing the disposition of the CHURCH, QUINT AVE. complaints. MORE IN THE NEWS NOW AVAIIABI.E: only SATURDAY 10:00 A.M. T04:00 P.M. Montgomery added that PAGE 14 The Fanny OCTOBER 19, 1991 Joseph Amorsino, director Farmer Qx)ktoJk 1 :!1' B::lition 9.99 A 24.95 Value A GREAT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS Need more room for your new addition? Give us a caII! 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