Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” Volume 31 Issue 4 Thursday, January 23, 2014 50¢ PERFECT STORM Henriquez Team Walsh gets first winter test still weighs By Gintautas dumcius news editor As the first snowstorm of his mayoralty headed next steps his way, Marty Walsh struck an optimistic tone Dorchester Democrat to during a Tuesday morn- State official resign. ing interview with FOX The calls came on Jan. 25. “Hopefully the snow mulls a run 15, just hours after a moves out and we miss six-person Cambridge it,” Walsh said inside its for 5th seat District Court jury had Beacon Hill studio. convicted him of assault The camera then cut By Gintautas dumcius and battery on a woman back to the FOX 25 stu- news editor he had been dating. A week after he was dio in Dedham. “Sorry, Judge Michele Hogan, whisked away from a Marty,” the station’s who said she was con- Medford courtroom in weatherwoman, Shiri cerned that Henriquez handcuffs, state Rep. Spear, said. “Get ready did not appear remorse- Carlos Henriquez re- to dig out.” ful about the assault on mains undecided about Not quite. Katherine Gonzalves in stepping down from his The snowfall landed the summer of 2012, sen- House seat, a person somewhere in the tenced him to serve six close to his situation middle, between a dust- months, and ordered him said Tuesday night. Top ing of a few inches and to complete a program officials, including Gov. the 10 inches that some for batterers and stay Deval Patrick, House weathermen predicted. away from Gonzalves. Speaker Robert DeLeo, Boston received roughly If Henriquez chooses and Mayor Marty Walsh, five inches, while areas not to resign, House have already asked the south of the city picked (Continued on page 17) up double digits. The roads appeared to be largely clear in the morn- Field takes shape ing, with police posted at major intersections to Mayor Martin J. Walsh took a turn manning the 24 hour hotline set up for direct traffic. constituent calls during Tuesday night’s snowstorm. The minor winter storm in 13th Suffolk It was the first was a good opportunity for the new administration to show its capacity for By Gintautas dumcius kicked off his campaign handling a snow emergency, which was declared by Walsh on Tuesday after- on Saturday and grabbed weather-related test noon. Photo courtesy Mayor’s office news editor and for the new mayor, who Jordan Frias the backing of a top has been quick to note He cancelled a planned with department heads. Walsh said. special to the elected official and some he had sat in on a mock Wednesday trip to Wash- But he didn’t plan on The city has plenty reporter neighborhood activists. strategy session with ington, D.C., for the U.S. deviating from what of salt for the roads, he Candidates facing a Other potential candi- his predecessor, Thomas Conference of Mayors. Menino usually did – the added. six-week sprint to the dates who have pulled Menino, in December, “If something goes former mayor took some A couple of inches primary election for papers include former before he was sworn in. wrong, I have to be here of the same steps when a and hours later, around Marty Walsh’s empty City Council candidate After a 2 p.m. meet- for it,” Walsh said. similar snowfall was pre- 8:30 p.m., the lobby seat are on the move. It’s John O’Toole, attorneys ing on Tuesday with Did he ask Menino dicted, and a number of was dark, but the door door-knocking time as Liam Curran and PJ members of his Cabi- for advice? “Not today,” Menino administration to the mayor’s office one formally launched his McCann, former reporter net and others, Walsh Walsh told reporters dur- officials have stayed on was wide open. Walsh effort over the weekend Gene Gorman, Christo- made the decision to ing a press conference through the transition. sat on the couch, his and others began pulling pher Michael Sachetti, close public schools and in the mayoral suite’s The former mayor had jacket still on, looking nomination papers. and Columbia Savin Hill lobby, after his meeting a good system in place, declare a parking ban. (Continued on page 4) Neponset’s Dan Hunt (Continued on page 3) Residents weigh in on plan for Lucky Strike site ago. will be designated as af- Housing, retail seen “This has been a long fordable and the building time coming,” Chu told will be professionally in Fields Corner residents at the meeting managed. on Wednesday, Jan. K a t h y L y n c h , a By Jordan Frias development Authority 15 at Kit Clark Senior member of Clam Point special to the reporter (BRA) to give community Services. (Continued on page 11) Fields Corner residents members enough time to The project calls for last Wednesday grilled a respond to his proposal. the creation of a three- developer looking to A residential project to story building with the replace the abandoned replace the abandoned first floor having four Lucky Strike bowling al- bowling alley, which commercial spots and the ley on Adams Street with closed down almost following floors having 22 residential property. BT seven years ago, has housing units consisting Construction’s Hiep Chu, been in the works for the of two studios, 12 one- a developer and longtime past four years. Chu has An artist’s rendering of a proposed new building bedroom apartments, resident of Dorchester, been part of the project and eight two-bedroom All contents copyright held the meeting at the since it began, and took along Adams Street that would replace the dormant © 2014 Boston Lucky Strike bowling alley. BRA image apartments. 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DEFICIENCY FREE Page 2 THE REPoRTER January 23, 2014 Reporter’s Notebook On The Record Boston’s never-say-die Truck careens off Xway GOP unit sets caucuses into Savin Hill Cove By Gintautas dumcius the “True Compass” award, which news editor singles out individuals for their social Boston’s Republicans will hold back- justice work. “He is the mayor of the to-back-to-back half-hour caucuses city of Boston,” Walsh said of Menino. next Thursday evening in advance of “I’m fortunate to follow him as the the state party’s convention in March. mayor of the city of Boston.” For his Three committees – Wards 12, 13, and part, Menino also made a slip while 14 – are scheduled to gather at the accepting the award – “As I leave” – but Grove Hall Library at 6:30 p.m., with quickly corrected himself. Ward 14 going first.Rachel Kemp, a Earlier, on Jan. 6, the day of Walsh’s Dorchester resident who serves as a inaugural, Menino had left a note for state committeewoman for the GOP, his successor on his desk just before is hoping for a “robust” 20 people to he left City Hall. On Monday, Walsh appear at the meetings, which will revealed some of what the note said: select delegates for the March 22 “Be true to yourself, be true to the city. convention at Boston University’s Follow your heart, follow the city’s Agganis Arena. heart and you will be a great mayor.” Kemp says she is backing Charlie Walsh also told of the first call he Baker for the Republican gubernato- receives every morning. It’s from rial nomination. Baker, a former Police Commissioner Bill Evans health care executive, unsuccessfully relaying what happened overnight. ran against Gov. Deval Patrick in The mayor said he has yet to receive 2010 and is showing a softer, gentler a call from Evans saying, “Great night The driver of a dump truck that careened off the expressway into Savin Hill side this time around. He is facing in Boston, it’s been quiet. We didn’t Cove escaped serious injury on Monday morning. The incident took place just a challenge for the nomination from have any shootings, we didn’t have any after 10 a.m. when the truck – which belongs to Mobile Excavating Company Mark Fisher, a Shrewsbury resident arrests, we didn’t have any stabbings, in Medway— barreled through the guardrail and down a steep embankment who is self-funding his campaign. A we didn’t have any problems.” Walsh into the shallow water of Dorchester Bay. Booms were brought in to contain few independents are in the mix as told the crowd, “We’re going to work about 50 gallons of fuel that leaked from the truck’s tanks into the water near well, in addition to the five Democrats collectively together so we can get Dorchester Yacht Club. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. vying for their party’s nomination. The those phone calls so our young people Photo courtesy Mass State Police Democratic caucuses begin on Feb. 8, in the city can feel safer.” and the party’s convention is in June. avellone taps forMer Republicans will be holding their candidate for council as City: Potholes getting filled left and right convention in one of the state’s The city’s Department of Public Works says its filled in over 2,000 potholes— bluest cities, which sits in its bluest his senior adviser Democratic gubernatorial candidate 2,192 to be precise— since the start of the new year.