I love a parade-A-B suppplement Pg.IS Al ston-Brighton Volume 5, Number 36 September 12, 1991 © 1991 Brighton Messenger Publishing Corp. 50¢ Issues and answers This is the first in a two-part series examining the major issues in District 9's City Council race. In part one, candidates Michael Curran and Con Hurley discuss what's needed for Allston-Brighton at City Hall. By Linda Rosencrance the community or working with the community to create jobs and enhance life in Allston-Brighton by With Boston's preliminary election just two developing Allston Landing," Hurley said. weeks away, two of District 9's four city council "There is no leadership right now - no enthusi­ candidates took time out of their schedules to talk asm. We need a councilor who will be able to pull it to theJournal about the issues facing the Allston­ together for us. I just don't see that happening now or Brighton community. ever with McLaughlin," Hurley said. Although they differ on the best ways to deal with some of those issues, council hopefuls Michael Curran and Con Hurley agree on one On education ... thing -Allston-Brighton needs a new represen­ tative in City Hall. Curran feels that once the appointed school com­ "As far as I'm concerned [incumbent] Brian mittee is in place in January, the City Council will McLaughlin has made the position of councilor a play a more active role in guiding the board towards non-position "Curran said. "McLaughlin has had resolving the crisis in the city's educational system. eight years to accomplish things that would im­ "I think we need lO talk lO people who know about prove the quality of life for citizens in our com­ the school system - people like Kitty Bowman munity, but I can't point to a single thing he's (elected school board member from District 9) and accomplished for the good of Allston-Brighton. parents ofchildren in both public and private schools," A councilor should be working on the issues that Curran said. are important to his community," Curran added. Curran advocates more business involvement in Hurley says Allston-Brighton needs a leader the schools. ''I'd like to see a mentor program insti­ who can pull it all together. "Who is leading us tuted in the schools especially to help motivate kids here? Who is helping us deal with the issues that who might be thinking of dropping out," he said. are tremendously important to us-whether it's He also believes public, private, and City Council candidate Michael Curran. turning Oak Square into a mecca for the youth of Continued on page 6 Resident parking sticking Tracy cleans up point with community on Labor Day BTD says stickers a must to park on 18 more Union Sq. streets By Linda Rosencrance By Linda Rosencrance Beginning Monday, September 2, only Thanks to a cooperative effort At the request of the community, the resident permit parking will be allowed on between Rep. Susan Tracy and sev­ Boston Transportation Department (BTD) those streets and tickets will be issued to eral local universities, Allston­ is expanding the existing resident parking cars not displaying Allston-Brighton park­ Brighton hadl5 less tons of Labor program to include 18 streets in the Union ing stickers. Day weekend trash cluttering up Square area. Continued on page 3 neighborhood streets. DuringthesummerTracyworked with officials from Boston College, Boston University and Harvard Uni­ versity to organize an additional trash collection in areas of high student INSIDE population. Tracy said particular emphasis was placed on neighbor­ hoods which had no regular trash pick up scheduled until the end of • A-B Beauty Pageant the week. Page 17 On Monday, Sept 2, from 7 a.m until I p.m., Browning-Ferris Inc. (BFI) sent a trash collection crew to • Edison Supplement pick up trash left on the curbside by Page23 incoming and outgoing students. Tracy said she followed behind •Mt. St. Joseph's volleyball Rep. Susan Tracy Continued on page 3 Page 38 Derek Szabo photo • Page 2 The Journal September 12, 1991 J . • • • The money pit 20 Weeks SCJ9! What to do with possible extra dough for state coffers has Pay Less Than 55 Per Week folks thinking rl By Mike Lally NEW ~ Slim Start ~l'bal'~c.ts.y Reports that the state of ~ssachusetts may bring in 25 pound lostf Diet anoMa~ $700 million of unexpected revenue has sent local activists tor• ye.-s• and politicians scrambling. Senate President William Bulger Offer good Sept. 1-16 Only! Hurry! has increased his call for increases in local aid and has been joined by others, such as Boston ~yor Ray Aynn, in this request Human services advocates have also been vocal in their requests fora share of the unexpected revenue. Anyone u with a cause or an issue is lining up, palms outstretched, hoping for a piece of the pie. 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Tom Brown photo September 12, 1991 The Journal Page 3 Resident parking ConJinuedfrom page 1 opportunity to find a parking space near their homes, but it does not guarantee them one," he said. The streets, which are bounded by Commonwealth, Karen Anderson of the BTD agreed, saying the parking Brighton and Parkvale Avenues and Ridgemont Street, program tries to give residents an edge in finding a space. "It include Allston, Annington, Barrows, Eleanor, Gordon, somewhat narrows the competition for a limited number of Grey lock, Higgins, Imrie, Ridgemont, Spofford, and Webley spaces, but neighbor must still compete with neighbor to Streets; Glenville, Long, Parkvale, and Quint Avenues; secure a space near their homes," Anderson said. Camelot Court; Highrock Way; and Price Road. Anderson said the program was implemented in 1977 in Steven Montgomery, Allston-Brighton Coordinator for response to concerns by residents in the Back Bay and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, said several Beacon Hill neighborhoods that non-residents were parking months ago a group of resi- on their streets and walking dents in the Union Square to the financial district or area approached his office, taking the "T" to work. the BTD, and City Coun­ After talking with the neighbors, Sincethatfirstresident cilor Brian McLaughlin re­ Montgomery and Pino surveyed permit parking program Bjg Daddy's questing resident permit the 18 streets and found that went into effect, the city, parking because they felt too under Mayor Raymond QUALITY SANDWICH PIZZA SHOPS many non-residents were during the day over 40 percent of F1ynn, has been successful 436 Western Avenue, Brighton, MA parking on those streets and in bringing the program from (1 block from Caldors & Star Market) taking public transportation the cars parked on those streets the downtown area into the into the city.