Bulk Rate CR Presort COMMUN ITY NEWSPAPER U.S. Postage Paid • COMPANY Tabloid Communications Country's rowdy edge JUNE 18 - 24 , 1996 • Vol. 1 , No. 9 • 80 Pages • Two Sections, One Supplement • 50¢ SEE ARTS Menino joins . A·B police target graffiti 'taggers' foes of Crittenton plan to develop open land Mayor urges alternative sites be examined for development By Linda Rosencrance TAB Staff Writer ayor Thomas M. Menino has agreed to support members of the Oak Square com­ M munity who oppose plans by the Crittenton Hastings House to develop more than three ac~ of open space to create subsidiz.ed hoot_ing. Until last week, the mayor had refused to talce a stand on the issue, saying that Crittenton Hastings House had not yet provided the city with any plans for the project. He also urged Crittenton officials to discuss their pro­ posal with the community. The mayor's decision to oppose the plans comes after widespread, forceful neighborhood opposition to Crittenton's plans to build 18-20 units of affordable housing on the wooded parcel of land adjoining its IO Perthshire Road facility. ''Last Thursday I got a call from Mayor Menino say­ ing he was going to support our position to preserve the open space," said Jeanne Demers, an attorney who is the chairwoman of the Crittenton Woods Committee, HOUSE, page 33 Police officer Louis Relerford walks in front or a wall that makes the issue clear: Graffiti is a blight on the loc:al scene. A concerted effort that taps members of the Police Department and the loc:al b11Sint$ community is set to begin this summer. Meanwhile, ~n's top cop, Commis.sioner Paul E~ has put graffiti high on his list of "quality of life crimes" to be addressed by the force. {see page 34). End of a chapter Businesses, residents are working with police to rid Allston and Brighton of graffiti. Police survey planned look to make clean Last Wednesday, members of this group Members of the Graffiti Task Force are sweep of vandalism met with Community Service Officer Dan compiling a list of the most frequently Daley and Kara England, a civilian com­ targeted graffiti spots in Allston­ munity service officer, to develop a 'trate­ Brighton. Residents who want to make By Peter Panepentq, gy for dealing with the unsightly scrawl­ certain that sites with graffiti problems ings. TAB Staff Writer are included are a'iked to call 232-6569. The meeting came one week after arc Kadish has spent thousands of Boston police announced the arrest of doUars trying to fight an unknown, I' Michael C. Cowlings. Cowlings faces tently take [the graffiti] off right away, it . I but highly visible criminal. M charges of vandalizing 77 properties seems that [the vandals] lose interest in it." Kadish, who owns The Sunset Grill and throughout tlie city, including a number of Tap qn .Brighton Avenue, has seen his A community battle sites in Allston-Brighton. restaurant become a canvas for an increas­ With Cowlings in hand, police now Police want to work with coipmunity ing number of graffiti "artists" or taggers are talcing their crusade against graffiti to a members to make sure the community's who are taking parts of Allston and new level by teaming up with concerned will is stronger than the criminals' will. Brighton to serve as their gallery. The move is based on the concept of com­ "I can't keep up with it," Kadish said at cominunity members to fight the problem. The goal, said Daley, is to get the artists to munity policing, under which citizens a meeting held last week to discuss the talce their work elsewhere and get vandals work with the police department to keep problem. "Every day it happens. They're like Cowlings to use their creativity in crime out of their neighborhoods. Tykeysba Ellis proudly shows off her diploma, received now tagging glass. It etches right into the other mediums. In this case, several community groups last week a5 BRS seniors graduated. Coverage of the big glass. All you can do is replace it." "In every case, it comes down to a bat­ and citizens will start working on a task event begins on page 4. For more photos, see pages 26-'1:7. Kadish is one of about a dozen local tle of wills," Daley said. ''If you consis- forc:e whose goal is to make a section of residents and community members who GRAFFm, page 35 The new iand easy way to find the see Arts profi io I job you'Ve been looking for. See special supplemen1 ... \ s I I • in &1111: • RI . Everyone loves a shopping Spree! Enter the Allston-Brighto~ TAB Grocery Giveaway Contest today and you could Win a S100 gift certificate to Harvest Co-op! Harvest. 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Winners must provide their social security number for tax reporting requirements and are responsible for all tax liability. I 1UJ.S1UN.TftB Drop entry form at Harvest CC>-Qp or mail ~o: I 6. In the event of a dispute, the decision of the Allston-Brighton TAB shall be deemed final, conclusive and not subject to review. BRIGHION lff Allston-Brighton TAB Grocery Giveaway 7. Contest is open to all persons over 18 years of age. Employees of the Allston-Brighton TAB, . _ P .0. Box 9112, Needham, MA 02192-9112 .J Harvest Co-op, and their families are not eligible to win. 8. This contest complies with all state and federal regulations, and winners' names will be dis­ L ----------- closed as required by law. Void where prohibited by law. June 18-24, 1996 The Allltll _...TAI, page 3 Two students suspended following fight By Peter Panepento diplomas at a later date. TAB Staff Writer 'That's part of the code of disci­ fficials at Taft Middle pline," McCarthy said. School said that an At least one of the students also ugly fight involving faces criminal charges in connection 0 two students on school with the incident. According to grounds last week does not appear police reports, a 15-year-old to be gang related. Brighton resident was arrested on The two students h,ave been hand­ charges of assault and battery with a ed suspensions in connection with dangerous weapon. The reports said the altercation, which put a 15-year­ that the suspect was the student who old student from Roxbury in the • is responsible for knocking the other hospital with head injuries. The stu­ student unconscious. Police would dent was knocked unconscious June not comment on whether the second 7 after he was kicked in the head student also faces charges.