Brighton native is in charge of fee ing the Fleet ~PAGE 3 aCommunity Newspaper Company II www.allstonbrightontab.com FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004 Vol. 8, No. 50 • 44 Pages !Iii 4 Sections 75¢ Relax, A-B expects little DNC impact By Josh B. Wardrop STAFF WRITER "Financially, we he North End may be total­ ly cut off, Charlestown is certainly hope.the Thunkering down for a long delegates spend some week, and if you use the Tobin Bridge to come into Boston from of their money in A·B, points north, you're getting ready and with all the for a long, Jong ride. But, for folks in Allston­ national media Brighton, the consensus among attention that will be local officials seems to be this: don 't sweat the DNC. focused here, if Boston 'There's always a difference be­ tween the perception in the media, is showcased in a and what's happening down on positive way, it'll help the street," said state Rep. Kevin Honan. "And with most of the big spike future tourism events related to the convention here even more." happening downtown and around PHOTO BY TZANEV Faneuil Hall, I think it'll be fairly City Councilor Providence House residents lexandra Shamarlna, left, and Lauch le T. Black enjoy the company of one of the contestants at volunteer dog show. Judges ere residents of tile Providence House. quiet around here." Jerry McDermott Sgt. William Fogarty of Dis­ trict 14 Police emphasized that A­ B will have as much police pres­ away from the station." Elders aws to thank their visiting Pa s ence as ever, even with a certain Scott Salman, a firefighter and number of officers being as­ spokesman for the Boston Fire By Erin Smith I area nur;mg home aid assisted-living com­ Each of the 11 dogs received a Department's Public Information CORRESPONDENT signed to the convention area plcxe ~eekly to lift t•ie pirit!> of the elder!). bon, chew toys, rubber balls near the FleetCenter. 'The num­ Oflice, also confirmed that, "In Providence House celebrated the dog ·me o~ ners paraded their dogs down the bo\\ I . Their owners received sm ber of officers assigned on all Alhton-Brighton, we're figuring days of summer by showin~ its apprecia­ sidewalk and t the audience seated on plant fo recognitior..:of their servi s. three hifts will be the ame," said to nm business tal..-pr.etty tJOn tor a few four-1egg<;ld fri nds and their th • fa\,\: n m front of Pro\'idence ouse. Wlien H was Meriah Silver· lt:i fogarty, pointing out thatall..va­ much. Charlestown is going tO& two-legged owners last week nd. where a panel of five residenw Judged the ent her cocker spaniel. Poppi cations and days off have been treated as an individual city, with The elders at the assisted-~·ving complex dog." and awarded certificatf!!) in categories judges, she showed spectator suspended for the duration of the a couple of companies assigned hosted a dog show last Sa day for the such a5. ·•\fost Seriou Dog;' "Most Play­ graph. Poppie was not allowed to tend the DNC. "We should actually end just to them. But the rest of the members of PetPals, a pro in which ful Dog; and .. Dog ·mat Look) Most Like show because she does not beh ve well up with one or two more officers city should be normal." dog-and-owner teams visit greater Boston Its 0.mer." in the neighborhood than usual. Salman said that, like police, We're not taking any bodies .ONC, page 22 Finally, project that {Water) 1wor Time for action By Josh B. Wardrop histo1it buildinl:! at t1e old Ctestnut Hill Gribaudo, of the Boston Redevelo By .Hll Casey thing about a fatal traffic intersec­ STAFF WRITER Pumping Statio~ - may finally be ready to thority, at a July 14 public meeting CORRESPONDENT tion is a whole different ball It's been a long time coming, ut it seems mak'' the jump from drawing and models to bors of the proposed project "I · Acknowledging and talking game. that the much-debated and rev sed Water­ actu,1l tee! and mortar. concerns about the pipject have been about a problem can go a long That was how a group who at­ works development project - new resi­ "~e've had four pubic meetings about this in that time, and it's a better project fi way toward giving a group of tended the Allston Civic Associa­ dential complex featuring a new! construct­ proj :d, and I think there's a high degree of The Waterworks team, led by veloper concerned residents peace of tion meeting felt after hearing a ed building and the renovatio of several comfort about "here \I e are now," said Jim mind. But actually doing some- WATERWORKS page 21 ACA, page22 INSIDE Grabbing the flag The real news anchor Brighton resident takes over as local news director OPINION By Josh B. Wardrop STAFF WRITER Tb dream the Even as a teenager, Matt Ellis seemed to know where his career impossible..... path would lead. "I remember buying an issue of Time maga­ dream ...job zine in 1980," he says. "Walter Cronkite was on the cover." 11>-SUPAGE9 Today; Ellis is working along­ side scores of others dedicated to INSIDE the same ideals as Cronkite and other legendary pursuers of truth. Con1mentary 8 In June, the 42-year-old Brighton resident was appointed news di­ Commurnty Notes 5 rector for Brighton-based CBS4 and UPN 38, bringing a journalis­ Crime 1;1. tic career that took him all around srAFF PHOTC BY KEITH c. JACOBSON America full circle. Enter.ainment 13 The Abundant Grace Church of Brighton held a "Capture the Flag" game night as part of· Faneuif Fon Week. 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