... ' ~· I .. Covenant House answers c ll for housing ... PAGE s ... .-..... > •, - Commun Newspaper Company 44 Pages ii 3 Sections 75¢ Aday atthe races by Andrew Kosow CORRESPONDENI "Without a doubt, the best place to watch the Boston Marathon is at the bottom of the hill in Cleveland Circle," a police officer told Sylvia Heiliger, who came down from British Columbia to see her daugh­ ter, Barbara. Heiliger, 45, run the I 06th Boston Marathon this past Monday. "She is really looking forward to 'the haunted mi le,"' said tieiliger. "The haunted mile" runs from Lak Street to Cleveland Circle and it is where marathoners' dreams go to die. Famed Boston Marathon two-lime champion John Kelley (the Elder) coined the phrase after losing his lead six times on the stretch of road that runs along Ever­ green Cemetery in Brighton. Mork Hamilton, a WBCN-FM disc jockey who claims to know mor about the Boston Marathon's history in Brighton than anyone, was E1t the Ground Round in Cleve­ land Circle, hosting a radio talk show on the day of the race. "Sammy Melor was leading by a mile in 1903 until he started walk­ ing on the haunted mi1e and he couldn't start up again and lost. Sam • thing happened to Qly~c uslenel ofKenyai das~s through Cleveland Circle during Monday's 1.-06th running of the Boston Marathon. Buslenei flhlshed 13th overall In the 26.2-mlle race, MARATHON, page 6 Sho er N t stop in the synagogue and wider de ate is the zoning board Waterw rks proposal "Such a large building here means take the easy way out," said Joel calls for less height a lot of people and cars: My main Auerbach, Windsor Road resident Many Br kline and Brighton res­ concern is [the development] will who is a member of the 74 Corey ident<; are . ti II up in arms over the make the street very busy," said Road Community Task Force. Sephardic ornmunity of Greater Fania Maiants. "We are not against Two zoning board hearings regard­ Area reside ts rejoiced about a re­ Boston's p posal to tear down the the synagogue but this big building ing the development have been de­ cent decrea<;e n height regarding the existing syn gogue on Corey Road to doesn't suit the area. This is a place of ferred and the third is tentatively proposed dev lopment at the Chest­ build anoth rover twice its size. And old homes for people to live in, not scheduled for I p.m. next Tuesday at nut Hill Wat rworks pipeyard site. more have ently joined their ilk. for gatherings. Parking will also be­ City Hall. In view of the Landmark However, ma y people believe that The Ru an community that lives come a big problem." Commission's recent go-ahead on this is a token move and much more in the area i also busy collecting sig­ Residents of the area also wc5rry demolition, residents are hoping that needs to be ddressed to mai11tain natures op sing the project. Long­ that the city is not concerned about the zoning board will support their their quality f life and the tranquil time re.<>ide ts, many living in senior what happens in these neighbor­ demands for a smaller facility. housing ap ents on Washington hoods. "I want the City of Boston to exer­ Street in B ·ghton, mirror the con­ "Boston politicians have not been cise their power and keep control of cerns of oth r Corey Road residents. particularly responsive and want to SYNAGOGUE, page 8 WiJS !!l ... t Domoqr&Ulhlot ...Patriei~ A Cgveriaot Wltite .& Qf Nctlghborhoocl lojeu • b' §ldQ. t q;' 11pon1• \)' • • I · it" t~ tho l)ropo§tfJ ' iJJ '.l' eltp~n§!Qn gf ·~M · A. ·f! \ . Willi§tanM· • J t~§ Stpharfilo . .. ht;,~ •g •• . 9n Oommuntiv ()f • ~~ SOSTC»f H'":RAi.ll PHOTI) BY KE\ N 'WISNIEWSKI .. 1 Qr~atu ll@ston Cardinal Law sits during a recent Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the ... i• Holy Cross. With most Catholics wishing he would resign, the Cardinal ... ($CGB) C}t is on the hot seat. 1.l 7'* (i(}r«ty Rt:U\~, ..... g~I Kl Oppotod On the hot seat ~§f!\ff : (100%) ·~ Cardinal Law is not getting any break • • .. I ..t. Oppo11d pie stars from protesters niarching outside his home n n th~" 100% s te into By Audit! Guha • lupport STAFF WRITER • ••• Fle tCenter · Pope John Paul II wants embattled Cardinal Bernard Law to stay in If ..._ his post, but that opinion i not hared by mo t people in Boston these •• ••''~w""' q, days. Law said he offered his resignation. but wa1, told by the Pope to A stay on the job. 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