VOL. 117 - NO. 14 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 5, 2013 $.30 A COPY NEAD Easter Party Menino Announces & Puppet Show End of His 20 Year Mayoral Career by Ivanha Paz Thomas Menino, beloved as his 2012 plan with a com- Boston Mayor, announced mon goal for Bostonians to that he will not be running become healthier and shed for a sixth unprecedented one thousand pounds by the term. He gave notice of this end of the year. last Thursday, in a speech Mayor Menino also in- given at Faneuil Hall, “I am volved himself in controver- here with the people I love, sial issues and stood by his to tell the city I love, that I beliefs. An avid supporter of will leave the job that I love,” gay rights and gender equal- he said. Most Bostonians are ity, he has launched pro- saddened by this fact, but the grams that contribute to general consensus is that women getting the same pay Mayor Menino, although of as their male counterparts, great service to Boston for such as “Women on Main,” the past 20 years, has greater and as some may recall, health concerns that would greatly opposed the chain be compromised during a restaurant Chick-Fil-A set- sixth campaign. As Michael tribution system which he ting up in Boston, because (Photo by Debra DeCristoforo) Dello Russo, a North End vowed to have fixed one year of the chain’s president’s resident, said “He’s done all from then. In this year’s public opposition to gay mar- On Saturday, March 30, North End Against Drugs (NEAD) he could do, a great job, but speech he celebrated the riage. He also made clear his held their annual Easter Party at the Nazzaro Center. There it’s time for him to go.” progress made, but insists stance on gun regulations were more than 100 children and adults in attendance all Menino is the first Italian- there’s always room to be and worked hard to make enjoying pictures with the Easter Bunny, Easter egg color- American to serve as Mayor better. For Tom Menino, it’s them happen, as he said in ing and a goodie bag containing a stuffed animal, candy in Boston. His term began in not only about school distri- his State of the City this and toys. City Councilor Sal LaMattina hosted the Puppet 1993, when current Mayor bution, “Let us stay focused year, “Mayor Bloomberg and Show featuring a story called “Moccasin Stew” by Magpie Ray Flynn was appointed on moving forward with that I will keep working with al- Puppets of Stoneham. The party was sponsored by Mike Ambassador to the Vatican. process and on improving most one thousand mayors Giannasoli in memory of Florence Giannasoli. Everyone Menino served as acting quality in all of our schools,” and over one million Ameri- had a wonderful time. NEAD would like to thank everyone mayor for four months he said. cans. Life-saving solutions, for coming and sharing their Saturday morning with us. and was then elected. Ever Another thing that made which have long been within since then, he has held Menino different was the our reach, are now within our an immense political do- special focus he gave to grasp. Stand with us on guns minion, maintaining office neighborhoods. His politics and say enough is enough.” for five consecutive terms worked with the baseline It’s fair to say that the way News Briefs with little opposition, due that successful neighbor- Tom Menino guided Boston by Sal Giarratani to his popularity among all hoods make for a successful focused on everyone. Time citizens. city. In his own words,” the and time again he empha- He is called “Mayor of the point is this: if we help our sized the importance of sup- If Postal Service Wants to Cut Out people,” with a reputation for neighbors learn more, pro- porting each other and com- Saturday Mail Deliveries Let Them attending little and big duce more and succeed bined his politics with core events alike throughout the more, we will do more to help human values. He has with- When I was a kid, the mailman came twice city. His personal approach Boston than anyone can do out a doubt left a very posi- a day with the mail. Then, the afternoon deliv- and dedication to public of- for us.” tive mark and he will be eries were ended to save money. Nobody com- fice solidified the people’s Healthcare was also a con- greatly missed. As Karen, a plained and understood why. Recently, in order appreciation and made him cern for Boston’s Mayor. He Brookline resident who to cut losses, the U.S. Postal Service wanted to likable and relatable; as tackled it from a different worked in the North End’s end delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays. A shown in a recent poll pub- angle than most politicians. Health Center for sixteen measure it said would make a big dent in the lished in the Boston Globe, Instead of focusing on the years, explained, “A path has $16 billion the agency lost last year. It would the Mayor has personally economic aspect and talking been made by Menino, it will save $2 billion annually. Then Capitol Hill steps met more than half of about public or private be great to see if somebody in and Congress threw a provision into legisla- Boston’s residents. Frank healthcare he came up with can follow that.” The next tion preventing the U.S. Postal Services from Mendoza, another resident of solutions that could be done mayor has some big shoes to doing it. There is no law mandating six day a Boston, said that although individually right away, such fill. week deliveries. The Postal Service is supposed he didn’t always agree with to operate as a business, then politics steps in Menino’s politics, “it’s sad and stops them from acting like a business. In he’s not running again, even this matter, both Republicans and Democrats more so for him, he enjoyed acted irresponsibly. what he did and he did a Didn’t Realize How Violent great job for the city.” “The Bible” was Until the In his State of the City History Channel Came Along speech back in January of Like many of you out there, I have started to 2012 he underlined several watch The Bible mini-series on the History successes of 2011, such as Channel. Since I don’t have this cable channel reducing crime, bettering at home I have been watching this ongoing education and creating job opportunities. 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Misguided U.S. Trade Policy Claims Another Victim America’s oldest textile trade association, combining and maximizing the various citing three decades of failed government strengths of the three separate associations; THOMAS JEFFERSON trade policy and subsequent industry con- more efficiently utilizing the industry’s traction, announces consolidation with a financial resources by eliminating duplica- BIRTH DATE: similar organization in order to more effec- tive efforts; and allowing for a more system- April 13, 1743 tively represent the U.S. textile industry. atic effort to recruit new members, specifi- DEATH DATE: July 4, 1826 On March 19th the Board of Government cally domestic textile companies that cur- PLACE OF BIRTH: of the National Textile Association (“NTA”), rently are not members of any textile trade Shadwell, based in Boston, and my employer since association. Goochland County, VA 1994, voted to cease operations and turn To the new organization the former mem- PLACE OF DEATH: the Association’s membership list and as- bers of NTA bring important breadth of Albemarle County, VA sets over to the National Council of Textile product sectors and geography. NCTO’s cov- WIFE: Martha Organizations (“NCTO”), based in Gastonia, erage of the wool textile industry, upholstery PRESIDENT: 1801-1809 N.C., effectively merging the two groups, fabrics, and knitted textiles, will be substan- Thomas Jefferson we know as C.E.O. number three, each of which represented a substantial part tially increased by the merger with NTA. A dominant figure in history was he; of the domestic U.S. textile industry. The NTA’s American Flock Association brings to Did much of the work on our independence declarations, merger was effective April 1st. NCTO an entirely new textile sector. Over- And negotiated treaties with foreign nations. Hank Truslow, Sr., of Sunbury Textile all the NTA membership, with wide repre- Mills, the only U.S. fabric-maker that was a sentation in the Northeast, Midwest, and A statesman, philosopher and scholar too, member of both NTA and NCTO prior to the West Coast, will greatly enhance NCTO’s He was also a lawyer, but had no time to sue; merger said, “It is a sad day when a 159- geographic representation, which will be When cleaning his closets he found lots of tight pants, year-old organization, effectively serving its extremely helpful as the industry fights for Became an ambassador and they sent him to France.