"Taste ofAllston Village" mCommunity Newspaper Company • allstonbrightontab.com FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006 Vol. 10, No. 38 • 44 Pages • 3 Sections 75¢ Cleanup Locals join draws over 200 immigrant ~ "-' By Audltl Guha STAFF WRITER The weather was perfect. and , for once Ringer Park activists rally ".- and neighbors buried their dif­ .- ferences as they pulled out ivy By Audltl Guha So it was no surprise that local:­ and collected trash to clean up STAFF WRITER Bl1\illians packed the rally m:: the park. rom the moment they land. dOWntown Boston earlier this­ The third annual Ringer Park they try to find a job. a w,,\!k. : cleanup organized by the Par­ Fhome or a place to study. (Jalvin said most of them are: ents Community Build Group. But first they come to church. In hOJ}eful about a new immigratio~ Friends of Ringer Park. All­ Allston-Brighton. they come to bill that's being considered io:'­ ston-Brighton Community De­ St. Al)thony·s. W!I§hington. ; velopment Corporation. All­ For more than 13 years. Broth­ "'There are so many peopl":­ ston Brighton Greenspace er Michael Galvin 'at St. Al)tho­ wnt> are undocumented... he said; Advocates. Ringer Playground ny's Church has been acting as "Most of them are very much in: Crime Watch and District 14 troubleshooter for the many favor of measures such as the' Police drew about 200 volun­ Brazilians who pour in through Kennedy-McCain proposal! teers from all over the city. the doors every weekend and which will resume consideration: from 9 a.m. to noon. as part of speak little or no English. , the greaier citywide effort. IMMIGRANTS, page ~ Boston Shines 2006. on April 29. PROSTITUTION "It·s a perfect day for a cleanup." said an upbeat Joan Pasquale. who staked out an area for the Parents group to Online ad leads toj register volunteers and offer breakfast and lunch boxes be­ hind the Jackson-Mann School. prostitution arrest "This is a wonderful collabora­ tion of volunteers. and every­ one's baving a good time." Condoms, KY jell and sex toys A walk around the 12-acre green space in Allston showed seized in Allston volunteers involved in a flurry of activity Saturday moming. By Audltl Guha As a result of an ongoing in­ 1\vigs and branches were being STAFF WRITER v stigation into unlicensed piled. trash was being bagged. A woman was arrested, and massage parlors and prostitution. basketball courts were receiv­ items ranging from lubricants an undercover cop responded to ing a fresh coat of paint and and condoms to cash and keys an online ad on April 24. on the people enjoyed a nice day in were seized from her Allston cl"digslist Web site and e-mailed the park to boot. apartment. after police conducted a posting titled "Sexy college Valerie Lima from the a search warrant on April 28. student wants to play with Friends of Ringer Park group Michelle. a k a Alisha Dixon you -24." . PHOTO BY ~ TZAH£V walked up the path with her Sabrina Mal%oukl. 10. of BI1ght,,.. helps clean up Ringer Park as part of the Boston Shines cItyWide of 107 Gordon St.. Apt. 15. was "Michelle" responded to his e­ dog and said hello to her neigh- effort that Includes groups such as the Parents and Community Build Group of Allston and the arrested at home on charges of mail and said she could meet him CLEANUP. page 6 Friends of Rineer Park. prostitution. according to a police at 9:30 p.m. the next day. police report. ARREST. page 5 West End house celebrates 100 years of comfort, guidance By Kristin Erekson lessons and even photography courses. CO RRESPONDENT The West End House celebrates its centennial birthday Now with nearly 1.000 members. com­ Brighton resident Kevin De Pina prised from 35 different countries. the wholeheartedly admitted that if it were family 10 me." said the l4-year-old, who bored anymore and I am always happy... • that lend a hand to navigating around the center has truly become a haven for not for the West End House Boys & is Cape Verdean and works as a peer The club. which celebrated its centen­ challenges of urban life. The center those who may have nowhere else to go. Girls Club. he would probably be "on the leader at the Allston-Brighton organiza­ nial last weekend, reaches out to scores boasts support services such as home­ "A lot of these kids are growing up in streets doing something bad." tion. "It gives me the .opportunity to of immigrants and their children in work help. tutoring. drug prevention cur­ homes where there are drugs and vio- 'The West End House is like a big work and have fun with friends. I'm not Boston by providing programs and skills riculums. fitness classes. computer WEST END. page 7 ST. G,.BRIEL'S Row, row, row your canoe AwaitTIrlg word froIn the Arch<iiocese From folk hero to Decision about closing still to come folk host on XMradio By Audit! Guha I1AFfWRImt "I have faith it will ~SEEPAGEXX While meetings continue b~ remain open." tween the Archdiocese of Boston and the Passionist Order who Dick Marques, parishioner runs the church, there·s still 110 CommentaIy 10 word on the future of Sl ther Roger Elliott, administrative CommunIty Notee 12 Gabriel's despite promises of a decision last month. pastor at the Washington Street rectory. No one knows what will Crime 4 With the Passionist Commwti­ PHOTO BY.lARA llANEV ty shrinking. the two priests who happen to the church afteIW~rd . Canoeing approach the finish line at the end of the Run of the Charles In Brlghton's Oestillatlol. 21 run the church in Brighton will Parishioners said in a TAB arti- Herter Paoc For more photos from the FInish Une Festival. see page 8. move out at end of June. said Fa- CHURCH, page 5 Ubra'y NoIas 26 0bIbaIes 26 "\H The Finest AlJTOMOBILE Call For a Free Market Analysisl People 13 CJIIIWI'H \1: n In M~geLoans HOME COMMERCIAL Schools 27 Swiss Watch Repair local ~owledge, LOWHATE§ 1 Authorized Salts " Servia It Sports BESTOF BOSTON Experienced answers, BIJI!J Insurance Ontu".-. - ,... 21 . 1 9 \i, Auto Agency Shawmut Properties ') Work Injuriel' ~ AlPHA OMEGA Peoples 134 Tremont Street· Brighton OIAMONDS stNCE 1876 617-787-7877 ph Federal Savlnp Bank ~'o'It"'oIlo!biw-J ~ 617-787-7876 fax Your Neigllbor7ood Realtor® Allston 229 ~onh Harvard Stlttt 556 Cambridge SI., BrigblCID NaJic::l Mall 5Q8.6S5.0700 60 A Brighton Ave. ~ Mal781·272~16 Brighton l05 Market Street Tel. 617-+87.2121 Prudenlial C.. ., Bostoo 617-424-9030 r.> (61 7) 254<>J07 • ww-I.pfsb.com Allston. MA 02134 (617 787-8700 Harv¥d Sq.J¥8, Car'1'bIdge 617-864-1227 wWHI.C21shuwmut.com • Mrm- FDIC T Page 2 AJlston-BrIghtun TAB Friday, May 5, 2006 www.alIstonbrightontab.com TRASH TALK Wondering what to do with box containers. Acceptable :leIs can remain on, and caps and 7573 for collection. May through October is: Recycling Hot Line at 617-635- your trash? The City of Boston paper products include junk :overs can be recycled. First Saturday: 9 a,m, to 1 4959. • • Public Works Department can mail, office paper, newspaper, Paper products for recycling Spring leaf and yard p.rn" at the Roxbury Public help. cereal boxes, magazines, pbone include newspapers, magazines, Works Yard, 280 Highland St. Back yard compost bins, books, paperback books and cor­ junk mail, white and colored waste collection Second Saturday: 9 a,m, to 1 rugated cardboard. paper, paper bags, phone books, The city of Boston Public p.m" at the Hyde Park Public kitchen scrap buckets Attention large For more information, call paperbacks books and corrugat­ Works will collect leaf and yard Works Yard, 58 Dana Ave. for sale - ; ., ed cardboard. All of these can be waste on the four Saturdays in Third Saturday: 9 a.m, to 1 apartment building John McCarthy at 617-635- The ci; Boston Public placed in paper bags or tied with May, Place yard 'l'aste in paper p.m., at the Brighton Public ~f 4959. Works Departmen~ Recycling residents a string. Do not place in box. compostable leaf bags or open Works Yard, 315 Western Ave, Program will \ sell. back-yard The city of Boston Public Corrugated cardboard can be re­ barrels. Do not use plastic bags Fourth Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 Recycling program compost bins and kitchen scrap Works Department Recycling cycled.lt should be flattened and as they are not biodegradable p.m., at the East Boston Public buckets at a reduced price, Program offers recycling for The city of Boston Public placed under or next to blue and do not decomP,Ose. Tie brush Works Yard, 320 East Eagle St. Compost bins adjust in size large apartment buildings Works Department Recycling boxes. No plastic bags are ac­ with string, 3-intb maximum Proof of Boston residency is and can hold up to 12 bags of throughout the city. Boston resi­ Program collects recycleables cepted. length allowed, D~ not put brush required. Residents can bring up leaves, Within a year, yard waste dents living in an apartment every week curbside. Residents For more information or to re­ in barrels, Put yard waste and to 20 cans, No commercial paint will compost into 200 pounds of building with more than six units in every neighborhood can par­ quest a blue box for recycling, brush on the curb by 7 a,m" Sat­ accepted, highly nutritious soil.