VOL. 121 - NO. 24 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 16, 2017 $.35 A COPY Marquis is in the ‘hood! by Jeanne Brady Last week, we had the very real Rokeach family home in Brook- pleasure of meeting the faces of lyn. With older brothers off at Marquis Health Services: CEO school and younger sister a Norman Rokeach, LNHA (Li- baby, Rokeach was tasked to sit censed Nursing Home Adminis- with his grandparents nightly trator), and Regional Director of for four years. While this chore Operations Stacey Rebelo, RN. may have turned some kids Since the sale of the North off, Rokeach found his calling End Nursing Home was fi nal- (“When I grow up, I want to ized in January, Marquis has take care of people!”) and has been busy doing their home- dedicated himself since to pro- work while Partners/Spaulding viding not only healthcare, but continues to run operations also comfortable, caring homes in the leased-back facility. for seniors in need. He says, Marquis expects to take over “Understand that this is an operations in November of this CEO Norman Rokeach industry [where] we are dealing year when Spaulding’s Brighton Marquis Health Services with people’s lives, understand facility renovation is completed. that we are in it for the residents So, what are they up to now and one of the family-owned facili- who live here; this is their home, what can we expect? ties in Rockland, MA, buying it and our job is to make their First a little background on two years later in 2013. Now, home and life as comfortable Marquis Health Services. They with the acquisition of the North as possible.” are the healthcare subsidiary End home, Marquis owns 17 fa- Ms. Rebelo, who is a regis- of Tryko Partners, and have cilities in the northeast corridor, tered nurse with a degree in been around for about seven ten of which are in MA (mhslp. health care management, has years. One of three partners in com/locations/). spent her career working in Marquis, Yonah Cohn, is the Mr. Rokeach is one of the oth- long-term care management. third generation of his fam- er two partners at Marquis and She brings the same commit- ily to run nursing homes. His its CEO. He has been a Licensed ment to providing patients and grandmother began as a cook in Nursing Home Administrator residents not only health care a facility in Chicago in the ‘50s, for close to 18 years. Rokeach services, but also emotional going on to get her degree, move learned about caring for the el- and psychological support, into the business offi ce, and derly at an early age, helping his as Rokeach. On the fi nancial eventually buy the home. The parents take care of his moth- aspects of running a nursing family continued to acquire and er’s aging parents, Holocaust home, she says, “It’s pointless manage nursing homes, and survivors, who in their late 80s Marquis started by managing moved into the fi rst fl oor of the (Continued on Page 6) Saint Anthony of Padua Honored on Traditi onal Feast Day News Briefs Photos and story by Matt Conti by Sal Giarratani Despite the oppressive heat and thunderstorm, devotees of the popular Saint Anthony paid their respects on the traditional June Saying the N-Word Out Loud 13th Feast Day. An outdoor Mass was held at the Saint Leonard Bill Maher got into hot water when he used the Peace Garden on Hanover Street followed by a candlelit procession n-word on air talking with U.S. Sen. Ben Sass. through Boston’s North End. When Sass told him he could work the fi elds, Maher The outdoor Mass and procession included the Franciscan Fri- responded, “I am a house (BLANK).” ars, First Communion children, devotees, and Italian American He is still and getting it from both sides. One guy Band. The event incorporated traditions from the religious proces- said the n-word is totally appropriate for Blacks today sions in Italy and the North End’s past to say to each other but, is not okay if a white person Saint Anthony bread, holy oil, blessed lilies, and procession uses the word, then it is offensive. candles were available throughout the day in The Saint Leonard The n-word is never appropriate and always offensive Peace Garden. no matter who is using it. Blacks don’t get a pass on June 13th marks the death of Saint Anthony and is recognized the word and neither do whites. It is not a term of as the Feast of Saint Anthony in the Roman Catholic Church. The Saint Anthony Society will also put on the larger Saint Anthony’s endearment PERIOD. Statue of Saint Anthony in Feast during the last weekend of August. Who’s Right in the Comey-Trump Meet? the Peace Garden. If you listen to the left, it is time to get Trump even more now. Some Democrats keep bringing up Nixon and Watergate. U.S. Senator Ed Markey says James Comey is not a leaker since secret information was not handed out to anyone. I beg to differ. If Comey and the president met at the White House to discuss anything (Continued on Page 14) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQ., EAST BOSTON Tues. 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Thurs. 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Call 617-227-8929 for more information Father Antonio, Father Claude, and clergy of St. Leonard Parish at outdoor Mass. PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, JUNE 16, 2017 MICHAEL FLAHERTY Brings Campaign to Eastie Waterfront by Sal Giarratani CLAUDIUS’ PATRONAGE No travelers were permitted to pass through Italy by horse-drawn vehicles. They were required to walk or to be carried in a chair or litter. Claudius also forbade men of foreign birth from using typical Roman names, and any non-citizen who fraudulently accepted privileges of Roman citizenship was executed. He deprived the people of the province of Lycia (Asia Minor) of their independence because of deadly internal feuds, and he restored independence to the L-R: Sushil Amin, City Councilor Michael Flaherty, and Jack island of Rhodes because they Scalcione. had given up all of their former faults. The people of Ilium Over at the Reel House in (ancient Troy) were granted The Eddy residential high-rise, A Roman litter. perpetual exemption from any a large crowd showed up on kind of tribute to Rome or its Thursday, June 1st, to sup- Claudius annulled a rule vice, but were never actually emperors on the grounds that port City Councilor Michael enacted by Tiberius which called upon to fi ght. This name they were the founders of the Flaherty’s East Boston Kick- prevented men 60 years of is still being used today to de- Roman race. He also expelled off down by the waterfront. age or more from having note standby personnel for all Jews from Rome because of His East Boston supporters children (Claudius was over military details. Soldiers were their constant disturbances. put together a large turnout 50 at the time). He passed a forbidden to enter the houses It was said of Claudius and the restaurant venue by law stating that anyone who of senators and the property that the conduct of his offi ce Boston Harbor was spectacu- was banished from one of of former slaves who tried to and decrees were strongly lar. A few came over by water Rome’s distant provinces was pass themselves off as Roman infl uenced not by himself, but taxi from Charlestown instead considered to be banished from knights was confi scated. by his wives and close friends, of driving all around the world all of Italy, and also decreed Some men were in the habit since he usually acted in their in rush hour traffi c; it was one that only fourth-generation of taking their sick or worn- best interests and desires. Bosco Diecidue with Lisa short hop from Charlestown Roman citizens could hold the out slaves and exposing them He did not play the role of an Cappuccio. in what seemed like minutes. offi ce of senator. to die rather than pay the ex- emperor, but as their servant, You can tell campaign season Flaherty is a big East Boston Claudius instituted many pense of their convalescence. lavishing great honors, the is upon us when you start notic- favorite over the years and changes in the military ranks; Claudius decreed that any command of Roman legions, ing all the political gatherings has some great people help- probably the most interesting slave who recovered would be punishments, or even pardons that are getting scheduled in ing him locally campaign after is the one which established a freed and he further decreed according to their wish or Boston’s many neighborhoods. campaign. fi ctitious kind of service which that anyone who killed a worn- whim. was called “supernumerary.” out slave rather than to aban- Persons in this category re- don him was liable to a charge NEXT ISSUE: ceived credit for military ser- of murder. Claudius’ Old Roman Music Hundreds of Dogs to Compete at the June Strawberry Classic Dog Show The North Shore Kennel Club, Inc., in conjunction with the Middlesex County Kennel Club, Inc., and the Concord Dog Training Club, bring you the annual June Strawberry Classic. Hundreds of dogs and their owners will get a chance to strut their stuff in the show ring Friday, June 16th, through Sunday, June 18th, at the Grand Prix Polo Fields, 435 Bay Road, South Hamilton.