VOL. 118 - NO. 18 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 2, 2014 $.35 A COPY Funding for Green Line Riders for Boston’s Wounded Vet Run Extension Community Path Announced Celebrate the Signing of Valor Act II Legislation MassDOT Secretary & healthy, sustainable and CEO Richard A. Davey cost-efficient options is nec- announced funding for essary to continue to move a multi-modal Community Massachusetts forward.” Path to be built along the “The Lowell Street to Green Line Extension (GLX) Lechmere Community Path in Somerville and Cam- is projected to cost $39 mil- bridge. The 1.9 mile path lion, half of which will be will connect four GLX covered by federal funds. The Stations: Lowell Street, path will open in phases, and Gilman Square, Washington will be complete with the Street and the relocated opening of the Green Line Lechmere. When complete, Extension project in 2020. the path will provide a long- The path will not only provide awaited connection that will a direct route from neigh- give pedestrians and bicy- boring cities and towns to clists a continuous route Boston for bicyclists and from Bedford to Boston. pedestrians, but also pro- Secretary Davey was joined vide connections between at the event by Somerville the Red and Green Lines. Mayor Joseph Curtatone, “This is great news for MBTA General Manager both pedestrians and bicy- Dr. Beverly Scott, commu- clists,” said Congressman nity members and activists. Michael Capuano. “I have “The announcement of been strongly advocating for funding for the GLX Commu- inclusion of the community Front, L-R: Cpl. Kevin Dubois, Rhode Island; Spc. Andy Kingsley, Athol, MA; Master nity Path further demon- path as an integral part of Sgt. Joseph Deslauriers, Bellingham, MA. Rear, L-R: Rep. Carlo Basile, Mass. Speaker strates our vision for the the GLX, fearing that sepa- of the House Robert DeLeo, Boston’s Wounded Vet Run Founder Andy Biggio, Francisco future of transportation in rate consideration would add Urena and Cappy Capazola. the Commonwealth,” said years of delay in construc- (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) Governor Patrick. “Invest- tion. Establishing a pedes- The 4th Annual Boston’s the House Robert DeLeo and For more information on the ment in transportation in- trian and bike link along the Wounded Vet Run had some- Rep. Carlo Basile, House honorees, please visit: http:/ frastructure that provides thing to celebrate on Sun- Chair of the Joint Commit- /theyfoughtweride.com/ better access to more (Continued on Page 6) day, April 27th. The Valor tee on Veteran Affairs and honorees/. Act II was signed in the Com- Federal Affairs, proponents of The Boston’s Wounded monwealth this past March this legislation were on Vet Run was founded by which will aid severely hand to celebrate with the Andrew Biggio in 2011. wounded veterans returning wounded veterans and the The motorcycle ride and News Briefs home from deployment. The motorcyclists who rode in demonstration is dedicated by Sal Giarratani Valor Act II provides addi- their honor. to wounded veterans from tional financial support and The ride began at Boston New England. 100% of pro- resources in order to make Harley-Davidson in Everett ceeds go towards hous- I Like Maine Governor modifications to their home. and ended at Suffolk Downs ing modifications, basic I would rather have combative Maine Gov. Paul On Sunday April 27th at the in East. All of the proceeds living needs, or charities LaPage than Gov. Deval Patrick any day of the culmination of the 40 mile from the event will assist of our wounded warrior’s week. He once compared the IRS to the Gestapo bike ride, Mass. Speaker of three local injured veterans. choosing. and said of his critics after he skipped an NAACP event, if the NAACP doesn’t like it, they can “kiss my butt.” He won the heated 2010 governor’s five-man Road Closures Scheduled for race running as an outsider and he is seeking th another term as the Republican governor of 46 Annual Project Bread Walk for Hunger Maine in what looks like another heated cam- th paign against two opponents. Delays and Closings Expected on Sunday, May 4 U.S. to Maine: Hold off on Photo IDs More than 40,000 people BOSTON and West. Traffic on Com- The federal government has asked Maine are expected to take to the • Charles Street between monwealth inbound at Ken- officials to hold off on plans to put photos on wel- streets on Sunday, May 4, Boylston and Beacon, will more Square will also be fare benefits cards until the state can ensure 2014 for Project Bread’s 46th be closed to vehicular traffic diverted. that it doesn’t negatively impact recipients or annual Walk for Hunger, from 6:00am-6:00pm. Park- • Arlington St., between retailers. The Maine Department of Health and raising $3.5 million to ing on Charles St. will also Beacon and Common- Human Services announced two weeks ago that support local food pantries, be restricted. In addition, wealth Ave., will be closed it would begin putting photo ID’s on their EBT community-based meal pro- Boylston St. East — and West- from 6:00am-11:00am. cards to target fraud and abuse. grams, early childhood and bound feeding into Charles • Beacon St. between Dishonesty not the Best Policy school nutrition initiatives, St. will be closed. Traffic Charles St. and Arling- and improve access to farm- on Charles St. S. will be ton St. will be closed from Sixty one percent of Americans recently polled to-table resources. diverted at Park Square. 7:00am-12:00pm. Expect traf- say that President Obama lies “some of the time” As a result of the Walk, • Commonwealth Ave. fic delays Beacon St. out- or “most of the time’ on matters of national im- select streets will experi- outbound, from Arlington bound from Kenmore Square portance. Why do we let him get away with it? ence short term closures St. through Kenmore to Park Dr. between 7:00am- According to Fox, of 1,012 registered voters, 37 or parking restrictions. Square, will be closed from 12:00pm. Traffic outbound percent said the president lies most of the time Delays should also be ex- 6:00am-11:00am. Traffic will at the intersection of Bea- (Continued on Page 14) pected in these areas. A be diverted at streets lead- con St. and Park Dr. will full list of affected areas ing to Commonwealth, in- follows. cluding Charlesgate East (Continued on Page 2) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, MAY 2, 2014 • Walk for Hunger Road Closures (Continued from Page 1) be diverted from 7:00am- between North Beacon and 12:00pm. Arsenal Streets will be • Drivers are asked to closed to vehicular traffic use extreme caution on from 8:15am-6:00pm. Massachusetts Ave. at the • Drivers are asked to use intersection with Common- extreme caution on Arsenal wealth Ave. where Walkers St. at the intersection of will be crossing from Greenough Boulevard where OVID 11:00am-7:00pm. Walkers will cross from • Charlesgate West at 8:30am-4:00pm. Publius Ovidius Naso, according to Roman legends. Beacon Street closed • Greenough Boulevard more popularly known as The third period of his work 7:00am - 11:30am. Westbound to Cambridge Ovid is our next scholarly was written during the time • Charlesgate East at will have the right lane Roman from the Augustan that he was in exile. This Commonwealth Ave. in- closed from 8:30am-6:00pm. period. He was born in 43 BC is when he wrote the Tristia, bound closed from 7:00am - CAMBRIDGE in Sulmo (modern Sulmona), which were poems of lament, 11:30am. • Expect delays at the in- central Italy, into an eques- and were sent to his family, • Expect delays along tersection of Greenough Blvd. trian (bourgeois) family, and friends, and to Augustus. He Commonwealth Ave. from and Gerry’s Landing Rd. at received his early educa- also wrote the Ibis, which Charlesgate E. to Arlington the Eliot Bridge and Cam- tion from two of the most was a strong denunciation of St. from 11:00am-7:00pm. bridge Boat Club from famous rhetoricians of his a personal enemy, and this BROOKLINE 9:30am-5:30pm. Right lane time. While studying for a was followed by another • Beacon St. outbound will be closed. career in law he developed didactic poem about the fish will be closed between St. • Parking restrictions at such a strong interest in in the Black Sea. He was Mary’s and Carlton Streets the Marsh Post from 1:00am- poetry that the oratorical quite prolific in his poetic from 7:00am-12:00pm. 8:00pm on May 5th. exercises required in his works but these are most of NEWTON • Parking restrictions at legal studies turned out to his important works. • Expect traffic delays and the Cambridge Boat Club on be poems in prose. Ovid Not unlike many of the diversions on Beacon St. May 5th, from 1:00am - attempted to get involved in ancient greats, recognition from Chestnut Hill Ave. to 8:00pm. a political career but his love and fame came mostly after Newton Centre from 7:00am- • Memorial Drive be- for poetry forced him to aban- death for Ovid. His poetry 3:00pm. tween Fresh Pond Parkway don that life in favor of the seems to have become most • Langley Rd.