VOL. 125 - NO. 25 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 18, 2021 $.35 A COPY Weekend Service Returns to All Commuter Rail Lines July 3rd Expanded Service Hours to Provide a New Weekend Transit Option for Shift Workers The MBTA and Keolis earlier options that match the frequently. In addition to regu- Commuter Services (Keolis), needs of shift workers like lar cleaning, trains are sanitized the agency’s operating partner essential employees in the every 24 hours and many as for Commuter Rail, are remind- healthcare industry. frequently as every 12 hours. ing passengers that week- “We believe weekend service For additional information, end service will resume on all across all lines will contribute please visit: mbta.com/ridesafer Commuter Rail lines effective to the steady growth in rider- or mass.gov/COVID19. Saturday, July 3rd. Schedules ship seen on Commuter Rail Passengers are also reminded are now available to view on during the pandemic recovery,” that $10 weekend tickets are mbta.com/commuterrail. said John Killeen, Acting CEO available for purchase on Rail service on Saturdays and General Manager of Keolis. mTicket, on board with cash and Sundays will return “Shift workers who previously or a credit card, or in ticket to the Fitchburg, Franklin, worked Saturdays and Sundays offi ces located at Boston’s Back Greenbush, Haverhill, Kingston, early in the morning will now Bay, North, and South Stations. Lowell, and Needham lines. fi nd they have more convenient Tickets are valid for unlimited Saturday and Sunday service options that better align with travel across all lines for one will be identical across all their schedules.” weekend, from the fi rst sched- Sunday, June 20, 2021 lines. Ridership on weekends has uled train Saturday morning New Saturday and Sunday recovered with more than 50% until the last Sunday evening. schedules will take effect on all of pre-pandemic ridership For service updates passen- lines, including those that have returning to Commuter Rail gers are reminded to sign up continued to operate on week- routes that have maintained for T-Alerts at MBTA.com, fol- ends since January. Passengers weekend service. low @MBTA_CR on Twitter or should visit: mbta.com/commu- Passengers are reminded call 617-222-3200. For more News Briefs terrail to view timetables and that face coverings are required information, please visit mbta. by Sal Giarratani plan their trips. New schedules when riding any MBTA ser- com, or connect with the T will represent an increase in vice or when in stations, to on Twitter @MBTA, on Facebook the overall number of week- stay home if they are feeling /TheMBTA, or on Instagram end trains operating with new, unwell, and to wash their hands @theMBTA. Kamala on Photo Op Tour To Mexico and Guatemala Kamala Harris fi nally took a trip down toward the Fun Events Return to Downtown Boston U.S.-Mexico border, but didn’t seem to care because her destination was the southern Mexican-Guatemala Heart of the City Bounces Back with a Robust Roster border where she met with both of those nation’s presidents and reportedly accomplished very little in of Longti me Favorites and Exciti ng New Off erings those discussions about the root causes of the massive The Downtown Boston migration taking place up north. Business Improvement District Actually, news media sources say she was met by (BID), a non-profit organiza- crowds upset with the current migration policy and a tion created to serve Boston’s few pro-Trump banners were seen in the crowds that Downtown community, were protesting her arrival. announced a robust calendar Harris TWICE said to migrants “Do Not Come,” and of free summer activities and that there “are legal methods by which migration can fall destination events that and should occur but we ... will discourage illegal signals a very welcome return migration.” to pre-pandemic summertime In response to that statement, U.S. Rep. Rashida fun. Committed to improving Tlaib, a member of “the squad,” stated, that this the experience of all who work, U-turn in policy should be called a “stay there and live, and visit downtown Boston, die” approach to migrants. the BID is delighted to welcome 11-Year-Old Girl Kicked Out of School back several of the city’s most beloved annual summer events, Over Refusing to Wear Mask in Class including the Classic Car Show, An 11-year-old girl is speaking out after being kicked Boston Harborfest, Shakespeare out of school for refusing to wear a face mask in a hot Boston Harbor Fireworks on the Common, as well as excit- classroom. (Photo by Matt Conti) ing new offerings. “Today, I stood my ground and I was very adamant “It’s time! With so many Juneteenth meticulously crafted interiors of 10 to standing up for what’s right and making it known missed milestones and famil- On Friday, June 18, 2021, in of the finest automobiles in it’s not a safe environment no longer being in a hot iar activities lost in 2020, we celebration of Juneteenth, the history. The car show will be classroom with no air conditioning with temperatures are excited to welcome back BID will host an outdoor runway held on Summer Street in yesterday of 96º and today was a high of 86º masked our ‘local tourists’ and visi- show featuring the outstand- Downtown Crossing on Satur- and slaved to concentrate and do work at my desks tors to Downtown Boston for a ing designs of Joëlle Fontaine days, June 19, July 3, and with sweat pouring off me,” said Jenna Miller in an much-needed season of fun and from her fashion brand, Kréyol. August 7, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. Instagram post. entertainment,” said Rosemarie Inspired by her Haitian heritage, to 2:00 p.m. (Continued on Page 6) Sansone, president and CEO of Kréyol incorporates Joëlle’s love Boston Harborfest the Downtown Boston Business of costuming and ancient time Boston Harborfest, one of Improvement District. “We have periods and aims to empower the country’s largest Fourth a full slate of new and traditional women through fashion. The of July festivals, will return to events on the calendar with show will take place from 5:30 Downtown Boston and the his- POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE something to please everyone of to 7:00 p.m. toric Boston Harbor for its 39th all ages. Downtown-area hotels Downtown Boston year to celebrate Boston’s 246th 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQ., EAST BOSTON are already starting to sell-out Classic Car Shows Independence Day. The festival Tues. 10:00 AM-3:00 PM; Thurs. 11:00 AM-2:00 PM as a result of two major desti- Curated by the Boston Cup will feature dozens of family- nation events coming this fall Classic Car Show, car enthu- friendly activities from July 1st Call 617-227-8929 for more information — the Laver Cup and the Boston siasts will get close-up looks Marathon.” at the elegant design and (Continued on Page 6) PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, JUNE 18, 2021 Res Publica by David Trumbull Texas U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Visit to Andover Canceled Due to Planned Protests VITRUM (Continued) Massachusetts Republican Lucretius is the fi rst Roman was most valuable at this time, Party Chairman Jim Lyons writer to use the term “vitrum.” and it is also noted that the art announced Monday night that However, Cicero had long before of etching upon glass was un- a Father’s Day gathering at spoken of a substance similar known to the ancients. his home in Andover featuring to our glass that was used as a It is claimed that malleable Texas U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw common item of merchandise. glass was discovered during the has been called off due to During ancient times, glass was reign of the Emperor Tiberius planned protests. chiefl y used to make bottles, (about 25 A.D.). A story is told “These protests would have vases, cups, urns for cremated about a man who showed a caused a major disturbance in remains, and all in many dif- glass vase to the emperor and my neighborhood, and I do not ferent shapes and colors. Glass then threw it to the stone fl oor. want my guests, my neighbors, was also very skillfully used in The vase did not break or crack, or Congressman Crenshaw to making counterfeit sapphires, but instead was only dented like be subjected to a chaotic and amethysts, carbuncles, and a piece of metal. The man then potentially volatile situation,” emeralds. proceeded to hammer it back Lyons said. “While the event One decorative method em- into its original shape. After nu- is now canceled, we are none- ployed by these ancients was merous inquiries, the emperor theless committed to hosting to enclose gold leaf designs was satisfi ed that no one else Congressman Crenshaw at device. He served as a legislative between two layers of trans- was acquainted with the secret, some point in the future.” assistant to Representative Pete parent glass. They also used and the man was beheaded so “The fi ght against censorship, Sessions, and was elected to thick sheets of colored glass that all of the precious metals cancel culture, and the far-left’s Congress in the 2018 midterm for paving fl oors or for wall and would not lose their value when obsession with silencing anyone election to succeed the retiring ceiling finishes. The excava- this new composition became who dares to express their right Ted Poe. tions at Pompeii have revealed generally known. to free speech and free expres- Crenshaw has a Boston con- evidence of the use of fl at glass ered with a thin leaf of metal at For those who haven’t guessed sion continues.