Crime lab go to the heart (& DNA) of the matter .... 21 ~ Community Newspaper Company www.allstonbrightontab.com FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004 Vol. 8, No. 49 48 Pages 4 Sections 75¢ Apartment units still condemned City inspectors cite several violations; owner says changes are coming By Josh B. Wardrop STAf WRITLR "The i~spectors Glenville Avenue build­ ng which had ~our of its explained In great detail A partment umts con­ to the building owner demned. following a May inspec­ cion that revealed evidence of bed­ what was needed to lift bug infestation. had those the condemnation, and condemnacions upheld following a June 28 re-inspection by the they made several city\ Tnspectional Services De­ follow-up calls before JkUtment. According to an otlicial nocice re-inspection. When tiled b) ISD, units 3. 4, 8 and 12 at they went out, they 125 Gkm ille Ave .. Allston were SW ~ John Caswell walks down the path at 82 Kenrick St. dunng the eighth annual A-8 garden tour on Saturday. The tour was sponsored determmed to be unfit for human were under the by the Allston-Brighton Historical Society and Garden ~11'1 Horticulture S6liietty habi1ation due to "iolations of the State Sanitaf) Code. The viola­ assumption that the tion.... which were originally work had been done." tound during a May 13 inspeccion A fragrant approach.to history , and outlined at a May 20 public ISO spokeswoman hearing. included - in addition to By Donna Borak 1111) ha k)'ard \\a-.. no J1ffcrent. filk<l \\Ith paint. a front )ard filled \.\>ith colorful an­ Lisa Timberlake CORRESPONDENT the bedbug i,-.ue - a lack of mos" and an unappcal111g porch nuals and J:>l:rennials, a brick walkway. a properly working smoke detec­ Ten year~ ago. the cottage-like home at After mam 'ears of hard \\ ork b\ trelh" and a tranquil "hade garden in their tors: im.ufficient lighting m \tair­ correct the violations. and there­ 78 Fairhank.s St. had a bare front ~ ard. horneo\\1ters ke"n Crasco ,. land 'pc back).ml. fore the condemnation was up­ nr­ \\ d)lo; and cllar are.r ru1d blocked t--Uua,,;')C:Y. ........"" "4 a\..:"'- .... ) 1.1...W. wU h hcld," -.aid ISO spokeswoman ~_. niec111.., ot egress from tlie hu 1Td­ came up to the entrance of the house. The ing. Lisa Timberlah' 11n Monday. According to I imbcrlal-.e, ISD :The 0\\ ne1 did not attempt to BED BUGS, page 26 Blind woman hit .by Green Line train BAIA concerned By Matthew Berger the\\ l>man' cond1uon a- ··not life threaten­ her ... -.he took mo'>t of the impact w-ith her about outdoor TV CONTRIBUTING WRITER ing." \\ 1tnesse' at the ...ccne described the face ... !It] spun her around and she fell into A blind woman wa.-. struck in the face by woman ru black and in h~r 3 . the middle of the lane:· 'aid Ml)'n<u"\ki. By Josh B. Wardrop issues witnin the Allston­ Wf<' I< a train as it approached the Chiswick Street 111c acadcm occurred at around : ~O Alter the accident. the d1i\ er ( f the train. Brighton neighborhcxxl. this T-stop on the Green B-Line and knocked a.m. 111 Bnghton on Jul) . identified on police repom ac., Y•ette Roley. Hopefu lly. those who attended mon1h's BAIA meeting featured her on to the inbound lane of Common­ "She v.a' hhnd .md couldn"t 'cc it com­ jumJ)\!d out of the car .md tried to help the the July 8 meeting of the smaller attendance than usual, wealth Avenue. ing .. The T-<.Jri, er ~hould ha\e slm\ed \ iL111n. accordin!? to ' itnc~,es. Brighton Allston Improvement fewer items on the agenda and an Boston EMS treated the woman, Sophie down v.hcn 'he sa\\ the "Woman \\ith a "She [the \icdin] knew inscantl). she \\-as As-.ociation got to see some fire­ overal I lack of contentiousness, works over the Independence with nearly every issue receiving Faldonie of Brighton, at the scene and cane:· aid l:li abeth ~tlynar,ki. 21. a ,ti.J­ bleeding. She looked prett) scared.'" Mly­ nar ... ki '>aid. Day holiday weekend - because a vote of support from the mem­ tmnsported her to Brigham and Woman\ dent from Bngh1< 1n "\he \\<L' 'landing too Ml)narski said -.he had seen the blind there were precious few to be bership. It was, for the 1110-.t part, Hospital in Roxbury. Timothy Holland, a do,e 10 the track. Shi.: \\,b \\,tlking on the found at the BAIA meeting itself. a peaceful evening. Boston EMS worker at the scene. described yello\\ part ..and the t ront comer part hit ACCIDENT, page 10 Known for often spawning The only real con fli ct that arose '>pirited debate on controversial BAIA, page 10 INSIDE Kids' show 'ZOOMs' again• A picnic By Josh B. Wardrop full of fun STAFF WRITER In a TV studio in the heart of All­ ston, six preteens are having a blast, and fish literally, as they chase each other around a circle, trying to leap onto, and pop, balloons tied to each other's ankles. It looks, for all the world, like any party or playground INSIDE game played by any group of bois­ terous, giggling children. Commentary 8 "OK, that was great, every­ body!" Community Notes , 5 The chaos comes to an end, the cameras pull back, and bits of Crime 4 popped balloon are gathered up by production assistants. After more STAF" PHOTO B> l<ATE FlOCK Entertainment 15 " Zoom" kids Shlng Ying, left, and Francesco rehearse a segment before taping a show on Wednesday morning at the WGBH studios. ZOOM, page 26 Ubrary Notes 7 Obituaries 25 '1 \EL ALL MA.JOH (:lllHOPH \CTIC Mortgage Loans BRAND TIRES Political Notebook 21 Local knowledge. 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