VOL. 120 - NO. 15 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 8, 2016 $.35 A COPY Final Debate Before Senate Election Packed by Sal Giarratani Candidate’s in attendance were Lydia Edwards, Diana Hwang, Joe Boncore, Jay Livingston, and Dan Rizzo. Candidate’s Paul Rogers and Steve Morabito missed this event. The debate was moderated by Peter Howe from WNCN-TV. Now it is all up to the vot- ers on Tuesday in the Special Democratic Primary to nomi- nate their choice for the vacant Senate seat vacated by Senator Anthony Petruccelli. With no Republican candidate running in this Senate District, that the winner of this primary A huge crowd turned out for the debate. will run on May 10th in the Peter Howe moderated the debate of fi ve candidates present. general election unopposed to The last debate between all School in front of a packed fi nish out the current term. for your the candidates running for crowd despite the surprise snow After the special election, the the State Senate district that storm that dropped as much as campaign begins all over again candidate on includes the North End, East fi ve inches of the white stuff. with the upcoming Primary in Boston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, This event was co-sponsored September and the November West End, and Winthrop was by the North End Water Front election for the new term begin- Tuesday, held this past Monday evening Neighborhood Council and the ning in January 2017. th at the North Bennet Street North Bennet Street School. April 12 News Briefs Spring Ahead? ... How Far Did You Move It? by Sal Giarratani Why Do They Have Super Delegates? The party is named the Democratic Party, but the very idea of having super delegates appointed to sup- port any candidate seems undemocratic. In this case, Hillary Clinton doesn’t pass the democracy test with me. In the primary, I voted for Bernie Sanders. He has been making Hillary work hard for this coronation by party leaders. Great example: when the New York State Democratic Primary is held, even if Sanders were to win in a land- slide, at the end of the voting Clinton would actually win most New York convention delegates. How can that be? Democratic primary voters of late have been voting in huge numbers for Bernie, but he seems to keep falling behind. This Super Delegate ploy is nothing but the old ward boss corrupt system with a new name, but it still smells the same to me. It brings back memories of Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley and all that smoke and mirror stuff. What happens if the FBI Director, after interviewing Hillary, recommends an indictment on charges over using an unsecured email server? Her argument is stupid. She says she never knowingly sent information that was classifi ed at the time she sent it. She adds she can’t be held liable if later that information is marked classifi ed. She actually also said too much information is over classifi ed. That’s such a poor excuse, isn’t it? Let me put it another way. If you have a bottle labeled aspirin and it actually contains, say, Lexapro, is the Lexapro an aspirin? If she didn’t use a private unsecured server, is she in the clear or guilty? You be the judge. Trump is Pretty Much Right on NATO Recently, Donald Trump went after NATO and won- (Continued on Page 14) Even the ducks (mallards) at Columbus Park seemed confused by the April snowstorm. (Photo by Matt Conti) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQUARE, EAST BOSTON This offi ce is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, APRIL 8, 2016 Marathon Daffodils MICHELANGELO No discussion on the Italian of St. Peter, in Rome. At the Renaissance would be com- age of 73, he did a second plete without including one of Pietá entitled Deposition from the greatest geniuses the world the Cross which shows Jesus has ever produced. Few artists being taken down from the Marathon Daffodils is pleased bon Circle, as the runners enter have matched the grandeur of cross. The Virgin Mother, to announce that for the third Boston, the potted daffodils will his conceptions or the power of Nicodemus, and Mary Mag- year, they will be displaying add to the celebration. Potted his creations. To know his dalene are also shown in the thousands of daffodils in busi- daffodils will also decorate the life is to know the history of composition. One year later he nesses along Boylston Street, Boston Public Library at Copley Italy’s glory. did the Palestrina Pietá, which Boston’s busy Marathon Finish Square and the BAA Finish Line Michelangelo di Lodovico also shows Jesus after having Line area, for the 2016 BAA area along Boylston Street. The Buonarroti Simoni, Florentine, been removed from the cross. Boston Marathon. Beacon Hill Garden Club will was born in Caprice, Tuscany, The Virgin Mother and Mary Marathon Daffodils is an an- distribute potted daffodils along in 1475, at the height of the Magdalene are in this compo- nual program founded in 2014 Charles Street. The Flower great Italian Renaissance. sition as well. Finally, at the ,by Diane Valle, a passionate Hutch, TDL Landscaping and Today we know him simply as age of 81, Michelangelo carved urban horticulturist, to bring Walnut Hill Landscaping will Michelangelo. Chiefl y, he was known as a sculp- the Rondanini Pietá, which was his last piece of beauty and a symbol of Hope to help with the delivery of the tor, and in this medium he created some of the sculpturing before he died. It was purchased in the Boston Marathon following thousands of plants. greatest masterpieces that this world has ever 1952 by the Commune of Milan for the museum the 2013 bombing. Since 2014 Marathon Daffodils lifts spir- known. Additionally, he was a painter, where he of the Síorz Castle, where it now stands. more than 130,000 daffodil its and brightens stores, res- also created some of the greatest masterpieces In 1508, Pope Julius II ordered Michelangelo to bulbs have been planted along taurants, offices and homes that this world has ever known. He was also an paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This is the the 26.2 mile Marathon route along the Marathon Finish Line architect, and in this medium, too, he created work where much of it was done while lying on as a living memorial. area. Marathon Daffodils has some of the greatest masterpieces that this world his back. Here, he chose to present a condensed Marathon Daffodils will be been made possible by gener- has ever known. He was called upon to prepare version of the events recorded in the Book of visible along the route from ous donors including the Mass a defense for his beloved city of Florence when it Genesis. He painted 343 colossal fi gures on Hopkinton to Boston. At Audu- Flower Growers Association, MA was under siege, and in this effort he designed 10,000 square feet of ceiling, and at the age of 33 Nursery and Landscape Assn, one of the most effective defenses known up to after 4 years of agonizing labor, created the most Ropes & Gray, New Balance, MA that time. As proof that he was every bit as cul- powerful piece of painting in the world. Twenty- Master Gardeners, Beacon Hill Garden Club, Audubon Circle tured as he was talented, he also wrote poetry four years later he returned to paint the titanic Neighborhood Association and which is still being republished today. Last Judgment on the altar wall of the same cha- hundreds of volunteers. History credits Michelangelo with more than pel. This work shows sinners being condemned “We are very grateful for the 50 great artistic creations. The most famous ap- to Hell by Christ’s furious judgment. It is one of support from the donors and pear to be Pietá of St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel the largest frescoe paintings ever executed and the volunteers,” said Diane ceiling, the Sistine Chapel wall, and the dome of the most comprehensive in the world. Valle, founder of Marathon St. Peter’s Basilica. Finally, as was mentioned in a previous issue, Daffodils. “It is wonderful to see The title Pietá, as we know, is given to any Michelangelo was 72 years old when commanded people come together for anoth- representation in painting or sculpture of the by Pope Julius III to take over the position of er year to bring hope and unity Virgin Mother grieving over the body of Jesus Architect for the Basilica of St. Peter, then under to the Marathon. This project is after the crucifi xion. People seem to relate Mi- construction. He was the eighth of about fourteen a living tribute to the resilient chelangelo with only one Pietá or La Pietá, when men who served in this capacity. Here, he served spirit of ‘Boston Strong’. Mara- in fact he sculptured four of them. At the age of without compensation. “For the love of God only.” thon Daffodils brings a sense of 23 he did his fi rst and most famous Pietá, which The design and construction of the central dome Hope and an enhanced sense of shows the Virgin Mother holding the dead Jesus is attributed to him, and once again he produced community to Boston.