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By Cary Shuman

The Revere City Council

voted by a 10-1 margin to give

the go-ahead to the proposed

161-acre development proj-

ect at Suffolk Downs, with 40

percent to be developed on the

Revere portion and 60 percent

on the East Boston portion of

the land.Councillor-at-Large Dan

Rizzo cast the lone ‘no’ vote

at Monday’s Council meeting.The vote follows a pro-

fessional, 18-month process

during which Tom O’Brien,

founding partner and man-

aging director for The HYM

Investment Group, and HYM

representatives held numer-

ous public meetings with Re-

vere officials and community

groups. O’Brien said he was pleased

with the Council’s positive

vote for the redevelopment

project that includes condo-

miniums and apartments, re-

tail and office spaces, a hotel,

an Innovation Center, bicycle

trails, and recreational areas.“We’re pleased that the vast

majority of the City Council

HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT THIS MONTH

There’s a lot going on in

Revere this holiday season,

here’s a sampling of just a few

events in the coming week:

The Annual Robert A. Marra Memorial Sounds of

Christmas ConcertSunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m.St. Anthony’s Church

Shirley Avenue Tree Lighting

Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m.Costa Park

Revere Chamber of Commerce Holiday PartyFriday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m.Comfort Inn & SuitesBeachmont Improvement

Committee Tree LightingSunday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m.Douglas Cummings Park

on Crescent Ave.Coats for Kids

Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 6

p.m.Volare Restaurant

SNOWFLAKE FAIR DEC.1 AT ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Topping off an activi-

ty-filled year, St John’s is once

again in full gear, preparing

for the no-holds-barred An-

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VOLUME 19, No. 75

WEDNESDAYNovember 28, 2018

INDEPENDENTN E W S P A P E R G R O U P

YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1881

50 CENTS

REVERE JOURNAL

INDEXEditorial 4

Police News 9

Sports 13

Real Estate 22

Classifieds 22

DEATHS

NEWS BRIEFS

Ronald D’Amico

Jean FergusonDarlene Goddard

Mary Palmariello

Joseph Peter DeRose

Deborah Spallone

Obituaries 0

See SUFFOLK DOWNS Page 2

See NEWS BRIEFS Page 2

A TRADITION REACHES SIXTH YEAR

‘EVERYONE DESERVES A NICE THANKSGIVING’

RHS LACROSSE STAR

Eric Bua signs letter of intent

to attend Franklin Pierce Univ.By Cary Shuman

Eric Bua began playing

lacrosse in the Revere youth

program in the sixth grade.

Former Revere lacrosse coach

Steve Magno knew right away

that Eric was a special play-

er with a bright future in the

sport.Eric’s mother, Renee Rich-

ards, had introduced her son

to the joy of sports years be-

fore.“From the day he was born,

he had a ball in his hands –

baseball, basketball – and

he played football for the

first time this season and did

amazing,” said Richards, who

couldn’t have been prouder

at her son’s national letter of

intent signing ceremony Nov.

19 at the Merullo Field House.Bua made it official in front

of his family, teammates, and

classmates that he had ac-

cepted a scholarship to attend

Franklin Pierce University in

New Hampshire. He will be

continuing his lacrosse career

in the school’s highly-ranked

program.Director of Athletics Frank

Shea, a former basketball

PHOTO BY MARIANNE SALZA

Saber Abougalala, owner of the Good Diner, with his wife, Shimaa, and children, Abdel, 18; Adam,

16; and Hana, 9; with volunteer, Pamela M. Anderson, loading up trays of Thanksgiving dinners

for the First Congregational Church parishioners. Read more on Page 5.

Revere High lacrosse standout

Eric Bua signs his national let-

ter of intent to attend Franklin

Pierce University. Looking on

proudly is his mother, Renee.

See BUA Page 3

By Sue Ellen Woodcock

The Thanksgiving weekend

was anything but quiet for lo-

cal and State Police as human

bones were found in Rumney

Marsh and an elderly woman

was robbed in the Beachmont

section.State Police are not com-

menting on additional bones

found in the Rumney Marsh

on Monday after human bones

were found in the same loca-

tion last Friday by duck hunt-

ers.The suspected human re-

mains were found close to

Marshview Terrace in North

Revere.After the bones were found

Friday the State Police sent

out its Special Emergency

Response Team (SERT) for a

follow-up search on Monday,

discovering more bones.“They are specially trained

in search and rescue opera-

tions, and their search capa-

bilities include evidentiary

searches in large outdoor ar-

eas in difficult terrain, which

fits the description of Mon-

day’s operation,” said David

Procopio, spokesman for the

Massachusetts State Police.

“They conducted a grid search

in coordination with MSP De-

tectives and Crime Scene Ser-

vices techs.”

By Cary Shuman

Revere Board of Assessor

Chairman Dana Brangiforte

and Assessors Mathew Mc-

Grath and John Verrengia

appeared at a City Council

hearing Monday night for

the purpose of submitting the

city’s proposed Fiscal Year

2019 tax rate.The assessors announced

the residential tax rate at

$12.11 per $1,000 of value

and the commercial rate at

$23.68 per $1,000. Last year’s

rates were $12.96 for residen-

tial and $25.36 for commer-

cial so the new rates represent

an approximate decrease of

6.5 percent. The rate has been

dropping in recent years while

Revere property values have

been going up.“There are substantial in-

creases in assessed values this

year, so even though the tax

rate itself is going down about

6.5 percent, the assessed val-

ues are up, so we’re probably

going to see some increases in

individual tax bills depending

upon your properties,” Bran-

giforte told the Council. “The Revere market as a

whole has been increasing

due to the [home] sales,” said

Brangiforte. “So for the Fiscal

Year 2019, we analyzed the

sales market of the calendar

year 2017, and those sales

were substantially higher than

the previous year, so that’s

why we’ll see an increase in

assessments.”Revere Director of Finance

Director George Anzuoni ap-

peared at the hearing, stating

that he was a proponent while

affirming that all laws and

regulations were followed in

establishing the tax rate.The new rates will go into

effect pending the approval of

COURTESY PHOTO

RHS Principal John Perella gets into the Revere spirit with Dil-

lion Day and Erica Anderson at the Revere High School pep rally

held last Wednesday, Nov. 21. The pep rally is held every year to

get the students and athletes excited for the annual Thanksgiv-

ing day game. Revere beat Winthrop for the third year in a row

on Thanksgiving Day. Read more about it on Page 13.

Human remains found at Rumney Marsh

Tax rate dropping 6.5 percent in FY19

Council approves Suffolk Downs redevelopment

MENORAH LIGHTING AT CITY HALL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH AT 4:30 PM

By John Lynds

At last week’s School

Committee Meeting Revere

School Superintendent Dr. Di-

anne Kelly led the committee

in a special tribute to longtime

school administrator Carol

White. White, who had been with

Revere Public Schools for

nearly four decades, died fol-

lowing a brief battle with can-

cer on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

For the past 20 years White

was in charge of the RPS’s

Central Office. “I’m going to try to do

this without getting upset but

clearly it’s very hard,” said an

emotional Kelly at last Tues-

day’s meeting. “We lost a tre-

mendous asset in the Revere

Public Schools last Wednes-

day (Nov. 15) when Carol

White who had been with the

school district for 38 years un-

fortunately lost a very quick

battle with cancer.”Kelly said White had been

battling the disease since Au-

gust. “Carol was an unbelievable

personality and an unbeliev-

able person,” said Kelly. “Her

heart and her mind and her

dedication was to this school

district for the full 38 years

she worked here.”Kelly said for the last 20

Revere School Committee pays tribute to Carol WhiteSee REMAINS Page 2

See CAROL WHITE Page 3

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE 1700s

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WEDNESDAYFebruary 14, 2018


YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1881REVERE JOURNAL

INDEXEditorial 4

Police News 16

Sports 11

Classifieds 18-19

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Thomas Boyan, Sr

Marie Butera

Richard Buttiglieri

Theresa Conte

Dr. Adrian Costanza

Dorothy Cordaro

Gerardo Iannuzzi

Patricia Muse

Paul Penta, Jr.

Antonetta Salamone

Obituaries Pages 8 + 9

See NEWS BRIEFS, Page 2

$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND

COMMUNITY TRAILThe Executive Office of

Energy and Environmental

Affairs has approved a $1.5

million grant regarding the

development of the Northern

Strand Community Trail led

by a Revere on the Move part-

ner organization, Bike to the

Sea. Revere has a one-mile

stretch in North Revere. The

Northern Strand Community

Trail has been in development

for over 20 years. The North

Revere segment is a major

part in the project that creates

a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail

running from West Everett,

through Malden and Revere

to the Saugus River and soon

into Lynn. The North Revere

segment allows users to en-

joy spectacular views of the

Rumney Marsh. The funding, awarded

through the Executive Office

of Energy and Environmental

Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City

Parks Program, enables the

design of the trail, develop-

ment of bid-ready construc-

tion documents, and receipt

of all necessary construction

permits. When completed, the

trail will span 10 miles and

See DeLEO Page 3

REVERE RECREATION HOSTS PAINT

& SKATE NIGHT AT CRONIN RINK

Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint &

Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere.

Please see more photos on Page 10.


For years the abutters of

Route 1 have put up with the

noise from millions of cars,

and now some city councillors

want to have Mayor Brian Ar-

rigo contact the MassDOT to

install barriers along Route 1

between Route 16 and Cope-

land Circle.Ward 5 Councillor Charles

Patch, Ward 4 Councillor

Patrick Keefe and Ward 1

Councillor Joanne McKen-

na teamed up on a motion at

last last week’s council meet-

ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr.

tried to get barriers installed

in 2011 and received no re-

sponse.“We should get more re-

spect from the state and fed-

eral government,” Patch said..

Keefe noted that more af-

fluent communities are often

granted sound barriers.Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-

voselsky pointed out that Sau-

gus got barriers along Route

1 installed along a new ball

field.“It’s a quality-of-life is-

sue,” he said.Barriers are easily seen

Have you ever had an idea

for how you could make im-

provements to the Revere

community? So have the ap-

plicants to the mini-grant pro-

grams hosted by Revere on

the Move and the Alcohol, To-

bacco and Other Drugs Task

Force; and this time, these

ideas are going to become a

reality.Every year a group of Re-

vere residents and institution-

al leaders meet together to

select the awardees of mini-

grants offered to the public

through the community-led

organizations, Revere on the

Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-

co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)

Task Force. Both the ATOD

Task Force and Revere on the

Move are initiatives of the

MGH Revere CARES Coa-

lition. Revere on the Move

is additionally co-led by the

Healthy Community Initia-

tives Office at the City of Re-

vere.This year over $20,000

was awarded to fund ideas to

make Revere a healthier place

to work, to play, and to raise

a family. The Revere on the

Move mini-grant program

offered $10,605 in funding

for permanent changes, pro-

gram implementation, and

youth-led projects that would

help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults.

The ATOD Task Force fund-

ed projects totaling $9,500 to

reduce youth substance use,

improve their mental health,

and increase opportunities for

positive youth engagement.In addition to the mini-

grants already funded, Revere

on the Move has extended

their permanent change and

program mini-grant appli-

cations to Sunday, March 4.

Up to $1,395 is available for

ideas that make it easier to

eat healthy and be active for

all. The application is open

Revere's TNDreceives $50,000state grant for jobs

Special to The Journal

Monday morning the Bak-

er-Polito Administration

awarded $500,000 to nine

projects through the Urban

Agenda Grant Program. The

Revere arm of The Neigh-

borhood Developers (TND)

was one group given $50,000

in funding to help establish

workforce development ser-

vices in Revere to support lo-

cal residents to acquire newly

created jobs.Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along

with Housing and Economic

Development Secretary Jay

Ash came to Revere City Hall

to present the check to the

Neighborhood Developers.“Our administration under-

stands the importance of local

leadership and its impact on

the lives of residents,” said

Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.

“The Urban Agenda Grant

Program relies on the strong

partnerships between local

government, non-profits and

the business community that

are critical to fostering eco-

nomic success and building

stronger neighborhoods in ev-

ery region in Massachusetts.”Revere is rebuilding its

economic and employment

base by utilizing large-scale

and high value assets includ-

ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-

land, a soon-to-close NECCO

plant, and the MassDevelop-

ment TDI Waterfront District.

The program seeks to un-

lock community-driven re-

sponses to local obstacles,

and promote economic devel-

opment opportunities through

partnership-building, problem

solving, and shared account-

ability in urban centers. The

competitive awards offer flex-

ible funding for local efforts

that bring together commu-

nity stakeholders to pursue

economic development ini-

tiatives. These awards will

fund projects in Boston, Clin-

Real estate values continue to be strong in Revere

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent,

Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and

Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on

Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.


The Revere real estate mar-

ket in 2017 was definitely a

good one with higher prices

for homes than in 2016, but

a drop in the number of new

listings, making home-buying

an adventure.“These are the highest pric-

es we’ve seen in the last eight

years,” said Maureen Celata,

owner/broker of MCelata Real

Estate. “And 2018 is going to

be another banner year. Inven-

tory is low now, but everyone

is looking to the spring.”According to figures from

the Massachusetts Associa-

tion of Realtors, the median

sales prices was $376,250,

a 4.9 increase over prices in

2016.Homes also were also on

the market 41 days, a 26.8

percent increase over the 56

days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in

2017 also dropped to 265,

10.8 percent down from 297

in 2016. The good news for

sellers is that the original list-

ing price was matched 100

percent of the time.The condominium mar-

ket saw similar trends with

the median sales price at

$315,000, up 16.7 percent

over 2016. Days on the mar-

ket also dropped from 67 in

2016 to 47 days on the market

“Inventory is low now and

everyone is looking toward

the spring,” Celata saidThe rental market is also

strong with rents ranging from

$1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted

that if someone is paying big

rent they just might be capable

of buying and taking advan-

tage of first-time homebuyers

programs.

“2017 was a fantastic year

to be in real estate,” said Joe

Mario of Century 21 Ma-

rio Real Estate. “There’s a

lot of confidence and equity

in homes. For 35 years now

it’s been positive. Now is the

time to sell. Revere is getting

the overflow from the Boston

market and people are moving

to Revere.Mario said Revere is desir-

able because of its proximity

to Boston, and it’s a hidden

gem with a beautiful beach.

Mario is looking forward

to the spring market, drawing

from Boston and surrounding

communities. He added that

the Revere School system is

also a draw for buyers.

“It all adds to the future

growth of Revere,” he said.

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Marie Butera

Richard Buttiglieri

Theresa Conte

Dr. Adrian Costanza

Dorothy Cordaro

Gerardo Iannuzzi

Patricia Muse

Paul Penta, Jr.

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PHOTO BY KATE ANSLINGER

Charlie and Carmen Bauer, Maya and Max Murray, were in the spirit of the season at the Winthrop Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 23, in Winthrop Centre. The annual event was sponsored by the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce.

By Kate Anslinger

Since 2002, local resident,RichHonan, has been build-ingboats.Whilemostpeopledon’thavethepatiencetotendto such a laborious and in-

volved project, Honan revelsin the process and celebrates each small step on his jour-ney toa completedboat.Hislatest,whichwillbehis11thboat,isa13-footsailboatthatwill requirenearly400hours

of work. Having started theproject in September, Honanspends on average, four tofivehoursaday,severaldaysaweek, and he is estimating

Resident finds joy in the process of boat-building

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By Kate Anslinger

The School Committeeagreed tomoveforwardwiththe power purchase agree-ment between the Town ofWinthrop and Solect EnergylastMonday,allowingfortheinstallation of solar panels on thehighschool/middleschoolroof. After the original propos-alwasmade last year,mem-bers of the town council and schoolcommitteehadseveralquestions regarding the im-pactthattheworkwouldhaveon both the building and the students, and after much de-liberation,bothpartiesagreedit would be best to go forward with the project.

“I’m concerned about thefact that we have a pristine roofhere.However,Iliketheidea of getting energy fromthesun,andI’mvotinginfa-vor of it,” said SchoolCom-mitteememberGusMartucci.The project, which is ex-pected to start in 2019, willconsist of two weeks me-chanicalworkandtwoweekselectrical work, following apre-inspection conducted by theroofcompany.The work will be imple-mentedonaschedulethatwill

have the leastamountofdis-ruptions to the students, andtherewill be a constant flowof communication betweenthe maintenance staff at theschool and the project man-ager at Solect Energy. In thecomingmonths,thecompanywillmeetwith all stakehold-ers in the project and solidify a timeline that includes con-struction planning, permit-ting,andsafetyprecautions.

In other news: Anadditionalkindergartenteacher was hired and attend-ed ameet andgreetwith theparents and students who will be transitioned into the sev-enthkindergartenclassroom.Blackstrap BBQ and ForKids Only will host a coat driveonDec.6,from7-9p.m.The Zonta International Club of Chelsea is lookingformemberstojointheirmis-sion to support the follow-ing communities: Winthrop,Chelsea,Saugus,andEverett.If you are interested in learn-ingmore,pleasecontact,JoanLanzillo-Hahesy at [email protected].

School Committee moves forward with solar panels


Town Manager Austin Faison got his chance at hisfirstFallForum.The Town Meeting style event is required by the town charter and was held last Tuesday night before the Thanksgivingholiday.Faisonfocused on his managementstrategy and the state of the town.“I will continue to makeWinthrop a great place tolive,workandraiseafamily,”Faisonsaid.He introduced the town’snew Chief Financial Offi-

cer Anna Freedman and thenew Assistant Town Manag-er David Rodrigues. He alsoacknowledged all the de-partment heads attending themeeting.Faisonsaidhewouldliketosee the Town Council set out goalsandobjectives.Heseeshimselfasaconduitbetweenthedepartmentheadsandthecouncil.Looking at the upcomingbudget, Faison wants to seetransparency and would liketo strive for a GovernmentFinance Officers Association(GFOA) Distinguished Bud-get Award standards.

“I want our budget an eas-iertodecipherbudget,”Fais-on said, addinghewillworktoredosomehumanresourcepolicies.Hewill also oversee threecommittees, theCenterBusi-ness District, Middle SchoolRedevelopmentandanEthicsCommittee.Henotedthesub-tle difference in the spelling of “center”or“centre”andmak-ing a decision as to which one it should be.

“In the past ethics and transparency have come up,”Faisonsaid,addingthatwork

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Richard Honan holds what will become part of the stern of a sailboat he is currently building. Honan has been working on this particular boat since September. When finished, this will be his 11th built boat.


Last Tuesday the town got acoupleofsurprises,onethatthe mitigation money fromMassPort has increased, andtwo that the foundation need-edtospend$2.5milliongivento the town was never set up.In June 2016, the Speakerof the House Robert DeLeoworkedwithMassport to ob-tain a $2.5 million from theTerminalEexpansionprojectmitigation fund. In order tospend themoneyanon-profitfoundation had to be set up.The foundation was never

setupandneverformallyvot-ed on by the council.But there’s a silver lining.TheWinthropFoundationwillget$2.5millioninmitigationmoney from the Terminal Eexpansion, as well as an in-crease in the payment in lieuoftaxes(PILOT)programthetown has with Massaport. For FY19 the town willreceive a total PILOT pay-ment from MassPort of $1.2million; FY20, $1,350,000;FY21, $1.5 million; FY22,$1,650,000; FY23 $1.8 mil-

TOWN GETS A MITIGATION BOOSTFoundation needs to be established for Massport funds

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$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAILThe Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea. Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.

The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City Parks Program, enables the design of the trail, develop-ment of bid-ready construc-tion documents, and receipt of all necessary construction permits. When completed, the trail will span 10 miles and

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Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint & Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere. Please see more photos on Page 10.


For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.

Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.Barriers are easily seen Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.

Every year a group of Re-vere residents and institution-al leaders meet together to select the awardees of mini-grants offered to the public through the community-led organizations, Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)

Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open



Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and

the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-


Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.


The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.

Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56

days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in 2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said

The rental market is also strong with rents ranging from $1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted that if someone is paying big rent they just might be capable of buying and taking advan-tage of first-time homebuyers programs.

“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.Mario said Revere is desir-able because of its proximity to Boston, and it’s a hidden gem with a beautiful beach.

Mario is looking forward to the spring market, drawing from Boston and surrounding communities. He added that the Revere School system is also a draw for buyers.“It all adds to the future growth of Revere,” he said.



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East Boston experienced

its first cold snap of the sea-

son last week as temperatures

plummeted into the teens. However, there’s relief

from paying those high New

England heating costs for

hundreds of low-income resi-

dents in the neighborhood. At the beginning of No-

vember, Action for Boston

Community Development

(ABCD) kicked off the annu-

al Fuel Assistance Program

at ABCD’s Meridian Street

APAC office and workers

say that the program is in full

swing and are encouraging

residents to sign up. “Many people who nev-

er had to ask for help before

are turning to ABCD,” said

President/CEO of ABCD

John Drew. “Unemployment,

underemployment or disabil-

ities make it impossible for

too many families to handle

basic needs and a harsh win-

ter through the holiday season

only adds to their struggles.”Drew said every year in

Eastie, ABCD and APAC

have older people choosing

between heat and medicine

and food as well as reports

ZBA approves several Eastie projects

By John Lynds

At a Boston Zoning Board

of Appeals hearing earlier

this month board members

approved several develop-

ment projects that have gone

through the the community

process. The ZBA approved projects

at 398 Bremen St., 135 Chel-

sea St., 113-115 Cottage St., as

well as 30-32 Condor St. At 398 Bremen St., the pro-

posal by Volnay Capital is to

demolish the existing single

family dwelling, and replace

it with a four-unit dwelling

intended for home ownership.

The project will be similar in

size to other projects Volnay

has presented to the neighbor-

By John Lynds

Matthew McDonough,

who had been serving as the

Chief Probation Officer at

West Roxbury District Court

before being tapped to head

the probation department at

East Boston District Court,

was officially sworn in last

Wednesday evening. McDonough, a Dorchester

native, replaces former Chief

Probation Officer Thomas

Tassinari who retired over the

summer after 30-plus years

in probation both here and in

Chelsea District Court. “I’m glad he was chosen,

excited he was chosen and

excited about what the future

brings because he’s going to

work collaboratively with a

lot of the people invited here

tonight,” said East Boston

District Court’s First Chief

Justice John McDonald.

“He’s going to work diligent-

ly to improve the qualities

of life for the people of East

Boston and Winthrop.”

Traffic nightmare continues, residents vow action

By John Lynds

One week it was a bro-

ken-down bus. Another week

it was a stuck semi-truck.

Then on Monday it was a car

accident in the Sumner Tunnel

and MassDOT road crews for-

getting to install the cones to

form the ‘swing lane’ during

the rush hour commute. It seems every week there’s

another issue at the mouth of

the tunnel and each excuse has

not been enough to quell the

angry residents that have to sit

in traffic for almost an hour

every morning to get out of

East Boston. The residents are restless

and now vowing to take ac-

tion. Already, flyers are being

circulated in the community

with the names, phone num-

bers and email addresses of

elected officials, MassDOT

officials and transportation

officials. Residents are being

asked on the the flyers to flood

these offices with pictures

and videos of Eastie’s traffic

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GAME CLINCHER: Kasey Vasquez drags a pair of South Boston

defenders into the end zone to cap off a 28-yard touchdown run

that put East Boston up 20-0 late in the game. In the 100th meet-

ing of the two teams, Eastie High prevailed 22-6. Meanwhile,

nearly 1,000 fans dressed as warmly as possible – including

these two Eastie fans – piled into the East Boston Stadium for

the historic 100th showdown. See more photos on Page 7.

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Paul Travaglini, Class of 1973; Stephen Fielding, Class of 1972; Father Tony Luongo, Class of 1973;

and John Ambrosino, Class of 1970; during the Nov. 24 Great Savio Reunion II at the Salesian Boys

& Girls Club in East Boston. The reunion brought back scores of alumni from all over the area to

re-connect and raise money for the Boys & Girls Club activities.

THE GREAT SAVIO REUNION II

ABCD, East Boston APAC kicks off annual Fuel

Assistance program with help from Sen. Markey

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Flanked by his wife, Trisha, and sons, Matthew and Jack, Matthew McDonough is sworn in as

East Boston District Court’s Chief Probation Officer by Chief Justice Paula Carey last Wednesday

evening.



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The Planning Board rec-ommended approval to two changes to the City’s zoning ordinances on Tuesday night.The first change affects the Naval Hospital Residential and Commercial Districts, also known as the Admiral’s Hill area of the city.In the 1980s, the city slack-ened many building and zon-ing regulations for the district in an effort to encourage de-velopment, according to Lad Dell, the city’s planning and land use administrator.

“People were able to devel-op without much regulation at all,” said Dell.A moratorium on building in the district was recently ex-tended to the end of the year by City Manager Thomas Ambrosino as the City worked on new regulations for the dis-trict.

The new ordinance rec-ommended by the Planning Board for approval by the City Council allows for four- to six-unit buildings to be con-structed by right, with a spe-cial permit required for any construction above six units.The ordinance brought be-fore the Planning Board al-lowed for building heights of 2 ½ stories and 35 feet. The board amended the ordinance to allow for a building height

of 40 feet.“I would suggest that we add the half a story and a little height to allow for garages,” said John DePriest, the City’s planning director.

City Councillor Roy Avel-laneda said the amendment was in line with Council sub-committee discussions on the ordinance to increase build-ing height to make it easier to build garages.The residents who spoke during the public hearing on the zoning amendment were supportive.“It looks like this is an ef-fort to protect the character of the neighborhood and not overload our streets,” said Christine Shields.

The second zoning amend-ment would allow for residen-tial units on the first floor of buildings in the Retail Busi-ness District by special per-mit, as long as those units are not on Broadway.Two years ago, a zoning amendment banned residen-tial units on the first floor in the Broadway corridor. If the new amendment is approved by the City Council, residen-tial units will still be banned on the first floor on Broadway itself, but could be allowed under special permit on other streets near Broadway in the zoning district.

•In other Planning Board

business, the developers of the massive 1 Forbes Street project withdrew their plans for the project.But rather than a massive blow to development in the City, it was a procedural move that gives developers more time to fully present the proj-ect to a full Planning Board, according to Paul Feldman, who is representing the de-veloper for the 630-unit res-idential and office building project.

“The public hearing on this was opened on Sept. 22, and at that time, there were a couple of vacancies on the board and a member who was not pres-ent,” said Feldman. “With a nine member board, to get site approval, we need six votes.”Feldman said developers are withdrawing the site plan, but immediately refiling it to start the clock over on the hearing process. He said he expects the project to be back before the Planning Board at its Dec. 18 meeting.“We would like the partici-pation of all nine members, or all that can attend,” said Feld-man.•Tuesday night, the board also approved a special per-mit for a 16-seat Peruvian bis-tro-type restaurant at the site of a former liquor store on 22 Adams St.

Planning Bd. recommends zoning changes, approves Parkway Peruvian restaurant

PHOTO BY PAUL KOOLLOIAN

Chelsea 9-1-1 Dispatchers were treated to a full course homemade Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixings compliments of Emergency Management Director Keith Vetreno and his wife Tina during their Thanksgiving shift. Their act of kindness was greatly appreciated by all. Pictured above are 911 Dispatchers Richard Smith, Paul Koolloian, Emergency Management Director Keith Vetreno and Dispatcher Edward Collina.

9-1-1 GETS THANKSGIVING TREAT

By Seth Daniel

The Chelsea Fire Depart-ment has embarked on an-other year of collecting toys at the Central Fire Station for needy families, delivering them mid-month to the Toys for Tots campaign.Capt. Phil Rogers said the fifth year of collections at the Central Fire Station has be-gun and he urged everyone in the community to bring in a new, non-violent, unwrapped toy if at all possible. They are accepting donations through Dec. 14, and can take them at the Station in Fay Square be-tween 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day.

“We have started our annu-al Toys for Tots campaign,”

said Rogers. “The toy drive ends a little early this year on Dec. 14, which is a little eas-ier. We need all kinds of new toys and they should be un-wrapped. Toys for Tots only accepts new toys. We have really enjoyed doing this over the years, and the people here have been so generous. We’re trying to make this an annual thing and it’s been working very well. If we can put a smile on a kid’s face, that’s a good thing.”This year, the Fire Depart-ment is also sponsoring a winter clothing drive in con-junction with the toy drive to benefit St. Luke’s Food Pan-try.

Rogers said several fire-fighters helped to cook and

serve Thanksgiving dinner to those at the Pantry this year, and the needs there, he said, were “eye opening.”In response, the Depart-ment decided to begin collect-ing winter clothing.He said they need new or lightly-used gloves, hats, coats, mittens or scarves. For the homeless, he said they are requesting new packages of wool socks.

The Department will con-tinue collecting the winter clothing through December.Anyone in need of toys from the Toys for Tots cam-paign should contact their social worker or pastor, who will put them in touch with the proper people.

By Seth Daniel

The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home water tower – a be-loved local landmark – is slat-ed to come down next month, and this Friday, the Soldiers’ Home is inviting everyone to its grounds to give an official good-bye to the red and white checkered symbol of Chelsea.“The ceremony Friday is going to be very informal, but meaningful,” said Supt. Cheryl Poppe. “We’ve invit-ed a lot of officials and the entire community. If anyone has a memory or a letter they would like to read, this would be a good time for that. This is a time for residents, staff and Soldiers’ Home residents to give the tower a farewell.”Poppe said the tower has to be taken down due to the new $199 million Community Living Center project, which is starting construction now and will be in full building mode this spring. The tower has been a beloved symbol of Chelsea for decades since being put up in 1958. The red

and white checkered tower was used to pump water, but for many more it became a symbol of the City of Chel-sea – with people being able to see its ‘Chelsea Soldiers’ Home’ lettering from far and wide. Poppe said it hasn’t been functional since 2009, and is structurally unsound now. There was no way to save it from the wrecking ball in or-der to build the new Center, but they do plan to commemo-rate it with a photo montage or a small model on the property.“The construction compa-ny is still exploring ways to remove the tower and there are many ways,” she said. “They’re still examining things like how many layers of paint are on it and how they can safely take it down. It might now be until late in December, but we do expect it to go down soon. We want-ed to make sure people had a chance to say good-bye before that happened.”

In addition, part of Malone Park will also be taken up

soon by fences that will be used for construction activi-ties and parking.“I know I want to take my last walk around that loop be-fore it’s not available,” said Poppe. “I’m sure others do, too.”

The Soldiers’ Home has had many scares over the years due to underfunding and the fact that the Quigley Hos-pital has open wards, some-thing that was permitted in the past but no longer is.“When it was built, you were supposed to come here, heal and then go home,” she said. “It wasn’t meant to be a home. Now, of course, people stay here and it is their home. This new Center will make it more of a home, right down to how the meals are prepared.”Poppe said the fact that the hospital is getting a remake is a tribute to Lawrence Quigley, who advocated for years and years to get it built in the first place.

“At one point he said that

Chelsea Fire begins Toys for Tots collection, winter clothing drive

Chelsea firefighters have begun the 5th annual collection for Toys for Tots this week at the Central Fire Station. Donations are accepted every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and all donations must be a new, unwrapped, non-violent toy.

SAYING BYE TO A LANDMARK: Soldiers’ Home tower ceremony Friday

By Seth Daniel

Cross Country standout Yarid Deras may not talk much about her achievements, but the senior Chelsea High scholar-athlete has plenty of others to tout her accomplish-ments.Aside from her coaches and Athletic Director Amanda Alpert, the Massachusetts In-terscholastic Athletic Associa-tion (MIAA) has also honored her.

On Nov. 14, at the MIAA Recognition Breakfast, De-ras was named the Common-wealth Athletic Conference’s Female award recipient. It’s an honor she will add to be-ing the upper division league MVP this year in Cross Coun-try.“It’s very surprising to me how fast four years have gone,” she said. “I didn’t start running until my freshman year. It was the first thing I really did my freshman year. I

didn’t really think I would en-joy it. I enjoyed the team and not so much the running. The summer after my freshman year, something happened and I really learned to love the sport for what it is. I will defi-nitely continue running after high school, maybe for a club team in college.”Deras’s coach, Don Fay, had nothing but good things

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PHOTO BY KATY ROGERS

Raisa Builes and her daughter, Keilani, greeted characters at

the Everett Pop Warner Breakfast on Sunday morning, Nov. 25,

at the Schiavo Club. Characters from Minnie Mouse to Princess

Elsa were on hand to greet the children. See more photos on

Page 9.

PHOTO BY JIM VALENTE

Tide Captain Mike Sainristil checks the marker from beneath a

pile of Masconomet defenders to see that he has crossed the

goal line with a nine-yard rush for an Everett touchdown. The

Tide’s Thanksgiving game at Masco was the final big win of the

season for Everett, with the Tide winning 32-0, and finishing

the season 9-1. See story on Page 7.

Pope John plays inSuper Bowl Saturday

By Cary Shuman

The Pope John XXIII High

School football team will put

its perfect record on the line

when it plays St. Bernard’s

Central Catholic (Fitchburg)

in the Division 8 Super Bowl

Saturday at Gillette Stadium

in Foxboro.Pope John (12-0), who

is led by head coach Paul

Sobolewski, is seeking the

school’s second Super Bowl

title, having won in 1998.

Interestingly, the Tigers de-

feated Marian High School

(Framingham) in that Super

Bowl, and Marian’s principal

at the time was Carl DiMaiti,

who is now Pope John’s head

of school.“I was at that Super Bowl,

it was at Tufts University,”

recalled DiMaiti, whose son,

Drew, is a graduate of Tufts. The Tigers have been one

of the state’s highest scoring

teams, averaging 34 points

a game. Senior quarterback

Anthony Mejia and Jose Da-

vila lead the Tigers’ potent

offense that has thrived under

the direction of offensive co-

ordinator Robert Sobolewski

(Paul’s brother).Pope John kept its mo-

mentum going in a 26-0 vic-

By Adam Swift

In the next several years,

cyclists along the Northern

Strand bike path that extends

through Everett, Saugus, Re-

vere, Lynn, and Malden can

expect to see upgrades to the

existing one-mile stretch of

the path.Alongside the landscape

improvements to the existing

path, preliminary plans are

also in the works for a .75-

mile extension of the path

that would give cyclists and

pedestrians easy access to the

Gateway Shopping Center,

the Encore Boston Harbor ca-

sino and the Mystic River.Last week, representatives

from both design firms in-

volved with the two different

phases of the project held a

public meeting at City Hall.The improvements to the

current one-mile stretch of

the path revolve around land-

scaping, signage, outdoor

furniture/benches, and safety

improvements to the access

points at West and Prescott

streets, according to Imogene

Hatch, of Browne, Richard-

son, and Rowe Landscape Ar-

chitects.“We want to look at how to

bring a sense of vibrancy and

color to this corridor,” said

Hatch, building on features

such as the community garden

along the path.

The goal is also to have

the path connect to schools,

neighborhoods, and the down-

towns along the nearly 12-

mile corridor through the five

communities.If all goes according to

plan, Hatch said plans for the

landscape improvements will

be submitted to the state at the

end of January, with at least

portions of the project going

By Seth Daniel

The City Council made two

key votes Monday night that

helped to set the current fiscal

year’s tax rate, putting into

place modest increases on the

residential tax bill, but – for

the first time in several years -

some hefty increases for com-

mercial/industrial properties.“We’re seeing commercial/

industrial rates up significant-

ly,” said CFO Eric Demas.

“Most of that is in the Com-

mercial Triangle area. A lot of

what we’re seeing is industry

is being pushed out of Cam-

bridge and Somerville. Those

uses need to be close to Bos-

ton and Everett and Chelsea

are seeing the benefits of that

with our properties. We’re go-

ing back to what we had about

10 years ago. For the last

several years, commercial/

industrial stagnated while the

residential values increased.

We’re seeing that change…

Everything now is being driv-

en by land. It’s the one thing

you cannot create more of. We

thought we’d see it last year,

but we didn’t This year we

see the increase and it’s going

back to what it was a decade

ago.”The residential tax rate was

set at $12.38 per $1,000 of

value, with the commercial/

industrial rate set at $35.27.The Council also voted to

install the 25 percent residen-

tial, owner-occupant exemp-

tion, and voted in the maxi-

mum shift of 1.75 percent to

commercial property – as al-

lowed by state law.That translated to the av-

erage single-family tax bill

coming in – with the exemp-

tion – at $3,032, which is up

$194 over last year (about 5

percent).Other average tax bills in-

cluded (with exemption):•Two-family, $4,832 (up by

$116 or 2 percent).•Three-family, $6,392 (up

by $385 or 6 percent).While those values seemed

to moderate, it wasn’t so for

commercial/industrial proper-

ties due to the increase in the

values of those properties after

many years of slow growth.

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Bike Path getting closer to complete connectivity

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Zoning Board, City call for review

of Encore employee parking

By Seth Daniel

The City and the Zoning

Board of Appeals (ZBA) have

asked Encore Boston Harbor

to pay for a peer review study

of its proposal to site 625 em-

ployee parking spaces on Air

Force Road, likely wrapping

up the study and the decision

on the matter by the end of

December.Last month, Encore had

announced the plan to put em-

ployee parking on a vacant lot

of land, about 6.5 acres, on the

former GE site off of Air Force

Road. The land was originally

slated to relocate businesses

from Lower Broadway, but

only one business (Freightlin-

er) took advantage of that op-

portunity. That left a swath of

land that they didn’t need, and

in working with the City, pro-

posed that it be used tempo-

rarily for employee parking.

The parking use would expire

in three years from opening.After appearing before the

Conservation Commission

on Nov. 15, Encore appeared

before the ZBA on Monday,

Nov. 19, to officially propose

the arrangement.Building Inspector Jim

Soper said they got the plans

on short notice and didn’t

have a chance to fully review

them.“We received their plans

about a week before the meet-

ing was held,” he said. “That

really left us very little time

for administrative review.”Instead, Soper said the City

By Seth Daniel

Despite pleas from City

officials to reinstate the for-

mer apartment inspection or-

dinance, the Council agreed

on Monday night to keep the

matter on the table and work

on some changes.That came after the matter

went through several twists

and turns over the past few

weeks, with Councilor Rosa

DiFlorio calling for recon-

sideration of the revised or-

dinance after it was defeated

last week.“I live here with the people

in Everett and there are peo-

ple who live here who don’t

like this,” said Councilor Mi-

chael Marchese, who initiat-

ed the change several weeks

ago. “I get the calls and I hear

the complaints. We just want

to give the landlords a little

protection so they don’t get

hit with multiple $1,500 fines

and then they lose the proper-

ty. This can be worked on.”Marchese began the issue

several weeks ago when he

won support of the Council

to change the long-standing

Habitability Ordinance so that

inspections were voluntary,

and not mandatory. The man-

datory inspections had been

in place since 2006, and City

officials have said many times

in the last few weeks that they

have headed off many trage-

dies.Marchese’s support of the

ordinance change, however,

eroded between meetings, and

the second vote to enact it lost.

However, Councilor DiFlorio

filed for reconsideration and

the matter was back on Mon-

day’s agenda.“There are two sides to ev-

ery story,” she said. “I don’t

want to tie the City’s enforce-

ment hands, but I brought it

back to us because there are

parts of this that are good. I

hope we can work on this to

make some changes.”Councilor Michael Mc-

Laughlin said that after some

thought over the past week, he

also believes there could be

some improvements made.

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Council agrees to further work on

changes to habitability ordinance

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By Seth Daniel

The Everett City Council

approved another three-year

term for Chief Steve Mazzie

on Monday night, after Mayor

Carlo DeMaria had appointed

him to another term.“I still have a passion for

the job,” said Mazzie, 50, af-

ter being appointed Monday.

“I appreciate the opportuni-

ty to continue in the job. We

have a good team in place.”

In his coming term, Mazzie

will also be faced with ensur-

ing public safety for the new

Encore Boston Harbor casino,

which opens this coming June.

That will be a major shift for

the department, and is one that

the Chief has been preparing

for in brining on new officers

over the last two years.“We’re seeing some of the

biggest changes we’ve ever

seen in the City and we’ll play

a big role in ensuring public

safety for everyone, whether

residents who live here or vis-

itors to our city,” he said.Mayor Carlo DeMaria said

he was proud to re-appoint the

chief for another three years

during a very exciting time in

the City’s history.“The depth of knowledge

and experience that Chief

Mazzie has is beneficial to the

Everett Police Department,

City Hall and Everett as a

whole,” said the mayor. “That

is why I have re-appointed

him to the position of Chief

of Police. I’m confident that

he will continue to work to-

wards making Everett one of

the safest and most secure ur-

ban communities around. I’m

proud to endorse him and the

direction our city is heading.”

Mazzie will begin his 16th

year as chief in January, hav-

ing taken the reins in January

2003.Mazzie’s father is a retired

patrolman from the EPD, and

his late grandfather was also a

patrolman.He also has two brothers

and a sister that are part of the

Everett Police Department as

well.

Chief Mazzie appointed to

another three-year term

Police Chief Steve Mazzie was

sworn in by City Clerk Sergio

Cornelio on Monday night,

beginning a new, three-year

term for the chief.

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The St. Mary’s High School will be facing an experienced Blackstone Valley Regional Vo-cational Technical High School team in the Division 7 Super Bowl Saturday at Gillette Stadi-um.Blackstone Tech, whose nick-name is the Beavers, has 22 se-niors on its roster. Blackstone played in last year’s Super Bowl at Gillette, falling to Mashpee, 22-16.

“It’s a very talented group,” said Blackstone coach Jim Ar-chibald about his senior class. “A lot of the seniors played as soph-omores. They have been leaders in every sense of the word and they’ve really set the tone for our team throughout the year.Blackstone (10-1) has won 10 games in a row after losing to Millbury in the opener. It has been a perennial playoff team under head coach Jim Archibald, who took over the program in 2011. The Beavers won the Cen-tral/Western Mass. Super Bowl in 2010, the Central Mass. Super Bowl in 2012, and the last six Colonial Athletic League titles.St. Mary’s will have to con-tend with an explosive Black-stone offense that has averaged more than 30 points a game. Ju-nior running back JT Antaya is the leading scorer with 13 rush-ing touchdowns, two receiving touchdowns, and three intercep-tion returns for touchdowns. Six-foot-two-inch senior quarterback Scott McKay has completed 53

percent of his passes, with 13 touchdown passes and more than 1,100 yards passing. McKay has also rushed for five touchdowns.Blackstone’s leading receiv-er is senior Connor Christensen, who has 19 receptions for 384 yards and four touchdowns. Se-nior tight end Jordyn Amero has 17 receptions for 287 yards and five touchdowns. Amero was also the Division 7 Central Mass. Defensive MVP with 70 tackles and 10 sacks.“We have a good number of guys contributing on offense,” said Archibald. “We try to make the rounds on offense.”Blackstone’s defense has not allowed more than two touch-downs in any game. “We’ve giv-en up an average of 6.4 points per game,” said Archibald. “Defense has been our strong suit all year.”In addition to Amero, senior defensive tackle Ethan Blake and senior defensive end Nick Reed, (7 sacks) are other top defensive players for the Beavers. “It’s a veteran group up front,” said Ar-chibald.

The Blackstone coaching staff has watched the St. Mary’s foot-ball team on game films. “The thing that stands out to me right away is their team speed,” said Archibald. “They play very fast and they play downhill and come right at you. It’s impressive to watch their speed and the way they play as a unit defensively. Offensively, it seems like they run first, but they’re certainly capa-ble of throwing the ball and their

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The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce has been supporting businesses in its area for well over 100 years. With a 23-member Board of Directors, the LACC has a new executive director to usher in the new year.Executive Director Colin Codner may only have been on the job for a few days, but he is more than eager to support the local businesses through his work at the LACC.

“I’m extremely excited about this opportunity,” Codner said.Codner, a resident of Swampscott with his wife and two children, comes to the LACC from MIT, where he was the assis-tant director of student activities and finance. Prior to that he was the director of finance and opera-tions at Cohen Hillel Academy in Marblehead. “As you can imagine from MIT the entrepreneurial student feelings trickled down into the well,” Codner said, from the LACC office on Chestnut Street.

“We’re very excited about hav-ing Colin as our new executive director. He’s crafting a creative strategic approach to sustaining members and attracting new ones. He’s got great enthusiasm for the job,” said Rick Wood, president of the Board of Directors.The mission of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce is to be a member-driven organization, pro-viding businesses the opportunity

to increase and strengthen their business relationships in the great-er Lynn area. The LACC seeks to enhance the economic vitality of the greater Lynn area by develop-ing and providing educational and marketing initiatives, networking, legislative advocacy, collaborative leadership and business resources to our membership. The LACC, which represents over 1,000 busi-nesses, reaches out to all business-es in the Greater Lynn Area

PHOTO BY CARY SHUMAN

St. Mary’s Head of School Dr. John Dolan presents a special award to girls soccer captain Jenna Foley for

being the first female athlete to play in the St. Mary’s soccer program for seven seasons, from the sixth

grade through the twelfth grade. Also pictured are Jenna’s parents, St. Mary’s Head Coach Jim Foley and

Dean of the Marian Division Jacqueline Foley. Please see more photos on Page 3.Codner takes office as LACC executive director

Colin Codner, LACC executive director

SUPER SATURDAY SET AT GILLETTESt. Mary’s faces difficult test against Blackstone in Div. 7 Super Bowl

JENNA FOLEY HONORED FOR SOCCER CAREER

By Dan Murphy

One of the neighborhood’s

most anticipated annual events,

the “Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll”

returns Thursday, Dec. 6.

“The Beacon Hill Business

Association is excited to present

the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll

again for the 16th year, with

many returning crowd-pleasers,

including the Back Bay Ringers,

the Brass Quartet, the Apollo

Club, Kings Chapel carolers and

everyone’s favorite - the com-

plimentary horse-drawn car-

riage rides by Bridal Carriage

Co., Inc.,” said Lucy Grogan,

who serves as co-president of

the organization alongside Ali

Ringenburg.Both sides on the five blocks

of Charles Street between

Cambridge and Beacon streets

will be closed to vehicles from 6

to 9 p.m., clearing the way for

holiday shoppers to visit neigh-

borhood restaurants, shops and

businesses while enjoying free

snacks and refreshments. Santa

Claus will in attendance for

the 7 p.m. tree-lighting at Mt.

Vernon and Charles streets, at

which time the winners of the

annual Charles Street Storefront

Decorating Competition will be

announced and presented with

certificates. “The Joint Charles Street

Committee is looking forward

to conducting the contest and

award first, second and third

places to deserving business who

have creatively enhance and

beautify Charles Street during

the 2018 holiday season,” said

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Garlands & Greens

Beacon Hill Holiday Decorating 2018-

2019 got off to a great start last week at our

Garlands & Greens cocktail party fundraiser at

the Hampshire House. Many thanks to all who

attended. The Beacon Hill Civic Association would also

like to acknowledge our local businesses for their

support and donations to the Garlands & Greens

fundraiser: Mr. Tom Kershaw and Hampshire

House, XV Beacon, Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro,

The Liberty Hotel, Bin 26 Enoteca, Beacon Hill

Chocolates, Rouvalis Flowers & Gardens, Linens

on the Hill, Tip Tap Room, Benefit Cosmetics,

LexRx, Bacardi, NRO Sports, Savenors, and

DeLuca’s Market. Your generous donations will

help to beautify Beacon Hill once again for the

holidays. Many thanks as well to our members

and neighbors who have responded to our pole

sponsorship mailing. Your support is critical! If

you have not responded, please send your spon-

sorship today.

Holiday DecoratingCome with friends and

neighbors to the Otis House,

141 Cambridge St. on

Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m.

– 2 p.m., to help assemble the

garlands needed to decorate

the 1,100 gas lamps on Beacon

Hill. At 2 p.m., gather at our

new meeting place between

Tatte and Peet’s to help deco-

rate Charles Street. On Sunday,

Dec. 2, volunteers can meet

there as well to help decorate

the rest of the hill. Kids are

welcome! Come anytime and

stay as long as you can, and

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2017 Holiday Decorators at the Otis House. L-R Kjerstan Fonzi,

Regan O’Malley, Meredith Braunstein, Annabel Kupke, and Amy

Tsurumi.

‘Holiday Stroll’ returns Dec. 6

VNA Care recently honored industry leaders while raising more than $250,000 at the 13th annual

Heroes in Health Care Gala at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston. The Gala is VNA Care’s signature fund-

raising event and has raised millions in essential funding for home health care.

Rami Karjian of Medically Home, a Patron Sponsor of the Gala; Kimberly Nelson, Chief Legal Officer

at Atrius Health; Dr. Joe Kimura, Chief Medical Officer of Atrius Health; and Dr. Amanda Beacom. See

more photos on Pages 6 and 7.

VNA CARE'S HEROES IN HEALTH CARE RAISES $250,000

Trustees President and CEO Barbara Erickson with Amos Hostetter

at 127th Annual Meeting

Hostnetter receives Charles Elliot

Conservationist of the Year Award

The Trustees of Reservations

(The Trustees) recently hon-

ored Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. with

its prestigious Charles Eliot

Conservationist of the Year Award

at the nonprofit’s 127th Annual

Meeting held in the State Room

in Boston.Hostetter has been a friend

and supporter of The Trustees

for many years, serving as a

Corporate Trustee since 1991,

and as a longtime member of the

Nantucket Property Committee.

He is a passionate advocate for

conservation, the environment,

arts, and education in Boston

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By Jordan Frias

Preparation for the 15th anni-versary of Restaurant Week, for-mally known as Dine Out Boston, is underway with many returning dining establishments and a few newer ones on the list.The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB), the agency behind the event held in March, has already received menus from some of the 170 participat-ing venues, according to GBCVB Media Relations Manager David O’Donnell.The Back Bay, which is known to have the most participating restaurants, has two new venues, Champions at Boston Marriott Hotel and SELECT Oyster, among its 32 restaurants, including Atlantic Fish Company, Bistro du Midi, Post 390, Grill 23 & Bar and Top of the Hub Restaurant & Skywalk.

John Farese, restaurant manag-er at Champions, said staff decid-

ed to partake in Dine Out Boston this year because it is something they enjoy taking advantage of themselves as customers.“It’s something new we wanted to try for sure,” he said. “A lot of our neighbors are doing it…so it’s something new and exciting for us.”Ma Maison, a French Bistro on Cambridge Street, is one of seven restaurants on Beacon Hill that will be participating once again, joining Carrie Nation Restaurant & Cocktail Club, CLINK., The Dean’s List Restaurant, Grotto, Scampo and Toscano Restaurant.“For lunch, we will try to keep everything quite simple with our Oyster Chicken,” said Ma Maison Chef and Co-owner Jacky Robert. “At night, we will have a Smoked Salmon Pâté, and we will have a mushroom soup with truffles since truffles are in season in February and March.”

Tremont 647/Sister Sorel in the South End has been a part of

Dine Out Boston “since day one,” according to general manager Brian Hammerer.Other South End neighborhood restaurants include The Beehive Restaurant, Boston Chops, Cinquecento, The Elephant Walk, Estragon, Gaslight Brasserie du Coin, Kitchen, La Motta’s Italian Specialties, Metropolis Café, and Oishii Boston.

Hammerer said the restaurant’s menu options for Dine Out Boston will appear as special items at the restaurant prior.“It helps the staff learn about [the menu] and gives people the chance to see what’s going to be offered; it’s sort of like a ‘teaser,’” Hammerer said.

Charlestown’s Legal Oysteria on City Square will join Tangierino, a Moroccan restaurant and lounge, by participating this year. Assistant General Manager Laura Nardi said the restaurant has posted fli- Photo by Jordan Frias

Josiah Quincy School students performed traditional dances at Tufts Medical Center on Friday, Feb. 12, in honor of the Chinese New Year. Students from the school also performed songs as well for the crowd that gathered to see the students.

SLEEPING UNTIL SPRING

Neighborhood restaurants offering many options for upcoming Restaurant Week

PERFORMING TRADITIONAL DANCES

(RestauRant Week Pg. 2)

By Seth Daniel

Power outages in the Massachusetts Avenue area of the South End on Sunday left about 100 residents without power for a time during bitterly cold tem-peratures, and more outages are expected in the coming days as well.Michael Durand of Eversource said the trouble began in the Mass Ave and Shawmut Avenue area when approximately 100 custom-ers lost power around 9 p.m. on Sunday.

"It initially began around on

Sunday night with [about 100] customers experiencing partial power,” he said. "This was due to the failure of one of three underground transformers in the area. We did have to disconnect power entirely, though, to connect an emergency generator to our underground system.”That unfortunate outage during a very cold period of the week-end, when temperatures were bot-toming out at around minus-9 degrees, was not the end.Though it was warmer on Monday, outages hit the same

Bitter cold power outages in South End leave many in the cold, more outages expected

(COLD Pg. 3)

By Seth Daniel

A recent state arbitration deci-sion with the Boston Police’s Detectives Benevolent Society could cost the City $23 million this year in back pay - and another $9 million per year going forward - and now is in front of a frustrat-ed City Council committee.In late December, Arbitrator Lawrence Holden Jr. of the state’s Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) issued a deci-

sion in a long-standing contract dispute with the police detectives - one of several disputes resolved over the last few years in arbitra-tion - that agreed almost entire-ly with the union and awarded them a 28.6 percent pay increase over six years. That represents an even greater increase than the Patrolmen’s Union (BPPA) received in arbitration in 2013, and also quite a payout for the City to shoulder this year.

Arbitration award could cost city $23 million this year

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$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAIL

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.

Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.


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For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.

Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.

“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..

Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.

Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.

“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.

Barriers are easily seen

Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.


Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.

This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.

In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open



Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.

“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and

the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”

Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.

The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-







The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.

“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”

According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.



2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.

The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market

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The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.

Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.


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For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.

Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.

“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..

Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.

Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.

“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.

Barriers are easily seen

Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.


Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.

This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.

In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open



Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.

“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and

the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”

Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.

The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-







The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.

“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”

According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.



2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.

The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market

“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said





















also a draw for buyers.“It all adds to the future




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By Phil Orlandella

State Representative Aaron

Michlewitz at a recent ABCD

Community Heroes Celebration

was honored for his outstanding

support and efforts to make

a difference in the lives of the

most of vulnerable people in his

district. The local Neighborhood

Service Center, 1 Michelangelo

Street nominated Rep.

Michlewitz as their Hero.

“As an elected official it is my

duty to serve my constituents

and help them with any services

they may need,” Michlewitz

said. “Having ABCD as a part-

ner helps me to properly serve

my district efficiently and effec-

tively,” he added. “ABCD goes

above and beyond for the citi-

zens of Boston.” Rep. Michlewitz has been an

outstanding friend of ABCD and

the local Neighborhood Service

Center since 2005, as a legisla-

Aaron Michlewitz named NSC Hero

Councilor Edwards co-sponsors

ordinance to assist elderly homeowners

ABCD NE/WE NSC TREATS SENIORS

TO THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON

(Michlewitz Pg. 3)The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE

NSC) held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Friday, Nov. 16. Those

who attended were served with a full Thanksgiving spread. Close to 70

seniors attended the luncheon. See more photos on Page 7.

Rep. Aaron Michlewitz receiving his Neighborhood Service Center Hero

award at the recent ANCD Community Heroes celebration.

By Phil Orlandella

Friends of Christopher

Columbus Park (FOCCP) last

New Year’s Eve rekindled

the annual Boston Harbor

Fireworks display with gener-

ous donations from numerous

sources. In 2016, the Harbor was

dark by midnight New Year’s

Eve. Businesses were impact-

ed and Boston residents and

those that came to town for the

fireworks were disappointed,

according to FOCCP.

Taking the bull by the horns,

FOCCP sponsored the effort to

bring in the New Year in style

coordinating two-barge fire-

works display on the Harbor

that lit up the sky at midnight.

FOCCP has been fundrais-

ing to provide another Harbor

event to bring in 2019 in style,

but is still in need of additional

funding in order to be sure that

this December 31 isn’t dark and

thousands of people will enjoy

the firework display bringing

the New Year in with the bang.

For information or donations

visit www.foccp.org.

North Washington

Street Bridge western sidewalk closed

by Phil Orlandella

The pedestrian crossing on

the western side of the North

Washington Street Bridge

has been closed to become

a worksite, according to

MassDOT.Those seeking to use a side-

walk to travel across the bridge

will be directed to the eastern

sidewalk. Signs will be posted.

Once closed, the western

sidewalk will become a work

zone. Following the closure,

crews will secure the area with

temporary concrete barriers and

fencing in preparation for dem-

olition activities, to begin instal-

lation of temporary supports for

the 115-kilovolt electrical line

across the bridge.

The closure began to the

north (towards Charlestown) of

the stairs leading to Lovejoy

Wharf. The stairs and elevator

to the wharf as well as the dual

way to 160 North Washington

Street including the Converse

Store will remain open. The

Harbor Walk below the North

Washington Street Bridge,

which will be rebuilt as part

of this project, will also remain

open at this time.

Councilor Edwards cospon-

sors ordinance to assist elderly

homeowners with overdue tax

paymentsby Phil Orlandella

District One (North End)

Boston City Councilor Lydia

Edwards and Councilor Ed

Flynn have co-sponsored an

ordinance, which will provide

assistance to older Boston home-

owners who are behind on their

tax payments. Passed by the Boston city

Council, Boston Mayor Martin

J. Walsh has apparently signed

the measure that will opt into

Massachusetts General Law

which gives municipalities the

ability to offer payment agree-

ments to older homeowners

with low income, struggling to

repay their overdue taxes.

“As a city, it’s critical we

take every step possible to keep

our elders housed and to sup-

port Bostonians in building and

retaining wealth over genera-

tions,” Councilor Edwards said.

“This ordinance is a win-win,

help and economically vulnera-

ble taxpayers keep their homes

while meeting tax obligations to

the city,” she added.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

F R E E

By Seth Daniel

Some 30 years ago Charlestown was a far different place than it is today, and Halloween in Charlestown was a far different event than the community-driven, family-friendly celebration that it is today.Not to say there was any-thing particularly sinister about Halloween in those days, but there was no organized effort and van-dals often seized the day.It’s no longer the case.This coming Saturday, Oct. 31, on Halloween, hundreds and hun-dreds of kids, families and adults will march around the Monument and down the Training Field to celebrate a safe Halloween - and they’ll do so on a milestone year, the 30th Anniversary of the Monument Square Halloween Parade.

“It is the 30th Anniversary this year and it marks the occasion

that eight families got together to create a community event,” said Dianne Valle, a long-time orga-nizer of the event. “Though the generosity of the community, it has spread to people of all walks of life in Charlestown and from all areas of the Town. This event is great for everyone, from the children to the elderly. It’s a community tradition and it’s hokey, yet successful…I feel honored to be able to have participated in a unifying event like this in the neighborhood for so many years. It’s Americana at its best.”This year’s parade looks to be bigger and better than ever - if not only for the fact that Halloween is on a Saturday and the event can start earlier than normal and go longer.

At 5 p.m., participants can gath-er at the top of Monument Avenue at the Massachusetts Gate (look for the glow-in-the-dark necklac-es). Then, at 5:30 p.m., the Tony

Barrie Bank will lead the Parade around Monument Square area and down to the Training Field.Trick or Treating will take place throughout the Parade and down to the Field.Paraders should keep careful watch for Mother Goose - who is originally from Charlestown - on the route. On the Training Field, there will be the ‘Haunted But Not Scary House’ and the ‘Pirate’s Cove’ (Charlestown at one time did have pirates as well).This year, also, the National Park Service will once again be participating in the event - using it as a way to reach out to the community.

“Superintendent (Michael Creasy) is offering great commu-nity support and we enjoy that relationship,” said Valle. “We’re glad to have the National Park

At a meeting of the Charlestown Democratic Ward Committee on October 6th, committee members endorsed three candi-dates for At-Large City Council seats: current Councilors Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu along with challenger Annissa Essaibi-George. These three candidates—along with incumbent Councilors Stephen Murphy and Michael Flaherty—will compete for four At-Large Council seats in the municipal election on November 3rd. A sizeable crowd gathered at

Sullivan’s Pub on Main Street to hear from the candidates, four of whom appeared in person to make their pitch for endorse-ment (Councillor Pressley could not attend, but she sent a staff member from her office). State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Rep. Dan Ryan, and District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina were also in attendance to hear from the candidates and talk with local residents.“We are excited to endorse these three candidates for At-Large City Council seats,” says Ward

Committee Chairman Chris Remmes. “The strong turnout for our Ward Committee meeting demonstrates that Charlestown Democrats are energized about the upcoming election and eager to hear from local elected offi-cials about their views on critical issues.” All registered voters are encour-aged to vote in the Boston munic-ipal election on November 3rd. For more information about the election, or to locate your polling place, visit www.wheredoivotema.com.

Photo by Joe Prezioso

Bob Collier and Lyn Addison, friends since childhood and lifelong residents

of Charlestown, were on hand to try to win some prizes during the annual

Daughters of Isabella #1 "100 Prizes Plus" drawing on Monday evening.

The Charlestown Neighborhood Council is conducting the elec-tion for its 7 Precinct seats on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 545 Medford Street, Charlestown. Nomination papers are current-ly available at the Charlestown Public Library, electronically from the CNC website or election

chair, [email protected]. Candidates for these seats must be residents of Charlestown, must be 18 years of age or older and must secure a minimum of 25 signatures from Charlestown residents who are 18 years of age or older to secure a slot on the ballot.Completed nomination papers must be mailed and postmarked

no later than Friday, October 30, 2015 to:Charlestown Neighborhood CouncilPO Box 397Charlestown, MA 02129The names of all certified can-didates will be published in the Charlestown-Patriot Bridge prior to the election.

By Seth Daniel

It’s no secret that many cou-ples and families start out in Charlestown - enjoying the parks, close proximity to downtown and the tight-knit community - and then leave once children come along, and a new study by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) this month puts that trend into numbers and shows that Charlestown leads the way in Boston for young children leaving the neighborhood - and the chil-dren that stay behind in the Town were found to be some of the poor-est in the City.The report, known as the Child Health and Mapping Project (CHAMP) is the second part of a three-part series titled ‘The Health of Boston’s Children.’ The first part released in October 2013 included the results of a survey of 2,100 parents about the health-related issues affecting their children. The third part will be an analysis of children’s health and illness prevalence and their utili-zation of the health care system based on insurance claims data.CHAMP relied heavily on data from the 2010 U.S. Census - whit-tling down info to streets and

Census tracts - and combined data from several sources over the years 2008-2012.“CHAMP confirmed that there is a myriad of social and environ-mental conditions that influence a child’s health and development,” said Deborah Allen, Director of the Bureau of Child, Adolescent and Family Health at BPHC. “This study helps pinpoint key areas of concern, and we hope the findings will encourage public dialogue and inform programs and further research to improve health out-comes for Boston children.”One of the main findings in the study is that the population of children in Boston is very seg-regated, especially when it comes to older children ages 10 to 17. While few children in that age group lived in more affluent neigh-borhoods, a vast majority lived in low-income neighborhoods where people of color represented the majority of the population - such as in Mattapan, Dorchester and Roxbury.

Charlestown fit right into that curve, with statistics showing that most of the Town’s children leave the Town by age 6.

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA #1 "100 PRIZES PLUS" DRAWING

Health Commission study showsmigration of local young children

(Study Pg. 9)

Halloween March celebrates30 years around the Monument

Election set for open seats on the CNC

Charlestown Democrats endorse 3 Council candidates

(Halloween Pg. 5)

Peter Shanley

MieMbro del PerSonal de

Gazette

Hace poco la Cuidad pub-

licó un informe sobre la vivi-

enda asequible en Boston, que

revela que alrededor del 20

por ciento de las unidades son

exclusivamente para hogares

de ingresos bajos.

Pero la directora del De-

partamento de Desarrollo de

Vecindarios (DND), Sheila

Dillon, dijo que no es sufici-

ente. “Tenemos muchos depar-

tamentos asequibles. Necesi-

tamos más y los vamos a

construir”, dijo Dillon en una

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CELEBRATING CURTIS HALL'S SEQUICENTENNIAL

Curtis Hall attracted a full house on Nov. 17 to celebrate the Sesquicentennial as the Heart

of the JP Community. Families, teens and seniors joined in the celebration, which included

arts and crafts activities, face painting, a balloon contortionist, birthday card creations, music

and refreshments. Mayor Walsh joined the festivities as the community dedicated the Senior

Center to Olga Dummott, Curtis Hall’s longtime Senior Center Coordinator. Her extended family

was present for the ceremony. Entertainment included Tiny Tots, The Black Flag Dance Group

and the JP Jubilee singers. The program captured the JPCC motto: Education * Recreation *

Information * Across the Generations!

Gifts to help celebrate Curtis Hall’s 150th birthday in the form of canned goods and toiletries

will be accepted through Nov. 28. In this season of giving, the Jamaica Plain Community Centers

Board is grateful to have been able to have the neighborhood join with us in celebrating 150

years of service to the community. Courtesy Photo

by Peter Shanley

Gazette Staff

The state Department of

Conservation and Recreation

(DCR) is moving forward with

the Site A dog park location,

drawing a mixed response.

DCR held a meeting during

the summer to present to the

community different propos-

als on a potential off-leash dog

recreation area within South-

west Corridor Park. Accord-

ing to DCR, the sites consid-

ered were evaluated for size,

characteristics, proximity to

public transit, and impact on

abutters of surrounding prop-

erties. The three dog park site

proposals from DCR included

Site A at Green Street and

Oakdale/Lawndale Terrace,

Site B opposite Evy Tea on

Amory Street, and Site C at

Stonybrook Station adjacent

DCR moving forward with Site A

dog park location

Continued on page 2

Food for All pitched at BAPA meeting by Peter Shanley

Gazette Staff

Food for All, a for-prof-

it business that aims to

connect people looking for

cheap eats with restaurants

that have surplus food, re-

by Peter Shanley

Gazette Staff

The City recently released a

report on Boston’s income-re-

stricted housing—commonly

referred to as affordable hous-

ing—that found nearly 20

percent of housing units are

marked as income-restricted.

But Department of Neigh-

borhood Development (DND)

Director Sheila Dillon said

that is not enough.

“We have a lot of afford-

able-housing units. We need

DND Chief: City has many affordable-

housing units, but more needed

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Jefe de DND: Ciudad tiene más unidades

asequibles, pero hay necesidad todavía

By Ha TaSpecial To THe GazeTTe

At the Tobin K-8 School on Mission Hill, children ask their lunch monitor Maria Rodriguez for advice on healthy eating, leading to what is known affectionately as the “Maria Effect.” Rodriguez, 48, was recently awarded Boston’s 2018 Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Award for her work in creating an environment in which students can learn about sugar content in their food and drinks because she checks in with them during lunch on what they eat. And then she tries to talk them into trying healthier snacks and veggies. Rodriguez moved to Mission

Hill from Puerto Rico when she was 20. She had worked as a housekeeper a n d a c h i l d c a r e worker at M i s s i o n Main Tenant Task Force while raising two sons. For the last 25 years, she has been a lunch monitor at the Tobin School, where she is widely known as an inspiration and the glue that holds the staff and students together.

“When I look the children in the eyes, I see my sons in

By peTer SHanleyGazeTTe STaff

Residents of Mission Hill will head to the polls on Nov. 6 and help decide several statewide races and ballot questions. Two incumbents—Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democrat U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren—both face challengers, but they have high approval ratings and double-digits leads in polls going into Election Day. Warren, who many believe will run for President of the United States in 2020, has two opponents in her bid for re-election: Whitman resident Geoff Diehl, a Republican state representative

and avid supporter of President Donald Trump, and Belmont resident Shiva Ayyadurai, an entrepreneur who is running as an Independent. Baker, who according to polls is one of the most popular governors in the country, will battle Democrat Jay Gonzalez in his re-election bid. Gonzalez, who is the former secretary of administration and finance in the Patrick administration, will have a steep hill to climb to pull out the victory, facing limited name recognition and less-than-full backing of the state Democratic establishment.

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According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56



“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.

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The Boston Planning and Development Agency board approved two Mission Hill area projects—111 Terrace Street and a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) new inpatient building—during its monthly meeting on Oct. 11.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) proposal for a new inpatient building at 111 Francis St. is for an approximately 325,000-square-foot building on a site that is 42,700 square feet of largely non-developed land.

This will be the first new building on the west campus in 20 years. The building will have 158 inpatient beds, made up of 128 medical/surgical beds and 30 intensive/critical care beds.The proposed project will be approximately 178 feet tall and will not provide new parking. The development team estimates that it will provide 80 to 100 new permanent jobs for varying skill levels. A helipad is also planned

Ha TaeSpecial a THe GazeTTe

En la escuela K-8 Tobin en Mission Hill, los niños le piden consejos de salud sobre la alimentación saludable a la supervisora de almuerzo María

Rodríguez, creando lo que algunos han llamado “el efecto María”. Rodríguez, 48, recibió hace poco el Premio de Servicio Público Henry L. Shattuck debido a su creación de un ambiente de aprendizaje donde los niños pueden aprender sobre el

contenido de azúcar en la comida. Examina su comida durante el almuerzo y entonces les convence de que prueben comidas más saludables. Rodríguez vino a Mission Hill de Puerto Rico cuando tenía 20.

On Oct. 13, Marjorie O’Malley, MassArt Vice President for Advancement, and 10 MassArt students participated in the Mission Hill Road Race to raise funds for the Kevin Fitzgerald Park. (Pictured left to right) Amy Joseph '20 (Illustration), Pallavi Rawla '20 (Graphic Design/Illustration), Marjorie O'Malley (Vice President for Advancement), Leah Cretella '20 (Fashion), and Julia Bailey '20 (Fashion). Courtesy Photo by MassArt

BPDA board approves two Mission Hill area projects

Premiada de Shattuck habla sobre la nutrición en la escuela Tobin

Hill residents head to the polls on Nov. 6

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Shattuck Award winner dishes nutrition advice at Tobin

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