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OCTOBER 25, 2016
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
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Make America grope again
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Bengt Holmstrom of West Cedar St. awarded prize for Economic Science
By Karen Cord Taylor
First, thank you to my friend Alicia for the title of this column. It’s the sign her daughter’s roommate held at the second
presidential candidates’ debate at Washington University in
St. Louis.
We have to endure only two more weeks. Then this toxic
election will be over. Let’s be clear: there is one sinister person—the orange predator—who has made it toxic. No more
false equivalencies.
Friends tell me how they are coping. Some refuse to
watch the debates. Others are foregoing newspapers. Some
shut off the radio. They never go to Twitter. Others, like the
Washington University student, are turning their disgust into
great word play.
I have a strategy for getting through. First I explore all the
possible names I can call that repellant braggart. Then I collect
the ironies. Some are delicious.
For example, a Bush finally prevailed over that dirty old
man who’s running for president. It wasn’t Jeb, but Billy, his
apparently low-life cousin.
It’s juicy to follow the creepy bully’s sycophantic male hyp
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BHCA COMMUNITY CORNER
Massachusetts is leaking – gas
And the Beacon Hill Civic Association Green Committee
wants to spread the word, according to co-chair Eve Waterfall.
The aging infrastructure for supplying natural gas to our boilers, stoves and gas lights allows methane gas to leak into the
soil and air. When the leak is in or near a building, National
Grid gives it top priority to avoid injury to people or damage
to property. But lower priority leaks often go unrepaired. The
legacy of these continuous gas leaks includes dying trees, poor
(Civic AssociationPg. 3)
By Suzanne Besser
Bengt Holmstrom has become a
worldwide celebrity. Thousands of
emails flow into his Inbox, waiting
his reply. Frenzied media in countless
countries captured the news. Even his
91-year old mom, happily ensconced
in a Finish retirement community,
granted some lucky reporters a private
interview.
Holmstrom just won the Nobel
Memorial Prize in Economic Science.
Those who know him are not surprised. An uncommonly modest man,
his distinguished career and significant contributions to economic theory were already known around the
world by his friends and colleagues,
who predicted that someday he would
be recognized by the Academy. Yet
despite his recent fame and fortune,
his Mt. Vernon condominium neighbors are still counting on him to help
drop candy in buckets on Halloween
night…and he’ll be there, just as he
always has.
If you live along West Cedar Street,
Bengt Holmstrom
Photo by John Besser
you’ve most likely seen Holmstrom,
a tall, white haired gentleman who
greets with a warm smile those he
passes on his daily walk to MIT.
There he has served as the Paul A.
Samuelson Professor of Economics
and a faculty member in the MIT
Sloan School of Management since
1994. He and his wife Anneli moved
to Beacon Hill five years ago. They
have a grown son Sam.
Holmstrom and a colleague Oliver
Hart of Harvard shared the award for
their contributions to contract theo-
ry - a comprehensive framework for
analyzing many diverse issues in contractual design like performance-based
pay for top executives, deductibles
and co-pays in insurance, and the
privatization of public sector activities, according to the Royal Swedish
Academy of Science.
“Contract theory is really about
incentives made in a formal contract or an informal agreement,”
Holmstrom explained. “How do we
get an employee or a CEO or anyone
in our life to do what we want them
to do?”
In a NPR interview Holmstrom
called some incentives in economic life
‘creepy and manipulative’ and produce unintended results. He cited the
Wells Fargo scandal as an example.
“They thought they were designing
a good scheme, perhaps, initially,” said
Holmstrom. “If you raise the number of new accounts you are getting,
that’s your business model. You get
rewarded. And they probably creat(Nobel Prize Winner Pg. 15)
BHAC wrestles with fitting a 21st century design on Beacon Hill
By Beth Treffeisen
At the Beacon Hill Architectural
Commission (BHAC) hearing this past
Thursday, October 20, applicants for
45 Temple St. went in front of the
Commission for an advisory review
to transform two previously owned
buildings by Suffolk University into
residential units.
The proposed work included modifying the north, east and west facades,
creating a passageway between
Temple Street and Ridgeway Lane,
and construct a rooftop addition to
cover mechanical equipment with a
roof deck.
This is the second advisory
review; they first appeared before the
Commission in July 2016.
According to the Boston Planning
and Development Agency the institutional buildings will turn into 75
condos with 60 parking spaces. In
order to allow this, there will be an
additional 59 new windows that will
be punched into the façade.
The existing Archer and Donahue
buildings that make up the proposed
project where both exempt from
the BHAC review when they where
constructed in the 1960’s, according to Lissa Schwab the preservation
planner for BHAC. But since they’ve
changed ownership they now have to
go through the process.
At the previous meeting the feed(BHAC Pg. 15)
BPDA approves twelve residential units for 171 Tremont St.
By Beth Treffeisen
Late last week, the Boston Planning
and Development Agency (BPDA),
formerly the Boston Redevelopment
Authority, approved the proposed
Gas leaks on Mt. Vernon Street
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project slated for 171 Tremont Street,
located next to the Boston Common.
This project will include the construction of a 13-story building with
12 residential units, a welcoming
lobby, and a public park in the Mason
Place pedestrian walkway. This new
building will replace the current
four-story office building.
The developer, 171 Tremont, LLC,
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OCTOBER 25, 2016
THE BEACON HILL TIMES
PA G E 2
editorial
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY
HALLOWEEN
Halloween will be observed this Monday, and that means that scores of children and
others will be roaming our streets during the early-evening hours as they go about their
ritual of trick-or-treating in our neighborhoods.
It is up to each one of us to be extra-observant if we are operating a motor vehicle
during this time period in order to ensure that a tragic situation does not occur.
Safety is the watchword for everyone both behind the wheel of a car on Halloween
night and for those who are on the streets as well. Common-sense must prevail when
traversing our thoroughfares on foot, especially if we have young children in tow who
are over-eager to get to their next stop in the pursuit of candy.
In addition, parents of teenagers must be strict in laying down the rules about trickor-treating or late-night revelry, especially given that Halloween falls on a school night.
Halloween does not permit parents to abdicate their responsibilities to ensure that
their teens understand they must be home at a reasonable hour and that they are not to
engage in mischief.
We wish all of our readers a safe and happy Halloween.
OP/ED
Why I am Yes on 2
By Marty Walz
Black
If all you know about Question 2, the
ballot question that would lift the cap on
public charter schools, is what you’ve seen
on TV – chances are good you’re confused
about how to vote.
As the author of the current charter school law when I was a state
Representative and House Chair of the
Education Committee, I’m voting yes and
ask you to do the same.
Here are the facts. Voting yes on
Question 2 would allow more public charter schools to open in the nine cities where
new charters can’t open today because
of an arbitrary cap imposed by state law.
Boston is one of those nine cities. The
ballot question has no impact on the 342
cities and towns not near the cap. But, for
these nine cities, it would mean that more
children would have more access to a
world-class public education.
A vocal minority of charter school
opponents are doing their best to convince
voters that charters drain money from
public schools. This is nothing more than
a scare tactic. What the TV ads don’t say:
charter schools are public schools, and, as
with all public schools, the taxpayer funds
allocated for a child’s education follow the
child to whatever public school is educating him or her.
Moreover, a recent report by the nonpartisan Boston Municipal Research
Bureau confirmed that charter schools are
not causing Boston Public Schools’ budget
pressures. In fact, the BPS budget increased
25% in the past six years. With an annual
budget over $1 billion, BPS spends more
per pupil than any of the 100 largest
school districts in America.
Teachers unions have provided 99%
of the funds for the campaign against
Question 2. Rather than doing what’s best
for kids, they are motivated by self-interested adult-focused policies that protect a status quo that is failing to serve
too many children. Public charter schools
prove what’s possible academically with
low income and minority children.
A recent Brookings Institution report
underscores this point. It said “charter
schools in the urban areas of Massachusetts
have large, positive effects on educational outcomes. The effects are particularly
large for disadvantaged students, English
learners, special education students, and
children who enter charters with low test
scores.”
Public charter schools in Massachusetts
are held accountable for students’ academic achievement in ways traditional district
schools are not. If a charter school does a
poor job educating students, the state shuts
it down – as it should. In contrast, the
state can’t force local school committees to
close chronically underperforming district
schools that are robbing kids of a quality
education – a particularly acute problem
in cities. Too often the schools carry on,
generation after generation, providing a
poor quality education.
No wonder tens of thousands of
Massachusetts students are on waiting
lists for high-performing public charter
schools, including 12,000 in Boston alone.
Parents desperately want better schools for
their children, yet the existing cap on charter schools is blocking the establishment of
more great schools.
We hear how Massachusetts has the
best schools in the nation. True enough,
yet this bragging masks a problem: the
large, persistent achievement gaps our
state has failed to close for children of
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Downtown View (from pg. 1)
ocrites, who continually remind us about
Bill Clinton’s sexual exploits, and in doing
so, remind us also of theirs. Here’s a partial
list: toady Rudy Giuliani, known for dumping wife two for wife three without telling
wife two; repulsive Newt Gingrich, famous
for carrying on with a congressional aide
while his second wife was in the hospital
battling cancer and he was impeaching Bill
Clinton for an extra-marital affair. There is
rich fodder here.
Poor, clueless Melania. She doesn’t have
an ironic bone in her body. Yet she gets
pulled out from time to time to undergo
humiliation and show us what irony is.
She copied Michelle Obama’s words. After
her husband’s remarks about his success in
“grabbing pussy,” she sported a pussy bow.
She traded a good career for a boring life
in the Trump Tower ghetto. Just because
you’re young and hook up with an old, serial
bankruptee doesn’t mean you should be put
at risk of plagiarizing a first lady’s words or
wearing clothing that emphasizes that bankruptee’s sordid sexual behavior. Melania is
not up to the task, and the campaign is cruel
to use her.
Locker rooms have also become ironic.
How wonderful that the menacing 70-yearold trash talker managed to victimize men
as well as women when he chalked up his
degrading remarks to the locker room.
Ridiculously, when the slimeball criticizes his opponent, he is actually describing
himself. After people suggested a cocaine
habit might be causing his snuffles, he said
Hillary should have a drug test before the
next debate. He has no insight into what his
remarks reveal about him. It is so weird.
So many ironies. So little time.
A more serious irony involves Republican
dogma for the last 30 years.
What happens when you pass state laws
restricting the right to vote, falsely claiming
American elections are fraudulent? You get
a narcissistic blowhard as a candidate who
shouts “rigged” because he’s losing an election.
What happens when you reduce government spending and initiatives? You get
a rotting America—bad roads and bridges,
declining public universities that bleed stu-
dents dry, messy health care that can’t be
fixed because Congressional leaders would
rather see Americans die or go bankrupt
instead of giving their fellow citizens an
affordable health care system that works.
Americans, you get no paid parental
leave, no gun control, no government-subsidized day care, no speedy trains, no affordable colleges and no universal pre-K, unlike
the rest of the developed world. Live with
it, McConnell and Ryan say, and don’t
complain since we are keeping government
out of your lives—except, of course, when
it involves women, who aren’t smart enough
to manage their own reproductive systems.
That’s where we’ll let government intrude.
No wonder people want to make America
great again. I do too. And we’re groping for
ways to do that.
Maybe it has less to do with nostalgia for
an America that was more white and more
to do with remembering when America
dreamed and spent big. We built the interstate highway system, put men on the moon,
fueled the fastest-expanding economy ever
while the richest paid 90 percent of their
income in taxes, declared war on poverty
and passed some of the most important civil
rights legislation ever. We funded public
universities so well that in 1965, when my
husband, who had graduated from two
of those distinguished public universities,
arrived at the law school of the “World’s
Greatest University,” we looked around and
said, “This is kind of shabby.” Those were
the days.
Best of all the ironies will be on November
8 if that insulting, misogynist, blubbery sexual predator loses. A woman will be the one
to take him down.
Karen Cord Taylor is a newspaperwoman who
now works from her home. Past columns are posted
on www.bostoncolumn.com. You can reach Karen at
karen@bostoncolumn.com
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Civic Association (from pg. 1)
air quality, global warming and a big bill to consumers. Under current law, rate payers pick up the
annual $90 million tab for the leaked gas, giving the
utility little incentive to make repairs.
Fortunately, increased awareness of this issue,
spearheaded by groups like H.E.E.T. and Mothers
Out Front, is leading to action. In early December,
volunteers from the BHCA, Neighborhood
Association of the Back Bay and Mothers Out Front
will distribute leaflets and door tags in the vicinity of
known low priority leaks. Residents are encouraged
to contact their representatives to support updates
to infrastructure and coordination of repairs with
other agencies. More information is available at
www.mothersoutfront.org and www.heetma.org.
Why do methane gas leaks matter?
Methane in the soil reduces oxygen that trees
need and attracts bacteria to their roots. Methane contributes to smog, which exacerbates
asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
Methane is a major contributor to climate change.
Methane can result in explosions causing fires
and injury to people.
Utilities are charging us for the leaked methane
gas.
Source: Mothers Out Front
Did You Know?
Parking Permits 101: Contractor Permits
Temporary permits required to reserve street
A Piece of the Past
While Cambridge Street evolved from a 17th
century cow path, Charles Street is much younger.
Created at the turn of the century from gravel and
dirt carted by railroad from the crest of Beacon
Hill, it was 55 feet wide and connected to what was
then called the West Boston Bridge to Cambridge.
In 1920, the street was widened by 10 feet but
within 10 years it overflowed with traffic as the new
‘engines of death’ roared down the street.
Get involved
Our committees comprise volunteers working
together from all over the neighborhood to assure
that we all have a good quality of life here. We welcome you to jump aboard.
Upcoming meetings
Friday, October 28: Membership & Events
Committee Meeting at 74 Joy Street, 8:00 am
[photos by Suzanne Besser]
Executive Director Patricia Tully and Beacon Street resident Kathy Judge
were among a group of residents and business owners who cleaned
Charles Street sidewalks and tree pits Wednesday afternoon.
Save the date for these BHCA upcoming
events
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The BHCA deals with well over 400 parking
permits a year, estimates BHCA executive director Patricia Tully. While contractors must initially get their permits from Boston Transportation
Department, the BHCA approves all extensions.
This procedure is done so that residents can better
understand and share concerns with contractors
working in the neighborhood.
parking
Initial permit issued for 15 days by Boston
Transportation Department
Permit extensions may be granted for two week
intervals
All permit extensions must be approved by
BHCA
Halloween on the Hill - Monday, October 31
Town Meeting on Homelessness – Thursday,
November 10
Garlands & Green Holiday Fundraiser Wednesday, November 16th Holiday Decorating Days – Saturday & Sunday,
December 3-4
Winter Gala – Saturday, February 4
Are you ready for Halloween trick or treaters?
The countdown is on for the
Beacon Hill to be turned into a
frightful place, when thousands
of trick or treaters go door to
Safety tips for Halloween
State Fire Marshal Peter J.
Ostroskey offers fire safety tips for
celebrating Halloween including
using battery-operated tea lights
in pumpkins instead of candles.
More children are injured by cars
than fire on Halloween, so it’s
important for children to learn
and practice pedestrian safety and
for drivers to use extra caution.
Drive more slowly and watch for
children who may forget to cross
at corners and use crosswalks.
Reminder: Be Careful with
Halloween Costumes, Decorations
and Trick-or-Treating
· Use a small flashlight or battery-operated tea light in pumpkins instead of a candle.
· Make sure your home is welllit inside and out and that there is
a clear path to your door.
· Keep decorations like cornstalks away from heat sources and
lit candles.
· Be sure all parts of costumes
are labeled flame retardant.
· Costumes should not have
trailing materials or tails long
enough to cause falls.
· If a child is wearing a mask
instead of make-up, make sure the
eye holes are large enough to see
through clearly.
· Children should carry a flashlight or glow sticks; costumes
should be bright-colored or have
reflective tape to highlight them.
· Children under 12 should
always be with an adult. It’s best
to take little ones out early. If older
children are going out without
you, go over the ground rules first
and set a curfew.
· Remind youngsters to cross at
crosswalks or corners as more children are hit by cars on Halloween
than any other single day.
For more information on
Halloween Safety, contact your
local fire department or look at
the Department of Fire Services
website at www.mass.gov/dfs,
click on Halloween Safety, or call
the Public Fire Safety Education
Hotline at 1-877-9-NO-FIRE.
door seeking candy on Halloween
Night.
The Halloween trick-or-treating
celebration on Beacon Hill will
require that certain streets will be
closed from traffic starting at 4:30
p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. The
following streets include:
Pinckney Street, Joy Street to
Charles Street
Mt. Vernon Street, Joy Street to
Charles Street
Chestnut Street, Walnut Street
to Charles Street
West Cedar Street, Revere Street
to Chestnut Street
Other Halloween treats include:
Hill House Boston will be holding their kids' Halloween party
on October 27 from 3:00 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. The costume party will
have a face-painter, cookie decorating and art projects that will be
available to the public.
If you are interested in volunteering please reach out to
rczubryt@hillhouseboston.org
Community Boating will be
holding their Halloween Night
Regatta on Friday, October 28,
from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come
dressed up! Sign up is required
through their Front Office.
Ryma Bielkus of Health Yoga Life on Temple Street talks with members
of the BHCA Cambridge Street Quality of Life Committee Thursday
evening as they walked on Cambridge Street identifying problem areas
such as those that attract homeless intoxicated individuals and where
sidewalks were not kept clean.
BEACON
HILL
BEAT
From Boston Police Area A-1
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE: 617-343-4627 • DRUG UNIT: 617-343-4879 • EMERGENCIES: 911
Breaking and Entering Residence
10/14/16 – A Hancock Street
resident reports unknown person(s) entered his apartment
between 8:40 a.m. and 4:50 p.m.
There were no signs of forced
entry, but the suspect(s) stole
a bicycle, laptop and charger,
numerous watches and jewelry
and bankcards. Detectives were
to investigate further.
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OCTOBER 25, 2016
PA G E 4
MASSGENERAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN'S STORYBOOK BALL
Photos By: Matt West
Black
On Saturday, October 15,
2016, MassGeneral Hospital for
Children (MGHfC) celebrated its
seventeenth year of supporting
pediatric health via Storybook Ball
and raised close to $1.7 million.
Demi & Tate Isenstadt, Tiffany
& David Ortiz and Paige & Rick
Sutphin co-chaired the event, which
showcased the incredible strides
MGHfC physicians and researchers are making in the field of medical genetics. When 500 black-tie
guests arrived at The Castle (130
Columbus Avenue, Boston), they
were welcomed into the whimsical world of Winnie-the-Pooh, as
longtime Storybook Ball partner,
Rafanelli Events, reinterpreted the
A. A. Milne classic (90 years old
this month) into a grand scale.
Co-Chairs Demi Isenstadt, Tiffany
Ortiz and Paige Sutphin kicked off
the speaking program, which also
featured Thomas J. Lynch Jr., MD,
Chairman and CEO, Mass General
Physicians Organization, Ronald
E. Kleinman, MD, Physician-inChief, MGHfC, and Allan M.
Goldstein, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief,
MGHfC. A poignant patient story
was shared, introducing guests to
10-year-old John Peters (JP) and his
family, who have been traveling to
Boston from Haymarket, Virginia,
for five years working with a team
of MGHfC doctors led by Dr. Ron
Thibert, Director of the Dup15q
Clinic at MGHfC. The evening
included dinner by Max Ultimate
Food, a live auction emceed by
Lenny Clarke featuring one-of-akind packages like a Fender custom
guitar autographed by Big Papi,
dancing led by DJ Chris Roxx,
and games, where winners took
home prizes from luxury brands
Giorgio Armani Beauty, Blank
Label, bloomingdale’s, Broadway
Restaurant Group, Daniela Corte,
Gretta Luxe & Grettacole, North
River Outfitter, PUMA, REMY,
Rue La, Rita Sorrentino Makeup
and Trinchero Family Estates.
Since 2000, the Storybook Ball
has raised more than $25 million for research initiatives and
patient care programs at MGHfC.
Proceeds from Storybook Ball
over the past decade have allowed
MGHfC to provide extraordinary
care to the youngest patients and
their families; to recruit and support the best physicians, surgeons
and researchers; and to speed the
development of new technologies
and cutting-edge research that
can transform clinical approaches
locally and globally.
Gary and Courtney Koenig, Robert and Annsley McAleer.
Rachel and Dr. Allan Goldstein, Paige Sutphin, Tiffany Ortiz, Demi Isenstadt, Dr. Ronald and Martha
Kleinman.
John and Linda Pizzuti Henry.
Joshua Smith and Tracy Jolles.
Tyler and Hannah Wick.
Nicole and Michael Conlon.
Lenny Clarke, Melissa Lees, Herb
Chambers.
Paige Sutphin, Tiffany Ortiz, Demi
Isenstadt.
Anna Sapone and Dr.
Alessio Fasano.
Dr. Ronald and Martha Kleinman,
Bryan Rafanelli.
Paige Sutphin, Anne Henning, Brooke
Laughlin.
Alli and Bill Achtmeyer.
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OCTOBER 25, 2016
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN
HOLDS MEMBERS RECEPTION
Photos by Michael Dwyer
The Friends of the Public
Garden held its members reception at the Four Seasons Hotel on
Tuesday, Oct. 18.
At that time, the guest speaker
was John Alschuler, chairman of
HR&A Advisors, the lead consultants for the Imagine Boston 2030
citywide master plan.
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Parks Commissioner Chris Cook,
Bill Clendaniel, Patti Quinn and
Valerie Burns.
Liz Vizza, John Alschuler, Valerie Burns and Bill Clendaniel.
By Beth Treffeisen
A new exterior lighting installation that brings life to Boston City
Hall’s architectural exterior was
unveiled last Thursday, October
13 during the year’s final Beer
Garden on the Bricks event on City
Hall Plaza.
The permanent fixture highlights and enhances the building’s
original design and increases public safety on the plaza.
“I am proud that for the first
time in its 48 year history, Boston
City Hall is going to shine,” said
Mayor Walsh in a statement.
New high-efficiency LED fixtures replaced the original exterior recessed lighting to illuminate
the lower levels and light up the
entrances. The new fixtures washes the building with a warm white
light but also have the capability
of projecting a wide-range of color
options.
The new exterior lighting
improves security lighting, and
allows for the floodlights and associated conduit added to the building over the years to be removed in
its entirety.
The lighting is utilizing energy efficient equipment with LED
technology to help meet the city’s
sustainability goals.
“Light is a metaphor for many
things – energy, transparency,
understanding – and light is necessary for growth and evolution,”
said Greg Galer, the executive
director of the Boston Preservation
Alliance in a statement.
He continued, “Bringing new
light to City Hall is symbolic of
not just a change in attitude of this
important piece of architecture but
as a sign of a new life for City Hall
and the plaza.”
LEAVE ITand
LOSE IT!
DON’T BE A VICTIM!
Fay Dabney, Alison Quartermain Gersten
and Leslie Quartermain Wilson.
Carolyn Vandam and Doris
Hear.
You have been given this notification as a cautionary
reminder. Boston Police Officers are reminding you
of the following:
DO NOT leave your vehicle unlocked.
DO NOT leave your keys in the ignition.
DO NOT leave your vehicle idling and unattended.
PLEASE REMOVE YOUR PERSONAL
PROPERTY IN PLAIN VIEW!
this includes:
Cell phones
GPS devices
Laptop computers
Loose Change
Bags/Luggage
Pictured above, Boston City Hall is pink in honor of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
Barbara Hostetter, with Joan and Henry Lee.
City Hall gets glitz up with new light installation
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Neighborhood Roundup
Mothers Out Front
fundraiser at Hampshire
House
Mothers Out Front - a grassroots
movement made up of mothers,
grandmothers and other caregivers devoted to addressing climate
change – will hold a fundraising
event takes place at Hampshire
House, located at 84 Beacon St.,
on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m.
The event includes a brief talk
on gas leaks throughout Beacon
Hill and downtown and how local
residents can get involved in the
organization, as well as a discussion on a study that the group
plans to undertake to identify and
fix the largest gas-leaks in the state.
Guests will be treated to cocktails
and appetizers following the discussion.
To learn more about Mothers
Out Front, visit www.mothersoutfront.org.
Black
King’s Chapel’s Tuesday
Recitals
King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St.,
presents its Tuesday Recitals.
Admission is by suggested donation of $3 per person; the donations are given to the performing musicians. Programs begin at
12:15 p.m. and last approximately
35 minutes; for more information,
call 617-227-2155.
Programming includes Kelly
Meraw (soprano) and Heinrich
Christensen (organ) performing
“Conte: Songs of Consolation”
and “Cooman: Circe” on Oct.
25; Handel & Haydn Society chorus and orchestra members, with
Scott Allen Jarrett, director, performing works by Monteverdi on
Nov. 1; Alan Weiss (flute) and
Ann Rosandich (oboe) performing
works by Bach, Gluck and Quantz
on Nov. 8; Caroline Calabro
Hughes (flute) and Timothy
Roberts (cello) performing Loillet
Sonatas on Nov. 15; “Trios for
Four,” featuring Corelli Trio
Sonatas, on Nov. 22; and Abigale
Reisman (violin) and Anastasiya
Dumma (guitar) performing contemporary classical improvisation
on Nov. 29.
TO SPEAK AT SHUL
‘Italian Heritage Month
Film Series’ at West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located at 151 Cambridge St., presents the “Italian Heritage Month
Film Series,” including screenings
of “Human Capital/ Il Capitale
Umano”
(2013, 111 minutes,
unrated) on Wednesday, Oct. 26,
at 3 p.m.
Call 617-523-3957 for more information.
Meeting on
capital improvements
to Common
The Boston Parks and Recreation
Department and the Mayor’s
Office of Neighborhood Services
are holding a meeting about the
upcoming capital improvements
to Boston Common at Suffolk
University’s Moot Courtroom,
located on the fourth floor of 120
Tremont St., on Wednesday, Oct.
26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Projects to be discussed will include
construction improvements to
Parkman Plaza and Tremont Street
Edge along with planned improvements to Boylston Street sidewalk.
Following a brief presentation,
community members will be able
to offer input regarding the material presented and the design process.
For more information, call
Michele Folts at the Boston Parks
and Recreation Department at
617-961-3025 or e-mail Michele.
folts@boston.gov.
the Society of the Boston Cultural
Center and a regular speaker at
the ISBCC. He will speak on issues
facing young Muslims and a vision
of Islam in America that reflects
the tradition as well as the cultural
realities of life in Boston and the
US.
R.S.V.P. to Gretchen Horton, parish administrator, at administrator@kings-chapel.org (or 617-2272155 ext. 108).
Learn about the 10
Commandments
Emmy Award-winning director,
producer and writer Janet Tobias
will share never-before-seen
clips from her current project
“Unseen Enemy” – a documentary on the threat of pandemics
in the 21st century - at the Vilna
Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish
Culture, on Thursday,
Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
Tobias will appear in conversation
with Boston University Medical
Infectious Disease Directors Dr.
Nahid Bhadelia and Dr. Elke
Muhlberger as part of the
Vilna’s “Lifesavers Speaker
Series,” sponsored by Jason
Weiner and Nicole Zatlyn. All are
welcome to attend this talk.
R.S.V.P. to www.vilnashul.org or
by calling 617-523-2324. Light
refreshments will be served, and
validated parking is available at
the Charles River Plaza Garage at
165 Cambridge St. for $5.
Hill House’s ‘Kids’
Halloween Party’
Hill House’s will hold its “Kids’
Halloween Party” at the Firehouse,
127 Mt. Vernon St., on Thursday,
Oct. 27, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Visit the Firehouse in costume for
an afternoon of cookie decorating, crafts and face painting. Bring
canned good to donate to Greater
Boston Food Bank. This event is
free to the community.
Lecture explores
‘Challenges of Young
Muslims in America’
The King’s Chapel Parish House,
located at 64 Beacon St., presents
a lecture entitled “The Challenges
of Young Muslims in America” by
Imam Taymullah Abdur-Rahman,
Muslim chaplain at Harvard
University, on Thursday, Oct. 27,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided at 6:30
p.m.
Abdur-Rahman is a colleague
of Shaykr Yasir Fahmy, Imam of
Dr. David Bernat offers 10 weeks of
study on the 10 Commandments at
the Boston Synagogue, 55 Martha
Road, on Thursdays from 7 to
9:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 27.
The 10 Commandments, or
“Decalogue,” have long been
regarded as the ethical bedrock
for Jews, Christians and Western
society generally. The course
will entail close study of the Ten
Commandments (Exodus 20:214; Deuteronomy 5:6-18) against
the background of Ancient Near
Eastern law collections, in their
Biblical literary and historical contexts, and in light of Jewish interpretive traditions. Participants will
also engage the question of how
these short passages attained such
great significance.
Tuition is $375 per semester,
with financial aid available.
To register, visit: http://hebrewcollege.edu/meah.
For more information, contact
Sara Brown at
meah@hebrewcollege.edu or call
617-559-8708.
noon to 1:30 p.m.
There will be free entertainment, games, crafts, face-painting,
a paper-airplane contest and more
for the kids, as well as a bake
sale with Halloween cookies; coffee, courtesy of Peet’s Coffee on
Charles Street; and apple cider
from Whole Foods on Cambridge
Street. TD Bank is also supporting
the event,
Which includes prizes for kids in
costume.
For more information, e-mail
friendspspa@hotmail.com.
King’s Chapel Sunday
Concert Series
King’s Chapel, located at 58
Tremont St., presents “Requiem
Aeternam,” featuring King’s
Chapel Choir with Heinrich
Christensen (director) performing
a cappella “Requiem Masses” by
Palestrina and Pizzetti - Italian
masters separated by 400 years –
on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m.; and
“Hathor Winds,” with Heinrich
Christensen (organ), performing
“Daniel Pinkham: Concerto” for
organ and woodwind quintet, as
well as works by Ravel, Gershwin
and more, on Sunday, Nov. 27, at
5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for
all concerts.
There is a suggested donation at
the door of $20 (general) and $15
for students and seniors. Advance
tickets are available online, including $15 (general) and $10 (students/seniors), at the “Buy Tickets”
link at http://www.kings-chapel.
org/concert-series.html.
Jewelry-making
workshop for children,
‘Raise the Sails’
on Nov. 2
Phillips Street Play Area
Halloween Costume
Party and Harvest Fest
‘Shakespeare Film Series’
at West End Branch
Library
Hill House offers a second session
of its jewelry-making workshop
for children, ages 5 to 7, at the
Firehouse, 127 Mt. Vernon St., on
Saturday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to
noon. Some of the workshop will
be Halloween-themed.
Admission is $15 for members and
$20 for non-members. Sign up
through Hill House’s Web site at
www.hillhouse.org.
Contact 617-227-5838, ext. 14,
for more information.
The eighth annual Friends
of the Phillips Street Play Area
Halloween Costume Party and
Harvest Fest takes place at the
Phillips Street Play Area, located between Anderson and Garden
streets, on Sunday, Oct. 30, from
Community Boating’s 26th annual
“Raise the Sails Gala” takes place
at the Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles
St., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 6:30
p.m.
This masked, themed event,
which supports CBI’s junior accessible programs, features an auction, raffle, hors d’oeuvres, dancing and more.
Visit/www.community-boating.
org for tickets and more information.
As part of “All the City’s a Stage:
A Season of Shakespeare” at the
Boston Public Library, the West
End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, located at 151 Cambridge
St., presents its “Shakespeare
Film Series,” with screenings of
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Neighborhood Roundup
“Chimes at Midnight” (1965, 116
minutes, unrated) on Wednesday,
Nov. 2, at 3 p.m.; “Twelfth Night”
(1996, 133 minutes, Rated PG)
on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m.;
“Hamlet” (2000,112 minutes) on
Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m.;
“10 Things I Hate About You”
(1999, 97 minutes, PG-13) on
“A Midsummer’s Night Dream”
(1935, 133 minutes, unrated) on
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo +
Juliet” (1996, 120 minutes, Rated
PG-13) on Wednesday, Dec.7, at
3 p.m.; and “Much Ado About
Nothing” (1993, 111 minutes,
Rated PG-13) on Wednesday,
Dec.14, at 3 p.m.
Margaret Edson’s ‘Wit’
coming to First Church
Remembrance Mass for
deceased loved ones
Come pray for those who have
gone before us at St. Joseph
Catholic Church on 68 William
Cardinal O’Connell Way on
Sunday, Nov. 6, at 11:30 a.m.,
followed by a reception.
If you would like to add your
loved ones to the prayer list, con-
Information session
on diet, nutrition
and exercise
Beacon Hill Village presents an
information session and lunch
entitled “Keeping Healthy Part I:
Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise” led
by Kate Sciacca, RN, at the Boston
Public Market, 100 Hanover St.,
on Monday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m.
Sciacca, who conducts BHV’s
Wellness Clinic, will present
a broad range of health-related
topics to members, along with
BHV Fitness Program Instructor
and ACE Certified Senior Fitness
Specialist and Personal Trainer
Cindy Sullivan and nutritionist
Catherine Frederico, MS RDN.
Following the presentations, the
market will offer a healthy lunch.
Admission to the presentation
only is free, and lunch costs $10.
The event is open to the public.
R.S.V.P to Beacon Hill Village
at 617-723-9713 (registration is
required).
‘Let’s Go’ with the
Sheppard Sisters
Come to the Church on the Hill,
located at 140
Bowdoin St., for a concert of
music about traveling on Sunday,
Nov. 13, at 4 p.m.
“Let’s Go” with the Sheppard
Sisters features the world premiere an original composition by
Suzanne Sheppard entitled “Riding
the Road,” written for vibraphone
and piano. Vid Jamnik is featured
on the vibraphone, and additional
music includes “Pres des Remparts
de Seville” (Seguidilla/“Carmen”)
by Georges Bizet, “Malaguena” by
Ernesto Lecuona, “Velvet Shoes”
by Randall Thompson, “I Want to
Go Back to Michigan” by Irving
Berlin and much more.
The concert is free and open to
the public, and there will also be
a reception with savory and sweet
delights immediately following the
concert.
For more information, phone
617-523-4575 or visit http://churchonthehillboston.org.
Book Discussion Group
meets at West End
Branch Library
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes
the Book Discussion Group on
Thursday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m.
At this time, the book for discussion will be “My Brilliant Friend’
by Elena Ferrante, copies of the
book are available at the library.
‘Shake-Scene 2’ at
the West End Branch
Library
Boston Public Library, located at
151 Cambridge St., presents a performance of “Shake-Scene 2” on
Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Let actor Stephen Collins make
Shakespeare’s words come alive.
In part two, a further examination,
dramatically, of the Bard’s famous
works. This time, Collins will perform as King, Lear, Edmund, Iago,
Prospero, Bottom and others.
BSNJ Community
Children’s Chorus
The Boston Society of The New
Jerusalem (BSNJ) Community
Children’s Chorus is a comprehensive musical training program for
children in grades 3 to 7.
Your child will be participating
in a program that promotes: the
love of music, expressive singing,
teamwork-cooperative learning,
building new friendships, self-assessment and the fun of being in a
well organized program.
The rehearsals take place at 140
Bowdoin St. on Tuesday afternoons. Tuition is free for any child
with a Boston address. All levels
of singing ability are welcome. To
sign up, please contact Mr. Doctor
at 617-523-4575 or visit www.
churchonthehillboston.org. (click
on “music”).
The Church on the Hill sponsors
this initiative but we are not promoting any religious ideology.
‘Preschool Story Hour’
at West End Branch
Library
The West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge St.,
offers the “Preschool Story Hour”
on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30
a.m.
Children, ages 3 to 5, and their
caregivers join the children’s
librarian for weekly stories, songs,
rhymes and movement. This is a
high-energy story time, and families, daycare and school groups are
all welcome to drop in.
Enjoy Easy to Learn
Meditation
Meditation is a way to connect to
your true self
And help you create balance in
your life, decrease worry and fear,
up-lift your spirits and energy.
Toe2Heal, located at 25 Myrtle
St., offers meditation on Mondays
from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Call on
holiday weekends, and R.S.V.P. to
info@toe2heal.com before attending. There is a suggested contribution of $5.
ESL conversation group
resumes meeting at West
End Branch Library
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes
the English as a Second Language
(ESL) conversation group every
Tuesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Come
and practice your English language
skills with other newcomers and a
facilitator.
West End Playgroup
meets Tuesday mornings
The West End Community Center,
located at 1 Congress St., welcomes the West End Playgroup on
Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
through the fall and winter.
This is a free drop-in time to let
kids play and adults chat with one
another. Small toy donations are
welcome.
For the first time ever, registered Boston voters can vote at any early
voting location from Monday, October 24 – Friday, November 4 in
the City, including City Hall. Pick a time and place that is best for you.
Voter registration deadline is October 19.
MON. OCT. 24, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
SAT. OCT. 29,
12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
East Boston, Orient Heights Yacht Club
Chinatown, Metropolitan Condominiums
South End, Harriet Tubman House
Boston City Hall (9 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
East Boston,
Heritage Apartments
TUES. OCT. 25, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
South Boston,
Condon School
WED. OCT. 26, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Dorchester,
Lower Mills Library
Boston City Hall
Dorchester,
Grove Hall Community Center
Dorchester, Dorchester House
Dorchester, Codman Square Library
Hyde Park, Municipal Building
Mattapan,
Mildred Ave Community Center
West Roxbury,
West Roxbury Library
THUR. OCT. 27, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Boston City Hall
Roxbury,
Bruce Bolling Municipal Building
FRI. OCT. 28, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Back Bay,
Copley Square Library
Jamaica Plain, Curtis Hall
Kenmore/Fenway, Boston Arts Academy
Allston/Brighton, Honan Library
Allston/Brighton,
Jackson Mann School
MON. OCT. 31, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Charlestown, Harvard/Kent School
Bay Village, Benjamin Franklin Institute
of Technology
Roxbury, MLK Tower
TUES. NOV. 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Boston City Hall
WED. NOV. 2, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Dorchester, Strand Theatre
Mattapan, Morning Star Church
Roslindale, Roslindale Community Center
THUR. NOV. 3, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Voters may also apply for an early
voting ballot by mail; the deadline
for applications is 12:00 p.m. on
November 4. If early voting ballots
are not returned during the early
voting period, they must be
returned to City Hall, Room 241,
by 8 p.m. on November 8.
If you miss the early voting
period, you can still vote on
Tuesday, November 8 at your
assigned voting location.
Boston City Hall
FRI. NOV. 4, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Jamaica Plain, Back of the Hill Apartments
Mission Hill, Tobin Municipal Building
Allston/Brighton, Veronica B. Smith House
Learn more at boston.gov/early-voting • #VoteEarlyBoston
Call 311 • election@boston.gov
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Hub Theatre Company of Boston
presents “Wit” by Tony nominated
and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Margaret Edson at First Church
Boston, 66 Marlborough St., from
Nov. 4 to 19. Performances are
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and
Sundays at 5 p.m.
The play is directed by John
Geoffrion, Hub’s artistic director,
and features Elliot Norton Award
Winner Liz
Adams as Vivian Bearing, Ph.D.,
a professor of seventeenth-century English poetry and an expert
in the fiendishly difficult poetry
of John Donne. Demanding of
herself and others, she’s allowed
herself little time to cultivate a life
outside of her all-consuming quest
for knowledge. But when she’s
diagnosed with ovarian cancer,
she’s forced to confront her own
mortality with a profundity and
humor that transforms her, and
all who witness her remarkable
journey.
All performances are “pay what
you can.” For this production,
donations of children’s books will
be collected at each performance
and distributed to local charities. For tickets and information
visit, www.hubtheatreboston.org.
tact St. Joseph’s at 617-523-4342
ext. 12 or via e-mail at david@
stjosephboston.com.
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6TH ANNUAL CANINE PROMENADE ON THE ESPLANADE
Photos and story by Marianne Salza The Esplanade Association held
its 6th Annual Canine Promenade
on the Charles River Esplanade
to raise awareness about the park
as a resource for dog owners, and
support the Association’s efforts
to maintain the park. On Oct. 23,
some 100 families and their dogs –
dressed like Star Wars characters,
a school bus, a shark, and a giant
green crayon - walked the ½-mile
Halloween costume parade around
Fiedler Field, led by Channel 7
News Anchor Sarah French, her
family, and her dog, Buddy, who
was the Grand Marshal of the
event. Dogs enjoyed gourmet
treats, gift bags, and licking peanut
butter honey sorbet. Local organizations also provided participants
with information about veterinary
clinics, pet food, boarding/day
care, pet grooming, and dog acupuncture. Benjamin Alfred, as a bumble bee,
and Anna Silva.
Lisa Hazen, Fenway, as a Poke Ball, Kim Hazen, as Pikachu, and Wyatt
Walsh, as Charizard.
Polly Fletcher, as the Queen of
Clubs, and Pepper, as the King of
Clubs.
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PA G E 9
6TH ANNUAL CANINE PROMENADE ON THE ESPLANADE
Jacoby eating peanut butter honey sorbet.
Lisa and Chris Davis, with Clara, the taco.
Some 100 families and their dogs participated in the Oct. 23 Canine
Promenade on the Esplanade.
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Sarah French, Channel 7 News Anchor, with her husband, Chris
Carpenter, 1-year-old daughter Blair, and dog, Buddy, the Canine
Promenade Grand Marshal. Hundreds of families and dog owners galloped onto the Esplanade for the 6th Annual Canine Parade, sponsored
by the Esplanade Association.
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December 1, 8:45-10:15am
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Daria Riley, as Little Red Riding
Hood, and Teddy, as the Big Bad
Wolf.
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to
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THIS WEEK'S ANSWER
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TUESDAY, OCT. 25
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
RECITAL, Kelly Meraw and Heinrich Christensen performing “Conte: Songs of Consolation” and “Cooman:
Circe,” King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
FUNDRAISER, gas-leak discussion sponsored by
Mothers Out Front, Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St.,
6 p.m., visit www.mothersoutfront.org to learn more
about Mothers Out Front
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
FILM, “Human Capital/ Il Capitale Umano” (2013,
111 minutes, unrated), West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m., call 617-5233957 for more information
MEETING on upcoming capital improvements to
Boston Common, Suffolk University, Moot Courtroom,
120 Tremont St., fourth-floor, 6:30-8 p.m., call Michele
Folts at the Boston Parks and Recreation Department
at 617-961-3025 or e-mail Michele.folts@boston.gov
for more information
ACTIVITY, Hill House’s jewelry-making workshop for
children, the Firehouse, 127 Mt. Vernon St., 11 a.m.noon, admission: $15 for Hill House members; $20 for
non-members, sign up through Hill House’s Web site at
www.hillhouse.org, contact 617-227-5838, ext. 14, for
more information
SUNDAY, OCT. 30
CONCERT, “Requiem Aeternam,” King’s Chapel, 58
Tremont St., 5 p.m., suggested donation at door: $20
(general); $15 (students/seniors), visit http://www.
kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html for advance tickets
EVENT, eighth annual Friends of the Phillips Street
Play Area Halloween Costume Party and Harvest Fest,
Phillips Street Play Area, Anderson and Garden streets,
1:30 p.m., e-mail friendspspa@hotmail.com for more
information
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2
EVENT, Hill House’s “Kids’ Halloween Party,” the
Firehouse, 127 Mt. Vernon St., 3-5:30 p.m.
LECTURE, “The Challenges of Young Muslims in
America,” King’s Chapel Parish House, 64 Beacon St.,
7-8:30 p.m., (light refreshments: 6:30 p.m.), R.S.V.P. to
Gretchen Horton, parish administrator, at administrator@kings-chapel.org or 617-227-2155 ext. 108
FUNDRAISER, Community Boating’s 26th annual “Raise
the Sails Gala,” Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 6:30 p.m.,
visit/www.community-boating.org for tickets and more
information
FILM, “Chimes at Midnight “ (1965, 116 minutes, unrated), West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., 3 p.m., call 617-523-3957 for more information
INFORMATION SESSION/LUNCH, “Keeping Healthy
Part I: Diet, Nutrition and Exercise,” Boston Public
Market, 100 Hanover St., 10 a.m., presentation only: free;
lunch: $10, call Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713 or
visit www.beaconhillvillage.org for more information or
to register
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
RECITAL, Alan Weiss (flute) and Ann Rosandich (oboe)
performing works by Bach, Gluck and Quantz, King’s
Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation;
$3, call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9
FILM, “Twelfth Night” (1996, 133 minutes, Rated PG),
West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., 3 p.m., call 617-523-3957 for more information
SUNDAY, NOV. 13
CONCERT, “Let’s Go” with the Sheppard Sisters,
Church on the Hill, 140 Bowdoin St., 4 p.m., admission;
free, phone 617-523-4575 or visit http://churchonthehillboston.org for more information
TUESDAY, NOV. 15
RECITAL, Caroline Calabro Hughes (flute) and Timothy
Roberts (cello) performing Loillet Sonatas, King’s
$3, call 617-227-2155
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MAYOR MARTIN WALSH'S ANNUAL PUMPKIN FLOAT ON THE COMMON
Photos by Kate Anslinger
There was a lot of orange lighting up Frog Pond on Sunday evening, Oct. 23, as crowds gathered
for the Mayor Martin Walsh’s
Annual Pumpkin Float. Some
guests arrived in costume and others arrived with a freshly carved
jack-o-lantern in hand. Volunteers
worked hard to make sure all the
uniquely decorated jack-o-lanterns
made it out to the pond on a float
built for each individually sized
pumpkin. Guests circled the pond
and participated in various family-fun activities in the Common, as
they watched as hundreds of lit up
pumpkins float across the water.
Ishman Williams, Danielle Garry
and Inaya Williams show off their
Halloween costumes
A white pumpkin stood out in the
sea of orange.
Volunteer, Onny Octaviani, places
a pumpkin on a float.
Hundreds of lit jack-o-lanterns sailing away on the Frog Pond as dark
descended over the Common Sunday night.
Magician Jay Fraser shows off his
tricks to Emma Pilsmaker.
Romeo Furmonavicius stands in
line with his prize pumpkin.
Sophie Shank and Katherine
Ceron show off their baby JackO-Lanterns.
Volunteers, Miho Ishii and Sunao
Yamada, smile between hard work
at Sunday’s Pumpkin Float.
While many concentrated on pumpkins, many more showed up in stellar
costumes. Here, Stella and Renee Moran give 101 reasons why they were
one of the best duos on the Common, giving a nod to the Dalmatians.
Dylan, Isla and Willow Haley are ready for Halloween at the Pumpkin
Float.
Tess Armstrong sends off a pumpkin during the Mayor Martin Walsh’s
annual Pumpkin Float on the Frog Pond in the Boston Common on
Sunday, Oct. 23.
Pictured to the left, Louiz, Fabiola and Bruno Albieri had the Force
with them at the Pumpkin Float.
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Community residents speak against
temporary Emerson dorms in the Fenway
By Beth Treffeisen
Department.
All students living at the campus will be returning and will not
have personal cars. A Resident
Director, a professional staff member living at this location along
with five Resident Assistants that
are student staff members, will
monitor the students.
“There is not an acceptable reason that we should bear the brunt
of the burden that they’re under,”
said Giordano who stated it is up
to the BPDA to help Emerson find
another solution to their problem
that is not in the Fenway neighborhood.
The Fenway CDC believes
that this is another example of an
institution expanding its footprint
without regard for community
impact. Fenway CDC also believes
that after two years as a temporary
dorm, the property will become de
facto dorm housing unsupervised
students.
The Little Building dormitory,
a 12-story structure built in 1917
that was originally an office building that was converted to a dormitory and dining hall in 1995 by the
college and needs extensive work.
It currently holds 750 students.
“That building has to be shut
down,” said Peggy Ings the associate vice president to Government
and Community Relations at
Emerson College. “It has been
deemed to need a lot of work on
the roof, the façade, and the structure. We have been told that we
need to shut down this building
down in 2017.”
A rendering of the newly renovated Little Building located on corner of
Tremont St and Boylston, courtesy of the BPDA.
The restoration that has been
approved by the BPDA will renovate floors two through 12 and
construct a 13th floor that will be
located entirely behind the parapet
that juts up from the top floor.
This will increase the total residential students at that location
by 294.
There is currently construction
for another dorm at the Emerson
College main campus that is slated
to open in Fall 2017, which will
house 376 students that otherwise,
would have gone into the Little
Building. That leaves them 115
beds short for that fall.
Ings said they scoped the area
around Emerson College from the
Revere Hotel to the HI Boston
Hostel located on Stuart St., as
possible housing alternatives but
ran into problems booking them
as a two-year lease.
When the current owners of 12
Hemenway St., approached the
college with the opportunity to
lease this property out, Ings said,
the college wanted to pursue this
to see if it could work as their
solution.
There will be no construction
at the site and once the two-year
lease is up, the dorm will be converted back to its use now, a budget friendly lodging site.
Bob Case a 40-year resident of
the Fenway neighborhood pointed out that right now there is
a two-level neighborhood. On
one end are the students and on
the other end are the new luxury
apartments.
“We are going to end up as
a non-residential neighborhood
because we are fighting the students and we are fighting the super
luxury housing on the other end,”
said Case.
Jay Livingstone the state representative who represents both sides
of Boylston St. is also opposed to
the dorm being placed in this area.
He pointed back to the history of Emerson College and how
they moved to their current campus from the Back Bay to remove
themselves from a residential
neighborhood. By moving back
to a residential neighborhood that
is already facing pressure from
the other colleges and universities
in the area, he said, would be a
mistake.
Livingstone said, “The problem
is, as soon as a dorm is allowed in
this building in two years another
university, all of which in this city
are under this type of pressure are
going to be back here asking the
same thing.”
The comment period for this
project ends November 4, 2016.
52ND HEAD OF THE CHARLES RACE
Photos by Joe Prezioso
Thousands of people lined the
Charles River this weekend to
watch and cheer on participants
in the 52nd annual Head of the
Charles. Some 800 universities and
rowers from more than 30 coun-
tries descended onto the Charles to
take part in the races that ranged
from single crewed boats to boats
of eight.
Union Boat House in the Back
Bay had crews on many boats in
most of the racers, making sure
Boston was well represented, but
took home no medals.
A LITTLE GOOSE IN THEIR STEP: Team Ever Green makes their
way past a family of geese unfazed by the hundreds of rowing boats on
the Charles River this past Saturday, Oct. 22, during the Head of the
Charles Regatta. More than 800 universities and rowers from 30 countries were on hand for the annual event. Members of the State Police
fielded a crew this year for friendly competition.
Black
At the Boston Planning and
Development Agency (BPDA)
meeting held on Monday, October
17, at the Morville House, community members came together to voice their concerns about
Emerson College reverting a previous hostel at 12 Hemenway St.
into a two-year temporary dorm.
“You have to understand, we
commend Emerson for doing
the dorm work and expanding
their capacity – that’s great,”
said Richard Giordano from the
Fenway Community Development
Corporation (Fenway CDC). “We
however don’t need to be the solution for the problem that they
have.”
Due to the upcoming closure
in the spring of 2017, of the Little
Building dormitory, located on the
corner of Tremont St. and Boylston
St., officials at Emerson College
are proposing to temporarily
lease space for approximately 115
students from fall 2017 through
spring 2019 on Hemenway St.
that is comprised of 42,868 square
feet and includes 56 rooms, a commercial kitchen and a café on the
first floor. There are three parking
spaces included with the lease that
will be used by staff.
The college will manage this
property in the same manner as
their other residence halls on the
main campus. It will also provide 24-hour front desk security coverage that will work with
the Emerson College Police
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A team of rowers in the men’s alumni eights made their way to the finish
line.
The 52nd Annual Head of the Charles races started as they always do
with the push off in the Back Bay before the BU Bridge.
A US Navy crew of rowers narrowly misses colliding with Blue
Cheese RC during the men’s eights
alumni race on Saturday.
The bridges along the Charles
were packed with onlookers and
friends and family members of the
rowers this past Saturday.
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A R O U N D
The Scottsboro Boys
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents
John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical,
through Nov. 26, Boston Center for
the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston.
Visit Speakeasystage.com.
When January Feels Like
Summer
Underground Railway Theater presents Cori Thomas’ two-act, 2-hour+
romantic comedy, “When January
Feels Like Summer,” directed by
Benny Sato Ambush, through Nov.
13, 450 Mass. Ave., Central Square,
Cambridge. Tickets start at $20,
also students with university ID;
senior citizens, $5 off; under age 18,
$15; group discounts. Call 617-5769278, or visit CentralSquareTheater.
org.
Puppet Showplace
Theater
Black
Crabgrass Puppet Theatre performs
“The Lion and the Mouse,” Nov.
3,4, 10:30 a.m., Nov. 5,6, at 1,3
p.m., Recommended for ages 4+.
$12. Reservations strongly recommended. 32Station St., Brookline.
Call 617-731-6400, Ext. 101, or
visit Puppet Showplace.
Wit
Hub Theatre Company Company
of Boston presents Pulitzer Prizewinning author Margaret Edson’s
play, “Wit,” Nov. 4-19, First Church
Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston.
Performances, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.;
Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 5
p.m. all tickets, pay-what-you-can.
hubtheatreboston.org.
Train Like Pacquiao
TITLE Boxing Club will host perosnal training sessions, “Train Like
Pacquiao,” Oct. 31-Nov. 5, at the
338 Newbury St. and North Station,
226 Causeway St., Boston clubs. Fee
$60 for 30 minutes. More information, visit TITLENewbury.com, for
sessions, email TITLENewburySt@
gmail.com or call 617-426-9464.
Phantom Gourmet and
Kowloon for Kids
The two have combined to feature an Asian buffet, entertainment
by WildFire and Vinyl Groove
Bands, and a special performance
from Saugus’ IMPROV and THE
SACHIMES, raffles and an auction,
October 27, 6-12 p.m. Call 781233-0077.
How Soft the Lining
Bad Habit Productions presents
the world premiere of Boston-area
playwright Kirsten Greenidge,
November 5-20, Boston Center for
the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527
Tremont St., Boston. Performances,
Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.;
Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday,
2 p.m. previews, November 5, at 8
p.m, November 6, 7p.m. Advance
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tickets, $21; day of show, $28. 617933-8600.
Boston international
Kids Film Festival
Key films at the 54-film festival at
the Capitol Theatre in Arlington
and Somerville Theatre are
“Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts
of Nantucket, documentary “Life,
Animated,” other sorts, documentaries, and international student-made
films, open to the public. There also
are workshops to teach kids the
basics of media and filmmaking.
Visit bikff.org.
None Shall Escape
The National Center for Jewish Film
features the free screening of film,
“None Shall Escape,” Nov. 1, 7
p.m., Wsserman cinematheque at
Brandeis University, followed by
a Q&A with professors Thomas
Doherty and Daniel Breen. More
information, visit jewishfilm.org. Basra-Boston
Connections
A free performance and exhibit featuring an Iraq-US collaboration in
theater, poetry, art and music will be
held Friday, November 4, 8 p.m., at
Arts in the Armory, 191 Highland
Ave., Somerville. The exhibit is
on display through October 30 at
Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center
St., Boston. Space is limited for
the performance. Information, call
617-750-8900, or email info@fortpointtc.org.
West Side Story
This beloved award-winning musical about doomed young lovers
takes center stage at Bill Hanney’s
North Shore Music Theatre Nov.
1-20: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.;
Friday,Saturday, 8 p.m.; matinees,
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 2
p.m. Kids 18-under, 50 percent discount on all evening performances. Students. 50 percent off, Friday
Nov. 18, 8 p.m. 62 Dunham Road,
Beverly. Call 978-232-7200, or visit
www.nsmt.org. Michael Feinstein
Come to The Cabot, see and meet
extraordinary performer Michael
Feinstein, Saturday, Oct. 29,
286 Cabot St., Beverly. There’s a
Privateer Rum Reception, 7 p.m.,
in the theater’s Cabot Street Bar,
appearances by Feinstein and Joyce
Kulhawik, Amanda Carr and special guests, with concert at 8 p.m.,
featuring Feinstein’s “The American
Songbook,” and the Amanda Carr
Trio. Master and Margarita
The play, also known as “The
Devil Comes to Moscow,” Mikhail
Bulgakov’s surrealistic satire of
Stalinist oppression, is performed in
an adapted, 90-minute version that
includes puppetry magic, live music
and a masquerade ball, October
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C I T Y
27-29, 7:30 p.m.; October 29, midnight, at Salem State University’s
Callan Studio Theatre, 352 Lafayette
St., Salem. Tickets, $15, students,
seniors, $10.Visit salemstatetickets.
com.
Cirque of the Dead
The Boston Circus Guild presents its
annual extravaganza of circus spectacle and gruesome acts, through
October 29, Club Oberon, 2 Arrow
St., Cambridge. $30-$50. Visit
Cluboberon.com.
Warrior Class
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston
presents Kenneth Lin’s incisive new
play, ideal for this political season,
through November 13, with an allstar Boston cast, 140 Clarendon
St., Boston: Wednesdays,Thursdays,
7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8p.m.; Saturdays,
3,8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m., also
October 26 and November 9, at 2
p.m. Tickets start at $25. Seniors,
$10 discount; student rush, $10;
group rates. Free related events. lyricstage.com.
Jazz Composers Alliance
Orchestra
The 20-piece orchestra performs
new music for a jazz orchestra by
resident composers David Harris,
Darrell Katz, Mimi Rabson and
Bob Pilkington, and guest composer
Mark Harvey, Tuesday, November 1,
8 p.m., the Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge
St., Inman Square, Cambridge.
Donations, $10; students, seniors,
$8. Jazzcomposersalliance.org.
Woodsybug Art
Exhibition
Boston artist Nicole Beauchaine
echibits her collection of handcarafted customized art guitars
in November, at Sister Sorel, 645
Tremont St., Boston’s South End.
Launch event is Monday, November
7, 6-8 p.m., with cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Art is for
sale. Free.
Anatoly Dverin
From Russia With Art Gallery
features as its holiday exhibit the
Ukrainian-American impressionist and artworks from 15 artists
and jewelry designers from Russia,
Ukraine, and America, through
December 24, 281 Concord Ave.,
Cambridge. Artist’s opening reception for Dverin, hosted by Olesya
and Jerry Koenig, is October 26,
5-8 p.m., featuring live Russian
and Ukrainian music and refreshments, Gallery hours TuesdaySunday, 10:30 a.m. a,m,-7 p.m.,
excluding November 8 and 24.
Fromrussiawithart.org. Shakespeare in Song
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of
the Bard’s death, Friday, November
4, 7:30 p.m., Follen Community
Church, 755 Mass. Ave., Lexington,
and Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m.,
Photo by Karen Irwin Photography
Luminarium Dance Company presents its 2016 feature production
November 11 and 12 at the Boston University Dance Theater.
Pickman Concert Hall, Longy
School of Music, 27 Garden St.,
Cambridge, with Broadway hit
songs and more. $25; students,
seniors, $20. 617-254-1125.
Tapas
Bridge Repertory Theater presents
“Tapas,” “The Marvelous Party,” a
formal cocktail party and evening of
music,mixing, mingling, inspired by
Noel Coward, Friday, November 4,
featuring Bridge Reppers and guest
artists, Multicultural Arts Center,
Cambridge. connect@bridgerep.org. The Diamonds
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater
Boston presents the one-and-only legendary vocal pop band, the
Diamonds, Sunday. November 6, 2
p.m., 617 Lexington St., Waltham.
Reaglemusictheatre.com, 781-8915600.
Bodega Signs and
Wonder
New England Foundation for
the Arts’ Creative City Program
announces Bodega Signs and
Wonder, celebrating a multimedia,
public visual art installation by
Jamaica Plain artist Denise Delgado,
in Jamaica Plain’s Egelston Square
Peace Garden, Washington and
School streets, as part of Egelston
Square Main Streets’ “Noche de
Cuentos,” (night of stories),
Thursday, Oct. 27, 5-8 p.m. The
event, free and open to the public,
features food, art, spoken word and
interview film clips.
Constructed Video
Opening reception for Boston
Cyberarts Gallery’s new exhibit,
“Constructed Video,” featuring
work by Georgie Friedman, Robin
Mandel and Andrew Neumann, is
Friday, Nov. 11, 6-8 p.m. The exhibit will be displayed Nov. 12-Dec.
18,141 Green St., Jamaica Plain.
free, open to the public. Visit bostoncyberarts.org, call 617-524-8495, or
email info@bostoncyberarts.org.
Studios at Sorel
Short films by Woodsybug are featured at this free art show, curated by Faith Verrill and Controlled
Kaso, Monday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m.-1
a.m., 645 Tremont St., Boston. The
launch event, with cash bar and
complimentary hors d’oeuvres, is
6-9 p.m. The show will be exhibited
for a month. More information,
Op-Ed (from pg. 2)
color and those from low-income
backgrounds. Massachusetts has
the third largest achievement gap
based on family income in the
nation, and it is growing larger.
In contrast, public charter schools
narrow these stubborn gaps, especially for urban low income and
minority children.
Created by liberal Democrats in
the state legislature in 1993 to give
parents better educational choices,
charter schools are now a source of
controversy within the Democratic
Party as two key constituencies
are on opposites sides. While
teachers unions oppose charters,
minority voters overwhelmingly
support their expansion. Barack
Obama, Hillary Clinton, Deval
Patrick, Speaker of the House
Robert DeLeo, two other House
Education Committee Chairs,
Patricia Haddad and Alice Peisch,
and many other Democrats support children’s access to high quality charter schools.
I’ve devoted much of my career
to improving district schools.
Ideally, Boston Public Schools
would rank as every family’s first
choice. Until that day, we should
honor families and their desires for
better options for their children.
Question 2 maximizes opportunity for students and advances
equity, which fulfills our moral
obligation to meet their educational needs.
Marty Walz, a Democrat, served
as State Representative for the 8th
Suffolk District from 2005-2013.
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BPDA (from pg. 1)
and diminutive floor plate, the
resulting new shadows casts by the
project continue to be slight and
narrow according to the BPDA.
Additionally, the shadow
impacts associated with the project have been reduced as a result
of the reduction in building height.
The most shadow impacts will
occur before the noon hour.
The BPDA says these impacts
are very small due to the sitting of
the building in the path of shadow
cast by the Ritz Carlton Hotel
and Ritz Carlton Residences at 10
Avery Street.
During the remaining periods,
new shadows either fall on the
roofs of existing buildings, or
within shadows cast by existing
buildings. During these periods, no
new shadow is cast on sidewalks
or public open space.
A look at the new skyline with
the proposed project, courtesy of
the BPDA.
An Artist's rendition of the Temple Street project.
BHAC (from pg. 1)
back consisted of making the
design have a more 21st century
feel, while incorporating elements
that can be found in the Beacon
Hill neighborhood.
“We asked ourselves what is a
21st century building in Beacon
Hill?” said Matt Duggan an architect from The Architectural Team,
Inc.
He continued, in order to do
that they needed to have a design
that represents the neighborhood,
activate the ground level of the
building, and use materials found
in the neighborhood and use them
in a 21st century way.
“It’s all very two-dimensional
and this building is three dimensional,” said Commissioner Taylor
during their feedback.
Commissioner Paul Donnelly
had problems with the transition
between the design elements from
the Archer building how it transitions into the Donahue building.
“I’m having difficulty with the
bridge and the dimensional scale of
the building,” said Commissioner
Donnelly.
Commissioner Taylor also
brought up the large scale of the
two buildings.
“The problem with the Donahue
building is that it is such a huge
mass,” said Commissioner Taylor.
“It needs to be broken down.”
He said the design has tried to
do that vertically but perhaps they
could also bring that in horizontally.
“Unfortunately, it is 60’s architecture that some would say should
be blown up and doesn’t belong in
Beacon Hill,” said Commissioner
P.T. Vineburgh. “You want to create that connection between the
two buildings that make it in a
way that it is a restoration.”
Concerns from the public
included possibly breaking up
the façade even more, to make it
appear like three separate buildings instead of one mass.
Other concerns about added
shawdows with the additional height, due to concealing the
mechanical equipment were
brought up by residents.
For Janet Maloof an abutter
of the proposed building, she had
concerns over the additional win-
dows that could be placed in a way
that allows people to be able to see
into her daughter’s bedroom.
She also spoke of concerns over
the new use of a roadway that
would allow cars to enter into an
underground parking lot.
“You turned a pedestrian street
into a heavily trafficked street,”
said Maloof. “Nobody is going to
pay $40 million for a condo and
expect to walk. I bought my home
because it is a pedestrian street.”
In other matters, there was
an issue over the 77 Pinckney
Street applicant who proposed to
remove a paneled wood garage
door, that was suffering severe
damage caused by rats, and install
a metal garage door with a dark
green finish to replace it.
Residents voiced concerns over
setting a precedent of allowing
metal garage doors, and the commission agreed to allow for a continuous application, where the
owner can explore other options,
such as having a metal garage
door with a wooden façade, and to
return for approval at a later date.
Nobel Prize Winner (from pg. 1)
A view of where the new proposed project will sit, courtesy of the
BPDA.
A look at the new shadows that would place on the Boston Common, in
September at 9am, courtesy of the BPDA.
ed. And they probably created
new genuine accounts initially.
But then, they ran out of genuine
accounts. People were being paid
more for opening new accounts, so
they made up accounts.”
His MIT colleagues praise
the Academy’s decision, calling
Holmstrom’s work ‘pathbreaking’
and the award fitting because it
was won previously by Paul A.
Samuelson, also an MIT professor
of economics whose professorship
Holmstrom now holds.
Born in Helsinki, Holmstrom,
who had had no economics training, worked for a multinational conglomerate in Finland from
1972 to 1974 and was sent to
Stanford University on a one-year
fellowship to work on computer programs to improve company
productivity. “I was supposed to
go and do models,” he told NPR.
“These were early days in computing. People thought computers can
replace a lot of what the human
mind is thinking. And I quickly
realized that that was not the case.
So that’s how I got interested in
incentives.”
And it so happened that incentives were also beginning to
be of interest to economists so
Holmstrom decided to stay at
Stanford to earn his doctorate. His
thesis, which he wrote in longhand
in 1977, was titled ‘On Incentives
and Controls in Organizations,
Part 1.’ With characteristic dry
humor, Holmstrom admitted to
almost losing the thesis. He had
made one copy of the handwritten
dissertation which he gave to a
typist at Stanford. He left the other
in his car. Alas, the car was stolen.
Did the thieves recognize that the
paper was Nobel prize-worthy?
“I am sure they did not,”
Holmstrom said. “I eventually got
the car back and one of the things
they left behind was the dissertation.” It went on to became part
of the body of work that led to his
winning the Nobel Prize.
Holmstrom told the MIT News
that he is looking forward to getting back to his research. “I don’t
have any intention to use this as a
platform for throwing myself into
a public debate,” he said. “There
are various styles of reacting to
[winning] the Nobel Prize. Some
people become experts on everything when they get the prize, and
others continue to be themselves,
so to speak. I think I will be more
of the latter.”
Black
will make a $50,000 contribution
to the City of Boston’s Parks and
Recreation Department to be used
for the maintenance of Boston
Common.
In addition there will be a
contribution of $100,000 to the
IDP Special Revenue Fund managed by Boston’s Department of
Neighborhood Development.
Construction is expected to take
18 months and there will be no
on-site parking provided for the
residential units, but they will have
valet parking to nearby garages.
The original proposal in late
2014 envisioned a Manhattanstyle pencil tower that was, 355feet high holding a 31-unit boutique luxury condo building.
Due to local opposition, including to the possible effects the spire
might have on shadows on the
Common and traffic on the surrounding streets, a decrease in
height from 355 to 175 feet including rooftop mechanical equipment
has been approved.
Since the project will be built
as-of-right dimensions in accordance with the Zoning Code, it
will no longer exceed the restrictions of the ‘shadow bank’ created under Chapter 362 of the
Acts of 1990, the Public Common
Shadow Act.
Because the proposed project is
being developed at an as-of-right
height, it is no longer required to
comply with the Public Commons
Shadow Act.
Due to the slim massing form
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OCTOBER 25, 2016
NEIGHBORS HELP KEEP CHARLES STREET CLEAN
The Joint Charles Street Committee,
in partnership with the Beacon Hill
Civic Association Streets and Sidewalks
Committee, the Beacon Hill Garden Club
and the city, spearheaded an effort to beautify Charles Street on Thursday, At that
time, more than a dozen volunteers came
out to help clean the street’s sidewalks,
Miguel Rosales, co-chair of the
Beacon Hill Civic Association Tree
Committee; and Ali Ringenburg,
vice president of the Beacon Hill
Business Association.
street gutters and tree pits.
“It’s to raise awareness, and to show
businesses that they can take ownership
of a tree-pit and the street,” said John
Corey, co-chair of the Joint Charles Street
Committee – a collaboration between the
Beacon Hill Civic Association and the
Beacon Hill Business Association.
Beacon Hill Civic Association board member Keeta
Gilmore; Nina Castellion, president of the Beacon
Hill Business Association; and Oliver English, owner
of Figs restaurant.
Jean Spaulding; Patricia Tully, executive director
of the Beacon Hill Civic Association; and Katie
Reinhardt, the Civic Association’s administrative assistant.
Maura Smith and John Corey,
co-chair of the Joint Charles Street
Committee and Beacon Hill Civic
Association board member.
Paula Stookey, branch manager of
Hingham Savings Bank.
Suzanne Besser, president of the
Beacon Hill Civic Association
board of directors; and Civic
Association board member Steve
Young.

THE BEACON HILLTIMES THE BEACON HILLTIMES

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