NEIGHBORHOOD ROUND UP

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THE BEACON HILL TIMES
PA G E 2
Neighborhood Round Up
King’s Chapel Tuesday
Recitals
Black
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
Pentimento, featuring Eric Haas
(flute/recorder) and Olav Chris
Henriksen (lute/the orbo) performing works by Locke, Merula,
Ortiz and Schop on Feb. 17; cellist
Sebastian Baverstam performing
works by Bach and Britten on Feb.
24; violinist Dorian Bandy performing works by Biber, Tartini
and more on March 3; Jacob
Reed on the C.B. Fisk organ
performing works by Bach and
Brahms on March 10; guitarist
Leonid Chindelevitch performing
works by Albeniz Villa-Lobos and
more on March 17; Rodger Vine
on C.B. Fisk organ performing
works by Bach, Handel, Brody
and Weaver on March 24; and
Handel & Haydn Society performing Beethoven: Sonato no. 10
in G Major on March 31.
Lecture on ‘How and
Why of Family Dinners’
The Massachusetts General
Hospital Paul S. Russell, MD
Museum of Medical History and
Innovation, located at 2 North
Grove St., invites you to attend
its next evening lecture entitled
“The How and Why of Family
Dinners” by Anne K. Fishel, PhD,
in the museum’s Putnam Gallery
on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 6 to
8 p.m.
A book signing with Dr. Fishel
will follow her lecture. To register
or for more information, e-mail
mghhistory@partners.org.
‘Black History Month
Film Series ‘ comes to
the West End Branch
Library
On Wednesdays in February, the
Friends of the West End Branch
Library sponsors the “Black
History Month Film Series “ at the
library, located at 151 Cambridge
St.
Programming includes “The
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attorney, whose address is 101 Tremont St, suite 1008, Boston, MA 02108, an answer to the complaint which is herewith served upon you, within 20 days after service of this summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgement by default will be taken against you
for the relief demanded in the complaint. You are also required to file your answer to the complaint
in the office of the Clerk of this court at Boston either before service upon plaintiff’s attorney or
within reasonable time thereafter.
Unless otherwise provided by Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim
which you may have against the plaintiff which arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is
subject matter of the plaintiff’s claim or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any
other action.
Witness, Barbara J. Rouse, Esquire, at Boston, the 3rd day of September, in the year 2014.
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minutes, Rated PG-13) on Feb.
18 at 3 p.m.; and Lee Daniels’
“The Butler” (2013, 132 minutes,
Rated PG-13) on Feb. 25 at 3
p.m.
Book discussion group
to meet at West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of the
Boston Public Library, located
at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes
the book discussion group on
Thursday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m.
“The Hare with Amber Eyes:
A Family’s Century of Art and
Loss” by Edmund de Waal, copies of which are available at the
library.
Lecture for seniors on
heartburn
A MGH Senior HealthWISE
lecture
on
“Heartburn”/
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
(GERD)” takes place in the
Haber Conference Room, MGH,
on Thursday, Feb. 19, from 11
a.m. to noon.
At this time, Sarah Emami,
MD, MGH geriatric fellow, will
explain the causes, symptoms and
treatments available for this common condition. She will describe
the physiology of heartburn, as
well as behavioral modifications
that can help to alleviate the discomfort of GERD.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday night services
The Vilna Shul, located at 18
Phillips St., Havurah on the Hill’s
“20s and 30s Shabbat” with
the Massachusetts Housing and
Shelter Alliance on Friday, Feb.
20, at 6:30 p.m.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for
more information.
‘Works of Love’ on
display at Hidden Art
Gallery
The Hidden Art Gallery, located at 25 Myrtle St., will exhibit
“Works of Love” on Feb. 21 and
27 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Works will include realist paintings; mixed-media, impressionist
oil paintings; handmade candles;
books; and cards.
Free screening of
‘Rafting to Bombay’
Phillips St., offers a free screening of “Rafting to Bombay” on
Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the South
Asian Arts Council, this amazing
story is seen through the eyes
of one family’s journey and love
for India. Israeli filmmaker Erez
Laufer recounts the narrative of
his family’s escape from Nazioccupied Poland to safety in
Bombay through a stunning portrayal of India, past and present.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for more
information.
Lecture on ‘Healthy
Eating on a Budget’
Boston Public Library, located at
151 Cambridge St., presents a
lecture entitled “Healthy Eating
on a Budget” on Monday, Feb.
23, at 2 p.m.
At this time, Sarah Henke,
healthy eating specialist for
Whole Food Market of Charles
River Plaza, will speak on healthy
eating on a budget. This event
is sponsored by ABCD NE/WE
Neighborhood Service Center.
Lecture by ‘Newburgh
Sting’ filmmaker
The Nichols House Museum
presents a lecture by writer
and documentary filmmaker David Heilbroner entitled
“Impact Filmmaking: HBO’s
‘The Newburgh Sting’ Takes
on the FBI’” at the American
Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon
St., on will take place on Monday,
Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m.
Heilbroner’s talk will center around his latest film “The
Newburgh Sting” which was
broadcast last summer on HBO.
The film dissects FBI misconduct
in the domestic war on terror
through a notorious case known
as The Newburgh Four. The
presentation will focus on how
Heilbroner took a political issue,
turned it into a mass-media film,
and finally worked to screen it
and testify before a U.S. Senate
briefing committee last fall.
Admission is $15 for Nichols
House Museum members and
$20 for non-members; paid reservations are essential due to
limited seating. Call the Nichols
House Museum at 617-227-6993
for further information.
Black History Month
lecture at the West End
Branch Library
Boston Public Library, located at
151 Cambridge St., presents a
Black History Month lecture on
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m.
At this time, Vincent Licenziato,
a local historian, will make a
presentation about the Boston
Emancipation Trail and the stories behind 21 statues, sculptures,
and monuments in Boston relevant to the African-American
experience in America, which
exemplifies the American story:
a struggle for freedom, equality
and justice.
Monthly ‘Seniors
Connect!’ meet-up at
the Vilna Shul
Phillips St., the monthly “Seniors
Connect!” meet-up on Monday,
Feb. 23, at 1:30 p.m.
Visit www.vilnashul.org for more
information.
‘Abstract Works’ on
display at West End
Branch Library
Until Feb. 26, the West End Branch
of the Boston Public Library,
located at 151 Cambridge St., will
feature a daily art exhibit entitled
“Abstract Works.”
At this time, Jacques Martret
will display his paintings, mostly
oils on canvas. Besides original
creations, his work includes recreations of well-known artists, such
as Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van
Gogh and Henri Rousseau.
‘Irish Heritage Month
Film Series’ at the West
End Branch Library
On Wednesdays in March, the
Friends of the West End Branch
Library, presents the “Irish
Heritage Month Film Series”
at the library, located at 151
Cambridge St.
Programming includes “Run &
Jump” (2013, 106 minutes, not
rated) on March 4 at 3 p.m.;
“Good Vibrations” (2013, 103
minutes, not rated) on March 11
at 3 p.m.; “The Irish Pub” (2014,
72 minutes, not rated) on March
18 at 3 p.m.; and “Calvary”
(2014, 101 minutes, Rated R) on
March 25 at 3 p.m.
‘Irish History Month
Lecture’ at West End
Branch Library
at 151 Cambridge St., presents
a multi-media presentation entitled “Irish Need Not Apply: A
History of the Irish in Boston” on
Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m.
Beginning in the 1700s, local
historian Christopher Daley looks
at the migration of Irish to the
Boston area and discusses the
popular anti-Irish/Catholic sentiment of the time. Also discussed
will be the rise of the Irish as
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political figures in Massachusetts.
Celebrate ‘The Final
Stretch’ of winter
The Esplanade Association
Friends Council will hold “The
Final Stretch” – a party that celebrates the arrival of spring and
Marathon season in Boston – at
the Back Bay Social Club, 867
Boylston St., on Thursday, March
15, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Event tickets are $25 each, and
all proceeds will benefit The
Esplanade Association. Visit
http://www.esplanadeassociation.
org for tickets and more information.
Book Discussion Group
meets at West End
Branch Library
French baroque sonatas
preformed at West End
Branch Library
at 151 Cambridge St., presents
French baroque sonatas, including Janet Fink on recorder and
Alastair Thompson on harpsichord, on Thursday, March 19, at
6:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided.
Easy-to-learn meditation
at Toe2Heal
Toe2Heal, located at 25 Myrtle St.,
offers meditation on Wednesdays
and Fridays from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
and on Sundays from 6 to 6:30
p.m. Walk away relaxed that can
last days or even weeks. Connect
to your true self, uplift your spirits
and increase your energy levels.
There is a suggested donation
of $5 for person. R.S.V.P. to info@
toe2heal.com.
‘Guided Imagery
Meditation’ at West End
Branch Library
Boston Public Library,
151 Cambridge St., offers
“Guided Imagery Meditation
with Polly Fletcher” every Friday
from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Wa n t
more energy and focus? Join Polly
Fletcher, “Get Your Vibe On”
Compassionate Friends
group reaches out to
bereaved parents and
families
The Boston Chapter of The
Compassionate Friends (TCF)
meets at Trinity Church on the
first Tuesday of each month from
6 to 7:30 p.m.
TCF is a national self-help,
mutual-assistance organization
offering friendship, understanding
and hope to bereaved parents and
their families. Call
617-539-6424 or e-mail tcfofboston@gmail.com for more information.
West End Food Pantry
seeking donations
The West End Food Pantry needs
help to continue serving its more
than 120 clients per month. They
welcome donations to replenish
the supply of food that they give
out to hungry residents in the
neighborhood.
The pantry is located in the
West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library and is staffed by
volunteers from ABCD’s North
End/West End Neighborhood
Service Center. Non-perishable
(canned and boxed) items are
being sought, including rice,
pasta, canned tuna, canned chicken, chili, beans, vegetables, cereal,
soups, cup of noodles, etc.
Donations can be left at the
library, 151 Cambridge St., on
Monday through Wednesday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday
from noon to 8 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Volunteers needed for
hot meal program
The North End/West End
Neighborhood Service Center
(NE/WE NSC), located at 1
Michelangelo St., serves a hot,
fresh, home-cooked lunch to
seniors in the neighborhood
Mondays and Fridays, and is
looking for two volunteers to help
with shopping, food preparation,
cooking, serving and clean-up.
The non-profit providing services
and programs to low-income residents of the North End, West End
and Beacon Hill is looking for
volunteers who can assist with the
whole meal from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on a Monday and/or Friday, but
can make arrangements to fit your
schedule.
Contact Maria Stella Gulla, director, at 617-523-8125, ext. 201,
via e-mail at mariastella.gulla@
bostonabcd.org for more information.
Introduction to laptops,
eReaders and iPads at
the West End Branch
Library
Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., offers an introduction to laptops, eReaders and
iPads by appointment only. Get
the most out of your eReader or
Laptop. Receive tips and guidance during these one-on-one
sessions. Call Branch Librarian,
Helen Bender at617-523-3957 or
e-mail hbender@bpl.org to set up
an appointment.
Yoga for seniors at
the West End Branch
Library
Boston Public Library, 151
Cambridge St., presents yoga for
seniors every Tuesday from 2:45
to 3:30 p.m. Classes are led by
Tatiana Nekrasova, a certified
yoga instructor.
Center, 800 Washington St. “Look
Good . . . Feel Better” is a free program that teaches cancer patients
hands-on cosmetic techniques
to help them cope with appearance-related side effects from
chemotherapy and/or radiation
treatments. Cosmetologists certified and trained by the American
Cancer Society conduct the sessions, which are non-medical and
do not promote any product line.
Volunteers are needed to assist
the cosmetologist conducting the
session and are responsible for
set-up, cleanup, and any other
needs of the program. Programs
are held from noon to 2 p.m.,
one Monday every other month.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Nanyamka Hales
at 781-314-2611 or via e-mail at
Nanyamka.Hales@cancer.org, or
visit cancer.org.
Be a friend to elderly in
need
FriendshipWorks seeks caring
people to offer help and support
to isolated elders in the Boston
area. Volunteers are needed to
provide companionship and assist
elders with tasks such as reading,
organizing, or going for a walk
- lend an hour each week and
gain a friend and a new perspective. Volunteers also needed to
escort elders to and from medical
appointments. No car is needed
and hours are flexible. For more
information or to apply online,
visit www.fw4elders.org or call
617-482-1510.
exhibits with historical themes at the
adams gallery
Volunteer at Spaulding
Rehab
Stay active, meet new people and
be connected with your community by volunteering at Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital. Staff
members will match your skills
and interests to a volunteer opportunity. The hospital is currently
recruiting volunteers, ages 18 and
up, for two- to three-hour-a-week
shifts for a minimum of six to 12
months commitment. Visit www.
spauldingnetwork.org for more
information.
After-work tai chi
group at the West End
Branch Library
The West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge
St., welcomes after-work tai chi
group every Thursday from 5 to
5:45 p.m. Come and try this low
impact energy exercise with yangstyle tai chi instructor Arthur SooHoo.
Volunteers needed for
ACS cosmetic sessions
The American Cancer Society is
currently seeking volunteers for
the “Look Good…Feel Better”
sessions held at Tufts Medical
david j. sargent hall, suffolk university
120 tremont street, boston
featuring original materials or reproductions
of importance in the chronology of Boston
and New England
gallery hours: 9am – 7pm daily
617.305.1782
www.suffolk.edu/adamsgallery
Black
at 151 Cambridge St., welcomes
the Book Discussion Group on
Thursday, March 19, at 3 p.m.
At this time, the group will
discuss “Sweet Tooth” by Ian
McEwan, copies of which are
available at the library.
coach and occupational therapist, for “Guided Visualization
Meditation.” Strengthen your
mental focus and transform limiting thoughts to reduce stress and
improve overall health.
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editorial
Op-Ed
Don't be fooled
By Seth Daniel
Black
Like an annoying alarm clock that
predictably shouts its tone, late last week
and this week several establishment lawmakers and transportation pundits began
blaming the MBTA’s implosion on a lack
of taxes and on the majority of voters who
repealed the automatic gas tax increases
last November.
Don’t be fooled, please.
In the daily newspapers and on the
broadcast news several came out last week
to tell us that the MBTA is just going to
require a dedicated tax increase. They told
us that years and years of underfunding
and deferred maintenance - so as not to
increase taxes or rider fares - have put us
in the spot we have found ourselves in,
that spot being stuck in neutral.
Yawn...
One has to grit their teeth at the audaciousness.
Gritting our teeth as such statements is
exactly what those of us who know the
T and its excesses and abuses over the
last several years have to do; those of us
who know a friend or relative who retired
before 50 with a pension that is greater
than the average Massachusetts worker’s
yearly private sector salary. I know retired
MBTA workers who – if they live to be 90
– will receive a pension for twice as many
years as they worked.
There’s the root of the problem.
Some of the facts that have been put
out there this week are that the number
of overall employees at the T since 2012
has increased by 900 as finances headed
southward.
Some policies have begun to be changed
regarding the abusive T retirement and
pension system, but we now hear with
some frequency this week that the stability of that system – meaning its unfunded
liability – has grown eight times as large to
near $1 billion.
The T has – to be fair – been in trouble
since the 1990s or even before. It has been
unsustainable for quite some time, but the
recent sin is the major expansion during
former Gov. Deval Patrick’s tenure in the
face of fiscal instability.
Many forget the drunken exuberance
that some Democrats had nationally for
regional rail after President Barack Obama
was first elected. Even the president, himself, was giddy about “high-speed rail”
and outlined a major plan for the expensive mode of transport – one that we can
all agree sounds great, but one that most
people just don’t buy into when given the
choice between it and an automobile.
In 2009, the president agreed to spend
a mint in Stimulus money on rail, and
wisely, some governors in Wisconsin and
Florida rejected the expensive proposition.
All that is like a distant dream now
in Washington, D.C., but its effects in
Massachusetts are part of what we’re
seeing now.
Former Gov. Deval Patrick was all
aboard with the idea and expanded rail in
several directions – projects that had been
deemed fiscally unsound in the previous
administration.
That brings us to former Gov. Mitt
Romney. Say what you will about him;
he had his good and bad points in the
Bay State. However, one thing he saw
was that the T needed a “circle the wagons” approach. Projects that former Gov.
Patrick readily jumped into during the
high-speed rail extravaganza were things
that Romney rejected.
So, the T expanded and expanded and
expanded. Anyone with all the facts and
figures could have seen with money leaking like a sieve that such a policy eventually would be catastrophic.
Now we’ve seen and lived the catastrophe that was coming, and the T needs to
be cut off, like an addict that has hit the
end of the line.
Like several alternative voices out there
this week, I think it’s time for desperate
measures. The T needs to be put into a
receivership situation – as suggested by the
Pioneer Institute.
We have seen such things in Chelsea,
right outside of Boston, twice. Once for
the entire City government, and another time more recently for the Chelsea
Housing Authority.
For the most part, it worked.
It will be a mammoth proposition at
the T, but someone with a red pen the
size of the Prudential building - outside of
union strangleholds -needs to be allowed
to come in under the oversight of the governor to make wholesale changes.
Firefighters are rescuing hopelessly trapped commuters from T trains by
breaking windows with axes.
It’s time for those same axes to be
applied to the MBTA.
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tation woes, loss of work, inconvenience,
discomfort and wasted time as you’ve tried
to get kids to school or family members to
jobs, I’ve been walking the beach, collecting shells, training my binocs on a snowy
egret and listening to the raucous call of the
ospreys that live atop the telephone poles.
I prefer Florida to the Caribbean, which
never has shells or wildlife as good. And it’s
quicker and easier for a Bostonian to get to.
There’s the rub. I’m a Bostonian. I feel as
if I’ve deserted my city in its time of need. I
would be out there shoveling not only my
walk but also the corner, where it can be
tricky to get out to the street.
Even though we’re not there, we’ve followed the situation closely. It’s easy. So many
Bostonians come to this part of Florida that
the Boston Globe lies beside the New York
Times, the New York Post and the Wall
Street Journal at the nearby news stand.
Boston’s drama is also being closely followed by all the national news outlets.
So we know about the city’s poor
snow-clearing abilities, the too-late call-out
of the National Guard and the implied criticism of the MBTA’s Beverly Scott, who has
been the most entertaining public official.
The rest have looked just hapless.
I felt sorry for Beverly Scott. It was
disappointing to see Baker skirt around
scapegoating her. That was Mitt Romney’s
pitiful management style—to find someone
to blame if anything went wrong and to try
to make himself look blameless. I had more
confidence in Baker’s management skills,
and to his credit, he backed off from blaming Scott.
If I were Scott, I would have resigned
too. She looked ahead and saw no way to
make the system work. Baker has proposed
slashing her budget—he says it won’t affect
T operations. Baloney.
She saw her workers out in the ice trying
to fix outmoded third rails, switches, and
forty-year old trains, impossible tasks on
any day. Direct current? I hadn’t realized we
were running on 19th-century technology.
In the “Innovation State.” Shame.
Many individuals are to blame for the
T’s poor performance, and none of them is
Scott. First is House Speaker Robert DeLeo.
It was only last year DeLeo, etc. shot down
Deval Patrick’s aggressive transportation
funding proposal. Second are the other
legislators and former governors who haven’t had the gumption to fix the T’s awful
funding problems and invest in a system the
region can’t do without. Half the MBTA’s
board should fall on their swords and leave.
Outmoded secrecy and a few unsavory
financial practices don’t make it in the
21st-century. Old-style union leaders are
another culprit.
As for those officials from the rest of
the state who think all the money’s going
to Boston? You won’t have state-funded
resources in Pittsfield if Metro-Boston isn’t
successful.
Interestingly, this is the time certain city
leaders are trying to persuade the Olympics
committee that Boston is up to the task of
hosting the summer games. An outsider
might see the T’s collapse over the past few
weeks as a sign that, despite its winning
sports teams, vaunted universities, world-famous hospitals, highest tech, yada, yada,
Boston is really a third-world city that
can’t handle a bit of weather. Certainly not
“world class.”
On the other hand, the T’s collapse could
be the disaster we’ve needed to finally find
the political will—and money—to tackle its
modernization. The Olympics give us the
time line.
A city cannot be successful without
up-to-date, fast, reliable public transportation. Without it, a city’s economy weakens,
its environment is degraded, its tourism
declines, and its citizens waste more time in
traffic, affecting their well-being.
An MBTA spokesman once gave me
the excuse, “It’s the oldest system in
America.” That only means we’ve had longer to keep our system up to date. London’s
Underground is almost 50 years older than
Boston’s, and it is in far better condition
with at least ten times the service and convenience as Boston’s.
By the way, you think Boston has problems? Be glad you don’t live in Florida. Get
away from the beaches and the wildlife and
you’re in unpleasant-ville. The roads seem
worse than in Massachusetts, and this place
doesn’t even have freeze and thaw cycles.
Traffic is bad, probably because there is
little public transportation. There are pretty
neighborhoods and wild swamps with their
own kind of beauty, but the place is about
80 percent strip malls and parking lots.
I’m wishing I were back home, coping
with the snow along with everyone else.
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now works from her home. Past columns are posted
on www.bostoncolumn.com. You can reach Karen at
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TUESDAY, FEB. 17
RECITAL, Olav Chris Henriksen (lute/theorbo) performing works by Locke,
Merula, Ortiz and Schop, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
LECTURE, “The How and Why of Family Dinners,” Massachusetts General
Hospital Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation, 2
North Grove St., 6-8 p.m., e-mail mghhistory@partners.org to register or
for more information
WENESDAY, FEB. 18
FILM, “The Tuskegee Airmen” (1995, 106 minutes, Rated PG-13), West
End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19
MEETING, book discussion group, West End Branch of the Boston Public
Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
LECTURE, “Heartburn”/Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD),” Haber
Conference Room, MGH, 11 a.m.-noon
MONDAY, FEB. 23
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
LECTURE, “Impact Filmmaking: HBO’s ‘The Newburgh Sting’ Takes on the
FBI,’” American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St., 5:30 p.m., admission:
$15 for Nichols House Museum members; $20 for non-members, call the
Nichols House Museum at 617-227-6993 for more information
FILM, “Run & Jump” (2013, 106 minutes, not rated), West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
EVENT, monthly “Seniors Connect!” meet-up, Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St., 1:30
p.m., visit www.vilnashul.org for more information
LECTURE, “Healthy Eating on a Budget,” West End Branch of the Boston
Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 2 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 24
RECITAL, cellist Sebastian Baverstam performing works by Bach and
Britten, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3,
call 617-227-2155
WENESDAY, FEB. 25
FILM, Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” (2013, 132 minutes, Rated PG-13), West
FRIDAY, FEB. 20
THURSDAY, FEB. 26
SUNDAY, FEB. 22
FILM, “Rafting to Bombay,” Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St., 6:30 p.m., visit www.
vilnashul.org for more information
LECTURE, Black History Month with local historian Vincent Licenziato, West
End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
RECITAL, violinist Dorian Bandy performing works by Biber, Tartini and
more, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3,
call 617-227-2155
LECTURE, “Irish Need Not Apply: A History of the Irish in Boston,” West
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
RECITAL, Jacob Reed on the C.B. Fisk organ performing works by Bach
and Brahms, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
FILM, “Good Vibrations” (2013, 103 minutes, not rated), West End Branch
of the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15
FUNDRAISER, The Esplanade Association Friends Council’s “The Final
Stretch,” Back Bay Social Club, 867 Boylston St., 7-10 p.m., tickets: $25
each visit http://www.esplanadeassociation.org for tickets and more information
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
RECITAL, guitarist Leonid Chindelevitch performing works by Albeniz VillaLobos and more, King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St., 12:15 p.m., suggested
donation; $3, call 617-227-2155
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
FILM, “The Irish Pub” (2014, 72 minutes, not rated), West End Branch of
the Boston Public Library, 151 Cambridge St., 3 p.m.
LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON IS GUEST OF HONOR AT RECEPTION AT ICA
London Mayor Boris Johnson was the guest of honor at a British Consulate
reception at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.
Guests braved snowy conditions outside to come and greet the popular
and charismatic leader of the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
Consul General Susie Kitchens introduced the mayor to the gathering.
“Here he is, the inimitable – let’s celebrate London in Boston - with Mayor
Boris Johnson,” said Kitchens.
Johnson encouraged the City of Boston to go forward with its bid to host
the 2024 Summer Olympics, saying the initial feelings of negativity and cynicism will be soon be replaced by tremendous enthusiasm from all residents.
“If you do it [host the Olympics], I have no doubt it will be a howling
success,” said Johnson.
Urszula Wojciechowska, Shannon Felton, and Alex
Spence.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson (right) speaks with
guests.
Bill Tuber, Juliette Kayyem, Maryalice DeCamp and Melanie Dowling.
Mary Stahl of the British Consulate
of New York, and David Brown.
Consul General Susie
Kitchens addresses crowd.
Kara Shurmantine, Rich Davie, British Consul
General Susie Kitchens, and Doug Parizeau.
Steve and Cindy Tocco greet Mayor of London Boris
Johnson at the reception at the ICA.
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EVENT, Havurah on the Hill’s “20s and 30s Shabbat” with the
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St.,
admission: free, 6:30 p.m., visit www.vilnashul.org for more information
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
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PA G E 6
Parking in short supply at Logan Airport due to weather and travel
Due to increased passenger
travel and anticipated impacts
of snow removal operations at
Boston Logan International
Airport, the Massachusetts Port
Authority (Massport) is announcing that parking will be severely
limited at the airport for the next
two weeks given school vacations
and business travel. There may
be times when motorists will
be directed to off airport lots.
Travelers are advised to check
with their airline for first hand
flight information and to allow
themselves additional time to get
to the airport.
To help families on vacation
and reduce private automobile
trips to the airport, Massport is
offering a special Logan Express
parking rate of $22 – a 66%
savings over the standard weekly rate – for up to a two weeks
stay. Travelers must enter a Logan
Express parking lot between
12:01 a.m. on Wednesday,
February 11th through 11:59
p.m. on Thursday, February 26th
to be eligible for the 2015 special
parking rate. Massport is also
offering a special round-trip bus
ticket during this time period for
$11 – a 50% savings over the
standard rate. For more information on Logan Express and other
ground transportation options,
please visit www.flylogan.com.
For travelers heading to downtown Boston, the Back Bay Logan
Express runs from the airport to
the Hynes Convention Center and
Copley Square. The MBTA Silver
Line provides service between
South Station and Logan’s terminals every 10 minutes. Outbound
service from Logan Airport to the
South Boston Seaport District and
South Station is free.
As an added customer service,
Massport also offers parking
updates available via email based
on dates of travel. When parking
conditions change, the customer
who subscribed for updates during
that time period receives an email
update. In addition to sharing
parking conditions, the updates
display "Proceed To" directions
which include links to Logan's
other parking facilities and
overflow lots on Google Maps.
Travelers interested in this service
A R O U N D
Celtic Family celebration
Black
Natalie MacMaster and her husband, Donnell Leahy, their children and dancers, msicians and
singers, perform visions from Cape
Breton and Beyond: A Celtic Family
Celebration, Saturday, Feb. 21, at
8 p.m. at the Berklee Performance
Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston.
Tickets, $28, $37,$42, $48. Visit
www.WorldMusic.org or call 617876-4275.
T H E
‘The Beethoven Journey’ Red Carpet Gala
Celebrity Series of Boston presents
the Mahler Chamber Orchestra,
with pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, performing ‘The Beethoven Journey,’
Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. at New
England Conservatory’s Jordan
Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston.
Tickets are sold out, but patrons
may be added to the wait list. Visit
www.celebrityseries.org or call 617482-6661.
The stars will shine brightly on Feb.
22, at 6:30 p.m., at the black tie
Ellie Fund’s19th annual red carpet
gala, Boston’s celebration of film,
food, and fashion, at the Fairmont
Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Ave.,
Boston. Proceeds support patients
undergoing treatment for breast
cancer, by supplying critical services to them. Honored guest is
Jessica Leip of Ashland. Tickets,
$300. Visit www.elliefund.org/redcarpetgala.
B H A C
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold a
public hearing on Thursday, February 19 at 4:00 PM in
Room 801, Boston City Hall
Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates
of Appropriateness on the agenda below, review of architectural violations, and such business as may come before
the commission, in accordance with Ch. 616 of the Acts
of 1955, as amended. Applications are available for
public inspection during business hours at the offices of
the Environment Department. Applicants or their representatives are advised to attend, unless indicated otherwise below. Sign language interpreters are available upon
request.
After 5:30 p.m., enter and exit City Hall at the Dock
Square entrance on Congress Street (across from Faneuil
Hall).
4:00 PM
Application 15.858 BH 65 Anderson Street
Applicant: Street & Company (property manager):
Modify existing gate, incorporating sunburst design and
extending length of pickets
4:15 PM
Application 15.864 BH Hoyt Place (Beacon Hill Nursery
School Playground)
Applicant: Beacon Hill Nursery School: Undertake
renovation of existing playground, to include replacement
of existing playground structures and surfaces [administrative] and replacement of stockade and chain link fences
4:30 PM
Application 15.862 BH 28-32 Derne Street
are invited to sign up by visiting: http://www.massport.com/
ParkingConditionSubscription/.
Braintree Logan Express
is located at 62 Forbes Road,
Braintree,
opposite
South
Shore Plaza on Forbes Road,
off Route 37 South at Routes
128/93; Framingham Logan
Express is located at 55 Prime
Parkway, Natick, MA; Woburn
Logan Express is located at 100
Atlantic Ave, Woburn, at Exit
37C (North & South bound),
off Route 93 at The Anderson
Regional Transportation Center;
and Peabody Logan Express is at
164 Newbury Street, Peabody.
Boston Logan, a short distance
from the intersection of Route
128 and I-90 and five minutes
from downtown Boston, serves as
the gateway to the New England
region and offers nonstop service
to 74 domestic and 42 international destinations and in 2014
handled 31.6 million passengers.
Boston Logan is served by two
public transit lines and is the Air
Line Pilot Association’s Airport
of the Year for 2008 because of
its commitment to safety. Over
the past decade, the airport spent
$4.5 billion on a modernization
program that includes new terminals, public transportation access,
parking facilities, roadways and
airport concessions, and has been
transformed into a world-class
21st Century facility. The airport
generates $8 billion in total economic impact
C I T Y
Urbanity Dance
World Music/CRASHarts present
Urbanity Dance, Friday, Feb. 20,
and Saturday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m.,
at the Institute of Contemporary
Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston.
Reserved seats, $40; World Music/
CRASHarts members, $36. There’s
a free, pre-performance talk with
dance critic Debra Cash in the
lobby, 30 minutes before curtain,
and a free, post-performance Q&A,
with the company on Friday. Call
617-876-4275 or visit WorldMusic.
org.
Blue Heron concert
Blue Heron Choir performs Binchois
and Du Fay’s “Ockeghem@600,” on
Feb. 21, at 8 p.m., at First Church
in Cambridge, Congregational,
11 Garden St., Harvard Square,
Cambridge.Doors open at 7 p.m.;
pre-concert talk with Sean Gallagher
of the New England Conservatory
starts at 7:15 p.m. Tickets at the
door, $63,$46,$33,$28,$10. Call
617-960-7956.
A G E N D A
Applicant: Derne Street Partners LLC (owner): Undertake
substantial rehabilitation, including replacement of windows and doors, introduction of a garage door and new
window openings at Ridgeway Lane elevation, renovation
and expansion of existing penthouse, major masonry restoration, construction of roof decks, site improvements, etc.
5:00 PM
Application 15.859 BH 28-30 Mount Vernon Street
Applicant: Grassi Design Group (architect): Remove
rear dormers and construct inset roof decks and doors
(visible from Joy and Walnut Streets); restore infilled entry;
replace wood windows in kind; install storm windows;
repaint trim and restore masonry; replace door hardware
and install intercom, etc.
5:30 PM
Application 15.863 BH 58 Beacon Street
Applicant: Stephen Clarke (owner): Replace wood 2/2
double hung window with paired door at rear of property
(visible from Branch Street)
Administrative Review/Approval: In order to expedite
the review process, the commission has delegated the
approval of certain work items, such as those involving
ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a
building’s appearance, to the staff pending ratification at its
monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting
these eligibility criteria and all applicable guidelines, the
following applications will be approved at this hearing:
Applicants whose projects are listed under this heading NEED NOT APPEAR at the hearing. Following
the hearing, please present a copy of this agenda at the
Inspectional Services Department (1010 Massachusetts
Avenue) when applying for permits. ISD personnel will
send an electronic copy of your building-permit application
to the Environment Department. (To avoid potential confusion, the text of your building-permit application should
be consistent with the project description given below.)
Commission staff will accordingly authorize the execution
of the work, attaching any applicable provisos, reflecting
the relevant guidelines and precedents.
►Application 15.857 BH 65 Anderson Street: Repoint
north elevation
Application 15.824 BH 33 Beacon Street: Replace metal
water meter cover in sidewalk
Application 15.856 BH 45 Beacon Street: Emergency
temporary repairs to rear of carriage house at property, to
include installation of rubber strip and asphalt berm
Application 15.799 BH 137 Charles Street: Replace 9
wood 1/1 windows
II. Administrative Review/Approval (continued):
Application 15.823 BH 90 Chestnut Street: Replace
glass block panels and concrete surrounds in sidewalk
abutting property
Application 15.822 BH 84 Joy Street: Replace 2 wood
6/6 windows in kind
Application 15.821 BH 30 West Cedar Street: Replace
copper dormer cladding in kind; replace copper gutters in
kind
BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION
Joel Pierce (Chair), Annlinnea Terranova, Kenneth
Taylor, P.T. Vineburgh, Vacancy
Alternates: Thomas Hopkins, Susan Knack-Brown,
Mary Fichtner, Danielle Santos, Vacancy
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PA G E 7
HILL HOUSE VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY
Photos & Story by Marianne Salza
Hill House celebrated love and friendship during their Valentine’s
Day Party on Feb. 11. Children decorated cookies with hot pink
frosting and sprinkles, and created bookmarks with heart, ostrich,
and monkey stickers. They wrote out Valentine cards and adorned
them with foam stickers, made bouncy bumble bee pencil toppers,
and decorated their own queen of hearts crowns.
“I’m making Valentines for my class. I’m making butterflies and
putting a pencil on them,” said Lily Grodon, 6. “When you love
somebody it means you think about them and are nice to them.
Gloria and her brother, Peter, playing with pompoms and pencils.
Black
Amanda and John Ciolino, 4, decorating bookmarks.
Sam Simms, 5.
Neve Burton and Lily Grodon.
Amanda and Cooper Lovejoy, 2, decorating cookies.
Tompkins speaks out against mandatory minimum sentencing
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven
W. Tompkins spoke out against
mandatory minimums last week
at the Boston TenPoint Coalition’s
monthly meeting in Roxbury. “Because of mandatory minimum sentencing, judges are left
with little to no discretion with
respect to sentencing for low-level, non-violent drug offenses,”
said Sheriff Tompkins. “The vast
majority of the people in our
custody and care at the Suffolk
County House of Correction and
the Nashua Street Jail – in fact,
more than 85% of them – are
there for drug related offenses.”
With a thematic focus on
“Violent Street Trends” for
their monthly meeting, the
TenPoint Coalition invited Sheriff
Tompkins to discuss the topic and
share his expertise on rehabilita-
tion and reentry. Addressing a gathering
that included members of the
TenPoint coalition, community representatives, Boston Police
Commissioner William Evans and
Suffolk County District Attorney
Dan Conley, Sheriff Tompkins
reaffirmed his opposition to
“forced sentencing.”
“Many of these people really
belong in an addiction recovery
program or diversionary program
instead of with us behind bars,”
Sheriff Tompkins continued, “but,
due the lack of judicial discretion
and the scarcity of recovery beds
in the community, they’re locked
in our facilities at about $46,000
a pop, per year. Clearly, the current system is not working.”
Sheriff Tompkins also spoke
against the current law that calls
Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee
meeting scheduled for February 17
The Boston Ward 5
Democratic Committee will
meet at the Community Church
of Boston, 565 Boylston St., on
Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.
The topic of the meeting
will be housing, and the discussion will include Suzanne
Lee (moderator), community
advocate and former candidate
for Boston City Council; Matt
Thall, an advisor to many of
Boston’s community development organizations; and Richard
Taylor, Suffolk University executive-in-residence and director of
the Suffolk University Center for
Real Estate.
for the forfeiture of a motor vehicle
license by convicted of drug offenses for a period of up to five years,
even if the crime had no connection to the operation of a motor
vehicle. The law also requires that
the ex-offender be charged a reinstatement fee of $500 before their
driver’s license is renewed.
“We’re asking these people to
serve their time, come out and earn
an honest living, and not reoffend,
but we’re decreasing their chances
for success by taking away their
ability to get to worksites that may
not be accessible by public transportation,” said Sheriff Tompkins.
“It’s patently ridiculous and runs
counter to the rehabilitational
efforts that we’re undertaking in
our facilities.”
Earlier this year, Sheriff
Tompkins co-sponsored Senate Bill
SD1874 and House Bill HD3425:
“An Act To Increase Neighborhood
Safety And Opportunity,” introduced by Senator Sonia Chang
Diaz and Representative Mary
Keefe, which would, among other
actions, repeal mandatory minimum sentencing and end collateral
sanctions at the Registry of Motor
Vehicles.
The Boston TenPoint Coalition
is comprised of Christian clergy
and lay leaders who are committed to “mobilizing the Christian
community around issues affecting youth, especially youth at
high-risk for violence, drug abuse,
and other destructive behaviors.”
To learn more about them, visit:
www.btpc.org.
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Attention
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By Penny Cherubino
THIS WEEK'S ANSWER
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BUYER 2
SELLER 1
SELLER 2
ADDRESS
Berube Thomas E Est
CITY
PRICE
BCK BAY
Bottrell, Angus M
Hermsen, Michael P
Elliott, Kevin P
325 Columbus Ave #10 Boston
William G Henry T
Princi, Michael J
160 Commonwealth Ave #415 Boston $400,250
Quigley, William F
Quigley, Leslie C
76 Commonwealth Ave #5 Boston
$474,000
Rochester, Mary K
14 Fayette St #1
$374,600
Hermsen, Julie D
Napier, Arianne F
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Picatoste, Fernando D
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Tumas, Grier W
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9-11 Harcourt St #302 Boston
$1,068,000
Morcos, Golkoo
1 Saint Charles St #3 Boston
$532,000
Dawkins, Keith D
222 W Canton St #1
Boston
$2,575,000
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Spoondrift Capital 2 LLC
Li, Xiaolu
Moukheiber, Ziad H
Moukheiber, Lamia
Shang, Shuang
Levin, Amy
96 Beacon St #1
Boston
$800,000
Park Street Corp
27 Bowdoin St #5A
Boston
$463,000
Gabriel, Sarah
Levin, Neal
Hong Yan LLC
22 Joy St
Boston
$2,050,000
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3 Winter Pl
Boston
$1,788,880
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Boston
$1,850,0000
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Durgin, Shirley A
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Gully, Benjamin R
544 Commercial St #544 Boston
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113 Fulton St #3
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Restoration (from pg. 1)
she said. “I’m not convinced such
a small space is undesirable and
instead think it compatible with
Beacon Hill’s strategic plan.”
Because it is early in the project, the applicants have yet to
receive notification of potential zoning code violations
from the Inspectional Services
Department, said Clemens. “It is
unlikely (but possible) that ISD
will identify a violation relating to the garage proposal. If
there is none, the restoration of
the curb cut would still require
approval by the Beacon Hill
Architectural Commission and
by the Commissioner of Public
Works, and possibly the Public
Improvements Commission too.”
Likewise, ISD has yet to determine if variances are needed for
the significant interior and exterior work proposed for the main
property on the Mt. Vernon Street
side. The building’s front façade
would be renovated exactly as
it appeared in old photographs,
according to Monika Pauli of
Pauli & Uribe Architects.
“We truly hope to restore
the building back to its original beauty and make the Hill a
more beautiful place by doing
so,” said the owners’ daughter,
Ariel Cohen, who is managing the
property and has lived in the building for two years. The exterior masonry would be
repaired, fire escapes and metal
stairs removed, and a Juliet balcony restored. The Cohens would
live on the top floor and have
access to a private rooftop deck.
The building’s occupancy would
be reduced from 17 to 14 rental
units. The only possible zoning
issue could be the 75-square-foot
head house expansion for floor
area ratio or excessive building
height, Clemens said.
Since there were no identifiable
zoning issues at this time, Clemens
took a “sense of the room/committee vote” asking those present
if they would approve the restoration of the townhouse and
garage with curb cut, subject to a
good neighbor agreement and the
proviso that no existing on-street
parking spaces could be eliminated.
The vote tally showed those
present to be near deadlock for
now. But, if ISD determines violations do exist, the applicants will
be back soon for another round
with the zoning and licensing committee.
Praise, new signage for Top Shelf
Top Shelf’s good record earned
not just praise from the zoning
and licensing committee members
but also new signs to help make
their coffee service competitive
with others on Beacon Hill.
When, in 2006, Top Shelf
owners Tim Panagopoulus and
Weylan Ma transferred the existing package store license from
the previous owner to open a full
service convenience store, they
entered into a good neighbor
agreement with the committee. It
stipulated that their business be
conducted so as not to exacerbate
Charles Circle traffic congestion.
That meant no signs that might
prompt motorists to double-park
on Cambridge Street while filling
up on coffee and donuts.
That stipulation held in subsequent neighborhood agreements
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made in 2009 when the pair
began offering their own coffee service, and again in 2011
when Dunkin Donuts came on
board. Last week Panagopoulus
and Ma came back to the committee to ask for exterior signage
that would allow them to remain
competitive with other neighborhood coffee-centric shops.
“We feel we deserve the same
advantage others on the street
have,” said Panagopoulus, who
showed committee members
Dunkin’ Donut designs suitable
for a wooden blade sign and
small windows. “It will give us
a boost. People who know the
brand will come in for coffee.”
This time they received plenty
of praise from the neighbors who
appreciate how well they run the
operation as well as the signs they
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02/07/15 – A victim reported
that she placed her black backpack down under the bridge in
the Public Garden to go on the
ice at around 7:40 p.m. When she
returned, the backpack, which
contained a laptop, wallet, U.S.
currency, clothing and personal
papers, was gone. The victim said
she didn’t see anyone in the area.
said they needed. “They deserve a
sign similar to others in the historic district,” said Rob Whitney,
a committee member. “They have
made a great effort to be a good
neighbor.”
“The store with its display of
plants and flowers reminds me of
Paris,” said Linda Jordan-Dow, a
neighbor and committee member
who helped craft the original good
neighbor agreement. “It is so inviting and welcoming to residents
and visitors.
This time Dow voted with
others to allow these owners an
exception to the sign ban at the
site. “The signs are quite subtle and historical. I don’t think
they will cause a traffic problem;
instead I hope the tourists and others passing by will increase sales at
the store.”
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open the meeting in prayer last year and again this year.
Klein said his passion is “to help people find their voice in the world
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The installation of curb cuts
and conversions of properties
from residential to commercial
have traditionally been frowned
upon by the BHCA. In this situation, though, neighbors were
split in their views. Some spoke
in favor of the curb cut because
it was historically present and
because it would take two cars
off the street’s residential parking
spaces.
Several Pinckney Street residents opposed the building’s
conversion, wanting residents
not cars as neighbors. “Pinckney
Street is a unique neighborhood
with residences not commercial
buildings,” said Alecia Manning.
“For 65 years, it has been a
residence, much longer than it
had been a garage,” said another neighbor Elizabeth McCann.
“I’d much rather look out at
neighbors than a garage with all
its cars, noise and pollution.”
Some suggested the space most often described as dark,
dull, drab and too small - be
improved with skylights and
rear windows. Committee member Jeannette Herrmann doesn’t
think the space is too small for
residential use. “We are trying to
maintain diversity in housing,”
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Summer in the City
Celebrating over 55 years of Excellence in Early Childhood Education
Join the fun this summer!
Beacon Hill Nursery School
75 Joy St., Boston
617-227-0822
Children enjoy exploring our natural playscape, discovering
science & nature, engaging in water play & outdoor art activities.
Visit bhns.net for a full list of programs
Summer registration begins March 15, 2015
DREAM · DESIGN · DISCOVER
The Advent School
Dream • Design • Discover
15 Brimmer Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-742-0520
www.adventschool.org
/learning/summer
The Advent School Engineering
and Design Summer Program –
Dream, Design, Discover – began
in the summer of 2012. Working in
collaboration with staff at MIT's
D-Lab, Advent teachers designed
The
a summer curriculum that offers
hands-on engineering and design
experiences for children. Our
relationships with various organizations and community groups
continue to provide children in
the program with opportunities to
experience engineering in the city
of Boston. Past field trips during
the summer program have included MIT’s D-Lab and Edgerton
Center, the MIT Museum,
Summer-Fun Program
at the Boston Children’s School
Engineering and Design
Summer Program
Celebrating
33 Years
of Summer Fun!
June 22 to Aug. 21, 2015
Ages 3 through 10 yrs old
www.AdventSchool.org/Learning/Summer
Boston, MA | June 15 - July 31, 2015
More info: summerprogram@adventschool.org
Hill House
Summer Camps
KIDDIE
KAMP
3-5 Years
Hill House provides a fun,
enriching, and safe summer for
your child at the only American
Camp Association accredited
organization in Downtown Boston.
The Boston Children’s School
Eight Whittier Place
the Museum of Science, and
Legoland Discovery Center.
Two-week programs include:
Engineering Explorers: Tools,
Materials, & Design,Building
Boston: Structure & Design in
the City, Cardboard Carnival:
Fun with Everyday Materials.
Programming available June 15
- July 31, 2015. Online registration begins January 2015,
open to all children ages 5-12
years old. Monday – Friday
8:30AM – 4:00PM; Extended
day is available from 4:00PM
– 6:00PM. Questions about
our summer program? Please
email our Summer Program
Coordinator, Amber Lowe, at
summerprogram@adventschool.
org
617-367-6239
bostonchildrensschool.org
(Continued on Pg. 8)
Weekly field
trips and
on-site
adventures!
Celebrating
16
Years!
Afternoon
activity
choices for
our
Day Campers!
DAY CAMP
5-12 Years
“I heard countless stories about her exciting
day the moment I picked her up. From the
sports camp, to the field trips, the Friday
Festivals, the themes, the games, the
swimming, the laughs, the friends she made
and especially the counselors, I couldn't tell
what she loved the most. Thanks for making
Hill House Summer Camp
the best experience of Caitlin’s life.”
- Parent of a Day Camper, Age 8
Weekly sessions run from June 15th through August 27th
For more information, or to register, visit www.hillhouseboston.org/camps
127 Mount Vernon St.
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-5838
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Summer in the City
Make MusicThis Summer!
register now!
617-482-7494
www.cmcb.org
summerarts Private Lessons
summerMusIC early Childhood
Providing excellent music education to
individuals and groups with diverse
backgrounds and abilities, transforming
lives citywide.
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON
34 Warren avenue, Boston, Ma 02116
FINDS US ONLINE
W W W. B E A C O N H I L LT I M E S . C O M
Dexter Southfield Summer Camps
offer a unique selection of programs
for campers ages 3.5 to 16 years old.
If your child is an athlete, a scientist,
an artist, or even a combination of
each, we have a camp to encourage
those interests and spark new
curiosity. all programs are located
on our hilltop campus in Brookline,
mass. Complimentary bus service
provided from downtown Boston.
Summer
Junior Day Camp AGES 3.5 TO 5
2015
Science & Tech. Camp AGES 9 TO 14
CampS
for more information:
Day Camp Ages 6 TO 12
Enrichment Camp AGES 9 TO 14
Leadership Training ENTERING GRADES 9–11
Ice Hockey Camp AGES 9 TO 13
Soccer Camp AGES 6 TO 13
Lacrosse Camp AGES 6 TO 13
Tennis Camp AGES 6 TO 13
www.dextersouthfield.org/summer
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Summer in the City
Black
74 Joy Street
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 617-227-0822
Fax: 617-227-0837
www.bhns.net
announces their annual summer
programming for 2015, packed
with creative learning adventures
for children aged 2 to 7 years
old. The unique summer program
offers a valuable mixed age group
experience, open to all children,
with the school’s own EEC qualified teachers in a stimulating and
nurturing environment. Children
enjoy spending their days exploring in our natural playscape,
discovering science and nature,
participating in music and yoga,
and engaging in water play and
outdoors art activities. Rain or
Shine, your children are guaranteed to have a fantastic time! In
addition, they enjoy participating
in a wide variety of in-house field
trips, which include visits from
Creature Teachers, The Museum
of Science, Barn Babies, the
Aquarium and more.
The most exciting feature of
the Beacon Hill Nursery Program
is the school’s one of a kind outdoor natural playscape with a
nature program built into each
week of the summer. For young
city children, this is a perfect
opportunity for them to engage
with nature – feed the birds, plant
some vegetables, or play in the
babbling brook – in a safe and
contained environment.
Beacon Hill Nursery offers a
3-day a week program (Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday) for toddlers 2.0-2.8 years of age, and
5-day a week preschool programs
for children up to 6 years of
age. Tuition fees are $290.00 per
week for toddler programs and
$375.00 per week for preschool
programs. The summer program
hours are 8:30-1pm. Registration
begins March 16, 2015.
For registration forms and rates
please contact Tracey Lawler at
the school at 617-227-0822 or
visit the website at www.bhns.net.
Belmont Day School
55 Day School Lane
Belmont, MA 02478
617-484-3078
www.belmontday.org
Belmont Day School’s Summer
Camp combines the best of summer fun with enriching programs
for children entering pre-k through
grade 9. At Belmont Day, summer is about making new friends,
pursuing interests, and gaining
independence. Activities include
archery, movement, sports, art,
nature and much more, with
daily swimming lessons and a
free swim period. One- and twoweek specialty programs include
visual arts, engineering, academic
enrichment, sports, robotics, and
cooking. Belmont Day summer
programs are led by dedicated
and experienced counselors. Be
part of the Belmont Day community where kids explore, play,
and grow.
For more information visit
www.belmontday.org/summer.
Boston Children’s School
Summer Fun Program
8 Whittier Place
Boston, MA 02114
617-367-6239
The Boston Children’s School
(BCS) Summer Fun Program provides exceptional summer experiences to children between the ages
of 3 and 10 years old.
The Summer Fun Program at
The Boston Children's School is
conveniently located at Charles
River Park, in the historic West
End section of Boston. The location is fully air-conditioned. The
school has its own private playground, which allows children
to play outdoors away from the
noise, congestion and traffic of
the city streets. The location also
allows children to explore the cultural richness of the City of Boston
through field trips to museums,
theaters, libraries and historic
sites. The Summer Fun program is
organized by age. Each age group
is supervised, taught and nurtured
by certified teachers, along with
teacher interns from local area
colleges. All activities are designed
to be developmentally appropriate for each age group.
Children can use the pool areas,
on a daily basis, at The Clubs at
Charles River Park. The Summer
Fun program also offers children
music appreciation, gymnastics,
woodworking, field trips, arts and
crafts, tennis and inter- active stories read by the school’s in-house
storyteller. Parent involvement
and participation are always a
part of the program, which begins
June 22 and ends Aug. 21, 2015.
If you would like your child
to become part of the 2015
Summer Fun Program at the
Boston Children's School, call
Judy Langer, program director, at
617-367-6239.
Bright Horizons
55 Constitution Road
Charlestown Navy Yard
617-241-2888
www.brighthorizons.com/
charlestownpb.
Bright Horizons will be opening their second location in
Charlestown this spring and is
currently enrolling in both their
preschool and kindergarten prep
programs. The location features
an Art Studio, Science Lab, STEM
program, Spanish program,
SMART board and touch screen
computers, large outdoor playgrounds, enrichment activities,
individualized curriculum and
more!
The Bright Horizons preschool
program engages children intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially. Teachers inspire
curiosity and creative thinking,
guiding the children by creating
a flexible curriculum that encourages skills in creative expression,
literacy (language and writing),
math/manipulatives, science, technology, music, dramatic play, and
outdoor learning.
The Bright Horizons kindergarten prep program empowers
children to take on new academic
challenges and build confidence in
this critical year prior to kindergarten. Teachers provide multiple
and diverse learning activities to
ensure children thrive in all areas
of development. Foundational
skills such as friendship building
and having a positive self-image
that will be crucial for success
in school and in life are central to children’s daily learning.
Experiences in core pre-academic
areas, including literacy, mathematical reasoning, and scientific
investigation, ensure that children
will be successful in kindergarten
and beyond.
Bright Horizons at Charlestown
will be conveniently opened
Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m.
– 6:00 p.m., year-round. For
enrollment information call 617241-2888 or visit www.brighthorizons.com/charlestownpb.
Community Music Center
of Boston (CMCB)
34 Warren Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
www.cmcb.org
617-482-7494
Community Music Center of
Boston (CMCB) is an accredited non-profit music education to
groups and individuals of diverse
backgrounds, abilities and ages.
We have been teaching music for
104 years in the multicultural
South End of Boston. Join us
for a wide variety of lessons and
classes including: Private Lessons,
Early Childhood, Workshops,
Ensembles, Adult Lessons, Music
Therapy, Concerts, Summer
Programs, Choruses, Music
Theory and much more!
Ages: programs for 5
months
through
adult.
Enrollment:
Ongoing
Tuition: Varies, financial aid
available
Dexter Southfield
Summer Camps
www.dextersouthfield.org/summer
20 Newton St., Brookline, MA
617-454-2725
Dexter Southfield Summer
Camps offer a unique selection
of programs for campers ages 3.5
to 16 years old. If your child is
an athlete, a scientist, an artist,
or even a combination of each,
we have a camp to encourage
those interests and spark new
curiosity. Bus transportation from
Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the
South End. Snacks and lunch are
provided and are included in the
camp fees.
Hill House
127 Mt. Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02108
www.hillhouseboston.org
On June 15th, Hill House’s
team, led by Camp Director
Maggie Magner, will kick off
the organization’s 16th summer
of camp for children ages 3-12
in Downtown Boston. Weekly
Sessions run June 15th through
August 28th. You can choose to
register for one week, or join us
for the entire summer!
Hill House runs the only
American Camp Association
accredited summer camp in
Boston. You can be assured that
your child will be cared for by
professional and reliable staff
and our programs will be engaging and educational. Hill House
Summer Camp encourages campers to build positive life-long relationships, develop strong leadership techniques and social skills,
learn about the amazing world
around us, and most importantly,
have fun!
Kiddie Kamp, Day Camp,
Classic Camp, and Sports Option
offer campers the opportunity to
participate in everything from
arts and crafts, to flag football,
to music, to swimming. With so
many options to choose from,
we are sure your child will find
the perfect fit at Hill House. Our
goal is simple – to provide your
family with a high-quality, safety-conscious, and super fun summer camp at your backyard in
the city.
Kingsley Montessori School
30 Fairfield Street,
Boston
617-226-4903
www.kingsley.org
Kingsley’s
Summertime
Program is designed to foster
each child’s creativity and problem-solving skills. An exciting
opportunity for children ages
3 through 11, Kingsley’s location provides the ideal environ-
ment for city exploration and
an innovative summer from June
22 - July 31, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Half-Day options available for
Preschool). Also join us for Early
Arrival (8:00 - 9:00 am) and
Extended Day (4:00 - 5:30 pm)
for additional activities such as
yoga, reading projects, and outdoor games!
Elementary students flex their
problem-solving skills, explore
the city, and make friends through
fun, hands-on engineering and
art projects. Students will turn
their Boston neighborhood into
a learning lab and use their
unique experiences to inspire
exciting projects. Weekly field
trips include the newly renovated Boston Public Library, the
MIT Museum, Science Museum,
Museum of Fine Arts, and historic sites of the Freedom Trail.
Kingsley’s
Preschool
Summertime Program empowers
children to act with creativity
and compassion. Founded on the
Montessori philosophies of peace
education and curiosity, students
participate in fun, hands-on projects that combine music, art, and
science. In each two-week session,
our young friends explore the
world around them while reinforcing the importance of collaboration and kindness.
For more information, visit
www.kingsley.org or contact Beau
Kenyon at 617-226-4903.
Summer Programs at
The Park School
171 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
www.parkschool.org
617-274-6024
In the summer, The Park School
offers two great camps for children from throughout the Boston
metropolitan area. Families can
also join the Swim and Tennis
club to enjoy the tennis court and
25-meter heated pool.
Summer at Park (June 15 –
August 14) is an ACA-accredited
program where kids ages 4 to 15
can participate in art, cooking,
leadership, excursions, nature,
science, sports, and general day
camps. With one and two-week
sessions and extended day, the
possibilities are endless! www.
summeratpark.org
Creative Arts at Park (June
29 – July 31) is the summer art
experience of a lifetime for children ages 7 to 15! Students can
choose from over 130 courses in
video, visual arts, photography,
theater, dance, music, creative
writing, and a variety of sports
including fencing, karate, gymnastics, swimming, soccer, tennis,
and basketball. www.creativeartsatpark.org
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Fresh
and
Local
Cucumbers for a Taste of Fresh
by Penny Cherubino
“Boy does that smell great,”
my husband said as he walked
into the kitchen on a recent
snowy day. No, I wasn’t simmering a pot of soup or pulling
a bubbling casserole from the
oven. I was making a green
salad with plenty of cucumbers.
While our winter cucumber choices are not as perfect
as those we enjoy during the
local season, they are still full of
crisp, sweet, cooling flavor, and
they do fill the kitchen with the
aroma of summer. After days of
the heavier hot meals that make
up much of our winter menu,
a bright, fresh, crisp salad is a
welcome change.
Flavoring Cucumbers
Cucumbers have many natural pals in the world of flavors.
Indian raita is used as a sauce,
a dip, or a salad, depending on
how you make it. It can be as
simple as grated cucumbers in
yogurt seasoned with cumin,
mustard seed, and mint or cilantro. You can make your own
An Eastern European favorite
around our house is thinly sliced
cucumbers and onions in sour
cream with a bit of vinegar, salt,
pepper, and dill.
Other flavors that go well with
cucumber are garlic, ginger, chili
peppers, tomatoes, salmon, and
feta cheese.
Picking flavors from that list,
you’ll notice some favorite combinations served as sandwiches at
afternoon tea. Around here, we
often tuck slices or ribbons of
cucumber into sandwiches of all
kinds. For ribbons use a vegetable
peeler to cut strips from the length
of a cucumber.
Salads
The salad my husband sniffed
out is a winter favorite around
here. It’s an all green combination
of romaine lettuce, cucumber, avocado, and scallions mixed with a
simple vinaigrette and tossed with
toasted croutons made from whatever leftover bread is on hand.
One dish where I’ll use winter tomatoes is the classic Middle
Eastern salad of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and parsley. It makes a great side dish or a
topping on a pita sandwich. The
mixture seems to enhance the flavor of even winter veggies.
Next shopping trip, add a bit
of fresh, green cucumber flavor
to your shopping list. Then, when
you need a change of pace from
winter flavors, you’ll have something summery to put on the menu.
Do you have a question or topic
for Fresh & Local? Send an email
to Penny@BostonZest.com with
your suggestion.
Myles’ Musings
By Myles Striar
This is a favorite salad, summer or winter, made with romaine lettuce,
cucumber, avocado, and scallions tossed with croutons.
Boston Public Library
CENTRAL LIBRARY
RENOVATION
Enough is Enough
We cannot walk, can barely stand.
This time no one's extolling
Any winter wonderland.*
*Boston has received over six feet of snow in the past thirty days, paralyzing the city, which
doesn't know where to put the snow.
LEAVE ITand
LOSE IT!
DON’T BE A VICTIM!
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
TOGETHER WE CAN REDUCE
CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY
BOSTON POLICE A-1 COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE
40 NEW SUDBURY ST. • 617-343-4627
OPENING OF THE
RENOVATED SECOND FLOOR
Saturday, February 21, 2015
9 a.m. • Doors open
11 a.m. • Ribbon cutting
Central Library in Copley Square
700 Boylston Street
New Children’s Library, Teen Central,
Community Reading Area, and
Nonfiction Collections
Experience the first phase of a world-class
renovation where people of all ages can
read, create, explore, learn, and grow.
bpl.org
The Central Library is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Saturdays. Enter on Boylston Street or on Dartmouth Street.
Black
Cucumber Choices
If memories of bitter taste
and the need to peel waxy winter cucumbers is keeping you
from adding this fruit to your
shopping basket, try one of the
newer varieties on offer over the
past few years.
European cucumbers are
individually shrinkwrapped to
retain moisture because they are
not coated in wax like many
mass market offerings. These
also have fewer seeds and are
categorized as burpless.
You might also find trays of
tiny Persian cucumbers in many
shops these days. Not long
ago, I had to go to the Middle
Eastern markets in Watertown
to buy these beauties. The
Persian variety is extra sweet
because it’s picked before the
bitter seeds are fully developed.
Its tiny form slices into bite-size
pieces or tiny spears that absorb
flavors quickly and are perfect
for quick pickle recipes.
You may have enjoyed lemon
cucumbers from farmers’ markets during the summer. Those
are an heirloom variety that
dates back to the 16th Century.
I see them popping up in more
produce departments yearround. They are traditionally
popular with Indian cooks who
use them in dals and chutneys.
version and add as much or as
little spice as you like.
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Leonard B. Miller, M.D.
is pleased to announce
Sean T. Doherty MD is joining
The Boston Center for Facial Rejuvenation
Dr. Doherty is a board certified Plastic Surgeon with
expertise in non-surgical facial rejuvenation techniques.
Dr. Doherty will be available for consultation and
treatments at our 69 Newbury Street location.
Dr. Doherty will be overseeing the skincare/laser center on
Newbury St. This is one of the only advanced skincare centers
in the Boston area run by Board Certified Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Miller is one of Boston’s most experienced cosmetic plastic surgeons. The center prides itself on having a full complement of the most advanced laser and skincare treatments.
Experienced Aestheticians and Nurses perform treatments
with the surgeons in a beautiful and relaxed environment on
Newbury St. Our other center is in Brookline. The Boston
Center also prides itself on playing an instrumental part in
the development of some of the latest laser and energy devices on the market, in addition to new skincare products.
Phone: 617-450-0070
Facebook:https:www.facebook.com/leonardmillermd
BHCA announces winners of
Holiday Decorating Contest
The holidays are celebrated
with beauty and style virtually everywhere on Beacon Hill
– from the festively decorated
street lamps to beautiful displays
in our shop windows to homes
bedecked with wreathes and window box creations. The Beacon
Hill Garden Club, the Beacon
Hill Civic Association and the
Beacon Hill Times are pleased to
present awards to three displays
from submissions to the Beautify
Beacon Hill Awards competition.
We extend our congratulations to
the winners.
Now on to springtime!
We encourage all neighbors
and businesses to participate in
the Beautify Beacon Hill Awards
competition by taking a moment
to photograph your handiwork
or favorite window box, tree pit
or container plantings. Then submit your photos to info@bhcivic.org along with the address.
The springtime award submission period will take place from
April 7 – May 13, 2015 with
Beautify Beacon Hill Awards to
be announced in the Beacon Hill
Times during the week of May
17th.
Buy • Consign • enjoy
BOSTON
CONSIGNMENT
Furnishings From The FinesT homes
Bostonconsigns.com
781-449-0900
info@bostonconsigns.com
Winners of the Beautify Beacon
Hill Awards for holiday displays
go to these residents of Myrtle,
Pinckney and Chestnut Street

NEIGHBORHOOD ROUND UP

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