Bay State Banner 7-21-2016

inside this week

Police, union, city agree on body camera pilot policy proposal pg 3

A&E

business news

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EXHIBIT FEATURES PHOTOS BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS pg 13

Volunteer lawyers advise minority entrepreneurs pg 10

plus ‘Cuisines and Confessions’ at ArtsEmerson pg 12 Festival Betances pg 12 Thursday, July 21, 2016 • FREE • GREATER BOSTON’S URBAN NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1965 • CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

www.baystatebanner.com

Black, Latino electeds call for reforms Letter calls on legislators, mayor to move on proposals

By YAWU MILLER

BANNER PHOTO

Gov. Charlie Baker greeted Great Schools Massachusetts supporters before speaking at their lift the cap kick off last week.

Lift the cap group launches ballot campaign with rally Opposing side focuses strategy on door-to-door

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Charter school supporters assembled before the State House last week to officially kick off the ballot campaign to lift the cap on charter schools, one of the four referendum items appearing before voters in November. While Great Schools Massachusetts has been organizing well-staged liftthe-cap rallies in Boston for more than a year and spreading their message through other media,

last Thursday’s event was the first to officially launch a campaign to secure the lift via a ballot measure.

On November 8, voters across the commonwealth will decide if the state may approve 12 additional charter schools a year, which appears as Question 2 on the ballot.

Rows of parents, advocates and children lined the steps of the State House in matching blue “Great Schools Now” T-shirts.

They were accompanied by large professional-looking banners and music, filming and lighting from

Lawrence-based Productions Inc, an audio-visual provision and event production company. KIPP charter school parent Dawn Foye, Democratic senator Michael Rodrigues and Governor Charlie Baker comprised the speaker lineup.

Meanwhile, Save Our Public Schools, the coalition advocating for a “No” vote on Question 2, sought to bring attention to its cause, as well. Two Newton teachers stood to the side of the charter

Sixth Suffolk District Representative Russell Holmes was on the floor of the House July 5, kneedeep in legislative wrangling when he heard the news that Alton Sterling was shot to death by police in Baton Rouge. The next day, he and other legislators were working through one of the longest days of the session when Philadro Castile was gunned down by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

There was no mention of the events in the Legislature.

“No one said, ‘Let’s have a moment of silence,’” Holmes said.

“There were protests going on across the country and still no acknowledgement on the House floor.”

But when five police officers were gunned down in Dallas July 7, Holmes’ phone lit up.

“I had the governor call me,” he said. “I had the mayor call me. Now folks wanted to do something.”

Holmes, who is chairman of the

Massachusetts Legislative Black and Latino Caucus, decided to do something different. He and other Caucus members drafted a letter outlining the urgency of passing criminal justice reforms at the state and local level, many of which were prompted by the nationwide movement to counter police abuse of blacks.

“We’ve joined with the mayor and governor for peace walks and church services,” he said. “We said, ‘Before we become united, let’s be clear what we’re uniting around.’”

At the local level the letter calls for body cameras, a civilian review board and anti-bias training for Boston police officers. At the state level, the letter calls for passage of legislation that would require police departments to collect and share data on traffic and pedestrian stops broken down by race, establishing special independent prosecutors to investigate officer-involved shootings and amending state wiretapping

See CAUCUS LETTER, page 9

See CHARTERS, page 17

Baker defends ICE cooperation Speaks on assaults against cops

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Governor Charlie Baker at an ethnic media roundtable last week sought to assuage concerns that flared up in response to recent policy shifts and proposals affecting immigration and policing. Baker’s announcement last month that state police would be permitted to comply with detainment requests from federal

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sparked outcry from elected officials and immigration advocacy groups. Also generating worries was a bill he filed to raise assault and battery against a police officer during the line of duty to a felony.

But Baker said communities should not worry: Only those arrested for a criminal violation or on a warrant — not citizens pulled over for minor offenses

ON THE WEB Read the bill: www.scribd.com/ doc/316542089/Assault-and-Battery-of-aPolice-Officer-Baker-Filing-Letter

— are liable to be detained for ICE, and only assault and battery that causes serious harm would qualify as a felony.

ICE detainments

Many, including Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston

BANNER PHOTO

See ETHNIC MEDIA, page 17

Demonstrators filled the streets of Roxbury last week in a demonstration organized

by Mass. Action Against Police Brutality.

2 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

SAVE THE DATE!

MONEY TALK

FINANCIAL LITERACY CONFERENCE

OCT. 15, 2016

BUILDING BLACK WEALTH

SPONSORED BY:

OUR EVENT PARTNERS: ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, REGGIE LEWIS CENTER, EPICENTER COMMUNITY CENTER, NAACP OF BOSTON AND WZBR RADIO

THE BAY STATE BANNER ALONG WITH OUR EVENT PARTNERS are hosting an all-day financial literacy conference to engage with our community about building wealth. Boston is undergoing an economic boom and the black community should benefit. The wealth gap* between black and white residents of Boston is alarming and this income inequality is harmful to our community as well as to the city as a whole. We expect more than 500 attendees to this all-day event. Attendance is free.

THE EVENT INCLUDES:

Black average assets

$700*

u Workshops

– learn best practices and strategies for financial success u Startup

Showcase hosted

by Epicenter Community speakers from the various sectors that deal with economic issues

* WEALTH GAP

u Guest

u Forums u Box

Lunch $11

White average assets

$256,000*

(*Color of Wealth in Boston, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, a joint publication with Duke University and the New School, March 2015)

To register, visit: https://bannermoneytalk.wordpress.com For sponsorship information or if you are interested in hosting a workshop please contact Sandra Casagrand at Sandra@bannerpub.com or 617-936-7797

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 3

Police union, city agree on body camera pilot policy proposal ACLU wary on officer access to film but praises privacy protections

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

The Boston Police Department, city government and a major police officers union reached an agreement last week that would allow a body-worn camera pilot program to move forward.

The BPD, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and the city government settled on a policy proposal for the pilot, which has evoked mixed responses from civil rights groups. The ACLU of Massachusetts, Boston Branch of the NAACP and the Boston Police Camera Action Team issued a press release commending the inclusion of community feedback and certain policy elements, such as privacy protections. But the release also identified several items as problematic, including officer access to footage and level of discretion over when to cease filming.

“We are encouraged by the fact that a majority of the proposed policy from Commissioner William Evans mirrors the proposed community policies of the Boston Police Camera Action Team and the ACLU of Massachusetts,” BPCAT Co-Founder Segun Idowu said in a statement, adding that BPCAT looks forward to the public’s chance

to weigh in on the policy before implementation.

Under the agreement, up to 100 volunteer patrol officers would be equipped with cameras for use during most on-duty interactions during a six-month period. Each officer will be paid $500 for participation. The pilot’s effectiveness will be judged based on factors such as the camera’s effect on improving officers’ safety, providing evidence for criminal prosecutions, helping resolve personnel complaints and improving community relations, according to the parties’ July 12 agreement. As of press time, the pilot’s start date had yet to be announced.

However, Police Commissioner William Evans told WGBH that he hopes it will begin in early August.

The city has set aside $500,000 in the fiscal year 2017 budget to support the body camera program.

The terms of the agreement are provisional, meaning they apply only to the pilot program. The terms of any future fully-fledged body camera program will need to be renegotiated.

Chair of the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Andrea Campbell said in a statement to the Banner that she was pleased an agreement had been reached and that the public

will have the opportunity to bring questions and comments on the policy and pilot program. No date has been set yet.

“A hearing will be scheduled with the Boston Police Department and members of the Social Justice Task Force to discuss the policy and pilot logistics and timeline. The hearing will allow advocates and community to ask questions and offer comments on the policy and upcoming pilot program,” Campbell said.

When would cameras be used?

The ACLU in a statement praised the proposed policy from the BPD, BPPA and city hall for its requirement that cameras be used during most potentially adversarial civilian encounters.

Under the policy, officers will film on-duty interactions such as vehicular stops, person stops and pat and frisk encounters.

In order to preserve privacy, officers may, at their discretion, choose to stop recording under certain situations. This includes not filming in areas “where there may be a reasonable expectation of privacy” such locker rooms, law offices, day care facilities, places of worship and some areas of hospitals, and in order to protect the privacy of a victim or witness. Officers must state for the camera the reason for ceasing filming. When entering a home without a warrant, officers would have to obtain occupant’s consent to film.

ON THE WEB BPD, BPPA AND CITY AGREEMENT: http://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/ wp/2016/07/Executed-BWC-Pilot-ProgramMOA-07122016.pdf Officers are prohibited from using the videos to identify those caught on footage who are not engaged in unlawful conduct.

The ACLU applauded the policy for including privacy protections, but said in a statement that officers still have too much discretion over when to deactivate cameras.

Who would use cameras?

The police department has said the pilot group of officers wearing cameras will be from a variety of districts and units. Up to 100 volunteers will be equipped. The reliance on paid volunteers is a concern of many body camera proponents, who say this measure will make it difficult to determine if cameras improve police behavior, given that poor-performers are unlikely to sign up.

“We’re still concerned whether or not the pilot is going to yield any results,” Rahsaan Hall, director of the racial justice program of the ACLU, told the Banner. He said a voluntary program runs the risk that no one signs up, or that only the well-behaved do. If the latter, it “would create a self-fulfilling prophecy” that cameras do not improve officer behavior, as there already would be few complaints against such officers, he said.

An earlier plan, explained by Social Task Force Member Jack McDevitt during a community meeting, was to seek 200 police volunteers. Then, 100 of the volunteers would be equipped with

cameras, while the other 100 would continue without to serve as a control group. This would allow for comparison of camera impact on pilot participants. However, with respect to the upcoming pilot, BPD spokesperson Lt. Detective Mike McCarthy told the Banner there will be no control group.

When would footage be viewed?

The proposed policy permits officers to review footage before making statements in court or to internal investigations for incidents in which they were involved or witnesses, for the purpose of refreshing their memories, the policy states.

If the officer was engaged in a shooting or use of deadly force, the officers involved and their supervisors may not view the video until investigators first have uploaded it into the system.

Officers also are encouraged to view footage before preparing official reports “to help ensure accuracy and consistency.”

Matt Segal, legal director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, critiqued this policy in a statement, alleging that it will muddy accounts of what the officer actually viewed, versus what the camera captured.

“This encouragement can make it impossible for anyone to know what the officer actually saw — as opposed to what the camera saw — and can even enable officers to change their version of events based on what was or wasn’t captured on camera. Officers should be permitted to review the video only after writing their initial reports, just as civilians are typically not permitted to view video before being interviewed by the police,” Segal said.

4 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

EDITORIAL

SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

By fax: 617-261-2346 From web site: www.baystatebanner.com click “contact us,” then click “letters” By mail: The Boston Banner, 1100 Washington St., Dorchester, MA 02124 Letters must be signed. Names may be withheld upon request.

www.baystatebanner.com

INSIDE: BUSINESS, 10 • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, 12 • COMMUNITY CALENDAR, 16 • CLASSIFIEDS, 17

Established 1965

Police violence is genesis of violent reaction People with sound mind are horrified by murder, especially the mass killings that are now so common. President Obama has defined mass shooters as “troubled.” He is reported to have said, “By definition, if you shoot people who pose no threat to you — strangers — you have a troubled mind.” Investigators are now researching the life of Micah Johnson to understand why he launched what appears to be a recent one-man attack on the Dallas police.

Johnson, 25, served in Afghanistan as a member of a Texas National Guard unit, and he was separated from the military with an honorable discharge. More than likely some information will develop to raise questions about his emotional stability, but the real issue is whether it is reasonable for mentally sound blacks to feel threatened by the very presence of the police.

Just two years ago on July 14, 2014 the Staten Island, N.Y. police killed Eric Garner with an illegal chokehold while arresting him allegedly for selling cigarettes. Since then there has been a series of attacks against blacks by police across the country.

On Aug. 9, Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson, Mo. police gunned down the unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. This incident attracted national attention, but it by no means ended the police carnage. On Nov. 22, the police in Cleveland, Ohio shot to death 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was playing with a toy gun. On Feb. 10, 2015 the police in Pasco, Wash. fatally shot Antonio Zambrano-Montes who was running away with his hands raised after he had been throwing stones.

On April 4, 2015 Walter Scott was callously gunned down as he ran away in North Charleston, S.C. by officer Michael T. Slager. The video of the event showed Slager trying to plant a taser beside the mortally wounded Scott to make it appear that the shooting was justified. Just four days later, police in Baltimore arrested Freddie Gray for no apparent reason, and failed to secure him properly in the van.

Gray died from injuries he received from the rough ride to the police station.

A cellphone video showed police in McKinney, Texas on June 5, 2015 threatening with pointed guns unarmed black swimming suitclad teenagers allegedly involved in a disturbance at a private swimming pool. Again in Texas in Prairie View, on July 10 a state trooper stopped a vehicle being driven by Sandra Bland.

After a dispute with the officer, Bland was arrested and taken to jail. Events of the arrest were recorded on the officer’s dashboard camera.

Bland was later found dead in her jail cell.

On July 19, 2015 Samuel Debose was stopped in Cincinnati, Ohio by the police because of a missing plate for the front bumper of his car.

Although Debose offered no resistance or opposition, as shown by the police cam, the officer shot and killed him.

Now on July 5, 2016 in Baton Rouge, La. Alton Sterling was knocked to the ground and held by two officers who shot and killed him. The next day in a St. Paul, Minn. suburb Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop, with a woman and her young child in the car.

In addition to these murders and life threatening assaults, blacks have been forced to endure from the police excessive “stop and frisks,” common “driving while black” episodes and numerous insults and discourtesies. Many blacks indeed feel reasonably threatened by the police. Like many veterans returning from battle in Afghanistan, some blacks are suffering from PTSD just from their awareness of confrontations between the police and African Americans.

The long list of police abuses are easily sufficient to cause a strong-minded individual to “snap.” Reports from those who knew Johnson suggest that is precisely what happened. His assault on the police was so cool and calculated that some reports will undoubtedly try to brand him an ogre. What needs to happen now is for the police across the country to change their offensive culture toward blacks as well as other citizens in order to eliminate the enmity.

“This is a good example of what police provocation has produced.”

USPS 045-780 Melvin B. Miller Sandra L. Casagrand John E. Miller Yawu Miller

Publisher/Editor Co-publisher Assoc. Publisher/Treasurer Senior Editor ADVERTISING

Rachel Reardon

Advertising Manager NEWS REPORTING

Karen Miller Martin Desmarais Jule Pattison-Gordon Sandra Larson Kenneth J. Cooper Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Anthony W. Neal Brian Wright O’Connor Marcy Murninghan

Health Editor Staff Writers

Contributing Writers

Ernesto Arroyo Don West

Staff Photographers

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Contributing Writers Colette Greenstein Susan Saccoccia Lloyd Kam Williams PRODUCTION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Banner’s editorial on Latin school “shortsighted and offensive” To characterize the issue as stemming from an “impolite and abusive white student” insulting and threatening “a black student” trivializes the mountain of racist comments and actions uncovered that led to a U.S. Attorney investigation.

Suggesting we should be no more concerned about the dwindling numbers of Black students admitted to Latin than of the “paltry” number of whites on the U.S. Olympic track and basketball teams was odd. It wasn’t

Daniel Goodwin Caleb Olson

Art Director Graphic Designer ADMINISTRATION

Karen Miller

Business Manager

long ago when the teams were all white! The unprecedented representation of Black females on this year’s Olympic swim team is not a reflection of lowering standards for Black swimmers but of what happens when Black swimmers have access to training and resources.

It has become too easy to blame young folks for failures of the adults.

It is not coincidental that the number of Black and Latino students dropped dramatically when the Black and Latino staff fell below the 25 percent and 19 percent, respectively, required

INDEX BUSINESS NEWS ………………………………...................... 10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT …………………...................... 12 FOOD …………………...................................................... 15 COMMUNITY CALENDAR …………………........................ 16 CLASSIFIEDS ……………………………………....................... 17

by the BPS Consent Decree. Our representation on the police and fire departments led a federal court to direct a revamp of the promotional exam.

Doing the same for BLS doesn’t mean lowering standards! Let’s focus on the quality of the curriculum and resources put to insuring that our middle schools are preparing our students for the rigors of BLS. We owe those who make the cut a racist-free environment.

— Bob Marshall, Retired BPS teacher, Member, Black Educators’ Alliance of MA (BEAM)

baystatebanner.com

The Boston Banner is published every Thursday.

Offices are located at 1100 Washington St., Dorchester, MA 02124.

Telephone: 617-261-4600, Fax 617-261-2346 Subscriptions: $48 for one year ($55 out-of-state) Web site: www.baystatebanner.com Periodicals postage paid at Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Copyright 2016.

The Banner is certified by the NMSDC, 2016.

Circulation of The Bay State and Boston Banner 27,400.

Audited by CAC, June 2015.

The Banner is printed by: TC Transcontinental Printing 10807, Mirabeau, Anjou (Québec) H1J 1T7 Printed in Canada

facebook.com/baystatebanner

twitter.com/baystatebanner

ONLINE STATS

»M OST VIEWED ONLINE

Thousands march in Roxbury

» MOST TWEETED

Roxbury resident Lisa Martin

» MOST COMMENTED ON FACEBOOK

Thousands march in Roxbury

» MOST SHARED ON FACEBOOK

Thousands march in Roxbury

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 5

OPINION THE BANNER WELCOMES YOUR OPINION: EMAIL OP-ED SUBMISSIONS TO YAWU@BANNERPUB.COM • Letters must be signed. Names may be withheld upon request.

OPINION

ROVING CAMERA

Why we can’t all get along

What do you think of the police shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge?

By LEE A. DANIELS “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white — separate and unequal ... The alternative is not blind repression or capitulation to lawlessness. It is the realization of common opportunities for all within a single society.”

Those words weren’t written or spoken to describe today’s racial crisis.

They were written a half-century ago for the 1968 Kerner Report, the document of the emergency presidential commission which examined the causes of the black urban rebellions that convulsed American society just at the moment when the Civil Rights Movement had achieved its great national legislative victories from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.

Of course, the Kerner Report deliberately got the first part of that famous assessment wrong. America was not “moving” toward two societies. It had always been — and the turmoil of the 1960s illuminated how difficult re-constructing American society as one nation “indivisible” still was.

So it remains today when — to cite one relevant example — a black elementary school supervisor named Philando Castile and a black United States Senator named Tim Scott shared an experience common to vast numbers of black Americans: being harassed by white police officers for no reason other than the color of their skin.

For Philando Castile, a man described by friends and co-workers alike as friendly, compassionate and responsible, that harassment — he had been stopped by Minneapolis-area police 52 times for alleged minor traffic violations in recent years — led to his unjustifiable killing by a police officer.

For Senator Scott, Republican of South Carolina, the racial explosions of this month compelled him to deliver last week in the Senate what a Washington Post report described as a “bristling and personal speech” about his numerous negative encounters with white cops, including being repeatedly pulled over for alleged traffic violations.

“The vast majority of the time,” Scott said, “I was pulled over for nothing more than driving a new car in the wrong neighborhood, or some reason just as trivial. Imagine the frustration, the irritation, the sense of a loss of dignity that accompanies each of those stops.”

“I have,” Scott continued, “felt the anger, the frustration, the sadness and the humiliation that comes with the feeling that you are being targeted for being nothing more than yourself.”

The repeated, infuriating — and too often for some, lethal — experience these two individuals, who otherwise occupied vastly different stations in American society, share with millions of other black Americans underscores that “being targeted for being nothing more than yourself ” remains the central fact of that centuries-old American tradition: the “racial divide.”

That’s the foundation of all the polls published in the wake of the police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Alton Sterling was shot to death and in suburban Minneapolis, the site of Philando Castile’s killing, and Micah Xavier Johnson’s sniper attack on white Dallas police officers a day later. They’ve confirmed the blunt title of a late-June Pew Research Center survey released before the incidents occurred: “On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites are Worlds Apart.”

Especially, one might add, when it comes to trusting the police.

Why should anyone be surprised — given that we continue to literally see black and Latino men, women and children beaten and killed by non-black police officers in questionable circumstances. And to discover how commonplace are the bigoted emails, tweets and text messages some white police officers exchange with one another while on duty. And to read governmental reports documenting that numerous police departments allow officers to behave in virulently racist and even criminal ways toward the citizens of color they’re supposed to serve. And, finally, to discover that in case after case of these beatings and deaths, holding police accountable for their actions is thwarted by institutional processes that are — to use a currently fashionable word — “rigged” against justice being done.

Of course, there’s been great racial progress made since the Kerner Report. But the findings of this latest batch of polls and surveys on race underscore the major continuing dynamic of U.S. black-white relations. That is that black Americans — and American society at large — are still ensnared in the old dynamic of slow progress shadowed by diminishing but still-fierce resistance.

Lee A. Daniels, a longtime journalist, is a keynote speaker and author. He is writing a book on the Obama years and the 2016 election. He can be reached at leedanielsjournalist@gmail.com.

You have Hillary Clinton saying she’ll prosecute people who kill cops, but what about cops who kill us? I don’t think any good will come of it.

I don’t think anyone’s life should be taken, but they’ve killed us for years.

For some people, this is payback.

It’s unfortunate that they’re doing what they’re doing. It’s the same sick violence that police are participating in.

Roy Harris

Alice Thornton

Housekeeper Dorchester

Unemployed Boston

William Miller

Mainly, it’s a reaction to the fear that has been instilled in us by police.

But mostly, the ones who are doing it have mental problems.

Enough is enough. People can’t take it anymore. Politicians are speaking out against people shooting cops, but not cops killing us.

Arthur Jackson

John

Paralegal Dorchester

We’re tired. We need some justice.

The police just make up their own rules.

Mike

Chef Weymouth

Landscaper Framingham

thoughts every Monday morning.”

A former producer for ABC News’ 20/20, Crossley is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, guest lecturing at colleges and universities about media, politics and the intersection of race, gender and media. She also holds two fellowships at Harvard University. Crossley was a producer for Blackside Inc.’s “Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years,” which earned her an Oscar nomination, a National Emmy and the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award. Crossley has earned the Associated Press, Edward R. Murrow and Clarion Awards for writing, producing and hosting.

In addition to hosting “Under the Radar,” which features stories that are often overlooked by traditional media outlets, Crossley appears weekly on WGBH’s “Beat the Press,” examining local and national media coverage, and “Basic Black,” focusing on current events concerning

communities of color. She also contributes to national programs including CNN’sReliable Sources, PBS’s “NewsHour” and PRI’s “The Takeaway.”

“Under the Radar” airs Sundays from 6 to 7 p.m. EDT on 89.7 WGBH. Crossley’s weekly commentaries air Mondays during WGBH’s Morning Edition.

Retired Paralegal Roxbury

IN THE NEWS

CALLIE CROSSLEY WGBH News award-winning journalist Callie Crossley was recognized with top honors in the Commentary category at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI) Conference, held recently in St. Louis, Missouri.

Each year PRNDI recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories. Crossley, host of WGBH News’s “Under the Radar,” won first place for her story marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina—“Tomorrow Is Not Promised: Life after Hurricane Katrina”—in which she chronicled the lessons learned from her late father after the storm.

“Hearing well-informed voices on local and global issues is a goal for WGBH News 89.7,” said Phil Redo, WGBH General Manager for Radio. “This story is yet another example of Callie’s signature voice: thoughtful and powerful. We’re all proud of Callie and I greatly look forward to hearing her

6 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

Groups call for true second chance: path to erasing juvenile records Bill passed in Senate could free some from youth-time court history

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Groups pushing for measures that would set individuals free from the stigma of youth-time involvement in the criminal justice system received a partial victory last week. Members of Teens Leading the Way, Roca, UTEC and others gathered at the State House last Wednesday in support of bills that would allow some juvenile criminal records to be expunged following completion of their sentence.

At the moment, records only can be sealed — meaning employers, colleges and housing authorities see they are there but cannot read them — and only via requests made years after the sentence is served. If implemented, the bills would provide a way to have the records completely erased.

Just having a record attached to your name can damage chances with college admissions, entry into public housing and acceptance at certain jobs, according information from Teens Leading the Way and other advocates.

Jamel Bonilla, a youth organizer with UTEC, spoke at the State House of a friend who was denied entry into the military because of his involvement in a fight when he was fourteen.

“He thought he didn’t have a

future, because he has a record,” Bonilla said. Expungement could change that.

Those gathered last week to push for expungement included Teens Leading the Way, a statewide youth-led coalition focused on policymaking; Roca, a social enterprise that helps at-risk youth in Eastern and Western Massachusetts get back on track; and UTEC, a Lowell-based organization focused on transitioning youth from gang-involvement to educational and employment pathways.

ON THE WEB SENATE BILL: https://malegislature.gov/ Bills/189/Senate/S2424/ CCA REPORT: http://www.communityalter natives.org/fb/boxed-out.html MICHIGAN STATE STUDY: http://econ. msu.edu/seminars/docs/Expungement%20 112014.pdf Individuals even acquire criminal records for cases in which they are arrested but not convicted — for instance, if the person is found not guilty or the case is dismissed, according to MassLegalHelp.

Serving sentenced time, but no more

Criminal records can prevent an individual from joining their families in public housing, securing employment, getting into colThe child is not the adult Youth grow up and, if allowed, lege and adopting children later mature and change, teen activists in life. In its 2010 report, Center for Community Alternatives Inc. emphasized.

The brain is not fully devel- stated that 66 percent of colleges oped until age 25, Stephanie Bel- surveyed reported that they collect lapianta, a Teens Leading the Way criminal record information on BANNER PHOTO member, told the gathering. In applicants. CCA found requests for particular, the areas of the brain criminal record information often Stephanie Bellapianta, a Teens Leading the Way member, spoke at the State House governing judgment, impulsivity discourage would-be students and on the need for record expungement. and reasoning are still developing. prompt them to drop their apSome suggest that the need to give plications, and that a significant in the future and that advocacy is he was 17: one for gun possession, youth greater leniency is under- number of college admissions of- building legislators’ awareness. the other for armed robbery. He “There’s a lot of support for [the ficials regard past convictions as a scored by the existence of a juveserved his time and since then has Partners Human Research Committee nile justice system separate from negative factor when considering bill],” Vega added. tried to turn his life around. BoAPPROVAL The proposed legislation is a nilla is enrolled in college studyapplicants. Effective Date the adult system.

Record8/11/2015 deletion means a true step forward but does not answer ing psychology, works as an orgaAnd often it is minor incidents that mar a young person’s record second chance, advocates said, all concerns. For one, it does not nizer at UTEC and wants to be a for life. Ninety-five percent of and, as such, can have a marked grant record erasure automati- counselor. He said his record has cally, something many advocates prompted would-be employers to youth in the juvenile justice system impact on recidivism rates. seek, but rather requires judicial turn him down and prevented him are there for nonviolent offenses, petition. according to a UTEC fact sheet. New legislation from working with youth.

Advocates cite a 2014 Michigan Sean Hansen, a case manager Advocates at the State House commended a bill, lead-sponsored State study finding that juvenile at Roca, told the Banner that alHelp Us Learn More About Sleep!

by Sen. Karen Spilka, that passed offenders living in states where re- though his record — drug posin the senate the night before. The cords are automatically wiped out session when he was 17 and 18 — bill would extend the option of are 13 percent more likely to avoid has not, to his knowledge, denied If you are: record elimination for adjudica- recidivating after age 20, approx- him employment opportunities, 55-70 years old tions and misdemeanors commit- imately 7 percent more likely to it remains in the back of his mind Non smoker ted by an individual before she or graduate from college and likely to when he applies for a job.

Healthy and taking no medication Through his work at Roca, he turned 18, making it appear as have higher earnings. The study’s author found that petition-based Hansen said he has seen people if there never was a record.

You may be eligible for a 37-day sleep research There are stipulations in the eradication was utilized infre- with serious records make strong bill: The individual must have quently, and noted the process improvements. A recent case study at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. There will completed their sentencing or dis- may come with barriers such as is a young man who attempted be a 4-6 week screening period. Must be willing position and not be found guilty or fees and required knowledge of the murder five years ago, during his to spend 37 consecutive days and nights in our late teens. Since then, the young adjudicated delinquent of a new petitioning process. facility. man has had trouble getting a offense before or after completing chance to make something better the sentence to be eligible. And a Broad goals Receive up to $10,125 judge must approve a petition for Several who gathered at the of his life. He landed a job at a unithe expungement.

State House said there are societal versity dining hall, but a week in, Currently, the bill is with the benefits to extending the expunge- employers saw his record and let House Committee on Ways and ment further, to apply to felonies him go, Hansen said.

Call 617-525-8719 or email Rehabilitation, Hansen emphaMeans. House. Rep. Aaron Vega — a provision removed from the sleepstudy@partners.org told the gathered assembly of original version of the senate bill sizes, is possible. Individuals work with Roca for four years. During youth and youth workers that even — and adult crimes. if the bill does not pass this session, Jamel Bonilla said he has two that time, he says, “I’ve seen people which ends July 31, it has a chance felonies on his record from when change incredibly.”

ROOFING SPECIAL PRE-SEASON DISCOUNT: $5,399 (1,000 SQ. FT. ROOFING) n The #1 architectural roofing n Installed by factory trained professionals n Materials & labor lifetime warranty n Many colors to choose from

Northeast

HOM E & E N E RGY

ROOFING | SIDING | WINDOWS Over 30 years in business • No money down • 100% financing A+ BBB • MA Lic. #106353 • 100% insured

Call 617-249-4007 | Northeast-home.com

The Banner has moved to Lower Mills!

The Bay State Banner’s offices are now located at:

1100 Washington St., Dorchester, MA 02124

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 7

Get Your 15 AFFORDABLE COLLEGE PROGRAMS FOR HIGHER-PAYING TECH JOBS.

VISIT BFIT.EDU

TARA M., CLASS OF 2011

BFIT students earn the highest salary after attending compared to students from all 2-year colleges in MA* *Excluding nursing. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

41 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 • 1-877-400-BFIT

ENROLL FOR OUR FALL SEMESTER! • CLASSES BEGIN SEPT. 6 2 & 4 Year College Programs Bachelor Degree Programs Automotive Management Health Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Programs Automotive Technology Biomedical Engineering Technology Computer Engineering Technology

Computer Technology Construction Management Electrical Technology Electronic Engineering Technology Health Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Opticianry Technology Business and Management

Certificate Programs Automotive Technology Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) Ophthalmic Assisting Practical Electricity Continuing Education Optician Licensure Prep Courses

8 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

SEMI-ANNUAL

CLEARANCE

& SALE

50%-80% OFF PLUS, DON’T MISS LAST 4 DAY SPECIALS! THURS, JULY 21-SUN, JULY 24

FREE SHIPPING ONLINE & FREE RETURNS EXTRA 2O% OFF

OR RD CA

SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE CLOTHING PLUS JEWELRY EXTRA 15% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE SHOES, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, LINGERIE, SWIM FOR HER, MEN’S SUIT SEPARATES & SPORT COATS & HOME ITEMS EXTRA 10% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE WATCHES & ELECTRICS/ELECTRONICS MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: SALE EXCLUSIONS MAY DIFFER ON MACYS.COM Excludes ALL: cosmetics/fragrances, Deals of the Day, Doorbusters/web busters, men’s store electronics, Everyday Values (EDV), furniture/mattresses, Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, rugs, specials, super buys, All-Clad, Breville, Dyson, Fitbit, Frye, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, Marc Jacobs, Michele watches, New Era, Nike on Field, Sam Edelman, Samsung watches, Shun, Stuart Weitzman, The North Face, Theory, Tumi, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wüsthof, athletic clothing, shoes & accessories; Dallas Cowboys merchandise, designer jewelry, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, select licensed depts., services, special orders, special purchases, tech watches; PLUS, ONLINE ONLY: baby gear, kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA, Tommy Bahama. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. Extra savings % applied to reduced prices.

PASS

TAKE AN E XT RA

OFF WITH YOUR % O M -2 AC % WOW! PASS O

S Y’

1

FREE SHIPPING WITH $99 PURCHASE. EXCLUSIONS APPLY; SEE MACYS.COM/FREERETURNS

VALID 7/20-7/24/2016

SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE & SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 7/20-7/24/2016.

N6060016C.indd 1

7/14/16 11:25 AM

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

@baystatebanner

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

BayStateBanner

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 9

Protesters local, worldwide decry police shootings of blacks Roxbury march draws thousands

By YAWU MILLER

Thousands of protesters took over the streets of Roxbury last week demonstrating against police violence against blacks in the United States.

The Boston protest march was one of numerous demonstrations held across the country and around the world in the wake of two high-profile police shootings of black men earlier this month: Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed while Baton Rouge police officers pinned him to the ground and Philando Castile, shot by an officer in Minnesota while he was reaching for his wallet during a traffic stop.

Yesterday there were rallies in London and Amsterdam, a die-in in Berlin and a march on the U.S. consulate in Cape Town by a group called Black Solidarity Action, whose members held signs reading “Stop killing blacks” and “Black pride.”

The Boston demonstration

Caucus letter continued from page 1

laws to protect the rights of civilians who record law enforcement officers.

“Vigils and rallies cannot address this problem alone,” the letter reads. “While there is a place for these important gatherings, verbal expressions of solidarity in grief are not enough. We need action now in the form of concrete policy changes.”

First Suffolk District Senator Linda Dorcena Forry said legislators have a narrow window to move forward their proposals, given the timing of the Republican and Democratic national conventions. After July 31, the Legislature will go into recess.

“We only have three days,” Dorcena Forry said. “We have an opportunity in Massachusetts to push forward reforms that have been in the Legislature for a long time.”

The letter the caucus members circulated references the police shootings of Castile, Sterling and the Dallas police officers, and was signed by every elected official of color in Boston except state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez and Anissa Essaibi George.

Holmes says a newer version of the letter will also reference the six police officers shot in Baton Rouge and will be circulated among local officials of color throughout Massachusetts for signatures. The Black and Latino Caucus members plan to meet with Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh.

Dorcena Forry said informal conversations with Senate leadership indicate that several pieces of legislation could move forward before the end of the session.

“We want to work collaboratively with the House, the Senate and the governor,” she said. “ Ultimately, Holmes said, Caucus members are accountable to their constituents, many of whom have taken to the streets to

began in the Southwest Corridor Park behind the Boston Police Department headquarters. Demonstrators marched up Tremont Street to Massachusetts Avenue and then to Shawmut Avenue, pausing briefly for a moment of silence at the Mosque for the Praise of Allah, before demonstrators chanted “Muslim lives matter.”

The march proceeded to Dudley Station where demonstrators paused for songs and chants, then to Dudley Street, ending at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue.

‘Get off the sidewalk’

As the march made its way past public housing developments and apartment buildings, occupants peered out of windows and stepped out of their doors, and many joined in the march as demonstrators chanted “Get off the sidewalks and into the streets.”

“The pain of our people is so tremendous, and that’s why we’re out here,” said Bishop Felipe Teixeira, who helped lead the march.

“You see the number of people

marching. It speaks for itself.”

Brock Satter, an activist with Mass Action Against Police Brutality, said many have grown impatient with what he calls government inaction in the face of continued police killings of blacks.

“People no longer believe that the government might do something,” he said. “There is no denying that the killings keep going on without anything being done about it. People see through the posturing. What else can we do but take to the streets. Until something changes, we’ll be out in the streets.”

The march drew a multiracial crowd. Union members from UNITE HERE Local 26, SEIU 32 BJ, the Boston Teachers Union and United Steel Workers 8751 added to the ranks. As the protesters left Dudley Square and made their way toward Blue Hill Avenue, UMass Boston student Nicky Thibault stood outside a friend’s home to take in the scene.

“I’m happy to see all ethnicities working together for this,” he said.

“This is what unity is about: people coming together for a just cause.

This is a beautiful sight to see.”

BANNER PHOTOS

A large demonstration protesting the police shootings of blacks wound through Roxbury on July 13.

“

Vigils and rallies cannot address this problem alone. While there is a place for these important gatherings, verbal expressions of solidarity in grief are not enough. We need action now in the form of concrete policy changes.”

— Black and Latino Caucus letter

demand change.

“We want our constituents to know that we hear them,” he said. “They’re not holding rallies and protests just to vent. They’re a call to action. We believe there are some things that can be done before July 31.”

While videos of police shootings of blacks across the United States have proliferated on social media, Boston has remained relatively quiet. Yet data released by the Boston Police Department in recent years has confirmed that blacks are more likely than people of any other race to be stopped, questioned and/or searched by Boston officers.

Many of the legislative proposals currently stuck in House

committees are aimed at combatting unconstitutional police practices, such as stopping and searching people without probable cause.

Simply requiring police departments to collect and share data on stops could give civil rights organizations the grounds to challenge those practices.

Other measures, like the provision for an independent prosecutor to investigate officer-involved shootings, are in response to the police shootings in other states.

Just because such incidents haven’t happened in Boston in the last ten years doesn’t mean they can’t, Dorcena Forry says.

“It could happen here,” she said.

“I don’t want people to rest on their laurels. Anything could happen.”

BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

PUBLIC MEETING

PARCEL P3 PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE THURSDAY, JULY 28 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM

PROJECT PROPONENT: P3 Partners/Tremont Crossing

2315 WASHINGTON STREET

Central Boston Elder Services Roxbury, MA 02119

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE PROJECT: P3 Partners LLC proposes to revise the original project to a mixed-use project totaling approximately 1,928,400 sf. including retail, art, educational, office, hotel, residential, and an above ground parking structure of 548,700 sf.

MEETING FOCUS: The meeting of July 28th will be the 6th in a series of Project Review Committee meetings and the agenda will be a follow-up to the meeting of June 23. The Project Review Committee serves as the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for large projects under Article 80. IAG’s serve to review project impacts and make recommendations for proposed impacts. The focus of discussion for the upcoming meeting will be to (i) review proposed housing program; (ii) discuss the project’s financing; (iii) learn the development team’s proposal for job creation and recruitment - construction and permanent and (iv) outline next steps in the review process with the Project Committee.

Come to an information session Monday, August 1, 2016, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Egleston Square Public Library 2044 Columbus Ave, Roxbury, MA 02119 Please call (617) 399-4699 or email pwaters@generationsinc.org to RSVP.

mail to:

phone: email:

DANA WHITESIDE

Boston Redevelopment Authority One City Hall Square, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02201 617.918.4441 Dana.Whiteside@Boston.gov

BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

@BostonRedevelop

10 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

BUSINESSNEWS

www.baystatebanner.com

CHECK OUT MORE BUSINESS NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/NEWS/BUSINESS

BIZ BITS TIP OF THE WEEK

Innovation is a fundamental factor in family-owned business success While every organization has its own priorities and category-specific issues to manage, family businesses that fail to innovate run the risk of losing market share to competitors, losing key staff or simply operating inefficiently so that they cannot survive. Innovation is a key differentiator between market leaders and their rivals, and can ultimately ensure longevity.

IDEAL Industries, Inc., a manufacturing company based 60 miles west of Chicago, is consistently growing and expanding under four generations of family ownership, and is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year.

How has this electrical product supplier and hand tool company managed to stay relevant and produce results for 100 years? Their success story can be chalked up to their ongoing devotion to innovation and looking beyond traditional business pressures of hitting quarterly results.

Their philosophy is simple: focus on the markets that exist today, while ensuring that they are poised to serve those of tomorrow.

“The beauty of being family-owned is that we have the freedom to make executive decisions with the long-term in mind,” said IDEAL Chairman and CEO Jim James. “We think ten years ahead — how will our family, board and business be different? What are the risks that lie ahead and how can we mitigate them now? How do we put our core business out of business? Because if we don’t, someone else will.”

While IDEAL may best be known for their wire connectors, their innovations also touch the sky, as nearly every commercial jet flying today has been constructed using IDEAL wire strippers. They’ve even reached the moon, as part of the critical equipment on NASA missions. Their Audacy advanced wireless lighting system is installed at major league ballparks, college campuses and airports.

Best of all, they touch the daily lives of skilled tradesmen around the globe, who reach for IDEAL, Western Forge and SK brand hand tools to get the job done right.

However, innovation is not only about designing a new product or service to sell, but also focusing on the development of new business processes and best practices in order to improve efficiency, find new customers, cut down on waste, increase profits and keep employee retention rates up.

“At the end of the day, it’s very important for organizations to take a step back and ask themselves what is truly blocking the innovation process,” said Vicki Slomka, senior vice president of global human services at IDEAL. “Companies that constantly challenge themselves and are relentlessly focused on innovation will survive in this ever-changing globally competitive environment.”

Thus, in order to prevent becoming another failing statistic, companies have no choice but to prioritize innovation.

Family stewardship must ensure their professional management team has the strategic alignment, patience and resources available to foster an innovative workplace environment — one that produces products and services that continuously See BIZ BITS, page 11

BANNER PHOTO

Attorney Priya Lane heads the Belin Economic Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice.

Small business lifeline Volunteer lawyers advise minority entrepreneurs

By YAWU MILLER

Entrepreneurs thinking about starting a small businesses face an important decision in determining what kind of legal entity their venture will be. Failure to incorporate a business leaves entrepreneurs liable in the event their business is used.

“There are definitely benefits to incorporation in all areas of your life,” says Priya Lane, an attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice. “A lot of people don’t want to spend the money, but it’s well worth it.”

The $275 Massachusetts filing fee might set entrepreneurs back a bit, but in exchange their personal assets — their home, savings and personal possessions — will be protected from lawsuits filed against their business. And Lane, who heads the Lawyers’ Committee’s Belin Economic Justice Project, can help businesses through the process, from determining which legal entity a business should take, to filing the necessary paperwork.

“We had a client who was an immigrant woman who believed she was incorporated,” Lane said.

“We looked through her papers and said, ‘No, you’re not.’”

The woman, Lane says, was herself a DBA, meaning “doing business as.” The name of her restaurant appeared on the checks

“

We really believe that minority entrepreneurs should have access to all the same legal resources that everyone else has.”

— Priya Lane

she wrote to suppliers, but if a customer got food poisoning and decided to sue, it was her own assets that would be in jeopardy.

“There’s a lot of liability when you’re selling food,” Lane notes.

The project Lane heads has this year connected more than 120 entrepreneurs with legal assistance from attorneys who volunteer with the Lawyers’ Committee. The lawyers are based at white-shoe firms that are affiliated with the Lawyers’ Committee. The firms typically place limits on the amount of revenue an entity can generate to qualify for free legal services.

They offer help with legal dilemmas ranging from intellectual property to employee classification.

“A lot of employers believe they can categorize their employees as individual contractors,” Lane says.

“Usually, they can’t. Massachusetts has strict laws around that.”

A promising sign for Boston’s business community is the number of entrepreneurs who come to the Lawyers’ Committee seeking help

copyrighting intellectual property — which can be anything from a company logo to a recipe.

“More and more, we’re getting business owners coming to us at the beginning of the process,” Lane said.

Clients are referred to the Lawyers’ Committee through organizations that help start-ups, including Mass Growth Capital Corporation, which helps businesses with financing, and Commonwealth Kitchen, a food services incubator.

“We’re starting a food industry-specific workshop called Food Basics 101,” Lane says.

The workshop will cover the basics of how to start and scale up a successful small business.

“They need to know how to cost out their goods and find price points when they’re using multiple ingredients in multiple ways,” she adds.

Other areas covered will include the basics of entity formation, labeling regulations and how to write a catering contract.

While the legal services the Lawyers’ Committee offers are

restricted to businesses with limited revenues, the classes they offer are open to all. Lane says the aim is to offer businesses run by people of color and immigrants access to the best advice.

“We really believe that minority entrepreneurs should have access to all the same legal resources that everyone else has,” she says.

While business formation takes up much of the lawyers’ time, many come in seeking help simply staying afloat. In Boston’s heated real estate market, businesses often find themselves embroiled in landlord-tenant disputes.

“A lot of time they complain about rent increases, but when you ask them if they have a lease, they say they don’t,” she says.

Landlords will often tell businesses they’ll charge them less for rent if they don’t request a lease.

But not having a lease leaves businesses open to unpredictable increases and evictions. Lane advises businesses to ask for a lease.

“What’s going to happen when the landlord says ‘I’m selling the business. You have to be out in a month?’”

And if a landlord is in the process of evicting a tenant, having an attorney is even more crucial.

“We’ve had businesses call us and say their landlord put an eviction notice on our door and it’s not even an eviction notice, not an actual legal document,” Lane says.

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 11

BUSINESSNEWS

Thursday, June 30, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 25

CHECK OUT MORE BUSINESS NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/NEWS/BUSINESS

Biz Bits

Documentary screened at MCAAA

continued from page 10 cater to today’s competitive marketplace and consumer. Family-owned businesses must commit to a high reinvestment rate in order to support a robust innovative pipeline that will allow them to survive and thrive into the next generation.

— Brandpoint

NUMBER TO KNOW

50

percent: It’s no secret that there are countless challenges facing today’s family-owned businesses. In fact, less than one-third of family businesses successfully migrate from first- to second-generation ownership. Another 50 percent never survive the transition from second- to third-generation, according to Forbes.

— Brandpoint

TECH TALK Amazon’s reported a 60 percent increase

in orders worldwide on its second annual Prime Day promotion held July 12. The self-created holiday was also the biggest day for sales of Amazon devices — Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, and Kindle e-readers— globally. The company says that it sold more than 90,000 TVs and more than two million toys as well.

THE LIST According to CNBC, America’s Top States for Business are: 1. Utah 2. Texas 3. Colorado 4. Minnesota 5. North Carolina 6. Washington 7. Michigan 8. Georgia 9. Iowa 10. Florida — More Content Now

I BUY APARTMENTS PHOTO: DON WEST

Documentary filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno (left) shares a moment of levity after the screening of his film “Chosen” at the Museum of the National Center for Afro American Artists (MCAAA) in Roxbury. Joining him are Margaret Burnham, professor of law at Northeastern University, and Barry Gaither, director/curator of MCAAA. “Chosen” explores the nature of power and sacrifice.

ANY SIZE ANY CONDITION CALL KENDIN 617-678-0246

BANNER BUSINESS DIRECTORY GET YOUR BUSINESS IN OUR LISTINGS: EMAIL ADS@BANNERPUB.COM • $250 FOR A 30-WORD LISTING IN PRINT FOR SIX MONTHS

ACCOUNTANT

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

FIRECODE DESIGN LLC.

Focusing on small businesses. I can assist you with the following services: Daily, weekly, or monthly bookkeeping. Accounts receivable and accounts payable, financial statements.

Call Irving Randolph (978) 454-4397

195 Dudley Street Roxbury, MA 02119 617-442-CODE(2633) Roxbury’s #1 Fire Extinguisher & Fire Sprinkler Company Inspections, Maintenance, Sales, Installation FREE Workplace Fire Extinguisher Training (some restrictions apply)

AUTOMOTIVE HICKS AUTO BODY, INC 10 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124 Repair, refinish damaged vehicles.

Complete interior and exterior recondition/detail.

24 Hour Towing.

(617) 825-1545; fax (617) 825-8495; www.hicksautobodyinc.com

CATERING HALEY HOUSE BAKERY CAFÉ Breakfast Specials, Signature Muffins and Scones, À la Carte Breakfast, Lunch Package Deals, Wrap and Sandwich Platters, Steamin’ Hot Entrees, Soup and Salads, Pizza, Side Dishes, Appetizers, Desserts, Beverages and more. To place an order call catering line Monday through Friday 8 am–4 pm at (617) 939-6837

CONSTRUCTION KERRY CONSTRUCTION, INC 22 Sylvester Rd, Dorchester. Interior & Exterior Painting; Replacement Windows & Doors; Carpentry; Roofing; Gutters; Masonry; Kitchens; Bathrooms; Vinyl Siding. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. Call James O’Sullivan (617) 825-0592

FINANCIAL PLANNING & INVESTMENTS LURIE DAVIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT Lurie Davis, Registered Investment Adviser Investments, Financial Planning, Mutual Funds, Debt Management, Roth IRA, 529 College Savings Plans and Life Insurance (781)595-0396, ldwm@comcast.net 40 Baltimore Street, Lynn MA 01902

HYPNOSIS

MUTARE HYPNOSIS LLC Live a Fuller Life Professional Hypnotists for weight loss, tobacco, stress, fears, chronic pain and illness, dental concerns, self-esteem, salesmanship, sports, leadership, test jitters. Downtown Boston or by Skype.

(617) 266-3057; www.MutareHypnosis.com.

LAWYERS LAW OFFICE OF VESPER GIBBS BARNES & ASSOCIATES 10 Malcolm X Blvd, Boston, MA 02119; (617) 989-8800; Fax: (617) 989-8846.

Attorneys Vesper Gibbs Barnes and Felicia E. Higginbottom, practicing in the areas of Real Estate (Buyer/Seller), Landlord/Tenant, Probate, Family Law (Divorce/Child Custody and Support), and Personal Injury.

Open M-F, 9 am-5 pm.

DAILY GENERAL COUNSEL, PLLC Finally, small businesses can get help from a smart and experienced business lawyer at an affordable price, on a One Day and Done™ basis. n Business Formations n Contracts n Customer/Vendor Disputes n Employee Issues n Employment Manuals www.DailyGeneralCounsel.com; Email: info@dailygc.com; Phone & Fax (800) 296-7681

LAW OFFICE JAY U. ODUNUKWE & ASSOCIATES 170 Milk Street, 4th floor Downtown - Boston, MA 02109 Phone: (617) 367-4500; Fax: (617) 275-8000 Email: Harvcom@prodigy.net Creative Solutions Always Delivers The Best!!!

Criminal: Drug Offenses, Drunk Driving/OUI, Assault/Probation Surrenders, Sealing Records/ Domestic Violence Civil: Personal Injury/Automobile Accidents, Landlord/Tenant Immigration: Deportation/Removal Proceedings, Green Card/Citizenship Sports/Entertainment: Soccer/FIFA Player Agent

MENTAL / BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DR. BERNARD SCOTT, LICSW, PSY.D 70 Warren Street, Suite 4 Roxbury, MA 02119 (857) 362-7028 Fax: (617) 652-8796 Email: dr.bernardscottpsyD@yahoo.com Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar, ADHD, Personality Disorders, etc.

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS URBAN EYE MD ASSOCIATES. P.C. 183 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 720 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 262-6300; (617) 638-8119; www.urbaneyemd.com. Benjamin Andrè Quamina, M.D.; Lawrence I. Rand, M.D.; Clifford Michaelson, M.D.; Chukwuemeka Nwanze, M.D.; Purvi Patel, O.D. Treating: Glaucoma, Cataracts, Diabetes, Ocular Plastic/Cosmetic Surgery and other vision threatening conditions and diseases.

Offering: Routine Eye and Contact Lens Exams

REALTOR BERNICE OSBORNE, SRES, REALTOR PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES Residential, Commercial, Land, Estate sales and short sales, 14+ years of experience.

Serving Greater Boston and surrounding areas.

SRES® Seniors Real Estate Specialist specializes in working with seniors (persons 50+) and their caregivers.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Direct: (617) 804-5789 Office: (617) 696-4430 Email: Bernice.Osborne@nemoves.com, Web: www.nemoves.com/Bernice.Osborne

REMOVAL SERVICES FREE TREE WOOD REMOVAL Good hardwood only.

Call Akee Roofing (781) 483-8291

ROOFING AKEE ROOF REPAIRS Roof Leaks repaired, Gutters repaired, cleaned, and replaced, Flatroofs replaced. Free estimates.

Call (781) 483-8291

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SKILLED NURSING & REHAB CENTER Proudly serving the Community since 1927

BENJAMIN HEALTHCARE CENTER 120 Fisher Ave, Boston, MA 02120. www.benjaminhealthcare.com; Tel: (617) 738-1500; Fax: (617) 738-6560.

Short-term, Long-term, Respite, Hospice & Rehabilitation.

Tony Francis, President & CEO, Notary Public

SNOW REMOVAL Want your ad included?

EMAIL ADS@BANNERPUB.COM

KERRY CONSTRUCTION INC Snowplowing / sanding / salting driveway’s and parking lots bobcat and loader services roof shoveling, fully insured (617) 825-0592

12 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT CHECK OUT MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT

www.baystatebanner.com

Festival Betances celebrates 43rd year

Anna Kichtchenko and Melvin Diggs in “Cuisines and Confessions.”

PHOTO: ALEXANDRE GALLIEZ

Celebrates Latin American culture, community history

By KAREN MORALES

DINNER & A

SHOW

ArtsEmerson serves up a culinary circus experience with ‘Cuisines and Confessions’

By CELINA COLBY

A

s guests walk into the Cutler Majestic Theatre for “Cuisines and Confessions,” they’re greeted by Spanish hip hop music and requests for kitchen help.

Lithe young acrobats step up to the microphone on stage, asking for volunteers to crack eggs and cut peppers. One performer uses a lemon to play catch with a guest seated in the balcony, another chats flirtatiously with a potential love interest.

Playing until August 7, the show is a Cirque du Soleil-style performance with a culinary twist. While telling stories and twirling from the rafters, the acrobats cook three dishes that connect to

their personal histories.

The incredible athletic skill of the performers is the first hallmark of the production. They perform triple flips and sky-high jumps with breezy elegance. These feats of strength are woven into a fabric of graceful dance steps and even a few vocal performances.

The troupe, Les 7 Doigts de la Main (the seven digits of the hand), features nine performers from all different countries. The actors include Sidney Iking Bateman, Melvin Diggs, Mishannock Ferrero, Anna Kichtchenko, Heloise Bourgeois, Nella Niva, Emile Pineault, Matias Plaul and Pablo Pramparo. The show incorporates their cultural spectrum in language and music style, bringing an international flavor to the work.

What makes Cuisine more intimate

than a mass-marketed circus performance are the personal narratives the actors have woven into it. Each one tells, and performs through dance, a story from their lives that begins with food. One man describes how his single mother would cook him an omelet on the weekends as a symbol of their close bond. An actress from Finland describes her childhood as tasting like popcorn.

The actors are effortless in their narrative delivery and interactions with the audience, perfectly cultivating the feeling of a group of friends chatting around a kitchen table.

The darkest and most striking of these monologues is the one delivered by Matias Plaul, who describes the loss of his father,

Last week, New England’s longest running Latino festival, Festival Betances, celebrated its 43rd year in the Villa Victoria Community in the South End. The festival’s history is rooted in triumph against gentrification and displacement and has become a weekend event where multiple Latin nationalities come together and pay homage to the Puerto Rican activist, doctor and intellectual, Ramón Emeterio Betances. The free festival was organized by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, a non-profit organization and community-building agency that played a role in Villa Victoria’s inception.

When the festival first began in 1973, it was mainly a celebration of Puerto Rican culture and was “a little less formal with music and talent presentations mostly from the community,” said Yarice Hidalgo, Director of Institutional Advancement for IBA. Today, the festival boasts international musicians, participants from all over Boston and guests from all over New England. This year’s musical headliners were Bohemia singer Edgardo Zayas, Grammy Award winner Jesus Pagán y su Orquesta, and salsa band 8 y Más.

Fun and games

Part of the three-day agenda featured a basketball tournament, domino tournament and a greased pole competition. Food and drink stalls were lined up, and the stage was set up at the center of plaza

See FESTIVAL, page 14

See ‘CUISINES,’ page 14

PHOTO: KAREN MORALES

Anastasia Correa

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 13

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT CHECK OUT MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT

Behind the lens MAAH exhibit reveals Frederick Douglass’ artistry

By CELINA COLBY

Frederick Douglass is known as a barrier-breaking abolitionist, a freed slave and a relentless fighter for human rights. But he was also a man in love with the camera, and emerged from the 19th century as the most photographed American of the time.

“Picturing Frederick Douglass,” a new exhibit at the Museum of African American History in Beacon Hill, takes a look at the historic depictions of Douglass that shape our view of the man and his life.

The two-story exhibit features both large-scale reproductions of photographs and original prints, etchings and daguerreotypes. Co-curator Dr. John Stauffer of Harvard University says the reproductions allow viewers to see textural details that would otherwise be hidden in a tiny print. A handy timeline on the back wall illustrates camera technology throughout Douglass’ lifetime.

Some images are iconic, like the engraving by John

IF YOU GO ”Picturing Frederick Douglass” is showing at the Museum of African American History through July 31, 2017 at 46 Joy Street, Boston. Visit: maah.org

Chester Buttre that served as the cover of Douglass’s book “My Bondage and My Freedom” (1855). This was one of the most popular and widely circulated images of Douglass until after the civil war. Other photographs are rarer: for example, a shot of Douglass with his young daughter, one of the only images we have of the man as a father rather than a public figure.

An exacting subject

Rather than simply a display of Douglass’s depictions, the exhibit reveals his interest in the artistry behind the lens.

“Douglass had great faith in the power of the camera,” says Stauffer.

He was extremely particular about how he be portrayed, rejecting elaborate backdrops and props in favor of a minimalistic

aesthetic. In a rare prop portrait done in 1870 by George Schreiber, Douglass holds Lincoln’s cane, a gift of friendship from Mary Todd Lincoln.

As the curators, Stauffer and Zoe Trodd of the University of Nottingham, explained, Douglass was meticulous in all aspects of his life for a reason. His impeccably executed photographs, speeches, dress and way of life proved his equality and even superiority to the white citizens he was compared to.

“Douglass fought the first great visual battle in America,” says Trodd.

Now we face a different kind of battle. With the advent of social media, our visual language has been expanded at an overwhelming rate. The curators note the timeliness of the exhibit with the advent of the Black Lives Matter movement and the uptick in racial shootings around the country.

The second floor of “Picturing Frederick Douglass” takes the legendary freedom fighter into the modern era. The room features contemporary murals of Douglass, as well as comic books and an intricately designed quilt, all illustrating the way the man continually pervades our art and our lives.

“Douglass is the most muralized person in America,” says Trodd. “He’s still a presence in communities across the country.”

PHOTO: COURTESY MUSEUM OF AFRO AMERICAN HISTORY

Frederick Douglass

NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS

Join us for a free celebration of art and community, with activities for visitors of all ages. Enjoy live music, art-making, horticulture projects and much more.

SELECT THURSDAYS THIS SUMMER, 5–8 PM

JULY 28 / AUGUST 11 TICKETS ARE FREE BUT LIMITED TO MUSEUM CAPACIT Y AND CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE DOOR EACH FREE EVENING. Studio activities are generously supported by Linda N. Cabot and Ed Anderson. Education and community programs are supported by Pamela and Robert Adams, the Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation, Janet Burke Mann Foundation, Lenoir Charitable Trust, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Mabel Louise Riley Foundation, Moorhead Foundation, New Balance Foundation, Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust, Rowland Foundation, Succop Family Foundation, and Yawkey Foundation. The Museum receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts. This program also is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.

14 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT CHECK OUT MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT

festival

continued from page 12

PHOTO: ALEXANDRE GALLIEZ

Melvin Diggs and Sidney Iking Bateman in “Cuisines and Confessions.”

‘Cuisines’ continued from page 12

a rebel intellectual, to the repressive Argentinean military regime of the ’70s and ’80s.

“If serving food is an act of love,” he ponders aloud, “how do you cook for a man being put to death?

Swinging on a Chinese pole by one arm, he plummets downward to within an inch of the floor, and the audience’s stomachs drop with him. This visual storytelling mixes with the eclectic score and the smell of cooking pasta to create a full sensory experience.

Topping off the immaculate performance is the set, a working kitchen straight out of an Ikea catalog. The acrobats make full use of a sliding ladder, breakfast island, and stackable stools, seamlessly adapting the kitchen to suit each number.

ArtsEmerson has established itself in recent years as a purveyor of the new and unique. Cuisine is the fourth performance Les 7 Doigts de la Main has rolled out at ArtsEmerson, following Traces, Sequence 8, and PSY. The blend of acrobatics, dance, music and cooking is an ideal mix for all audiences. Cuisine is a delicious performance, in heart, humor, execution and banana bread.

STEP OUTSIDE, PLEASE. Our patio is now open for business, so step outside for cool drinks, hot apps and summertime relaxation.

the intersection of friends, food, and music

604 Columbus Avenue · Boston, MA 02118 617.536.1100 · DCBKBoston.com #DCBK

@DCBKBoston

with plenty of room for dancing.

“Music and artistic presentation have always served as a catalyst to community organizing.

Today we continue to work towards these goals and to celebrate our beautiful community and its diversity,” said Hidalgo.

The opening parade that kicked off the festivities on Friday evening was joined by members of Villa Victoria and organizations including Sociedad Latina, South End Neighborhood Church and MIT Casino Rueda Group. Local musicians and colorfully-dressed dance performers also joined the lineup and led the way from West Dedham Street, down Tremont Street and around the Villa Victoria Community streets.

Diana Ruiz, a member of MIT Casino Rueda, said that the dancing group was invited by the festival’s organizers to participate in the parade for the first time.

The group, which teaches and performs the Cuban style of salsa dancing, began at MIT but is open to anyone. “We love these types of events and we love bringing something to the community,” she said.

PHOTO: COURTESY STEVE TOMPKINS

Above: State Rep. Byron Rushing, IBA Executive Director Vanessa Calderon Rosado and Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins enjoy a moment during Festival Betances.

Below: Members of Estrellas Tropicales perform during the festival.

Deep roots

Anastasia Correa, who has organized the domino tournament for the past ten years, was 9 years old when Villa Victoria was founded. She was born and raised in Boston to Puerto Rican parents and was living in the working-class area in the South End called Parcel 19.

In 1965, the Boston Redevelopment Authority intended to tear down the existing housing in Parcel 19 for a new development that the current residents would not be able to afford. “We were being burnt out of our own apartments,” said Correa. “There was no place to go.”

PHOTO: KAREN MORALES

In response, members of the community formed IBA as a grassroots organization to take action, gather support, and save their homes. Correa’s grandmother, Paula Oyola, was among the organized residents who joined the leadership of Israel Feliciano, Rev. William Dwyer, Helen Morton and Phil Bradley.

They rallied and protested at the State House and City Hall shouting, “No nos mudaremos de la parcela 19.”

In 1968, residents of Parcel 19

won control over their housing and with the help of IBA, developed Villa Victoria, a 435-unit affordable housing community designed by a Puerto Rican architect, inspired by a typical Puerto Rican neighborhood and plaza.

A couple of years later, the residents of Villa Victoria started the festival with the support from IBA, which has continued to secure sponsorship and resources for the event through the years.

“We created something where people can come out, know their neighbors, enjoy the festivities, the delicious food that we have, and the music that can move your feet,” said Correa.

The festival’s evolution into a diverse celebration occurred naturally. “The festival became really popular and that’s when people recognized that we had other cultures living in the community,” said Correa. “They began to introduce themselves and their culture.”

Correa emphasized the importance of the festival as a way for Villa Victoria’s youth to learn about where they live and how they got there.

“We want to teach them where they come from and the community’s history,” said Correa. “The past is what we got...without the past, we wouldn’t be having all this.”

In addition to her role organizing the domino tournament, Correa also has helped coordinate youth fashion and pageant shows as part of the festival.

Correa said that her grandmother was her teacher, telling her all about the community’s legacy of activism and strong cultural pride, and that in turn, she wants to be the same resource for today’s kids.

“The last words she said to me were, ‘Take care of my people and take care of my community,’” said Correa of her now-deceased grandmother. “I believe that’s what I’m doing now.”

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 15

FOOD

www.baystatebanner.com

CHECK OUT NUTRITION AND HEALTH NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/HEALTH

TIP OF THE WEEK

Spice up summer family cookouts Are your backyard barbecues feeling humdrum? Spice up your summer cookout with these ideas so you can turn your backyard into a fun-filled bonanza for the entire family: n Cook out in style. Grill your meat and veggies in style by piecing all your favorite items together to build scrumptious kabobs. Grab some pineapple chunks, veggies and meat, and have the kids help piece together their own kabobs for the cookout. n Take S’mores beyond the campfire. You can make the classic treat using Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars, crunchy graham crackers and sweet marshmallows right on the grill. Or, if you’re in the mood to try something different, whip up S’mores Dip. n Make sweet table weights.

Fill mason jars with Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates to hold down the corners on your tablecloths. You can even give them away as favors for your guests to take home.

For more recipes and fun summer ideas, visit Hersheys.com.

— Family Features/Hershey’s

Summer casserole Enjoy peak-season veggies in a creamy, cheesy sauce

BY THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE

A

re you overloaded with zucchini?

If you have a backyard vegetable garden, you likely face the question every year: “What do I do with all these fruit?” And if you’re buying it at the market, it’s hard to resist the low price and freshness of the zucchini on the shelves. Here’s a dish to make with that summer bounty.

Bigger isn’t always better.

Look for fruits that are less than 8 inches long, as squash can become watery and bitter when larger. Make sure the flesh is firm, especially around the stem end. When harvesting zucchini, use a knife or shears to cut the stem 1 inch above the fruit.

Fresh Summer Squash Casserole Whole-milk ricotta makes this casserole extra creamy, but the part-skim variety will work just as well. n 2 tablespoons olive oil n 3 cups cherry or grape tomatoes n 3 garlic cloves, chopped n 12 ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese n 6 ounces feta cheese or combination of goat and feta cheeses n ½ cup 2 percent reduced-fat milk n 2 ounces short pasta, cooked and drained (such as gemelli or penne) n 2 medium zucchini, cut into thin strips with a vegetable peeler n ½ cup fresh basil, chopped n ½ cup cracker crumbs n 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into small pieces

n Grated Parmigiano Reggiano (optional) 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add tomatoes and sauté over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Add chopped garlic. Cook 1 minute.

3. Combine ricotta, feta and milk in a large mixing bowl; stir well. Add cooked pasta, tomatoes, zucchini, cheese mixture and basil; stir gently.

4. Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with cracker crumbs. Sprinkle butter evenly over top. Sprinkle with Parmigiano Reggiano, if using.

Cover and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 8

EASY RECIPE

S’mores Dip Makes: 1 cup n 3 Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars (1.55 ounces) n 3 tablespoons heavy cream n ½–¾ cup miniature marshmallows n Graham crackers Heat oven to 350 F. Break chocolate bars into pieces and place them and heavy cream in microwave-safe and ovenproof ramekin or cassolette. Microwave 30 seconds on medium; stir. If necessary, microwave 10 seconds more and stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

Cover surface of chocolate mixture with marshmallows. Heat in oven 10-12 minutes, or until marshmallows are puffed and just beginning to brown. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Serve with graham cracker pieces.

—Family Features

THE DISH ON …

“Pure Food: A Chef’s Handbook for Eating Clean, with Healthy Delicious Recipes” by Kurt Beecher Dammeier With the proliferation of artificial additives, hormones and antibiotics, eating healthy, natural foods is trickier than ever.

Unlike most cookbooks, “Pure Food’s” recipes are organized in threads — which start with a primary meal component like chicken, and progress through a series of dishes that use the primary ingredient in different ways — to help you get the most from your cooking.

— BenBella Books

TastyBurger_BayStateAd_FoodSection_V1R3.pdf

1

6/20/16

10:49 AM

hello from your new neighbors!

FAMILY NIGHT DEAL buy two kids meals, get one free on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5pm to 9pm Dine in. Good through August 1, 2016 at Dudley Square.

2306 WASHINGTON STREET IN DUDLEY SQUARE TastyBurgerUSA | TASTYBURGER.COM

MARK BOUGHTON PHOTOGRAPHY/STYLING BY TERESA BLACKBURN

UPCOMING EVENTS AT HALEY HOUSE BAKERY CAFÉ Thu Jul 21: 7 PM, Paint & Sip w/Ryan from Inner Sanctum Fri Jul 22: 6:30 PM, The House Slam, featuring The House Slam Team heading for the Nationals!

Come and give them a big send-off!

Save the date!

Sat Aug 20: Outdoor Community Tables, 5-8pm (raindate Sun Aug 21)

Come By The Bolling Building to check out our new enterprise, Dudley Dough Haley House Bakery Cafe - 12 Dade Street - Roxbury 617 445 0900 - www.haleyhouse.org/bakery-cafe

16 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHECK OUT MORE EVENTS AND SUBMIT TO OUR ONLINE CALENDAR: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/EVENTS

SATURDAY HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL Enjoy some hot jazz on a cool evening at the 7th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

Bring a blanket, relax in the grass & enjoy a world-class lineup. Groove to jazz & world music & straight-ahead cutting edge jazz! The Jason Palmer Quintet, MIXCLA + 1 featuring, Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, Alonso Blanco/Daniel Ian Smith Group and Ron Reid’s Precious Metals Project. DCR Martini Shell Park at 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park. Public transportation encouraged. Limited parking. Saturday, July 23, 3-8:30pm.

TUESDAY FAMILY FLICKS AT DCR MARTINI SHELL IN HYDE PARK Meet at 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park. Call 617-698-1802 for weather updates. Bring along a blanket and some snacks and enjoy a family movie under the stars. Don’t forget bug spray too! Movies begin at sunset, weather permitting. July 26: Inside Out, August 2: Star Wars: Force Awakens, August 9: Good Dinosaur, August 16: Jurassic World, August 23: Up, August 30: Ant-man. All programs are free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Rain may cancel. For weather updates call 617-698-1802, ext. 3. Reasonable accommodations available upon request.

For additional information, please call DCR Maggi Brown at 617-698-1802, ext 217 in advance.

WEDNESDAY PARKARTS CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce the 2016 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series made possible by Berklee College of Music, The Friends of Ramler Park, and the Fenway Civic Association though August 23 in parks citywide. The ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts continue at 7pm on Wednesday, July 27, with Chris Mathison at the George Wright Golf Course Clubhouse patio, 420 West St., Hyde Park; 5pm on Sunday, August 7, with Jazz at the Fort featuring Imagine Orchestra at Highland Park, 58 Beech Glen St., Roxbury; and 6pm on Tuesday, August 23, with the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Jazz Ensemble at Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Ave., North End. All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge. For more information or a full schedule of events, please call please call 617-635-4505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.cityofboston/ parks or www.facebook.com/bostonparks department.

UPCOMING BLUE HILLS RESERVATION Moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 4 miles. Walk from St. Moritz Pond to

Sawcut Notch, return on Indian Camp Path. Sunday, July 31 at 1pm. Meet at the Shea Rink lot at 651 Willard St. in Quincy. The Southeast Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00, unless otherwise listed, for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles.

New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep). Walks will be led by DCR staff or a Walking Club volunteer leader. Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites and a parking fee might apply. DCR recommends wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes.

DOROTHY CURRAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series returns through August 24 for another great season of outdoor music to entertain music fans of all ages on City Hall Plaza with funk and soul music legends Tavares, Disco Night with Stardust, and the smooth R&B stylings of Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes. All shows begin at 7pm.The series is presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with title sponsor Bank of America. Additional support is provided by media sponsor the Boston Herald, night sponsor AARP Massachusetts, and Polar Beverages. On August 3 New Bedford’s own Tavares, one of the most memorable soul groups of the 70s and 80s, performs instantly recognizable international hits such as “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel” and “More Than A Woman.” City Hall Plaza favorite Stardust returns on August 10 for Disco Night featuring classic dance floor and pop hits and the Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series closes August 24 with the classic Philly soul of Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes. For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 635-4505, visit www. facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment, or go to www.cityofboston.gov/parks.

FAMILY FLICKS AT DCR POPE JOHN PAUL II PARK Meet at the Gallivan Boulevard park entrance in Dorchester. Call 617-6981802 ext. 3 for weather updates. Bring along a blanket, chair, popcorn and enjoy a family movie under the stars. Don’t forget bug spray too! All movies begin at sunset, weather permitting. August 4: Star Wars: Force Awakens, August 11: Good Dinosaur, August 18: Jurassic World, August 25: Up. All programs are free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Rain may cancel. For weather updates call 617-698-1802, ext. 3.

Reasonable accommodations available upon request. For additional information, please call DCR Maggi Brown at 617698-1802, ext 217 in advance.

SATURDAY, JULY 23

THE SILVERTONES OF BARBADOS CONCERT The Silvertones of Barbados are coming to Dorchester. They are a high energy group presenting traditional gospel songs mixed with modern up-tempo rhythms of reggae, calypso and soca. The Silvertones infect the audience with the rhythms of the Caribbean, where they develop an irresistible urge during performances, to get up and stomp their feet, dance, clap and rejoice. Also featuring Melinda Lauture, recording artist and ordained minister of Greater Anointing Harvest Church, plus a joint Praise & Worship Team of area churches. Free concert! A free will offering will be taken.

Saturday, July 23, 4pm, Second Church In Dorchester, A Church of the Nazarene, 44 Moultrie St., Boston. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-silvertones-of-barbados-tickets-5455686104.

DOROTHY QUINCY HOMESTEAD OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 6 & 20, 11am 3pm. The Dorothy Quincy Homestead is located at the intersection of Hancock Street and Butler Street in Quincy. For more info, visit www.nscdama.org. A National Historic Landmark, the Quincy Homestead is significant for its role in early American history, for its architecture, and for its Quincy family association. In addition to the architecture and furnishings, docents share stories of the Quincy family during the colonial era. The tours are free. Colonial games for kids too. Enter through the driveway gate.

All programs are free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reasonable accommodations available upon request. For additional information, please call DCR Maggi Brown at 617-698-1802, ext 217.

FREE SHAKESPEARE AT DCR MARTINI SHELL PARK Cymbeline, King of Britain Presented by the Brown Box Theatre and DCR. August 24, 7:30-9:30pm at DCR Martini Shell Park at 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park. Public transportation encouraged. Limited parking. Public transportation encouraged. Join us for a theatrical feast that blends tragedy, comedy and romance into an enchanting Shakespearean fairytale.

ONGOING THE GOOD BODY Hub Theatre Company of Boston will continue its critically acclaimed fourth season with The Good Body by Tony Award winning playwright Eve Ensler. From botox to bikinis and everything in between, this play explores the all too familiar body image battle females from middle school through menopause face on a daily basis.

This provocative, hilarious, and profoundly moving show promises to leave you laughing and feeling beautiful-inside and out.

The Good Body by Eve Ensler, directed by Lindsay Eagle, presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston through July 30 at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave. All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can and may be purchased at www.hubtheatreboston.tick etleap.com. For more information please visit www.hubtheatreboston.org.

YOGA FOR OLDER ADULTS AT BPL PARKER HILL Feel your soul shine as we practice poses, breathwork and mindfulness techniques to improve and increase

strength, balance, flexibility, focus, confidence and inner peace. Bask in the warmth of a welcoming community of older adults ages 50+ learning to use yoga to enhance health and wellness.

These classes are free and open to the public thanks to our partnership with the Friends of the Parker Hill Branch Library and a grant from the Mission Hill Fenway Neighborhood Trust. Saturdays, 10-11am, though August 27. Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont St., Roxbury (Boston’s Mission Hill); MBTA: Orange Line to Roxbury Crossing, Green Line to Brigham Circle, bus routes #39 or 66. Some free, on-street parking is available. To RSVP, call head librarian Katrina Morse at 617427-3820, email earthseedyogi@gmail. com, or visit earthseedyoga.com.

SUMMER FITNESS SERIES MONDAYS: Yoga @ Dorchester Park, 2180 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, 6pm. All levels are welcome at this free yoga class in the park. Bring your own mat or towel and water. TUESDAYS: Lunchtime Groove @ Elmhurst Park, 27-35 Elmhurst St., Dorchester, 12:15pm. Full body stretching followed by basic cardio-inducing dance and callisthenic movements to upbeat urban tunes. Wind-down with breathing & stretches to calm and center. All fitness levels welcome. Zumba @ Gertrude Howes, 72 Moreland St., Roxbury, 6pm.

Free Zumba in the park with the Z Spot Boston. Bring water and come ready to dance! WEDNESDAYS: Family Fitness @ Walker Playground (Norfolk Park), 550 Norfolk St., Mattapan, 6:30pm. Join your neighbors for Zumba and fitness fun at the park. All levels and ages are welcome! Line Dancing @ Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr., Dorchester, 6pm. Join the Boston Rhythm Riders for free line dancing instruction and practice. All levels are welcome to come move their feet. Class meets at Refractory Hill up the hill from the Franklin Park Clubhouse. THURSDAYS: Gentle Yoga @ Almont Park, 40 Almont St., Mattapan, 10am. All levels are welcome at this free yoga class in the park. Bring your own mat or towel and water. Evening Groove @ Elmhurst Park, 27-35 Elmhurst St., Dorchester, 6:30pm.

After a full-body warm up, enjoy fun, HIIT-paced dance exercise followed by rhythmic movement recovery periods to induce an efficient balance of cardio and fat burning movements to motivating familiar beats. Cool down breath & stretching. All fitness levels welcome.

FRIDAYS: Yoga @ Clifford Park, 160

Norfolk Ave., Roxbury, 1pm. All levels are welcome at this free yoga class in the park. Bring your own mat or towel and water. SATURDAYS: Yoga @ Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Dr., Dorchester, 9:15am. All levels are welcome at this free yoga class in the park. Bring your own mat or towel and water. www.bphc. org/summerfitness for full schedule.

Classes run until the end of August.

FROM STAGECOACH TO SUBWAY: THE WEST END STREET RAILWAY Public transportation has shaped life in Boston and its neighborhoods since the first English settlers arrived in the early 17th century. Its evolution over the course of more than 200 years is a fascinating tale of continuously rising demand, financial and logistical challenges, and technological advancements. A new exhibit at The West End Museum recounts the phases of development since the 18th century through graphic panels and artifacts like trolley tickets, stock certificates, conductor buttons, tokens, photos and original articles. From Stagecoach to Subway: The West End Street Railway runs through September 17 in the Museum’s Members Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The West End Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of the West End neighborhood. The Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Last Tenement,” highlights the immigrant history of the neighborhood through its decimation under Urban Renewal in 1959; two additional galleries feature rotating exhibits. The Museum is located near North Station at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm. Admission is free.

STAR GAZING AT THE OBSERVATORY The Public Open Night at the Observatory is a chance for people to observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things they otherwise might not get to see, and learn some astronomy as well. Wednesday nights from 8:30-9:30pm, weather permitting, Coit Observatory at Boston University, located at 725 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, right above the Astronomy Department. The stairwell to the Observatory is on the fifth floor right next to room 520. More Info: Call (617) 353-2630 for any questions.

The Community Calendar has been established to list community events at no cost. The admission cost of events must not exceed $10. Church services and recruitment requests will not be published. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF PUBLICATION. To guarantee publication with a paid advertisement please call advertising at (617) 261-4600 ext. 7799 or email ads@bannerpub.com. NO LISTINGS ARE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE, FAX OR MAIL. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Deadline for all listings is Friday at noon for publication the following week. E-MAIL your information to: calendar@bannerpub.com. To list your event online please go to www.baystatebanner.com/ events and list your event directly. Events listed in print are not added to the online events page by Banner staff members. There are no ticket cost restrictions for the online postings.

Thursday, Thursday, July July 21, 21, 2016 2016 •• BAY BAY STATE STATE BANNER BANNER •• 17 17

charters LEGAL continued from page 1

rally holding hand-made signs, while a team of SOPS members made a canvassed bystanders and passerby in the area around the State House and Boston Common.

The Great Schools MA rally, originally planned to take place within the State House, was moved outside following SOPS’s objections to the use of state resources for such a campaign.

SOPS mobilizes

While Great Schools MA consistently utilizes professional-looking rallies, SOPS says their strategy’s main focus is knocking on doors and holding individual discussions.

ethnic media continued from page 1

City Council, decried the move to permit state troopers to make detainments for ICE. They argued that the policy could instill fear of law enforcement in immigrant communities, making residents unlikely to seek help when they are in danger or cooperate with investigations.

Baker and Dan Bennett, Secretary of Public Safety, assured reporters that only those being processed as dangerous criminals are eligible to be detained. A state trooper may not ask about immigration status to assess citizenry, they said.

“There will be disciplinary action taken against a state trooper if they go around asking people if they are citizens or not,” Bennett said. To report such misconduct, people may call state police headquarters or constituent services, they said.

Baker also acknowledged a need to build trust with communities over the new policy.

“We’ll tell you exactly how many people have been detained and if we can, we’ll tell you why they’ve been detained,” he said.

In the month since the policy implementation, no one has been detained under it, Baker informed reporters. The governor said he was willing to provide monthly detainment tallies and any information that would not violate the individuals’ privacy.

Bennett and Baker said the state policy was developed from ideas and models from police chiefs and commissioners in 15 large metropolitan areas that appear to comply with ICE

“We’re not trying to match their [the charter campaign’s] presence or fancy high-production film equipment,” Lisa Guisbond, executive director of Citizens for Public Schools, told the Banner.

SOPS’ promotion efforts include inviting volunteers to host house parties and forums to discuss the issue and speak at community events. Jannae Knospe, SOPS communications director, said volunteers have attended hundreds of community meetings, leading to more than 140 endorsements, with 66 from school committees.

SOPS’ field staff consists of 17 people. They have mobilized students, teachers, parents and community members to go door to door as well as call voters, Knospe told the Banner. She said that so detainment requests without estranging residents.

One such model was Chelsea.

However, Gladys Vega, executive director of the Chelsea Collaborative, said the city’s practices do not translate to a state level, because the effectiveness of Chelsea’s model rests on the strong ties many of its officers have to the community and its significant Latino population — something hard to achieve on a statewide scale.

“The model for Chelsea has worked because many of the police officers have been raised in the city of Chelsea, participate in many of our community meetings and are allies of many members of the community,” Vega told the Banner in a phone interview. “The fact that [Gov. Baker] uses the same model we use in Chelsea with state troopers for me is a ridiculous idea because there’s no relationship. You don’t know who the officers are.

Many of these [officers] come from the suburbs where they have no experience with people of color [and so] many of them probably profile.”

A&B against police

Baker recently proposed a bill that would designate certain assault and battery (A&B) convictions against police as felonies punishable by a sentence of one to ten years.

Currently, most A&B convictions are misdemeanors, with sentences of up to two and a half years. And A&B against police (or any public official) carries a minimum sentence, meaning it already is punished more severely than the same misdemeanor against civilians.

There is a fear that Baker’s bill will have a negative impact.

According to some civil rights

far, they have covered every major city and many towns throughout the state.

LEGAL

Messages solidify

The State House rally and nearby canvassing reflected key talking points in each side’s message. Charter advocates presented the cap as a barrier blocking children from quality education, with Foye calling it “shameful.” She said the law that deprived her child of a high school offering from the same charter network in which he is enrolled as an elementary school student. Baker pointed to the charter school waitlists, currently comprising approximately 32,600, according to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This is a flashpoint: accuracy

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

Charter school proponents argue that their schools provide opportunity and options especially for low-income families who may have few alternatives to district schools, some of which are underperforming.

Meanwhile, opponents of lifting the cap highlight the disproportionately high suspension rates experienced by minority and special education children at some charter schools and say the remedy to any underperforming district school is to provide it with enough resources to meet needs and institute new and known solutions, not increase the number of charters, which further depletes the limited resources municipalities have available for their public schools.

and significance of waitlist counts has been hotly contested throughout the charter school debate.

High on the list of SOPS talking points: the budget strain charter schools represent for districts, especially given the decline in state reimbursements.

“The loss of $400 million is already happening with the cap”, Knospe told the Banner. If the cap is lifted, “it’ll siphon off millions more.”

Boston Public Schools have been struggling with budget shortfalls at a time when the state is failing to fully reimburse municipalities for charter school tuition. When Boston Mayor Martin Walsh presented his original fiscal year 2017 proposal, he said charter tuition payments comprised five percent of the city’s budget.

LEGAL

BANNER PHOTO

Gov. Charlie Baker and Secretary of Public Safety Dan Bennett spoke to reporters. The officials sought to quell concerns over state police compliance with ICE detainment requests and a bill that could increase punishment for assault and battery against police officers. activists, cops who use excessive force often leverage A&B or related charges against the civilian in order to turn the story in the officer’s favor. By increasing the penalties to those convicted, Baker’s move could put recipients of police force in an even more precarious position, they say.

However, in response to Banner questions at the media roundtable discussion last week, Baker said that the language of the bill prevents against misuse. The proposed legislation would apply felony charges only to cases where an officer sustained serious bodily harm, such as broken bones. Other physical contact would remain a misdemeanor.

Baker and Bennett said they understand concerns that assault and battery charges are misused.

“The concern we have is it’s creating a punishment for an offense that already is punished,” Hall told the Banner. “This is an effort to send a message of support for police officers, but the legislature should be creating laws that serve the residents of Massachusetts, not laws that send messages.”

A&B producing serious bodily injury currently is punishable by up to five years in prison; Baker’s proposal would increase the severity of the sentence, when the injured is a police officer, to up to ten years. Baker’s bill also would install a minimum sentence of one year.

Another provision in the bill allows judges to assess the dangerousness of suspects accused of A&B against a police officer when determining whether to hold them pretrial.

“A concern a lot of people have is that police use A&B as a sword against people,” Bennett acknowledged. “[But for a felony] it has to be a broken arm, broken jaw… serious damage. [The charge] can only be used as a shield.”

Incidental contact like pushing or shoving will not receive felony charges, Baker said.

“The common stupid nonsense that goes on with some frequency — that’s a misdemeanor and should be treated as a misdemeanor,” Baker said.

Rahsaan Hall, director of the Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts, said Baker’s proposal to designate serious A&B against an officer as a felony is unnecessary, as aggravated assault and A&B that causes serious bodily injury already are felonies.

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL

LEGAL period of ten (10) years, commencing on or about July 1, 2017.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Food & Beverage, News, Duty Free, and Specialty Retail Concessions Program The Massachusetts Port Authority (the “Authority”), owner and operator of Boston - Logan International Airport (“Logan Airport”), invites Proposals, from established and responsible business entities (each a “Respondent”) that have demonstrated expertise in concession development and management, for the non-exclusive rights, privileges, and duties of an Airport Concessions Program Manager, as further defined in the Request for Proposals (“RFP”).

The Selected Respondent(s) shall be responsible to develop, lease, market, and manage the Authority’s food & beverage, news, duty free, and specialty concession program in Terminals A, B, C, and E. It is the Authority’s intention to award one Concession Lease Agreement for the Concession Program, but the Authority reserves the right to select more than one Respondent, and to enter into more than one Concession Lease Agreement, to fulfill the duties of the Concession Program Manager. The Term of the Agreement shall be for a

The Authority will conduct (i) a Pre-Submission Conference and Networking Session on August 3, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Noddle Island Community Room at Logan Airport’s Rental Car Center, 15 Transportation Way, East Boston, Massachusetts; and (ii) a Site Tour of existing concessions at Logan Airport, on August 4, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m. in Logan Airport’s Terminal E, 1st floor arrivals level. For more information and to register for either of the events, each attendee must complete the online registration at http://www.massport.com/events/concession-program-rfp-events/ as early as possible, but no later than Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Questions, please call (617) 561-1662, or via email to Ms. Leah Teeven at BOSconcessionsRFP@massport.com.

LEGAL Respondent any Proposal prior to acceptance, to waive any informality and to effect any agreement otherwise, to re-issue this RFP without change or modification thereto, to issue a subsequent RFP with terms and conditions that are substantially different than those set forth in the RFP, or to cancel the RFP without issuing another RFP, all as the Authority in its sole judgment may deem to be in its best interest.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained on the Authority’s website, beginning on July 18, 2016, at: http://www.massport.com/business-with-massport/ goods-and-services/rfps/detail/?id=351 INVITATION TO BID

Proposals must be received by the Authority at, or prior to, 1:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the office of Mr. Michael Grieco, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, 1 Harborside Drive, Suite 200S, East Boston, MA 02128-2909.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following:

The Authority is soliciting competitive proposals pursuant to a determination that such a process best serves the interests of the Authority and the general public and not because of any legal requirement to do so. The Authority reserves the right to accept or to reject any or all Proposals for any reason, to withdraw or amend the RFP at any time, to initiate negotiations with one or more Respondents, to modify or amend with the consent of the

BID NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

7477

Cathodic Protection Replacement, Shaft 5A/5

08/16/16

2:00 p.m.

OP-330

Instrumentation Systems Services

08/18/16

2:00 p.m.

*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com.

18 • Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

LEGAL

LEGAL

NOTICE TO TRADE CONTRACTORS REQUEST FOR TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from TRADE CONTRACTORS interested in performing trade work for M425-C2, SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION CENTER. The Authority is seeking Qualification Statements from Trade Contractors who have a demonstrated experience in the construction and implementation of similar work in terms of scale and complexity as required for the SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION CENTER, D STREET, SOUTH BOSTON, MA. In accordance with Massachusetts construction manager at-risk requirements, MGL Chapter 149A Section 8, Qualification Statements are being requested from trade contractors capable of performing the following classes of work: Waterproofing, Dampproofing & Caulking.

The contract includes the following scope of work: The scope includes removal of existing tunnel waterproofing, preparation of existing substrate to receive new waterproofing, installation of temporary waterproofing and installation of new tunnel waterproofing. This scope of work is in support of the construction of a 1,550 space parking garage over the existing Interstate 90 tunnel structure built by the Central Artery and Tunnel Project (CA/T) on Massport’s Core Block parcel in South Boston. The project site is bounded by World Trade Center Avenue on the west, the Silver Line World Trade Center Station and ramps to the north, D Street to the east, and DB Street (interstate highway access ramp) and the Massport Haul Road to the south.

The estimated cost of the trade contractors’ portion of this phase of the Project is approximately $595,786 and the construction duration for this phase is approximately eighteen (18) months. The estimated value of work to be performed by trade contractors is as follows: Trade: Waterproofing, Damp-proofing & Caulking.………$595,786 The Authority is implementing this project in accordance with MGL Chapter 149A, Sections 1 thru 13. This selection of trade contractors conforms to MGL Chapter 149A, Section 8, subsections (b) to (k) inclusive. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be utilized to prequalify trade contractors capable and experienced in the construction of parking garages and terminal buildings. The Authority shall utilize a two-step process including the prequalification of trade contractors based on an evaluation of the Statement of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed by an Invitation to Bidders that will only be issued to the prequalified trade contractors. A Prequalification Committee consisting of four representatives, one each from the Designer and the CM at Risk and two Massport staff.

This Prequalification Committee will be conducting a qualifications-based evaluation of submittals received from interested trade contractors in order to identify prequalified trade contractors who will be invited to respond to a written Invitation to Bidders. Please note that the Authority is not utilizing this process to prequalify subcontractors who are not trade contractors which shall be done separately in accordance with MGL C149A, Section 8, subsection (j).

Qualification Statements shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria; (1) Management Experience; (2) Project References including a Public Project Record and (3) Capacity to Complete including a demonstration that the contractor has the financial stability and long-term viability to successfully implement the Project. A Supplemental Information Package that discusses these Evaluation Criteria and the Prequalification Process in more detail as well as any other requirements for the Qualification Statements will be available to interested parties beginning July 21, 2016, by contacting Susan Brace at 617-568-5961 or via email at sbrace@mass port.com A Project Briefing will be held on Monday, July 25, 2016, at 11:00 in the Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, 2nd floor, 1 Harborside Drive, East Boston, MA. Attendance at the briefing is not mandatory, however, it is strongly encouraged in order to best familiarize your firm with the project details and the prequalification process.

Seven (7) copies of a bound document each limited to 20 sheets (40 pages), exclusive of covers and dividers and resumes which shall be limited to one page, shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 ½” x 11”) and shall be addressed to Mr. Houssam H. Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submittal that exceeds the page limit set here or that is not received in the Capital Programs Department by the above deadline shall be rejected as non-responsive.

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing and directed to cpbidquestions@massport.com with the Project name and number included in the subject line of the email.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Abdullah Muhammad

vs.

Twila Lappe Muhammad

REAL ESTATE

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown.

- Excellent two family, two beds per unit. Clean, new roof, updated electrical and plumbing, vinyl siding, beautiful hardwood floors, laundry, off st. parking for six cars. First floor owners unit freshly painted and turn-key.

300 LEIGHTON’S LANE HARWICH, MA 02645

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

Please call (508) 432-9623

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Abdullah Muhammad, 1990 Columbus Ave., Apt. 25, Roxbury, MA 02119-1176 your answer, if any, on or before 08/18/2016. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR WAIT LIST

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 14, 2016

Apartment community designed for 62 & over

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

339,000 Contact: Ralph (owner) 774-259-9861 or rjsjr124@aol.com

Docket No. SU16A0057AD

SUFFOLK Division

In the matter of Kennedy Morgan Blake

Affordable 2-BR Condo in Watertown!

CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6

Two-Bedroom condominium is now available at The Village Condominium in Watertown for $236,459.

To any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

Income Limits Apply: 1-person: $51,150 2-person: $58,450 3-person: $65,750 4-person: $73,050 5-person: $78,900

A petion has been presented to said court by Marc H. Romain of Boston, MA and Elizabeth A. Romain of Boston, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Kennedy Morgan Romain.

If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

Unit will be sold through a Lottery. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. August 17, 2016. Call Eric with spyRealty for additional information and open house dates: 508-980-9130

An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent.

Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms.

For additional information and to download an application please visit: http://metrowestcd.org/housing-services/

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 09/01/2016.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: June 17, 2016

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Brockton Westside

PINE OAKS VILLAGE PHASE 3

To the Defendant:

Bay State Banner

REAL ESTATE

Wollaston Manor 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Senior Living At It’s Best

A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

#888-691-4301

Program Restrictions Apply.

Boxborough Rental Voucher Program Applications are now being accepted for the Boxborough Rental Voucher Program!

Monthly rental assistance of $250 is available to Eligible Households through the program. The following income limits apply: Household Size

1

2

3

4

5

6

60% Area Median Income Limit

$41,250

$47,150

$53,050

$58,900

$63,650

$68,350

Housing units assisted through the program must be located in Boxborough; other eligibility requirements apply.

General Information Session will be held on July 28, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. at Sargent Memorial Library located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719. For additional information, contact Lauren Abraham, Community Services Coordinator, Town of Boxborough at 978-264-1730 or labraham@boxborough-ma.gov or visit: http://www.boxborough-ma.gov/

SHUTTLE TRANSPORT SERVICE PROPOSAL Nurtury is seeking proposals from qualified firms for Shuttle Transport Service between all of its Centers and Child Care Locations throughout Suffolk County and Middlesex County in the state of Massachusetts. Nurtury reserves the right to award contracts to more than one vendor for different routes based on vehicle availability and cost efficiencies.

The deadline for receipt of sealed proposals is: July 29, 2016 at 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Sealed proposals must be received by this deadline at the following location: Nurtury Central Office C/O Paul McKoy Transportation Manager 95 Berkeley St., Suite 306 Boston MA 02116 Any proposal received after the date and time listed above will be returned and will not be considered.

Questions pertaining to this Request for Proposal (RFP) must be communicated in writing and be received via email by July 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Questions must be sent to the email address below and should include the specified Buyer’s name and proposal number, and any question(s) should include a reference to the appropriate page and section number of the RFP.

Parker Hill Apartments Brand New Renovated Apartment Homes Stainless Steel Appliances New Kitchen Cabinets Hardwood Floors Updated Bathroom Custom Accent Wall Painting Free Parking Free Wi-Fi in lobby Modern Laundry Facilities

Two Bedrooms Starting at $2200 888-842-7945

Nurtury gives Greater Boston’s youngest children in need, from birth to age eight, the opportunity to reach their full potential by investing in school readiness, promoting health development and strengthening families.

SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU16D1038DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

Melrose, MA

37 Washington is an 88 unit luxury rental apartment community located on 37 Washington Street in Melrose. 8 of these apartments will be rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.

Maximum Allowable Income Limits: $51,150 (1 person), $58,450 (2 people), $65,750 (3 people), $73,050 (4 people), $78,900 (5 people) and $84,750 (6 people) Four 1BR units

Three 2BR Units

One 3BR Unit

Rents (utilities not included)

$1,333 to $1,339

$1,486

$1,614

Approx Ave. Size (subject to change during construction)

839 sqft

1,112 sqft

1,458 sqft

Unit finishes include stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring in living rooms, kitchens and baths, subway tile backsplashes in kitchens, granite countertops, kitchen cabinets with 42” uppers, carpet in the bedrooms, and washers and dryers in all units. Amenities include a clubroom, a fitness room, a meeting room and lounge, and an outdoor firepit and grills.

Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2 pm on Sept 12th, 2016. A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on August 24th, 2016 and the Lottery on Sept 28th, 2016 in the Aldermanic Chamber of Melrose City Hall, 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA.

pmckoy@nurturyboston.org Transportation Manager Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Affordable Housing Lottery 37 Washington

@baystatebanner

For Details on Applications, the Lottery and the Apartments, call 617.782.6900 (press 1 for rental and then press 4 for 37 Washington) or go to:

www.s-e-b.com/properties/rental-developments/ Applications and Information also available at the Melrose Public Library on 123 Main Street (Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 9-7, Sat 10-2).

Thursday, July 21, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 19

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED The Greater Boston Food Bank seeks

Full Time Industrial Cleaner & Warehouse Associates!

Experience is a must for both positions. Material handling equipment knowledge needed.

Industrial Cleaning needed for 117,000 sq. ft. building along with 24/7 coverage for maintenance and security alarms.

Must Read/Write/ Communicate in English.

Please apply online at GBFB.org.

Education Program Assistant Historic New England seeks a full-time Education Program Assistant Please see full job description at www.Historic NewEngland.org.

Northern Contracting Corp. is working in Dorchester.

We are looking for employment applications from individuals in the construction trades who would like to work in this area.

Fax your resume to 781-821-4201 or email it to ncc@ northerncontractingcorp.com.

Bikes Not Bombs

HELP HELPWANTED WANTED Are you interested in a

Healthcare CAREER? Project Hope, in partnership with Partners HealthCare is currently accepting applications for a FREE entry level healthcare employment training program.

Program eligibility includes: • • • • •

For more information and to register for the next Open House please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm or call 617-442-1880 ext. 218.

SMALL ADS BRING

Operations Manager.

Administrative Assistant Full time Administrative Assistant for a 775 unit multi-family apartment development in Boston’s Mission Hill area. The Administrative Assistant will assist the Collections Manager in administering and managing the rental collections of the property. This position will also assist the Compliance Manager in the monthly recertification process. The candidate must be familiar with LIHTC program and HUD project based section 8 program.

Certified Occupancy Specialist certification a plus. Must possess strong organizational skills and be detailed oriented. The Assistant will also perform general clerical tasks to included but limited to: answering telephone, filing and front desk coverage.

Bilingual Cantonese / Mandarin / English preferred.

Interviewing now for an

ESOL3 Teacher (SPL levels 5-6).

New Jobs In Fast-Growing Companies Now Hiring

MEMBER SERVICE CALL CENTER REPS Rapid career growth potential

Are you a “people person?” Do you like to help others?

Full-time, 12-week training plus internship.

Job placement assistance provided.

Position starts Aug. 29 and ends June 30. English language instruction emphasizing focusing on workplace readiness and transitioning to higher levels, jobs and postsecondary education. Teach skills in listening, speaking, reading, comprehension, writing, and critical thinking. Also, emphasis integrating digital literacy. Duties include planning lessons, monitoring, and assessing and reporting on student progress. All staff participate in intake and data entry. Individual student-centered learning plans include varied instruction reflecting different student learning styles and abilities. 25 hours per week, 9am to 3:30 pm Tuesdays-Fridays; includes class time, prep, and meetings. Bachelor’s Degree is required in Education or relevant field and a minimum of two years teaching adults, preferably in a Department of Education funded adult basic education program. Knowledge and sensitivity to the challenges and aspirations of immigrants and social justice issues.

Resume and cover letter to: humanresources@uses.org. Subject line, please specify the position to which you are applying.

No phone calls, please. Website: www.uses.org.

FREE TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY! HS diploma or GED required.

Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc.

@baystatebanner

Call 617-542-1800 and refer to Health Insurance Training when you call

Banner Connect with the

Follow us on

twitter

@baystatebanner

Like us on facebook

BAY STATE BANNER

www.baystatebanner.com

Hoyle, Tanner & Associates is currently seeking a Part Time Environmental Coordinator with four to eight years of experience in the coordination and preparation of environmental permitting for civil engineering projects, including NEPA and construction permits. Excellent written and communications skills required to work with local, state and federal agencies, specialty subconsultants and clients. Duties include data collection, field visits, presentations at agency meetings, report writing, permit application preparation, consultation to engineering teams with regard to environmental aspects of projects, coordination of and direction to specialty subconsultants for data collection or testing. Bachelor’s degree required in environmental sciences or a related field required.

Expectations include working on state agency projects for NHDOT, MaineDOT, MassDOT, VTrans and Municipalities.

Please send resume citing career code STJ10716 to jhann@ hoyletanner.com or visit www.hoyletanner.com to learn more about us and the exciting career opportunities waiting for you.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Call 617-261-4600 x 7799 or visit www.baystatebanner.com now to place your ad.

Resumes may be submitted by email to: wblaser@trinitymanagmentcompany.com or by fax to 617-731-6481. EOE

HEALTH INSURANCE FIELD!

ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR PART TIME

BIG RESULTS!

is hiring a full-time

In addition to facilities management, the position will be part of the team that organizes our Bike-A-Thon and will play a lead role in our weekly volunteer night. Go to www.bikesnotbombs.org/ news/hiring-operationsmanager for the full job description. Send resume and cover letter to hiring@bikes notbombs.org by 7/27/16.

Have a high school diploma or equivalent Have a verifiable reference of 1 year from a former employer Pass assessments in reading, language, and computer skills Have CORI clearance Be legally authorized to work in the United States

HELP HELP WANTED WANTED

Many people have great jobs.

YOU can get one too!

Career Collaborative is a FREE program that helps you: • Find full-time employment with benefits such as vacation days, paid holidays and tuition reimbursement • Create résumés, references and cover letters • Interview with Boston’s leading employers You may qualify if you: • Want a full-time job • Are between 25 and 55 • Are legal to work in the U.S. Information Sessions every Thursday at 1:00 PM. Career Collaborative

77 Summer Street, 11th Floor Downtown Crossing, between Macy’s and South Station (617) 424-6616 www.facebook.com/careercollaborative

We look forward to working with you!

3-hour playdate. 2 die hard fans.

1 way to come thru in the clutch.

Change the way you experience TV with XFINITY X1. Enjoy personalized recommendations, advanced search, voice control — even watch live TV from anywhere, with the XFINITY TV app.

Also, XFINITY Internet delivers the fastest Internet in America according to Speedtest.net, plus access to millions of hotspots nationwide. No matter how crazy life gets, XFINITY lets you play catch up wherever you go.

Get started with

89

XFINITY X1 Triple Play

$

99

per month for 12 months with 2-year agreement

Upgrade to

Blast! Internet for twice the speed for $5 more a month for 12 months

Ask how to get a

$200 Visa® Prepaid Card

when you step up to a qualifying HD Complete XFINITY Triple Play

Call 1-855-888-2176 or visit xfinity.com today

Offer ends 8/7/16, and is limited to new residential customers. Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Requires subscription to Starter XF Triple Play with Digital Starter TV, Performance Pro Internet and XFINITY Voice Unlimited services. Early termination fee applies if all XFINITY services are cancelled during the term agreement. Equipment, installation, taxes and fees, including regulatory recovery fees, Broadcast TV Fee (up to $5.00/mo.), Regional Sports Network Fee (up to $3.00/mo.) and other applicable charges extra, and subject to change during and after the promo. After applicable promo, or if any service is cancelled or downgraded, regular charges apply (pricing subject to change). Comcast’s service charge for upgrading from Performance to Blast! service is $13.00 more/mo. (pricing subject to change). Service limited to a single outlet. May not be combined with other offers. TV: Limited Basic service subscription required to receive other levels of service. XFINITY On Demand selections subject to charge indicated at time of purchase. Not all programming available in all areas. Internet: America’s fastest Internet based on download speeds reported at Speedtest.net/awards/us. Actual speeds vary and are not guaranteed. Speedtest is a trademark of Ookla, LLC. Used under license. Voice: $29.95 activation fee applies. Service (including 911/emergency services) may not function after an extended power outage. Two-year term agreement required with prepaid card offer. Money-Back Guarantee applies to one month’s recurring service charge and standard installation charges up to $500. Visa® prepaid card offer requires minimum term agreement. Early termination fee applies. Cards issued

by Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a license from Visa® U.S.A. Inc. and managed by Citi Prepaid Services. Cards will not have cash access and can be used everywhere Visa® debit cards are accepted. ©2016 Comcast. All rights reserved. ESPN is a registered trademark of ESPN Inc. NPA188229-0001 DIV16-3-203-AA-$89blast-A8

113968_NPA188229-0001_Simplify N - Playdate Print_A8_10x15.75.indd 1

6/30/16 6:08 PM