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Boston still rated as unaffordable In the wake of Mayor Martin Walsh’s re-election to a second term, discussions on Boston’s housing issues continue to reverberate across the city among residents and housing advocates in a highly inflated real estate market. In a study of North American housing markets released last week, the website Point2Homes pegged Boston as one of the most expensive housing markets in the U.S., behind San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. It’s no surprise, then, that housing was a hotly debated topic
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during the 2017 race between the incumbent mayor and his rival, District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson. Jackson challenged Walsh on his current policies, saying they weren’t enough to prevent displacement of lower- and middle-income Bostonians. In 2014, the Walsh administration
See HOUSING, page 8
Public defenders fight for bargaining rights By YAWU MILLER
While legislators were debating reforms aimed at making the state’s criminal justice system more fair, the public defenders, social workers, paralegals and investigators who work for the state’s Committee for Public Council Services were fighting for a reform they say would go a long way toward ensuring that indigent defendants get a fair trial: collective bargaining rights.
Although those who work in public defenders offices are paid by the state and receive benefits and pensions from the state, they were never written into state law as employees of CPCS, and, therefore, are not permitted to collectively bargain for increases in wages or improvements in working conditions. Consequently, the employees say, their salaries lag behind those of attorneys and social workers in
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Cheryl Crawford, executive director of MassVOTE speaks at press conference in front of the State House.
A call for automatic voter registration Advocates say changes to process will increase participation, lower costs By KAREN MORALES
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Activists from the Election Modernization Coalition, a legislative advocacy group, are urging Massachusetts lawmakers to adopt automatic voter registration, a streamlined process for eligible voters in local and national elections. The coalition is led by Common Cause Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, MASSPIRG, MassVOTE, the Massachusetts Voter Table and Progressive Massachusetts.
“Passing AVR will remove barriers and make it more efficient, cost-effective, accurate and secure, as well as register more voters,” said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Coalition Massachusetts, speaking at a press event last week in front of the State House. In the proposed system, individuals who go through state agencies such as the Registry of Motor Vehicles and MassHealth would automatically be registered to vote unless they decline, according to Wilmot. Currently, registering to vote is
a separate process done by mail, online or in person at a RMV or municipal election office. Wilmot said that an automatic registration system would be particularly helpful for military families who move around a lot and may not have the time or resources to regularly re-register to vote. In addition, the new system could help break down barriers for marginalized groups. “Having to register disproportionately affects our most disenfranchised communities,” said
See VOTING, page 21
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Luxury condo for sale sparks both buzz and concern By KAREN MORALES
A new condominium unit has recently gone up for sale in Roxbury for $1,999,000 amidst abutters’ concerns over increased property taxes, limited parking, and a new neighborhood dynamic. The 3,292-square-foot property with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and one-car garage on 51 Hutchings Street was restored and developed by Shanti Acquisitions LLC. “The developer has priced it by looking at what the unit is offering,” said Deborah Bernat, the condo’s listing agent from Coldwell Banker. “The price is based on the space, amenities, and location.” The unit’s amenities include an outdoor patio, walk-in closets, and a living room fireplace. As for location, Hutchings Street is a quiet, tree-lined residential street, about a 20 minute drive to downtown Boston.“People want to be in the city, close to the action,” said Bernat. According to U.S. Census Bureau data provided on the listing’s Coldwell Banker webpage, the median household income in the surrounding community is $30,028. “The market is not for people in Roxbury, it’s for people from the outside looking for a shorter route to work,” said Louis Elisa, president of the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association. Connie Forbes, Co-Secretary of the GTNA and resident of
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(Left) The main level at 51 Hutchings Street features an open floor plan, new oak flooring and fireplaces in the living room and sun room. (Right) The 3rd floor bathroom has a skylit ceiling, a soaking tub and shower stall. (Below) Kitchen island with custom lighting. Hutchings Street, told the Banner that there wasn’t open communication between the developer and the residents of the area about the new condo and another ongoing housing development project on 55 Hutchings Street. “We need to know everything that’s happening in our area before any process is done,” Forbes said. “The projects were approved without Garrison Trotter input.”
Community review
According to Forbes, there were preliminary meetings between abutters and developers through the Hutchings Street Civic Association where issues of parking and increased property taxes were discussed for 55 Hutchings but “they did not
see final plans or make a formal vote,” she said. New developments can increase the property value of other units in the area but Forbes argues that, “People in Roxbury have not moved in multiple generations.” “This is our home, not an investment we’re going to flip,” she said. Even though the unit offers a private parking space for the buyer, Forbes said that it still might not be enough to combat increasing traffic congestion and limited parking spaces on the street. Data taken from the U.S. Census Bureau on the listing’s Coldwell Banker webpage shows that 71 percent of residential dwellings in the area are rentals while only 20.6 percent are owned. “ T hat dynamic needs to
change because there are all these people coming in to build rentals at the community’s expense,” said Forbes. Forbes fears what she calls “community busting” where new generations of longtime residents are driven out of the neighborhood because they can’t find affordable units where their family lives. Although a far cry from the average home value in the neighborhood, according to Elisa, 51 Hutchings is not the first million dollar property that has gone up for sale there. Just several blocks away on Howland Street, a renovated Victorian sold last year and was listed at $1,124,000, according to a Zillow listing page. Final selling prices usually settle at $850,000 or $900,000, said Melvin A. Vieira Jr., a real estate agent who grew up in the area. “51 Hutchings has a lot of square footage compared to a condo in the South End for the same price,” said Vieira Jr. However, “the price is a hard number to wrap your head around,” he said. Or perhaps $1 million is not too hard for people to wrap
their head around — at least not anymore. A Boston Globe article published in September reported that, “In Greater Boston, high demand, low inventory, and an influx of foreign money have pushed prices so high that in some neighborhoods it’s come to this: $1 million buys a fixer-upper.” According to the article, in 2017, people are willing to pay big for the location, even if the unit doesn’t offer outdoor space or private parking. The housing market in Boston is currently inflated. An online report by David Bates, a real estate agent, shows that 6,853 condos have been assessed by the City of Boston as worth $1 million or more. Although slowly, “inventory is finally increasing,” said Vieira Jr. “The city is approving permits more than ever.” When it comes to issues of community impact, Vieira Jr. said that as a real estate agent, he can’t steer buyers in any direction but he can see the difference in “the pride and care of owners in a neighborhood versus transient investors,” he said.
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Kim Janey voted in as next District 7 city councilor By YAWU MILLER
A long — and at times contentious — race to fill Tito Jackson’s District 7 city councilor seat ended Nov. 7 with Kim Janey the victor, having garnered 55.5 percent of the 8,901 votes cast. Janey, the first woman to represent the Roxbury-based district on the City Council, beat Rufus Faulk after the pair had emerged as the top two contenders from a field of 13 candidates in the Sept. 26 preliminary. She attributed her victory to hard work on and off the campaign trail. “This has been about getting the work done, not just on the campaign trail, but the work we do as a community,” she said, addressing supporters during her victory party at Merengue Restaurant on Blue Hill Avenue. Janey is a senior project director for Massachusetts Advocates for Children and has been active in education policy, in the Ward 12 Democratic Committee and in local civic groups. She said issues around housing, education and income inequality figured prominently among the concerns she heard from constituents while knocking doors and participating in candidate forums.
Inequality
On the campaign trail, she often spoke of District 7 and the city being at a crossroads, with rising housing costs and inequality threatening the quality of life. “To me, it’s all about issues of equity, making sure we all get to share in what the city of Boston has to offer,” she said. “Right now, too many of us are being left out. We’re seeing disparities in terms of access to opportunity. It’s incumbent on all of us to come together to address the demand for opportunities.” Janey raised more than $80,000 during 2017. She said she personally knocked on 9,000 doors. Along with volunteer canvassers, her campaign knocked on 25,000 doors and made nearly 10,000 calls, according to campaign manager Noah Coolidge. Field manager Deborah Shah said the door-to-door campaigning is ultimately what wins in local elections. “It’s really just about keeping on the doors and talking to the voters,” she said. “You’re not only able to win their support, you’re also going to gain insight from those
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Janey addresses supporters including (left-right) Attorney General Maura Healey, campaign manager Noah Coolidge, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and father Cliff Janey. conversations that enable you to be a better public servant.” The race was not always civil. An anonymous letter accused Janey of being beholden to wealthy developers. Janey accepted campaign contributions from several individuals working in real estate and construction, including a $1,000 from her cousin Greg Janey. She said her contributions from people in real estate development-related fields accounted for less than 5 percent of her campaign funds. Yet, after several weeks of enduring torn-down campaign signs, erroneously-implied endorsements and accusations of questionable campaign contributions, Janey said she would continue to stay out of the fray. “I just tried to stay focused, stayed the course and knocked on doors,” she said. “If you keep doing the work, it will pay off.”
with him.” Along with newly-elected District 1 Councilor Lydia Edwards, incumbent District 4 Councilor Andrea Campbell and at-large councilors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu and Anissa Essaibi-George, the new councilors could potentially form a bloc that challenges the traditionally
white male-dominated body that has often voted conservatively on issues involving housing, law enforcement and civil rights. The new near-majority of women on the council comes at a time when the majority people of color in the city face challenges and issues that were hotly contested during the mayoral race:
the city’s recalcitrance on police reforms such as body-worn cameras and an independent civilian review panel, persistent disparities in student opportunities and achievement and a real estate market that has put much of the city’s housing beyond the reach of the majority of those who now live here.
Conciliatory note
In her remarks to supporters, Janey thanked the other 12 candidates in the race, and said she would work with Faulk, who works as an anti-violence advocate for the Boston TenPoint Coalition. “I share his passion,” Janey said. “I look forward to working
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Strategic voting builds power Ideally, voters support political candidates because of their character, competence and commitment to shared public policy issues. However, other considerations often have an effect on political outcomes. Since powerful interests can influence an elected politician’s decisions, groups of voters also have to consider their strategies for strengthening their own political bloc. The development of a solid voting record is considered by many blacks to be important to assure greater opportunities. After an election is a good time to consider whether African Americans just live in ethnically compatible neighborhoods or whether they really function as a community. While there might be some difference of opinion on what candidate to support for elective office, it is generally agreed that it is important for the people to bestir themselves on Election Day and get to the polls. In a 1942 interview, Boston’s perennial politician, James Michael Curley, who once held just about every office available, stated, “The prospects of negroes acquiring political power in Boston which they now possess, are excellent, since they have acquired a knowledge of their power and the necessity of unified action.” Clearly, this can happen only with “unified action.” Unfortunately, some blacks think of themselves as powerless, so voting is not a top priority. As a result, the voting bloc is diminished in size when too many voters stay home on Election Day. The turnout in Boston’s recent
race for mayor was only about 27.7 percent of registered voters. But that was just the average. In West Roxbury, a politically active community, the turnout was 37.5 percent, substantially higher than average. The turnout in Ward 12, a primarily African American area, was 29.4 percent, just a little better than average, but still low enough to raise a question about whether Roxbury is really a community or just a neighborhood. Neighborliness is a good thing, but it is not the same as the real concern for one another that exists in a community. Members of a community work together to improve circumstances for everyone. That usually requires some display of power to gain political attention. It is not necessary for everyone to support the same candidate in an election. It is quite enough for the authorities to be aware of a great political potential. Just think of what the impact would be if politicians knew that 95 percent of the residents of an area always voted. Is there a standard for community membership? Everyone has the right not to vote, but should those who don’t exercise that right be shunned? There is a growing impatience among African Americans by those who study, work hard and live with discipline. They seem to be less willing to bear the burden of those who fail to measure up. If there is to be political cohesion among African Americans in the future, standards of commitment to the community must be established. The alternative is everybody just going it alone.
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Questions Compact transparency In her letter “No ‘fast track’ for unified enrollment,” Rachel Weinstein of the Boston Compact makes a number of assertions that contradict available evidence. Weinstein says that Mayor Walsh’s proposed state bill (2876) has “nothing to do with unified enrollment,” a plan to put charters into Boston’s schools lottery. The Compact and Mayor have said since the early stages of UE,
however, that state law would need to change charters’ geographic boundaries for unified enrollment to work. Bill H2876 makes exactly that change. In fact, the legislation references the “common lottery” that Weinstein claims isn’t relevant to the bill. Secondly, Weinstein writes that Walsh doesn’t support the bill that he co-sponsored. How is it that a seasoned legislator doesn’t support what’s in his own bill? Either he made a big mistake, or someone’s revising history. Finally, Weinstein claims that the
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The GOP’s never-ending Judge Moore problem By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON The GOP does not have a Judge Roy Moore problem. It has a Judge Moores problem. That’s plural for a reason. Moore is hardly an aberration in GOP ranks. In the past two decades the list of GOP governors, congresspersons, and state and local officials who have been accused of, convicted of and either summarily dumped from office or resigned reads like a Who’s Who of a roster sheet of sexual deviants. A long list of GOP sexual rogues have engaged in sexual molestation, rape, pedophilia, pornography trading, peeping tomism, and every sort of internet sexual trading, pandering and solicitation imaginable. GOP Senate and party leaders sweat bullets over Moore in part because he is a political embarrassment and a potential lethal political liability with the 2018 mid-terms around the corner. Having him in office, and in the Senate, would be a direct threat to their shakiest of shaky grips on that chamber. They are toying with every desperate political trick and tactic in the book to get rid of him. That includes: finding a write-in candidate, delaying the December 12 special election, and the even more longshot tact of moving to deny him a seat or expel him if he wins the Senate race. That’s only part of the reason the GOP sniffs deep danger in Moore. He casts the ugly and sordid public glare back on the GOP’s long history of being a safe hideout for packs of sexual deviants. Moore is yet another reminder of what has been standard operating procedure for the GOP’s family values, Bible-thumping moralists who have previously gotten caught with their pants down. In nearly all cases when the sexual deviancy, profligacy, philandering, abhorrent fetishes and pedophilia of GOP notables is exposed, the word that instantly comes to mind is hypocrisy, with a capital H. And, in nearly all cases, the news of their misdeeds quickly blew over. They were not endlessly pounded by Democrats for their acts. This stands in stark contrast to the virtual crucifixion of former North Carolina Democratic Senator John Edwards (and for a time, top Democratic presidential contender) after the revelation that he had an affair and fathered a child out of it. With Edwards there was even some talk of a criminal prosecution, as a spin off from the infidelity and out of wedlock child fathering. The party has repeatedly whipsawed Democrats for being the loose, anything goes, under miners of family values by touting gay marriage, abortion, and Planned Parenthood. These have become in the GOP hit lexicon code words for the “permissiveness” that then GOP presidential candidate Richard Nixon lambasted Democrats for in 1968. He parlayed that attack into a White House win. In the years since then, GOP presidents, presidential candidates, and nearly every GOP officer holder, or would-be officeholder used Nixon’s morals script to win and hold office, and tar and slander Democrats as apologists for immorality. Despite the bad behavior of legions of GOP officials, the GOP has firmly imprinted family values defenders as its exclusive preserve. It will not give up the morality preserve without a fight. Moore himself is a near textbook example of that. He has virtually told GOP leaders to stuff it. He will not step down. He has legions of local GOP operatives and party officials in Alabama and in other parts who passionately defend him, and finger point the usual suspects: Obama, Clinton, the liberal media, and put-up vengeful women out to torpedo the candidacy of a staunch conservative. GOP Senate leaders are indignant and rage at Moore because he’s a huge political albatross. They are stone silent, though, about how the Moores of the present and past have been so pervasive a fixture in the GOP. And worse, how GOP elected officials have led the charge against such things as transgender bathrooms and pornography, while themselves being outed for fetishes with pornography and child sex. The beauty of the Moore flap beyond making the GOP squirm in trying to cut and run from another alleged sexual deviant in its ranks is that it exposes a political vulnerability of the GOP. That’s important in the next round of GOP initiated culture wars over abortion, transgender bathrooms, and strengthening LGBT protections. Whether the Democrats chose to make an issue over the Moores in the GOP or not is less important than the fact that the GOP beyond scrambling to protect its political turf has no answer for them. And Moore and the Moores in the GOP will always take great comfort in that.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.
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Instead of putting up more condos, they should be building more affordable homes. Everywhere you look they’re putting up more luxury towers.
Start with raising the minimum wage. It starts there. People need a wage that can make it easier to afford the high cost of living here.
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Invest some of the resources they’re getting from big companies moving here and large institutions in our communities.
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ROSETTE MARTINEZ Rosette Martinez joined The Dimock Center as Chief Officer of Operations Integration. In this newly created position, Martinez will help design, develop and implement operational infrastructure to support current functions and anticipated growth, including in Dimock’s current and upcoming strategic plan. Martinez brings more than 20 years of health care leadership experience in both hospital and health center settings. Prior to Dimock, she served as chief operations officer and chief executive officer at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, a Massachusetts Department of Public Health facility. Previously, she held numerous leadership positions at the South End Community Health Center for 14 years, working in clinical, administrative and ambulatory care programs and services.
“I am thrilled to welcome Rosette as our new Chief Officer of Operations Integration,” said Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO of The Dimock Center. “Her years of experience and skills working at the highest levels in hospital and community health settings will be an asset in leading and strategically enhancing frontline operations and improving efficiency across The Dimock Center.” Martinez earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Lesley University and a Master’s Degree from Suffolk University. She received certificates from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers for performance improvement and the Massachusetts Institute for Community Health Leadership. Martinez has also received the Community Promise for Outstanding Leadership, the Mover and Shaker of Boston and the Outstanding
Community Leader awards. Founded in 1862 as the New England Hospital for Women and Children, The Dimock Center provides comprehensive health care, mental health support and education to children and adults from Roxbury and surrounding neighborhoods.
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continued from page 1 other state agencies. “It’s the lowest-paid public defender office in the country, allowing for the cost of living here,” said Chris Gonsalves, an investigator for the CPCS’s Roxbury Defenders Unit. “We’re paid $10,000 to $20,000 less than attorneys and social workers who work for the Department of Children and Families.” On Monday, Gonsalves and other CPCS employees demonstrated in front of Roxbury District Court before heading into work. Along with CPCS employees who held similar demonstrations in Worcester and Springfield, the Roxbury workers are seeking support for House Bill 1426, filed by Boston Rep. Michael Moran and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Jason Lewis of Winchester. “We as public defenders are protecting the rights of our clients in the courts,” said Aida Fitzgerald, a trial attorney in the CPCS Roxbury Mental Health office. “We’re asking that our rights be protected in the workplace.”
High turnover
With low pay for public defenders, CPCS employees say, turnover in their offices is high and staffing levels often fail to keep pace with the volume of work. As a result, the low-income defendants, children and state-dependent individuals who rely on their services are often put at a disadvantage. “People work for a few years, then they start a family and they move on,” said attorney Daniel Werner. “We want to retain experienced
It’s the lowest-paid public defender office in the country, allowing for the cost of living here. We’re paid $10,000 to $20,000 less than attorneys and social workers who work for the Department of Children and Families.”
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— Chris Gonsalves people who have worked in the system for a long time.” Currently, the CPCS workers are unable to collectively bargain because, by law, the CPCS agency that employs them is not listed as their employee of record. Court officers, janitors, court clerks, police and prosecutors have the right to join public employee unions; their membership in public employee unions means they’re able to advocate for salaries and raises. CPCS employees are at the mercy of the Legislature, which often underfunds their line item in the state budget, according to SEIU Local 888 Political Director Daniel Hoffer. Across the state, there are more than 750 people employed by CPCS who would receive collective bargaining rights, if the legislation were to pass. While the bill has broad support in the House and Senate, a similar bill filed in 2015 and 2016 stalled in the Ways and Means Committee.
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U.S. EPA BROWNFIELD CLEANUP OF THE ELIZABETH STONE HOUSE SITE 3012 WASHINGTON STREET AND 13 WESTMINSTER AVENUE, ROXBURY, MA PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 PM Boston Neighborhood Network 3025 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
The Elizabeth Stone House will hold a public meeting on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-funded Cleanup Project at the proposed Elizabeth Stone property located at 3012 Washington Street and 13 Westminster Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts (the “Site”). The public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 6:30 PM at the Boston Neighborhood Network, located at 3025 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. An Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) report has been prepared to evaluate potential remedial alternatives for the Site. During this public meeting, representatives from Elizabeth Stone House and Ransom Consulting, Inc. will discuss the results of the ABCA and the recommended cleanup strategies for the Site. In addition, representatives will also discuss Section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act, with respect to the proposed cleanup actions. The Elizabeth Stone House is receiving public comments on the ABCA, and the public comment period will run 30 days, ending on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The information repository on this project, including the ABCA and prior environmental assessments is located at the Elizabeth Stone House offices, located at 8 Notre Dame Street in Boston, Massachusetts, and is available for viewing between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, contact Maryanne Chaisson, the Elizabeth Stone House Director of Operations at 617-409-5414.
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Edwards becomes first black woman elected in D. 1 By KAREN MORALES
At Lydia Edwards’ campaign victory party last week, family, friends and supporters spilled out of the small banquet room at Kelley Square Pub. Nervous excitement filled the air as people checked their phones regularly and refreshed their newsfeeds for any sign of election results. After a supporter shouted, “She won!” Edwards walked into the room grinning and the crowd erupted into celebratory cheers. “Yes we did. Yes we did,” Edwards’ voice rang out among the commotion. “This is what a grassroots campaign looks like,” she said, as she stood on a banquet table with a microphone, addressing the crowd. Edwards bested Stephen Passacantilli by 730 votes to win the District 1 City Councilor seat. The East Boston resident garnered 52.8 percent of the total votes in the district, which includes East Boston, Charlestown and the North End and has been represented by Italian-Americans since it was created in 1982. As of election night, the campaign had knocked on 73,000 doors, worked with 500 volunteers, and made almost 200,000 cold calls, according to Edwards. “This was a campaign of many hands, many colors, many languages,” said Edwards. “Today is the beginning of the relationship we have together. We have work to do. Real work, real
issues, real problems, real people we need to love, care, and work with,” she told her supporters. “That’s the campaign I ran on, and that’s the kind of city councilor I intend to be.” By her side was her twin sister Erika, and her mother Bridget, who flew in from North Carolina. Among the people she thanked, Edwards called out Gabriela Coletta, her campaign manager, who she described as a “fourth generation Italian girl from Eastie who helped make history,” and her “ride or die person.” Coletta told the Banner, “We went from launching our canvassers at the cafeteria at the Whole Foods in Charlestown to winning Charlestown. Twice.” Dan Ertis, field organizer for the campaign said, “There are really big things happening in this district, and she’s what the district needs in terms of solving housing issues.” Her campaign prioritized accessible home ownership, improving transit options, and combating underfunding of public education through innovative solutions. Optimism for the new councilor’s ability to mitigate rising housing costs and maintain affordability for residents could be heard among many voters supporting her. Darnell Johnson, a Roxbury resident who runs the affordable housing advocacy group Right to the City, said he had met Edwards when she was deputy director of housing stability in City Hall and
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Lydia Edwards celebrates victory with supporters at East Boston restaurant, Kelley Square Pub. knew she would enact change, not only in District 1, but in the rest of the city. “I feel energized and ready for change to happen,” he said. “I woke up today feeling like it was a holiday,” said Abby Cutrumbes, a graduate fellow at political consulting group Blue Lab, with which Edwards contracted to provide campaign services. Since last July, Cutrumbes had helped canvass and make calls
for the campaign. Right before the election results were announced, Cutrumbes felt hopeful but uncertain, she said, because “the preliminary was so close.” Clara Sandrin, another graduate fellow at Blue Lab, looking back at the whirlwind of the campaign, recalled how everyone who worked on the campaign felt after the preliminary race. “There was a moment of ‘Oh my God, this
could really happen,’” she said. Edwards said that when she first partnered with Coletta to run the campaign, they started off with nothing. “Just me and her. No office. No paper. No plan,” she said. “But we were going to do it.” “This was a collective win,” said Coletta after the results were announced. “This campaign is representative of what’s happening in this neighborhood.”
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continued from page 1 established a production goal of 53,000 housing units built or preserved by 2030 as a way to keep up with population growth, stabilize home prices and keep low- and middle-income residents in the city . So far, the city is well on its way to reaching the production goal, with a total of 40,500 units built or underway — 76 percent of the 2030 target — according to data shown in the city’s 2016 third-quarter report. However, this production target may not be enough to meet future demand. The Boston Planning and Development Agency’s research division published a 2016
report predicting Boston’s population in 2030 will be 723,500 — that’s 14,500 more residents than the Walsh administration had projected when it devised the housing plan. This population projection is a rough estimate; factors such as job creation might affect the number of people living in Boston in 2030. Even so, despite the 22,000 new affordable units permitted so far, according to numbers Walsh cited during the campaign, affordability is still a far reach for many who already live in Boston. “We have a crisis, where we need housing now for the existing people here,” said Darnell Johnson, regional coordinator of Right to the City Boston, a grassroots, multi-organizational
alliance representing people of color, low-income and immigrant communities. “I think the mayor’s plan addresses the influx [of people] he expects, but it really doesn’t tackle what’s needed in the community.” Among the new affordable units permitted in Boston, 369 are set aside for homeless individuals and families, 1,691 units are for under 60 percent of the AMI, and 6,926 units are for those earning 60–120 percent AMI, according to the city’s 2017 second-quarter report. According to The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2016, a housing study published by The Boston Foundation, the number of permits issued might decrease over time, now that “the market
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(left) Mayor Martin Walsh joins members of YouthBuild Boston, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Madison Park High School students, and lends a hand in installing siding onto one of the City of Boston’s Neighborhood Home Initiative homes being built at 31-33 Woodville Street in Dudley Square. (above) A luxury high rise in the Seaport District. for luxury housing is now nearly saturated” and “developers have not found a way to build affordable housing for working families.” Between 1996 and 2003, 40 percent of new units permitted were affordable. From 2004 to 2010, that percentage decreased to less than 26 percent. And most recently, from 2011 to 2016, that number went down to 18 percent, says the 2016 housing report card. “Once again, this points to the extreme difficulty of profitably building housing units that can be sold or rented at affordable prices,” the report says. In order to prevent profitability from being the only deciding factor for developers in the city, community development programs and policies are crucial. Johnson said that there should be more accountability for developers who scoop up large parcels of property, with the city either increasing the amount of affordable units required or mandating a larger contribution to a fund the city can use towards affordable housing . Currently, the required percentage of affordable units in new developments is 13 percent. During his mayoral campaign,
Jackson said he would raise it to 25 percent. He also called for housing developed on public land to be one-third low-income, one-third moderate-income and one-third market-rate. There are glimmers of hope in our current city housing landscape, Johnson said, such as the Jim Brooks Stabilization Act, which city councilors passed with a 10-to-three vote in October. Also known as Just Cause Eviction, the act requires property owners of seven or more units to notify the city if they plan to evict a tenant, and to inform their tenants of their rights. It also will put in place a system for the city to keep track of evictions or lease non-renewals. “Once enacted, we think it will make a difference. It will signal to large corporations that they have to report their activities, where before they didn’t have to,” said Johnson. “Anytime you can inform the community about their rights, the more likely it is for them to exercise those rights.” Moving forward with affordable housing, Johnson said, “We hope that the mayor strengthens ties with the community and has a true community process that identifies solutions to work on together.”
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Mental illness and addiction: often hand in hand Substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health illness are two different conditions, but you might call them siblings of sort. The link between them is often strong. Both are developmental disorders. “That means they often begin in the teen years or even younger — periods when the brain experiences dramatic developmental changes,” said David C. Henderson, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center, home to the Grayken Center for Addiction. “Early exposure to drugs of [misuse] may change the brain in ways that increase the risk for mental disorders.” The reverse is also true, Henderson explained. Early symptoms of a mental disorder may indicate an increased risk for later drug use. However, the risks can be present throughout the life span. Almost 43 million adults in this country suffered a mental illness in the past year, as reported in the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, published by the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Examples of mental illness are depression and anxiety. In addition, roughly 22 million Americans aged 12 and older were classified with SUD. But there’s another category that overlaps the two, and it’s called “dual diagnosis.” Eight million adults have co-occurring mental illness and substance use. That means they suffer from schizophrenia, for example, but also use opiates or other illicit drugs. Rates are highest among adults between the ages of
26 to 49, according to SAMSHSA. Dual diagnoses are difficult to treat. It can be challenging to figure out which came first. Was the person depressed and used drugs to self-medicate or did the drug addiction cause the depression? “It really doesn’t matter when it comes to treatment, as both need to be treated,” explained Henderson. “Years ago, doctors would say, ‘I can’t treat your depression until you stop using substance.’ Now we know both need to be treated at the same time to improve outcomes.” That’s the role of the Substance Use Program in Psychiatry on Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) clinic, an outpatient program at BMC. Services for co-occurring substance use and mental health are provided by the Addiction Psychiatry team, composed of psychiatrists trained in addiction, psychologists and therapists. Treatment is tailored to the individual needs of the patient. The key, however, is the dual combination of therapy and medication for both the substance use disorder and mental health illness to assist in recovery and prevent relapse. Therapy may be individual or group and offers techniques, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, a common form of therapy. CBT focuses on solutions, and treats problems by modifying dysfunctional emotions and changing destructive patterns of behavior. Such behaviors can lead to drug use. The approach for treatment of dual diagnosis is multi-dimensional and crosses over into
several programs at BMC. “We have integrated SUD and care for mental illness in many departments so that people can receive treatment where they regularly see their doctor,” said Henderson. That’s what makes the Grayken Center for Addiction so unique. SUD services can be obtained in clinical departments throughout the hospital. For instance, pregnant women who are battling both addiction and anxiety can receive services through Project RESPECT. The CATALYST program is available for adolescents and young adults. BMC is the largest and busiest emergency department in New England, and serves more than 130,000 patients each year. The psychiatric team plays a pivotal role in both the Psychiatric Emergency Department and the general Emergency Department. They manage people in crisis, evaluate patients and determine the most appropriate treatment plan and level of care for patients with co-occurring disorders. The Consult and Liaison team is available 24 hours a day and provides services where needed. The team offers psychiatry and
substance use consultation to inpatients on medical and surgical floors, those receiving dialysis, transplant patients and outpatient medical and surgical cases. The Grayken Center for Addiction was developed to provide expertise in three areas: treatment, training and prevention, and research. Clinical leaders in the Department of Psychiatry are key members and represent expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical studies and training. Michael Botticelli, the Executive Director, was clear on the Center’s commitment to the treatment of those with dual diagnosis, and cited the CATALYST program for adolescents and young adults as an example of that expertise. “A significant percentage of people with a substance use disorder also have a co-occurring mental health disorder. This is particularly true with adolescents and young adults,” he explained. “In order to achieve positive outcomes, both issues must be treated since only dealing with one can lead to high rates of disengaging from treatment and high relapse rates.”
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Pacific News Service dba New America Media announces closure of organization By NEW AMERICA MEDIA
SAN FRANCISCO — The board of directors and staff of the nonprofit New America Media (NAM), and its parent organization, Pacific News Service (PNS), announced today that the two entities will cease operations by November 30, 2017. “For 45 years, Pacific News Service has pioneered new ways to diversify American journalism and communications,” said Board Chair Lawrence Wilkinson. Wilkinson is chairman of Heminge & Condell, a strategic advisory and investment firm, and co-founder of Global Business Network (GBN). “Long before terms like civic engagement, youth media, collaborative reporting and inclusive journalism were in vogue, PNS and NAM were inventing how to implement them,” noted fellow board member James Bettinger, longtime director (now emeritus) of the John S. Knight Stanford Journalism Fellowship program. Funded by foundation grants and contracts, the news and communications agency launched many successful projects that pushed journalism’s boundaries. “We’ve always aspired to do more than our resources allowed,” said NAM Executive Director Sandy Close. “We grew too fast, and were reluctant to cut off programs after their funding expired. We reached a point where we were not sustainable, as currently constituted.” Of all PNS’ initiatives, none was more ambitious in scope and impact than New America Media. Founded 20 years ago at a Chinese lunch in San Francisco for some 24 ethnic media reporters, it was
inspired by PNS’ search for more effective ways to report on an increasingly diverse America. “How could a mainstream news service like ours do its job when there was no longer a mainstream?” Close said. “We decided to seek out partnerships with ethnic media outlets that would allow us to share content about and between the Bay Area’s growing racial and language groups.” The founding lunch opened the door to a parallel universe of journalists and media makers hungry to transcend their cultural silos and expand their coverage. Ethnic media leaders realized that, after years of being ignored by the mainstream media, they could gain visibility and respect by coming together. “If you add our combined circulations, we’re larger than the mainstream dailies,” Alex Esclamado, then the publisher of Philippine News, exclaimed. New California Media was born by acclamation at that luncheon. What had begun as a modest impulse to diversify PNS’ local news lens turned PNS over the next decade into New America Media. Ethnic media became our direction-givers, noted Close, inspiring NAM to go beyond journalism to become a quasi-trade association and develop a social marketing arm. NAM organized awards and expos to bring the sector greater visibility, held press briefings with experts and elected officials, coordinated fellowship programs and professional training workshops, facilitated a news exchange, and developed public awareness campaigns that have brought over $10 million to the sector. “NAM’s ethnic media directory is like a map of America’s new
topography,” said Bettinger. “Its gatherings brought reporters from black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, African and AfroCaribbean communities together — often for the first time — educating policy makers even as they expanded the sector’s own knowledge base.” To capture their perspectives and document ethnic media’s reach, NAM commissioned some of the country’s first multilingual polls by the late Spanish language pollster Sergio Bendixen. An early poll of the sector’s reach wound up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, a wakeup call to mainstream journalism. Ethnic media was actually a distinctive genre serving one out of five American adults. NAM’s work put ethnic media on the radar in a way nothing else had, recalled founding NAM member Monica Lozano, publisher of the Spanish-language La Opinion and CEO of its parent company, ImpreMedia LLC. “NAM has had such an enormous impact that will live long beyond the organization. It built communal ties that will continue to change the narrative, elevate voices, bring communities together and demonstrate to the larger society that we are stronger than any divisive measures others try to impose.” The most exciting part of NAM’s work, Close noted, is seeing the media collaborate across languages and cultures to tackle issues that affected their communities. “Black media in Arizona stood alongside Arab-American, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American media in denouncing the state law (SB 1070) that would allow police to pull people over and ask for their papers. That’s only one of many examples.”
Close said NAM would not have existed without the foundation laid by Pacific News Service, and the many reporters who started their careers there. Launched in 1970 by noted China scholar Franz Schurmann (who was also Close’s long-time partner) and freelance journalists like Orville Schell, PNS’s mission was to challenge official government narratives about the U.S. role in Indochina. When the war ended, PNS used the same model of tapping independent voices to cover other foreign and domestic news. One highlight was Jessica Yu’s Academy Award-winning short documentary called “Breathing Lessons,” commissioned by PNS to tell the story of another PNS writer, Mark O’Brian, one of the last 100 Americans to live in an iron lung. Over the years, PNS paid particular attention to America’s growing enmeshment in Central America’s wars, the rise of religious fundamentalism as a force for political change, and the impact of unprecedented immigration on every aspect of American life. “But it was PNS’ entry into youth communications that made us realize as journalists we could do more than report; we could actually convene people from the communities we were trying to cover,” recalled Close. In the late 1980s and early 90s — a time of unprecedented urban violence — PNS wanted to look behind the stereotype of inner city youth as “super predators.” It began recruiting young people to speak at forums with policy makers and to write for mainstream media. “Harper’s Magazine was bemoaning the death of
literature, yet here were these young people, inventing new forms of self-expression on the streets and in juvenile halls,” said Close. Among the multiple youth media projects PNS launched or cofounded were YO! Youth Outlook, Youth Radio, now a national leader in the youth media field; The Beat Within, a weekly publication of writing and art from workshops it led in juvenile halls; and Silicon Valley De-Bug, a zine for young people working on the tech industry’s assembly lines. The Beat Within and DeBug are also now independent enterprises. In 2011, the agency started six youth-produced media platforms in communities that have few homegrown news platforms of their own. Four hubs now operate independently as YouthWire, a project of Community Partners. The YouthWire network stretches from Coachella to Merced. Two other hubs, Richmond Pulse and South Kern Sol, are run locally and independently. “Today our challenge is to make sure NAM’s work can live on without NAM,” said Close. Over the coming weeks, NAM will be exploring alternative ways to continue key projects that leverage ethnic media’s unique access to underserved audiences. “We are confident that, for all the challenges, the ethnic media sector will not disappear,” Wilkinson said. “As global migration accelerates, too many diaspora populations will need trusted media messengers to stay informed and connected. More immediately, we also believe that the sector’s commitment to work together — to be a bridge across racial and ethnic divides — will be more vital than ever.”
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OPINION
It’s time to end off-year elections By CHERYL CRAWFORD
After Boston’s sleepy municipal elections produced an anemic 27 percent voter turnout, it’s clear that something needs to change… and it’s the date. We just turned our clocks back to observe the end of Daylight Savings Time. Now it’s time for Elections Savings Time. By cancelling our off-year local elections and moving them to align with the presidential year, we could boost turnout in general, and especially among communities of color. Off-year elections in Boston, and other majority-minority cities like Lawrence, Springfield and Worcester always have much lower turnout than presidential and congressional year elections. Why? Diverse workers and busy parents vote in major elections every two years, but can’t always find the time to do the same for local, offyear elections. Also, there is not much general awareness, advertising or media coverage in off-years. The result is that the people who do vote in local elections tend to be more affluent, and don’t reflect the economic and racial diversity of the people who actually live in our cities. We just elected and re-elected
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Cheryl Crawford several mayors and city councilors across the state who will want to come into office with bold ideas. MassVOTE challenges them to do what is right, and propose a change in the dates of municipal elections. We need only to look to Baltimore for evidence that this works. The city recently switched its elections to the even year and has already shown strong improvements in turnout. In the last municipal election before the switch, just 15 percent of eligible Baltimore voters cast a ballot. In 2016, the first election after the switch, 60 percent voted. By combining elections, Baltimore also spends less of their budget on elections, saving money for critical services to residents. Los Angeles, too, is in the
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Campaign volunteers and candidates reach out to passersby at the Higginson-Lewis School polling location in Roxbury. process of changing their dates. If Baltimore and LA can do it, then so can Boston and other major urban cities across our state. Let’s be clear — this is not about advancing specific candidates. MassVOTE is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has worked to increase civic engagement and reduce racial and economic disparities in voter participation for nearly 16 years. I personally believe that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh would have
won re-election regardless of the date, due to the large coalition he assembled, and GOTV operation he successfully executed on the ground. But what would have been different, is that Walsh and challenger Tito Jackson would have had the opportunity to take their issues to more voters, with more time to vote, and that would be good for all of us. MassVOTE has successfully led campaigns to modernize our
elections and eliminate barriers to voting. We lobbied for early voting, online voter registration and pre-registration for 16 and 17 year-olds, all of which are now Massachusetts law. We have also fought in court to end arbitrary voter registration deadlines. It’s now time to push our leaders to save our local contests, by ending low-turnout off-year elections.
Cheryl Clyburn Crawford is executive director of MassVOTE. Learn more at www.MassVOTE.org
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Entrepreneur draws on diverse experiences to build business By YAWU MILLER
Abraham Gonzalez has come a long way since he was introduced to the construction industry at age 10, fetching tools and helping hang sheetrock to assist his uncles in Miami with their carpentry business back in the 1980s, and working with his father renovating bathrooms and kitchens in Boston in the 1990s. Now, he has 40 employees, including administrative staff working out of the busy Kemble Street headquarters of his firm, One Way Development. He works on as many as 80 jobs a year, from residential projects as small as $500 apartment turnovers to major commercial projects as large as a $1 million lighthouse reconstruction. Along the way, Gonzalez had another game-changing job. He worked as a patient care coordinator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, connecting patients entering the hospital with nurses, securing their medical charts and essentially functioning as a first responder. It was a radical shift from construction, but Gonzalez says it was a blessing in disguise. “I worked in an environment that was extremely well-structured,” he says. “It has paid off a lot here in the office. There are things I learned in the hospital that I use here, like client charts, bids, estimates. When you’re in a hospital, you have to coordinate with different specialists. In construction, it helped me compartmentalize work with subcontractors.”
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After graduating from Boston College in 2000 with a degree in psychology, Gonzalez’s life could have taken a different turn. But because he had finished his coursework nearly a year before graduation, he found himself with time on his hands and a yearning to see a bit of the world. He returned to his father’s business for six months and squirreled away enough money for a jaunt to Europe. While traveling, he came to the realization that he actually liked construction work. When he returned, he went back to work with his father for four years. In 2004, he broke off on his own. “We had two different schools of thought,” he says. “My dad to this day likes to be out in the field swinging a hammer. I feel there’s money to be made in the office, being able to present yourself to a bank, having financial statements. There was a whole other level of business that I wanted to attack – commercial, government work.” He started off with apartment unit turnovers, updating kitchens and bathrooms and making repairs to ready apartments for new tenants. Little by little, he worked his way up in the field. Now, he
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until April or May of the next year.” But in the current Boston-area construction boom, One Way Development has plenty to keep the team busy. Gonzalez got a piece of the $1 billion Suffolk Construction Wynn Casino project, erecting a prefabricated steel warehouse for the project.
Minority contractors builds houses from the foundation up, working with local community development corporations and the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development on affordable housing projects. Gonzalez takes pride in One Way Development’s work and in fostering a diverse workforce. On a mixed-income development in Mattapan, Gonzalez had 98 percent minority participation in workforce and subtrades — not a bad record at a time when developers routinely fail to meet the 25 percent minority participation rate called for in the city’s Boston Resident Jobs policy. “I think the community benefits when you’re hiring people from within the community,” he says. “I live in the city of Boston. I hire my own and I sub out to my own.”
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To reach his current level, Gonzalez had help from the Small Business Administration. As the
construction industry came to a near standstill in 2009, he attended an SBA emerging business program training. The training helped him hone his business skills. “I didn’t realize how important accounting was to stepping up my growth,” he said. Through the SBA, he also qualified for an 8A designation that allows minority and so-called disadvantaged businesses to bid on major government projects. That designation opened the doors to jobs ranging from roof repairs at the National Park Service’s Longfellow House in Cambridge to the aforementioned lighthouse project — a tea- down of an existing lighthouse on Deer Island and the construction of a new, solar-powered steel beacon 150 yards away. He has learned that working on government contracts can require patience. “It takes a little longer,” Gonzalez says. “If you get a job in September, you might not get started
In addition to a boost from the SBA, Gonzalez has benefitted from his work with the Massachusetts Minority Contractors Association, where he serves on the board as clerk. “These are contractors who know what the issues are in the city of Boston,” he says. “There are contractors on the board who have been advocating to create opportunities for people of color to be able to have access. Our struggles are all the same — capital, cash flow, opportunities. Their stories are my stories. It’s helped me to know there’s a group that has the same struggles that I do, that I’m not alone in this.” Gonzalez seems to have hit his stride. He attributes his success to his agility — moving between different roles and jobs — a capability he sums up with a comparison to the CrossFit workouts he does every morning before work. “It’s high intensity, functional movements, constantly varied,” he says. “Every day is a different day. You have to be able to be ready for anything.”
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BIZ BITS TIP OF THE WEEK Why a real estate franchise might be the career move for you Small business has always been the backbone of the American economy, and today’s entrepreneurs are as diverse as American culture itself. Entrepreneurship takes many forms, from freelancers and independent contractors to sole proprietors. In fact, just one form of entrepreneurship — franchises — employs 8 million people and accounts for 40 percent of all retail sales, according to the Small Business Administration. Franchise operations come in many forms, from chain restaurants and retail stores to home services providers and real estate brokerages. In fact, the real estate franchise industry is a $25 billion marketplace and more than 55,000 Americans are employed as franchise owners, according to market research firm IBISWorld. You can be your own boss. The ability to work for oneself attracts many people to owning a small business. A real estate franchise allows you to nurture your entrepreneurial spirit. Franchisees get to set their own objectives and make business decisions about everything from where they’ll work (at home or in an office) to how they’ll market their business. You can work for yourself but not by yourself. Franchisors typically provide training, assistance and marketing support to franchisees. You don’t have to move for work — unless you want to. Real estate agents usually specialize in an area that’s close to their own home. It’s easy to find opportunities in your own backyard, especially if you sign on with a franchisor that has numerous offices across the country. Living in the communities where you find business also allows you to develop a level of expertise about an area that can better serve both home buyers and sellers. Your local business can have a global presence. When your franchise is connected to a well-known brand, your bread-and-butter business may be local but the brand’s name recognition can have global reach. By franchising with that brand, you can lean on its reputation, and that can open up opportunities beyond your local business. — Brandpoint
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When the job is perfect, but the culture isn’t By ZIPRECRUITER.COM
The job is the stuff of dreams. The responsibilities are right up your alley, the work is challenging and fulfilling, and the pay more than meets your expectations. There’s only one problem: The culture. For whatever reason, you just don’t mesh with this company’s values and overall atmosphere. So, what do you do? If you’re interviewing, should you take the job offer anyway — even though you’re already concerned about how you’ll fit in? Or, if you’ve had this realization at your current job, should you begin to search for something different — even though you really like the work? There’s no denying that these can be some murky waters to navigate. Let’s take a look at both situations, as well as some questions you can ask yourself to gain some clarity on your next step.
When you’re job-searching
You’ve made it through every round of interviews and you have an offer on the table. You’re thrilled with the position, but you already know the company culture doesn’t check your boxes. Ask yourself these questions to help determine whether you should accept that offer or continue looking: 1. Do you have a good understanding of the culture, or are you making assumptions? 2. What other questions can you ask to get a better sense of the culture? 3. What is more important to you: T0he culture or the position?
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You’ve been in your current job for some time, and while you enjoy the work and the daily responsibilities, you’ve discovered that you really don’t jell with the company culture. You’re unsure whether to pack up your desk or tough it out and see if you start to get more comfortable. Of course, this is another one of those situations that’s going to depend on your personal circumstances and preferences. But, asking yourself these questions is a good starting point. 1. What about the culture is most upsetting to you? 2. Is it the culture, or just a few bad apples? 3. Can you influence change in some way? 4. Are you happy? Do you generally feel good about heading into the office each day, sitting down at your computer and getting to work? If so, you’re doing great, and making a change probably isn’t your best option. But, if the mere thought of strolling into the office puts your stomach into knots, it’s likely time for you to see what else is out there. Finding your dream job with your dream company culture is difficult, and oftentimes, you won’t get everything on your list in either regard. But be proactive to see what you can change: For example, if you want closer bonds with your co-workers, ask your manager if you could head up a social committee that plans fun after-work events. Or, if you want more flexibility, talk to your supervisor to see if there’s a way for you to work from home one day per week.
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Through Dec. 15, exhibits of work by Spanish photographer Héctor Mediavilla and Nuyorican photographer Christopher López are on display at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. The exhibits were launched in tandem with an October academic conference at the college, titled “Rethinking the Afropolitan: The Ethics of Black Atlantic Masculinities on Display.” Lorelle Semley, a faculty member who organized the conference with colleague Rosa Carrasquillo, says, “The conference had us thinking about cosmopolitan African identities. These ongoing questions of police violence and black identity have only become more accentuated in the last year.” Héctor Mediavilla’s exhibition, “S.A.P.E.: Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes/Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People,” captures in vivid detail the ‘Sapeurs,’ Congolese men who use dress and performance to engage with postcolonial Africa. In the early 20th century, Sapeurs used the meticulous dress and affected mannerisms of the French as a way of elevating their status. In the present day, Sapeurs are artists using sartorial canvases to comment on the political and economic hardships in the Congo. Mediavilla’s photographs show impeccably dressed African men wearing three-piece suits of bold colors and luxurious fabrics and often framed by a deteriorating urban landscape. “Hector talks about not using the same ‘pity narrative,’ but showing people fashioning themselves in different ways,” says Semley. Despite the difficult situation around them, these men are using clothing to elevate themselves above it. Christopher López offers a very different perspective. Curator Roger Hankins worked with
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From the collection S.A.P.E.: Societe des Ambianceurset des Personnes Elegantes — Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People.
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Unfinished journey Museum traces path toward justice and freedom for African Americans By SUSAN SACCOCCIA
As the elevator descends from the street-level concourse of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., a timeline on the wall traces each passing floor and era: 1968 and beyond; 1876– 1968; and finally, the third level, where the museum’s exhibition begins, 1400–1877. The largest institution dedicated to African American history and culture, the museum starts its story in the 1400s, when African peoples took part in transatlantic trade with countries on other continents. Displays and wall texts follow the money, and the gradual growth of the fiction that Africans were not equals and could themselves be traded as commodities. Artifacts on view trace the growing economic dependence on slavery, first in Europe and then in its New World colonies, as cotton became king — and how society and culture reinforced the fiction of inequality. Small but telling objects on display include children’s books, toys and household items showing black people as servants, mammies, laborers, minstrels,
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https://nmaahc.si.edu/ blackface golliwog dolls and other caricatures. Exhibits follow this story through the Revolutionary War; the Civil War; the post-emancipation decades of segregation known as the Jim Crow era; the Great Migration, the epic passage north for a livelihood and better life; the turbulent 1960s when the Civil Rights Movement gained traction; and onward to the present day. Since its inauguration by President Barack Obama on Sept. 24, 2016, the museum has drawn more than 2.5 million visitors and become the most coveted ticket in town. The building closest to the Washington Monument, the museum makes the majesty of blackness visible to all who enter the National Mall, the symbolic epicenter of the city. Architect David Adjaye, born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents, was lead designer of the building and its distinctive exterior — a three-tiered bronze metal corona of intricate latticework inspired
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. by the three-tiered crowns of Yoruban art in West Africa and the intricate ironwork crafted by enslaved African Americans. Inside, compelling displays on five levels showcase 3,000 artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection of nearly 40,000 objects. Some objects take an intimate turn and tell personal stories. On view are the dress that seamstress Rosa Parks was sewing the day she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and
a photographic portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1822– 1913), along with her hymnal and a linen-and-silk shawl given to her by Queen Victoria. A quietly poignant treasure from the mid 1800s is a burlap feed sack, the parting gift from Rose, a slave, to her 9-year-old daughter, Ashley, who was being sold away by the South Carolina planter who owned them. In 1921, Ashley’s granddaughter, Ruth Jones Middleton, embroidered the sack with a description of its original contents: “a
tattered dress 3 handfulls of pecans a braid of Roses hair” and “filled with my Love always.” Connected by sloped ramps, the three below-ground floors ascend through the decades and display life-size installations as well as artifacts. On the second level, a large hall with high gray walls, exhibits include a freed slave’s house, a segregated rail car, an interactive lunch counter exhibit, a guardhouse from Angola Prison, and the
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In ‘The Color Purple,’ Carrie Compere finds her dream role By COLETTE GREENSTEIN
“I get asked the question, ‘What is the role that you would love to play, that you aspire to get to?’ And I’m playing her right now,” says actor Carrie Compere, speaking about her role as Sofia in the national touring production of “The Color Purple.” Compere starred on Broadway in the iconic role, made famous by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. “The Color Purple,” which won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will travel to more than 30 cities across the U.S. in its first year on tour. It opens in Boston on Nov. 21 at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre, where it runs through Dec. 3. The actor spoke to the Banner by phone recently, describing her love for Sofia and why it’s her dream role. “I feel extremely blessed. I really, really do. I love Sofia. I love this story,” she said.
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who made her Broadway debut in the musical “Holler If You Hear Me” in 2014, takes the responsibility of portraying Sofia seriously. With all that Sofia’s character has to endure, Compere feels strongly about telling her story “with integrity, for women who have actually experienced that [abuse and domestic violence] in their lives,” says the actor. “And so the challenge for me is getting out of my own way and allowing her to live in that
Jackie Davis shines in ‘The Curious Incident …’ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” playing at SpeakEasy Stage Company through Nov. 25, follows Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old savant with autism who uncovers some unsettling truths while trying to solve the murder of a neighborhood dog. “Curious Incident” is based on a best-selling novel of the same title by author Mark Haddon. The script, though heavy-handed at times, was engaging and just the right amount of humorous. The character of Boone is well-played by Elliott Purcell, but it’s through his teacher, Siobhan, played by Jackie Davis, that we learn the most about him. Siobhan acts as the show’s narrator, reading the events of the play from the story Boone wrote for her. In this way, she is his voice, saying the things he can’t otherwise express. “The narration leads the story and leads the movement of the ensemble,” the actress says.
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many moving parts are involved in Boone’s thought process — he has so many ideas it takes a whole cast to articulate them. Davis says she was honored to
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plane of a Tuskegee Airman. Engraved on the wall are quotations from America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, and author James Baldwin. Accompanying Jefferson’s words from the Declaration of Independence, “All men are created equal,” is a panel bearing the names of his slaves, including Sally Hemings, with whom he fathered a child. Connecting past and present, Baldwin’s quotation states, “The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it … History is literally present in all we do.” Before the exhibition ascends to the first level and its concluding segment, “A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond,” a wrenching memorial commemorates Emmett Till, the 14-year-old from Chicago who, while visiting relatives in Mississippi, was murdered for whistling at a white woman. On view are the glass-topped casket used to display and bury the boy’s body and a video showing his magnificent mother as she insists that his mangled body be exposed for all to see — an act that helped to galvanize the Civil Rights Movement. Offering a place of rest and reflection is the museum’s Contemplative Court, where arcs of light and water surround visitors and a wall displays a quotation from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s renowned 1963 work, “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Inscribed on the dark stone are the words, “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” The museum’s upper levels showcase African American achievements in the arts, sports and public life. But as the exhibition on its three lower floors makes plain, the journey toward justice and freedom is an unfinished story, a struggle that continues to this day.
represent teachers like Siobhan who dedicate their lives to neurodivergent children. “It takes special people to work with teens who have trouble working their way through the world, and they’re heroes to me,” she says. Boone’s relationship with his divorced parents and their relationship with each other constitute much of the play’s action. His parents often ask Boone to be good for them, a concept which is difficult for him to understand. Davis points out, “Siobhan is the only one who sets guidelines with him rather than negotiating with him.” She knows best how his mind works. Though Boone’s parents play
central, chaotic figures in the show and instigate much of the drama in the plot, the emotional growth comes not in Boone’s relationship with them, but in his relationship with himself. He accomplishes great feats throughout the performance and learns a kind of self-reliance that he was never allowed to use previously. This results in an overt, heartwarming realization that he is just as capable as anyone else. Davis says, “We live in a world with lots of stories. People like Christopher are part of that world, and it’s important that we hear from them.”
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(above) Golliwogg figures at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (below) The Contemplative Court.
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López to groom the works for his exhibition, “A Visual Guide to the Heart: The Music of Ismael Rivera.” Inspired, as the name implies, by the Puerto Rican music icon, the series of works speaks to how music reflects the cultural moment of its birthplace. The artist uses images en masse to achieve the effect of rhythmic movement in his work. Three of his pieces contain 38 photographs in each composition. Though the two photographers have radically different styles — Mediavilla displays large-scale photographs while López has honed a collage-style technique — their voices harmonize. “They speak to each other, though they’re from different backgrounds and approaches to photography,” says Hankins. The exhibition is a perfect melding of past and present. Both artists are working actively today and their photographs feel very contemporary while also referencing history. Carrasquillo says, “It’s about the extension of colonialism in life. This was not just in the past, it’s very much still in the present.”
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I have an eggplant Parmesan recipe that’s mostly local, even in the middle of winter, and so quick and easy to prepare it could qualify as fast food. Like many of my recipes, this one arose from having seasonal abundance of certain ingredients on my hands. In this case, tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini. For years, I solved this puzzle by making massive quantities of ratatouille, so much that I actually found myself needing to take a little break from that. So now, I make breaded cutlets of the eggplant and zucchini, and oven tomato sauce. This sauce, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, also includes seasonal ingredients like onions, garlic and small amounts of zucchini. Today we focus on the cutlets. If you have breaded cutlets in the freezer, it’s easy to come up with tomato sauce, one way or another. And if you don’t have tomato sauce and eggplant or zucchini cutlets squirreled away, then guess what? Now is the ideal time to get on it. The recipe, basically, is to layer cutlets of breaded eggplant and zucchini in between layers of tomato sauce, along with cheese (provolone or mozzarella, ideally), fresh garlic (grated, pressed or pounded) and maybe some fresh veggies like spinach, basil, sweet peppers, tomatoes and so on. Sometimes I include some greasy, crispy, browned burger, or shards of rotisserie chicken. If your tomato sauce is thick, like my oven-roasted tomato sauce is, dilute it with water to make it the consistency of storebought marinara. And if you don’t have any homemade tomato sauce, buy a jar. The whole thing takes like 10 minutes to put together. Then you bake it at 400 for an hour. Garnish with raw onions and hot pickled peppers. The hardest part is waiting for it to cool down enough that it doesn’t burn your mouth. The other hardest part is making those cutlets. So here we go: n Slice the eggplant or zucchini about a half-inch thick or less, keeping the thickness as consistent as possible. n Place the slices in a big tray or bowl, sprinkling salt between the layers. The salt pulls out the water, shrinking the slices and making
TIP OF THE WEEK Incorporate apple cider into your recipes If your family enjoys the autumn tradition of picking apples and bringing home cider and doughnuts, you may find you have a gallon or two of cider left over in the fridge. Check out these ways to use up the excess, from Today.com: n Add a cup of apple cider to pancake batter and sprinkle chopped apples into the flapjacks as they cook. n Simmer pork shoulder in a brown sugar and cider mixture in the slow cooker for the perfect fall meal. n When cider starts tasting “fizzy,” it’s fermenting — the perfect time to add two or three cups to braise root vegetables. Cover the veggies with cider in a Dutch oven and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. n Add equal parts apple cider vinegar and regular apple cider to make a salad dressing with a touch of sweetness.
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The hardest part about this recipe is waiting for it to cool down enough that it doesn’t burn your mouth.
them more pliable and accepting of breading. Lay them in such a way that they will easily drain. Overnight in the fridge is best. Then, set up your typical three-stage breading assembly line: n In a big bowl, mix flour with paprika, garlic powder, nutmeg, black pepper, thyme and anything else you think will taste good. I lay off the salt, as the eggplant/zucchini have absorbed quite a bit. For a cup of flour, which will coat about two eggplants or similar-sized zucchini, add a teaspoon or so of each spice and see how it tastes. Toss your slices in the seasoned flour until all coated. n The second bowl, which contains the egg wash, doesn’t have to be as large. Beat an egg with a ∑ cup of cream. I also add a large tablespoon of Vegenaise. Beat until smooth. Using tongs, or a dedicated hand, submerge each piece in the egg wash, then hold it up for a moment while the excess drains off. n Then drop it in bowl No. 3, which contains bread crumbs or panko flakes. Flip it around until fully coated, then lay on a cookie sheet. n When the sheet is filled with cutlets
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(don’t let any touch one another), bake at 400. After about 10 minutes, or when you smell browned toast, flip the cutlets. The bottoms cook faster, so if you are waiting for the tops to brown, the bottoms will burn. When slightly brown on both sides, remove the tray from the oven and allow to cool. n Then put the cutlets in the fridge to cool further, so they won’t release moisture when you transfer them to freezer bags. Then do just that. If properly cooled before freezing, they won’t stick together, so it’s very convenient to take out as many as you wish in order to make your meal, and put the rest back in the freezer. All winter long, you will have eggplant parmigiana at your disposal. For me, this dish has morphed from comfort food to healing food. For everyone else, it’s good food. Quick food. Local food. And most importantly, delicious food.
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On its own, a serving of butternut squash is a good source of fiber, plus it’s rich in vitamin A. Skip the brown sugar and deepen the flavor with some warm spices using this recipe from Pioneer Valley Growers Association in Massachusetts. Butternut Squash with Ginger n 1 large butternut squash n 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, freshly minced n ¼ cup apple juice, unsweetened n Nutmeg, freshly ground Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Peel and seed the squash. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Put the squash, ginger root and apple juice into a lightly oiled baking dish. Cover and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Sprinkle with nutmeg just before serving.
FOOD TRENDS Growing popularity of giardiniera It’s standard to see a pickle served with a sandwich. But as the American palate expands, more people are looking to explore different toppings and condiments. One of the most popular is giardiniera. Originally from Italy, giardiniera has been a long-time favorite in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune says, and it is making headway into restaurants across the country, showing up on sandwiches, in pasta and even on pizza. Essentially, giardiniera is a mix of vegetables that most often includes bell peppers, celery, carrots, cauliflower and cucumbers. Hotter varieties include hot peppers and are increasingly popular among the more daring, spice-loving crowd. — Brandpoint
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registrations were updated. As many as 700,000 eligible people in Massachusetts could be added to the voting rolls with AVR, according to a press release from Common Cause Coalition Massachusetts. “It’s a simple change with big impact,” said Wilmot. AVR can integrate previously marginalized individuals into the participatory democracy of election seasons, advocates say. “When campaigns are reaching out to voters, if people are not on the voter rolls, they are invisible to candidates,” said Jonathan Cohn, a member of Progressive Massachusetts. “Their ideas, their concerns, and what they want to see in the future won’t be heard.” The legislation is endorsed by 53 organizations including environmental, civil rights, consumer, community, labor, and good government groups. “Massachusetts is the cradle of liberty, where U.S. democracy started,” said Wilmot. “But we shouldn’t be a museum. We should be constantly innovating.”
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English High men woop it up for the camera on Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Dedham Holiday Inn. The group “English High in the ’70s” held a reunion dinner/dance to help alumni keep in touch with each other. The 200th anniversary of the school will be in 2021.
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Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 100 SUMMER ST., SUITE 1200 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by the Authority in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date. Electronic bids for MBTA Contract No. R32CN04, WELLINGTON YARD REBUILD – EARLY MATERIAL PROCUREMENT – MEDFORD, MA, PROJECT VALUE - $5,506,258.00, can be submitted at www.bidx.com until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) on November 30, 2017. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly. The scope is material procurement for the Wellington Yard Rebuild project. This includes furnishing, fabricating, and delivering running rail, restraining rail, third rail, timber cross ties, turnouts and other special trackwork as specified in the contract specifications, complete with curved and straight closure rails, frogs, plates, fasteners, switch components, ties, cast chairs, cover guard, pre-curved running rail, pre-curved restraining rail, and all other material necessary for installation of the special trackwork. Bidders attention is directed to Appendix 1, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program in the specifications. While there is no DBE goal associated with this contract, the Authority strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in all of its contracting opportunities. Bidders will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, minority and female construction contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin in consideration for an award. Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Luis Manuel Ramirez General Manager of the MBTA November 9, 2017
Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Assessment Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTYFIVE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,875,500.00) In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal. Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION ($10,000,000.00). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1808-C1, FY18-20 TERM MECHANICAL CONTRACT, ALL MASSPORT FACILITIES, BOSTON, BEDFORD, WORCESTER, BRAINTREE, WOBURN, PEABODY, AND FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 13, 2017, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 9:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017. The work includes PROVISION OF LABOR, MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES TO REMOVE, RELOCATE, AND INSTALL MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING COMPONENTS AT ALL MASSPORT PROPERTIES, BOSTON, FRAMINGHAM, BRAINTREE, PEABODY, WOBURN, BEDFORD, AND WORCESTER, ON AN AS NEEDED/ON CALL BASIS. THE DURATION FOR THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE FOR A TWENTY-FOUR (24) MONTH PERIOD
The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Massport) is soliciting Statement of Qualifications for MPA PROJECT NO. A359-C1 FAA NEXTGEN ATC TOWER SPACE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is issued pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149 § 44D½. Firms interested in providing Electrical Sub-Contractor Services for the construction of this project must submit a Statement of Qualifications in response to this RFQ. The Contractor selection for this Project is a two-phase process as set forth in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149 § 44D½. The Project delivery method for construction will be under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149. Massport is pre-qualifying firms interested in providing SubContractor service for the Project through this RFQ prequalification process. The Project includes construction and implementation of work for new building electrical, telecommunications, security, and data systems. A Supplemental Information Package which will provide more details on the scope of the Project as well as the selection process and evaluation criteria shall be available on November 15, 2017 on Massport website http://www. massport.com/massport/business/bids-opportunities/capital-bids/ as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, on CommBuys (www.commbuys. com) in the listings for this Project or by contacting Susan Brace by email at sbrace@massport.com. In addition, a Project Briefing shall be held in the Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM. The briefing is not mandatory, however, interested Bidders are encouraged to attend. Responses shall be addressed to Houssam Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received in the Capital Programs Department no later than 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. All questions relative to your submission shall be directed to CPBidQuestions@ massport.com. In the subject lines of your email, please reference the MPA Project Name and Number. It is strictly prohibited for any proponent to contact anyone else from Massport about this Project from the time of this solicitation until award of the Project to the successful proponent. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY Thomas P. Glynn CEO and Executive Director INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.
DESCRIPTION
WRA-4456
Supply and Delivery of 343,000 11/27/17 Gallons of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Clear to the Deer Island Treatment Plant
11:00 a.m.
WRA-4451
Purchase of Fifteen (15) New Electric Utility Vehicles (per Specifications)
11/29/17
12:00 p.m.
WRA-4452
Landfill Services for Excavated Materials (per Specifications)
11/29/17
12:00 p.m.
WRA-4453
Purchase of One (1) New Chevy 11/29/17 Bolt and One (1) New Chevy Volt (per Specifications)
12:00 p.m.
The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.
WRA-4454
Purchase of One (1) New Transit 11/29/17 Van (per Specifications)
12:00 p.m.
7085G
Liquid Oxygen Storage Yard Canopy
12/14/17
2:00 p.m.
Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.
OP-365
Groundskeeping Services – Metropolitan Boston
12/14/17
2:00 p.m.
OP-367
HVAC Systems Maintenance
12/14/17
2:00 p.m.
Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
SUB-CONTRACTOR ELECTRICAL
PLUMBING
$712,500.00
The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).
MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DATE
TIME
*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com.
22 • Thursday, November 16, 2017 • BAY STATE BANNER
BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL
LEGAL
LEGAL
LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
In the matter of Skyla Aliyah Mecca of Boston, MA
The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A262-S4 THIRD PARTY COMMISSIONING AGENT. The Authority is seeking qualified consulting firm or team, with proven experience to provide professional commissioning services. These services are expected to be provided at any Massport owned or operated aviation and maritime facilities including Boston-Logan Airport, L.G. Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, Conley Terminal, Cruiseport Boston, and South Boston waterfront properties to name a few. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner. The projects may range from small and simple to relatively large and complex.
WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 12, 2017
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Wednesday November 15, 2017 on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/massport/business/bids-opportunities/capital-bids as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@ massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements. In recognition of the unique nature of the project and the services required to support it, the Authority has scheduled a Consultant Briefing to be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday November 28, 2017 at the Capital Programs Department, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128. At this session, an overview of the project will be provided, the services requested by the Authority will be described, and questions will be answered. By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at http://www.massport.com/massport/business/capital-improvements/ important-documents/. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage. This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday December 21, 2017 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 021282909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.
Estate of Lorene Johnson Date of Death: 03/04/2016
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
SUFFOLK Division
NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor
The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 11/23/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Lue Virginia Morrison requesting that Lue Virginia Morrison be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Lue Virginia Muhammad 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 11/30/2017. WITNESS, HON. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 27, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
REAL ESTATE
WAITLIST OPENING NCDF will be accepting applications for the one (1) bedroom waiting list at Casselman House located at 195 Sumner Street in Newton Centre, MA.
2.
Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to:
Applicants must be 62 or older or in need of a fully accessible apartment. Income cannot exceed:
File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.
3.
Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor.
4.
Counsel for Parents: If you are a parent of the minor child who is the subject of this proceeding you have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you want an attorney and cannot afford to pay for one and if you give proof that you are indigent, an attorney will be assigned to you. Your request for an attorney should be made immediately by filling out the Application of Appointment of Counsel form. Submit the application form in person or by mail at the court location where your case is going to be heard.
5.
Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s best interests.
THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice. Date: November 8, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU16P1588 Estate of Frank Leonard Zungolo Date of Death January 8, 2015
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Maria D. Neiman of Laguna Niguel, CA Maria D. Neiman of Laguna Niguel, CA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.
Docket No. SU17C0458CA In the matter of Lue Virginia Morrison of Boston, MA
NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 11/01/2017 by Crystal Gorman of Mattapan, MA will be held 12/12/2017 08:30 AM Motion Located 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114 - 3rd Floor - Probation
Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Sherell Norman of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Bruce Hill is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Sherell Norman of Boston, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU17P2373GD In the interests of Rebekah Gorman of Mattapan, MA Minor
Docket No. SU17P1010GD
In the matter of Bruce Hill Of Mattapan, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
Damaris Sical of Allston MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
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 11/23/2017.
WITNESS, HON. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 19, 2017
Docket No.SU17P1743EA
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Damaris Sical of Allston MA
Skyla Aliyah Valbrun
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 11/30/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE
A petition has been presented by Skyla Aliyah Mecca by mother and next friend Marie Valbrun requesting that Skyla Aliyah Mecca be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows:
WITNESS, HON. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 19, 2017
A Petition for Formal Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Jeneen Rainford of Randolph MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Jeneen Rainford of Randolph MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in an unsupervised administration.
1.
Estate of Christopher A. Vasquez-Sical Date of Death April 22, 2016
To all persons interested in a petition described:
To all interested persons:
MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU17P1439EA
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication
The consultant(s) shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines including but not limited to Commissioning Agent services for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and fire protection, building and systems controls, and building envelopes. The Authority expects to select two (2) consultants. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU17C0403CA
Household size
1 person
2 persons
Income Limit
$36,200
$41,400
(Income limits are subject to change upon HUD release of updated income limits) Rental applications will be available: Monday, November 13, 2017 through Friday, December 1, 2017 at noon Beginning on Monday, November 13, 2017, application packets can be obtained by: • Downloading on the internet at www.ncdfinc.org; • Telephone at 617-244-4035 X28 /TDD 800-439-2370; • In person at the Newton Free Library during usual business hours, 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre; • In person Tuesdays and Thursdays only between the hours of 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Management Office at Casselman House. Your place on the waitlist will be decided by lottery so there is no need to come in person, early, or wait in line. Applications must be received by mail, fax or hand delivery in the Casselman House Management Office by 1:00 p.m. on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017. Eligible applicants will be notified in writing of their control number at least 10 days in advance of the lottery which will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at The John W. Weeks House, 7 Hereward Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459. Applicants do not need to be present. After the Lottery, the waiting list will remain closed until further notice. Newton Community Development Foundation, Inc. does not and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, pregnancy, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, race, national origin, citizenship, religion, color, marital status, veteran’s status, genetic background, familial status, gender identity and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law. Professionally managed by Newton Community Development Foundation, Inc. Financed by MassHousing
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BANNER CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Hingham Affordable Housing 3 Bedroom Detached Condos Price: $224,400
Affordable Homeownership Manor House
509 Woburn Street, 2 Manor Terrace, Lexington, MA 02420
Weathervane @ Chestnut Gardens 137 Beal Street Public Information Meeting 6:30pm, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 Hingham Town Hall Application Deadline December 26, 2017 For Info and Application: Pick Up: Hingham Town Hall, Town Clerks Office or Public Lib. Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: maureen@mcohousingservices.com
MAX INCOME 1—$54,750 2—$62,550 3—$70,350
4—$78,150 5—$84,450 6—$90,700
Assets to $75,000 Units by Lottery 1st Time Homebuyers
Application available online at: www.mcohousingservices.com
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Affordable Rental Housing
Type
Studio
Section 8-PBV from BHA 30% AMI
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
0
3*
3
0
See below*
See below*
See below*
See below*
60% AMI
0
1
7*
2
Gross Rent**
N/A
$1,164
$1,396
$1,613
70% AMI
0
0
4
1
Gross Rent*
N/A
N/A
$1,448
$1,630
UNIT TOTALS
0
4
14
3
*Preference for persons with mobility impairment 1- (1br PBV-BHA unit) 1- (2br 60% AMI unit) *Rents are based upon adjusted gross income. Section 8 available through the Boston Housing Authority (BHA). To apply, households should contact the BHA, 52 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA 02111 ** Gross Rent includes utility allowance with tenant payment for heat, hot water, and electricity.
Use and Occupancy Restrictions Apply Applications may be requested by email at 9williams@winnco.com or picked up during the following dates and times at: 207 Dudley Street Roxbury MA 02119 (Management Office) Reasonable accommodations made Applications available: Monday-Friday 10/16/17 – 10/27/17 & Monday 10/30/17 Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday 10/21/17 Hours: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. AN INFORMATION SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 464 TREMONT STREET BOSTON MA (Castle Square Apartments Community Room) THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2017 6PM-8PM Applications will be available at the information session.
United Housing Management is looking for full time and part time Assistant Property Managers for Co-Op Communities. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
processing maintenance work orders, property inspections, carrying charges collection, waiting list management and preparation of monthly reports. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and the ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing; excellent customer service and organizational skills are required. Previous management experience with Co-ops and working knowledge with One Site and Microsoft Excel are preferred. Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus Transportation is a must.
Submit resumes to Patricia Farr at
1 Person
$43,440
$50,700
2 Persons
$49,680
$57,950
3 Persons
$55,860
$65,200
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4 Persons
$62,040
$72,400
THE BAY STATE BANNER
$78,200
**Voucher Holders not subject to minimum income requirements or rent at payment standard** Contact (617) 445-8338 or TDD: 1-800-439-2370 for Reasonable accommodations regarding the application process or to request an application by mail Translation assistance is available. 2101 Washington Street Rental Housing is an equal housing opportunity Managed by WinnResidential
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The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Dorchester, Massachusetts is seeking an Administrative Assistant.
70%
$84,000
United Housing Management is looking for an enthusiastic assistant property manager in the management of a Section 8 development. Responsibilities include the full range of property management functions, but not limited to recertification, and tenant relations - COS certification and Tax Credit experience are required. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective communication both oral and written with employees and clients alike - bilingual English/ Spanish is a plus. Transportation is a must. Submit resumes to pfarr@uhmgt.com.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
60%
$67,020
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER
Administrative Assistant
HH size
$72,000
HELP WANTED
pfarr@uhmgt.com
SELECTION BY LOTTERY Two units have a preference for persons with mobility impairment. Preference for households of at least one person per bedroom. Maximum Income Limits by Household:
5 Persons
Income Limit 80% Boston AMI and Asset Limits Use and Resale Restrictions Apply
HELP WANTED
For more information or an application to be sent by mail or alternate means, call Madison Park Management Office during the application period of 10/16/17 to 10/30/17. Phone: 617-445-8338 Deadline for completed applications to be in the Lottery is: In person at the Management Office by 4:00pm 11/10/17 or mail postmarked by 11/10/17
6 Persons
Application and Lottery Information: Housing@Sudbury.Ma.US Sudbury Housing Trust, Lottery Agent 278 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 978-287-1092 & 978-639-3387
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9 WILLIAMS STREET RENTAL HOUSING 9 Williams Street, Roxbury, Ma 02119
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The Administrative Assistant responsibilities are as follows: n Monitors the overall operations of the church’s day-today operations. n Work closely with the pastor, trustees, church staff and other ministries to ensure that all facets of the church’s needs and requirements are being adequately addressed. n Will follow established procedures for ensuring that all administrative functions are operating in an efficient and effective manner. n Will work with the Board of Trustees to institute procurement, personnel, payment and contracting policies are followed in order to enable the church to meet all obligations and responsibilities promptly. n The Administrative Assistant is directly responsible to the Pastor. Requirements: n The ability to communicate clearly, courteously and effectively. n The demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing. n Interpersonal and organizational skills. n The ability to effectively manage/coordinate simultaneous projects, and successfully prioritize multiple tasks with good judgment. Please mail your résumé to: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church P.O. Box 155, Dorchester, MA 02121
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Learn more today. Toll-Free: 855-213-0015 (TTY 711) 8 am – 8 pm, 7 days a week FAX: 617-830-0534 CommonwealthCareSCO.org 30 Winter Street, Boston MA 02108 *As long as the doctor is part of the CCA Provider Network
Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA) Senior Care Options Program (HMO SNP) is a Coordinated Care plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/EOHHS Medicaid program. Enrollment in the Plan depends on contract renewal to provide benefits for both programs to enrollees. Enrollment is voluntary. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. For more information, call CCA Member Services at 866-610-2273 (TTY 711), or read the Plan Member Handbook for a complete list. Benefits may change January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium if it is not paid on your behalf. CCA complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, age, mental or physical disability, health status, claims experience, medical history, genetic information, evidence of insurability or geographic location. This Plan is available to people who live in the plan’s service area, are aged 65 or older, and have Medicare and MassHealth Standard or just MassHealth Standard alone. CCA cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina en base a raza, etnia, origen nacional, color, religión, sexo, edad, alguna discapacidad mental o física, estado de salud, experiencia en reclamaciones, historial médico, información genética, evidencia de la idoneidad para ser asegurado o ubicación geográfica. A CCA cumpre as leis de direitos civis federais aplicáveis e não exerce discriminação com base na raça, etnia, nacionalidade, religião, género, identidade de género, sexo, idade, deficiência física ou mental, estado de saúde, experiência com sinistros, historial médico, informação genética, prova de segurabilidade ou localização geográfica. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 866-610-2273 (TTY 711). ATENÇÃO: Se fala português, encontram-se disponíveis serviços linguísticos, grátis. Ligue para 866-610-2273 (TTY 711). H2225_2018_PA0009 (5/2017) Approved
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