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VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

JOKR Growing Fast in South Boston

Because South Boston is one of the most thriving neighborhoods in Boston, JOKR decided it was the perfect fit for its instant grocery delivery business.

And it is. “Thanks to South Boston, after one month, Boston became t he fa stest-growing ma rket of all the cities where JOKR

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operates globally,” said Tyler Trerotola, JOK R’s US CEO. “The results have been amazing, proving that betting for South Boston as the first store in Boston was the right decision.” JOKR, located at 301 W. Broadway, opened in November. Trerotol a s a id S out h Boston’s growing population of you n g f a m i l ie s a nd professiona ls appreciates what JOK R has to of fer. “The access to grocer y shopping in South Boston was limited, with not many options available, and at higher price points than what we offer,” said Trerotola. “We believed that JOKR could be the go-to option for customers looking for an improved assortment of products, at cheaper prices, and with the convenience of a delivery as fast as 10 minutes.”

The South Boston Mayoral Campaign is off to a Great Start. Candidates Pat Dillon and Romina Bendo are running for the 2022 Mayor of South Boston and held a fundraisder on Wednesday Evening. Combined they raised $4,554. Romina Bendo has raised $3,088 and Pat Dillon has raised $1,466. Congratulations so far to both of them.” Story and Photos on Page 3

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SouthieSZN The South Boston Chamber of Commerce and the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation are pleased to announce SouthieSZN (hint SZN = Season), a March promotion to encourage shopping, dining, and pampering to support local South Boston businesses. Many businesses will be promoting special items or discounts related to St. Patrick’s Day on Thursdays, March 3, March 10, and March 17 starting at 5 p.m. each day. This year’s SouthieSNZ promotion will also include a raffle for a St. Patrick’s Day basket filled with gift cards from participating South Boston businesses with a total value of $340.

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A “Time” for Janine Please join us at a Friendship Party for Janine Murray Bain, a born-and-brought-up South Boston lady, on Sunday, March 6, from 1 to 6 p.m., at the Moose Club, 175 Howard Street, in Braintree. For decades, Janine has filled volunteer and professional roles at the Gavin, also for Julie’s, and in countless recovery situations as well. Now, she needs help herself because she has Berger’s disease, and she’s seeking a donated kidney. But the main reason for getting together on March 6 is your friendship for Janine – call

this event a “friendraiser” if you’d like. Win sports tickets, original art, and a toybox made by Patrick Paydos. But most of all, come for two priceless South Boston reasons – Fun and Friendship with Janine!

It’s easy to enter: Shop at any participating business and spend $17 or more on Thursdays, March 3,10, and 17 and you will be eligible to enter into the raffle while supporting your local businesses! To increase your chances of winning, you can enter multiple times, as long as you spend $17 or more at any of the participating businesses. The Grand Prize drawing will be held on Friday, March 18. Visit https://www.southbostonchamber.org/southieszn for a list of participating businesses and any additional hours. Participating businesses will have a green shamrock poster in their windows.

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LOVE – LOYALTY – FRIENDSHIP Please join us at a Friendship Party in honor of

JANINE MURRAY BAIN Sunday, March 6, 2022, 1-6pm Moose Club 175 Howard Street Braintree, Massachusetts Raffles and great prizes Let’s rally and show Janine how much we love and support her For more information please contact Committee Members: Jacqui Bumpus – 857-318-1987 Judy Dollosa – 617-997-5983 Jayne Costello, 857-204-5565 Danielle Lydon – 617-455-5585 Rachel Devito – 617-699-6360 Janice Maloof-Avallon – 781-901-5876 Patrick Paydos – 857-383-1835

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South Boston Mayoral Campaign off to a Great Start by Rick Winterson

ast night at Loco on West Broadway, Jay Fallon hosted an evening of fundraising for the two Mayoral candidates – Pat Dillon and Romina Bendo. Jay, who is doing an excellent job of raising funds for the 2022 St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade, insisted that last night should be known as a “Primary” in the race to elect the 2022 Mayor of South Boston. Both Romina and Pat appear to be excellent, supercharged candidates, either of whom would make wonderful Mayors this year. They willingly worked together yesterday evening and had obviously become “frienemies”. This Mayoral party was actually the first official event of this year’s South Boston Parade Season. Yes, of course the SBCA’s “Unsung Heroes” Kickoff Breakfast

takes place Saturday morning. And Sully’s will open on Saturday. But it was good (!) to attend the Mayoral “Primary”, and then begin to anticipate our first Parade in two years. Last night’s enthusiasm really started the Season going. Over a hundred people stopped by the “Primary”. Rep. David Biele visited so he could salute and encourage both Mayoral candidates. Raff les, tickets, and drawings were featured at the fundraising festivities – one drawing earned a guest $350. A pleasant surprise was the visit by Christina Andrade, the last Mayor of South Boston, along with her husband Adam. They are expecting a little girl early in April; they won one of the raffles last night. At the end of the “Primary” evening, Pat Dillon thanked the crowd at Loco for their support, and spoke about how he remembered the Parade from

she decided to raise her two children here (Brandy and Winston). Last night’s 2022 “Primary” for Mayor of South Boston started the Parade Season with a bang!

his early childhood. He closed his remarks with a cheer, “2022, we’re here!” Romina Bendo then remarked, “I love South Boston!”, and afterward, said she was so glad

Rep. David Biele encourages Mayoral candidate Romina Bendo.

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JOKR

JOK R of fers a variet y of items, from fresh, locally sourced fruits and vegetables to everyday household items. JOKR curates its selections based on the communities in which it operates, Trerotola said. For example, if JOKR notices more app sessions in the morning hours, the company might add more traditional breakfast items in that neighborhood. Customers place orders on the mobile app for delivery via e-bikes or in-store pickup. “We use e-bikes as they are not only more convenient than using a vehicle but also reduce traffic and reduce JOK R’s carbon footprint,” Trerotola sa id. JOKR workers are all local full-time W-2 employees who get paid fair wages and benefits. “The JOK R communit y lives and works in the same nei g hb orho o d s we s er ve ,

and as such the safety of our riders, our neighbors, and our customers is of paramount importance,” Trerotola said. “O u r c u s tomer s love the convenience we of fer, how friendly our riders are, and how we are decreasing t ra f f ic by u sing elec t ric bikes, which are also much friendlier for the environment.” Trerotola continued: “We hope that our commitment to sustainability will inspire and lead every step of our decision-ma k ing a nd goa lsetting, so that together we can achieve the positive impact we want to see in the world.” JOKR is always testing and learning, ensuring it is serving the needs of its communities. “Through our interactions with the Southie community and our neighbors, we are excited to be making some additional c h a nge s,” Trerotol a s a id . In the next few months, those changes include implementing the option of paying with food stamps, to improve access for neighbors who don’t necessarily have a credit card to pay in the app, and creating a much more inviting front of house for people to come into the store and get their groceries in a seamless pick-up experience. Creating JOK R wa s a natural progression, Trerotola said. It was built by a team that has significant experience and

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passion in building consumer businesses and is intrigued by the idea of making customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable. “We identified a need for JOKR as consumers were seeing a gap in what they wanted vs. what they were being offered,” Trerotola said. “JOKR bridges the gap between data science a nd procurement, of fering customers personalized offerings based on their previous shopping behaviors. By tapping into local producers and brands, we can predict what customers need and when they will need it.” JOK R currently partners wit h loc a l producers a nd stores to provide access to unique offerings. In South Boston, OTTO Pizza and J.P. Licks are examples of how JOK R strives to meet the persona lized needs of each community in which it operates by bringing in local favorites. JOK R also s upp or t s smaller local suppliers that are mission-driven and have amazing products. Bisousweet, Kayak, and Mom’s Munchies are three local woman-owned companies that JOKR recently partnered with to increase the assortment of baked goods. The South Boston store allows JOKR to serve the full Southie and Seaport community, so the company doesn’t need another store in this area, Trerotola said. JOK R will

grow in the current location by having t he fol low ing: A n expanded assortment of products that will get better with time as JOKR uses sales data to grow in categories that customers appreciate the most. A bi g g e r team to continue serving the growing customer base and orders. Sit e a nd op er at ion a l i mprovement s t h at a l low t he c omp a ny to b e t ter ser ve its Southie customers. JOKR is focused on creating more personalized, more relevant, more local, and more sustainable shopping opportunities for the communities it ser ves. “South Boston is one of the most traditional areas in the city, and we felt there was an opportunity to connect with new customers that are not necessarily used to buying online but could benefit from a pick-up experience at the stores,” Trerotola said.

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Shamrock Showdown St. Patrick’s Day Kick-Off It was so much fun last year we are doing it again. On Thursday March 17, 2022, we are once again hosting a virtual St. Patrick’s Day Kick-Off. We’ll have our usual Irish music, Irish Step Dancers and SPECIAL GUESTS. What better way to start your St. Patrick’s Day? So, save the date. March 17, 2022. Start time is 9:30 a.m. Grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and join us as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2022. If you would like to make a donation please make it payable to CTE Nick Collins and mail it to:

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We look forward to seeing you on March 17 at 9:30 a.m.

Join the Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Foundation on Sunday, March 13th, at the Murphy Rink from 1:00 - 3:00, for a Shamrock Showdown hockey game where Boston Fire and friends of Tim Cook will take the ice. This is a free event to support the fight in raising awareness for those who suffer with the invisible wounds of PTSD.

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Fourth Meeting – Dorchester Bay City Project areas/green space, and resiliency (especially related to weather and shorelines). It was shorter than the three previous meetings, but it focused on the fact that about half of the DBC site will be “open” in one way or another. It’s worth remembering that the three prior DBC se s sion s were ent it le d :

The entrance to a new massive project called “Dorchester Bay City”.

by Rick Winterson

he fourth and final ZOOM meeting by Accordia Partners LLC concerning the massive Dorchester Bay City (the “DBC”) Project took place Thursday evening, February 17. The topics in this fourth meeting concerned “Urban Design, Open Space, and Sustainability”. Specific issues included access by all methods, environmental considerations, open

1.- “Transportation and Infrastructure”. 2.- “Housing, Economic Development”. 3.- “Public Realm Improvements and Place-Making”. In addition, it’s useful to recall that Dorchester Bay City will occupy 36 acres on Harbor Point that had once been occupied by the Bayside Expo Center and is still partly occupied by the Boston Teachers Union (the BTU). The larger portion of this site stretches from the Mothers Rest cupola along the scenic and much-used bayside called “Dorchester Shores”; it is bordered on the southeast by the Harbor Point Housing Development. Most of this

part of DBC site’s area is covered by gravel and asphalt paving left behind when the Expo Center was demolished. The second, somewhat smaller portion of the DBC site lies within the triangle formed by the intersection of Morrissey Boulevard and Mt. Vernon Street. The key topics of the February 17 ZOOM meeting are listed below: Roadways within the DBC project site will be separated into three categories. The first category will consist of a few very wide multi-purpose, multi-level roads; the second and third categories will be for onsite residential and business access. Walking and biking paths will extend everywhere. Especially notable was the proposed Boardwalk, a “center spine” that will link public ways on the western edge of DBC to the Shores on the east. The buildings and support structures will be designed so as to be carbon-free (no fossil fuels). They’ll also be designed to “LEED Gold” specifications (“LEED” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Structural materials will

all be recyclable and renewable. Protection from f looding due to more severe storms and sea level rise was described. Overall, with significant open green and wider roads and walkways, about one-half of the entire 36-acre DBC site will be out-of-doors and open to public access. Accordia’s presentation totaled 45 minutes; it seemed quite thorough. Many pertinent issues were brought up during the Q-and-A period at the end of this session. For example, Chris Mancini from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay asked for more information about seasonal, twelve-month usage of the beaches, use of the site for educational programs, and daily access to everyone (“inclusivity”). Other questions dealt with programmed maintenance, all-electric utilities, and the huge challenge presented by the added traffic as the DBC Project is developed and built. Even though it wasn’t part of this particular ZOOM session, many comments came up concerning that critical Boston issue of housing “affordability”.

Thirty-six acres of gravel and asphalt will soon become Dorchester Bay City.

The Boston Teachers Union will become part of Dorchester Bay City.

Southie skyline from Dorchester Bay City’s site – the Monument, the High School, the high rise, Gatey, and Edison.

Dorchester Bay City’s site, viewed from Mother’s Rest/Dorchester Shores.

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Senator Collins to Chair New Committee

Senator Collins Massachusetts Senate Democrats finalize Committee Assignments

enator Nick Collins has been appointed as Chair of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets. The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures,

and State Assets is tasked with considering and reviewing all proposed bills concerning the C ommonwea lt h ’s la nd s a nd buildings, as well as legislation that provides for the giving, loa ning, or pledging of the C o m m o n w e a l t h ’s cred it. “I a m honored to be appointed by Senate President Spilk a to this tremendously important Chairmanship role,” Said Senator Collins, “I am looking forward to ensuring our State resources are leveraged appropriately a nd w it h t he be st va lue for t a x payers.” These changes to committee assignments will go into effect i m me d iately, w it h S en ator Collins set to Chair the next Committee hearing. For more information on the Committee, ple a se c ont ac t t he of f ic e.

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Robert Shure and South Boston’s Memorials

Robert Shure by Rick Winterson

obert Shure is a sculptor. He is currently engaged in renewing and recreating the USS Kearsarge Memorial, which will be reinstalled and then rededicated at South Boston’s Marine Park late in the spring or early this summer. This is a project funded by Boston’s CPA, our Community Preservation Act, and organized by the SBAW VC – the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, commanded by Dave Falvey. South Boston Online brief ly reported on this in our last issue – February 17, page 5. We said Robert is a sculptor. Originally from Brooklyn, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude in sculpture from New York City’s Institute of Technology; he was awarded their “Gold Medal in Sculpture”. He then went on to study in Boston at the Museum of Fine

Arts and Tufts University. Robert received his MFA degree, also cum laude, in sculpture in 1973. His original sculptures have since been exhibited at the DeCordova Museum and South Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Since graduating more than 40 years ago, Robert’s professional experience has truly been extensive; his many public works of art are highly regarded. He first went to work in Boston’s traditional Tavern Road Studio founded by Arcangelo Cascieri and Adio di Biccari, both of whom had international reputations in public art. He also worked with Lino Guist, who had bought into the local Caproni Company. In the 1990s, Robert combined these enterprises into a single company in Woburn he now calls Skylight Studios, Inc. It’s one of the largest and most active studios of its kind in the country. Robert is its President and Sculptor; he still takes an active, hands-on part in all of Skylight Studios’ projects. In recent years, Robert has participated in a half-dozen local projects specifically located here in South Boston. He sculpted the working model for our Korean War Memoria l overlook ing Dorchester Bay, and he created the Memorial to Firefighter Bob Green on Castle Island. Robert advised on the cannon installation in Fort Independence; designed, managed, and built South Boston’s

South Boston’s World War II Memorial by Robert Shure.

The restored USS Kearsarge’s anchor, chain and all. World War II Memorial; and will be completing Marine Park’s new USS Kearsarge Memorial with its trademark anchor over the next few months. And if you’ve been Downtown lately, you might have noticed that the Memorial on Boston Common across from the State House has been completely restored. That’s the striking relief by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a Memorial depicting Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Civil War Regiment he led. Its restoration was just one of Robert’s many recent Skylight Studios projects. When the date has been fixed, you are encouraged to attend the rededication of the

USS Kearsarge Memorial, the latest project by Robert Shure and Skylight Studios in South Boston. Read the Memorial’s plaques; you’ll see that the name “USS Kearsarge” goes back to the Civil War. The anchor itself, which comes from the second “USS Kearsarge”, weighs a ton – 2,000 pounds – and was forged in 1900 by Baldt Anchor Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania. It’ll be rigged into place by Shaughnessy Crane. The Memorial will then be rededicated to actions of the U.S. Navy in the Spanish-American War and in World War I, as well as to all U.S. Navy veterans who have ever served in combat.

An inside view of Robert Shure’s Skylight Studios.

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Current FPAC Exhibit by Rick Winterson

he F PAC (t he For t Point A r ts Communit y) has recently been exhibiting works, 17 of them, by three artists – Kim Carlino, Michele Lauriat, and Jane Sherill – in their lower f loor FPAC Gallery at 300 Summer Street. All three of these artists work in the abstract – semi-abstract in the five works by Lauriat – but their different approaches, as well as their varied materials, present visual challenges. They depict our universe, each in her own skilled way, leading viewers into taking a new look at how we ourselves view things. Carlino’s four works entitled “Territorial Expansions” blend geometric and amorphous forms with brilliant colors and carefully drawn lines that are used to shape her amorphous forms (see the photo). It’s intriguing to visually explore the balances she creates, and how her lines and vivid colors are confined to individual types of forms. She calls this “interconnectedness”. Her base material, “yupo”, is actually poly propylene, a poly mer that has been transformed into a paper-like substance.

Untitled from “Fells Wood” series, by Michele Lauriat (mixed media on paper).

“Not so Fast”, by Jane Sherrill (pen-and-ink on layers of Duralar).

“Territorial Expansions XXII”, by Kim Carlino (acrylic and gouache on yupo).

The five large paintings by Lauriat are actually intimate landscapes. Four of these five were from a series she calls “Fells Woods” (local?). These draw the eye into the center middle of her large, dense paintings, which use mixed media with the bright-but-opaque colors of fall. She mentions learning to paint in small strokes, which is really a form of “pointilliste” execution. That technique is what leads to the feeling that your eye is being physically d raw n into her color f u l, seemingly complex paintings. The eight works by Sherrill are pen-and-ink drawings on a material called Duralar, a

thin, translucent, paper-like plastic sheet, which accepts the inks being used. These individually drawn sheets can be piled up to create a work that is “multiple” in nature. If these works are drawn indoors, the “piling-up” can become a kind of personal history about things past. Sherrill is perhaps best known for her seascapes; these

small drawings show another one of her artistic insights. This was an intriguing small exhibit, as are most of the events in the FPAC Gallery. It must be stated, however, that the curating was lacking. Failure to label the exhibit’s titles or artists made it difficult to keep them straight at first. Nor were there adequate hand-out materials for reference.

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17), in our article entitled “Heart Warming at Boston Seaport” on Page 11, we mistakenly listed the Heart Warming closing date as March 3. That was our mistake – the date should have read “April 3”. We apologize for this error, and we encourage you to visit Boston Seaport’s Heart Warming exhibit.

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n T h u r s d a y, Februa r y 17, 2022, the students and teachers at South Boston Catholic Academy had a great day Celebrating our 100 Day of School, especially the students in K 2, 1st, and 2 nd Grades, as you can see from the photos! “1A had an exciting 100th day of school. We came to school wearing a hat or shirt decorated with 100 items. Wow, what creative ideas ever yone had! We pulled together our daily activities such as; tallying 100 days of school, putting 100 days of weather on bar graphs, grouping our tens and ones f inally into a group of 100,

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Happy 100 Days of School! making different combinations of 100 cents, as well as some writing activities. What a fun day of learning!” “The children in 1B class did a 100th Day project using M&M’s. They used hundreds of M&Ms. But they couldn’t eat them!! They had to sort the M&Ms by color and then count them using tally marks. Some people counted by fives and some people counted by tens. They had to check to make sure everyone agreed with the sums so they could answer questions. When the project was done, those M&M’s were thrown away. Subsequently, each child got a small bag of M&M’s to take home!!” “The students in 1C also

had a fun, exciting, and creative day of learning and celebrating their 100 th day of school. They put a ton of thought and effort

into designing their hats/shirts, just as all the other students did on their class projects! Happy 100 t h Day Ever yone!

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Update to COVID-19 Policies

ayor Michelle Wu and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu announced that the City’s B Together policy, which requires patrons and staff of certain indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19, will be lifted effective immediately. Today’s public health data shows Boston has a 4.0% community positivity rate; 90.7% occupancy rate of adult ICU beds, and 7-day average of adult COVID-19 hospitalizations at 195.9 per day, falling below all three previously announced thresholds. “The public health data shows that we’re ready to take this step in our recovery,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “This news highlights how much progress we’ve made in our fight against COVID-19 thanks to vaccines & boosters—which have always been our most effective weapon against the pandemic. It’s a win for every Bostonian who’s done their part to keep our communities safe, and we have to keep going. I want to thank all

of our small businesses who have been working to keep our communities healthy through challenging times.” “I’m encouraged by our COVID19 data and optimistic about where our city is headed. The City’s COVID19 response has been guided by science throughout the pandemic, and we will continue to make datadriven decisions in our mitigation and response strategies in order to keep everyone safe,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “The Boston Public Health Commission remains focused on ensuring equitable access to vaccination and supporting communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.” “Thanks to the discipline and hard work of Boston residents and public health professionals, as well as careful planning and strong leadership from Mayor Wu and City officials, we have come together as a city to

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significantly increase vaccination and testing for residents,” said City Council President Ed Flynn. “Let’s continue working together.” The requirement to wear masks in public indoor spaces remains in place. In the coming days, the Boston Public Health Commission will be reviewing the masking order in consultation with the Board of Health.

Since early in the pandemic, the Boston Public Health Commission has continuously tracked health metrics to guide the city’s response. The City of Boston and the Boston Public Health Commission continue to support easily accessible, free walk-in vaccination clinics across the city, including at many community centers, schools, and community health centers

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Project Description: Join us for the release of the Draft South Boston Seaport Strategic Transit Plan at a Virtual Public Meeting, Thursday, March 3, at 6 pm. We began this discussion in spring 2019 with the goal of improving the operations, capacity, and connectivity of the transit network serving the South Boston Seaport. Over this time we have released short, mid, and long-term strategies on the project website at bit.ly/SeaportTransit. At the Virtual Public Meeting you can review the recommendations of the draft Plan, which are centered around the strategies, as well as ask questions and provide feedback. Whether you are an employer, resident, transit rider, pedestrian or bicyclist – or several of these at once – you can help frame a new future for travel in the South Boston Seaport by participating in this Plan. Visit the website to watch five videos that summarize the Project Context, Past Public Meetings, Ongoing Work in the South Boston Seaport, and the Short, Mid and LongTerm Evaluations. mail to:

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Urban Forest Plan Virtual Open House March 14

esidents interested in the future of trees in Boston are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for a virtual conversation about the progress of the Urban Forest Plan on Monday, March 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. To join the discussion, follow the event link at boston.gov/urban-forest-plan. Boston’s f irst ever Urban Forest Plan will help prioritize, preser ve, and grow the tree canopy throughout Boston for decades to come. In Boston, all residents depend on the many benefits provided by the trees in our urban forest. The issues being addressed include polic y, f u nd ing , work force development, design, climate resilience, and more. The goal is to create a strategic plan based on science and defined by the needs and desires of the community to ensure t hat t he urba n forest will be better managed both today and in the future. This project is a part of Healthy Places, a collaboration

bet ween the Heat Resilience Study, Urban Forest Plan, and Open Space and Recreation Plan. Healthy Places looks at cooling the city, expanding the urban forest, and improving the park system. For more information on any of these projects, please visit boston.gov/healthy-places. Interpretation and translation services are available for the March 14 Open House at no cost. Please contact program manager Maggie Owens if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation ser vices, translated materials, or disability accommodations by emailing maggie.owens@ boston.gov or calling (617) 9613025 by February 28, 2022. To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks, ca ll (617) 635- 4505, visit Boston.gov/ Parks, join our email list at bit.ly/Get-Pa rk s-Ema ils, a nd follow our social channels @ bostonpark sdept on Twitter, Fac ebook, a nd In st a g ra m.

THURSDAY FEBRURY 24, 2022

CITATION ON PETITION CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

SU22P0215EA

Suffolk Probate and Family Court

Estate of:

24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114

Susan Jay Bailey

(617)788-8300

Date of Death: 11/05/2021

A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Jeanne Marie Mancuso

Randolph

requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

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 04/06/2022.

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. 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 the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date:

February 22, 2022 Felix D Arroyo, Register of Probate

PUBLISH ONLY THE CITATION ABOVE Anthony Hudson Gemma, Esq. Gemma Law Office, P.C. 35 Braintree Hill Park Suite 103 Braintree, MA 02184

MPC 560 (8/17/21)

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