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“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

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Veterans Day, 2014

Veterans Day grew out of World War I, first as Armistice Day on anniversaries of November 11, 1918, when that war ended.

November 11 became Veterans Day in America in 1954, took a brief sidestep to the nearest Monday in the 1970s, and then returned to November 11 (no matter what day of the week).

by Rick Winterson

World War I was declared in August, 1914, so this year’s 2014 Veterans Day was observed in the centennial shadow of that bloody conflict. After 17 million deaths and the complete destruction of much of Europe, it was called “The war to end all wars.”

Yeah, right.

Perhaps it was traces of this memory that made the 2014 Veterans Day in South Boston so meaningful. The weather helped, with a perfect Indian Summer day. Need we say more?

The Veterans of Foreign Wars from the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post #

561 always take the lead in observing Veterans Day locally. As usual, their Veterans Day opened with coffee and sinfully sweet baked goods at the Post itself, which were (also as usual) generously provided by South Boston’s Doughboy Donuts (220 Dorchester Avenue, just after the intersection with A Street).

A special shout-out to some of the many, many, supporters of the Fitzy Post during their Veterans Day observances: The High School’s JROTC detachment, which includes a very sharp Color Guard, sported eye-catching new uniforms as they provided the marching contingent.

Young women and men, you were a class act last Tuesday.

Music was provided by Piper Kevin Conroy and Drummer Mike Casper.

The skirl of Kevin’s pipes and the beat of Mike’s drum were the perfect accompaniment for the march to St. Brigid Church, which formed up at 9:30 and stepped off along Fourth Street from the Fitzgerald Post. continued on page 4

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Honoring Jackie O’Brien South Boston Youth Hockey League to recognize him on November 29 for his sponsorships throughout the years.

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

On Saturday evening, November 29, the South Boston Youth Hockey League will be holding a fundraiser at Carson Place.

On this special occasion, a special person, Southie’s own Jackie O’Brien, will be recognized for his generosity, throughout the years, to the league as well as to other local youth sports programs in Southie.

Jackie’s father Edward started the tradition back in the early fifties. Young Jackie was actually on a Little League team that battled the “O’Brien” club in the league finals. After that, the rest is etched in Southie’s sports books, as Jackie sponsored teams throughout the years and continued the tradition his father began.

“I grew up here, knew everyone, and just wanted to do it,”

he said. “I know what I did and I did the right thing. You know how that saying goes, ‘Keep a kid in sports and you keep him out of the courts.’”

If you go to a local youth hockey or baseball game, you will more than likely see a kid wearing a game shirt with the words “Jackie O’Brien and Son” printed on the back of it. But Jackie’s modesty was evident.

He was hesitant to talk at length about his generous contributions, others weren’t. They were filled with praise, admiration, and respect.

“Ever since my South Boston

youth sports playing days,” said South Boston Youth Hockey League president, Tommy McGrath. “No matter what sport, there was always one constant sponsor that stood out, J. O’Brien and Son. To this day, he continues to support the community without hesitation. This will be a great tribute to a great man.”

Former mayor, and Ambassador to the Vatican, Ray Flynn, has known Jackie since their high school varsity football days up at the Heights. Flynn, who will be introducing him at this highlyanticipated event, has nothing

but love for him and his family.

“Jackie never looked for acknowledgement or credit for all the youth sports programs he has supported,” said Flynn. “…

And people he has helped over these many years, but I’m sure happy that the South Boston Youth Hockey League and community is going to pay a special tribute to him on Saturday night, November 29.

“Sometimes we’re not very good in expressing our respect and appreciation to good friends and people we admire,” Flynn added. “…But we’re going to let Jackie O’Brien know how we feel about him that night at Carson Place.

My hope, on behalf of his many friends, is that I’m able to find the right words, to let him and his family, know how much we love and respect them.”

(Writer’s Note: Don’t forget to circle your calendar for Saturday, November 29, and come on over to Carson Place/Boston Teacher’s Union Hall to honor a man who has done so much for this community.)

What do you think about this?

Parents need to step it up and get involved

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

Throughout the decades, the failure of public education to prepare our children has always fallen on the shoulders of educators. One excuse after another, some relevant some myth, from poor facilities to insufficient supplies to ineffective teachers, has been spotted in the public arena. But one quarter that hasn’t

suffered the harsh indignation of public scrutiny is the parents.

It’s politically prudent for elected leaders to blame teachers for all that ails the system, but Heaven forbid that parents are ever taken to task. The reason is a no-brainer. Parents represent a voting block politicians can’t afford to alienate. So it’s easy to blame teachers, but not parents, who actually must share an even greater responsibility in preparing their children for the future. They, after all, serve as

role models just like teachers, and children are at home much longer than they are at school.

Most teachers do their best, and it’s up to parents to follow through, and make sure their children are trying their best in school and doing their homework every night. A recent report from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory based on a “synthesis on parent involvement” during the past decade, found that regardless of family income or back-

ground, students with involved parents are more likely to: “Earn higher grades and test scores and enroll in higherlevel programs. Be promoted, pass their classes and earn credits. Attend school regularly.

Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school: and graduate and go on to postsecondary education.”

Don’t be afraid to get involved.

Your child’s future depends on it.

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Community Services Meeting: November, 2014

by Rick Winterson

The monthly meeting between representatives of South Boston’s civic/neighborhood associations and the Community Services officers at BPD Station C-6 took place on Wednesday, November 6. This meeting serves to coordinate, on a regular basis, matters requiring police attention and inputs from the community, which are usually collected at meetings of South Boston’s civic/ neighborhood associations.

Mention was made of the norovirus outbreak.

Complaints about loud parties are increasing, also.

With the weather worsening, the homeless have begun to gather in various sheltered public areas. One of these is the green space around the Kelly Bridge. Unfortunately, little can be done to clear these areas during the times when these parks and spaces are usu-

ally open. Any of the public can enter them and stay more or less at will. Questions came up of where the people on Long Island (now that the bridge has been condemned) are going to end up, and whether they are adding to the numbers of homeless that are “hanging out” here. BPD Sgt. Tim Gaughan, who is in charge of Station C-6 Community Services, will follow up on this.

A number of break-ins came up during the meeting. These present an ongoing problem – in many cases, no forced entries have been evident.

Presumably, the premises had been left open. Community Services will check up on a break-in that had been phoned in, but did not have a written police report issued.

You’ve heard it before, but if you think something wrong is going on in your neighborhood, even if it’s just a suspicion, call 9-1-1.

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Veterans Day “Taps”, which was to be played later after the Memorial Mass, would feature Tom Florentino, also a Fitzy Post regular.

The march concluded at 10 a.m. at St. Brigid, just before the Mass began. Marchers included numerous veterans, a cross-section of South Boston’s elected officials, and a large group from South Boston Youth Hockey, who wore their colorful shirts and waved flags and posters.

Fr. Joe White was the Memorial Mass’s celebrant.

Fr. Joe thanked all the veterans, both present or elsewhere, and led the congregation in “America the Beautiful”. The Epistle was from Romans; the Responsorial was from the 23rd Psalm – “Though I walk through the Valley of Death …”.

How fitting for Veterans Day. The Gospel from Matthew’s 25th chapter told the story of “What you did for the least of my brethren, you did for Me.” After the Mass, members of the Fitzgerald Post honored their fallen comrades by stepping to the altar with lit candles, which they each blew out as a name was read. Tom Florentino

WWW.SOUTHBOSTONONLINE.COM rendered “Taps” at the end. During the breakfast that followed, speakers included Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, Clerk of Court Michael Donovan, City Council President Bill Linehan, City Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty, and City Councilor-atLarge Michelle Wu. Meanwhile, a contingent of volunteers was planting hundreds of daffodil bulbs around Medal of Honor Park, which will decorate the park with splashes of bright yellow next spring. These dedicated volunteers came from the City Point Neighborhood Association and the Health Center’s Youth Ambassadors.

Their efforts struck several chords of memory. Memorial Day originally was called “Decoration Day”, because it used flowers to memorialize the Civil War’s dead – a custom begun by the ladies of Waterloo, New York, on May 30 in 1866. This use of flowers to commemorate the dead goes back as far as Ancient Greece and their heavenly concept of Elysian Fields.

Yellow has now become the traditional color of remembrance – yellow roses and ribbons around old oak trees. But the remembrance flower for war veterans after World War I was a poppy – the scarlet red poppy.

This came from the publication of John McCrae’s achingly sad poem “In Flanders Fields”. McCrae himself died in World War I. He never knew his hastily written poem was ever published. In fact, he threw it away after writing it for a friend

who had died in an artillery attack.

Another friend of McCrae’s found it and kept the poem until the war was over.

We in South Boston remember.

We especially remember our veterans on each November 11.

Piper Kevin Conroy and Drummer Mike Casper provide the stirring march music for the Fitzgerald Post’s Veterans Day observances.

The South Boston Youth Hockey marching group on their way to St. Brigid Church on Veterans Day.

Jimmy Kelly Blood Drive a Huge Success

Mayor Martin Walsh speaks with Tom Kelly, and his sister Sandra, while stopping by the Jim Kelly Blood Drive in South Boston. (Mayor’s Office Photo by Jeremiah Robinson)

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Elected officials and members of VFW Post 561 march into St. Brigid for the 2014 Veterans Day Mass.

Fr. Joe White proclaims the Gospel during the Memorial Mass for Veterans Day.

Baker Meets Braeden

Massachusetts Governor - elect Charlie Baker greets Braeden O’Doherty, 8 year old grandson of former Boston Mayor and U. S. Ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn at the L Street Tavern in South Boston.

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It was quite a procession from the VFW Post 561 to St. Brigid for the 2014 Memorial Mass on Veteran’s Day.

Members of the Thomas J. Fitzgerald VFW Post # 561 memorialize their fallen members after the Mass at St. Brigid Church.

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Fabulous Items up for Auction at Harvest of Hope

Mayor Martin Walsh & Gail Hobin to be honored.

As auctions go, you would be hard pressed to find one as exciting as the South Boston Community Health Center’s Harbor of Hope Auction & Cocktail

Reception. The annual event to benefit the programs and services of the Health Center will be taking place on Thursday, November 20th at 6:30 PM at the Seaport Hotel in the Plaza Ballroom. Billy Costa of KISS 108 will serve as MC and Auctioneer.

This year, in addition to offering spectacular items, the Health Center is thrilled to be honoring two phenomenal supporters - Mayor Martin Walsh and UMASS Boston’s Gail Hobin.

Mayor Walsh and Gail Hobin have both been long-time advocates of the Health Center’s mission to care for some of South Boston’s most vulnerable. We are honored to publicly thank them for their support.

Started in 1999, the auction is one of South Boston’s best fun-

draising events. Where else can you get a private lunch for 4 with Mayor Walsh at the Parkman House? Or a villa in Tuscany on a wine producing estate for a week?

Or the opportunity for two of you to join Michelle Obama at the First Lady’s Luncheon? Or how about a bib number for the 2015 Boston Marathon? With a dozen live items and 80 silent items, there will be something for everyone including trips, theater experiences, dinners, spa services and unique experiences you won’t find anywhere else.

Your ticket will include lots of great food, music, drinks, and the chance to mix and mingle while checking out fabulous silent auction items and taking part in the exciting bidding wars that always break out over the live items.

The proceeds of the event go

directly to programs and services of the South Boston Community Health Center. Over the past 15 years, the auction has helped us to open a new digital mammography suite and a food pantry where we serve over 400 families a month; provide life saving services to people who are battling addiction; provide translation services for patients who don’t speak English and so much more.

This year’s event is generously underwritten by Eaton Apothecary, Boston Medical Center and BMC HealthNet Plan.

Please join in the fun and help keep the South Boston Community Health Center healthy. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sbchc.org. For more information, call Margaret Lynch at 617-464-7505. Come on down and bid high!

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NDEC Meets at Lincoln

Listed below are local students from Archbishop Williams High School who have made the honor roll for the first term. It would be appreciated if you would publish these names and the honors received in your newspaper as soon as possible.

First Name Last Name Grade Town Honor Principal’s List (all grades of 90 and above) First Honors (all grades of 85 and above) Catherine Woods 9 South Boston First Honors Qtr 1 Shannon Woods 9 South Boston First Honors Qtr 1 Second Honors (all grades of 80 and above) Lauren Woods 9 South Boston Second Honors Qtr 1 Baileigh McCarthy10 South Boston Second Honors Qtr 1

Norovirus Strikes Condon

The Notre Dame Education Center (the NDEC) assembled at Lincoln last Wednesday night for a mini-fundraiser and a social get-together. The event also served as recognition for the formation of a Development Committee and the creation of a “Community Council”. The latter will be a group that is charged with reaching out and determining needs that the NDEC can address, both within the borders of South Boston and citywide.

Shown above are Sr. Joyce Khoury, SND (NDEC’s Director), Mary Engalls, Paul Solano, and Gregory Hastings.

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Last Wednesday evening (November 6), after South Boston Online went to press, the television trucks were still at the Condon Elementary School/Community Center.

There had been an outbreak of what turned out to be norovirus, which sickened a reported 146 students and school staff. The school was disinfected that night, and is now running more or less normally again.

Norovirus is highly contagious.

It is intestinal in nature, meaning that it causes severe discomfort from the stomach on down. It is a durable virus even in the open air, and is transmitted directly from previously infected people, contaminated food, or surfaces where the live virus lands. The virus takes its time in showing its trademark symptoms, so it can be

transmitted by carriers who have not yet become visibly sick thenselves.

It is impossible to pinpoint where the norovirus that infected the Condon students and staff came from. One possibility, as unpleasant as it is to contemplate, is that it spread among children who had been trick-or-treating on Halloween the previous Friday.

The Condon had also been a polling site on Election Day, but it seems unlikely that the infection could have begun so quickly if it had been brought in by a voter.

Whatever the source, the best medicine is preventive: Wash your hands very frequently, using germicidal soap or wipes. And a brief washing will do little good.

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South Boston Open Studios, 2014

By Rick Winterson

Increasingly, the residential areas of South Boston have become the home of thriving gallery spaces and many highly talented artists.

Each of them create in their own genre – all highly original and too numerous to list.

South Boston Online can only

offer you a small cross-section of the recent South Boston Open Studios event that took place over 2014’s first November weekend.

There were actually more than 50 artists exhibiting in four different locations. The usual media were well represented: oil, acrylic, ceramic, and so on; increasingly, works in so-called “mixed media”

“Spanish Umbrellas” by Susan Kwasnick – more brilliant than fall leaves.

are being shown as well.

In a piece of cultural good news, a new gallery has opened – it’s 555 Gallery at 555 East Second Street, across from The Distillery, the creation and brainchild of Susan Nalband. The 555 Gallery’s current exhibition is entitled “Devil’s Promenade”; it depicts America’s Ozark region in pictures of its

people and interpretive pictures of the land, as seen by the eyes (and cameras) of Antone Dolezal and Lara Shipley.

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Poetry: Alive and Well in Southie

by Rick Winterson

South Boston is home to a large number of artists, many of them members in the South Boston Arts Association (the SBAA). That includes literary arts and creative writers, who make up the Writers’ Group within the SBAA. One of the Writers’ Group, Dorothy

Morris, herself a poet, arranged a poetry afternoon in the Branch Library last Saturday A dozen poets read from their own work; excerpts from Edna St. Vincent Millay and World War I poetry were presented by Mary Dorion and Rick Winterson, respectively. The guest of honor was Sam Cornish, who was the

South Boston poet and activist Dave Connolly reads his original works.

first Poet Laureate of the City of Boston after he was appointed by Mayor Menino some years ago.

It was a spirited afternoon.

Most people think of poetry in terms of lyrics to songs or the sentimental verses on greeting cards. Well, those really are poems actually, except that they aren’t very good. The poems read

and presented at Branch Library on Saturday included protests, memorial poems, humorous doggerel, haiku, seasonal verse, and prose/poetry.

The high point of the poetry afternoon was Sam Cornish’s readings from the book of his own poems, which he has entitled “Apron Full of Beans”.

Mary Dorion reprises 20th Century American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

SBYH Update The Squirt A team extended its winning streak to 7 games this past weekend, beating Winthrop 6-3 on Saturday morning in South Boston.

Eddie Smith scored twice, while Dillon Reedy and Devon Dunlap each scored a goal and got an assist. Goals were also scored by John Gilmartin and Patrick Harnan. Aidan Fitzgerald had a solid performance in net.

The Squirt B team was able to garner a point in Sunday’s game vs. the East Coast Wizards. Southie led for most of the game 4-1, but weren’t able to hold the lead. They ended in a 4-4 tie.

Goals were scored by Stella MacLel-

land, this week’s captain; Jerry O’Neil, Sean Feetham and Alex Fucile.

The Mite A’s weren’t able to take home a win this week, despite a great team effort. They lost vs. Wellesley 10-9.

Harry Minucci, this week’s captain, had 2 goals, Gregory Matthews and Nolan Young each had one and Ben Dearden scored the other 5.

Every year, in honor of Veteran’s Day, South Boston Veteran’s march from the Veteran’s Post on East 4th Street to St. Brigid Church. Members of SBYHL wanted to show their appreciation to our Vets and made signs and cheered on our Veteran’s as they marched.

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Money in the Bank Youngster having fun in school and on the playing fields

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

He’s a quiet, polite youngster who’s enjoying life in South Boston. His name is Sean Wilbanks.

Sean, 14, is the son of Sean and Shannon, and the grandson of Francine Wilbanks. He has younger siblings, Branden, Keara, and McKayla. And, the Wilbanks Clan has a dog named Louie.

Sean’s in the ninth grade at Boston College High School.

He’s doing well and plans to continue focusing on his school work and athletic pursuits. His favorite color is blue. He loves pizza and the steaks his mom cooks for him. His favorite pros are Green Bay Packers defensive standout, Clay Matthews, and former Baltimore Raven’s star, Ray Lewis.

In his leisure time, Sean plays pick-up basketball and football tackle games at M Street Park with his friends. He just started working out with his dad, and his friend, Joe Arlowskus. His dad is going to design a fitness program for him, which will include weight lifting, calisthenics, stretching, and sprints.

In the meantime, Sean’s working out four days a week.

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Sean likes to read. He just finished one of the “The Walking Dead” books written by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, and in school, he’s reading the classic, “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespeare.

In the world of sports, Sean has played hockey, basketball, and baseball. He participated in the South Boston Youth Hockey League for over five years but hung up his skates last spring.

“I have a really good shot,” he said. “But I decided I’d take a

break from hockey for now. I want to concentrate on working out and other sports.”

Sean enjoys the fast pace of basketball and has played in the Gate of Heaven CYO hoop program since he was five years old. “It is good exercise,” he said. “It’s demanding and I feel good after a hard run. I like the idea that it keeps me busy during the wintertime.”

Sean’s Gatey house league coach, Mike Donovan, is also glad he’s enthusiastic about hoop “He’s a good kid and is going to really help this team,” said Donovan. “He’s got height, can block shots and rebound. And, he can hit the outside shot. I’m glad he’s on my team.”

Sean’s favorite sport is baseball.

Last summer, his Babe Ruth team made it into the finals but fell short of capturing the league title. Sean plays centerfield, pitches, and is sometimes used at first base.

“It comes natural to me,” he said. “I really like this sport.

It’s a lot of fun.”

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Recently, Ray Flynn, the former mayor of Boston and Providence College star, was at a Gate of Heaven CYO hoop team practice, showing young players the proper technique for shooting the basketball.

“It is fun watching my father help and interact with my son and other players on the team,” said his son, Ed Flynn, who is also a Gate coach. “He takes his time explaining the proper method and the kids love it.”

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Meet Brianna and Alexa Both girls would someday love to be the President of the United States

BY KEVIN DEVLIN

They are both eight years old and in the third grade. They like riding their bicycles in their neighborhoods and have fun with their friends. Their favorite singer is Ariana Grande, an American singer-songwriter, and actress. They love to read and draw. At the Joseph Tierney Learning Center, they love going to art class and having fun with longtime Club staffer, Ann Gordon.

Both plan to go to school every day and study hard. That way their dreams could come true.

Because they would like to be the President of the United

States someday and help everyone in need. They would try to solve the world’s problems by ending wars and saving lives.

These two happy-go-lucky youngsters are Brianna Noel and

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the Condon Elementary School which is located in South Boston. Her favorite subject is reading and the last book she read was Third Grade Angels written by Jerry Spinelli. Her favorite food is pizza and her favorite color is red. She loves playing soccer and basketball in her backyard. “I love shooting baskets,” she said. “…And kicking the soccer ball around.”

Alexa Sequeira is the daughter of Arellus and she has a little brother named Charles. She attends the William E. Russell School which is located in Dorchester. Her favorite color is pink and her favorite food is macaroni and cheese. She keeps busy in her neighborhood. “I like playing with my friends,” she said. “It is fun and we laugh so much.”

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SBCA News Please Join us for Wine and Cheese

Christmas House Tour Meeting & Preview Sale for Labouré Christmas Shoppe Thursday, November 13th

Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Place: Labouré Center

South Boston Catholic Academy’s Student Council helped raise funds and awareness for breast cancer during the month of October. Because it was Breast Cancer Awareness month, the 18 homeroom representatives and four 6th grade officers worked to make and sell over 300 pink ribbons raising almost $400!

The Student Council donated the funds to the Avon Walk for

Breast Cancer - Boston which helps fund research and treatment for breast cancer. South Boston Catholic Academy (www. sbcatholicacademy.org) is currently accepting applications for all classes PreSchool-Grade 6. Please contact; Mrs. Barbara Keohane at (b.keohane@sbcatholicacademy.org) to schedule a tour of the school or phone 617268-2326 for more information.

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Boston’s Official Christmas Tree Arrives November 21 The annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from the people of Nova Scotia will arrive by police escort at Boston Common at approximately 11 a.m. on the morning of Friday, November 21.

This year marks the 43rd anniversary of this traditional gift giving, a way to thank the people of Boston for providing emergency assistance when Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital city, was devastated by a wartime explosion in 1917.

Boston’s official 2014 Christmas tree is a 43-foot white spruce donated by John and Ethel Ann MacPherson of Purlbrook, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia. In addition, Nova Scotia is donating smaller trees to Rosie’s Place and the Pine Street Inn. On November 21, the official 2014 Christmas tree will be escorted by the Boston Police

Department beginning around 10 a.m. from Billerica via Route 3 South to Route 128 North to Interstate 93 South to Sullivan Square to Rutherford Avenue over the Charlestown bridge and will weave through downtown Boston on North Washington, New Chardon, Cambridge, Tremont, Boylston, and Charles

Streets to enter Boston Common at the corner of Beacon and Charles Streets at approximately 11 a.m.

The tree will be installed near the Boston Visitors Center at 139 Tremont Street where it will be met by Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and

Minister of Communications the Honourable Andrew Younger, and local schoolchildren. The tree will be lit at approximately 7:55 p.m. as the City of Boston’s Official Tree Lighting comes to Boston Common on Thursday, December 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The 73rd annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common is sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia, signature sponsors Capital One 360 and Emera Inc., and presenting sponsors Distrigas/GDF SUEZ and Roche Bros. Additional support is provided by WCVB-TV Channel 5, Magic 106.7 FM, the Boston Herald, and the Boston Globe.

For further information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 6354505 or visit us on Facebook.

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Inspections for Rental Units Begin 20,000 Units Slated for First Year’s Rental Inspection Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) Housing Inspectors will begin conducting proactive inspections of all non-exempt rental units throughout the City. In accordance with the Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance, rental units must be inspected once every five years. This year’s selection process will include units with a recent history of code infractions and numerous housing court cases, bank foreclosed properties, and rental units registered with the “Problem Property Task Force, randomly selected from the Rental Registration Program’s database.

“The Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance protects tenants and supports responsible property owners,” said Mayor Walsh.

“My administration is committed to continuously improving our

efforts to educate owners and tenants alike about their rights and responsibilities, and these inspection requirements will protect tenants and promote safe housing.”

The purpose of the Rental Inspection Program is to ensure that rental units are safe, sanitary, and in compliance with the state sanitary code. Utilizing high tech Panasonic Tough-Pads, inspectors will be able to create an “on the spot” digital record of the inspection. Property owners can comply with the Rental Ordinance in several different ways: 1) opt to have their property inspected by an ISD inspector; 2) hire an authorized private inspector; or 3) submit a current-year report from a Boston Housing Authority or Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership inspectors certifying the units are code compliant.

Property owners with a proven track record of maintaining the safety and sanitary conditions of their properties can also apply for the five-year alternative com-

Two Year Anniversary Remembrance

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Missing someone isn’t about how long it has been since you’ve seen them or the amount of time since you’ve talked. It’s about that very moment when you find yourself doing something and wishing they were right there by your side.

Thinking of you today and every day...

With love, Sue, the Lynch and O’Brien families, and countless others.

pliance plan, which will exempt them from the inspection requirement, as long as they maintain a satisfactory record.

“This inspection process will not only enable my staff to identify rental units, but also ensure Boston residents are living in safe and sanitary housing,” said Commissioner “Buddy” Christopher.

Once a unit has passed inspection, ISD will issue a Certificate of Compliance, and the unit will not be subject to an inspection for the next five years. Owner-occupied buildings with six units or less and properties that have qualified for a five-year alternative compliance plan may be exempt from the inspection requirement.

INSPECTION CHECKLIST The State Sanitary Code requirements that an inspector will check during a rental inspection will include the following [for a copy of the State Sanitary Code, please visit our website at www.cityofboston.gov/isd/housing or call us at (617)635-1010] GENERAL ~ Absentee landlords or agent must post their name, address and phone number inside building (No Po Box) ~ All apartments doors and windows must be kept weather tight and secured ~ Safe and adequate electrical fixtures must be provided in common areas to provide sufficient lighting at all times ~ Adequate locks for building main entry doors and rental unit doors required ~ Roof, foundation, walls, ceilings, floors and all other structural elements must be free of defects that exposes occupants to fire, burns, shock and other dangers ~ Electrical, plumbing, heating and gas burning facilities must be properly installed and maintained ~ There must be sufficient hot and cold water (in quantity, pressure and temperature) ~ There must be safe handrails or protective railings on porches and stairways ~ Property must be free of rodent and insect infestation ~ Window screens are required from April 1st to October 30th ~ Free from chronic dampness and mold BATHROOM ~ A toilet, wash basin and shower or tub must be provided free of defects ~ Electrical light fixture must be provided ~ Adequate ventilation ~ Floors and walls must be waterproof KITCHEN ~ Kitchen sink must be sufficient size and capacity for washing dishes ~ Adequate counter space to prepare food must be provided ~ A working stove/oven ~ Proper space for a refrigerator to be stored ~ Electrical light fixtures and 2 wall convenient outlets BEDROOMS ~ 2 wall type outlets or 1 overhead light and 1 outlet ~ Must have translucent or transparent glass that admits light from outdoors ~ Walls/ceilings shall have no significant peeling paint, holes and cracks ~ Floors shall be finished, no cracks, no crevices, no open areas where insects or rodents can harbor HEAT ~ Heating facilities must be operational and well maintained ~ Minimum temperature requirements are 68 degrees F. (7am to 11pm) and 64 degrees F. (11:01pm to 6:59am) from September 15th until June 15th EGRESS ~ 2 independent safe exits from each dwelling unit ~ All exits must be free from obstruction and maintained in safe operable conditions at all times SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ~ Smoke detectors shall be adjacent to each bedroom ~ Carbon monoxide alarms must be located 10 feet of sleeping areas when gas or oil are used in the dwelling ~ A working smoke detector shall be installed in all common areas: these include front/rear hallways and every ceiling landing

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS ADDRESS

CITY

ZIP

PRICE

DATE

JWA Investments LLC

6-8 Davitt St

Dorchester

02125-1048

345000

10/24/14

Bank Of America NA

36 Nahant Ave #4

Dorchester

02122-2310

150125

10/21/14

BUYER 1 (First) BUYER 1 (Last)

BUYER 2 (First) BUYER 2 (Last)

Alaine

Blair

Ranier

Blair

2-A Lorenzo St

Dorchester

02122-3111

580000

10/22/14

Jason T

Wallace

Victoria L

Wallace

84 G St #1

South Boston

02127-2921

525000

10/21/14

Keith

Corbett

180 I St #1

South Boston

02127-4114

325000

10/23/14

Michael

Pajolek

227-229 W 9th St

South Boston

02127-2820

435000

10/21/14

Pearstown Development LLC

97 Farragut Rd

South Boston

02127-1724

1010000

10/20/14

David D

Pelissier

14 Barnard Pl

South Boston

02127-1521

445000

10/20/14

Emily L

Oman

Andrew J

Oman

57 Harbor View St #1

Dorchester

02125-1325

294000

10/21/14

Harris L

Kleinkopf

Lisa A

Kleinkopf

846 E 5th St #1

South Boston

02127-3220

555000

10/23/14

Morgan

Oloughlin

662 E 7th St #2

South Boston

02127-4225

448000

10/24/14

Edward L

Vena

Linda G

Vena

150 DorchesterAve #104

South Boston

02127-1053

569500

10/21/14

Richard J

Margil

Victoria

Margil

106 Boston St #1

Dorchester

02125-1130

321000

10/23/14

Shannon A

Zolper

William B

Zolper

477-479 E 3rd St #2

South Boston

02127-1440

500000

10/20/14

Kristian A

Pearson

Rachel S

Pearson

745 E Broadway #2

South Boston

02127-1528

647000

10/24/14

Shawn M

Mcsheffrey

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