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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2021

VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

Fairway’s ‘Fairgiving’ Benefits St. Monica’s

By Ginger DeShaney

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appy Fairgiving!

Or rather, Happy Thanksgiving, thanks in part to Fairway Independent Mortgage.

Fair way has donation boxes in nine South Boston businesses to collect food for St.

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Monica’s Thanksgiving meals.

But Fairway isn’t just collecting the regular items. “[St. Monica’s] suggested some fun desserts: cake mixes and frosting and brownie mixes in addition to instant potatoes, cornbread, and cookie mixes,” said Colleen Howard, Fairway’s new marketing and business development coordinator.

“Everyone always thinks of the typical stuff, like stuffing and canned veggies, but in addition they will be making a bunch of desserts to keep it fun.”

Fairgiving is a new initiative Colleen started this year to help St. Monica’s in its mission to feed 400 local families for Thanksgiving.

“St. Monica’s does so much for the community, is located here in Southie, and they have the food pantry, so we thought it would be a perfect fit.”

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Bob Monahan with friends, clients, and colleagues at Julie’s Open House.

by Rick Winterson

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ob Monahan is a born a nd brought up South Bostonian, who is concluding his 47th consecutive year of community service.

He’s a family man, the oldest of five brothers – Bob himself, Kevin,

Sean, Danny, and Terry. He recalls growing up, going to summer camps in his pre-teens, and coaching some of South Boston’s many sports teams; he was inf luenced by residents who themselves demonstrated strong community spirit. Bob earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Har vard in Psycholog y and Continued on Page 5

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Progress at Mass/Cass Msgr.Thomas J McDonnell and Frank Kelley Thanksgiving Day Dinner Deliveries

We will not be able to gather at the hall to ejnoy a meal together.

Please call 617-586-5824 if you would like a meal delivered to your home.

Meals will be delivered on November 25th between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

(Safety protocols in place).

Donations (checks) can be made payable to: South Boston Seaport Collaborative (Memo: Holiday Dinner).

Please mail or deliver checks to: Deja Brew 704 East Broadway South Boston, MA 02127

Hosted by: The South Boston Catholic Parishes and the Msgr. Thomas J McDonnell and Frank Kelley Holiday Dinner Committee

by Rick Winterson The City and Commonwealth are putting up homeless shelters for the winter at 15 empty acres around the Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain

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uch progress has been made in resolving the situation that began a year and a half ago at the actual intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard – commonly called “Mass and Cass” or simply “Mass/ Cass”. A walking tour shortly after sunrise this morning confirmed that the huge “Tent City” that had once stretched for blocks along Southampton Street has been totally removed. Topeka Street is also empty; only the trash left over by the encampments is still there. But the Mass/ Cass resolution is not yet complete – part of the Tent City remains on Atkinson.

This problem arose in the summer of 2020, when homeless wanderers were allowed to squat in an area at the actual Mass/Cass intersection. This area rapidly became overcrowded and was a center for substance abusers and their suppliers.

Perhaps more than two-thirds

of the tent dwellers that squatted there during the summer have now been placed in real shelters or treatment centers – just in time, as November gets colder and colder. But a part of the Mass/Cass tent city still remains on Atkinson Street between its intersection with Southampton and the so-called City of Boston Engagement Center (The Center’s slogan: “Building a Better Boston” – yeah, sure!).

We understand that the Mass/ Cass problem has been dealt with as constructively as possible so far. Reports state that each individual there was offered shelter and medical treatment (including substance abuse counseling) as needed. It’s likely that many Mass/ Cass dwellers have left there and are out on their own somewhere else. At least that’s what many of them told us when we inquired last month.

However, as just one example of the positive responses, the City and the Commonwealth are now putting up homeless shelters for the winter at 15 empty acres around the Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain. It looks to us as if Mass/Cass will be completely empty very soon, and most of its residents will be sheltered and receiving treatment.

No more tent city along Southampton, towards Mass/ Cass itself.

Tent City still clutters the east side of Atkinson.

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Fairgiving

Fa i r w ay has c a l le d 380 W. Broadway home for about seven yea rs.

Look for the Fairgiving collection boxes at the following local businesses:

Roza Lyons The Playwright Deirfiur Home Love Child Neatly Nested Luxe Leisure Bohdii Boutique Devine Bringing Up Baby

“All of the neighboring businesses that I reached out to were so willing to help and take part,” Colleen said. “There is something special about the sense of community here in Southie.”

Items should be dropped off at the participating Southie businesses by Nov. 22. “I’d love to fill the boxes in each location. I think that would go a long way in getting [St. Monica’s] to their goal.”

The Fairway employees will pick up the boxes and drop them off at St. Monica’s along with a monetary donation from Fairway for turkeys and perishable goods.

Giving back is a big part of what Fairway does and being committed to serve is part of its set of core values. In fact, Fairway has its own national nonprofit, the American Warrior Initiative (AWI), which educates, inspires, and gives back to military families and veterans.

“It’s an amazing cause. I was completely blown away by it,” Colleen said. “It inspired me to do something that directly helps our neighbors in

Cranes Everywhere There seems to be cranes everywhere in South Boston these days.

Certainly, they’re expected all over the Seaport District, but cranes occasionally show up here on East Broadway as well – for emplacing a new roof, as it turns out. And the chillier, windier November weather doesn’t interfere with their continued usage, either.

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Craig Barber, Senior Mortgage Advisor and Branch Manager at Fairway, City Councilor Ed Flynn, and Colleen Howard, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator at Fairway, at an American Warrior Initiative event at Roza Lyons.

South Boston, seeing that West Broadway is where we call home.”

So she created Fairgiving, in keeping with Fairway’s core values.

Getting involved in the

community is really important for the company. “There’s a large emphasis placed on being kind, giving back, and taking care of people.”

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Bob Monahan Social Relations; he said, “I really wanted to know what I wanted to do.” The answer to that lay in giving back to the community, including his family. “I knew this in my soul”, he stated.

A brief summary d e m on s t r a t e s what Bob meant by “giving back to his community”. Beginning in the 1970s, Bob spent several years at the Tynan Community Center as its Program Director, and was its Coordinator in the early 1980s. After that, he became the Director of the local South Boston Boys Club (now our Boys & Girls club). He went to the Club’s downtown office as Director of Operations for the Clubs in Chelsea, Roxbury, Charlestown, and here.

In 1989, Bob became Director of St rateg ic Pa r t nersh ips.

In 2000, Bob began serving on the Advisory Committee of “A Home for Julie’s”. At a Julie’s benefit, then Mayor Menino dramatically announced, “I’ve found a home for Julie’s”.

Menino was referring to the White building on Dorchester Street that had once been the Community Health Center’s he a dqu a r ter s a nd c l i n ic .

Converting this into a family center offering education and supportive services for Julie’s required major funding and fundraising – well over $2 million in total. The renovation was completed in September, 2004; Bob transitioned into Julie’s Family Learning Program a s its Executive Director.

The next 17 years formed the major chapter in Bob’s professional community life.

We asked Bob for an example or two of community efforts he took special pride in. He responded that behavior at the Annual St. Patrick’s Parade got out of control in the 2002 Parade – the one after 9-11, when police and firefighter heroes from other parts of the U.S. were invited

A sunny, quiet moment outside Julie’s for Bob Monahan. to march. Bob served on an ad hoc committee named SoBAD (South Boston Against Drinking and Drugs) that eventually got the Parade back to being mostly a family event. Many of the prior Parade participants were cordially “dis-invited ”.

He also mentioned taking part in “Youth Connects”, a community policing pilot program that worked toward solving young peoples’ problems with social remedies instead of enforcement.

Inevitably, our inter view turned to Bob’s plans for the future. He’s still cheerfully vigorous; he wants to continue working and contributing to our community. But first, he’s going to take a few months to himself in the coming New Year. Bob mentioned he has “a stack of books” waiting to be read – mainly documentaries and other non-fiction works.

And unlike many retirees, he doesn’t plan to relocate: Bob will stay on East Seventh while he looks around to see what’s available. In his own words, Bob states, “I’m here – I plan to work.

I’m wide open to the future.”

At the end of our interview, Bob asked that South Boston Online mention Julie’s gala Reception in Higginson Hall on Huntington Avenue. The Reception will be immediately followed with a delightful Holiday Concert, performed

by the world-famous Boston Pops and conducted by Keith Lockhart in Symphony Hall.

The Reception takes place on Thursday evening, December 16, at 6 p.m.; the Concert begins after ward at 8 p.m.

All in all, this will be quite an evening.

We encourage everyone to attend. For more information, visit their website

at www.JuliesFamily.org. Also, you may contact Julie’s new E xecutive Director Joa nne Kelly at 617-269-6663, ext.20, or at JKelly@JuliesFamily.org.

In the meantime, best w ishe s to Bob Mona ha n – he has been Julie’s (and Sout h Boston’s) long-term, homegrown “Angel”. Farewell and Godspeed to you, Bob.

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Missing Ingredients BPL Donation Initiative Looks to Spice Up Local Food Pantries

By Ginger DeShaney

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hey say variet y is the spice of life, but you’d be hard-pressed to find any spices in a food pantry.

Stephanie Chace, nutritional literacy coordinator for Boston Public Librar y a nd orga nizer of its Spice Bank Collective, is on a mission to change that.

“It’s an idea I’ve carried with me for a very long time, probably 8 or 10 years,” she said. “Whenever I would see a call-out for a food pantry for people to donate, you would see the list of things that most pantries were looking for; nonperishables was ultimately the final message.

Bring canned goods, bring boxed mac and cheese, and I was always kind of struck that spices, which are nonperishables, were never listed “So that always stuck with me. Now with food pantries really expanding what they can offer -- including fresh vegetables -- it seemed like the spice component was still missing.”

Steph a n ie doe sn’t t h i n k the public is really aware of the

lack of spices at food pantries.

“Wit h t he fresh fruits a nd vegetables that are offered now, I thought, well, this is probably a good time to shepherd this in.”

So this month, Stephanie started the Spice Bank at 21 branches of the Boston Public Library, including the South Boston branch. The Greater Boston Food Bank delivered boxes to each branch.

There is a lso a drop-of f point at the Newsfeed Cafe at the Centra l (Boylston Street) location. The cafe will match any donation it takes in, Stephanie said.

“That’s a rea lly great added value. They are committing to this. We are grateful for that.”

Spices can be ver y expensive, St e ph a n i e sa id.

“I think that with that expense, people are hesitant to try new foods and new recipes.

There might be a recipe calling for a particular spice, like fenugreek, and if you’re on a budget, or even if you’re not, you don’t know if you really want to go there.

“The way I see spices and the role they play in people’s lives and in food, it’s a way to maintain a

cultural identity, so mental health there, and then family traditions, emotional well-being,” Stephanie added. “Having spices encourages creative and nutritional cooking.”

Packaged goods are typically high in sodium, she said. “When you’re working with spices and dried herbs, you’re controlling your f lavor, you’re connecting with your traditions, so I think that is the element of spices at play.”

The Spice Bank will run t hrough 2022.

People can drop off unopened, unexpired, sealed containers of spices and dried herbs at their nearest branch. “It’s however people are moved,” Stephanie said.

“W hatever they want to give.”

You can drop off spices and herbs at the South Boston branch from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Stephanie suggests going to the circulation desk to drop off the spices since the boxes may not be on the f loor. “ D o n’t put the spic e s in t he book d rop!”

Each branch will choose which pantry they want to donate to for the year. If a branch doesn’t have one in mind, the Greater Boston Food Bank will help them locate one.

Stephanie did a Spice Bank pilot program in 2019 at the Faneuil branch and it received 135 containers that went to the ABCD Food Pantry in the Brighton area.

“I ’m e xc ite d t h at it’s h appen i ng ,” Steph a n ie sa id.

“I t hink where people have been wanting to give to food banks and maybe lately haven’t been, this is a new opportunity to do somet h i ng d i f ferent.

“They are welcome to come and do something different and donate spices to our Spice Bank Collective.”

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Snowport’s Holiday Market Opens Friday Evening

by Rick Winterson

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oston S e a p o r t ’s Holiday Market will open t om or r o w : Friday evening, November 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. Their Holiday Market has been more than six months in the making; it will actually be a compact marketing platform where you can do much of your Holiday shopping on foot easily. As just one fact that you should know about the 2021 Holiday Market, 75 “makers, artists, and chefs” – all of them entrepreneurial small businesses – will be displaying gifts you simply can’t f ind elsewhere.

Boston Seaport is the name of the South Boston waterfront neighborhood created by WS Development, who are the largest single developers of our waterfront district. For the last three years, WS has transformed Seaport Boston into a true winter wonderland they aptly call “Snowport”.

In past years, Snowport has featured games such as bocce and (iceless) curling. Their light

shows have been incomparable; “Light Up Boston” will take place on December 3 and 4 this year. Add in the unique shopping experience of this year’s Holiday Market, which will be open through January 2, 2022, and Boston Seaport becomes a true destination.

The “mechanics” of getting to the Holiday Market are quick, simple, and economical.

Public transport via the Red Line subway stations at Andrew or Broadway gets you to South Station in minutes. Then, take the Silver Line and get off at its first stop (Courthouse). Go upstairs to Seaport Boulevard and you’re right there at Snowport a nd t he Holiday Ma rket.

The Holiday Market consists of 75 small businesses for you to shop at, basically all of them at a single location. These enterprises will have Christmas decorations, crafted housewares, games and toys, apparel, jewelry, and many other craftsmanship offerings.

Their memorable names include “Lovepop”, “Sailormade”, “6 Figure Smile”, “Sky Candle Co.”, and “The Irish Song”.

Just one of the shopping aisles in the Holiday Market.

Snowport’s Holiday Market is nearly complete.

Holiday Market decorations .

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Veterans’ Day Observed All Over South Boston

Rich (r.) and Ryan Sullivan, respectively the great-nephew and great-great-nephew of Thomas J. Fitzgerald, visit the Fitzgerald VFW Post No. 561 on Veterans, Day.

by Rick Winterson

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erhaps it because the Veterans’ Day obser va nc e s were curtailed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Certainly, the fall weather in South Boston last Thursday was calm, sunny, and pleasantly warm – it was brilliant, in fact. And South Boston’s veterans associations, their officers, and their members have always put forth an important extra effort in rendering proper honors to veterans.

Once again, they did just that!

But we actually believe that the major driving force was the renewal of that profound gratitude and highest respect we have for our veterans, which made Veterans’ Day so special this year.

A large crowd gathered at the Thomas F. Fitzgerald VFW Post No. 561

on Fourth Street for coffee and pastries and conversation. We were graced by the presence of our new Mayor-elect, the Hon. Michelle Wu. Many other elected and appointed officials were on hand as well. We were especially impressed by the (very) young ladies who showed up – Brownies (Troop # 71038) and Daisies (Troops # 70041, 64224, 643225) – all of them carrying American flags. And it was a pleasant surprise to meet Rich and Ryan Sullivan at the Post. They are, respectively, the great-nephew and the great-greatnephew of Thomas J. Fitzgerald, for whom VFW Post No. 561 is named.

As usual, those in attendance formed up into a column to march to St. Brigid Church for a Veterans Mass at 10 a.m. The Color Guard was provided

by Col. Anthony Hinson’s JROTC contingent from the South Boston High School (a.k.a. “EXCEL”). Kevin Conroy and Mike Casper piped the column over to the Church. It’s worth noting that the gathering at the Fitzgerald Post also had a charitable purpose (see note below).

Then, at 11 a.m. inside Fort Independence on Castle Island, ScottishAmerican Veterans, led by their President Bill Wolf, convened for the retirement of old, used American flags. This is a semi-annual ceremony held on Flag Day in June and on Veterans’ Day. Worn-out American flags are formally burnt to prevent their re-use. Everyone in attendance rose and recited the Pledge of Allegiance; the flag-filled pyre was then ceremonially ignited. The flags were turned to ashes as Bugler Tommy Florentino played “Taps”

Post No. 561 officers and elected officials (including Mayor-elect Wu) observe Veterans’ Day at the Post on Thursday.

Brownies (Troop No. 71038) and Daisies (Troops 70041, 64224, 64225) gather for the 2021 Veterans’ Day at the Fitzgerald Post. and the Hibernian Pipes & Drums of Manchester rendered a salute. Words in praise of the American flags were From one end to the other, South Boston held events, observances, and celebrations on Veterans’ Day. PLEASE NOTE: The Fitzgerald Post #561 (715 East Fourth Street) will accept Christmas donations to the veterans living in the Chelsea Soldiers Home on Saturday, November 20, and again on Saturday, December 04. This will take place from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. No one has been hit harder by COVID 19 than soldiers’ homes; please support

the men and women living in them – gift cards, hats, socks, scarves, toiletries, etc. Thanks!

Led by the South Boston Color Guard, the Fitzgerald Post proceeds to a Veterans’ Day Mass at St. Brigid Church.

The Hibernian Pipes & Drums of Manchester render a musical salute, as old American flags are respectfully retired in a funeral pyre.

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Jets and the Knights Will Clash at Fenway Park

he 102 nd game in the East Boston High School-South Boston High School football rivalry, originally planned for White Stadium on Thanksgiving morning at 9:30 a.m. will take place at Fenway Park on Tuesday evening, November 23 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20. And can be purchased on the website: www.redsox.com and at the entrance to the park on game day.

Asof today, the East Boston High Jets, led by John Parziale are 7-2. A loss to Amesbury on November 5 by a score of 50-14 ended their chance to advance in reaching the Division 7 superbowl. The Jets ended the regular season on Thursday, November 11 with a 32-6 win over Saugus. The South Boston Knights, led by Germaine Sattiawhite are 4-4.

The Knights ended the season

The South Boston Knights football team last Saturday, November 13 with a 48-0 win over Minuteman.

The rivalr y began in 1903. Over the years, there have been missed or cancelled games including last November due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Overall, East Boston leads the rivalry at 45-42. All are welcomed and encouraged to cheer on both teams at venerable Fenway Park as the field will have been transformed into a gridiron for the occasion. Following the 5 p.m. game, Andover and North Andover will play at 7:30 p.m.

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Honoring all our Veterans

By Mrs. Kellie Defelice “On Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 SSG Marco Defelice, a veteran, came to speak to South Boston Catholic Academy students in grades 3-6. He told them his background and let them ask him questions. He has been in the MA National Guard for 15 years and has done three tours, two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. The students enjoyed asking him questions.

They asked him things like, “what inspired you to join the Military?” and his response was to give back to the country that gave him so much when he immigrated here from Scotland.

The students even gave him a box of Halloween candy they collected for the Military and First Responders to share with his unit. He has reported back that he ate too many peanut butter cups!”

We all want to say a Special Thank you to Staff Sergeant Marco Defelice for visiting our school in honor

of Veteran’s Day, to Mrs. Defelice for making this very special event possible for the students at SBCA and Thank you to our students for the kindness and respect they showed SSG Defelice by giving him a standing ovation and for their great questions.

The students in grades 4 and 5, also, had an opportunity to interact and ask questions with a Veteran Marine via Zoom in their classrooms thanks to the Travis Manion Foundation.

At school all the students did various projects in their classrooms to honor our Veterans…Our Art Teacher, Ms. Valarie Szmurlo, had the students draw, color and make their very own poppies and they proudly wore the poppies they made to honor all our Veterans. Poppies are the red flowers used as a symbol around the world to remember those who died in military service. ... However, the poppies are also worn on veterans’

lapels and often placed individually at a gravesite to represent honoring and respecting those who sacrificed their lives in military conflict. Our Spanish Teacher, Ms. Taylor Avery, had the students make cards and write letters in Spanish thanking our Veterans.

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Thank you to all our Veterans for your service to defend our nation and freedom! May God Bless and protect all our Veterans!

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Four+h Church’s Hybrid Talent Extravaganza

by Rick Winterson It was Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The Four+h Presbyterian Church put on what they called a “Hybrid Talent Extravaganza”.

The word “hybrid” signifies that many of the performances were shown online on screens at the Church, while others (about half of them) took place in person in the Church sanctuary. Both media featured outstanding presentations. The audience was also hybrid: Perhaps 50 or so masked and vaccinated spectators gathered in the Church; many more viewed the evening via ZOOM. And to quote the Church’s bulletin about the Talent Extravaganza, “We’ve got the inimitable Tom Tinlin joining us in the sanctuary to help us raise funds for community programs. We have been engaged in extending the meals program, expanding post-traumatic healing gatherings, and growing

The Four+h Church’s children’s group ends on a high note. new offerings in theater, music, dance, and more … this talent show supports it all.” Fundraising for important Church programs was a major objective of the extravaganza.

The subtitle of the Hybrid Talent Extravaganza was “Forging Ahead at the Four+h – A Celebration of Love, Mission, and Community”.

Four+h Church Pastor Rev. Burns Stanfield opened the extravaganza with a lyrical piano piece, accompanied by discreetly rhythmic bongos. The Church’s youth group followed with a

spirited ensemble number in which they played newsgirls and newsboys. After that, a duet was electronically piped in, all the way from 34th Street in Philadelphia.

A (very) young but accomplished lady played two perfectly executed piano solos. A trio continued the rhythmic presentations a capella.

An unexpected baritone rendering of “Edelweiss” was delightful; a lovely, pitch perfect soprano voice asked for “Someone to Watch over Me”. The extravaganza was non-stop for an hour and a half but it seemed to fly by. Every single one of the performances was a treat. You are well aware of all the talent that resides in the membership of the Four+h Presbyterian Church – including its numerous remote members.

And equally as important, Tom Tinlin’s persuasiveness, when added to all those fine per forma nces, generated donations that exceeded the evening’s fundraising challenges.

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Flynn, Mejia & Kenzie Bok to Hold Hearing on Internet Access & Digital Equity Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn, Julia Mejia, and Kenzie Bok will be holding a hearing order to discuss strategies to ensure internet access and digital equity in Boston. This is a refiled hearing order, as Councilors Flynn and Mejia held a hearing on the matter last year. The Councilors plan to continue working on this issue, as the internet is becoming increasingly indispensable to everyday life, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important that we discuss ways to make sure that our residents have access to affordable internet services and digital resources. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 6th, 11am. It will be conducted virtually via Zoom, and will be livestreamed on www.boston.gov/city-council-tv.

Education, businesses, work, and other services are now increasingly reliant on the internet, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, having internet access and knowing how to use digital resources is now a necessity for many. However, some areas of the city are still currently underserved in terms of internet access, and still have a lack of choices for an affordable and reliable internet service provider. As access to the internet becomes more critical, some communities are exploring the idea of municipal broadband where local governments invest and build their own internet infrastructure. The City of Boston has also recently partnered with Verizon to expand its fiber-optic network to offer high speed broadband internet service to the entire city.

The lack of competition for internet service providers can make it difficult for families to find affordable internet service and negotiate a better rate, which can be a heavy burden for many families who have experienced financial difficulties due to job losses during COVID-19.

Moreover, our working class families, immigrants, communities of color, and seniors are the most likely to have issues with lack of internet access and knowledge in digital skills. We need to ensure these residents have the resources they need to use the internet to participate in work, education, and civic life.

“The Digital Divide and lack of both reliable and affordable internet for so many of our neighbors is a critical issue of equity in our city and country, as we all become increasingly dependent on the internet in our daily life. We need to ensure that our communities of color, low income families, immigrant neighbors and our seniors have access to the internet and digital resources,” said Councilor Flynn. “I want to thank Councilors Mejia and Bok for their partnership on this issue. I look forward to continuing to work with the City of Boston, internet service providers, and civic organizations on closing the Digital Divide.”

“Times are stressful enough as it is without having to worry whether your child can participate in their education or whether you’ll be able to do your job,” said Councilor Mejia. “Working families are competing for bandwidth and that compromises everyone’s ability to go to school, work, or even enjoy some downtime. We have an obligation as City Councilors to ensure that everybody has access to a reliable internet connection. I look forward to working on this issue alongside Councilors Flynn and Bok.” To provide testimony, please email Juan.Lopez@Boston.gov. For more information, please contact Councilor Flynn’s office at 617-635-3203 and Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov.

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CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

Docket No. SU19P0665EA

Suffolk Probate and Family Court

Estate of:

24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114

Joseph David Joyce

(617)788-8300

Date of Death: 02/12/2019

A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by Michele C. Pizarro

of

South Boston

MA

requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including the allowance of a final account,(Amended) and other such relief as may be 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 12/16/2021 .

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.

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

Charles D. Baker Governor

Kathleen A. Theoharides Secretary

Date:

November 12, 2021 Felix D Arroyo, Register of Probate

Martin Suuberg Commissioner

Karyn E. Polito Lieutenant Governor

PUBLISH ONLY THE CITATION ABOVE

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY TEMPORARY EMERGENCY LICENSE FOR TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE PURSUANT TO 310 CMR 30.861.

FACILITY HAZARDOUS WASTE ID NUMBER: MAR000513044 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a Large Quantity Generator of hazardous waste located at 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 recently applied to the Department for a temporary emergency license for the on-site treatment of twenty two (22) containers of shock sensitive, peroxide forming materials, regulated as hazardous waste. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. is not licensed to treat hazardous waste. Therefore, the Department is issuing a temporary license to Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. effective 11/10/2021, for a 30-day period that will enable Clean Harbors Environmental Services, a hazardous waste treatment specialist hired by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. to perform a one-time on-site hazardous waste treatment action.

Clean Harbors Environmental specialists shall perform a chemical stabilization procedure in accordance with procedures set forth in the documentation enclosed with the license application.

Once treated, the hazardous waste will be safely transported offsite and disposed at an authorized hazardous waste management facility.

Any person wishing to review the temporary emergency license and other pertinent data may do so by writing or calling: Marrcus Henry Department of Environmental Protection Business Compliance Division Bureau of Air & Waste One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 (617) 418-0818 This information is available in alternate format. Contact Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Director of Diversity/Civil Rights at 617-292-5751.

TTY# MassRelay Service 1-800-439-2370 MassDEP Website: www.mass.gov/dep Printed on Recycled Paper

Jennifer Miller, Esq. Shaw and Corcoran, P.C. 17 Storrs Ave Braintree, MA 02169

MPC 570 (7/20/21)

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