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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018

VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 62

Boston Triathlon Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Carson Beach

Commissioner Evans to B.C.

by Rick Winterson

It had been announced to the media over last weekend, culminating in a Press Conference in City Hall’s Eagle Room on Monday morning. The current Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (the BPD) William B. Evans is retiring. He will shortly assume responsibility for the Public Safety Department at Boston College, which includes B.C.’s Campus Police.

At the Monday morning Press Conference, Mayor Walsh also announced Evan’s replacement as Commissioner of the BPD: the current BPD Superintendent-inChief William Gross. Gross, who had been second in command of the BPD, now assumes the title of Interim Commissioner until Saturday, August 4, the day Evans actually retires. He will be formally sworn in soon afterward.

Evans’ retirement from the Force was an emotional event.

In his remarks, Evans, who

is 59, expressed his profound gratitude for his 40-year career with the BPD, referring brief ly to his progression up through its ranks. Similarly, Mayor Walsh rendered his profound thanks for all that Evans had accomplished during his five-year tenure as BPD Commissioner.

Evans wove a continual thread through his remarks during the Press Conference - his desire to spend more of his time and energies with his family (who were all present). He also mentioned his interest in public safety on college campuses – a field he had studied and lectured upon for some time.

It’s difficult to compress a lifetime of achievement into a single article. But there were u nmista k able hig h point s in Evans’ career with the BPD. Perhaps he will be best remembered for his handling of the Marathon bombing tragedy, the overall reduction of violent crime in our City, and his personal presence at any hour Continued on Page 3

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By Richard Campbell The 10th annual Boston Triathlon returned to Carson Beach generating its trademark excitement for spectators and participants alike, bringing thousands to South Boston. In a reversal of last year’s event, the third annual Kid’s Day this past Saturday was blessed with sunny skies and almost ideal weather, whereas the adult main event on Sunday was forced to forgo the Olympic 1.5k

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Shortchanging Catholic School Students on Special Education Services

By Ray Flynn, former Mayor of Boston and Ambassador to the Vatican and Father Tom Olson a Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and Co-Author of “No Idea: How Massachusetts Blocks Federal Special Education Funding for private Religious School Students” As if it’s not bad enough that the Massachusetts Constitution still includes amendments rooted in the anti-Catholic bigotry of the 19th century, we now learn that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is using the amendments to deny hundreds of millions of federal dollars’ worth of specia l education services to students who attend private and religious schools.

To those of us who have advocated for specia l needs children and fought for the poor and needy in a state that prides itself on the prowess of its educationa l system, t his is egregious.

Each year, the federal government allocates billions

of dollars to states through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA.) For the current fiscal year, Massachusetts re c eive d $255.5 m i l l ion.

States appor tion t he money to public school districts, each of which are supposed to determine the “proportionate share” of IDE A money that should be used to provide special education services to eligible private and religious school students with disabilities who attend private schools located within that school district.

Yet DESE has long f louted the law, apparently unaware that federal law supersedes state law if the two conf lict. The department asserts that state and locally funded special education services to private school students are more generous than those provided to them under IDEA. It uses this blanket claim to argue that the special education needs of private school students in Massachusetts are being adequately met. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Despite the fact that IDEA permits services to be offered to

private/religious school students onsite, these same students have no real option other than going to a public school in the town where they live to receive those services. Imagine a student living in Sharon who attends a private school in Brookline. The student would have to travel to receive services, meaning she or he would miss considerable school time and parents would have to take significant time off from work to transport him or her.

In 2007, the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education and the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston proposed amending state special education regulations to allow private and religious school students to receive ser vices at their schools. The services would be delivered at a neutral location, defined as “any room or space on the grounds of private schools that are devoid of any religious symbolism.” They even went so far as to recommend t hat t he rooms be used exclusively for special education, but t he C om monw e a lt h still rejected the proposa l.

A coalition of Catholic and Jewish schools then met

with senior DESE off icia ls over a two-year period, but the meetings yielded no change.

In 2017, a broader private school coalition filed a series of complaints with DESE’s Problem Resolution System (PRS). The complaints demonstrated that as many as 16 percent of private school students may have qualified for federally funded specia l educ ation ser vices, but only about 1 percent were actually receiving them. PRS proposed no effective remedy.

Last fall, the coalition appealed to the U.S. Secretary of Education, claiming that over 12 years, between $96 million and $290 million of IDE A funds allocated to Massachusetts LEAs should have been used to serve private school students.

Let’s hope the feds cut the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education down to size and end the reprehensible practice of denying federally funded special education services to the overwhelming majority of private school students who qualify for them. In this country, all children deserve an equal opportunity to attain a hope-filled future.

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Evans or day, whenever public safety threats suddenly arose. He also enjoyed remarkable success in fostering community policing – an aim he unceasingly supported.

Evans is a born-andbrought-up South Boston resident.

Just before Evens’ retirement announcement, South Boston’s City Councilor Ed Flynn spoke to South Boston Online. Flynn said, “Commissioner Evans provided exceptional leadership of the Police Department while he was its Commissioner. He was in the forefront of community policing that involved all residents of the City of Boston. Bill brought hope to all the people of Boston; I am proud to call him a friend.”

Frequent spontaneous applause for Evans from those attending Monday’s Press Conference confirmed Flynn’s statement.

I nter i m C om m i s sioner William Gross, nicknamed “Willie” by his family and

friends, took the podium toward the end of the Press Conference.

For your information, the new Commissioner’s name of “Gross” is pronounced so that it rhymes with words like “toss” and “cross”.

He is a 33-year veteran of the BPD. He began, like most other Officers do, as a Patrol Officer, which eventually included several years in the Gang Unit and the Drug Control Unit. He rose through the ranks based upon his record of accomplishment, and joined the BPD Command Staff as Deputy Superintendent ten years ago, in 2008. Not so incidentally, Commissioner Gross is an African American, who has established very strong community ties. He singled out his mother (who was present) as being the key influence in his life. By all who know him, Commissioner Gross is described as “the right person at the right time”.

Monday’s Press Conference concluded with a Question-andAnswer session, in which Walsh, Evans, and Gross took part.

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BPD Commissioner William Evans officially retires, as Mayor Walsh and Evans’ successor, Interim Commissioner William Gross, look on.

Flynn Joins City of Boston, Veterans Services for Operation Thank a Veteran

City Councilor Flynn thanks Jackie Kennedy for service.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn joined the City of Boston, Commissioner of Veterans Services Giselle Sterling, officers from the Boston Police Department and dozens of volunteers for Operation Thank A Veteran over the weekend.

The initiative consisted of volunteers knocking on the doors of South Boston veterans and military families to thank them for their service to our nation, while also providing information packages regarding services available to them through the City of Boston.

“I would like to thank Mayor Walsh, Commissioner

Sterling, the staff from Veterans Services, members of the Boston Police Dept. and so many volunteers that assisted in these efforts to recognize the contributions of our strong veterans community in South Boston,” said Flynn.

“This outstanding outreach and turnout demonstrated the respect our city and neighborhood have for the sacrifices made by our veterans and military families.

It was an honor to be in the presence of so many individuals who served our country.”

“President John F. Kennedy once said,’ A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.’ Being able to thank our South Boston veterans & military families and inform them of the services and benefits they earned is the least we can do to show our eternal gratitude.”

For more information or constituent service issues, plea se contact Councilor Flynn’s office at 617-6353203 or Ed.Flynn@Boston.Gov.

Newly appointed Commissioner William Gross in the Eagle Room

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Brainstorming the Future of Moakley Park

Young student of design mastered the boards easily placing all the parts of her program on the map of Moakley with the help of Kanani D’Angelo.

By Richard Campbell South Boston residents, city planners, landscape architects, and stakeholders of all backgrounds met at the Tierney Learning Center this past Thursday night for three hours of exploration on the future of Moakley Park. This was the most recent installment of several meetings to engage stakeholders from the neighborhood to give input into how South Boston envisions the Moakley Park area reinvented to withstand climate change, and to grow its role in the community as a place of recreational culture in the not too distant future.

Some perceive this “future” as happening way down the road, but when talking with Boston Parks Commissioner, Chris Cook, that future is more in his mind as a few years away, when he and the team the city chooses for the design of the new Moakley Park begins the program in earnest.

This exploratory phase is a good way to get feedback and discover how people think. He described this phase 1 as aspirational, in building a program the designers are discovering what people would like to see in the future as well as what they truly like about Moakley that they want to be preserved. There are a host of design options that nature may impose upon us. For example, the amount of space for traditional sports might be truncated to make way for flood control systems, or the designers may make the paths throughout the plan have more navigational intentionality between its sections.

Some might say Boston is behind the climate change coming, but the fresh perspectives and willing understanding of the landscape architects from Stoss Design, gave the impression-perhaps a little naively-that they were more than

ready to tackle the complexity of this massive undertaking. As predictions of the coastal water levels speed up, the criticality of some kind of resiliency plan is becoming more urgent. However distant and unpredictable the problem, the solution is not merely one of safe civil engineering, but of landscape design, architecture and even aesthetics.

The big question is: How will Moakley Park function in the future with the ocean moving into our back yards?

For the participants in this carefully orchestrated review of future boards, led

by Allison Perlman, a Project Manager, a small group of harborside residents got the gist. In gathering the story, I had the feeling that most people were trying to orient themselves to the project boards. Some students understood the programmatic participation better than the older adults, with one bright young girl zooming right in on her favorite sports and pastimes. This made sense, for in some respects the design process resembles games that girls are more familiar with than boys- that of placing different coverings or accessories onto the boards or thinking of different social interactions. The boys, were perhaps stereotypically focused upon moving the dirt. I overheard conversation of two boys: “Yeah, like how many dump trucks of gravel is that going to take? It’ll be like the big dig in reverse.” Wisdom comes out of the mouth of babes.

As homey as the boards were, the Gestalt of this process is a little less lodged in what we do at Moakley today, but will ultimately involve a more futuristic design paradigm, only suggested by the liner notes. The true designers were maintaining a healthy skepticism about what is possible or considered inevitable given the frame of reference, as everyone is waiting on the science. For if Moakley Park is going to be partially under water, you know the rest of the Boston harbor isn’t going to fair to well either. The element of “who knows” was pervasive, and some of us thought, we might not be truly representative of the future neighborhood interests- especially after the alien invasion. You are not sleeping anymore, are you? All kidding aside…

The point about future design is that it is one area where the normative ideas in South Boston (“Don’t change anything, that’s where I play ball.”) may not apply. We are talking about a four-foot rise of the entire area and some gigantic unthought of method

of flood control. The expectation that Carson Beach would not even be there gave me a little chill. I have often thought looking out at the bath house: the ocean will be taking over. Some familiar Boston Harbor stakeholders, (Kathy Abbott from Boston Now), were on hand to look closely at the concepts and sift through the perspectives with designers. This did turn the conversation to the whole seaport, and not only our neighborhood. Oh, where is our greenhouse under the glass, the once and future indoor botanical garden never installed on the Rose Kennedy Greenway? Maybe we’ll get lucky, and someone will consider Moakley Park.

South Boston’s front lawn becomes a bigger issue than merely what we want, but how we are going to keep nature at-bay, so the neighborhood can still thrive. Where the Seaport area may have

done little to find inherent resiliency, having been filled in with large buildings already, Moakley might become a critical pressure point. Depending upon the ocean currents, tides and estuary support, and some form of spectacular engineering; there is a lot at stake in trying to protect the future city. In other words, that which is imagined as an Olmsteadlike park playground could become something an elaborate high-tech flood plain with a park on top. For South Bostonians adaptation to the ocean has probably not been as dramatically urgent since its early settling. The old timers who chuckle: “Not my problem… I’ll be dead by then,” may yet see the beginning of the construction of the Moakley Park Super Highway Water Reovery System. Are you planning on being around in 2025?

Drew Colbert, Winn Development, Kathy Lafferty, Chris Cook, City Councilor Ed Flynn, Kathy Abbott, Boston Now.

Catherine Rutherford, Kenzie Bok, Allison Perlman.

Two designers Dahlia Munenzon of One Architecture, Matthew Meadan all the way from Australia.

Phyllis Corbitt, South Boston resident, and Chris Cook, Boston Parks Commissioner.

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Mayor Walsh Announces Departure of William Evans; Appoints William Gross as Commissioner of Boston Police Department Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of William Gross as the City of Boston’s first African American Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD), who will assume the duties and responsibilities of Commissioner William B. Evans who is set to retire from the Boston Police Department on Saturday, August 4. Gross currently serve as as Superintendent in Chief of the Boston Police Department.

“On behalf of the City of Boston I want to thank Commissioner Evans for his lifetime of service in keeping the residents of Boston safe,” said Mayor Walsh. “The role of Police Commissioner is not an easy one, but is one that can make a tremendous impact in our neighborhoods. Under Commissioner Evans, the Boston Police Department has been a national model for community relations, for youth outreach and for making our neighborhoods safe. He is one of the best commissioners in the country and one of the best in Boston’s history.”

“This decision to leave the Boston Police Department was one

of the most difficult of my life,” said Commissioner Evans. “I am incredibly proud of all the work we’ve done over the last four years to make Boston safe for our residents, and my heart and soul will always be with the Boston Police Department. This is the place where I got my start as a cadet, and rose through the ranks to Commissioner, and I will always be grateful to the Mayor and the men and women of the Boston Police Department who put their trust and faith in me, and allowed for me to live out my dreams.”

As of August 5, Superintendent Gross will serve as interim Commissioner until he is formally sworn in as Commissioner. A swearing in ceremony will be announced in the coming weeks.

“Superintendent Gross is a proven leader who is trusted and respected in the community and by his colleagues in the Boston Police Department,” said Mayor Walsh. “I am proud to appoint him as the first African American Police Commissioner for the City of Boston. Superintendent Gross is a product of our neighborhoods,

and has a deep understanding of our communities, and connection to our people. I look forward to continuing our important work ahead to make sure all residents and neighborhoods in Boston remain safe.” “It has been my life’s work to serve the community that shaped me and keep people safe in every neighborhood, and I am honored and grateful to be able to continue that work as Boston’s Police Commissioner,” said Gross. “I want to thank Mayor Walsh for his support and for this opportunity, Commissioner Evans for his leadership and friendship, and the community for who I would not be here today without.”

Superintendent Gross is a 33-year veteran of the Boston Police Department. As a Patrol Officer he spent many years in the Gang Unit and Drug Control Unit, as well as serving as an Academy Instructor.

He rose through the ranks, achieving the ranks of Sergeant and Sergeant Detective, and was promoted to Deputy Superintendent in 2008, where he became a member of the Command Staff of the Department.

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Boston Youth Symphony at BPL McKim Courtyard

By Richard Campbell The Boston Public Library has had their traditional afternoon concerts all summer, and this past Saturday hosted the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra in the McKim Courtyard to present a short chamber music program to a good-sized audience on a sunny afternoon.

Under the direction of Frederico Cortese since 1999, the BYSO, founded in 1958 has been training young classical musicians through a variety of programs, performing, and continually expanding its mission.

Now it has grown to serve 600 child and young adult musicians from New England. Known for its high standards and innovative programs the BYSO’s courtyard appearance was a small, light sampling of the repertoire the students come to know.

The students performed: Mozart String Quartet no. 1 in G major, K. 80, Shostakovich Waltz from Suite for Variety Orchestra, Mendelssohn String Quartet no 2 in a minor opus 13, Sting’s Every Breath You Take, Halo by Beyonce, and Cold Play’s: Viva la Vida. arranged for 2 cellos.

Before each piece the students gave the audience notes on the origin of the pieces, gracefully spoken and sprinkled with subtle humor.

Reflecting a maturity and skill beyond their youth, the group came well prepared and held fairly tight throughout. A number of the pieces they performed were composed by the then child prodigy’s in their teensMozart was 14, and Mendelssohn 18.

This kind of put things in perspective.

Perfect for summer the Mozart piece has the feeling of the light court entertainment, that Mozart’s father was known to drag his son around Europe to perform. The Mendelssohn

seemed like the best piece for this group, as its cyclic form allowed the students to show they could attack the sharp parts and glide easily in the more nuanced sections. Their “Pops” songs from Sting and Beyonce needed a little more volume and verve but were crowd pleasing, and as one student quipped about Beyonce’s song Halo: “It was written while I was alive.” Among the crowd were more than a few faces familiar with the orchestra and the Boston music

scene, proud parents and teachersand of course, librarians. For anyone who has seen the full BYSO in action, this summer chamber music series might seem a little diminutive- merely a short promotional city stopover.

The BYSO has grown to annually accept 500 musicians forming three full symphonic orchestras, two young string training orchestras, six chamber orchestras, a preparatory wind ensemble, a chamber music program, summer

camps, and performances with professional symphonies. Very significantly the BYSO started special programs for inner city students through their Intensive Community Program have brought high quality classical training in partnership with the Boston public schools, providing students with in depth musical training, and the opportunity to learn and perform classical repertoire. Their premier orchestra the BYO is seen as the final step at the top of a series of carefully calibrated intensive youth programs.

Students from this program have a 100% high school graduation rate, and a 100% college acceptance rate, besides learning how to be creative musicians and social skills. This is a program with a long and cherished history in Boston that deserves the community support and attention.

Visit: http://www.bysoweb.org/ for more information on the BYSO schools, concerts, and events.

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Review: TEMAZCAL (A Tequila Cantina)

by Rick Winterson It was early Thursday evening, July 12. Whether it was the oncoming weekend or the leftover crowds from the week of the Fourth of July was impossible to say. Whatever the reason, the lines into the restaurants along the Waterfront, specifically those with Harbor views or rooftop pavilions, were impossibly long. Many places were simply letting small groups in with no regard for who was with whom. And no prediction of estimated wait-time was given to those at the end of the lines.

But inside TEMAZCAL (250 Northern Avenue, between the Fish Pier and the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion), a table became empty. We were asked if seating along the Harbor Walk was OK. We jumped at it, except that the bar area in TEMAZCAL was so impressive – even palatial in appearance – that we hesitated.

However, the outside seating ended up being our choice. This had excellent views of the Harbor, augmented by the fact that Boston Harbor is also a busily working commercial Harbor, which really lends to its charm. And the high

reflectance exterior windows actually gave us nice views from two angles (Seriously! See some of the photos).

We initially thought that the name “TEMAZCAL” might be an acronym for TExas, Mexico, AZtec, and CALifornia. It isn’t. A temazcal is brick steam bath of Mayan origin that gives the occupant an out-ofbody, spiritual experience after intense sweating. We settled instead for the up-close view of Boston Harbor.

TEMAZCAL has been open since 2011; it opened a sister establishment in Lynnfield in 2014, four years ago.

The Mainstream drink at TEMAZCAL is of course tequila – some 200 varieties that differ by taste and their infusions. They are filtered to complete clarity as well, unlike many tequilas of generations ago. There wasn’t even a stray cactus worm in the bottom of the bottles. Several margaritas were ordered.

This writer, being an abstemious sort, drank ginger ale instead (Schweppes).

Our four main dishes we ordered were varied – the Swordfish Salguero was grilled and had an egg-based cream sauce on it; the Enciladas Chorizo (“Sho-

REES-oh”) were crispy and meaty, and the classic Mole Poblano was a small, half-chicken, roasted as an Aztec dish with sesame and cacao (yes, chocolate or choclatl in the Aztec tongue). The fourth dish was called Filet Alambre – skewered, bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin.

Outstanding! A piece de resistance.

Small platters of roasted vegetables served as excellent side dishes. Sharing tastes (and commentaries on same) back and forth made for a very pleasant experience, capped by a sunset over the Harbor at the end. Try it yourself sometime.

There are perhaps a half-dozen distinct Mexican cuisines. Many are quite spicy but not as peppery hot as the so-called Tex-Mex style of

preparation. TEMAZCAL’s offerings cover all of these half-dozen, and they offer some standard Mexican favorites as well, like various tacos and fajitas. So long as the summer weather is pleasant, opt for a table outside, along Boston’s Harbor Walk. Then have a drink in TEMAZCAL’s bar and enjoy its truly striking ambience And a hint for your convenience: Take a cab, or Uber, or go to TEMAZCAL on the Silver Line from South Station. Board any Silver Line bus to Silver Line Way (the bus’s third stop from South Station), which is a block from TEMAZCAL on Northern Avenue. Parking is not only a bear in the Seaport, it’s (very) expensive.

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David Biele: As State Rep. I will take on Opiate Epidemic

No ot her area in Massachusetts has felt the impact of the opioid epidemic more than South Boston and Dorchester. Every day, countless families are faced with the heartbreaking knowledge that a loved one is fighting to stay alive and overcome this epidemic.

A s a communit y, we have collectively lost hundreds of friends, neighbors, and relatives to addiction. A nd da ily, we a re faced with staggering public health and public safety concerns that are direct symptoms of the crisis.

As part of my campaign, I have spoken with residents and families who are concerned about the harmful effects we’re seeing our neig hborhood s.

We have seen a dramatic increase in the number of opioid related incidents in our community. In 2013, the Boston Emergenc y Medica l Ser vices responded to 1,528 narcotics related incidents, and 500 incidents involving Narcan.

Those numbers have more than doubled—in 2017, Boston EMS

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responded to 3,557 incidents companies provide adequate involving narcotics, and 1,913 coverage so that individuals incidents involving Narcan. can remain in treatment and

The opioid epidemic has get the support they need to had a tangible, negative impact succeed. I will also file and on our quality of life. Locally, push legislation to discourage children have had to play baseball the use of opioids when other, around individuals passed out less addictive, treatments and on our fields from drug use, and med ic at ions a re ava i lable. the majority of crime committed

We must also be ready in our city is drug-related, to have difficult conversations, ranging from stolen boxes off especially if it means saving lives doorsteps and automobile break- from the scourge of opioids. This ins to assault and robberies. includes giving professionals on

While working in thenthe frontlines the option to hold Representative Collins’ office, an overdose patient for 72-hours I was proud of the work I did to help that patient get stable to help secure funding for and into long-term treatment. prevention, intervention, and A s your next State treatment funding. Community Representative, I w il l be partners like the South Boston open to having these difficult Community Health Center, the c onver s at ion s to a dd re s s Gavin Foundation, the Joseph the addiction crisis that is “Dodo” Nee South Boston inf licting unspeaking pain on Collaborative Center and the our families, and robbing our Labouré Center are doing community of our loved ones incredible work towards that end. and our sense of safety. Our

However, more work community deserves an advocate needs to be done. As State in the House of Representatives Representative, I will f ile willing to take this fight head a nd push legislation t hat on. I am willing and ready re qu i re pr ivate i n su r a nc e to take on that challenge.

P l e a s e j oi n The 200th Anniversary weekend of the St. Augustin Chapel and Cemetery is drawing close. Specifically, it will take place over three days in September, just seven weeks from now – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September 14, 15, 16. A schedule for the weekend has been drawn up, which includes historic tours of the Chapel and its grounds on all three days, and an Anniversary Mass on Saturday at 4 p.m., to be celebrated by Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

All are welcome to take part in the weekend’s events.

On Saturday, August 11, the Archdiocese Association for Gravestone Studies will clean all the cemetery’s grave markers, along with the grotto.

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Coffee with a Cop Continues District 2 City Councilor Ed Flynn and his daughter Caroline (his most dedicated campaigner) stop by Broadway’s Pastry (258 West Broadway) for coffee at last week’s “Coffee with a Cop” event.

This is a quarterly activity to help foster a community policing approach to public safety.

BPD Community Services Sergeant Steve McNeil is busy getting acquainted with three patrons of the Pastry Shop.

“Serve Southie Week” #4 Last week was “Serve Southie Week”, the fourth time this annual event was arranged and carried out by the HUB Church (Pastor: Charlie Dunn). Pictured are ten members of the First Baptist Church from Manchester, Tennessee, who traveled all the way here to perform construction work at The Paraclete Center on E Street. Other projects last week included the Perry School. The Gavin Foundation, and Movie Nights on M Street Beach.

Thank you all.

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Triathlon

at Carson Beach by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the city of Boston, the event demonstrates Boston’s ability to pull off complex happenings.

Though the spectator crowd might have been a little bit smaller due to the weather, the roughly 2,000 athletes in successive waves were supported by plenty of family and friends. The Kid’s participation was up among Bostonians, which was once again organized with skill by veteran racer and Boston Triathlon staffer, Karen Smyers. Local politicians from Mayor Martin Walsh to City Councilor Ed Flynn showed up to support the event and check in on operations.

Congressman Stephen Lynch finished the race with a respectable time of 2:47:40 casually blending in with the racers. With the swimming missing it changed the dynamic of the eventthe result being athletes seemed to be less fatigued compared to last year.

Michael O’Neil, Event Director and ethos president, opened the adult event early announcing the change of plans to the athletes, and gave inspirational words, thanking the volunteers and staff before athletes assembled on Carson beach for the early morning 2K run. I described this event last year as being like a cross between the Olympics and a school reunion- and that was ever more so this year. The winner of the Men’s elite triathlon category, 2016 Olympian Ben Kanute, age 26 of Phoenix was a shoe-in with a total time of 1:29:08 as he crossed the finish line like he had just taken an afternoon stroll. Second place in the Men’s elite division was Matthew Alford age 30 of Coventry Rhode Island at 1:30:43 was close on his heels, and Spencer Ralston, age 23 of Hebron CT, nailed third with a time at 1:30:50. Once again, the general humility of these guys would be a lesson for many over-paid professional athletes in other sports.

Angela Naeth, age 36, and the 2015 North American Ironman

Champion, of Boulder Colorado took first place in the women’s division, with a total time of 1:43:03, with Kim Webster, age 42, of Framingham taking second place at 1:44:02, and third place Sonja Kent, age 26, also from Framingham coming close in at third with a time of 1:44:51. Sonja missed her swim dearly as that is her strong suit but did not need consoling on her finish! The women keep moving the needle closer to the men. There is a special bond between the women athletes, as they are trailblazers in this event, and round out clubs with a certain egalitarian spirit. This is becoming more of an international event, participants came from 42 states and 5 nations, drawing people from far away as China and Australia- building upon the Boston reputation in both amateur and professional athletics.

The third annual USA-Triathlon Kids Splash-and-Dash event for athletes ages 7-15 and the Kids Fun Run for all athletes under the age of 7, went off without a hitch. Some of the kids showed up this year owning the raceeager to dive in without the trepidation of swimming in the cold last year. In the Kids Splash and Dash 7-8 Boys Category Connor Swanson, age 8, of Newton won 1st place with a time of 7:31, followed closely by Dalu Nwazojie, at 7:38, and Harry Jones at 7:39.

For the girls, Alyssa Gu showed hot contention with her first-place time of 7:39, followed by Vivienne Dupere, for second place at 7:58, and Elina Gloor at 8:14 for third place finish. In age group 9-10, the girls shined, with Eleanor Allan, from Cambridge, taking first with a time of 6:44, in second, Riana Gloor, at 6;59, and Newton’s Adele Dupere in at third with a time of 7:54.

In the 11-12 year old category Robin Gloor took first with a time of 10:15, Hazel Mouhidin took second with a time of 10:51, Jarlath Meenan pulled third at 11:41. In the age 13-15 category Will Cronin of Waban took first a time of 11:55, Alex Shub of Marblehead, took second place with seemingly the same time, and Nicole Jo of Tewksbury took third with a time of 12:15.

The Boston Medical Center team was on hand, supporting their team of 150 and the fight against the opioid epidemic, with athletes raising $75,000 in funds towards their goal of $100,000.

“It’s inspiring to see so many people come together, pushing themselves physically and emotionally, and helping raise funds and awareness for addiction.

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Many thanks to all of the participants, volunteers and friends and families who made this event successful. Columbia Threadneedle is honored to take part in such a great event,” said Ted Truscott, chief executive officer of title sponsor Columbia Threadneedle Investments, who also ran sporting bib number 1. You could see the Threadneedle contingent cheering on their athletes to the very end of the event, and their volunteers were off the charts: gatekeeping, brandishing medals, drinks and supplies, and cheering on the athletes.

There were some clever vendors, serving coffee, energy bars, water and hydration drinks, and soothing runner’s legs with exercise recovery chairs. Kids and adults got into the free pizza and ice cream, as well as food trucks. There

were surprisingly very few injuries despite the slippery weather, according to Boston EMS and Boston police coordinating operations with the DCR. Inside the Thread Needle tent was a buzz after the race as the rain kept on throughout the afternoon finally cleared up. You can see by the photos herein that a little rain didn’t stop these athletes who are looking forward to next year’s event. After ten years, the Boston Triathlon distinguished itself for its smooth operations, friendly competition, and esprit des corps. For more information on times, standings, and event details go to: http://www. bostontri.com/. For information on addiction and resources for help see the Boston Medical site at: https://www. bmc.org/addiction-medicine.

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Zero Robotics (ZR) at Paraclete

by Rick Winterson The Paraclete Center on E Street is known for the unusual variety and challenge of their educational programs. But perhaps one of the newest of these is the most interesting of all. This is the second summer that the Paraclete has offered a five-week Middle School Program entitled “Zero Robotics – Spheres ISS Challenge”.

Some explanation of the wording is necessary. “ISS” stands for the International Space Station; SPHERES satellites are robots inside the Station. These robots are controlled by programs developed and coded

by NASA Scientists. “Zero Robotics (ZR)” is a programming competition that challenges student teams to create the best, most efficient robotic program and submit it to competition. Finalists compete in a championship aboard the ISS. To quote the Middle School Program cover page, “There is nothing to SPHERE but SPHERES itself!”

On Tuesday morning, July 17, the Zero Robotics (ZR) team from South Boston’s Paraclete Center journeyed to M.I.T. for a learning session. To jump ahead for a moment, the local ZR competition is scheduled to take place at M.I.T. on Friday, August 10.

The Paraclete Zero Robotics group of students and their instructors: (standing l.) Stella Martin (U. of Miss.) and Program Director Allison Maladore; (standing r.) Chase Thomas (B.C. High) and Karli Loiselle (Colby College).

This field trip on July 17 was to get a physical feel for the programming and coding needed to accurately tell a robot what to do and how to do it. In other words, it was a “run-through” that used matrix mats and concrete objects, which the student teams now must encode into electronic instructions to guide the actual robots. During this run-through, the Paraclete team was paired with a team from the O’Maley Academy, a Middle School in Gloucester Katie Magrane, who is the ZR Program Director in Massachusetts, hosted the event at the striking Walker Memorial Hall, Building 50 on M.I.T.’s main campus. M.I.T. volunteers organized and taught the run-through: Samuel Majors, an undergraduate in

Course XVI (16 – AeroAstronautics) worked with the Paraclete students. Jeff Hoffman, the well-known astronaut who also teaches at M.I.T., spoke at noon. Hoffman began his flying career as a test pilot, and between 19885 and 1996, participated in five NASA space flights. He is now an M.I.T. Professor of Astronautics.

As the morning progressed, Katie explained how the programming competition is arranged. On the August 10 date mentioned above, fifteen (15) ZR teams from Massachusetts will take part in the robotics competition. The three Massachusetts teams who have developed the three best programs will then join into one team that competes

nationally. An astronaut will use programs by the best finalists in the national competition to actually conduct a robotics exercise in microgravity inside the ISS. That reflects the “real world” of high-tech these days. High-tech (or “big science”, if you wish) is a team pursuit.

The lone wolf, hovering over a Bunsen burner on his lab bench, no longer applies.

This is an exciting project, by a team located right here in South Boston. As far as this writer could tell, the Paraclete’s ZR team is the only entrant from anywhere within the City of Boston. And full disclosure: the writer is an M.I.T. graduate in Course X (10 – Chemical Engineering).

Astronaut Jeff Hoffman had five trips into space and is an Aeronautics Professor at the Institute.

Samuel Majors stages the Robotics walk-through for Paraclete in M.I.T.’s Walker Memorial Hall.

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Jason Meehan of South Boston Joins State Street and Save the Harbor for Beach Clean Up On Thursday, July 12th, volunteers from State Street Corporation joined Save the Harbor/Save the Bay in a day of service at the Department of Recreation and Conservation (DCR)’s Carson Beach in South Boston. The group of 40, including Jason Meehan of South Boston, cleaned, swept, and weeded over a mile throughout the day maintain this 3 mile long beach.

Volunteers picked up litter and swept the beach from the water to find trash that needed to be removed. They also spent the day weeding, cutting and pulling out plants growing under and up through the boardwalk. Another incredibly important job was invasive species removal on both the beach and in nearby Moakley Park. This included digging up sumac bushes along the seawall and cutting away vines growing around tree trunks.

“Any day on Carson Beach is a great day,” said Andrea Patton, Director of Partnerships and Advocacy at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay who led the group, “but this day was spectacular. People spending their day on the beach kept coming up to talk to us about stewardship opportunities. We all enjoyed the opportunity to educate community members on the environmental issues our beaches face and ways to get involved. Save the Harbor is incredibly grateful to State Street Corporation for their partnership in helping to preserve and protect this resource for everyone to enjoy.”

Carson Beach is part of Boston’s collection of the cleanest urban beaches in the country. It is because of stewardship and efforts like these that the region’s public beaches, such as Carson, continue to remain a healthy, urban natural resource for everyone to enjoy. Save the Harbor is committed to Boston Harbor and working with partners like State Street Corporation to maintain and share the harbor with the region’s residents.

Compass on the Bay Summer Concert Join us as we kick off our Annual Summer Concert Series with a piano and singing performance from Kenny Morrell! Thursday evenings throughout August, we will feature a different performer on our front lawn, along with refreshments and snacks. These concerts are free to attend, and people are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Call 617268-5450 for more information.

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Tynan Happenings Girls 18 & Under BNBL The BCYF-Tynan kicked off its annual BNBL Girls 18 & under Division, which consist of 4 teams: Tynan, Gatey, Eastie, and Dorchester.

On Monday the Tynan played against the Dorchester team. Dorchester took a lead a halftime and never looked back, taking the victory, by the score of 45-28. Mary Kate Hart had 11 points and Olivia DiManno 10 points for the Tynan. Claire McCarthy topped all scorers for Dorchester with 14 points followed by Grace O’Malley scoring 13 points.

In the next game, Gatey took on Eastie and had a 24-11 halftime lead. Eastie came back to make it close but ran out of time. Gatey took the victory by the score of 35-25. Teagan Fitzgerald had a high score of 12 points for Gatey and Amya Yarde scored 9 points for Eastie.

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Fun-In-The-Sun Camp The Summer Camp has been busy with a trip to Lawn on D Street, AMC theatre, and Save the Harbor Seaport event. Many have enjoyed the Young at Arts Program on site three times a week. We have many other fun events planned for camp. If you are interested in registering your child ages 7-12, there are still slots available. Contact Community Center office for details (617) 635-5110.

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