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EDITORIAL Pulling Over For A Funeral Procession Is the Right and Decent Thing To Do

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outh Boston has recently lost several of its sons and daughters, as they left this life here on earth and passed on to the next. On more than one such occasions, this newspaper has heard complaints and has been asked questions about drivers not involved with the funeral from family members and other residents of the deceased about laws and protocol regarding cutting into a mobile funeral procession. Is it illegal to cut off cars in those processions? Is there a fine levied to the offender if it is illegal? Can a funeral procession go through a red light/traffic signal

without stopping?

So, South Boston Today did some checking in the hope of providing clarification to those who had questions on this matter. Here’s what we found. The laws regarding the dos and don’ts of cutting into or interfering in a funeral procession vary from state to state. In Massachusetts, there actually is a law against it: General Massachusetts Law Part IV, Title 1, Chapter 272, Section 42 states that drivers are not allowed to willfully interrupt or disturb a funeral procession. And yes, the procession can go through a red traffic light under the following conditions: If the lead car in the procession gets to the

light while Green, the cars following it may continue on through even after the light has turned Red. So, the short answers are: Is it illegal to deliberately cut into a funeral line? Yes. Are the vehicles in that line allowed to pass through a red light – under the circumstances mentioned above - Yes. The above mentioned are the rules, regulations and laws governing a funeral procession. But not deliberately cutting in is more than just a law.

Common courtesy and respect for not only the deceased, but also his or her family and the other mourners in attendance is most important and expected. In past years, it was tradition to show that respect when

a line of cars went by. People knew to just pull mover until the line of vehicles marked ‘Funeral’ had passed. Today, that’s still the practice and tradition observed and followed by most people, but unfortunately not all. There are some who just didn’t know better, and it was an honest mistake on their part when they cut in

or interfered. Then there are those who just don’t care.

Whether it’s the law or not, showing respect and courtesy to those who are mourning a loved one and for the deceased themselves, pulling your vehicle over and allowing the Funeral procession to pass is a tradition worth keeping. It’s simply the right thing to do.

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DC Politicians Playing Word Games With Inflation Need To Go SOUTH BOSTON TODAY John Ciccone

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s Americans struggle every day with 40-year high inflation and ‘through the roof’ gas and food prices, the events of nearly a year and a half ago are of very little concern to voters. The Democrats in Washington DC are laser focused on continuing to harp on January 6th, 2021 and pushing their scare mongering Climate Change narrative that surveys continue to show most people are no longer giving these issues a second thought.

But these are distractions as most have now figured out. You see, to real people, everyday Americans, making ends meet, feeding their families and being able to get to their jobs are among the top priorities. And yet, as they watch the approval numbers for their left wing and yes, Socialist policies tank, these leftist Democrats are still pushing ahead as if there is nothing wrong in the country.

Why? Because they have nothing else/nothing left and they’re getting desperate.

As one indication of how desperate, out of touch and ridiculous the liberal Democrats in power have become, they are now even attempting to deny the existence of what is crystal clear to most. They have now resorted to word games in a childish attempt to convince us that the runaway inflation is not really inflation at all. The accurate definition of economic inflation is two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. It’s what it is, it’s what it has always been.

But now, the Democrats attempt to change the definition and insist there is NO inflation. In other words, Americans should stop believing their lying eyes, their shrinking savings and the raging price hikes on everything. These

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tactics by the Democrats are insulting and they are making people madder than ever. They think that all they have to do is change the definition of something and it is no longer there and that the public is dumb enough to fall for it. Can we forget how they were even demanding that the term ‘mother’ be replaced by ‘birthing person? That didn’t go over well, and neither will their lame attempt of changing the definition of inflation.

They call press conferences to rail against the fact that America’s youth are dying from Fentanyl and other deadly drugs which is more of an epidemic now than ever. And at the same time, they refuse to secure the border, knowing full well that it’s the southern border that is now the main route of these drugs coming in. Everyone can see this, but the Democrats continue ignoring it and are deliberately doing nothing to stop it. At hearings, they can be shown actual video footage of migrants illegally streaming across the border unhindered and of buses and even commercial jets loading them up and dropping them off to locations all over the United States. And yet, they will sit at those hearings with a straight face and continue to deny it’s all happening.

With the exception of the very wealthy, these price hikes, due to inflation, are really hurting Americans. But the Biden Regime wants to raise taxes and spend billions of dollars on the Global Warming/Climate Change scheme. It’s been said several times before in this column but bears repeating: The same people demanding that we ride bikes to protect the environment and stop “Global Warming” - people like Kerry and Gore - are making millions of dollars off of this. At the

same time, they are flying around in their fossil fuel guzzling private jets and sailing their polluting yachts.

Then you have the celebrity scare mongers from Hollywood and the Obama’s ranting about the ocean levels rising as they are buying up ocean front mansions. Who do they think they are kidding? Apparently, they think, or at least hope, it is us. They have the gullible following them like sheep, but nowhere near the majority, not any longer. Some of these self-proclaimed climate experts can’t even accurately

predict if it will rain next Wednesday but claim to know what the weather will do 20 years from now. To put it bluntly, if these frauds really knew what they were talking about, we’d all be under water by now. According to the latest surveys, less than 2 percent of Americans consider “Climate Change” a major concern and many people are done listening to this UN sanctioned propaganda.

The November midterm elections can’t come soon enough. Because the people doing this to our nation need to be purged from power, while we still have a country.

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Window Into The State House

Window Into The State House provides our readers a synopsis of important issues of interest, past and current, that are being proposed, debated or acted upon by the Massachusetts Legislature. Many issues that are not related to local city government services are acted upon and have a direct impact on daily life. They are tax policy, transportation infrastructure, judicial appointments, social services and health, as well as higher education.

We will excerpt reports from the gavel-to-gavel coverage of House and Senate sessions by news sources focused on this important aspect of our lives.

These sources include a look ahead at the coming week in state government and summaries and analyses of the past week, re-caps of a range of state government activity, as well as links to other news.

Finally something all the candidates for governor can agree on.

Democrat Maura Healey and Republicans Chris Doughty and Geoff Diehl all said Tuesday that they support refunding state tax revenue in excess of a cap established in 1986, even while top Democrats on Beacon Hill continue to suggest an openness to repealing or tinkering with the law. The announcement last week from Gov. Charlie Baker that surging revenues could trigger the forgotten tax cap law from the 80s, knowns as 62F, upended negotiations over tax cuts in the Legislature and the House and Senate adjourned their formal sessions for the year without a deal on relief. “Maura believes taxpayers are entitled to the 62F rebates if the law is triggered and certified by the Auditor,” campaign spokeswoman Karissa Hand told MASSterList. Bump said Tuesday that determination would be made on the third Tuesday in September.

Hand said Healey also “urges the Legislature to return to pass targeted

tax relief for Massachusetts residents and make the long term investments needed to lower the cost of living in our state.” The statement from Healey puts the Democratic frontrunner for governor at odds with legislative leadership, particularly House Speaker Ron Mariano, who endorsed her campaign when she still faced a primary opponent.

Mariano has cast doubt on Gov. Charlie Baker’s insistence that the state can afford to both refund up to $3 billion in excess tax revenue under 62F and pay for the economic development investments and $1 billion in targeted tax cuts pursued by lawmakers up until the final day of the session. Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka have also criticized the law as outdated and one that would not deliver relief to those who need it the most, though any changes or repeal would likely have to wait until next year.

Dughty held a press conference outside the State House on Tuesday where he pledged to veto any attempt by Leg-

islative Democrats to repeal the 1986 ballot law. “Massachusetts residents have been suffering for months due to high inflation,” Doughty said in a statement. “The legislature has refused to suspend the gas tax and they have been dragging their feet on providing any form of relief. The needs of hard working taxpayers have been ignored.

It appears the 1986 law and Governor Baker are the only ones trying to help.”

Doughty and running mate Kate Campanale also slammed the Legislature for procrastinating on economic development and allowing the late revelation of 62F to derail needed investments.

“A recession is looming and the legislature did not finish their work. They should come back into session and get the economic bill passed,” Campanale said. Diehl also supports the 1986 law, but still took a shot at Doughty over the Wrentham manufacturer’s acceptance of a $2.79 million PPP loan he received during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a $277,000 economic

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development grant from the state in 2015. “It is hypocritical and ironic that Chris Doughty is calling on the Legislature to give back taxpayer money based on his experience as a CEO,” Diehl said. “During his time as a CEO, Chris Doughty fleeced federal, state, and local taxpayers for more than $3 million to help run his company.

If Doughty thinks that experience qualifies him for office, maybe he should run for the Legislature instead – they love to take money from taxpayers to fund their own priorities!” Diehl’s campaign suggested Doughty might not have needed the PPP loan.

Doughty campaign advisor Holly Robichaud said Doughty shut down Capstan Atlantic for a “short period of time” during the pandemic, but reopened at a diminished capacity to meet the needs of customers, including those who manufacture emergency vehicles.

“Geoff Diehl has never created one job or ever worried about meeting a payroll. His attack on Chris is an attack on all business owners who suffered during COVID including his wife’s business that also took PPP money. It should be disturbing to every voter that he doesn’t understand that PPP was awarded on actual declining payroll differences. Clearly he is not equipped to be governor,” Robichaud said.

Jim Brett, Chair of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) and Vice Chair of National Council on Disability (NCD), recently attended a reception in honor of the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Vice President’s Residence.

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Councilors Ed Flynn, Liz Breadon, Erin Murphy, and Kenzie Bok Held Hearing on Pest Control in the City of Boston

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oston City Councilors Flynn, Breadon, Murphy, and Bok held a City Council hearing on August 1st to discuss issues relating to pest control in the City of Boston. The hearing was intended to discuss measures that the city can take to respond to the uptick in rodent activities, as well as long term strategies that will reduce the rats and pests populations in our neighborhoods. This hearing was chaired by Councilor Kenzie Bok in the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology, and attended by city officials from Inspectional Services and Public Works, as well as community advocates.

There have been increased reports of rodent infestations and activities during recent years in the city, as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated rodent activities due to restaurants and other food sources for rats and rodents closing down. Unfortunately, this issue has persisted even after our economy fully reopened. We need to ensure that the city can adequately handle these issues, including increasing enforcement, expanding pest control resources, and more public awareness and outreach about proper ways of disposing trash and preventing rodent activities.

These increased reports of rodent activities is both a quality of life issue and a serious public health issue.

During this meeting, current methods and new methods were discussed as a way of dealing with the issue.

Currently, there are thirteen inspectors in ISD Environmental Services who are licensed pest control applicators and they are looking to hire a fourteenth one to help improve the issue. The City has purchased carbon monoxide machines to help curb the rat population, and there is a team that performs inspections on breaches in sewer lines. The issue of trash disposal and uncovered trash bins were also discussed, with Councilors advocating for better enforcement on code violations relating to uncovered trash. Residents are encouraged to submit pest control issues via the 311 app or by calling 311, so that the City can more efficiently keep track of requests and problem areas. For Councilor Flynn, he is calling for a dedicated working group for pest control, so that the City can proactively address the issues and come up with effective strategies for rodent control.

“Many neighbors have contacted me regarding their concerns about pest control, and the negative impact

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that rodent activities have on the quality of life. With the noticeable increase in rodents over the last year, it’s important that we discuss measures for effective pest control and keeping our streets sanitary,” said Councilor Flynn. “This is not only a quality of life issue, but it is also a public health and public safety issue

for neighbors across District 2 as well as throughout the City of Boston. I’m calling for a rodent control working group dedicated to addressing this matter, and I look forward to working with everyone on this critical issue.”

For more information, please contact Councilor Flynn’s office at 617635-3203 and Ed.Flynn@Boston.gov.

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I Was Just Thinking…

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by Kevin Devlin

ur military’s chief role is to defend us from enemies abroad. We need the strongest, the bravest, the best to serve and protect us from those who want to destroy this great nation.

Yet today, as we worry about Russia, and especially China, we are having trouble filling the ranks of our military services. Every United States military branch is finding it impossible to meet its current fiscal recruiting goals. Not since 1973, the year we left Vietnam, has recruitment been so difficult.

Low unemployment and those desiring to attend college are factors, along with the fact that many more young men and women than ever have been disqualified due to obesity, drug use, and criminal records.

To exacerbate matters, an internal Defense Department survey found only 9% of those young Americans eligible to serve in the military were interested in serving.

Why is this happening?

It’s complicated but one answer is wokeness.

Designing a military based on

principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (known by wokesters and Pentagon brass as DEI) doesn’t serve any purpose except to weaken us internally in the military sphere, imperils our national security, and shows our enemies our weaknesses.

Wokeness must be off limits in the military. Yet it has crept into our military and weakened us not from without but from within. Imposing anti-American racial ideologies (Critical Race Theory) in the military threatens national security as it undermines our Constitution (which our troops take an oath to protect) and trust in our system of government. and traditional values. Its purpose is to poison our troops and create fissures of discontent and distrust among them.

Could you imagine what General George Patton, one of our greatest generals in World War II would have said about wokeness? He would have said it was a joke and summarily dismissed it as a virus which needed to be eradicated.

The goal of our military is to win

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wars and that means be prepared to do so. Readiness is paramount. They are our warriors, brothers and sisters fighting to serve and protect us. They must be on the same page, acting in unison, serving the same cause of freedom, a noble cause in which many people have given their lives so that we may enjoy ours. And we need a meritbased system of leadership, and not indoctrination inherently divisive with DEI cultural nonsense.

Wokeness is a behavioral system of “dictatorial political and cultural control,” pitting people against each other, destroying mutual respect and trust.

The politicization of our military is anathema to military life which needs unity and a sense of purpose, not a fractured bureaucracy of intolerance aimed at attacking those who are insufficiently woke.

And left to its own devices this nonsensical propaganda, this wokeness will continue to wreak havoc on our military while simultaneously endangering our national security.

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remember lots of things about my dad-he was a big fan of all the Boston teams, we couldn’t talk during dinner when Walter Kronkite was on, his beer was Bud and his wine was Gallo, red when it was cold out, white when it wasn’t. He knew what he liked and didn’t feel any need to try anything new. Today, though, I think he’d have to give in; the variety, quality and sheer number of wines available is just too much to resist. I’m also pretty sure that we’d still not

be able to talk if Cronkite was still on at 6:30, though…

If you’re having friends and family over for a cookout, you might want to get a mixed case of Three Thieves wines. The ThievesCharles Bieler, Joel Gott and Roger Scomeggna- are all owners of their own vineyards, which make high-end, delicious wine, but the life-long friends wanted to produce something that would tickle the palate without breaking the bank and they did. The Three Thieves

Pinot Grigio, California, ($8.99), will surprise you with the quality you get for the price you pay. The wine first undergoes 100% nonmalolactic fermentation before it’s cold-fermented . These processes preserve the fruity flavors and provide the fresh, crisp acidity that this varietal is known for.

The Three Thieves Rose, California, ($8.99), is an appealing mix of Zinfandel, Merlot, Syrah and a touch of Muscat. The nose is direct, with strong aromas of peaches and apricots, while the palate will please you with strawberry, cranberry and blackberry notes, all framed in a crisp acidity that will leave you wanting more.

Have this one after the sun goes down, in your favorite chair, with some of your favorite people. And while you’re at it, you might as well put some wings with your favorite rub on the grille-somebody’s gotta do it!

The Three Thieves Chardonnay, California, ($8.99) is made in a crisp, clean style. It’s first partially non-malolactic fermented and then

Compass on the Bay Shows Commitment to LGBTQ Seniors

power LGBTQ seniors. Earning the Platinum credential means that over 80% of Compass on the Bay’s staff underwent training to better understand the cultures, needs and concerns of LGBTQ older adults.

Associates came out of the program ready to navigate the variety of challenges facing the aging LGBTQ population, including their potential hesitancy to acquire much-needed support services.

Completing this training solidifies Compass on the Bay’s goal of always striving to create a stronger, more compassionate and inclusive community that highlights all unique identities. This culturally aware environment also fosters a positive work environment for associates, who are able to fully express themselves.

“We want to make sure that each resident feels accepted for who they are,” says Jenna Petrenko, Compass on the Bay’s Executive Director. “In order to do that, we must create a safe space that values each person’s identities and

experiences, and the education we’ve received from SAGECare will help us accomplish this goal.”

Compass on the Bay is excited to continue their partnership with SAGECare and embrace all community members for who they are. It is estimated that there are currently around 3 million LGBTQ older adults in the U.S., and that number is expected to grow to around 7 million by 2030 (SAGECare).

Compass on the Bay in South Boston is an assisted living community dedicated exclusively to those with memory loss featuring Compass Memory Support, a renowned, research-based treatment program for those with dementia, from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-causing diseases.

This senior community offers multi-track therapeutic programming tailored to varying levels of memory loss, a highly trained team with expertise in dementia care, spacious outdoor courtyards

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SAGECare is a division of SAGE, a non-profit organization with a mission to uplift and em-

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put into aged French and American Oak, giving it that spice and sweetness that Chardonnay is known for. Notes of Kiwifruit, mountain flowers and a hint of blackberries will work with summer salads, your favorite chicken recipes and the seafood you crave. Now that I think about it, you might want to have a little more than a case; second glasses and more will probably be the order of the day.

Even though it’s Summer, that glass of red that you love with your red meats, especially if they’re on the grille, is hard to resist in the coolness of a summer evening. So, don’t forget to have some Three Thieves Cabernet Sauvignon, California, ($8.99). Out of all the wines from this brand, the Cab surprised me the most; it was soft and scented right out of the bottle.

Notes of dark berries, especially Blackcurrant, Cherry is accompanied by vanilla and spice flavors, all wrapped up in a surprisingly long, even finish. Whether it’s burgers or Filet Mignon, this is a red wine that hold its own.

and gardens, as well as a unique one-floor environmental design that makes it easy for those with cognitive issues to navigate. The community is managed by Senior Living Residences of Braintree, MA and is affiliated with Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center (BUADC). Learn more at www.CompassontheBay.com.

If you would like more information about SAGECare Training, visit sageusa.care.

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Councilor President Flynn & Councilor Flaherty Urge District 2 Neighbors to Apply for CPA Funds by August 31, 2022

BOSTON, MA - The application for the 2023 funding round of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) grants is now open, with nearly $39 million available for CPA projects.

Council President Ed Flynn and Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty are urging District 2 residents again to consider applying for CPA funding for relevant projects in the categories of affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space for recreation. Interested applicants would need to contact the Community Preservation team regarding their eligibility, then submit the CPA’s rolling eligibility form by Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

It’s critical for community organizations and neighbors to apply so that District 2 does not lose out on available funding to help improve and preserve our neighborhoods.

Numerous applications from District 2 have previously received CPA funding, such as $650,000 this past round for the Little League base-

ball field at N St and near Medal of Honor Park in South Boston. It’s also crucial for those who may have been denied in the past to re-apply and continue to stay engaged with the CPA team, as the program has awarded over $119 million to support 242 projects across the city since 2018. Below are are some of the projects in District 2 that were approved for CPA funding: • Little League Field - Christopher Lee Playground (N Street/Medal of Honor Park) – $650,000 • Martin’s Park - $500,000 • St. Augustine Historic Chapel $499,075 • Barnard Place Park – $184,390 in total ($34,390 in 2022 and $150,000 in 2020) • Congress St Fire Museum – $477,000 in total ($327,000 in 2022 and $150,000 in 2021) • Harry McDonough Sailing Center - $78,783 • Castle Island Interpretive Signs $75,000 • Kearsarge Anchor - $75,000 • The League of Women for Community Service -$400,000 • Church of St. Augustine and St. Martin - $200,000 • Friends of Crite Park - $250,000 • South End House – $46,260

• Union United – $400,000 • Peters Park – $146,000 • Francis Dane House – $100,000 • Boston’s Children’s Museum – $100,000 • 288 Harrison Residence affordable rental housing – $2,000,000 • 95 Hudson Street affordable rowhouse – $150,000 • Chin Park – $250,000 To be considered for CPA’s 2023 funding round, interested applicants need to contact the Community Preservation team regarding eligibility at 617-635-0545 and thadine. brown@boston.gov<mailto:thadine. brown@boston.gov> before filling out the CPA’s rolling eligibility form

by Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

The form can be accessed through the Office of Community Preservation’s website at www.boston.gov/ cpa<http://www.boston.gov/cpa>.

The CPA will review applications by January 2023 and will vote on a list of proposals in February to recommend to the Mayor who will then make a recommendation on the slate to be voted on by the Boston City Council. For more information, including to request translation or interpretation services, please contact thadine. brown@boston.gov<mailto:thadine. brown@boston.gov>.

“I’m calling on my District 2 neighbors, civic groups, and youth sports organizations to contact CPA and apply for funding by August 31st, so that our community has the chance to receive funding for initiatives on affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and outdoor recreation,” said Councilor Flynn. “CPA funding is an important resource for our community, and neighbors should take full advantage of this funding opportunity so that we can further strengthen and improve our neighborhoods.”

“Some of the most exciting and creative projects in our ever-changing City–innovative affordable housing projects, parks, and historic preservation projects-- are the result of resident and community-driven CPA proposals,” said Councilor Michael Flaherty, Chair of the Council’s Community Preservation Committee. “I am confident that the nearly $39 million allocation in CPA funds will allow for significant communitydriven, transformational change in every corner of our neighborhoods and look forward to another exciting round of applications.”

For more information, please contact Councilor Flynn’s office at 617-635-3203 and ed.flynn@boston. gov<mailto:ed.flynn@boston.gov>.

CITY OF BOSTON FILES ORDINANCE TO UPDATE FLAG RAISING POLICY

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ayor Michelle Wu and members of the Boston City Council today announced the filing of an ordinance to update the City’s process for raising flags on City Hall Plaza. Under the new process, a City Council resolution or mayoral proclamation will be required for a flag to be raised. The proposed ordinance will enable the City to continue to celebrate flag raisings while complying with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the City’s previous process, which clarified the affirmative role required of the City government in maintaining the flag pole as a site for expressing the City’s values and ideals.

The ordinance was filed by Councilor Kenzie Bok, Council President Ed Flynn and Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune.

“I am grateful for the partnership of the Boston City Council in ensuring future flag raisings comply with the Supreme Court’s decision while empowering us to resume the celebrations of our City’s cultures and communities,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m glad we have a clear way to resolve these legal issues and bring back the beloved traditions we’ve been missing during these proceedings.”

“I think it’s urgent that we at the City of Boston codify a formal policy to use our flagpoles in ways that express our City’s values and intended messages, as the Supreme

Court decision allows us to do,” said Councilor Kenzie Bok. “I’m proud to be working with President Flynn and Councilor Louijeune in hopes that our Council can put that law on the books next week.”

“The flags that we raise at City Hall Plaza should reflect and celebrate our City’s values, and this ordinance lays out a formal process that will allow us to do that,” said City Council President Ed Flynn. “I want to thank Councilors Bok and Louijeune for cosponsoring this important ordinance with me. I look forward to working with everyone on its swift passage.”

“We have a rich city of diverse people and ethnic backgrounds that

we want to celebrate while we are doing the work to uplift communities,” said Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune. “This flag-raising ordinance clarifies and codifies the process for flag-raisings and the messages that we as a city want to convey each time a ceremonial flag is raised.”

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National Night Out South Boston 2022

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he 2022 National Night Out was celebrated in South Boston on August 2, 2022.

It is an event that capitalizes on community policing and focuses on acknowledging community members and civic groups for their support and partnership in working with the Boston Police Department.

It is sponsored by the Neighborhood Watch Department. Captain

Joe Boyle and Sergeant Jeremy Fitton from District C-6 honored Miguel Lopez from the Harbor Point Community Task Force for Top Crime Watch Group and Orlando Perilla for the Community Service Award.

Mayor Wu, Chief Dillon (Housing), Chief Millor (Civic Engagement), Councilor At Large Erin Murphy, State Rep. David Biele, DA

Kevin Hayden, Sheriff Tompkins, South Boston Probation Barbara Loftus, Boston Housing Police, Massport Police, MSP, BPD Command Staff, BPD – C6 (CSO) Boston Fire, US Coast Guard and many more organizations and teams came out to honor the awardees and interact with the South Boston community.

Sergeant Joe Kintigos, BHA was busy on the grill flipping burgers and

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grilling hot dogs for everyone to enjoy. Slush cups were a huge hit but the biggest thrill of all was the return of Hercules the horse and his dog Molly.

Hercules fascinated everyone and was all so gentle while allowing children to rub his nose or adults to ride for the first time. Good food, awards, and a horse to bring community together.

This is why we appreciate and respect our Captain and his leadership skills.

This is community policing at its best.

Way to go C-6 and keep up the great work as always!

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such as authority, hierarchy, order, duty, tradition, reaction and nationalism”. The emphases are now blurred as each claim the ideas and notions of the other, in an attempt to attract the ever growing unenrolled/independent voter, who will decide the outcome come this November 2022 and then November 2024. Bottom Line - both sides have lost their political identity.

On the right, Donald Trump has effectively, if not ruthlessly in his own self-interest, disintegrated the power of the elitist Republican Party. On the left, The Squad, so-called (as the spawn of the “alt-Bernie Bros” movement) have effectively, if not cavalierly in their own selfinterest, neutered the power of the elitist Democratic Party, thus empowering the Unenrolled/Independent Non-Party.

The reason for postulating this is to establish the ‘truism’ that the mainstream, social, podcast, twitter, instagram media, masking themselves as the Fourth Estate, are no longer the arbiter of truth and journalistic ethics, but are organs of profiteers, masking as saviors of democracy.

In an article from The Perspective, the tag line of which is ‘THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY’ posed the following. ‘Horseshoe Theory’ suggests that the political spectrum is not a straight line with ideologies moving across a line from left to right, but rather a horseshoe, with its farthest outliers bending in toward each other and sharing a number of beliefs. In recent years, violent clashes between the far-left and far-right, at UC Berkeley, in Charlottesville, North Carolina, in Portland, Oregon, and most recently during the George

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Floyd protests, have challenged society to take a look at the actions of both extremes and ask: To what extent does similarity in action mean similarity in character?

People on the outermost poles of the political spectrum, meaning on both the far-left and the far-right, often view themselves as aggrieved parties. Interestingly, one study found that having faced adversity – namely violence, loss of a loved one, or experiencing illness or disability – is indeed a predictor of extreme political views; the more adversity people faced, the more likely they were to lean to the far right or far left in their ideologies.

Experiencing adversity may explain the rhetoric of ‘victimization’ that permeates the far-left as well as the far-right. White Nationalists complain of cultural and economic obliteration at the hands of multicultural movements and affirmative action, while proponents of the Far-Left demand restitution for the silencing of minority groups via discriminatory legislation, the recent rise in popularity of white nationalists, police brutality and micro-aggressions.

Militancy pervades the ranks of the far-left and the far-right. More than idolizing violent purveyors of their ideologies (think far-right’s Hitler to the far-left’s Che Guevara), many far-right and farleft movements are vehement in their rejection of non-violence and employ it regularly. Right-wing groups are said to have carried out 150 attacks on US soil – from shooting to bombings – since 1993. Similar number of crimes have been perpetrated by militant offshoots of left-wing groups, beginning with the 1960’s Weathermen and continuing until today with the Antifa movement.

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n a latest poll conducted, eightyfive percent of Americans don’t trust the media.

Yes, trust has eroded in enormous fashion, shrunken to historic lows, and for good reason.

You ask why?

It’s because the public interest has been thrown aside, cast adrift in the dangerous sea of subjectiv-

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Psychologists have determined that liberal and conservative brains literally function quite differently.

For example, an examination of the possessions of liberal and conservative college students revealed that the former had more books and travel-memorabilia, while the latter had more items relating to cleaning and organization. This investigation suggested key differences in liberal and conservative mindsets – with one leaning toward the discovery of new experiences and the other emphasizing self-discipline and order. This hard-wiring gives rise to dramatically different value systems – systems that view the basic ideas like fairness, equality, and even right and wrong in radically different terms.

The far-right and the far-left have dramatically different interpretations of the past – interpretations which dictate their political stances and calls to action. The far-right expresses nostalgia for the past and actively works to preserve their history, regardless of what that might mean in today’s context. For right-wing Southerners, like the members of Save Southern Heritage, this means protecting statues of famous Confederates, and decrying the removal of the Confederate flag from public buildings or the removal of Confederate monuments.

Conversely, the far-left (and in this case, many liberals) associates the past with its ills – slavery, sexism, and other injustices. History and its institutions are not to be preserved and cherished, but rather, an embarking point from which to begin reform. When two groups utilize similar tactics, it does not necessarily mean that the groups are one and the same.

The Antifa and white nationalist movements exemplify key

ideological differences that should not be overlooked. While Antifa and white nationalist movements both express distaste for the government (and even a will to overthrow it), their reasons for these sentiments are rather opposite. Antifa, whose members also frequently identify as anarchists, view government as an instrument of inequality, while white nationalists express hostility toward government because they believe it facilitates equality – a notion that offends those whose identity is built upon a defined racial hierarchy.

The Bottom Line: Both the farleft and the far-right have a victimlike mentality and employ militant strategies, yet each group has contrasting views on history and personal values.

Accept these assessments as you wish, politics is and always has been about POWER. How that power has been used since 1980 by the Party of Reagan, Bush and Bush on the one hand and the Party of Clinton and Obama on the other hand, would suggest that there was a relatively clear ideology that defined policy and seemed to benefit the American citizen by and large.

However, Donald Trump came along and disrupted that accepted tradition of yin and yang of the Parties, which exposed the fallacies within both Parties. Neither party was delivering what they promised to the American citizen and the citizenry revolted in the ballot box.

Even in his defeat to Joe Biden, the disruption has continued and the Democrats either are pretending there is no problem, or they are trying to figure out how to convince the voters that they can be trusted.

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ity and opinion, as objectivity and facts are summarily dismissed as inconsequential.

Why delve into the facts?

Why bother with Truth?

That is sad, tragic for Democracy.

The media (both television news and newspapers) is supposed to present stories in a fair and unbiased manner to the American people,

so we can determine in a realistic way as to what is really going on in America and the world. To what is real and not contrived.

Most Americans are not stupid and not quite as gullible as the media thinks.

Without integrity the press doesn’t have the confidence of the citizenry.

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St. Peter Academy Why St. Peter Academy is Special to Me

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By: Emily Klodowski Teacher - Grades 5 and 6

y name is Emily Klodowski (formerly Ms. Dodge) and I am going into my second year of teaching at St. Peter Academy. I moved with my husband to Boston last year and it has quickly felt like home, mainly because of the kind and caring community at St. Peter Academy. Walking through the doors of St. Peter, you immediately feel the love and support each teacher and staff member has for the students and the school.

What has stood out to me at St. Pe-

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ter Academy is the dedication to ensuring each individual child reaches their full potential, not only academically but emotionally and socially as well.

The small class sizes have allowed me to support my students’ unique abilities and create a classroom environment where students have ownership of their learning and are able to collaborate and learn from their classmates.

Some of my favorite memories from my first year at St. Peter Academy include the Invention Convention and seeing each students’ creativity and passion for their designs, our field trips around South Boston and learning about the community’s history, and the events put on by our Student Council where students showcased their leadership and passion for the school!

I am excited for the upcoming school year and grateful to be a part of the wonderful SPA community.

Mrs. Klodowski holds her M.S. Ed

in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She was named Teacher of the Year (2019-2020) at her former school in Pennsylvania.

St. Peter Academy is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. St. Peter Academy is an independent, community-based private school and serves students from ages 15 months through grade 6. SPA is currently accepting applications for the limited spaces available in the yearround toddler program (beginning at age 15 months) and for students in Pre-K (School Year and Full Year Programs), Kindergarten and grades 1-6. Financial Aid Available. Two Scholarships will be offered this year for applicants for Grades 1 through 6. Appointments for individual virtual tours can be made by contacting Maria Blasi, at 617-268-0750 or by emailing spa@StPeterAcademy.com.

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Fact must not be displaced by opinion and bias.

News must be reported accurately and in a just way.

Cutting down on how much news watched on television and read in newspapers has reduced my stress levels. However, I also realize the need to be cognizant of what is occurring in our great country and around the globe.

Why? Because it is our responsibility to be aware, know what’s going on.

But just as important, and perhaps more so, it is the duty, the obligation, the reason for being, for our media, to present the news in an objective and accurate manner. Ethical reporting must not be dismissed as inconvenient to preconceived notions and prejudice.

Yet, the media, regarded as the fourth pillar-or the Fourth Estateof democracy, has abandoned its vital role of watchdog, that being to ascertain the truth, to discard innuendo and falsehoods, as well as heighten public awareness of important matters.

Essentially, the media is supposed to act like impartial referees or umpires, calling traveling violations or balls and strikes in earnest, with honesty, devoid of personal feelings which inevitably tarnish their undertakings.

You can rest assured that the fifteen percent of Americans who currently believe and trust the media will longer do so if the media doesn’t conduct a self-examination of their perilous condition and seek a remedy to solve their collective dilemma.

And until then, and only then, after they have shown they are doing their job the way it is supposed to be done will they realize the confidence and trust of Americans they purport to inform in an impartial and fair fashion.

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This week,

Danny shared his thoughts on some of the top stories in the sports world:

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t’s about time.

Sports betting in Massachusetts has finally been legalized.

I really have no idea what took our politicians so long to get this done.

We’re all assuming the reason for the obnoxious delay was money, right? The state clearly wanted a big piece of the pie, and there was a number they weren’t budging on. Or is that way too obvious?

Perhaps the delay was ego-driven.

One of the toughest things to do in life is admit you are wrong. Especially if you’re a politician, where you spend your adult life trying to convince your constituents that you’re right about everything so that they continue to vote for you. Massachusetts politicians fought against legalized sports betting from the beginning, while everyone around them decided it was a dumb fight.

Not our political leaders. Nope.

They remained stubborn. Kept fighting. Even if it didn’t make any sense to keep up that fight.

Giving in and admitting you were wrong can be embarrassing. But they finally gave in, and this time, they shouldn’t be embarrassed about it. Because it’s the right call.

—Imagine not wanting to trade Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant? I

mean, what planet am I on?

Reports surfaced recently that said the Boston Celtics had offered the Brooklyn Nets a trade package for Durant that had Brown as the centerpiece on the Celtics’ end. And I was shocked to see that on social media, most people I follow — fans and media alike — were against trading Brown for Durant.

Now, obviously the Celtics would need to add more than just Brown to their trade package. According to the reports, the Nets also asked for Marcus Smart and multiple draft picks.

If you’re the Celtics, would you just hang up the phone in anger with that counter offer? I know I wouldn’t. Instead, I would politely decline, and tell them to check back in once they found something better than a package that consists of Brown and a first-round pick.

Durant has requested a trade. So there’s public pressure on Brooklyn.

And how many teams would actually be able to beat that deal I just mentioned? Not many. So agreeing to throw in another starter along with Brown and a first-rounder, right now, would be a dumb move.

The Celtics need to wait this out.

Perhaps it’s Brown and two firstrounders. Or I’d even consider

Brown, Robert Williams, and a firstrounder. But Smart? Not sure that would make much sense. If the goal is a championship right now, then I’d prefer to have Smart over Williams.

Durant is going to turn 34 next month. He’s got four years left on his massive contract. But that’s four years I’ll take with him and Jayson Tatum running the Eastern Conference.

I realize what the C’s have built with Tatum and Brown. I understand they went to the NBA Finals this year and lost to the Golden State Warriors. Yes, they’re close.

But they’d be closer with Durant.

Even if it meant sending Brown to Brooklyn. It’s a no brainer in my book.

—So, according to the NFL, the Miami Dolphins have been tampering with Tom Brady since 2019, when Brady was still the quarterback for the New England Patriots.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent out a press releasee this week announcing the league’s punishment for the tampering, making the Dolphins forfeit their 2023 first-round draft pick and their 2024 third-round pick, while also suspending owner Stephen Ross through Oct. 17.

After a six-month investigation, the league found that the Dolphins had “impermissible communications with

Brady, and also with former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton. Both Brady and Payton are represented by the same agent, Don Yee. “The investigators found tampering violations of unprecedented scope and severity,” said Goodell in a statement. “I know of no prior instance of a team violating the prohibition on tampering with both a head coach and star player, to the potential detriment of multiple other clubs, over a period of several years. Similarly, I know of no prior instance in which ownership was so directly involved in the violations.”

Should Patriots fans be mad that Brady was in communication with the Miami Dolphins while he was still New England’s quarterback? I don’t know. I mean, I guess if this story came out in 2019 while it was happening, and while Brady was still here, then maybe it would be something to get worked up about.

But Brady’s been gone for two seasons, and he’s already won another Super Bowl with another team.

There was a time in which this story would be for me.

But that time is not now.

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SPORTS TODAY RED SOX NOTES: SALE UNDERGOES SURGERY ON FRACTURED FINGER

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n just his second start of the season, Chris Sale was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Yankees in New York after Aaron Hicks ripped a line drive off his left hand in the first inning.

Sale suffered a fractured pinky finger as a result. He had successful surgery the following day. The procedure was described as an “open reduction and internal fixation of a left fifth finger proximal phalanx fracture.”

The Red Sox have given no definitive timetable on Sale’s return, but he is expected to be out at least one month.

It comes just a week after Sale had returned from a stress fracture in his rib cage that he suffered in the offseason. He made his season debut last Tuesday night in Tampa Bay, and had quite an impressive showing on a limited pitch count, striking out five and walking just one batter in five scoreless innings.

Since the beginning of the 2020 season, Sale has made just 11 starts. He had Tommy John surgery in March of 2020, forcing

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him to miss all of the 2020 season and most of the 2021 season.

Sale was off to a rocky start in his second start of this season on Sunday in the Bronx, having allowed two runs in the first inning before Hicks lined one off his hand, which also resulted in a third Yankees run to score. The ball hit Sale and then shot into right field, scoring Gleyber Torres easily from second base.

Upon being hit by the line drive, Sale hit the deck and then immediately got back up and walked towards the dugout, holding up his throwing hand and showing manager Alex Cora that his pinky finger was visibly broken.

“One look at this finger, I knew [it was broken] immediately, that feeling of, that kind of cold water rushing through your body when something like that happens,” said Sale after the game. “As soon as I

hit the ground, I looked down, the finger is gone. It sucks.”

—With both Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers in the national spotlight while at the MLB All Star game this week, reports are beginning to surface about the Red Sox’ contract negotiations with the two players.

The most recent comes from The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, who this week reported that the two sides are way off.

“According to a major league source familiar with the talks,” said Speier in the report, “the Red Sox identified Matt Olson’s eight-year, $168 million extension with Atlanta as a basis for discussions — citing the likelihood that Devers would spend much of the contract either at first base or designated hitter.

“Devers aimed much higher, convinced in his ability to stay

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forward Erik Haula.

Zacha, 25, is a restricted free agent and has already filed for salary arbitration since being traded to the Bruins. Last season with the Devils, Zacha’s base sal-

ary was $3 million, with a $2.25 million cap hit.

In 70 games with New Jersey in 2021-22, Zacha had 36 points with 15 goals and 21 assists. The 6-foot3 centerman has spent the last

at third for the immediate future while making the case that his offense would make him immensely valuable even if he eventually moves to first or DH.” For context, Olson was traded from Oakland to Atlanta this past offseason, and the Braves offered Olson a $168 million deal, which will pay him $21 million per season through 2029. Olson, 28, was coming off a 2021 season in which he hit 39 home runs and 111 RBI. Devers, 25, is under the Red Sox’ control through the 2023 season, but he’s on pace to have his third season of 30-plus home runs and 100-plus RBI in the last four years. He also has a postseason OPS of .955 in 26 career postseason games.

Needless to say, $168 million is nowhere close to what Devers will be looking for from the Red Sox in the next year-and-a-half.

seven years in the Devils organization, since they drafted him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft.

The league’s salary arbitration hearings run through Aug. 11, but the Bruins and Zacha will still be allowed to negotiate a new deal before his hearing.