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Volume 19, Issue 38 SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Almost 100 business owners andresidents came out on Wednesday,Sept. 11 to discuss the plan for a roaddiet on Centre Street.

The plan, as proposed by BostonTransportation Department PlannerCharlotte Fleetwood, would reducethe number of lanes on Centre Streetfrom four travel lanes to two travellanes and a turning lane as well as aprotected bike lane. The proposedchange’s genesis was the death ofMarilyn Wentworth in February, whowhile crossing at the intersection ofCentre and Hastings streets was struckand killed by a vehicle. The driverstated she couldn’t see Wentworth

About 40 residents packed into theSept. 12 meeting of the Mount HopeCanterbury Neighborhood Association(MHC) to hear about updates regard-ing the Home for Little Wanderers, theHaley School and from Boston MayorMarty Walsh.

Duane Jackson and several repre-sentatives of the Home for Little Wan-derers came to the meeting to presentthe updated plan for the new building.The proposal is a dual project, in thatit also includes 93 units of

Dozens of business owners were opposed to the Centre Street Road Diet plan from the Boston Transportation Department, designedto increase safety and pedestrian/cyclist access.

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because of the glare.Fleetwood said when one lane of

traffic stops for a pedestrian but vehiclesin the other lane do not stop or do notsee the pedestrian – is still a seriousproblem on Centre St.

“We’ve done the traffic counts andit looks like the counts would supportdoing a road diet,” Fleetwood said.“We’ve heard a lot of feedback, con-cerns and issues we need to address aspart of the design... Certainly loadingfor the businesses is an issue, and weknow that the businesses are the life-blood of Centre Street. We may need togo block by block to address loadingzones.”

“As a retailer, we have unique situa-tions where customers are in and out in15 or 20 minutes,” said Al Meranda,

owner of the Atlas True Value. “Thenumber one complaint they have isthey can never find parking. It’s notJamaica Plain, it’s not Brookline. Wedon’t have a lot of high rises where100 people live and everybodywalks.”

Meranda added that many WestRoxbury residents are elderly and can-not carry heavier materials like whatyou might find at a hardware store forlong distances, and that they needparking spaces to be available.

Fleetwood pointed out that as theplan stands now, 16 spaces would belost.

“In terms of business impacts,parking I understand is a huge issue

About 70 residents packed into the Home for Little Wanderers in Roslindale to hear from Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

The 60 proposed condominiumunits at 270 Baker St. in West Roxburyare changing to affordable rentals, andthat has some residents concerned.

While there is no comment periodand the Boston Planning and Develop-ment Agency (BPDA) and the ZoningBoard of Appeals (ZBA) already ap-proved the project for home ownership,a new owner has taken over the projectand made a few more changes, besidesthe rental aspect.

Nonprofit housing provider B’naiB’rith Housing (BBH) announced thecompany’s purchase in June. ExecutiveDirector of B’nai B’rith Housing Su-san Gittleman said they have cut downon the size and scope of the project byremoving the garage parking aspect(thus removing one story of height fromthe proposal), shrinking some unit sizesand reformulating the types of bed-rooms.

“The design that was approved wasincredibly inefficient and also very bur-densome,” she said. “Working throughthe design, we see there are a numberof changes that are actually going tohave the effect of lessening the impacton the neighborhood in important

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The Boston Planning and Development Agency met last week and approved the plan for the residences at 11Taft Hill Terrace.

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BPDA gives go ahead to36-40 Sprague, 11 Taft


The Boston Planning andDevelopment Agency (BPDA)met on Thursday, Sept. 12 andapproved plans for the 36-40Sprague St. Development inHyde Park and the 11 Taft HillTer. project in Roslindale.

The Sprague Street develop-

ment consists of two residen-tial buildings at 352,445 grosssquare feet for 247 housingunits and 251 parking spaces.The buildings come in at fivestories overlooking the railroad.Attorney representing ownerJordan Warshaw, John Pulgini,said the property is unique be-cause it is surrounded by railyards and commercial develop-ment.

“And most importantly, it isdirectly adjacent to theReadville (Commuter Rail) Sta-tion, making this site the per-fect location for this type ofdensity due to the transit basis,”he said. “This project wentthrough a lengthy communityprocess, which began in 2015.We had more than 15 meetingswith individuals and commu-nity groups to vet this project.Through that community pro-cess, this project went from 521units to the 247 unit proposalthat is before you today.”

Hyde Park NeighborhoodAssociation President JimKirker said he and many otherresidents are not pleased withthe vote. He said the density istoo great for the area, especiallyconsidering other develop-ments proposed there. He saidwhile he’s not sure he himselfwill be able to attend the up-

coming Zoning Board of Ap-peal hearing on the case, heknows many Hyde Park resi-dents will be going to voicetheir opposition.

“I don’t know yet, I don’tknow how many variancesthey’re going to need, butthey’re going to need quite afew and I can tell you from ex-perience that it’s usually a slamdunk,” he said. “I know somepeople will go to voice opposi-tion I don’t know if I will be,I’ve still got my own stuff withthe 11 Dana Ave. and the BartonSchool and I still have to makea living.;.. I’m sure there willbe a rather large contingentthere. The fact of the matter ismost of us aren’t against build-ing, but it needs to be on smallerscales, we just don’t have theinfrastructure to build all thesebuildings but that doesn’t seemto bother the mayor or all thesedevelopers.”

Kirker also said the HPNAwas told the project would begoing before the BPDA Boardin October and was only noti-fied of its inclusion on the Sep-tember agenda two days beforethe meeting.

“As far as I know nobody’sseen the revised plan for 36-40

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Taft Hill continued from page 2Sprague,” he said. “But unfor-tunately this seems to be typi-cal of what’s going on thesedays and I don’t know how tocorrect or stop it. Developersseem to have control over thesedecisions rather than the peoplewho actually work for us.”

During the BPDA Boardmeeting, State Rep. AngeloScaccia voiced his oppositionto the project.

“It’s been a privilege and anhonor to serve the constituentsof Readville in my 46 years asa state representative, and noother issue comes to mindwhere a community has spokenalmost unanimously,” he said.“A door-to-door survey wasdone, 89 percent of the peoplefrom Readville, and this isstrictly a Readville issue, saidno to this project. Two percentsaid yes, and nine percent forone reason or another wantedsome further information.”

Scaccia said there were agood number of public meet-ings on the proposal but therewere two in particular, whereone had more than 500 resi-dents in attendance and theother had about 350. Scacciasaid the good majority at bothmeetings were against the pro-posal.

Pulgini pointed out againthat the project shrunk signifi-cantly since those meetings.

“We went through a veryspirited community process,”he said. “We had two majormeetings, and I agree with theRep. that the first had more than500 in attendance, it was about1,000 degrees and it waspacked. I would say the major-ity of the people were opposed.But at the same time I think alot of people were intimidatedbecause a lot of the people werevery loud and shouted downpeople and yelled at them whenthey would speak in support ofthe project.”

Pulgini said the subsequentmeeting had a great deal moreorder and had a lot morepeople in favor. The Boardvoted unanimously to approvethe project.

In Roslindale, the proposalat 11 Taft Hill Ter. was alsounanimously approved by theBoard for 16 residential homeownership units in a four-story building in about 20,000square feet of space.

“The project site is transit-oriented and located withinwalking distance of theRoslindale Commuter RailStation, as well as several buslines to and from the ForestHills Orange Line Station,”said BPDA Project ManagerEbony DaRosa, who addedthat during the comment pe-

riod there was one residentwho had “expressed con-cerns,” but that the develop-ment team met with them re-cently and resolved any is-sues.

Developer representativeJay Walsh said they engagedthe Roslindale communityearly on and was “enthusiasti-cally welcomed” by residentsbecause it added residenceswell within walking distanceof the Roslindale Village MainStreets Business District.

“We worked withRoslindale Village MainStreets, our abutters and neigh-bors on Taft hill Terrace andTaft Hill Park in addition toWalkUP Roslindale,” Walshsaid. “We feel this is an idealsite for housing that would bea huge improvement to theneighborhood.”


Letters to the EditorRESISTANCE TOAFFORDABLE HOUSINGIS FRUSTRATING

To the Editor:I grew up and still reside in

Jamaica Plain and for as longas I can remember we havebragged about what a diverseand welcoming community itis. The problem is that thatrhetoric does not square upwith the actions many JP resi-dents consistently take toblock new housing. I was par-ticularly disheartened afterreading your recent article,“Conflict at second BPDAmeeting on Pine Street sup-portive housing”. Increases inthe cost of housing and thelack of supply are exacerbat-ing displacement and causingthe homeless population torise. Projects like this one,with on-site supportive ser-vices, are the gold standard forhelping chronically homelessand disabled adults gain stabil-ity and access to life-savingservices.

It is a rare edition of thisnewspaper that does not in-clude at least one, but usuallymultiple, stories about neigh-bors objecting to proposals fornew housing in our city. Resi-dents often cite the need formore affordable housing aspart of the reason to opposeany particular market rateproject. That is what makes theopposition to the proposed af-fordable housing by PineStreet Inn and The CommunityBuilders all the more frustrat-ing. The complaints about se-curity seem particularly disin-genuous considering the site isacross the street from the E-13police station. We owe it to theBoston community to do ourpart in solving the affordablehousing and displacement cri-ses. Jamaica Plain cannotclaim to be a welcoming, di-verse community and then ac-tively oppose new homes andsupportive services for thosewho need them most.

Molly GoodmanJamaica Plain

KEEP IT 100 FOR REALAFFORDABLE HOUSINGAND RACIAL JUSTICE

To the Editor:Your September 5 article

about the 3368 WashingtonStreet meeting stated that “thesilence from housing advo-cates raises questions.” In fact,we support the project’s strongaffordability.

Pine Street Inn and TheCommunity Builders’ projectis 100% income restricted,with 3/4 of units truly afford-able at neighborhood incomes(for an individual making $0-47,600 or a family of 4 mak-ing $0-68,000 a year), and 2/3affordable at the lowest in-comes. It addresses a high de-mand for affordable housing.Most households in the JP/Roxbury/Egleston area makeless than about $40,000; manymake less than $25,000.

Affordable housing is es-sential to ending and prevent-ing homelessness, and to end-ing Boston’s economic and ra-cial inequality. We need to pro-vide people with safety andstability, not kick them whenthey’re down.

We want our neighborhoodto remain welcoming for low-and moderate-income resi-dents, people of color, andrenters. Locally, 700+ pri-vately developed units havesprung up in the past 6 years.About 85% are completelyunaffordable. Visit 3200Washington Street’s website:2BR apartments cost $3,430 to$4,400 a month.

People who cannot affordhousing are our friends andloved ones – not nameless,dangerous stereotypes. 100%affordability is not negative; itis a great win and a breath offresh air. Our outcry foraffordability, diversity, andending displacement is beingheard. This project’saffordability mix is a model forall of Boston and cities facingaffordable housing crises.

At the meeting, two mem-bers from Keep It 100 for RealAffordable Housing and Ra-cial Justice distributed hand-outs; one spoke in support ofthe project’s affordability. Weadvocated for providing full

funding and recognized MayorWalsh and Chief SheilaDillon’s leadership. We, andthe Boston Tenant Coalition,had also just delivered 1000postcards to City Hall callingfor a stronger IDP. City Life/Vida Urbana has submitted aletter of support. Boston Ten-ant Coalition has encouragedpeople to attend meetings andsubmit comments. Our groupsare more than whether a spe-cific person attends a meeting.

We also know that theJPNC Housing Committeevoices opinions about projectsthrough its votes, not throughnon-JPNC meetings. It previ-ously voted to commend theproject’s strong affordability.

We appreciate theBulletin’s intention of report-ing our groups’ positions. Itwould have been fair to raisespecific questions if we didnot support the project’saffordability. But groups dosupport it. Future articles canmore accurately report whatgroups share at meetings andask for comments before de-scribing groups as absent andsilent.

Two more clarifications:Keep It 100, which is not anoffshoot of City Life/Vida Ur-bana, organized residents toattend many Plan JP/Roxmeetings. Two, we would ap-preciate less charged languagethan “mobbed” to describe thecommunity’s successes at mo-bilizing. We are proud that somany people have raised ourcollective voice to advocatefor affordability and diversityin Plan JP/Rox and develop-ments like 3368 WashingtonStreet. We invite residents tojoin us as we continue callingon developers and the govern-ment to prioritize truly afford-able housing and ending dis-placement in Boston.

George Lee and KelseyGaleano, for Keep It 100 for

Real Affordable Housingand Racial Justice

Kathy Brown, for BostonTenant Coalition

Kyle Smith and SarahHorsley, members of the

JPNC Housing CommitteeLisa Owens, for City Life/

Vida Urbana

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Preliminary election on Sept. 24, General election on Nov. 5Coming up next week, the City of Boston will take care of its

Preliminary Municipal Election and whittle down the 41 candi-dates running for district and at-large seats on the Boston CityCouncil.

To see a list of polling locations, head over to boston.gov/sites/default/files/document-file-08-2019/polling_locations_book_-_2019-09-24-19_-_preliminary_municipal_election.pdf.

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For each race, the preliminary election will bring the numberof candidates for each district seat to two, and reduce the at-largechoices to eight candidates. For the at-large seats right now candi-dates include Michelle Wu (i) Annissa Essaibi George (i), MichaelFlaherty (i), Althea Garrison (i), Domingos DaRosa, Michel Denis,Priscilla Flint-Banks, David Halbert, William King, Martin Keogh,Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Jeffrey Ross, Alejandra St. Guillen andHerb Alexander Lozano.

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Even for an off year with no presidential or midterm elections,the absolute number of candidates could mean a higher turnoutthan in previous off years. The voter turnout historically for offyear general elections has been low, but has shown an increasingtrend, as in 2017 where the city saw turnout of 27 percent and in2015 which saw a participation rate of 13.63 percent. In 2011 turn-out was 18.14 percent, but in 2013, when former Mayor ThomasMenino stepped down and actually gave other candidates like Bos-ton Mayor Marty Walsh a shot at the office, turnout was 38 percent.

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Please join Boston Centers forYouth & Families, and the City of

Boston’s Public Facilities Depart-ment for an information sessionabout renovations to the BCYFCurley Community Center in SouthBoston on Monday, September 30at 6 p.m.

The Walsh Administration’s in-vestment to the center will include a$15 million dollar major renovationof the existing building that supportsupgrading and re-programming theinterior space and providing resilientprotection from future sea level rise.

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About 60 residents came out to hear the changes B'nai B'rith is proposing for 270 Baker St., the biggestbeing the conversion of condominiums to rental.

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ways.”Gittleman said originally

the project called for four one-bedroom units, 50 two-bed-room units and six three-bed-room units. Now, the projecthas 19 one-bedroom, 35 two-bedroom and six three-bed-rooms. According to ProjectManager Holly Bruce, the en-tire housing complex will beincome-restricted, with 19units restricted to 100 percentarea median income (AMI)and 41 set at 60 percent AMI.

“Half of the people in thisneighborhood qualify for thesehomes, they’re you neighbors,your family and your friends,”Bruce said.

Bruce said they have alsoreduced the parking from 90spaces to 60 for a one-to-oneparking space to unit ratio.

“Which, from our experi-ence, is more than adequate forthe project we’re proposing,”she said.

Bruce added they have 15fewer bedrooms, a less intru-sive construction process withno excavation for the parkinglot, and a shorter constructionperiod.

Gittleman also said this isthe group’s first foray into nonage-restricted multifamilyhousing.

Resident Marty Keogh andseveral other residents at themeeting expressed doubtsabout the proposal and prob-lems with the prior developers.

“Could you guarantee notto slip another building in therein the future?” Keogh asked.“It wasn’t you, but the peoplebefore; there was a lot of mis-trust. This was supposed to behomeownership and now it’sconverted to apartments. I’mnot saying it’s a good thing ora bad thing, I’d just like an ex-planation.”

Gittleman said they couldnot make the numbers workand keep the original zoningpermits for the proposal bygoing with homeownership.Another resident pointed outthat the building at 1235 VFWPkwy. has yet to be fully rentedout despite opening earlier thisyear.

“Condos create stability inthe neighborhood,” the resi-dent continued. “Rental prop-erties create transience; peoplecome and go and it changes thecharacter of the neighbor-hood.”

Another resident at themeeting said she welcomesmore affordable housing inWest Roxbury, as price in-creases are making it harder

and harder to be able to affordto live there.

“We left West Roxbury be-cause of the rent increases,”she said. “It was a hard deci-sion, we searched and searchedin the neighborhood but all therents were quite high... It wasdifficult to move but we hadno choice, and we now live inRandolph. We had to be hereto see what affordable housinglooks like.”

Resident Susanna Serkinsaid she agreed.

“I have two daughters, bothprofessionals, and they can’t

afford to live in Boston or WestRoxbury right now,” she said.“That’s a hard thing as a par-ent to deal with and I’d likethem to live closer to me butthey have had to live fartherand farther out.”

West Roxbury Neighbor-hood Council MemberStephen Smith had his ownsmall criticism.

“I know it’s a nitpick, but Ihate that name, Baker Flats,but that’s just my opinion,” hesaid.

Smith also pointed out thatthere were neighborhood im-

provements required for thepassing of the permit and heasked that BPDA Project Man-ager Steven Harvey go overthem. Harvey said the mitiga-tion improvements for the de-velopment include pavingsidewalks and landscaping,and to work with the BostonTransportation Department onmodifications to GardnerStreet (which is seeing its ownlarge scale development acrossthe VFW at 178, 189 and 197Gardner Street/Charles ParkRoad), Simbroco Street andHeldun Street.


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The Arnold Arboretum recently completed a groundbreaking solar in-stallation project at its Weld Hill Research and Education Building. TheWeld Hill Solar Project advances the Arboretum’s commitment to reduc-ing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting biodiversity and human health,and enhancing the quality of life in Boston. “The planet’s biodiversityhas been harnessing the sun’s energy forever. At the Arboretum we aretaking responsibility for our carbon footprint and our obligations to theplanet,” said William (Ned) Friedman, Arboretum director and HarvardUniversity Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.“It is wonderful to be able to show the Boston community that climatechange solutions can begin right here, in our own backyards.” Comple-menting Harvard’s Climate Action Plan and the city of Boston’s CarbonFree initiative to become fossil-fuel free by 2050, the Weld Hill SolarProject will provide up to 30 percent of the energy used by the Weld HillResearch and Education Building in Roslindale. COURTESY PHOTO

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The National Merit Scholarship Program recently announced the names of students in the Classof 2020, across the country, earning recognition for their academic achievement. This year, 25Roxbury Latin boys have been recognized (representing 48% of the class)—seven named NationalMerit Scholar semifinalists, and 18 others earning commendations from program officials. Threeof the seven semi-finalists are from West Roxbury. Pictured above: Seven Roxbury Latin studentswere named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholar Competition. They are (picturedfrom left to right) Eric Ma of West Roxbury, Avi Attar of Newton, Andrew Zhang of Needham,Jonathan Weiss of West Roxbury, Ian Richardson of Brookline, Christopher Zhu of West Roxbury,and David LaFond of Sharon.

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The Boston City Councilmet on Sept.11 and approvedseven grants totaling$4,937,794.68 for elder ser-vices throughout the city.

The largest grant was $1.8million for the Fiscal Year 2020Title IIIC- Nutrition Grant,awarded by the U.S. Depart-ment of Health and Human Ser-

vices and passed through theMassachusetts Executive Of-fice of Elder Affairs (MEOEA),to be administered by the Eld-erly Commission. The grantwill fund home-delivered andcongregate meals for seniors inBoston. The next largest wasfor $1.02 million for the State’sElder Lunch Program, awardedby the MEOEA to be adminis-tered through the Elderly Com-mission and will also deal with

providing meals to the elderlyin Boston.

The next was for $262,763from the 2019 Senior Compan-ion Program, awarded by theCorporation for National andCommunity Service, and$160,253 for the Retired SeniorVolunteer Program, both to beadministered by the ElderlyCommission.

District 6 City CouncilorMatt O’Malley said he met with

Elderly Commissioner EmilyShea, representatives from heroffice and stakeholders fromthe neighborhoods to discussthese grants. He said the SeniorCompanion Program is set upto help seniors live indepen-dently as well as fight off thedangers of isolation.

“The program matches vol-unteers under the age 55 match-ing 200 percent of the povertyguidelines with older seniors in

need of miscellaneous help andcompanionship,” he said. “Thegrant funds the stipends of thevolunteers as well as meal andtravel reimbursement and ad-ministration expenses. The pro-gram currently has 66 volun-teers between 15 and 20 part-ner organizations throughoutthe city who serve as volunteerstations.”

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O’Malley pointed to studies that show isolation and lonelinesscan lead to increased risk of death among seniors.

“It can often be detrimental to so many of our seniors so I’mreally delighted that the city has taken such a proactive approachnot only in identifying and working on this problem but identify-ing new revenue streams to pay for it,” he said.

He said the Retired Senior Volunteer Program works inmuch the same way, but allows other seniors to deliver food,serve as bus buddies, drive veterans to the VA and serve invarious other duties to home bound seniors.

“It doesn’t have the same stipend or one-on-one kind ofvolunteerism the way the prior docket does but nevertheless,it works with a lot more volunteers,” he said. “The programhas 350 volunteers around the city and there are 40 differentvolunteer stations. Again, similarly to the last docket, this issomething the Age Strong Commission has really led the wayin support for this peer-to-peer support among seniors.”

The council also approved another grant from the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human Services for $966,932.00 inthe form of a grant, for the FFY20 Title III-B Supportive Ser-vices. The grant will fund a comprehensive and coordinatedhealth and social services system, which assist elders to main-tain independent living in their communities as long as de-sired. Two more grants of $400,694 and $78,825 respectivelywere awarded by Health and Human Services for administra-tion costs for the Age Strong Commission and informationalservices for seniors.

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The plan is to reduce the traffic travel lanes to allow for slower traffic, increased pedestrian safety andprotected bike lanes.

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for businesses and we’re notproposing a large scale parkingremoval. We’re talking one ortwo spaces per block,” she said.“Beyond that, having awalkable and bikeable businessdistrict is very appealing, andso there is a flipside.”

Acting BTD CommissionerGreg Rooney said the plan isevolving and is not set in stoneyet.

Fleetwood also pointed outthat any work to reduce thelanes will be with paint or flexposts, and could be removedrelatively easily.

Resident Tom Doherty saidhe represented Gormley Fu-neral Home, and he said thebusiness needs space to doublepark for processions.

“It would devastate ourbusiness on Centre Street, theGormley family has been serv-ing this community for 100

years, and we need the abilityto double park our cars,” hesaid.

A few residents askedFleetwood if a traffic study hasbeen done to determine if thelane reduction will push cutthrough traffic onto sidestreets. She said that there isn’tcurrently a reliable model topredict that.

“That’s something that isvery difficult to model, butbased on what’s happened inother cities, there hasn’t beentoo much divergent traffic,”she said, and pointed out Cen-tre Street isn’t always jammedand that the model predicts anincrease in travel time by twominutes in rush hour trafficand no increase during othertimes.

Elizabeth Hoenscheid,owner of Top it Off, said manyof her employees have issues

crossing the street and is insupport of the road diet.

“And the plan to make abike lane will bring more vi-brancy to the district, that’s mybelief, just like it’s your beliefthat it won’t,” she said to oth-ers.

Some in the room said theyfelt the support for this roaddiet came from outside the dis-trict, in what they called the“bike lobby.”

“I feel as though the bikelobby and outside interestshave your ear,” said SeanHarney, president of CityLock. “You want to talk aboutthe community, well we’re thecommunity; they’re not.”

Resident Ken Gillis said af-ter a five minute Google ses-sion he found eight differentinstances of road diets havingdetrimental effects on localbusinesses, like an article fromthe Daily News in 2018 withthe headline, “Road Diets areStarving Local Businesses”concerning road diets in LosAngeles. However, the samesearch finds a study from theU.S. Department of Transpor-tation Federal Highway Ad-ministration states that roaddiets actually increase busi-ness due to foot traffic. A case-by-case study of more than 20road diets throughout theUnited States can be found ats a f e t y . f h w a . d o t . g o v /road_die ts /case_s tudies /roaddiet_cs.pdf.

Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

—S.G.H.

Novena to St. ClaireAsk St. Claire for three favors,1 business, 2 impossible. Saynine Hail Marys for ninedays, with lighted candle.Pray whether you believe ornot. Publish on the ninthday. Powerful novena. Say“May the Sacred Heart ofJesus be praised, adored,glorified, now and forever,throughout the whole world.Amen.” Your request will begranted, no matter howimpossible it may seem.

—S.G.H.

Novena to St. JudeOh Holy St. Jude Apostle and Mar-tyr, great in virtue and rich inmiracles, near Kinsman of JesusChrist faithful intercessor of all whoinvoke your special patronage in timeof need, to you I have recourse fromthe depths of my heart and humblybeg to whom God has given suchgreat power to come to my assistance.Help me in my present and urgent pe-tition. In return I promise to makeyour name known and cause you tobe invoked. Say three Our Fathers,three Hail Marys and three Glorias.Publication must be promised. St.Jude pray for us and all who invokeyour aid. Amen. This must be said fornine consecutive days. This Novena hasnever been known to fail.

—S.G.H.



Junior Damato, the “Auto Doctor,” has agreed to field auto repair questions from Bulletin and Record readers.Please send your questions to [email protected] and we will do our best to get them answered.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns an 8-bay centerin Middleboro, MA. Junior is an ASE-certified Master Technician,

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Ask The Doctor2019 Ford Edge ST AWD

I remember the last Ford Edge I drove. It was AWD V/6 power and a very square vehicle.That was ten this is now, a very large grille, flat windshield, no sharp angles. Interior has quality leather andsuede, Our Edge ST is more like a performance SUV in fact it is and performance vehicle with a trailer hitchand AWD. A rotary shifter with the sport mode button in the center. A large center tough pad for all radio,heat, Nav, etc. Yes there is buttons to push for the heat-a/c, heated and ventilated front seats. Drivers multipower adjustments with memory seat. Out Edge had the optional rear heated seats.The Edge is a great looking SUV that seats 5 no third row seat here. Power comes from an Eco boost 2.7 literV/6 via a real 8 speed automatic with a sport mode that does make a powerful and fun difference.

The body lines are smooth and there is plenty of viewing area with merging into traffic. Power from the turbocharged 2.7 liter V/6 with the the 8 speed automatic put the engine in a power range no matter what speed orcondition. Each week I drive a different vehicle never knowing by choice what it will be. All I know the showup usually on Tuesday’s. This Edge was a pleasant surprise. It good to see Ford building an excellent SUV.The ST version is an upgrade from the standard Edge and in my opinion worth the price. From the rear thetwin horizontal chrome exhaust tips stand out with a trailer hitch nicely placed not looking out of place. Idrove the Edge thru the back roads from Lakeville to the Cape. The roads were very twisty and sometimesnarrow with broken pavement. The Edge suspension absorbed all the bumps and rattle free, as well as nobody flexing. EPA 19 city 26 highway 21 combined. Base price starts at $42,335.00 destination $995.00.Op-tional equipment package 401A includes everything one would want including remote start panorama roof,seat heaters and front cooling seats, heated steering wheel, plus a lot more, 20 inch alloy wheels cold weatherpackage, floor liners and windshield deicer are the only 2 optional packages in this fully equipped Edge. Totalprice as tested is $49,430.00

BCYF Curley Community Center,M Street entrance, 1663 ColumbiaRoad, South Boston.

ICE SKATING - NEW& ON-GOING LEARN-TO-SKATECLASSES FOR CHILDREN

New classes start September 21st& 22nd at the Newton Daly Ice Rinkon Nonantum Road. Classes are heldon Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and Sun-days at 1:00 pm. New classes startSeptember 19th, 20th & 21st atBrookline/Cleveland Circle ReillyMemorial Rink, 355 Chestnut HillAvenue, are starting now. Classesare held on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.,Fridays at 4:00 p.m. and Sundays at1:00 p.m. Use figure, recreational orhockey skates. Beginner, intermedi-ate and advanced classes are avail-able. For information and to regis-ter, call Bay State Skating School at781-890-8480 or visit online atwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org. Celebrating 49 Years!

JAMAICA PLAIN

NEW PLANS ANNOUNCEDFOR THE 150THCELEBRATION OFST. THOMAS AQUINASPARISH IN JAMAICA PLAIN

A special Mass of Thanksgivingwith Cardinal O’Malley takes placeon Sunday, November 24 at 11 a.m. Its best to arrive early for seating pur-poses.

The dinner/dance at Moseley’son the Charles, planned for Saturday,October 19 has been moved to Sat-urday, November 30, starting at 6

p.m. Tickets at $30. will be sold af-ter all the weekend Masses at thechurch. Payment can also be madeby sending a check for $30 payableto St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory, 97South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA02130. A check-in table will be ar-ranged at Moseley’s. All formerpriests, pastors and religious havebeen invited. All former parishio-ners who attended the grammar andhigh school are encouraged to attendtoo.

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’SFAULKNER HOSPITALOFFERS CORE 4 ADULTWEIGHT MANAGEMENTPROGRAM

This fall, Brigham and Women’sFaulkner Hospital is offering Core4, a registered dietitian led 6-weekweight management program de-signed to help you develop healthyeating habits for life! The programfocuses on boosting your overallhealth, relying on evidence-basedmethods to help you improve youreating habits, lifestyle and activitychoices—for good. Participants inthis supportive group environmentwill also learn about behavior modi-fication and explore how mindfuleating can lead to healthier relation-ships with food. If you are ready tomake a change, join us every Mon-day from 6 to 7 pm at Brigham andWomen’s Faulkner Hospital. Core 4will run from September 30 to No-vember 4. The total cost for all 6 ses-sions is only $150 and includes acourse manual and an appetite

awareness workbook. Hosted byBrigham and Women’s FaulknerHospital’s Nutrition Clinic, thecourse will be led by Allie Lang, RD,LDN. Each week, a different topicwill be discussed, including diningout, healthy carbs and meal planning.Space is limited. Call the NutritionClinic at 617-983-4455 or [email protected] to signup!

SPRINGHOUSE WALKTO END ALZHEIMERS!

he 11th Annual Springhouse Se-nior Living Walk to End Alzheimer’swill be held on Thursday, September26th at 2:00 p.m.

Throughout the month of Sep-tember donations to the Alzheimer’sAssociation will be accepted at theConcierge desks. A number of incen-tives will be available forpurchase, including Alzheimer’sAssociation’s bracelets and hand-made crafts including greeting cardscreated by Springhouse resident art-ists. All donors will be recognizedwith printed Forget Me Not paperflowers which will be on displaythroughout the building.

If you would like to help us sup-port this important cause, please con-sider making a donation today or joinus to walk! Contact MeredithGriffiths at 617-522-0043 [email protected]/or drop checks off at the frontdesk made payable to theAlzheimer’s Association.

26TH ANNUALJAMAICA PLAINARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS!

The premiere annual arts eventin one of Boston’s most eclecticneighborhoods, Jamaica Plain OpenStudios (JPOS), is returning in 2019for its 26th year! Open Studios is anopportunity to take a rare public peekat some private spaces. The freeevent showcases the artwork of upto 200 artists at 40 sites includingartists’ studios, the historic EliotSchool and more. It runs from 11a.m. – 6 p.m. over the weekend ofSeptember 28 - 29, 2019.

JPOS is celebrating its 26th yearas the premiere annual arts eventin Jamaica Plain. JPOS showcases200 artists in approximately 40sites. The event is open to the publicand will take place September 28 and29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For moreinformation and to preview artists’work, visit www.jpopenstudios.com.

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

BLOOD DRIVEHoly Name Parish Hall, 525 West

Roxbury Parkway, West Roxbury on

Saturday, Sept.21, from 8:00AM -2:30PM. PHOTO ID REQUIREDFOR ALL DONORS. Be well hy-drated. Drink extra water. Eat beforedonating. Appointments recom-mended. Walk-ins taken as time al-lows. Appointments: Logontinyurl.com/HolyNameSept10. Eligi-bility Questions: [email protected]

LOBSTER SUPPERAND PENNY SALE

Lobster dinner sponsored by theSt. George Orthodox Church of Bos-ton Adult Fellowship onFriday, September 27, from 5:00-7:00PM at the St. George Commu-nity Center, 55 Emmonsdale Road,West Roxbury. Menu: Two boiledlobsters, clam chowder, baked potato,dessert and coffee. Price: $27.95.Children under 12, (1 lobster),$16.95. Fish Dinner available,$15.95. Take-out orders will also beavailable. Reservations must be madeby calling Michel/Evelyn Easa (617)266-0065 or Pat Ayoub (781) 326-6755. (If a machine answers be sureto leave your name and number).Reservations are a must! Deadline forreservations September 26,2019. Friends, neighbors, parishio-ners, all are welcome!

PENNY SALE

Saturday, November 9, from6:30PM t0 10PM, Sponsored bythe Antiochian Women of St. GeorgeChurch, 55 Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury. An evening of Raffles andPrizes for all ages! Imagine.... for aslittle as $5 you may be going homewith very valuable prizes - toys, lin-ens, small appliances, bath accesso-ries, food baskets, special drawings.Refreshments and free admission.

SAMBI GOES SHOPPINGIsaac Cohen, author of “Sambi

Goes Shopping” Will read from hischildren book and show and discusshis artwork at the Roslindale Branchof the Boston Public Library. 4246Washington street, Roslindale. Theprogram is ideal for age 4 and up withparents or caregivers. “Sambi GoesShopping” is a funny story about a boywho goes shopping for the first timeby himself and all the characters, thesituations and the obstacles that hefaces and overcomes.

LEARN ABOUT YOURARCHIVES!

Saturday, October 5, at 2:00pmMarta Crilly, Archivist for the City ofBoston, will talk about the facilitiesof the Archives (located in WestRoxbury) and what they can do foryou! She can help you trace your fam-ily and search the past! Come one,Come all! Bring a friend or two. Free

Neighborhood continued from page 4and open to the public. Please like uson Facebook: facebook/WestRoxbury Historical Society. Forquestions or comments RSVP SandiSerkess at [email protected]

SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES

Lifeworks, Inc. and The Arc ofSouth Norfolk are hosting an OpenHouse at their new location, 1580V.F.W. Parkway, West Roxbury, 1-4pm,Stop in and learn about our services forpeople with disabilities; LifeworksEmployment Services, ConnectionsAdult Day Program, Adult Family CareProgram, Harbor Counseling Services.For more information, call SarahCharbanneau at (617) 469-2986.

CELEBRATE CENTRE 2019SAVE THE DATE for Celebrate

Centre 2019 and the first-ever NationalBramble Day!

Look forward to: FREE Brambles• Live Music • Cookie Decorating •Entertainment • A tribute to Steve Slyneat noon and much more!

The event will be held at theHastings Street Parking Lot (1891Centre St, West Roxbury on Sunday,September 22nd from 11AM - 2PM.This FREE event is fun for the wholefamily! More info atCelebrateCentre.com

43RD ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian OrthodoxChurch of Boston is proud to announcetheir 43rd Annual Bazaar & Food Fairto be held at their community centerlocated at 55 Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury, MA, on Friday and Saturday,October 18th and 19th from 10:00AMto 9:00PM and Sunday, October 20thfrom 12PM – 3:00PM – FREE ADMIS-SION/WHEELCHAIR ACCES-SIBLE. Full kitchen service and take-out available. Authentic Middle EasternCuisine and Pastry, American Foods andPastry, Country Store, Photo Booth, WhiteElephant Table and much more. Do yourChristmas shopping here at St. George. Pur-chase Galaxy Raffle tickets to win fabu-lous prizes! There’s something for every-one at the St. George Church Bazaar! Formore information, please call the church at(617)327-6500. Proceeds to benefit churchprojects.

PROGRAM FORBECOMING CATHOLIC

St. John Chrysostom, 4750 Washing-ton St. West Roxbury, a welcoming, inclu-sive community of Catholics followingChrist, invites adults who are consideringbecoming Catholic to register for our prepa-ration program which begins in the Fall.Contact Mary Campion, pastoral associatea [email protected] call 617-323-4410.



DEATHS

City employees outin marijuana businesses

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COLEMANShirley (Baggett) Of Newton,

formerly of Quincy and Brighton,July 27, 2019. Dear and devotedwife of the late Joseph Colemanand the late Frederick Hocker.Mother of Thomas Hocker and hiswife Karen. Grandmother of Ryanand Declan Hocker. Dear friend ofCharles Conti and his wifeLakshmi Nagarajanm, Theresa andLisa Glynn, Eileen Weinberg, andPhoebe. In lieu of flowers, contri-butions in Shirley’s memory maybe made to the M.S.P.C.A., 350 So.Huntington Ave., Boston, MA02130 (mspca.org). Interment willbe private. Guestbook and otherinformation atwww.KfouryFuneral.com KfouryKeefe Funeral Home WestRoxbury 617-325-3600.

COTTONicholas G. Sr. Of Walpole,

formerly of West Roxbury, Sep-tember 12, 2019. Dear and devotedhusband of the late Shirley(Everson). Loving father of Nicho-las G. Cotto, Jr. and his wife Lindaof Dedham. Cherished grandfather,“Papa” of Nicholas A. Cotto andJulie A. Cotto. Dear brother ofNancy Jones and her husbandSteve of NH, Edward “Jack” Cottoof Boston, Andrew Cotto of Bos-ton, Charlotte Cotto of Roslindale,Kenneth Cotto and his wifeDeborah of Medford and JoanCotto-Spinelli of Gloucester andher late husband Mario. Also sur-vived by many loving nieces andnephews. Funeral from the KfouryKeefe Funeral Home, 8 Spring St.(at the corner of Centre St.), WESTROXBURY. In lieu of flowers,contributions in Nick’s memorymay be made to VNA Care, FundDevelopment Office, 199 Rose-wood Drive, Suite 180, Danvers,MA 01923. Longtime proprietor ofMajestic Florist on Washington St.in West Roxbury. Interment Blue

Hill Cemetery, Braintree.Guestbook and other informationat www.KfouryFuneral.comKfoury Keefe Funeral HomeWest Roxbury 617-325-3600.

GIAMPAOLORose M. (Siciliano) Age 97,

of Roslindale and Milton, diedpeacefully on Sunday, Septem-ber 8, 2019. Loving wife of thelate Edward A. Giampaolo. Be-loved mother o f Mar iaGiampaolo and her husbandFrank Spalluzzi of Boston,Catherine Owen and her hus-band Tom of CA, and MichaelGiampaolo and his wife Karenof Abington. Cherished grand-mother of Matthew Spalluzziand Grace Giampaolo. Funeralfrom the Dolan Funeral Home,460 Granite Avenue, EASTMILTON SQUARE. In lieu off lowers , donat ions may bemade in Rose’s memory to: SaintJude Children’s Research Hospi-tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,TN 38105. For more informationplease visitwww.dolanfuneral.com

LEONARDHelen M. (Thomas) Of

Readville, September 14, 2019,age 94. Beloved wife of the lateFrank Leonard. Loving mother ofJune Leonard of Jamaica Plain,Gregory Leonard of Beverly,Dennis Leonard of Marion, NC,John Leonard of West Roxbury,Frank Leonard of Marshfield.Also survived by 7 grandchildrenand 7 great-grandchildren. Sisterof the late Mary Yaro, Eileen Wil-liams and John Thomas. Funeralfrom the George F. Doherty &Sons Wilson-Cannon FuneralHome, 456 High St., DEDHAM.For directions and guestbook,gfdoher ty.com George F.Doherty & Sons Dedham 781-326-0500.

TILLETTWayne Francis Age 67, of

Walpole, passed away Friday, Sep-tember 6, 2019, after a lengthy ill-ness. Born on March 9, 1952 inCamp Lejeune, Jacksonville, NC,son of Virgil Wayne and Josephine(Macchi) Tillett. He was raised andeducated in Hyde Park and movedto Dedham before settling inWalpole twenty-six years ago. Mr.Tillett worked as a processing en-gineer and machinist for CustomGroup in Woburn for over thirty-five years, until his retirement lastyear. He was a longtime memberof the Metropolitan Yacht Club inBraintree and loved boating withhis family and friends. Mr. Tilletthad a keen eye to detail; this traitproved successful in so many waysin his life, from his career to hisimpeccable yard. He was a skilledcraftsman and woodworker, muchto his grandchildren’s delight. Mr.Tillett was a kind and generousman, always willing to help others.He is survived by his beloved wifeof fifty years, Linda Jean (Sneyd)Tillett; devoted father of Kristen T.Doty and her husband James ofHollywood, FL, Wayne F. Tillett,Jr., and his wife Nicole of NorthAttleboro; proud grandfather ofTyler and Emily Doty, VictoriaDoty and her husband AustinHumes, all of Indiana, Isabel Dotyof Florida, Nathan and MaryKateTillett, both of North Attleboro;loving brother of Donald Tillett ofNorwood; also extended familyincluding several nieces and neph-ews. A celebration of Wayne’s lifewill be held at a later date. In lieuof flowers, memorial contributionsmay be made in his memory to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,TN 38105. For additional informa-tion and guestbook, please visit:G i l loo lyFunera lHome .comGillooly Funeral Home. Norwood.(781) 762-0174.

Mayor Walsh signed an ex-ecutive order that prohibits Cityof Boston employees or theirfamily members from partici-pating in a marijuana business.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh re-cently signed an executive or-der that prohibits City of Bos-ton employees or their imme-diate family members from par-ticipating in a marijuana busi-ness that is currently seeking,or intends to seek, an approval

from the City of Boston or itsagencies. This executive orderbuilds on Mayor Walsh’s com-mitment to ensuring this new,developing industry isgrounded in equity, with a fo-cus on bringing new opportu-nities to the residents and busi-ness owners that have beenmost impacted by the war ondrugs.

“I am committed to ensur-ing this new industry is fair,

transparent, and equitable forall who wish to participate init,” said Mayor Walsh. “MyAdministration works closelywith businesses and applicantsto make sure they get the sup-port they need, and neighbor-hoods have a voice in the pro-cess. This executive order willcreate a new standard for cityemployees and remove poten-tial conflicts of interest thatmay arise as the City continuesits work to develop and imple-ment the growing cannabis in-dustry.”

Under the executive order,no City of Boston employee orimmediate family member mayparticipate in a marijuana busi-ness that is currently seeking,or intends to seek, an approvalfrom the City of Boston or itsagencies.

No member of the ZoningBoard of Appeal, the BostonLicensing Board, the Boston


Public Health Commission, the Boston Zon-ing Commission, the Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency, or their immediate familymembers, may participate in a marijuana busi-ness that is currently seeking, or intends toseek, an approval from the City of Boston,or its agencies.

The Office of Economic Developmentand any other City employees who partici-pate in any grant of approval from the Cityof Boston, shall consider the participationof any City employee, or their immediate

Marijuana Rules continued from page 12family members, in a marijuana business tobe a negative factor that supports denial ofapproval of that business.

The City of Boston also now mandatescannabis applicants complete a BeneficialInterest Form so that an applicant’s busi-ness, personal and capital interests are dis-closed. With this completed form, the ap-plication is signed under the pains and pen-alties of perjury so if a candidate or com-pany provides false or misleading informa-tion, it could lead to a license revocation.

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homeownership and workforce units and 22rental units for foster care children who haveaged out of their programs. The 22 rental unitswill be housed in the building with the Homefor Little Wanderers, which will be where thenorthern parking lot sits now, and the 93 unitswill be located in a six-story residential build-ing.

The plan reduces some of the units there aswell as increases parking spaces to 131. Jack-son said he does not believe the 131 parkingspaces will be enough to accommodate thestaff, visitors and occupants for both buildings,but he said they are working looking to leaseland from other areas. However, he said hecan’t go into specifics because it may compro-mise his negotiating position.

Residents were skeptical. Scott Tetraultpointed out that there are 189 bedrooms in theentire complex.

“What do you say to the people who aregoing to be parking on the side streets?” hesaid.

Amy Devito pointed out the only publictransportation available to residents is the 14Bus, which run inconsistently at best. StateRep. Russell Holmes pointed out that to in-crease bus frequency, the MBTA requires thatthere be high use to show the need.

“I understand you’re trying to lease morespace, but until you absolutely have anothersolution for parking, I might as well lease mydriveway,” Devito said.

Jackson said the worst case scenario for in-creasing parking for the development wouldbe to include parking stackers, like those foundin New York City or in some recent Bostonproposals, and he added, they would be will-ing to do that.

Also discussed during the meeting is theupcoming Sept. 27 deadline for the most re-cent round of Community Preservation Act(CPA) funding. MHC co-chairs Lisa Beatmanand Rick Yoder said they are continuing theirsuccessful application from last year to addmore trees to the Mount Hope Cemetery, andencouraged residents to submit their own pro-posals.

“It’s a beautiful cemetery, much like the For-est Hills Cemetery and they were built at thesame time,” Yoder said. “Maintenance justhasn’t kept up and this is great opportunity toplant 100 more trees, put in some park benchesetc. A lot of people now use the cemetery forpassive recreation and it’s a beautiful park towalk around.”

Holmes also gave several updates regard-ing traffic calming, including an update on theForest Hills Station and the removal of theCasey Overpass.

“The world did not end, I think,” he said tolaughter from the audience. “We’re wrappingup so literally in the coming month or so...There will be a ribbon cutting in the nextmonth.”

Holmes said the state is looking at putting

a traffic signal light at the intersection ofMorton Street and Gallivan Boulevard inDorchester, as residents coming from Ameri-can Legion to Route 93 know that to be a seri-ous safety hazard. He also said the state andcity are looking at a road diet on CumminsHighway.

“I feel that we want to turn it (Cummins)back into a neighborhood street,” he said. “To-day, Cummins Highway is a street that hastwice the amount of accidents as you wouldexpect in an inner city street.”

Walsh came in at the tail end of a three-hourmeeting and discussed a good deal of local is-sues, but headline news did end up getting inthe way. Walsh discussed the details of the re-cent Zoning Board of Appeals bribery scandaladmitted to by former city housing official JohnLynch.

“I am beyond angry about what happened,that is not who we are as an administration,”Walsh said, pointing out that Lynch was origi-nally hired during former Mayor Kevin White’sadministration. “As of right now there is zerowrongdoing in the ZBA as far as any approv-als going on.”

Walsh added his administration has hiredtwo outside law firms to look into zoning casesand that particular case, involving a proposedextension on an 11-unit project on H Street inSouth Boston.

Walsh opened the room up to questions, andresident and local mailman Abner Bonilla askedabout what more the Boston Police Departmentcould be doing to curb the scooter, ATV anddirt bike gangs in the city.

“I live on American Legion and one of thethings I see every day is what I call the ‘ScooterGang,’” he said. “They’re becoming a littlemore violent in the stuff they do; I see themshatter side mirrors, kick postal vans – I meanthey’re so numerous I’m surprised one hasn’tdriven by while we are talking.”

Walsh said while officers are allowed to pullover those vehicles, they are not allowed to givechase if the rider does not pull over. He said thatany resident who notices a pattern, like a particu-lar time or day they see these riders gathering,should inform the local police as soon as theycan.

“There’s hundreds of bikes confiscated a yearby the BPD, but they’re still out there,” he said.“I’ve seen it myself on American Legion, dif-ferent parts of the city and Newbury Street.”

Walsh also pointed out that the number ofpolice officers in the city has not kept up withthe population growth.

“We’ve had about 2,100 police officers forthe last 35 years,” he said, pointing out thatthough the city is graduating 125 officers in afew weeks, it’s not enough to keep up with theolder officers heading into retirement. “We’renot getting ahead of it. This is Boston, we have700,000 people living here, and from Septem-ber to May we have about 250,000 to 350,000students coming in, 700,000 coming in to workevery weekday and about 300,000 visitors. Atany given time on a weekday, we have 2 millionpeople here and the force has to reflect that.”


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