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To say the least, the Imafidon family has been blessed with some very smart genes.

The latest bit of evidence came earlier this month when twins Paula and Peter Imafidon aced rigorous exams of the highly com-petitive British school system and were admitted to high school. Both are only 9 and the youngest ever admitted to high school in Great Britain.

Dubbed the “Wonder Twins,” they broke records when they passed advanced-level mathemat-ics papers at the age of 7. A year later they took and passed the University of Cambridge’s Ad-vanced Mathematics (FAM) paper,

becoming the youngest students ever to pass the examinations.

Peter has ambitions to one day become prime minister, while his sister wants to be a math teacher.

The Imafidon twins are only a part of the highest-achieving family in the history of Great Britain. To Peter and Paula’s par-ents, who immigrated to London from Nigeria 30 years ago, this is nothing new.

Peter and Paula’s sister, Anne-Marie, now 20, holds the world record as the youngest girl to pass an advanced-level computing exam when she was just 13. She is now studying at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, Md.

Another sister, Christina, 17,

is the youngest student to ever get accepted and study at an under-graduate institution at any British university at the tender age of 11. And Samantha, now age 12, had passed two rigorous high school-level mathematics and statistics exams at the age of 6, something that her twin siblings, Peter and Paula, also did.

Chris Imafidon, the children’s father, attributes the success of his children to the Excellence in Edu-cation program for disadvantaged inner-city children.

“Every child is a genius,” he told British reporters. “Once you identify the talent of a child and put them in the environment that will nurture that talent, then the sky is the limit.”

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At a public meeting hosted by the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) last week, Roxbury residents, activists and local elected officials raised sharp questions about a plan to widen Melnea Cass Boulevard in order to add new center median bus lanes and stations.

A group called Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard stretched a 40-foot string across the meeting room to illustrate how much extra width the new bus lanes will demand. The group’s members decried the ex-pected removal of mature trees and the increased distance for pe-destrians cross-ing the busy street.

“I don’t see how this is going to make the road safer,” said Yvonne Lalyre, a Lower Rox-bury resident who held one end of the string. “Who wants a widened road in their backyard?”

The new bus lanes are part of an overall redesign plan for Melnea Cass Boulevard, under discussion since October, 2011. The BTD is the lead agency among a group of city and state agencies involved in the project, funded with roughly $9 million in federal and state money along with $600,000 in city of Boston funds. The intent is to integrate the goals of Boston’s “Complete Streets” initia-tive, the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan (RSMP), and the state-led Urban Ring project that includes a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor linking Roxbury and other Greater Boston communities.

The March 6 meeting was the fifth public meeting since project planning began in fall 2011. Patrick Hoey, BTD senior transportation planner and director of this project, has been moderating the meetings.

At previous meetings, the proj-ect’s team of transportation engi-neering, bicycle planning and land-scape architecture experts explained the “Complete Streets” strategy, which adds pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly features. In small-group breakout sessions, there was wide agreement that Melnea Cass Bou-levard is now inhospitable to pedes-trians, poorly lit at night and a litter-

strewn eyesore in some parts. Many consider the street a bar-rier separat-ing the Dudley Square area f rom Lower Roxbury and the South End.

The project team also pre-sented options for placement of new BRT lanes, either on the sides or in the center. Although

the full implementation of the Urban Ring is currently on hold due to Mas-sachusetts Department of Transpor-tation (MassDOT) and MBTA fund-ing shortages, the Melnea Cass rede-sign plans still incorporate dedicated bus lanes for future BRT service.

But many in the community only realized recently how much wider the street would have to be to accommo-date everything, said Kay Mathew, a member of Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard who recently co-authored a letter to local news outlets protest-ing the street widening.

“They never talked about widen-

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Lloyd Smith, 46, admits he did not take the news too well that he was suffering from kidney failure. In his mind, he was still an athlete, having played football in college and the Navy. He was also the man of the house to his wife and four children. As far as Smith was concerned, what the doctors said couldn’t possibly be true. “I knew I could beat it,” he said. “I was in denial.”

In his case, there were warning signs. Doctors in the Navy had ad-vised him that there was too much protein in his urine — a clear sign of kidney problems. But he still had 90 percent of his kidney func-tion at the time. Though he man-aged to keep his kidneys function-ing for 13 years, he still was not prepared to hear his doctor tell him “your kidneys are going to give out on you.”

Kidney failure is one of the leading causes of death in Afri-

Nigerian family consideredbest, brightest in Britain

Melnea Cass widening project raises resident questions, concerns

Kidney failure remains silent, deadly disease

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“I don’t see how this is going to make the road safer. Who wants a widened road in their backyard?”— Yvonne Lalyre

Twins Paula and Petter Imafidon, both 9, are the youngest students ever to be admitted to high school in Great Britain. (Photo courtesy of excellenceineducation.org.uk)

Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker enjoys a moment with senior Christian Webster before Saturday’s game against Cornell, in which the team clinched its third Ivy League championship in a row and a NCAA tournament berth. A Washington, D.C., native and graduate of the prestigious Landon School, Webster is Harvard’s all-time winningest player. (Gil Talbot photo)

Disease, continued to page 17

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In her opening remarks for the “Freedom Rising Exhibit” last Sunday, Beverly Morgan Welch, executive director of the Museum of African American History, asked attendees last Sunday to “imagine yourself seated here 150 years ago.”

Welch recounted for audi-ence members how notable abo-litionists such as Frederick Dou-glass and William Lloyd Garrison gathered in 1863 in what is now

the newly restored African Meet-ing House to begin recruitment efforts to enlist the first black sol-diers from the North to fight in the Civil War.

“With Frederick Douglass at the lead,” she said, “he chose only the best, the bravest and the bright-est of our men to serve” in the Massachusetts 54th Regiment led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.

Welch also prompted the audience to think about the “Tubman-like” efforts that aided and assisted these men as they

fought courageously and gave their lives to end slavery, refer-ring to Harriet Tubman.

Dr. Lois Brown, professor of African American Studies and Eng-lish at Wesleyan University, helped to illustrate the vital role women played, delivering the exhibit’s opening lecture, “Women and the Civil War: Charlotte Forten, Susie King Taylor and Harriet Tubman.” “These were focused, purposeful women,” she said.

Noting the centennial anniver-sary of Harriet Tubman’s passing, Brown spoke about her unwaver-ing commitment to freeing slaves, first through her heroic efforts in paving the way for the Under-ground Railroad, then serving as the first woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War.

Even after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in January of 1863, Tubman con-tinued her insistence on racial equality. When Colonel James Montgomery and his troops led an assault on a collection of plan-tations along the Combahee River in South Carolina, it was Tubman that served as his key advisor and accompanied the raid.

In her lecture, Brown reported how Tubman successfully led 300 black soldiers in this mission, not losing any of them to fatali-ties. “General Tubman,” (as she was aptly named by Abolitionist John Brown), along with Colonel Montgomery and Union Troops were able to rescue over 700 slaves during this mission.

Although Tubman’s contribu-tions were pivotal in this attack, newspapers praised Montgomery for their success while Tubman earned the praise and respect of the men that she led. Brown said that Harriet Tubman proved herself “in-dispensable to the Union Mission.”

Susie King Taylor, the first Af-rican American to teach publicly, was admittedly disappointed by the outcome of the Civil War. Brown said that Taylor also had reserva-

tions about the nation’s ability to re-member, so in 1892, Taylor become the first and only African American woman to publish a memoir of her wartime experiences.

After marrying a soldier, Edward King, in the 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment, Taylor provided domestic support to the troops. She became a laun-dress and since the first colored troops did not receive any pay, Brown points out that it was not uncommon for women and wives to work and do what was necessary to support their families.

It wasn’t until after the war, while living in Boston, that Taylor started to question their freedom.

“Living here in Boston,” she said, “where black men are given their freedom, I wonder if white men know the true meaning of brotherhood.”

She determined for herself that the war was really about land — who would own it and who

would work it. Brown said Taylor often won-

dered if their situation became more hopeless after the Civil War. Both Tubman and Taylor served as nurses during the Civil War. Brown said that they moved from sick bed to sick bed, caring for soldiers who had become stricken with smallpox and other diseases, remarkably never get-ting sick themselves.

Charlotte Forten, a native of Philadelphia, was sent north by her parents to receive a better education. Living with abolition-ists, Forten had the opportunity to study Literature and Teach-ing at the Salem Normal School, now Salem State University. She became the school’s first African American student and a gradu-ate of the class of 1856. Brown says that Forten was also the first woman of color to teach a class of white students and the first African

American woman to journey south during the Civil War to teach freed slaves on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina.

It was during this time that Forten developed a close friend-ship with Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Commander of the all Black 54th Massachusetts Regi-ment during the Sea Island Cam-paign. Forten documented her experiences of the war, and in one journal entry Brown read her de-scription of Shaw as a “wonder-fully lovable person... so noble and pure.”

She also wrote, “I hope to have the pleasure of seeing him again.” It was no surprise that Forten was grief-stricken and devastated when members of the 54th Regiment and Colonel Shaw were attacked and killed on Fort Wagner.

Forten wrote, “Oh how sad, it’s too terrible to write... I can write no more.”

Upon closer examination of

both the women’s lives, Brown emphasizes how the Civil War prompted Susie King Taylor to write her memoirs, but in direct contrast, the Civil War had an op-posite effect on Charlotte Forten, bringing her to a place where she could write no more.

As the lecture came to a close, one audience member inquired about any periods of self-doubt experienced by the woman. Brown suggests that while each women experienced the war in-dividually and endured their own struggles, all of them sensed that their actions and purpose served something higher and were a part of something bigger and greater.

It is because of this fact, Brown said, that “they had the ability to overcome.”

Before ending the lecture por-tion of the event, Beverly Morgan Welch and Boston Postmaster James J. Holland awarded descen-dants of John J. Smith, William Lloyd Garrison, Norwood Penrose Hallowell and Augustus Monroe plaques of the Emancipation Proc-lamation Stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Eman-cipation Proclamation.

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“Living here in Boston, where black men are given their freedom, I wonder if white men know the true meaning of brotherhood.”

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Harriet Tubman, above, was one of the figures discussed at a lecture on women and the Civil War at the Museum of African American History last Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress)

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Gov. Patrick rallies support for investment in transportation, education

Gov. Deval Patrick joined hundreds of teachers, parents and small business owners at the State House on Tuesday to urge support from legislators for the Governor’s investment proposal.

“Our best strategy to grow opportunity is to invest in educa-tion, innovation and infrastruc-ture,” said Patrick. “Are we satis-fied with the pace of recovery, or are we willing to make the tough choices and real investments it takes today to do better for the next generation? Almost all of us agree that the single best way to do that is by investing in educa-tion and transportation — and that requires new revenute.”

The Governor’s FY14 budget includes a $1 billion annual in-vestment in the Commonwealth’s transportation system to maintain current transportation assets and launch a number of high-impact transportation projects across Massachusetts that, if built, will create thousands of jobs and spur economic development across the Commonwealth.

The plan also includes a $550 million investment in education, reaching $1 billion over four years, to provide universal access

to high quality early education for children from birth through age 5; fully fund K-12 education and allow for extended school days in high-need schools; make col-lege more affordable and acces-sible for high school graduates; and allow community colleges to provide students with the knowl-edge and skill training needed to succeed in the workplace.

The rally was organized by Campaign for our Communities, a coalition of over 120 organiza-tions across the state.

State plan to prevent veteran’s homelessness

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray an-nounced the release of Massa-chusetts Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness’ “In-tegrated Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Veterans.”

The objectives of the plan are to reduce the number of home-less veterans in the Common-wealth by 1,000 (based on the annual Point In Time count) by the end of 2015 and to statisti-cally end veteran homelessness in Massachusetts. The annual Point In Time count measures the number of homeless persons in the U.S. on a single night in Jan-uary 2012, including the number of homeless veterans.

According to the 2011 Point In Time count, there were 1,268

homeless veterans on a given night across Massachusetts, which represents 7.6 percent of the total homeless population in the state. This Point In Time count has been trending down-ward in recent years, with the 2011 count 20.6 percent lower than that of the previous year. It is also estimated that 450 of those individuals meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of chronically homeless.

In December 2011, Murray charged the ICHH and the Mas-sachusetts Department of Veter-ans’ Services (DVS) with drafting the first statewide plan to prevent and end homelessness among veterans.

Councillor Jackson calls for hearing on participatory budgeting

Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson is expected to call on the City Council to explore ways to empower Boston residents to choose public projects in their own neighborhoods.

A system called “participa-tory budgeting” allows for pri-vate citizens to propose, advise and finally select neighborhood improvement projects. The pro-gram, already in cities such as

Chicago and New York City, as well others in Africa, Europe, Asia and South America, pro-motes civic engagement and gov-ernment transparency.

Jackson said in a release that participatory budgeting would allow for the citizens of Boston, who know their communities best, to express the needs of their neighborhoods in a public forum. In other cities, these projects

have included street resurfac-ing, public art, bike paths, play-grounds and business incubators.

“It’s my and my colleague’s re-sponsibility to hold the govern-ment accountable to the people of Boston,” Jackson said. “Partici-patory budgeting is just one more path to civic engagement, as it promotes transparency, facilitates goodwill and truly brings City Hall to the communities of Boston.”

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Governor Patrick joins the “Campaign for Our Communities” Advocacy Day rally in Gardner Auditorium at the State House on March 12, to make the case for invest-ing in education and transportation to unlock growth and opportunity across the Commonwealth. (Photo courtesy of Governor’s Office)

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Goodwill gives thanks

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries thanks Boston residents for their long-standing support through the donation of clothing and household goods. You gave more than 2.5 million pounds of goods to Goodwill in 2012!

We hope you will get a jump on spring cleaning and donate to Goodwill today at the attended donation center at our headquarters at 1010 Harrison Ave. or at another donation site near you. For the lo-cations and hours of Goodwill stores and donation centers, please visit www.good-willmass.org.

Your donations make a meaningful difference to the community in many dif-ferent ways. They help individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employ-ment get on-the-job training and paid work experience sorting, shipping and merchandising donated items. They give families with limited means an option to purchase high-quality, low-cost clothing and household items at The Goodwill Stores. And, they allow community or-ganizations like Pine Street Inn that part-ner with Goodwill to supply gently worn clothing to their guests.

Every donation supports Goodwill’s mission to provide independence and dig-nity though work to people in our com-munity. Now’s the time to donate!

Joanne K. Hilferty President and CEO

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An apology for the wrongs of the past

I was moved by the public contrition of Montgomery, Ala., Police Chief Kevin Murphy for sins committed, not by his own hand, but by his professional breth-ren some 52 years ago when they were complicit in racist mob violence against John Lewis and other “Freedom Riders.”

Upon accepting their badges, those policemen, like Chief Murphy, swore to protect the person, property and right to due process of all under their jurisdic-tion. To stand back and let a mob brutally beat the “Freedom Riders,” as they did in the Montgomery bus station in 1961, desecrated those badges (and wearers of same) five decades ago and it still does — to this day!

When Chief Murphy recently gave his badge to Congressman John Lewis, it was his own form of a “sacrament of

reconciliation.” His noble deed should be followed by the giving of badges by any living members of the 1961 police force to surviving “Freedom Riders” who bravely accompanied and suffered with John Lewis more than a half cen-tury ago.

Such could begin Montgomery’s equivalent to the South African “Truth and Reconciliation” effort that ended apartheid in that benighted land in the early 1990s.

Let us all salute Chief Kevin Murphy!

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Editor’s note: Montgomery, Ala., Police Chief Kevin Murphy presented U.S. Rep. John Lewis with his badge and an apology on March 2, 2013, for failing to protect the Free-dom Riders during a trip to Montgomery in 1961 in which many were severely beaten by a white mob. Lewis was taking part in the 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Ala-bama, when Murphy made his apology.

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“I guess we don’t have to worry about keeping up with the Jones’ no more.”

For many years, a major policy concern has been the problem of poverty in the United States. Presi-dent Lyndon Johnson even declared war on poverty. Everyone would agree that the federal standard of an annual income of $23,050 for a family of four is inad-equate and such a family would be poor.

While there is still concern about the poverty of blacks, the issue of the racial wealth gap also generates considerable attention today. This gap has grown, even with the emergence of the black middle class. According to a 25-year analysis by Brandeis Univer-sity’s Institute for Assets and Social Policy (IASP), the gap has increased for families in their study by $152,000 between 1984 and 2009.

Some analysts may have expected just the oppo-site result. There is no question that racial discrimi-nation and segregation denied economic opportuni-ties to blacks. However, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended the legality of racial discrimination in employment, education and places of public ac-commodation. Nonetheless, 20 years later in 1984, the wealth gap was $152,000 less than it was 45 years later in 2009.

Net worth is the difference between the value of what a family owns and what the family owes. For ex-ample, if the family home could be sold for $350,000 and there is an outstanding mortgage for $200,000, then the net worth of that real estate is $150,000. The IASP followed 1,700 households for 25 years to analyze the economic consequences of decisions made by the families as well as the impact of unfore-seen circumstances.

In 1984, the median net worth of black families was $5,781 compared with $90,851 for white house-holds. The wealth gap then was $85,070. By 2009, the average net worth of the black families had grown to $28,500 while the white’s net worth had blossomed to $265,000. The wealth gap had nearly tripled from $85,070 to $236,500.

A statistical survey by Pew Research of the black wealth gap in 2009 came to a different result. The median wealth of white households was $113,149 compared with $5,677 for black families. White wealth was almost 20 times greater. The results of the two studies differed substantially because of the dif-ferences in their design.

The objective of the IASP study is to follow a group of white families and a group of black families over 25 years to identify the factors that might cause a difference in the wealth of the same set of families. Prior studies of families have been able to identify fac-tors affecting their fi nancial well-being, but the IASP study was actually able to assess the comparative im-pact of various factors on white and black families.

It comes as no surprise that the number of years of homeownership is a signifi cant factor, but the IASP study determined that it accounts for 27 percent of the wealth gap. While it might be expected that whites would have an income advantage from bet-ter paying employment, the study found that every $1 increase in income contributes to $5.19 in wealth growth for whites but only $0.69 for blacks. That is because whites, with a 20 percent income advantage, can invest in retirement plans while blacks pay off outstanding obligations.

The higher rate of unemployment for blacks ac-counts for 9 percent of the net worth difference. Col-lege education and family fi nancial support each ac-count for 5 percent.

The IASP was unable to elaborate on 34 percent of the causes for the wealth gap, but the study authors believe that the identifi ed 66 percent will aid remedial policy decisions.

The balance sheet for the black wealth gap will help to develop policies to ameliorate the prob-lem of wealth and income inequality in America. It is as important to develop black wealth as it is to eliminate poverty.

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B o s t o n - b a s e d n o n p r o f i t Families United in Educational Leadership (FUEL) recently an-nounced that it has promoted former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Gene Miller to executive director of the organization.

Miller brings to the role ex-tensive senior management ex-perience in various industries as well as board of director posi-tions at a wide range of compa-nies and organizations, includ-ing: Grove Bank, the Planning Office of Urban Affairs and the Greater Boston YMCA.

She plans to use her expertise to continue facilitating impressive growth at FUEL, which, since its founding by Bob Hildreth in 2009, has taken a groundbreak-ing approach to college access for low-income families. “I intend to build upon and implement our founder’s vision of using innova-tive ways to unlock the pathway to higher education for low-income populations.”

Miller has already proven her-self in an executive role. As ex-ecutive vice president at Sterling Bank, she developed a strategy that helped the bank emerge as an early industry leader at a time when many banks were failing.

A dedicated volunteer and re-source in the community, she was one of eight outside directors on the board of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where she served for 10 years during a particularly challeng-ing financial time for the hospital.

What woman has had the most impact on your life?

My mom. She had 9 children, was a teacher, influenced me to become a teacher, and I in turn influenced my son to become a teacher.

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Michelle Obama. I love the issues she’s tackling, like her platform against childhood obesity. She has style, grace and is smart.

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My ex-wife. I love her spirit, she’s God-fearing, she’s the mother of my children and is a beautiful per-son inside and out.

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My mom.

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My mother. I’m blessed I was able to watch her go through ups and downs and still be resilient.

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My mother. She gave me my work ethic and taught me how to be a man.

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NRA’s latest ploy: Grab more minoritiesEarl Ofari Hutchinson

The National Rifle Association is, if nothing else, boundlessly cre-ative when it comes to keeping its political friends and allies in tow and winning new ones to beat back gun controls. The latest ploy is to grab at more minorities.

It announced with much fanfare on its website that it is a diverse orga-nization and welcomes all who support unfettered gun ownership. The site promises comments from “diverse” commentators on gun owners’ rights on NRANews.com and kicked off with a YouTube appeal from a black gun lover touting the benefits of gun ownership and the NRA.

At first glance, the NRA’s minority outreach campaign seems like a good ploy, since the majority of gun owners in America are non-whites. African Americans alone make up nearly 30 percent of the nation’s gun owners, though only 12 percent of the population. But you wouldn’t know that. The talking heads of the NRA, as well as its top officials, bankrollers, key legislative lobbyists and vocal congressional backers, are white guys.

The NRA has been wildly successful in spewing its anti-gun con-trol message for the past decade through a well-oiled, well-versed labyrinth of PACs, lobbyists, legal counsels, divisions, funds and a foundation. There are few, if any, minorities involved in any of these lobbying efforts.

To the general public, the NRA is a reflexive, ultraconservative ad-vocacy group. The NAACP and LULAC (The League of United Latin American Citizens) have been vocal opponents of the NRA’s hardline position on guns. Both have expressed deep skepticism about the NRA’s minority outreach campaign.

The NRA calculates correctly that with the gun lobby under relent-less assault by President Obama, top Democrats — and as polls consis-

tently show, a majority of Ameri-cans — now is the ideal time to put a few blacks and Latinos out front as visible, public talking heads for the organization.

This would be aimed at using them as window dressing to help the NRA make its case that is not a narrow, racially one-dimensional organization hostile to minorities.

This is not to say that black and Latino gun owners that be-lieve in the NRA’s mission don’t have the right or shouldn’t be in the organization. The NRA’s problem in getting more minori-ties is not the perception and re-

ality that it is a politically conservative organization. Nor is it solely the deserved negative press it gets with every new gun atrocity and the increasing public attention to the gun carnage ongoing in Chicago and other inner city neighborhoods.

The problem is the NRA’s refusal to concede virtually any ground on what the majority of Americans and a hefty number of legal gun owners and advocates clamor for, and that’s sensible, effective and tough gun control measures that will reduce the carnage among the very minorities that the NRA claims it wants.

The NRA has not and never has made a convincing argument that putting more guns in the hands of law-aiding citizens is the best way to stop the thousands of murders in the country each year, and that espe-cially includes minority victims.

Then there’s the study by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence that found that states with the most restrictive laws have lower rates of gun-related deaths than states that have few or lax limits.

The Children’s Defense Fund in a 2012 report effectively docu-mented the colossal toll of gun violence on young blacks. It put forth specific measures that could at least curb some of the violence. It did not advocate that legal gun owners give up their guns or suggest anything that would prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing a gun for their personal protection and safety.

The Kaiser Foundation also found that 20 percent of Americans know a person who has been a victim of gun violence and that a major-ity of them said they were good friends or family members, and some were even victims themselves.

The NRA’s minority outreach campaign is in its infant stage and there’s no indication of how serious it is about trying to recruit more minorities. Even if it’s successful in ramping up the numbers of mi-norities, there’s no guarantee that they would play an effective role in the organization.

But that’s less important than the fact that the NRA’s effort will allow it to present itself to the public as a non-partisan, non-ideological orga-nization whose sole concern is the defense of the second amendment. This alone makes it a ploy worth trying.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.


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The NRA has not made a convincing argument that putting more guns in the hands of law-aiding citizens is the best way to stop the thousands of murders in the country each year, and that especially includes minority victims.

Dedrick Muhammad

Bloomberg Businessweek magazine released its latest issue recently to much-deserved uproar and outrage. On its cover, the magazine featured Jim Crow-esque caricatures that portrayed people of color as money-hungry and implicitly suggested that they will cause a future housing bubble. Unfortunately, this of-fensive image is only the second worst thing about this cover.

Since the housing bubble burst in 2008, a myth has been perpetu-ated that minorities, not preda-tory lenders, are responsible for and profiteers of housing bubbles. The implications of this false nar-rative are particularly problem-atic, as they can inform the very economic and housing policies that will determine the availabil-ity of homeownership for most Americans today.

Discriminatory lending has ex-isted in the housing market since the Great Depression, when gov-ernment incentivized homeown-ership chiefly for white Ameri-cans. Homeownership — the primary source of wealth — cata-pulted many white Americans to the middle class, leaving African Americans behind.

The result has been an eco-nomic chasm between whites and blacks now commonly referred to as the racial wealth divide.

During the 1960s and 1970s,

the civil rights community helped convince the government to enact policies to break down many bar-riers for African American hom-eownership. But, many of these gains were eroded with the onset of deregulation.

During the 2000s housing bubble, minority borrowers were near 30 percent more likely to be sold a sub-prime, high-cost loan

than a homeowner in a white suburb. And African Americans with similar credit profiles and down-payment ratios to white borrowers were more likely to be given sub-prime loans as well.

Mortgage lenders and brokers were even incentivized to exploit minority borrowers, as lenders were paid more to push them toward riskier products and not underwrite their loans.

By 2008, the housing bubble burst due to reckless banking, and the mortgage market was in freefall. While foreclosure rates skyrocketed all over the country,

communities of color experienced disproportionate rates of foreclo-sures and lost a disproportionate amount of wealth. White families in America lost 16 percent of their net worth on average, while black and Hispanic families lost 53 per-cent and 66 percent respectively.

In fact, the erosion of wealth in minority communities was so severe that a recent study finds the

ratio of wealth between black and white families has tripled over the past 25 years.

However, with all this docu-mented history, many Americans still believe that racial inequality is related to individual behavior, choices, character, marriage and child bearing.

As Thomas Shapiro of the Institute on Assets at Brandeis University notes, “homeowner-ship has been the biggest cause of racial wealth disparity.”

Though Bloomberg Business-week’s actual article, “The Great American Housing Rebound,”

notes how homeowners have yet to recover from the financial crisis, the corresponding cover only included blacks and Latinos in a home sur-rounded by mounds of dollars.

Apparently, and to our pro-found disappointment, the edito-rial team decided it was an “easier sell” to have a cover scape-goating minorities for a possible second housing bubble than a cover that honored the facts in their very own article.

Faced with a vocal response, Businessweek issued a classic “non-apology” expressing regret for the strong reactions their cover may have generated. They then, ironically, attempted to scapegoat their Latino illustrator for the offensive and misleading cover art. We cannot let Busi-nessweek off the hook for this grave offense.

Bloomberg Businessweek needs

to respond to the demands put forth by organizations like the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community De-velopment and the Center For Re-sponsible Lending. We are asking Businessweek to take full respon-sibility and appropriate action for their outrageous cover and to print a story on the importance of home-ownership particularly for commu-nities of color.

Such a well-regarded maga-zine as Bloomberg Businessweek should welcome the opportunity to set the record straight on this important economic issue. And organizations like the NAACP look forward to the day they do.

Dedrick Muhammad is the Senior Director of Economic Programs for the NAACP and Executive Director of the Financial Freedom Center.

Businessweek cover blames minorities for housing bubble

Apparently, and to our profound disappointment, the editorial team decided it was an “easier sell” to have a cover scape-goating minorities for a possible second housing bubble than a cover that honored the facts in their very own article.

On March 7, the Leadership Forum’s Economic Development Committee convened a town meeting at the Roxbury Dudley Branch Library. Pictured standing, State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, 5th Suffolk District, discusses issues concerning the recent construction projects in and around the city of Boston. (Tony Irving photo)


Eileen Beal

CLEVELAND, Ohio — De-spite the hit their savings and invest-ments took during the Great Reces-sion, Americans between 70 and 90 are still the wealthiest age group in the United States. Not surprisingly, they are also prime targets for finan-cial exploitation and abuse.

“It’s all their assets — a mort-gage-free home, steady income from Social Security or a pension, invest-ments — that make them a target,” said attorney Page Ulrey, a senior deputy prosecuting attorney for the King County Prosecutor’s Office in Washington.

Prime targetsAccording to experts, prime tar-

gets are: • Women, most often between

ages 80 and 89;• Men who have recently lost a

spouse or partner;• People who live alone and may re-

quire some help with either health care or home maintenance;

• People who are lonely and vul-nerable; people are especially at risk during the holidays. In addition, financial exploiters

target those with diminished mental capacity and decision-making abil-ity, stressed Lori Stevic-Rust, direc-tor of senior services at Lake Health System, in northeast Ohio.

Stevic-Rust, a nationally recog-nized psychologist and author of four books, is often called in to eval-uate the mental capacity and compe-tency of at-risk seniors.

“They target them,” Stevic-Rust added, “because their ability to pay at-tention, process information, analyze situations or figure out what the long-term consequences will be for a given action is significantly impaired.”

She went on, “Even when they know the day and year and can per-form simple activities in the home — prepare a meal for instance — they aren’t able to make important decisions or judgments or carry out complicated activities that involve many steps.”

Spotting the signsThe majority of exploiters and

abusers are strangers: telemarketing scammers going after credit card or Social Security numbers, paid care-givers or “sweethearts” — con artists who prey on lonely elders.

After that, it’s friends, neighbors or family members — most often a son or son-in-law. Then it’s unscru-pulous professionals — accountants, financial planners, bankers, lawyers, physicians, contractors, etc. Many have histories of drug or alcohol abuse or have gambling or other fi-nancial problems.

Studies have also shown that ethnic elders are especially vulner-able to financial abuse.

Those fighting financial exploi-tation and abuse say it’s all about MOM: Motive (money, jewelry, property — sometimes even sibling rivalry); Opportunity (unrestricted — and unobserved — access to a victim); and Means (the ability to use their trusting or family relationship to charm, cajole, coerce or outright steal from their victim).

Financial abuse of older adults has become so rampant that when the U.S. government created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), it designated a spe-cial Office of Older Americans to deal with the issue.

The CFPB office’s goals: track down and expose scams; ensure laws currently on the books are enforced; and educate seniors and those who care about them to identify, avoid and report financial scams.

Prevention: always the best remedy

Financial abuse is a crime, so it’s surprising that while more cases are being reported, few abusers stand trial and go to jail.

According to Page Ulrey of Seattle’s King County Prose-cutor’s Office, “Those who are being abused are often depen-dent on their abuser for their care and don’t want to [take

them to court] because of the re-percussions it would cause. Or they fear they will be sent to a nursing home. Or they fear — or love — the offender.”

Frequently, too, she said, “They are ashamed to admit that they have been taken advantage of.”

Ulrey stressed that it is often dif-ficult to prosecute exploiters. That’s not only because of the reasons men-tioned above, but also because the victim has died or is so cognitively impaired he or she cannot testify. To keep a vulnerable relative or loved one out of harm’s way, concerned friends or family members must be proactive. The earlier deterrents and roadblocks are set in place, the better, she said.

One time-tested strategy for keeping financial abusers at bay, Ulrey said, is for an elder’s friends and family members to stay con-nected. “Financial abuse and exploi-tation occurs in the shadows, where people are isolated from those who could spot the signs that something isn’t right,” she said.

Stevic-Rust emphasized that it’s important to become hyper-vigi-lant in observing a vulnerable se-nior’s physical health and cognitive state. “Declines in both can make them vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation,” she explained.

Those assisting the at-risk person should help him or her get informa-tion about exploitative situations, schemes or scams they may encoun-ter and to become better educated about their finances.

It would also be valuable to help the senior consult with legal or fi-nancial professionals who can draw up such documents as trusts, limited powers of attorney or conservator-ships. “These can, and for the most part do, deter financial exploiters,”

Ulrey said.If you suspect someone is being

financially abused, it is important to report your concerns to local authorities. The National Adult Protective Services Association’s website (www.napsa-now.org) lists adult protective services depart-ments in every state.

“This site doesn’t just have the telephone numbers for reporting financial abuse, they take anony-mous tips too,” said Executive Di-rector Kathleen Quinn.

If all else fails, you may be able to file for a protection order. “This will limit the contact the abuser has with their victim — and perhaps protect assets, too,” Ulrey said.

Eileen Beal, a Cleveland-based writer on issues in aging, wrote this article for “Today’s Caregiver Maga-zine” with the support of a MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows program, a program of New America Media and the Gerontologi-cal Society of America.

The signs and symptoms of senior financial abuse


“All Smiles” City Councillor Tito Jackson and Lisa Simmons, member of The Boston Chapter of Links, Inc., at this year’s 2nd Carnaval held at Blu in Boston on March 10. (Colette Greenstein photos)

(L-R): Stephanie and Basil Browne of Milton and first-time attendee Tracey West, also of Milton, celebrate in the carnaval

atmosphere at Blu.

(L-R): “The Masked Women” Addie Johnson, Danny Levy and Sylvia Simmons,

members of The Boston Chapter of Links, Inc., enjoy the festivities.

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Lauren Carter

Another week, another ill-ad-vised rant from Chris Brown.

On March 6, the pop/R&B star — affectionately known as Breezy to his fans — offered some R-rated advice about rela-tionships at the Emerson The-atre in Hollywood. And while his tips for men can’t be printed

here, suffice to say Brown recom-mends claiming ownership of a woman’s private parts to keep her faithful. Not exactly the stuff fai-rytales are made of.

Also last week, the 23-year-old allegedly got into an argu-ment with his bodyguard Big Pat and left him in Bermuda, and later that day was caught on video threatening a valet over a

$10 parking fee. Since his infamous 2009 al-

tercation with then-girlfriend Rihanna in which he left her face bruised and bloodied, Brown has entangled himself in a number of conflicts that call his self-control and judgment into question.

In March of 2011, after “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts asked Brown about the Rihanna incident, he allegedly threw a chair at a window in his dressing room and stormed out

of the building shirtless. In June of 2012, Brown was involved in a New York City nightclub scuffle with singer/rapper Drake that left several people injured. In January of this year, Brown reportedly as-saulted singer Frank Ocean over a parking space outside a studio in West Hollywood.

In addition to real-world alter-cations, Brown has had multiple Twitter meltdowns. The most

recent took place in November of 2012, when he responded to ha-rassment by comedian/Internet troll Jenny Johnson with a series of vulgar tweets and deleted his Twitter account.

If Brown’s actions are suspect, his appearance is also cause for concern. These days, the once clean-cut idol is heavily tattooed and gaunt. He has been seen on-stage and in pictures smoking weed, but his haggard appear-ance suggests he may be using something more dangerous.

One has to wonder when some-one in his circle of friends, family and well-paid handlers is going to step in and say enough is enough.

Chris Brown is a self-taught, phenomenally talented singer and dancer. He is by far the best dancer of his generation. He released his

self-titled debut album at 16, a time when most of us are trying to navi-gate the halls of high school, not the pitfalls and pressures of stardom.

He is also an individual whose troubled past is clearly affecting his present. Brown grew up in a

household where he repeatedly witnessed his stepfather physically abuse his mother. One can only imagine how those experiences would scar a person’s psyche, and how those scars would manifest themselves in the glare of the spotlight.

Add to those painful memories the fact that Brown’s violent be-havior has prompted a legitimate public backlash that drives him deeper into the defensiveness and anger he needs to escape. It’s clear that whatever issues caused Brown to attack Rihanna remain unre-solved and continue to resurface in the form of outbursts and violence, while he and his enablers exist in a haze of weed smoke and denial.

Denial is a dangerous state of mind. So I sincerely hope that Brown demonstrates the matu-rity and self-awareness to finally address these issues. As difficult as it can be to ask for help, espe-cially as a male and a celebrity in a society that expects both to be invincible, the alternative is not a viable option.

People in pain hurt others, but most of all they hurt themselves. Brown has enormous talent and potential, but he would not be the first artist with a rare gift to suc-cumb to his demons and implode.

Michael Jackson, Amy Wine-house and Whitney Houston are all proof that even the brightest stars can fade away and disappear. Brown’s star seems to be fading slowly, but it is fading nonethe-less. Personally, I’d prefer to see a better outcome for the young phenom they call Breezy.

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High time for Chris Brown to face the man in the mirror

On March 9, The African student organizations and others at Harvard University held a weekend conference titled “Harvard African Development Conference: Visible Change in Africa — One Innovation at a Time.” Pictured here (standing) Alexander McLean, founder and director of the African Prisons Project, holds a seminar on African prisons. Seated is Mark Williams, fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights. Other seminars included “Clean Energy in Africa” and “Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship.” (Tony Irving photo)

People in pain hurt others, but most of all they hurt themselves. Brown has enormous talent and potential, but he would not be the first artist with a rare gift to succumb to his demons and implode.


Kam Williams

In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomination for his lead role in the John Singleton-produced “Hustle & Flow,” and the song he performed in the film became the first rap song ever to receive an Academy Award. That same year, he was also a member of the all-star cast of “Crash,” the Oscar-winning Best Picture.

Maintaining a powerful presence on the small screen as well, Howard

won one of his three NAACP Image Awards in 2006 for the HBO film “Lackawanna Blues,” directed by George C. Wolfe. His love of acting came naturally through summers spent with his late grand-mother, the celebrated stage actress Minnie Gentry.

Howard began his showbiz career on “The Cosby Show” after being discovered on a New York City street by a casting di-rector. That chance encounter helped him break into feature films, and soon he was cast in

“Mr. Holland’s Opus.” Among Howard’s most mem-

orable work are scene-steal-ing performances as Cowboy in “Dead Presidents” and as Quentin in “The Best Man,” the latter earning him an NAACP Image Award. His other film credits include “Four Brothers,” “Idlewild,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” and “Red Tails.”

In 2008, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” co-starring Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones. A

self-taught musician on both the piano and the guitar, Terrence’s musical talents were displayed on the big screen opposite Jamie Foxx in “Ray.” Also in 2008, Howard released his debut album on Co-lumbia Records, “Shine Through It,” which he wrote, produced and performed on.

Here, he talks about his latest film, “Dead Man Down,” where he plays crime boss Alphonse Hoyt opposite Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace and F. Murray Abraham.

What interested you in “Dead Man Down”?

Being able to work with Niels [director Niels Arden Oplev], given the work he’s done. Some of those Swedish films [such as “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”] were breathtaking. And he has an interesting style that mixes traditions of old with the allure of mystery. And I’m impressed with his Shakespearean approach to storytelling. It’s always about

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these relationships which become unwound. I was also interested in working with Colin [Farrell] again. We made “Hart’s War” together back in 2002, and I’ve always appreciated his artistry. So, I jumped at the chance to continue our friendship.

The cast has a lot of other big names, too: F. Murray Abraham, Noomi Rapace, Isabelle Huppert…

And everyone in there came to play. Everyone!

How did you prepare to play

Alphonse Hoyt? I got a process, a perm in my hair.

[Laughs] That was my preparation.

What type of character do you enjoy playing the most?

I like the conflicted soul, the complicated human being. I’ve never been a perfect man. There’s always been a choice between right and wrong, and no one does a single thing for a single motive. There are many motives behind what we do, and when you dig deeper, you create a palpable, three-dimensional individual. I like to search for balance in an un-balanced system.

What advice do you have for an aspiring actor or

actress? What is a major pitfall you would warn a newcomer about?

Stop aspiring and just do it! Stop thinking and just follow your instincts. You already know where to go, you just have to trust that you know, and stop asking people for advice.

With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you’d like to star in with an eye toward a particular role.

“Carmen Jones.” I would love to play Harry Belafonte’s role in that.

How different is your preparation for your work in film, TV and theater, and which is your favorite performance medium?

My favorite medium is the theater, but the theater has its limitations. The stage is really for well-established actors who have their money together or who don’t have a family to support. It’s more of an artist’s retreat. But I love the control you have as an actor in the theater as compared to the screen.

Once you’re on film, the direc-tor and the editor have the final say about your character, and often at the discretion of the pro-ducer and the studio. Television is a little more improvisational, but the stage is the only place where you can tell your story without worrying about editing.

What is your favorite film, and was there an actor

you admired growing up who inspired you to pursue acting?

My favorite film would prob-ably be “Cool Hand Luke.” Paul

Newman’s performance was a rev-elation. It gave me an understand-ing because I had seen him in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” with Eliza-beth Taylor. I loved the simple majesty with which he told his story in Luke.

Another performance that impressed me was the work that Val Kilmer did in “Tombstone.” That was one of the most bril-liant, modern-day performances I’ve ever seen. I [have] yet to see anybody trump that. I also love Sam Rockwell’s work. It’s explo-sive! It’s a gas!

You have been so prolific as an actor and producer, is there any chance we will see you as a writer and director in the near future?

God only knows what we have in store. Man makes his plan and God laughs. I have aspirations to do many things, but I lack the constitution of discipline to follow all those things through. Time and unforeseen occur-rences befall us all.

When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

I see someone made in the image of God. Unfortunately, I also see too much of man scat-tered about my face with the in-securities and inadequacies and lack of understanding.

And I see the source of human-ity’s purpose in my eyes, and that’s the desire and attributes of trying to be closer to God with love and morality.

What is your earliest childhood memory?

[Chuckles] It’s a little differ-ent. I have a pretty remarkable memory. My earliest memory is from about three months prior to being born. I was searching for my own arm in the womb. I thought it was a friend, and didn’t yet realize that it belonged to me. [Laughs]

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Thurs March 14th“Sistas In Song”

A collective of three musical women, fruits of three continents and a deep well of music within them, Sistas in Song is comprised of GaBrilla Ballard (vocals, guitar, cajon), Sarvenaz Asiedu (cello) and Nisha Purushotham (vocals and world percussion). + Open Mic

Thurs March 21th“Drum Song” by SydSonic

Yedidyah Syd Smart uses an electronic hand drum and Cajon (box drum) to explore to world of percussion. Rhythm & Song combine to tell the story of how the drum talks and calls us together. Audience participation is encouraged.

March 28London Bridgez

Boston born lyricist whose live performance is rooted in spoken word & soul infused hip hop, Poetry and More! + Open Mic

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In a thrilling production at the Boston Opera House through

March 17, the Boston Ballet brings three works by contem-porary choreographer Jirí Kylián to the United States for the first

time. Titled “All Kylián,” the pro-gram presents “Wings of Wax,” “Tar and Feathers” and “Sym-phony of Psalms.”

Prague-born dancer and cho-reographer Jirí Kylián, artistic di-rector of Nederlands Dans The-ater since 1976, is renowned for challenging dancers and riveting audiences with stunning stage-craft and choreography.

The Boston Ballet now has nine Kylián works in its reper-toire, more than any other com-pany in North America.

At the heart of Kylián’s cho-reography is the art of paradox. Kylián lays bare the inner life of human struggle and exaltation, bringing opposing forces into a finely tuned state of equilibrium. His dancers spin on an unseen axis; defying gravity, they leap, spiral and intertwine at high speeds. Yet just as quickly they shift into still-ness as sculpted forms and morph from scenes of tender intimacy into abstract, angular formations.

Long-time Kylián collabora-tor Kees Tjebbes redesigned the lighting of the three works and supervised the sets of the Boston Ballet production; the program lasts about two hours with two in-termissions.

“All Kylián” opens with “Wings of Wax,” (1997), a spare and strik-ing set lit by Michael Simon. A bare tree hangs upside down from the ceiling, its roots above. The eight dancers wear black leotards (designed by Joke Visser) that expose hands, arms and feet. The men wear black socks. The light accents their often loose and lan-guid limbs while the rest of their bodies are held taut.

In solos, duos, trios and as an ensemble, the dancers move to selections from Johann Sebastian

Bach and minimalist passages by Philip Glass, Heinrich von Biber and John Cage. They execute ec-static leaps and acts of improb-able balance. In the finale, their arms and legs intertwine like the branches of the tree.

The program’s fusion of visual and auditory imagery peaks in “Tar and Feathers” (2006), uni-fying the drama of voice, music, movement and acting.

In this work for six dancers, Kylián renders the last poem writ-ten by Irish playwright, author and director Samuel Beckett, “What is the Word” (1989). The Nobel laureate wrote the poem at age 83, and dedicated it to his friend, actor and director Joe Chaikin, who had directed several of Beckett’s plays. Several strokes left Chaikin with severely impaired speech, a con-dition he fought and also drama-tized until his death in 1983 with staged works written for him.

Like Beckett, Kylián brings showmanship, humor, gravity and grace to the contemplation of life’s tragic limits and grandeur.

In the opening scene, the stage is bare except for a mound of white Styrofoam.

As a cloud-like band of light slowly descends from the ceiling, six dancers perform alone and in duos and trios. Outfits again by Visser, bare-chested men wear black pants and socks. Dressed in short black leotards, the women’s legs are revealed.

A soloist contorts her mouth as if in horror or rage, and emits a deep, growling bark. Jutting, angular gestures that mimic the

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Pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama with Boston Ballet dancers John Lam and Lia Cirio in Jirí Kylián’s “Tar and Feathers.” (Rosalie O’Connor photo)


flailing of an impaired person alternate between moments of flowing, liberating grace, as if to suggest the struggle of expressing lost or faded words.

As a spotlight on a slow-moving crane lights the dancers, the spectacle emerges of a pianist playing a grand piano elevated by 10-foot stilts. Tomoko Mukai-yama, a musician who performs this work with dancers throughout the world, is stately in a long black dress. She accompanies the music — Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 and spare electronica by Dirk Haubrich — with live improvisa-tions in response to the dancers.

A mirrored floor coated in re-flective plastic seems to elongate the dancer’s and piano’s legs. The group moves slowly, as if weighed down, or joined in sculpted shapes. At one point, two men

on hands and knees form a single organism. Standing astride their rising and falling backs, a female dancer with a fierce expression strikes a pose like a pharaoh in a royal procession.

When the music shifts from Mozart to Haubrich, the stage darkens and the silhouettes of the piano and a departing dancer dis-solve into shadows. The voice of Jirí Kylián reads Beckett’s poem, and the spectacle takes another unexpected turn, true to Beckett’s own playfulness as he peers into the abyss.

“All Kylián” closes with the majestic “Symphony of Psalms” (1978), set to a choral and or-chestral work by Igor Stravin-sky commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930 for its 50th anniversary. Accompany-

ing the 16 dancers are the Boston Ballet Orchestra, led by musical director Jonathan McPhee, and the 58-member New World Cho-rale, conducted by artistic director Holly MacEwen Krafka.

“Somehow, in this work we were able to create a certain kind of ‘spiritual architecture’ filled with physicality, and a certain degree of faith,” Kylián writes in his website.

A shimmering silver curtain reveals the set, designed by Wil-liam Katz — a jewel-toned mosaic of Persian tapestries. In contrast to this opulence, the dancers wear muted costumes by Joop Stokvis, dresses and matching shirts and pants in pale earth tones.

Kylián’s choreography for this work is full of patterns, like the carpets and the music. As the dancers mold their bodies into rows and columns, some forma-tions evoke the ribbed arches of a transept in a gothic cathedral. When one dancer lifts another

into a cruciform shape, the form suggests the Christian symbol of the cross. As the orchestra’s wind instruments create a sinuous me-lodic line conjuring a Middle Eastern thread, the dancers’ kneeling bodies face the carpets, evoking a mosque.

Yet the work wears its religi-osity lightly, and some ensemble formations resemble folk dances. Amid the communal rituals are intimate, balance-testing duets. Holding her body arrow-straight, one dancer leans at a 45-degree angle as she walks over a row of chairs, her hand held lightly by her male partner.

Evoking communal bonds of all kinds, “Symphony of Psalms” celebrates the universal power of music and dance to elevate and connect people.

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“Wolf Children”7pm, Room 26-100, MIT

— Come see the new award-win-ning anime film “Wolf Children” (2012) followed by a Q/A with the director Mamoru Hosoda, who also wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay. This is the New England premiere of the film, and the only area showing. “Wolf Chil-dren” is the brilliant third feature from Hosoda, whose “Summer Wars” (2009) and “Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (2006) have estab-lished him as one of the world’s top creative forces in animation. In Japanese with English subtitles, recommended for ages 9 and up. Free and open to the public. Film synopsis: http://bit.ly/Y8959i.

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The Mothers of Freedom: A Historic Walk through

19th Century Beacon HillSaturdays, March 16, 23

and 30 at 12 noon. Celebrate Women’s History Month by join-ing rangers from Boston African American National Historic Site on this free Beacon Hill walk-ing tour that highlights the vital role of African American women and their allies in the struggle for social justice and equality in the years preceding the Civil War. The tour will examine the critical role that these women played on the Underground Railroad and in the Abolition Movement, and high-light their contributions to educa-tion and community aid and uplift. Tours begin and end in front of the Museum of African American History’s African Meeting House on Smith Court on Beacon Hill. Tours last 60 minutes. The tours are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 617-742-5415 for more information or visit www.nps.gov/boaf. For more informa-tion on The Museum of African American History, please visit www.maah.org.

JP CONCERTSStarting at 4pm, at St. John’s

Episcopal Church, Roanoke Ave., Jamaica Plain, JP CONCERTS presents Avlana Eisenberg, Music Director, conducting the BOSTON CHAMBER SYMPHONY in perfor-mances of selected works by Ros-sini, Haydn, Debussy and Mozart. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information and directions please see jpconcerts.org.

Bach Around the ClockCome celebrate the music of

J.S. Bach on occasion of his 328th Birthday at First Lutheran Church. Concerts begin at 6am and end at 6pm, all concerts beginning on the hour. FREE admission throughout the day. Co-sponsored by with First Lutheran Church of Boston, the Boston American Guild of Organ-ists and WGBH Classical New Eng-land and held at The First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley St.

(at Marlborough St.). Free childcare is available from 10am-2pm for chil-dren 6 months to 6 years. Contact: [email protected] or by phone: 617-536-8851 (First Lutheran). T stop: Arlington (green line) or Back Bay (orange line).

MondayMarch 18

Point and CounterpointS i m m o n s C o l l e g e p re s -

ents Point and Counterpoint, an exhibition of paintings and prints by Juan José Barboza-Gubo, Jennifer R. A. Campbell and Sydney Hardin from March 18 – April 18 at the Trustman Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor, Main College Building, 300 the Fenway in Boston. A recep-tion from 5–7 pm will be held on Thursday, March 21. Closed April 15. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

WednesdayMarch 20

Uncovering the Benefits of Anti-Racism in Community Health

Tom Kieffer, recipient of Com-munity Change, Inc.’s 2012 Dry-longso award and Executive Director of South Jamaica Plain Health Center, will be kicking off our Anti-Racist Leadership in Action series with a brown bag lunch discussion about the ben-efits of anti-racism in community health! Please bring your lunch, and a friend! 12pm, Commu-nity Change Inc., 14 Beacon St., Room 605 (6th floor), Boston. Please RSVP to [email protected] or 617-523-1847. Free. A $5 donation is suggested.

Upcoming

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard RustinThe Cambridge GLBT Com-

mission and the Cambridge Peace Commission are sponsoring a viewing of the acclaimed docu-mentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin to com-memorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washing-ton. This free event will be held Thursday, March 21, at 6pm, at Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway. Opening reception with food and refreshments will begin at 5:30pm. A panel discussion will follow with Cambridge Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons, activist, Cam-bridge Peace Commission Execu-tive Director Brian Corr, and 2012 Bayard Rustin Service Award recipient Priscilla Lee.

Guns Don’t Kill People, The Media Kills PeopleFord Hall Forum at Suffolk Uni-

versity presents Guns Don’t Kill People, The Media Kills People with John Rosenthal and Charlton McIlwain; moderated by Edward Powell. Thursday, March 21, 6:30-8pm. Admission is free and open to all. Suffolk University Law School, McLaughlin Moot Court Room, 120 Tremont St.,

Boston. Wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the Park St. MBTA Station. For more information, contact Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University: 617-557-2007, www.fordhallforum.org.

Through Barbed Wire presents 4th Friday Reading

of Prisoners’ WritingsMarch 22, 7-9:30pm, monthly

prose & poetry participatory event focused on prisoners’ writings. Featured Guest: KAZI TOURE, reading selections from NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND. Audience participation encour-aged, light refreshments, stan-dard-size wheelchair accessible, near Copley Sq and Back Bay MBTA bus, subway, commuter rail, Amtrak. Created and directed by Arnie King. Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., 2nd fl (above the Globe Cafe), Copley Sq in Boston. www.arnoldking.org or [email protected]; tel: 857-492-4858. Free/Donation.

Walking in their Shoes: Historic Women

of Uphams CornerS a t u r d a y, M a r c h 2 3 ,

10:30am, Rain or Shine. In the 19th Century, Uphams Corner was home to influential national civil and health reformers. Walk with Boston Women’s Heritage Trail members to six sites on the Dorchester Women’s History Trail. The trail is on the BWHT website at bwht.org/Dorchester/. Meet at the branch at 10:30am. If the weather is bad, a Power-Point of the trail sites inside the branch will be shown. www.bpl.org, Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library 500 Columbia Rd., 617-265-0139.

I Can Cope workshopPatients and their family mem-

bers, caregivers, and friends are invited to attend the American Cancer Society’s I Can Cope workshop, titled ‘Keeping W ell in Mind, Body, and Spirit’, Tues-day, March 26, 12-2pm, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, in the St. Margaret’s Center for Women, Conference Room 3, 736 Cam-bridge St., Brighton. The free workshop will examine the physi-cal, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual dimensions of well-ness. Participants will be encour-aged to think of ways of maintain-ing health in spite of cancer, and to explore strategies for increas-ing well being. The workshop will be facilitated by Lauren Schairer, MSW, LCSW. To register, or for more information, please contact Lauren Schairer at 617-789-2662 or [email protected].

Rescheduled Millennium Park Bird Walk

Wednesday, March 27, 3:30 - 4:30pm, Millennium Park, 300 Gardner St.,West Roxbury. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and Mass Audubon host a walk for those residents interested in looking for winter birds at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. Meet at the parking lot near the canoe launch. Free parking. For further information,

please call 617-635-4505 or visit online at www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.

“Dance with Books”Monday afternoons from 3:30

- 5pm, March through June. “Dance with Books” gets kids and parents participating in dance, fitness, and literacy activities that include: Dance Games and Improvisations, Dances from Dif-ferent Countries and Books about Dance. “Dance with Books” is designed for Ages 4-12. Parents are welcome to participate. The classes are taught by Sharon Shakur, MA, an expert in Dance Education. The Dance Complex located at 536 Mass Ave., Cam-bridge close to the Red Line “Central Sq” T stop. Contact Ms. Shakur at 323-570-6649; website: www.academyofdanceandchoreography.blogspot.com or on Facebook enter in the search box Academy of Dance and Cho-reography. Price is $10 per child per class. Great news! When the Parent participates too, the fee is still just $10 which includes both Parent and Child. Bonus! Siblings in the same family pay only one $10 fee.

“Impressions ofthe Voyageur”

The Multicultural Arts Center will be hosting an exhibition of photography by artist Lucy Cobos titled “Impressions of the Voya-geur” running through April 5. “Impressions of the Voyageur” is a collection of photographs taken by the artist over a period of two years. During this time she trav-elled all over Massachusetts pho-tographing hulls of boats guided by the desire to experiment with the abstract images she saw within them. Her odyssey resulted in documentation of a series of distinctive imprints of the hulls. Lucy Cobos graduated from the New England School of Photog-raphy. She went on to establish the first photography depart-ment at the NBC affiliate station in Boston. For 10 years she cre-ated imagery for billboards, media publications, exhibits and anima-tion and received awards from the broadcast design industry for her photography work. She currently lives in Cambridge and works pri-marily as a commercial portrait photographer. Her interest in fine art portraiture led her to a com-mission by the Berklee College of Music to photograph faculty jazz musicians. Gallery website: www.multiculturalartscenter.org/galleries, Artist website: www.lucycobos.com. FREE and open to the public.

Hans Tutschku: Unreal Memories

The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University presents Hans Tutschku: Unreal Memories, a sound installation conceived for the rooftop of the building, occurring from through May 29. Specially conceived for the rooftop of the Carpenter Center of the Visual Arts in cel-ebration of the 50th anniversary of the building, Unreal Memo-ries is composed of transformed voices from many different cul-tures. Original recordings serve as models for computer trans-formations that create an imagi-nary intercultural journey, where voices from elsewhere come together. They call us, they cel-ebrate, they open a short sonic window into our busy everyday lives. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge.

Handreach BeatbrigadeDrum Circle

First Tuesday every month. Handreach Beatbrigade Drum Circle starts up for the fall from 7-9pm. No Charge! Bring a drum! Director Cornell Coley facilitates improvisational drumming, draw-ing from African and Latin tradi-tions as well as certified drum circle facilitation techniques and healing drum strategies. Sponta-neous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St., JP. Contact: Cornell Coley www.afrolatin.net. 617-298-1790 [email protected].

Families Creating TogetherFamilies creating Together is

an ongoing free class for children ages 5 and up. Come create art with your children every Tues-day from 3-4pm at the Family Resource Center at 1542 Colum-bus Ave., Jamaica Plain/Roxbury. Please call 617-522-1018 if you have any questions. Wheelchair accessible.

West African Drum classMaster Senegalese drummer

Mamadou Lynx Ndjaye teaches all level of Djembe drumming. Thurs-days from 7:30-9pm. English High School, 144 McBride St., Jamaica Plain. Contact: 617-359-1552 for further information. $10.

Toddler Drum CircleToddler Drum Circle series

with Cornell Coley will run every Saturday during the school year. 9:30-10:30am. Songs, stories, puppets, drumming and cultural info! Ages 1 – 4 yrs old! Spon-taneous Celebrations, 45 Dan-forth St., Jamaica Plain. Con-tact: Cornell Coley www.afrolatin.net 617-298-1790 [email protected]. Cost: $8, $5 for sibling.

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ing,” she said after the meeting. “In all the talk about ‘complete streets,’ the elephant in the room was the addition of two more lanes. It’s now been made clear that that will be the impact.”

Project diagrams shown at the meeting and viewable online con-firm a roughly 40-foot expansion of the street. The proposed design in-cludes two traffic lanes in each direc-tion, two center BRT lanes, a tree-lined center median, a street parking lane on some blocks, improved side-walks and crosswalks and a bicycle-only path.

The full crossing distance on Melnea Cass Boulevard would be 108 feet. Compared to other center-median transit line locations, it would be shorter than Beacon Street at Coolidge Corner (111 feet) and Hun-

tington Avenue near the Museum of Fine Arts (126 feet).

Regarding tree loss, project plan-ners acknowledged that mature trees would have to be removed, but said new plantings would create a net gain of about 100 trees.

Under questioning about the ne-cessity and purpose of the BRT lanes, Hoey said, “We were pretty much mandated by the [Roxbury Strategic] Master Plan and the Urban Ring to have the transit corridor. The idea is we’re building for the future.”

Even without BRT in place, he said, existing bus routes and pos-sibly emergency vehicles could use the new lanes and make faster trips through the congested area.

After a number of puzzled and concerned comments about the BRT aspect, Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson asked if perhaps receiving federal funds was tied to building dedicated BRT lanes. Hoey did not have an immediate answer, but in a later e-mail said the funding does

not depend on new BRT lanes. But he noted that the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan (RSMP), devised in 2004 with community input, states that any reconstruction of Melnea Cass Bou-levard must incorporate both transit and bicycle facilities into its design.

Indeed, the RSMP stipulates BRT development to fit in with the state plan to create crosstown links (the Urban Ring) between existing Greater Boston transit routes.

“In the current thinking of the Urban Ring project, Melnea Cass Boulevard will become a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor,” the docu-ment states. “This connection would provide Roxbury residents access to more options for jobs, job training, retail, social and cultural facilities.” The RSMP says that BRT buses could run in mixed traffic, in exclusive lanes or in dedicated busways.

Some attendees wondered whether the “extra” land for the street project would come from the Madi-son Park housing area. Hoey said no

property will be taken from Madison Park or any other owner; expansion will be on land already owned by the city or state.

State Rep. Gloria Fox, whose 7th Suffolk district includes a portion of Melnea Cass Boulevard, said that attendees in previous meetings had suggested a walking tour of the street to show local residents exactly what will happen where. The project team agreed to schedule a walk-through sometime this spring.

A widened street seems counter to the idea of reducing the barrier effect, several community members said.

“I don’t see how your plan fits into a neighborhood feel,” said Bill Sin-gleton, a local resident and landlord. “I walk there now, and it feels like a commuter route. We want you to pay attention to the people who live there. We want to see that it’s not going to just be a widened, desolate area.”

Hoey agreed the boulevard feels like a highway now, but said the new accommodations for walkers and bicyclists will make it feel more like an urban neighborhood street. And better bus transit will attract more riders, helping to reduce vehicle traf-fic, he suggested.

He also noted that new develop-ments in the works at Melnea Cass and Washington Street — including a hotel, ground-floor retail shops, of-fices, residences and a new, expanded Tropical Foods store — will add life to the area. New on-street parking options and more things to see and do will encourage people to stop, and should help to calm traffic flow.

“We’ve engaged one of the best traffic engineering firms in the nation,” he said. Efficient signal timing, improved crosswalks and the “pedestrian refuge” provided by the center median, he said, will make the

street safer and better despite a wider crossing.

Besides Jackson and Fox, elected officials present at the meeting in-cluded state Rep. Byron Rushing, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, and staff members from the offices of At-Large City Councilor Felix Arroyo and U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano.

The next public meeting for the project is not yet scheduled. One upcoming step is a hearing with the Massachusetts Department of Trans-portation (MassDOT) sometime this summer, Hoey said. Design develop-ment will continue beyond that, and construction is expected to start in 2014 or 2015. For more information — including links to the RSMP, the Urban Ring plan, area development proposals, and meeting minutes and slides — see the project website: www.cityofboston.gov/transporta-tion/melnea.

Also in Roxbury, Hoey is di-recting a BTD project to redesign traffic flow around Dudley Square. The second public meeting for that project was held on March 11. At-tendees viewed several possible plans for streamlining bus and car traffic, making pedestrian crossings safer and adding more bicycling op-tions and car alternatives such as Zipcar. Breakout sessions brought impassioned debate on the plans and a call for the city to create a comprehensive parking plan for the area. For more information on the Dudley Square project, see http://bostoncompletestreets.org/topics/whats-new.

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Attendees listen during a question-and-answer session at a March 6 meeting on the Melnea Cass Boulevard redesign project, while neighborhood activists display a 40-foot string of complaints about the project. (Sandra Larson photo)

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can Americans in this country. In Massachusetts, the statistics are alarming. According to the Mas-sachusetts Department of Public Health, in 2008 the death rate from kidney disease in blacks was more than double that in whites.

Even more alarming is that kidney failure is in many cases largely preventable. Its leading causes are diabetes and high blood pressure — two illnesses prevalent among people of color. Neither disease has to result in kidney fail-ure. Compliance with medication and lifestyle — healthy eating, ex-ercise, blood pressure and weight control and not smoking — can often prevent kidney failure and may stop its progression.

Smith was suffering from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, more commonly known as FSGS, a condition that occurs five times more frequently in African Amer-icans as compared to whites in the U.S. In FSGS, parts of the filter-ing elements of the kidneys (glom-eruli) become scarred, which pro-hibits them from cleaning the blood appropriately. FSGS ac-

counts for 30 percent of the cases of kidney failure annually.

People might not give their kidneys a second thought — until they fail. Much like comedian Rodney Dangerfield, kidneys get no respect for their role in filtering blood to ensure certain nutrients, such as proteins and sugar, remain available to the body while removing metabolic waste as urine. But kidneys do much more. They keep a healthy balance of several minerals like potassium, which helps muscles, including the heart, function normally. They make vitamin D, one of the hormones necessary for bone health. They stimulate the formation of red blood cells and play a key role in regulating blood pressure.

Like diabetes and high blood pressure, kidney failure is ini-tially silent. Damage progresses slowly and quietly through five stages. Stage 5 is considered end-stage kidney failure. At that point, only two procedures — dialysis or transplantation — can keep a person alive.

Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment. It improves quality of life and increases sur-vival. While dialysis can function as a surrogate kidney and me-

chanically cleanse the blood, it is not ideal. It is time-consuming — three-to four-hour treatment sessions three times a week — and costly. And survival on dialysis is very limited. For example, only about 30 percent of diabetic pa-tients are alive after five years of dialysis treatment. With a well-functioning transplant, survival is much improved in comparison.

Kidney transplantation has made great strides in recent years. Contrary to the belief by some that it is experimental, the procedure was first performed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston in 1954. Not only is it the oldest type of transplantation, it has one of the highest success rates.

Data from the Organ Procure-ment and Transplantation Net-work (OPTN), which maintains the only national patient waiting list, indicate that more than 90 percent of transplanted kidneys survive the first year. Even after five years, more than 80 percent of kidneys donated from living donors still function well.

Transplantation is the pre-ferred solution, but it is not an easy one for African Americans. While blacks constitute 12 per-cent of the U.S. population, they make up 33 percent of the more

than 88,000 people nationwide waiting for a kidney transplant.

Most transplanted kidneys come from people who have died. However, the number of people waiting for kidneys has increased steadily, while the number of kidneys available from deceased donors has remained constant. The result is a severe shortage of kidneys and a longer waiting time for people with kidney failure.

A shortage of organs donated by minorities can contribute to longer waiting periods for trans-plants for minorities. Within a year of placement on a waiting list, typically only 10 percent of blacks are transplanted as com-pared to 18 to 20 percent of whites.

In Smith’s case, the decision was made to transplant before he got to end-stage kidney fail-ure. His luck held out even fur-ther. Though several of his rela-tives and loved ones lined up to be tested as potential donors, one

by one each was turned down. It came down to one last nephew. Victor Benson, 33, stepped right up. He would probably do it again if he could.

“He’s more like a brother to me,” he explained. “He used to pick me up from pre-school. He helped me with my times table and worked with me in sports.” Benson said that once he made the decision to donate, it never oc-curred to him to change his mind.

Benson underwent a series of tests. The doctors checked his heart; they looked for signs of dia-betes, cancer, kidney defects and certain infectious diseases. Even a psychiatrist weighed in to make sure he was emotionally ready to make such a sacrifice.

Unfortunately, Benson’s will-ingness to donate his kidney is the exception rather than the rule. Research by Dr. Clive Callen-der of Howard University Col-lege of Medicine discovered that blacks cited five major reasons for reluctance to become donors: lack of transplant awareness; reli-gious myths and misperceptions;

distrust of the medical commu-nity; fear of premature death; and racism. The biggest concern was that doctors would allow blacks to die in order to procure their organs.

In response, Callender de-veloped the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Educa-tion Program (MOTTEP), the purpose of which is not only to increase awareness of the need for tissue and organ donation among minorities, but to inspire minori-ties to adopt healthier lifestyles and behaviors to decrease the need for such donation. MOT-TEP’s motto is “Love Yourself, Take Care of Yourself.” Since the organization was developed mi-nority donations percentages have doubled.

Since his procedure, Smith is still followed closely by his doc-tors. He started out with 46 pills a day in part to prevent his immune system from attacking the do-nated organ. He’s now whittled

that down to 11 pills daily. Smith considers himself lucky.

“I’m there for milestones I would have missed,” he said.

His oldest son is engaged; an-other son is getting ready for college. The news isn’t all good though. His donated kidney is showing traces of FSGS — the disease has a high likelihood of re-currence — so he is taking it one day at a time.

Benson, too, requires regu-lar follow-up visits. Serum cre-atinine, a breakdown product from muscle metabolism, which is used to measure kidney func-tion, increases in people with one kidney. Doctors keep a sharp eye on it to make sure it does not exceed a certain level. “Recovery to me was like an injury in foot-ball,” he explained. “My life is to-tally the same.”

Benson has not stopped giving. On his driver’s license, he’s listed as an organ and tissue donor.

This article first appeared in the Bay State Banner’s BeHealthy sec-tion in March 2012.

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Victor Benson (L) donated a kidney to Lloyd Smith, his uncle (R). They are pictured with Smith’s wife, Sandra, at the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring on the Park Gala held last year in Boston. (Photo courtesy of the National Kidney Foundation Serving New England)

Kidneys do much more. They keep a healthy balance of several minerals like potassium, which helps muscles, including the heart, function normally. They make vitamin D, one of the hormones necessary for bone health.

UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley and his family take a break backstage with acclaimed actor and rapper Ice-T. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star spoke to more than 800 students, faculty and staff at the university’s Campus Center Ballroom on March 6. Pictured from left are Jordan Motley, Chancellor Motley, Ice-T, Kayla Motley and Angela Motley. (Photo courtesy of UMass Boston)


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A new report by the Boston Public Health Commission re-vealed that the adolescent birth rate among Boston’s female resi-dents is declining along with the overall percentage of preterm births.

The infant mortality rate for black infants has also declined in

recent years, according to results found in the nearly 300-page “Health of Boston 2012-2013: A Neighborhood Focus.”

The report details the latest trends in the health of city resi-dents using approximately 30 in-dicators for the city overall and for individual neighborhoods. The report presents data for in-dicators related to select birth

outcomes, health-related behav-iors, disease incidence, hospital-izations, emergency department visits and causes of death.

This year’s Health of Boston, the latest edition of the report that has been commissioned an-nually since 1996, represents the most comprehensive presenta-tion of Boston neighborhood-level data to date.

“As we work to build a health-ier city for all our residents, we need to base our policies and practices on the best data avail-able, and that’s exactly what the Health of Boston report offers,” Mayor Menino said. “The posi-tive trends we’re seeing on issues such as infant mortality, heart dis-ease and smoking are encourag-ing, but the challenges this report brings to light, especially around obesity and physical activity, are even more informative as we set our priorities for the future.”

An analysis of select health indi-cators over time revealed progress or sustained improvement for several key public health priorities. For ex-ample:

• The adolescent birth rate for Boston female residents ages 15-17 decreased 9 percent from 2005 to 2010 and the overall percentage of pre-term births among all Boston resident births

decreased from 11 percent in 2005 to 9 percent in 2010, based on preliminary data.

• The five-year rolling average infant death rate for black in-fants declined 11 percent from the period 2001-2005 to 2006-2010, compared to a decline of 8 percent for Boston overall.

• Boston’s stroke-related death rate decreased 15 percent from 2005 to 2010.

• From 2001 to 2011, the per-centage of Boston public high school students who reported smoking cigarettes decreased. Similarly, the percentage of Boston adult residents who reported smoking cigarettes decreased from 2001 to 2010.

Neighborhood health indi-cators also demonstrated prog-ress in key areas. According to preliminary data for 2010, from 2005 to 2010, Mattapan and Rox-bury experienced the greatest de-creases in adolescent birth rates for females ages 15-17, declining 55 percent and 40 percent, re-spectively.

Heart disease hospitalization and death rates decreased for the majority of Boston neighborhoods and almost every neighborhood experienced a decrease in asthma emergency department visits for children under the age of 5.

Some of the challenges shown in the report include: • Compared to Boston’s white

residents, black and Latino residents continue to suffer d i sproport ionate ly f rom

poorer health outcomes. These inequities are evident in the rate of births among ad-olescent females, infant birth weights, infant death rates, heart disease hospitalizations, diabetes hospitalizations, ho-micide and adult obesity.

• From 2001 to 2010, the per-centage of obese adult Boston residents (individuals with a body mass index of 30 or more) increased.

• From 2001 to 2011, the per-centage of public high school students engaging in regular physical activity during a given week remained static. The same was true for the percent-age of high school students that reported binge drinking.

The release of this year’s report is accompanied by inter-active online maps that display neighborhood-level data for a variety of health and socioeco-nomic indicators and by a new companion publication called Place Matters.

“This report has always been an important tool for develop-ing public health policies and for determining how we allocate re-sources,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of BPHC. “We hope that this year’s revised format and the new tools that come with it empower our resi-dents to be more involved in the conversation about the health of our city.”

The complete Health of Boston report and Place Matters can be found at www.bphc.org.

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LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK ss. Docket No. SU09P1336GM

To all persons interested in the guardianship of Javonte L. Thomas of Boston in the County of SUFFOLK, a minor child. A petition has been presented to said court by Lionel Jacks of Watertown in the County of Middlesex. Praying that this Honorable Court grant him visitation with his son, and for such fur-ther relief as this Honorable Court may deem just and proper for the reasons more fully described in said petition.

If you desire to object thereto, you or your attorney must file a written appearance in said court at Boston on or before ten o'clock in the forenoon on the 21st day of March, 2013, the return day of this citation.

WITNESS, Joan P. Armstrong, ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court, this 15th day of February, 2013.

Patricia M. Campatelli, Register



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU13A0027AD

In the matter of Takyi D'Mani Foster

CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6

To any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petion has been presented to said court by Tiffany Foster of Dorchester, MA, Jaqueline Wingo, of Dorchester, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Ta'Kyi D'Moni Foster.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 05/16/2013.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.Date: March 4, 2013

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU13D0235DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

Alejandrina Jimenez-Sanchez vs. Edinson Sanchez

To the Defendant:

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current finan-cial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Alejandrina Jimenez-Sanchez, 41 Holworthy St, Apt 2, Dorchester, MA 02121, your answer, if any, on or before 05/02/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.Date: February 15, 2013

Patricia M. CampatelliRegister of Probate



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU12D2422DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

William Baiden vs. Magdaline Jigba-Baiden

To the Defendant:

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current finan-cial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Norman M Clement, Esq., 44 School Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02108 your answer, if any, on or before 05/02/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.Date: February 15, 2013

Patricia M. CampatelliRegister of Probate



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU10P2649EA

Citation on General Probate Petition

Estate of: Arma B CarterDate of Death: 01/19/2004

To all interested persons:

A petition has been filed by Kathleen M. Curry of Boston, MA requesting Instruct the petitioner to determine who are the appropriate heirs of Alma B. Carter. Instruct the petitioner to use estate funds to locate heirs with the assistance of a private investigator or an agency which finds heirs and to ascertain whether the person claiming to be Judith Carter is in reality Judith Carter. Further petitioner seeks instructions as to the amount of distribution to be made to the heirs.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at

the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 05/09/2013. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection fol-lowed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.Date: March 04, 2013

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. A288-C3 FY 13-15 INTERIOR AND CURBSIDE SIGNAGE, TERM CONTRACT, AVIATION AND NON-AVIATION FACILITIES BOSTON, BEDFORD, AND WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013.

The work includes:

TERM CONTRACT FOR INTERIOR AND CURBSIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY AVIATION AND NON-AVIATION FACILITIES LOCATED AT BOSTON, BEDFORD AND WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ON AN “ON-CALL, WORK ORDER” BASIS OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL OF EXISTING SIGNAGE; FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW SIGN PANELS, BOXES, AND FRAMES; REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SIGN PANELS; AND MODIFICATION (IN PLACE) OF EXISTING SIGN PANELS. WORK TO BE INSTALLED ON EXISTING SUPPORTS (HANGARS, POSTS, ETC.), EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

The estimated contract cost is $400,000 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).

Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013.

Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer's or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities sat-isfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 [ONE MILLION DOLLARS]. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospec-tive subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYTHOMAS P. GLYNN

CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. W198-C2 TERMINAL HVAC UPGRADE, WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013, imme-diately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013.

The work includes: REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TWO EXISTING ROOF TOP UNITS WITH DX COOLING/HOT WATER HEATING AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, DEMOLITION OF PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND REPLACE WITH NEW DDC CONTROL SYSTEM, VALVES AND ACTUATORS.

Bid documents will be made available beginning MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013.

Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the

Proposal form.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000).

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bid-ders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.



The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of ($3,000,000). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insur-ance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work:

SUB TRADES HVAC ELECTRICAL

The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise par-ticipation provision requiring that not less than THREE PERCENT (3%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiar-ize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.






Legal Notice

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is circulat-ing for a 30-day public review and comment period a proposed draft Amendment Four to the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 element of the FFYs 2013–16 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is an annual document that lists the highway and transit projects that will receive funding during a four-year period. This proposed amendment will program Statewide Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program funding for the purchase of 10 new locomotives for MBTA commuter rail service and additional funding for a re-scoped highway project funded in the FFY 2012 element of the previous TIP.

This comment period will begin on Monday, March 11, 2013, and end at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 9. The MPO is planning to take action on draft Amendment Four at its meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2013.

The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM in Conference Rooms 5 and 6 of the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, in Boston. Members of the public are invited to attend. Comments on draft Amendment Four should be submit-ted to the attention of Mr. David Mohler, Chair, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, by any of the means below before the close of the comment period. Comments will also be accepted at the meeting.

For details, including information on the meeting and copies of the proposed amendment, please refer to the MPO’s website, www.bostonmpo.org, begin-ning March 11. Also on its website are the MPO’s nondiscrimination state-ment and related information.

Copies of the document may also be obtained by contacting MPO staff: by mail at 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116-3968; by voice at (617) 973-7100; by TTY at (617) 973-7089; by fax at (617) 973-8855; or by email at [email protected]. Copies are free of charge and, upon request, will be made available in CD, print, and accessible formats. Upon request in advance of the meeting, through any of the means listed above, every effort will be made to prepare materials in other formats and in languages other than English, and to provide interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Assistive listening devices and large-print materials will also be available upon request.

The MBTA, which is the FTA Section 5307(c) applicant, has consulted with the MPO and concurs that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the TIP satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.



LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR INFORMATION

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting a Request for Information for MPA CONTRACT NO. M465-S1, BLACK FALCON CRUISE TERMINAL AND CONLEY CONTAINER TERMINAL, SOUTH BOSTON, MA, from vendors that provide systems with proven technology designed to provide waterside perimeter security to provide data gathering, detection, display and alerting of waterside threats at both Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and Conley Container Terminal facilities.

The Authority has prepared a Request for Information (RFI) that describes the Authority’s intention to acquire and install an above water, radar-based, intru-sion detection system at Massport Maritime Facilities located at Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and Conley Container Terminal and discusses Evaluation Criteria and other requirements for the RFI. The full RFI will be available to interested parties beginning Wednesday, March 13, 2013 via email by contacting Susan Brace at [email protected].

Submissions in response to the RFI will be evaluated on the basis of: (1) The extent to which the points of information and questions presented in the Authority’s RFI are thoroughly and clearly answered; and (2) the abil-ity to provide a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), real-time, radar-based, maritime vessel detection and tracking system which functions in all-weather conditions, including day and night operation. This system would be IP based and integrate to existing IP network infrastructure. The system should have the ability to integrate with new or existing IP based CCTV systems.

The selection shall involve the short-listing of one or more vendors based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation. The Authority reserves its right to conduct interviews, issue a Request for Proposal or seek product demonstrations if it is deemed nec-essary or, based on the quality and responsiveness of the submittals, select a vendor or vendors for implementation of the REAL-TIME, RADAR-BASED MARITIME VESSEL DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM.

The Vendor shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage. Standard insurance requirements can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com/doing-business/Pages/CapitalProgramsResourceCenter.aspx.

The Vendor shall also provide an original and nine copies of litigation and legal proceedings information, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, in a separate sealed envelope entitled “Litigation and Legal Proceedings”. See www.massport.com/doing-business/Pages/CapitalProgramsResourceCenter.aspx for more details on litigation and legal proceedings history submittal requirements.

Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2" x 11"). One (1) original and nine (9) copies of a bound document each limited to no more than 20 sheets (40 pages) of relevant material including a cover letter but not including covers and dividers shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, Capital Programs Department, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, East Boston, MA 02128. Any submission which is not received by the Capital Programs Department in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. The litigation and legal proceedings history shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope, as required. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confi-dential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

The procurement process for these services will proceed according to the following anticipated schedule:

EVENT DATE/TIME

Solicitation: Release Date March 13, 2013

Deadline for submission of written questions March 22, 2013 5:00 PM

Official answers published (Estimated) March 29, 2013 5:00 PM

Solicitation: Close Date / April 11, 2013 12:00 PMSubmission Deadline

Times are Eastern Standard Time (US).

Questions may be sent via email to [email protected] subject to the deadline for receipt stated in the timetable above. In the subject lines of your email, please reference the MPA Project Name and Number. Questions and their responses will be posted on Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/doing-business/layouts/CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice and on Comm-PASS (www.comm-pass.com) in the listings for this project.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYTHOMAS P. GLYNNCEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1315-C1, FY13-15 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL MAINTENACE TERM CONTRACT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA; L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MA; ALL MARITIME FACILITIES, AND WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 03, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 9:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013.

The work includes THE PROVISION OF LABOR (JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS), TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND INCIDENTAL MATERIALS FOR THE REMOVAL, RELOCATION, REPAIR, INSTALLATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WIRING (600V, NOMINAL, OR LESS), INCLUDING FIRE ALARM WORK, AND OTHER LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS WORK AT THE AUTHORITY’S PROPERTIES WHICH INCLUDE LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA, L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MA, ALL MARITIME FACILITIES, AND WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, MA ON AN AS NEEDED AND ON-CALL BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.



In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of ELECTRICAL.

The estimated contract cost is NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000).

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are

required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer's or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.


The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

No filed sub bids will be required for this contract.







Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1065-C2, MITIGATION SOUNDPROOFING PROJECT, CHELSEA, EAST BOSTON, REVERE, AND WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS , will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013, imme-diately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013, imme-diately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 1:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013.

The work includes ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE OF FORTY -ONE (41) SINGLE- AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY NINETY-SEVEN (97) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ACOUSTICAL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, STORM WINDOWS, PRIMARY DOORS, STORM DOORS, PAINTING, AND INCIDENTAL WORK.

Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of DOORS AND WINDOWS OR GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is $1,800,000.00.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.


Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.


The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insur-ance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work:

PAINTING

The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right

is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.

This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than 3% of the Contract be performed by disadvantaged business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provi-sion, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).


A Contractor having fifty (50) or more employees and his subcontractors having fifty (50) or more employees who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affirmative action compliance program for each of its establishments.

Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if:

(a) The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) months preceding the date of award, and

(b) The Contractor is within the definition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100.

The contractor shall require the subcontractor on any first tier subcontracts, irrespective of the dollar amount, to file SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the subcontracts, if the above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following address:

Joint Reporting Committee 1800 G Street Washington, DC 20506





Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. M442-C1, FLOAT AND GANGWAY REHABILITATION, PIERS PARK SAILING CENTER, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY APRIL 3, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS BID ROOM AT THE LOGAN OFFICE CENTER ONE HARBORSIDE DRIVE, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 9:00AM LOCAL TIME ON MARCH 22, 2013

The work includes FURNISHING ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

(a) PILE GUIDE REPAIRS;

(b) SURFACE PREPARATION AND RECOATING STEEL BARGE;

(c) REPLACEMENT OF TACTILE WARNING STRIP;

(d) ALUMINUM GANGWAY, RAMP AND PLATFORM REPAIRS.

Bid documents will be made available beginning MARCH 14, 2013.


The estimated contract cost is $240,000.



The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insur-ance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.









Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1150-C1, DIGITAL PASSENGER INFORMATION PROGRAM (DPIP) - TERMINAL E, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MAY 01, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 imme-diately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909 AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY MARCH 28, 2013.

The work includes THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING STEEL STRUCTURES AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL MEMBERS, CHASES, FINISHES, AND SUPPORTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DIGITAL DISPLAY BANKS. THIS WORK INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF NEW POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW DIGITAL DISPLAY BANKS AS WELL AS EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATION ROOM MODIFICATIONS. TRADES INCLUDE ELECTRICAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELANEOUS METALS.



In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. The estimated contract cost is $360,000.00.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bid-ders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive,

Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.



The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insur-ance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: ELECTRICAL

The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise par-ticipation provision requiring that not less than TEN PERCENT (10%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiar-ize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants,

and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).






Heat and Hot Water Always IncludedModern Laundry Facilities

Private Balconies / Some with City Views Plush wall to wall carpet

Adjacent to New England Baptist HospitalSecured Entry, Elevator Convenience

Private ParkingNear Public Transportation

and much more ...

Call Today formore details and toschedule a visit...

888-842-7945

Parker HillApartments

The Style, Comfort andConvenience you Deserve!

2 bedrooms $1264-$18501 bedroom $1058-$1450

Studio $993-$1350

A senior/disabled/handicapped community

0 BR units = $1,027/mo1 BR units = $1,101/moAll utilities included.

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

#888-691-4301Program Restrictions Apply.

WOLLASTONMANOR91 Clay Street

Quincy, MA 02170

Senior Living At It’s Best

MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY

630 Salem Street, MALDEN, MA 02148

ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPENING OFSECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER

SITE-BASED WAITING LIST

The Malden Housing Authority (MHA) will make applications avail-able for the purpose of creating site based waiting lists for properties assisted under the MHA’s Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program. These project-based wait lists will open April 1, 2013, and remain open until further notice. Applicants will be selected from each Proj-ect Based Wait List based on date and time of application; eligibility for the correct bedroom size (based on family composition), and eligibility for a local preference category. Applicants will be referred from the site-based waiting list to the project owner who will screen for suitability. Interested Applicants may also apply for tenant based assistance as well as MHA State and Public housing assistance.

To be eligible for Project Based Voucher Assistance, applicants must have an income of $33,050 or less for family of one; $37,800.00 or less for family of two; $42,500 or less for family of three; $47,200 or less for family of four; $51,000 or less for family of five; $54,800 or less for a family of six.

Site-Based vacancies may be available for

the following MHA Assisted Properties:

SalemTowers

Elderly; (at least 62 years of age or older)Studio, 1 and 2 bedroom

HeritageApartments

Elderly; (at least 62 years of age or older) Studio and 1 bedroom

YWCA (SRO) (Single adult female needingsupportive services)

Cross Street Family needing supportive service afterbeing formerly homeless. 1 to 4 bedrooms

You may obtain a site-based application at the MHA Administra-tive Office/Occupancy-Tenant Selection Department, 630 Salem Street, Malden, MA on or after April 1, 2013 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 am – 4 pm; Tuesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm; and Friday 8: 30 am – 12: 30 pm, or by calling (781) 322-2517 to request that an application be mailed directly to you.

The Malden Housing Authority is an Equal OpportunityHousing Provider and a Drug-Free Workplace


Attractive and AffordableThis beautiful privately owned apartment complex

with subsidized units for elderly and disabled individualsis just minutes from downtown Melrose.

Close to Public Transportation • Elevator Access to All Floors • On Site Laundry FacilitiesHeat Included • 24 Hour Closed Circuit Television • On Site Parking

Excellent Closet and Storage Space • 24 Hour Maintenance AvailabilityOn site Management Office • Monthly Newsletter • Weekly Videos on Big Screen T.V.

Resident Computer Room • Bus Trips • Resident Garden Plots

Joseph T. CefaloMemorial Complex

245 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176

Call our Office at (781) 662-0223 orTDD: (800) 545-1833, ext. 131

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for an application

visit us on the web at www.cefalomemorial.com

Call for current income guidelines

Contact: Sharon Williams, Manager

617-698-3005

WINTER VALLEYRESIDENCES FOR THE ELDERLY, INC.

Winter Valley Residences for the Elderly, Inc., a 160-unit complex financed by HUD for those 62 and older or physically disabled, is now accepting applications.

Winter Valley Residences has studios, one and two bedroom and barrier free units. They are owned and managed by Milton Residences for the Elderly, Inc., 600 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186

Unquity House30 Curtis Rd., Milton

Unquity House is a 139 unit apartment complex offering activities and security for ages 62 and over.

Studio and One bedroom apartments with utilities included, prices range from $695 to $872. Accepting applications, some income restrictions apply.

Please call 617-898-2032 or visitour website at www.mreinc.org

Burton F. Faulkner Tower25 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

(617) 628-2119

Section 8 subsidize housing for elderly and handicapped. 1&2 bedroom apartments, some wheelchair adapted. All apartments have fully appliance kitchens, wall-to-wall carpeting. A/C tiled baths, recessed patios and more. Mod-ern 12 story building located on bus line, steps away from Central Public Library. Apartments available on an open occupancy basis. Waiting list maintained. Call for an ap-plication and eligibility requirements weekday mornings. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Equal Housing OpportunityHandicapped Accessible

ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGERBoston

Seeking an enthusiastic assistant property manager, in the manage-ment of a Section 8 development. Responsibilities include the full range of property management functions, but not limited to recertification, and tenant relations. COS certification and Tax Credit experience are required. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective communication both oral and written with employees and clients alike - bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Transportation is a must.

Forward resumes, no later than March 15, 2013, toUnited Housing Management LLC,

530 Warren Street Dorchester, Ma 02121Fax: 617-442-7231.

No phone calls please!

United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PINE OAKS VILLAGE PHASES 1 AND 261 JOHN NELSON WAY, HARWICH, MA 02645

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT ON WAIT LIST

Pine Oaks Village is sponsored by MidCape Church Homes Inc. Phase 1 is an apartment community designed for elderly (62 and over) persons. Phase 2 is designed for elderly (62 and over) and also for disabled persons who may be under 62.

Phase 1 is subsidized by the HUD Section 8 Program. Phase 2 is subsidized by the USDA Rural Development Rental As-sistance Program. Most residents pay 30% of their adjusted annual income for rent. Some residents may pay more than 30% based on availability of subsidy and on income.

PHASE 1 INCOME LIMITS: VERY LOW1 Person $28,7002 Persons $32,800

PHASE 2 INCOME LIMITS: VERY LOW LOW1 Person $28,700 $43,7002 Persons $32,800 $49,950

Pine Oaks Village Phases 1 and 2 are beautifully land-scaped communities close to beaches, shops, doctors, churches, police and fire stations and public transportation. All units are ground level.

Interested parties may call (508) 432-9611or TDD 1-800-545-1833 x 132

or may write to the address listed above.

THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER.


Need Skills & Experience?

Learn MS Office & customer service skills

Train for jobs in growing Green Energy field

Learn to use a computer for job hunting

Benefit from on-the-job internships

Tuition funding may be available

Come to a Tuesday @ 3 p.m. briefing

Call 617-542-4180 to pre-registerOperation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston

Are you interested in a CAREER?Project Hope, in partnership with Partners HealthCare and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, is currently accepting applications for FREE entry level health care employment training programs.

Program eligibility includes:Have a high school diploma or equivalent

Have a verifiable reference of 1 year from a former employer

Pass assessments in reading, language, and computer skills

Attend an Open House to begin the eligibility & application process

Be legally authorized to work in the United States

For more information and to register for the next Open House held the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month

please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm

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Train for Administrative, Financial Services& Medical Office jobs (ESL classes also available)

Work in hospitals, health care, finance, banks, colleges, & more.

YMCA Training, Inc. is recruiting training candidates now!Job placement assistance provided. We will help you apply for free training.No prior experience necessary, but must have HS diploma or GED.

Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc.

Call today for more information about our training program:

617-542-1800

GET READY FORA GREAT OFFICE JOB!

MAINTENANCEFULL TIME

Experienced in two or more phases of building maintenance repairs including boilers, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, plastering, locks; must be dependable and self-motivated with excellent customer service skills. Will be required to provide scheduled nights and weekends cover-age. Bilingual is a plus — Transportation is a must.

Forward resumes to Human Resources Department,United Housing Management LLC,

530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121- Fax: 617-442-7231no later than March 15,2013.

United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITYEMPLOYER

www.hoyletanner.com

Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. .is a mid-size national consulting engi-neering firm headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire with offices in the Northeast, Florida and the Virgin Islands.

We are currently seeking a Resident Engineer to oversee and observe airport construction projects in New England. The airfield construction projects include civil site work associated with new or reconstructed pavements, airfield lighting and signage, mark-ings, navigational aids, and facilities. Maintains frequent client contact, coordinates material testing, maintains project records and ensures that construction is in accordance with the plans and specifications. Five years of resident experience required (with emphasis on airport work). BSCE preferred, NETTCP certification or equivalent a plus. (CAREER CODE NEG10313)

Please send resume citing Career Code NEG10313 to:

HOYLE, TANNER & ASSOCIATES, INC.,150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101 or

e-mail [email protected] or fax to 603-669-4168.

RESIDENT ENGINEER

Project Manager – Fellowes Athenaeum Trust Fund

Roles and Responsibilities1) Works with the Fellowes Advisory Committee and

Dudley branch staff, to identify areas of interest forprograms to develop for the coming year

2) Develop Request for Proposals (RFP) for the awardingof Fellowes Grants

3) Gather and organize all potential grant applicationsand present to the Fellowes Selection Committee

4) Organize and manage a bidder’s conference and tech-nical assistance workshop

5) Provide technical assistance to grant recipients as needed6) Organize and present to Advisory Committee finalized

list of grant recipients including information on theprogram, dates, times, and budget

7) Communicate with appropriate BPL staff regarding theexpenditure and financial accounting of income fromthe Fellowes Athenaeum Trust Fund

8) Develop working relationship with Dudley branch staff,Friends, BPL Administration and Advisory Committee

9) Attend regular meetings of the Friends and/or Fel-lowes Advisory Committee

10) Records management of grants and funded programs11) Gather and analyze surveys of program participants at

least once per program12) Present survey findings to Fellowes Advisory Committee13) Expected hours per week not to exceed 10 hours14) Other duties as appropriate

Qualifications1) Effective oral and written communication2) Effective and proven project management experience3) Ability to work independently as well as collabora-

tively with various stakeholders4) Computer skills including but not limited to word

processing, spreadsheets and presentation software5) 3-5 years experience in grant management and/or

program management including identifying, assessingand evaluating programs

6) A Bachelors degree is preferred or equivalenteducation and work experience

Respondents should submit a resume, cover letter, and financial conditions by March 27th to Christine Schonhart, The Boston

Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

“Change comes from the Center”

St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children of Dorchester is a community-based organization serving, homeless women and children, at-risk pregnant and parenting teens and children in a residential setting.

Margaret’s House seeks a Full-time Residential Supervisor to join an inspired and dedicated team to support homeless women and children’s ability to live into their dreams! Margaret’s House is the largest family shelter in the City of Boston, serving 32 homeless women and their children. The families served at Margaret’s House receive on-going, daily supports to help with their transition to independent living and economic self-sufficiency. Margaret’s House, families remain in residence an average of nine months. Depending upon her age and needs, each resident’s self-sufficiency plan establishes goals to gain the education, knowledge, and skills necessary to secure permanent housing and increased self-sufficiency.

The Residential Supervisoris responsible for the oversight of the shift that includes; a Sun-day through Thursday schedule from 3-11 pm, as well as staff supervision. The candidate must be committed to working with adult women and children in crisis and provide a safe secure environment through direct supervision of residents, serve as a positive role model while following program guidelines and will lead therapeutic groups as required. The Shift Supervisor reports directly to the Assistant Program Director.

The qualified candidate must have 2-4 years supervisory experi-ence and residential experience. BA in Human Services preferred, or equivalent years experience. Prefer a candidate who is bilingual in English/Spanish and you must have a valid Mass Drivers License and an excellent Driving Record. Only qualified candidates who meet the requirements listed are encouraged to apply.

Please forward your Resume to: [email protected] Salary Range: $34,200-$38,288 and we offer excellent benefits:

Medical, Dental 403B and many others.EEO EEO

We Help People Get

andSucceed at Good Jobs

Free job-search and career development help:

• Most people who complete our 60-hour job-search workshop qualify for free, individual job-search help.

• We refer people to jobs that pay $20,000 — $30,000 and offer benefi ts.

• We mentor people who accept jobs through our referrals for two years.

If you are a low-income adult who is:

• Looking for a full-time permanent job;

• Willing to participate in our two-year mentoring program;

• Age 22 to 55;

• Legal to work in the U.S.;

• Able to succeed in an English-speak-ing workplace, then…

Orientation Every Thursday, 1:00 PM. Call

us to see if you qualify at (617) 424-6616.

• You will need to bring your résumé

• If you do not have a résumé, bring a list of:

✔ Jobs and military service sincehigh school;

✔ Education and training.

✔ Be sure to include month and year; be sure that all dates are correct.

We look forward to working with you!

The Women’s Lunch Place seeks an innovative and collaborative leader to serve as Executive Director. The WLP provides a safe, comfortable daytime shelter, nutritious food and services for women who are homeless or poor. The Executive Director will work with the Board to set the vision and will oversee all operations and programs. S/he will be responsible for fundraising, raising the visibility of the WLP and staff management. Requires passion for working with poor and homeless women, senior management and leadership experience and fundraising experience and skill.

www.womenslunchplace.orgSend cover, resume and salary history to Susan Egmont,

Egmont Associates, [email protected].

Executive Director