Remembering our fallen heroesin the most challenging of times

The Gardens in West Roxbury held its regular Memorial Day services on Monday, with a bit fewerattendees.

PHOTO BY ALAN J. MACKINNON

MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

The sun tried to breakthrough the clouds on Memo-rial Day morning, Mon., May25, casting a ray of hope on atraditional observance of ourcountry’s fallen heroes in themost unusual of modern timesat the Gardens of GethsemaneCemetery in West Roxbury.

This was the 52nd anniver-sary of the event, hosted byAlan J. MacKinnon, Certified

Cemetery Executive (CCE), thepresident and general managerof the Gardens of Gethsemane.He has held numerous servicesto honor veterans over theyears, inviting area dignitariesto honor those who have servedour nation. MacKinnon is thefirst CCE in Massachusetts andthe youngest worldwide.

Because of the COVID-19pandemic, the public was notinvited to attend this year dueto social distancing rules. How-ever, because of the popularity

of the event, it was livestreamed via Facebook. Dif-ficulties arose about 13 min-utes into the service, as the re-cording abruptly stopped. AFacebook post fromGethsemane said that the Wi-Fi ran out of gigabytes at thatpoint. The entire video wasposted later in the afternoon.

Bagpiper Tim MacMastersolemnly opened the cer-emony with a reverent rendi-

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Parkway reopening,but slowly

The Roslindale Congregational Church has decided not to open due tohealth and safety concerns.

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

Last week, the Baker-PolitoAdministration released a planto “safely reopen the Massa-chusetts economy, get peopleback to work, and ease socialrestrictions while minimizingthe health impacts of COVID-19.” This includes a four-phaseapproach based on publichealth guidance.

During Phase 1, the “start-ing” phase, Massachusetts re-opened with guidelines and en-couraged outdoor services. OnMay 18, essential businesses,manufacturing and construc-

tion started again. On May 25,office space, limited personalservices (such as hair salons,pet grooming and car washes),and retail (with remote fulfill-ment and curbside pick-up)reopened. Phase 1 allows non-essential offices across the restof Massachusetts to reopenwith up to 25 percent of theirbuilding’s legal maximum oc-cupancy level beginning May25, while offices in Boston willreopen with the same capacitylimit on June 1. Houses of wor-ship can also resume servicesif social distancing is in place -

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West Fairmount Hill honors local grads

Dozens of residents throughout the community also have started put-ting up signs thanking first responders.

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Roslindale plants gardenfor urban butterflies

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Roslindale residents arehoping for an influx of multi-colored migratory fliersamidst the current COVID-19pandemic this year.

Roslindale residentsMargaux Leonard and SarahLamka were awarded a $1,000Love Your Block Grant fromthe City of Boston recently,and last week they were ableto put the money to use at thecorner of Hyde Park Avenueand Mount Hope Street.Leonard said they first got theidea last year at a meeting ofthe Mount Hope CanterburyNeighborhood Association(MHC).

“Last year, the neighbor-hood group started brain-storming ideas for an applica-tion for a mini grant,”Leonard said. “We decided itwould be nice to plant a but-terfly garden.”

Leonard said they receivedthe news of the grant awardwith delight and immediatelystarted researching flora andfauna species and which com-binations of flowers couldyield the best results for meta-morphic tourists in the neigh-borhood.

“We began researching na-tive plants that would attractbutterflies and we visited thebutterfly garden at the BostonNature Center in Mattapan,run by the Mass Audubon,”she said. “They have thisamazing butterfly garden out-side their visitor center, whereyou can see all kinds of but-terflies there. They sharedtheir plant list for the gardenwith us and I took a kind ofclass there.”

She said she walkedthrough the garden with a lo-cal educator from the NatureCenter and promptly familiar-

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The West Fairmount HillCommunity Group (WFHCG)met via Zoom on Monday, May18. About 20 local residents –as well as District 5 City Coun-cilor Ricardo Arroyo and CityCouncilor At-Large AnnissaEssaibi-George – attended thehour-and-a-half meeting.

About a third of the videoconference paid tribute to 12local graduating high schooland university seniors, duringwhich slides of each graduatewere shown onscreen whiletheir schools, degrees, and post-graduate plans were noted byfacilitator Wyatt Jackson.

In honor of all of the gradu-ates, City of Boston Youth PoetLaureate (and Hyde Park resi-dent) Alondra Bobadilla(Fenway High School) read herpoem, “We Pass The Torch

Anyways.” Its content got at theessence of the “bitter reality”and impact of the COVID-19pandemic on graduating stu-dents and their necessary resil-iency, as well as the underly-ing fact that the torch must, in-

deed, get passed – with or with-out fanfare.

Graduate speaker AshleyTownsend (Northeastern Uni-versity) sat with her mom on the

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Beauty by Venard reopens with a lot of helpRicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd Heath

Staff Reporter

Venard Veillard, owner ofBeauty by Venard, opened hershop at 3152 Washington St. inFebruary 2019 and had to closedown in March 2020 because ofthe COVID-19 pandemic.

But with a lot of help fromher friends, including the land-lord City Realty, EglestonSquare Main Streets, the City ofBoston Small Business Reliefprogram and District 6 CityCouncilor O’Malley, Beauty byVenard was able to reopen onMay 25.

Governor Baker announcedhis long–awaited three-phasebusiness reopening plan on May18.

Phase 1 includes barber-shops and beauty salons that can

open on May 25 with safetyguidelines in place and only byappointment.

Baker said Phase 1 will lasta minimum of three weeks whilehis health advisors monitor theaffects of the pandemic on there-opening of businesses.

Venard talked with The Bul-letin just before the announce-ment.

“I was in a tough place a yearago,” she said. “I always wantedmy own beauty salon. I heardthat this place [3152 Washing-ton St.] was available for rent. Iput it back the way it was and Iput it the way I wanted it eventhough it was tough for me.”

Venard is from Haiti. Shecame here alone in 2012 andworked at other beauty salons,at Macy’s and in a nursing home.She is today a single mother rais-ing two children.

“I had to close on March 3,”she said. “This is my first busi-ness in the U.S. I don’t want tolose it. Thank God I will re-open. It’s hard for me. I sendmoney back home to Haiti. Ihave to go to the shop with mytwo children, they’re 12 and 7.”

Venard said she met SteveWhalen of City Realty last sum-mer.

“It was very hot. I went tothe [City Realty] office lookingfor an air conditioner and I metSteve Whalen. He approved theair conditioner. Thank God I methim.” Venard said.

“When I had to close, Icouldn’t pay the rent,” Venardsaid. “I called the office. But Iwasn’t getting any help from theoffice, so I talked to SteveWhalen personally.”

“Steve said ‘we know you.We want to work with you. Notto worry, we’re going to wait foryou.’”

Venard said that Whalen alsobought 500 gift certificates inaddition to deferring the rent.

“That kind of help, plus thetime to pay the rent gives mehope,” Venard said. “I havehope.”

Venard credits DeniseDelgado, director of EglestonSquare Main Streets, as sup-porting her too.

“She has been a great help,”Venard said. “I’m very grate-ful.” Delgado told The Bulle-tin that ESMS has helped manyEgleston businesses.

“We also provided supportfor [Venard] to negotiate withthe landlord when she was be-ing pressured to pay rent onApril 1,” Delgado said. “Andmade Councilor O’Malleyaware that this was happening.”

In a statement to The Bulle-tin, O’Malley described hisrole.

“My office was notifiedabout Venard’s situation in lateMarch by Egleston SquareMain Street. I then reached outto Sheila Dillon, the City’sChief of (the Department of

Neighborhood Development),and we contacted the landlordto let them know in no uncer-tain terms that evictions, norany threats of such actionswould be tolerated. I was dis-appointed that this conversationneeded to happen in the firstplace, but I’m pleased to hearthat Beauty by Venard will re-main in theneighborhood…and reopen assoon as they safely can.”

Delgado said that Beauty byVenard received a City of Bos-ton Small Relief grant, a Bos-ton Main Streets Foundationgrant for closed businesses andPandemic Unemployment As-sistance.

“Egleston Main Streets hasalso been distributing free

boxes of fresh produce in part-nership with the City and theEgleston YMCA to businessowners who are out of work,”she said. “We also shared withVenard and other business own-ers public health informationand guidelines about how tostay safe herself and safelyserve customers.”

Disappointed she couldn'treopen on May 18 as expected,Venard remains upbeat and wasprepared to open on May 25.

She told The Bulletin onMonday after the Governor'sspeech that she will take newappointments and put safetyprecautions in place.

“I will take one person at atime,” she said. “I love what I’mdoing.”

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

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WR eighth grader raises $3K for front line with photosJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

It’s not often an 13-year-oldgets $3,000, unless perhaps it’san early confirmation present orfor their bar/bat mitzvah. Rarerstill if they get it taking familyphotos, but that’s exactly whatWest Roxbury resident and Bos-ton Latin Academy eighthgrader Jaymie McManus did tohelp front line workers in Bos-ton and the surrounding area.

She said taking pictures wasa fun way to express herself ar-tistically when she first startedabout three years ago.

“I really started getting intotaking pictures,” she said. “I didphotography club in school, andan art teacher took us aroundNeedham and we would takepictures of flowers and statuesand stuff.”

Recently, she and her momKristie McManus found outabout the Front Steps Project,also started in Needham.

“We had people in our neigh-borhood who had been takingpart in the Front Steps Projectand had photographers comingto their houses,” said Kristie.“Jaymie and her younger sisterboth went to elementary schoolin Needham, and so we had aphotographer come to our house

to do pictures. Jaymie lovedphotography, so we thought itwould be a fun activity to raisefunds.”

Jaymie, with the transporta-tion help of Kristie, has takenmore than 60 family photos offamilies in almost as many lo-cations, ranging from Boston toCape Cod. The funds go to buy-ing food for front line workersduring the COVID-19 pan-demic.

“Everyone’s been very ap-preciative and they get very ex-cited when we drop the foodoff,” Jaymie said.

“They're just amazed thatthis is something a 13-year-oldgirl has done,” said Kristie.“People are very surprised andhappy to see a younger persontaking the initiative like this.”

The two said they purchasefood or solicit donations fromlocal restaurants, like the RoxDiner in West Roxbury,DePasquale’s Deli in Newtonand the Pressed Cafe, also inNewton.

“We dropped off food, cof-fee, lotion and chap stick to theBoston Women’s Hospital,MGH, Beth Israel Boston, TuftsMedical Center, Beth IsraelMilton, the Norwood Hospital,Brigham and Women’s Faulknerand the Hebrew Rehab,” saidKristie. “We will be going to the

West Roxbury Post Office thisweek as well as the Boston Po-lice Station.”

Kristie said they were alsoable to help out some familyfriends who found themselvesin a bit of a bind when theywere trying to form the ties

Local West Roxbury resident Jaymie Lauren McManus delivered more than $3,000 worth of food she raisedby taking family photos across the state.

PHOTO BY JAYMIE LAUREN MCMANUS

that bind.“We had this really fun one

on Sunday. A girl I went tohigh school with was sup-posed to get married on thatSunday,” Kristie said. “Obvi-ously, that had to be post-poned. But she asked Jaymie

to come over and take picturesof them, to commemorate whatshould have been their weddingday.”

To see more photos or to reachout to Jaymie, go toI n s t a g r a m . c o m /jaymielaurenphotography/?hl=en

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11111000 Flags Plant000 Flags Plant000 Flags Plant000 Flags Plant000 Flags Plantedededededat the Bostat the Bostat the Bostat the Bostat the Boston Commonon Commonon Commonon Commonon Common

To help with social distancing and to keep safe distances fromfewer passersby at the Boston Common, the Massachusetts Mili-tary Heroes Fund has this year decided to place its a reducedversion of its usuall 37,000-plus flags at the Soldiers and Sail-ors Monument under the cover of darkness. Despite the need forsafety practices and a reduced workforce, volunteers were ableto plant the flags in time for Memorial Day, and planted 1,000flags to honor those who served..The event has been taking placefor a decade now at the Common, and usually thousands of resi-dents come out for a remembrance ceremony. The group did hosta digital Remembering and Honoring Massachusetts MilitaryHeroes ceremony online, which can be found at facebook.com/mamilheroes.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE

New meaning for “hunker down”To countless Americans

“hunker,” usually followedby the word “down,” sug-gests a short spell—a reallyshort duration. The verbcomes from the Dutch andGerman, and its use with“down” makes the combina-tion something known as aphrasal verb.

We Bostonians are usedto hunkering down when ablizzard is forecast. At thefirst ominous sign of a win-tery storm—usually cata-lyzed by zealous meteorolo-gists—we’re used to seeingthe supermarket aislespacked with shoppers fear-ful that we’ll have to go twodays without being able todash in for bread and milk,as we hunker down to waitfor the plows and sanders todo their jobs.

But now “hunkeringdown” no longer implies ashort duration: we’ve beendoing it for more than twomonths because of COVID-19 and the end may not bein sight. The so-called lightat the end of this tunnel forANY type of full return tonormalcy is a long way off,far exceeding the distantpinpoint of brightness at theend of the lengthy (and re-cently reopened) Hoosac

(railroad) Tunnel in the Berk-shires.

Our politicians, and right-fully so, have imposed allsorts of draconian measuresupon us to maintain social dis-tancing. But as the warmingdays of spring and those tor-rid days of summer approach,they might do well to considereasing some of these stringentmeasures for parks, beaches,and other outdoor areas. Fre-quently it’s not these areasthat are closed: it’s the park-ing that is curtailed. Remem-ber, these are not judges whoare making the rules: they’reonly elected politicians.

Currently, draconianparking measures are im-posed on those seeking freshair and a healthy walk in theArnold Arboretum andCastle Island as well as Mt.Auburn and Forest Hillscemeteries: motorists haveto park in the abutting neigh-borhoods. Parking at otheroutdoor green spaces hasbeen severely cut back. Out-of-town motorists attempt-ing to see the blue waters ofNantasket are thwarted fromparking just about every-where by the town of Hull.

No one wants to see civildisregard, if not public un-rest, especially by masked,middle-aged people withtoddlers. But what happenson consecutive 85-degreedays with these outside ven-ues? Are the politicians—euphemistically referred toas “servants of thepeople”—going to accede tothe possible will of the major-ity and at least lighten up onmeasures to restrict access tofresh air? Indeed, these aretough times for the body and,almost as importantly, thepsyche. Perhaps a little kind-ness and less strictness go along way AS LONG AS themedical community gives itscollective thumbs-up.

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Almost $1 million distributed through Resiliency FundMayor Martin J. Walsh and

the Boston Resiliency FundSteering Committee today an-nounced over $875,000 ingrant funding from the BostonResiliency Fund that will sup-port 19 organizations workingto help individuals most im-pacted by the COVID-19 pan-demic. Since the first round offund distribution, the Fund hasraised over $30.8 million from6,000 donors. The Fund hasnow contributed $18.5 millionto 214 organizations in total.Altogether, forty-three percentof grantee organizations areled by a person of color and 60percent of grantee organiza-tions are led by a woman.

Overall, $9 million hasbeen granted to provide

Boston’s children, families,and seniors with access to foodand other basic needs, $7 mil-lion has been granted to ex-pand the capacity of healthcaresystems to serve those who areparticularly vulnerable andhave complex needs and pro-vide childcare, food, and ad-ditional supports forhealthcare and front-line work-ers, and $2 million has beengranted to support remotelearning technology for Bostonstudents.

“The Boston ResiliencyFund has been a lifeline formany organizations that aredoing good work in our com-munities to serve our residentsand meet their needs,” saidMayor Walsh. “I am proud of

the collective generosity of thepeople and organizations ofBoston who have contributedin such a big way to helpingtheir neighbors.”

This round’s grantees areneighborhood-based organiza-tions working to support elderswho are housebound, home-less or previously homeless in-dividuals, youth and children,mental health, and food access.Of the organizations funded inthis round, 58 percent are ledby a person of color and 58percent are led by women.

“Elevate Boston, alongwith our community partners,is helping coordinate efforts toprovide essential services toBoston’s most vulnerablefamilies impacted by the

COVID-19 pandemic. We arefocused on mitigating food in-security, providing basic needsand critical information forBoston’s children, seniors andfamilies,” said Frank Farrow,Executive Director of ElevateBoston. “We are grateful thatwith the support of the BostonResiliency Fund, we will beable to continue this work andmeet the needs of our commu-nity.”

“This support from the Bos-ton Resiliency Fund is critical.As testing expands, we alsohave to continue to expand sup-

port services, especially tothose that have COVID-19,”said Lee Metsuda, Co-Execu-tive Director of CommunityLabor United.

The Boston ResiliencyFund exists within the BostonCharitable Trust, an existing501(c)(3) designated trustfund managed by the City ofBoston’s Treasury Depart-ment. For more informationon how to make a donation,please visit: boston.gov/resil-iency-fund. For general in-quiries, pleaseemailbrf@boston.gov.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

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Allston Civic Association discussesHill Memorial renovation

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Allston Civic Associationmet on Wednesday, May 20, anddiscussed two major projects be-ing planned in the neighborhood.

One of the main focuses ofdiscussion during the meeting wasthe proposed redevelopment ofthe Hill Memorial Baptist Churchon 279 North Harvard St., directlyacross from the Honan AllstonBranch of the Boston Public Li-brary. Allston Brighton Commu-nity Development Corporation(ABCDC) Executive DirectorJohn Woods said the organizationis working with the church to puttogether a project to provide ad-ditional affordable housing to thecommunity and a program to re-habilitate the church.

“The church itself is in prettybad shape, and this is an opportu-nity where really it’s a win-winsituation for the church and for thecommunity,” said ACA PresidentTony D’Isidoro. “Because theABCDC is all about affordablehousing, this would be a way tohelp finance a very solid mix ofaffordable housing with market-rate housing to help pay for theredevelopment.”

Woods said the current planfrom the non-profit is up in theair.

“The reality of it is that it’s stillin the conceptual stage,” he said.“I’m not here to talk about anyparticular zoning relief we’relooking for now, I’m simply hereto give you an update on where Ihope this project is going in thenot too distant future.”

Woods said the ABCDC hasbeen in talks with the church forat least a year about how they canwork to better the area and keep

the church in good condition. Hesaid they first started talking to thedirect abutters back in March2019, and he said they were look-ing for feedback on what is on thesite. The site parcel takes up about26,000 square feet and also in-cludes a parsonage house.

Woods said the 2019 meetingwas well-attended by about 80residents at the church. He saidthey discussed the general ideasof what the abutters would like tosee in that area, and then formedan advisory committee and hiredan architect to formulate a gener-alized plan.

“It’s been a very interestingprocess of refining ideas,” he said.

The current idea is for thechurch to be rehabilitated and re-main on the site, build 3,000square feet of new ministerialspace and create a new develop-ment within the current height anddensity requirements of theneighborhood. Woods said bal-ancing cost factors allowed themto have home ownership unitsbuilt at a cost of around $550,000,and through this balancing,they’re looking to put in eightmarket-rate units to help offset thechurch rehabilitation and afford-able units. There is a total of 25units proposed for this project.

“One of the things I want tokeep reiterating here is that as anon-profit, there’s no profit mo-tive on this, we’re simply lookingto make sure we’re able to coverour costs,” he said.

He added that 100 percent ofall housing units built will behomeownership units with a deedrestriction requiring owner occu-pation.

“We’re committed to at least40 percent of the units to be soldas affordable units, not only for

the people who initially buy them,but for future generations,”Woods said. “Whatever we do,we’re going to do this with theneighbors, making sure this is aprocess we’re all proud of.”

The other big ticket item onthe agenda was presented byChristine McMahon and DavidWamester representing AnchorLine Partners for the group’s planfor 449 Cambridge St. The projectis currently known as the Vinyl,and previously, the Boston Plan-ning and Development Agency(BPDA) has held several commu-nity meetings on the project.

The proposal includes 166units of rental housing for smallercompact units, with 25 of thembeing between 50 to 70 percentof the area median income (AMI),as described by the city’sInclusionary Development Policy(IDP). D’Isidoro said that theBPDA project manager for the de-velopment, Michael Sinatra, saidthey are looking to bring theproject before the BPDA Boardin June.

Wamester said the project isbased on the belief that peoplewanting to live in cities, and whilesome COVID-19 predictions aresaying Americans will want to liveout in the suburbs in less denseareas, they do not believe that tobe the case.

“We think that Boston in par-ticular is always going to be a vi-able and exciting city to live in andit’s always going to attractpeople,” he said. “Obviously, ev-erybody has taken a step back, butwe’re still very confident that this isa project that will deliver tremen-dous benefits to Allston and meetthe growing needs of the City ofBoston.”

Several residents said they wereconcerned that this developmenthad no space for artists, and morethan one resident said he would liketo see a performance space for mu-sic in the new development, owingto the recent loss of Great Scott.

“No artist cares about muralspace if they can’t live in the build-ing that it’s in, Allston Brighton Art-ist Impact Member Nick Griecosaid. “It just doesn’t seem reason-able to me or any working artistsI know to have a development likethis and have it actually contrib-ute to the neighborhood. What itlooks like is actually exploitationof artists and a lot of the portrayaland the illusion that this buildingrepresents something about thehistorically artist-focused back-ground of this neighborhood.From what I can tell, there’snothing beyond that. I reallycan’t see myself or any workingartists around here supportingthis development until there is alarger effort made to assist thatcommunity.”

For more information on theACA and its upcoming meetings,go to http://www.allstoncivicassociation.org/.

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LEARYFrancis J.

(Frank) 59died suddenlyat home onMay 20th inWest Roxburyin a close-knitn e i g h b o r -hood, many ofwhom werehis friends.He was for-merly fromForest Hillswhere he alsohad manyfriends. Frank was a proud US Army Veteran.He was an accomplished carpenter who alwaystook pride in the quality of his work. He was aMotorcycle enthusiast who loved to be on hisHarley in the good weather. He also loved to beon his boat on the Charles River fishing when-ever possible. Frank looked at life through hisown special glasses and had the greatest senseof humor. He was a fun guy to just be around

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

—N.B.H.

and at some point in talking to Frank you wouldalways get a great belly laugh from somethinghe said. Frank was often described as a “charac-ter” and indeed he was. He was the Past Gover-nor of the Moose Lodge of Dedham and a long-time member where he also had many friends.He was a totally dedicated brother to five sib-lings who will miss his laugh and love, as willhis children and grandchildren.

Frank is survived by his daughter Kirstyn(Olivo) her husband Will and his grandchildren,Alex, Emma, Chloe and Owen all of Taunton,and his son Timothy of Watertown. He is alsosurvived by brothers William and his wife Donnaof Medway, Michael of Plymouth, Stephen ofHolliston and a sister Nancy of CA. A Nephewand good friend Billy of Medway. He also hasmany nephews and nieces. He was predeceasedby his parents Thomas and Velia (Lombardi)Leary and brothers Thomas Jr. and John.

Due to the restrictions in place because ofthe Covid-19 pandemic there will be no callinghours and the burial at the Massachusetts Veter-ans Cemetery in Bourne will be private. Theremay be a memorial service at a later date to beannounced. For online guestbook,pemurrayfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements byP.E. Murray-F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home, West Roxbury.

McGLAMEElaine Of Hyde Park, May 19th. Loving

daughter of the late Ronald & Ernestine (Divoll)Hachey. Beloved wife of 43 years to RobertMcGlame. Sister of Laura McAlevy ofLeichfield, NH. Sister-in-law of Peter and Timo-thy and the late Paul, Thomas, Michael and John,Jr. Also survived by many nieces & nephews.Elaine enjoyed her summers at her Marshfieldhome and spending the winters in Naples, FL.Interment Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxburyon Wednesday, May 27th. Guestbook atmannandrodgers.com

MULHERNFrancis X. “Fran” Of West Roxbury, formerly

of Jamaica Plain, passed away Saturday, May23, 2020 at the age of 79. Beloved husband ofPatricia A. (McDonough) for 46 years. Lovingfather of Scott and his wife Jennifer (Keough)and Kathryn, all of West Roxbury. Brother ofthe late Margaret Gilligan, Henry J., AnnO’Sullivan, and James G. Cousin of the late Sr.

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Deaths continued from page 7Virginia Mulhern, SNDdeN.Devoted uncle to many nieces,nephews, great-nieces andgreat-nephews. Fran was aproud graduate of St. ThomasAquinas High School, BostonState College, and NortheasternUniversity. He was a Sargent onthe MBTA Police Force for 31years. A Funeral Mass will becelebrated at St. Theresa ofAvila Church, Thursday, May28th at 10 o’clock. IntermentSt. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations in Fran’smemory may be made to St.Theresa of Avila Parish, 10 St.Theresa Ave., West Roxbury,MA 02132. For guestbook,www.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

RILEYBeverley (McKenna) Of

West Roxbury and Scituate,passed away on May 15, 2020at the age of 80. Beloved wifeof John T. Riley for 60 years.Beverley is survived by heradoring children: Paula Conley

of West Roxbury, Laura Godinand her husband James Godinof Natick. Beverley was a lov-ing and devoted grandmother toAmanda Mormino ofMarshfield, Sarah Pashek ofAgawam, Rebecca Mulloney ofEast Bridgewater, MatthewMulloney of Scituate,Jacqueline Conley of WestRoxbury, Christian Conley ofNorwood, Madeline Conleyand Cameron Conley of WestRoxbury, Gwynith Godin andGriffan Godin of Natick.Beverley was preceded in deathby her daughter RobinMulloney. Beverley is also sur-vived by her great-grandchil-dren, Ruby Mormino andHadley Pashek; and her dearsiblings, Patricia Montgomeryand her (late) husband Donaldof Thousand Oaks, California,Robert McKenna and his wifeDiane, of Newbury Park, Cali-fornia and Ronald McKennaand his wife Geri of WestRoxbury. A Celebration of Lifefor Beverley will be held at alater date and time. In lieu of

flowers, donations may bemade to Norwell VNA andHospice, 12 Longwater Drive,Norwell, MA 02061. Forg u e s t b o o k ,www.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

SUPRINJane M. (McCann) Of Hyde

Park, passed peacefully on May22 at the age of 78. Belovedwife of the late Francis P.Suprin of 47 years. Devotedmother of Charles E. Suprin ofLowell, Kenneth R. Suprin ofHyde Park, and Regina A.Suprin of Hyde Park. Cherishedsister of Edward McCann andhis wife Mary of Milton andsister-in-law of Helen A. Suprinof Dorchester. Also survived bymany loving nieces, nephews,and friends. At the moment, allServices will be private, atfamily’s request. For onlineguestbook, please visitthomasfuneralhomes.comCarroll-Thomas Funeral Home

ized herself with the speciesthat get the best results. Shethen decided to come backwith her daughter as much asshe can, while heading out toother butterfly gardens in thearea.

“We have now gone therea ton and we’ve been explor-ing as we go, but with the pan-demic it’s now harder to dothat,” she said. “It’s just reallyfun to see how other placesare doing it.”

She said Lampka reachedout to the Trustees of Reser-vations, with whom she hadworked with before, andstarted purchasing plants.

“She ordered all sorts ofplants and we planted the gar-den two weeks ago,” she said.“It was a little different thanother garden plantings be-cause we had to social dis-tance, but we got to it and itjust looks great.”

The plants are young rightnow and need some amount ofcare.

“They’re little baby plantsnow, but they’ll grow and startattracting butterflies soon,”Leonard said. “The care cametogether quite nicely, becauseof Sarah and another neighbordigging the plant bed. We putup a sign for the garden andneighbors noticed and com-mented on one of theRoslindale Gardening Groupsonline asking about it, and itbrought another neighbor inon it and now we have aspreadsheet of about five ofus. We’ve been alternatingwho goes out and helps towater the garden until the

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plants are established.”Leonard said Lampke had

the foresight to order drought-resistant plants, so that regu-lar watering won’t be the big-gest issue and they can growwith the seasonal rains.

“It feels great. When westarted this we thought thebutterfly garden would pro-vide a quiet haven for peoplein the neighborhood to relax,observe nature, the flowers,the butterflies, and appreciateeverything in the area,” shesaid. “As you may know, this

From left to right, residents Sarah Clapham, Nick Ward and Luella Wardplanted several seedlings designed to capture the attention of any seri-ous Lepidoptera in the area.

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is one of the only parks inEastern Roslindale thatpeople can easily walk to, sowe wanted to enhance it, andpeople have really responded.It feels good, and as we wereplanting people were walkingby asking about it. Everyoneseemed really excited.”

Leonard said they origi-nally wanted to have a neigh-borhood gathering to openand officially unveil the gar-den to the neighborhood, butshe said that might have towait until next year.

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2020 Grads continued from page 1living room couch as her briefremarks took on a decidedlydifferent tone from Bobadilla’spoem, looking more intently tothe promise of the future thanat the present.

Councilor Arroyo alsoshared with the graduates be-ing honored some advice givento him by a favorite teacher, ashe said, “always earn my no’s.I never said no to myself, andso I followed that for the restof my life.” He added, “If I sawa program that I really wantedto be a part of, I applied. I didn’tsay no to myself. I didn’t rejectmyself from that program. I letthat be somebody else’s job.And, more often than not, Iwasn’t rejected.”

Arroyo continued by turn-ing that advice to the graduates,and to all of those at the meet-ing. “And that’s true for eachand every single one of you.Never be the person who cen-sors yourself... If you have aninterest, if you have a goal, ifyou have something you want,go after it and – more often thannot – you’re going to landwhere you want to go.”

In regular West Fairmountbusiness, Marcia Kimm-Jack-son gave an update on some ofthe group’s community activi-ties over the last month. A num-ber of these have had to do withthe COVID-19 pandemic, in-cluding the creation of awebsite (gotmasksma.org) pro-

viding free protective masks toany Hyde Park resident whomay need one. Kimm-Jacksonhas been donating masks, butwill no longer be able to con-tinue doing so; mask donationsare currently needed in order tocontinue supplying the site.

Additionally, the group hasbeen delivering flowers to lo-cal nurses in honor of NationalNurses Month, and haspartnered with the FairmountHill Neighborhood Association(FHNA) to post thank you signsfor local first responders andessential workers.

Cathy Horn also updated thegroup on the activities of KeepHyde Park Beautiful (KHPB),which recently partnered withthe non-profit Speak for theTrees to deliver 71 trees toHyde Park residents and to alsoplant them in their yards.

Horn spoke of the project’sadded value during the pan-demic. “The mission of Speakfor the Trees is to increase thetree canopy within Boston fora variety of reasons, but one ofthe big outcomes right now isthat it just really spreads joythroughout the community.”

She also noted that KHPBhad also planted flowers at theHyde Park and Readville firestations, the local EMS head-quarters, and at the Readvillepost office, “just to show grati-tude to first responders and es-sential workers.”

During the meeting, Coun-cilor Arroyo fielded a numberof questions from the group,including one regarding openspace in Hyde Park, and the ten-dency for the City to defer im-provements on it to the Com-monwealth, which controls thevast majority of that land.

While Arroyo noted that heand his staff would follow upon the matter, former CityCouncilor, and current candi-

date for the MassachusettsHouse of Representatives 14thSuffolk District seat RobConsalvo proposed the idea ofpushing the Department ofConservation & Recreation(DCR) to create a long-termmaster plan for Hyde Park’sopen space, given the abun-dance of it in the neighborhood.

“Without a plan and with-out a vision, then it just be-comes a hodgepodge of ameni-ties here, or a project there, orrenovation over there,”

Consalvo said of its impor-tance.

In keeping with theevening’s theme, businessclosed with a video of TheAeolians Virtual Choir ofOakwood University singingtheir version of “We ShallOvercome.”

The West Fairmount HillCommunity Group plans tomeet next on June 22. For moreinformation about the group, goto facebook.com/WestFairmountHillCommunity

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tion of “Amazing Grace.” DanMcMorrow and MichaelGormley then raised the flagswhile Demetrios Tsaniklidessang “The Star Spangled Ban-ner,” after which the flags werelowered.

“This service here at theGardens honors those veteranswho have made the ultimatesacrifice, giving their lives inservice to this country,”MacKinnon said. “Let us neverforget their sacrifice and alwayshonor their bravery.”

He also thanked the morethan 30 volunteers who hadplaced flags on the graves of theveterans who are buried at thecemetery, adding that they hadpracticed social distancing.

In his invocation, Fr. JohnConnolly stressed the heroismof the nation’s veterans over theages and the gratitude ex-pressed for their giving “theultimate sacrifice” for thenation’s freedom.

“Help us, Lord, in this Me-morial Day unlike any other, tobe moved by their example,”Connolly said, “to recognizethat, in the love they showed forcountry and for their sisters and

brothers in these United States,they provide a model for us inthese difficult and challengingdays as together we face thispandemic.”

He also remembered theWorld War II veterans - TheGreatest Generation - on the75th anniversary of the end ofthe war, “whose departure isbeing hastened all too quicklyby the spread of this virus.”

“As we gather here in WestRoxbury, our observances, ourcommemorations are differentthan they have traditionallybeen because of physical dis-tancing and public health re-strictions,” he continued.“Wherever fallen U.S. service-men and women rest in honoredglory, may people today pauseand remember their faith, theirhope, their love, their duty andtheir courage.”

Secretary of Veterans' Af-fairs Francisco Urena gave thekeynote address, stressing thesolemnity of the day and re-flecting on the courage of thosewho displayed valor on thebattlefield, sacrificing theirlives for the safety of all.

“Memorial Day, while som-

ber, is a day of remembrance,”he said. “A day that since ourCivil War, our country hascome together to honor the overone million service membersand veterans who have paid thatprice. And it is our duty asgrateful Americans to remem-ber them.”

He added the saying that “ aperson dies two deaths: one,their traditional death and thesecond one, when their name isno longer mentioned.”

Urena urged people to placeflags of remembrance next yearif they could not this year be-cause of social distancing.

“The soldier, above all,prays for peace, for it is the sol-dier who must suffer and bearthe deepest wounds and scarsof war,” Urena noted, quotingGen. Douglas MacArthur.

Commander RichardGormley from VFW Post 2902led the ceremony by post mem-bers, where flowers wereplaced respectfully on a table.

“On this day, forever conse-crated to our heroic dead, weassemble once again to expresssincere reverence,” he said.“This grave and this monument

represent the resting places ofmany departed comrades whoserved in all wars, where thebody of a comrade lies here inthe ground is hallowed. Ourpresence here is a solemn com-memoration for all these menand an expression of our trib-ute to their devotion of duty andtheir courage and patriotism.”

The firing of the volleys wassounded, followed by the play-ing of “Taps.”

Members of the Reed fam-ily placed a memorial wreath onthe grave of Paul Reed. Reedwas the first West Roxbury sol-dier to die in the Vietnam War.

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Tsaniklides returned to sing“God Bless the U.S.A.” in amoving performance, whichwas followed by a benedictionby Connolly. Connolly paral-leled the service of the veter-ans to the tireless efforts of thefirst responders duringCOVID-19.

“In this time of worldwidepandemic, Lord, we ask in aspecial way that the prayers ofthose who have given their livesin service to our nation mightserve as support to those whocare for us and serve us as he-roes now,” he said.

Pandemic guidelines didn't stop the West Roxbury VFW Post 2902 fromserving in their regular capacity during the ceremony.

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outdoor services are encour-aged.

Phase 2 will be effective atleast three weeks after Phase 1.Retail businesses, restaurants,hotels and other personal ser-vices such as nail salons andday spas can reopen with re-strictions. Hospitals and com-munity health centers are al-lowed to provide less-urgentcare. Phase 3 will come intoeffect at least three weeks afterPhase 2, and will include bars,casinos, gyms, museums, andother entertainment and art in-dustries reopening with limitedcrowd sizes. Phase 4 will beeffective upon the developmentof a vaccine.

During all phases of reopen-ing, residents are encouraged tocover their face, wash theirhands, socially distance, bevigilant for symptoms and stayat home if they are feeling ill.

With Baker’s plan in place,many local businesses in theParkway area that have beenclosed since mid-March arepreparing to reopen. Many

community members are des-perate for haircuts (or need aprofessional to fix a haircutthey gave themselves in quar-antine). Parkway hair salons arepreparing for a wave of custom-ers, but are also taking manyprecautions.

“Hopefully, we are planningthe opening next week. We areworking on some safety regu-lations. We have ordered somesupplies and are waiting forthem to be delivered. We aretrying to get all the informationI can on the protocol of what isexpected for the safety of allour beloved customers,” statedCheryl Smith-Rolfe of ImagesHair Salon Inc. (located onCentre St. in West Roxbury).“We have a lot of older custom-ers who have been having theirhair done for years here andreally are like part of our fam-ily. We want them to still feelsafe and comfortable in ourpresence.”

Many small businesses arestill unsure of what the futureholds when they reopen, but are

putting together guidelines fortheir store.

“I have attended manyZoom meetings with the Bos-ton Small Business Communityand it does seem to be a manylayered launch [the reopeningof Massachusetts],” remarkedJoanne Rossman, the owner ofthe unique gift shop “Purveyorof the Unnecessary & the Irre-sistible,” located in RoslindaleSquare. “I may consider open-ing later than required and Imay have far shortened hoursand fewer days open. I will re-quire face masks to be worn inthe store and I will supply dis-posable gloves. Also because ofthe size of my shop, we'll allowonly one at a time in the store.It is all a new learning systemand a very new world we areabout to enter.”

Despite houses of worshipbeing allowed to reopen inPhase 1, many Bostonchurches, mosques, templesand synagogues are choosingnot to. The Roslindale Congre-gational Church, United

Church of Christ (located onCummins Highway inRoslindale) has decided not toreopen anytime soon in orderto keep the community safe andpromote public health.

“We have been success-fully worshiping online, andthe best practices that we haveresearched tell us that we arenot ready to meet all the nec-essary protocols. For ex-ample, gathering for in-personworship services during thisinitial phase would meancleaning to higher disinfect-ing standards, wearing andproviding masks, possiblytaking temperatures, seatingat an acceptable physical dis-tance, not Passing the Peace,not taking communion, notsinging, not having a fellow-ship/coffee hour after ser-vices, and then cleaning anddisinfecting after each ser-vice,” stated Jean Vandergrift,Interim Minister at RoslindaleCongregational Church.

Vandergrift said she be-lieves the congregation willnot reopen in summer, either.

“We have been gatheringinformation about how to re-

Reopening continued from page 1sume in-person worship ser-vices, and our leaders will takethe first steps in a broader de-cision-making process thiscoming week,” she said. “Ourdenominational conferencerecommends that congrega-tions continue online insteadof ‘re-opening’ through thesummer. It is entirely up toeach congregation to make itsown decisions in this regard,but our preliminary discus-sions are leaning in this direc-tion.”

For up-to-date informationregarding the reopening ofMassachusetts, visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/re-opening-massachusetts.

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