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The JP Housing Committee also voted to support 3371- 3375 Washington St., directly across the streetfrom the Pine Street Inn site.

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Opponents of the Burger King at the Shops at Riverwood in Hyde Park weredealt a blow this week after an injunction against the restaurant failed.

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St. Theresa’s, St. John’s tocommence collaborative

Preliminary Injunctionagainst Burger King

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

The preliminary injunctionagainst the opening of theBurger King at the Shops atRiverwood Plaza was denied ina decision on Friday, Aug. 21,after two previous hearing con-tinuances and a postponement.It came before Suffolk SuperiorCourt virtually in a hearing overZoom on Wed., Aug. 19, with25 people in attendance.

After more than an hour ofarguments, the Hon. AnthonyCampo decided to take the mat-ter under advisement before is-suing the decision.

Plaintiff Helena Tonge, thepresident of the Belnel FamilyNeighborhood Association

(BFNA), announced the deci-sion in an email on Mon.evening, Aug. 24:

“At this time, we do nothave the written decision of thejudge and will share when re-ceived,” the email stated. “Onbehalf of the community at-large, we will continue to ad-dress and weed out the travestyof environmental injustice thattargets and plagues communi-ties of color - our LIVES de-pend on it!”

The battle over Burger Kinghas been a whopper for thecommunity since January. Ar-guments have been made thatthe franchise would bring aneeded restaurant to a commu-

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Committee votes tosupport Pine St Housing

RicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd HeathStaff Reporter

Agreeing with SarahHorsley that Monty Gold’slawsuit against Pine Street was“very un-JP like.” The JP hous-ing committee voted at its Aug.18 virtual meeting to send a let-ter urging that the suit “be re-solved as soon as possible” andreiterated its “strong supportfor the project itself.”

However, it was not clearto whom the letter should besent, as a letter to the editor toThe Gazette and The Bulletin,to Boston Planning and Devel-opment Agency (BPDA) direc-tor Brian Golden, or both.

The housing committee alsoheard the first public presenta-tion by partners Jamaica PlainNeighborhood DevelopmentCorporation (JPDNC) and NewAtlantic Development for itsproposed five story, 39-unit se-nior housing at 3171 Washing-ton St -- directly opposite thePine St Inn housing.

Jamaica Plain NeighborhoodCouncil member Car CarolynRoyce opened the meeting byasking for comments on the law-suit against the Pine Street Inn/Community Builders proposedsix-story, 225 fully income-re-stricted housing development/

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St. John ChrysostomParish and St. Theresa ofAvila Parish will be enteringinto a collaborative startingSept. 1. Fr. John Carroll, whois currently the Pastor of St.John’s, will be retiring, afterhaving served the Archdio-cese of Boston since 1984and being a member of theFranciscan T.O.R. commu-nity for 17 years before that.He will be celebrating hisfarewell Mass on August30th, at 10 a.m. in the churchyard, with a reception fol-lowing.

Fr. John Connolly, who iscurrently the Pastor of St.Theresa’s, will also be servingas the Pastor of St. John’s. Hepreviously served as the Ad-ministrator for St. John’s from2013-2015. He has currentlyserved at St. Theresa’s for aslong as he previously served atSt. John’s, which he takes as a“sign from the Lord of His par-ticular Blessing” for this newcollaborative. Fr. Carroll saysthat St. John Chrysostom hasundergone difficulties due toCOVID-19 and has had to takeout multiple loans. He says thatthe collaborative will make thetwo parishes “become stron-ger.”

“I can’t put into wordswhat it has been like for mehere. I have had some greattimes with you, two trips toEurope, and our seasonal bustrips,” Carroll said in a recentletter to the Parish. “The manyprayerful and religious ser-vices for the different seasonsof the church and of course Ijust liked decorating anyprayerful space over the years.There were many structuraland cosmetic things done toenhance our parish. We got aparking lot, fixed the frameoutside of the pastoral center,replaced windows, and

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Parkway Rallies to Save the USPS

Dozens of Parkway residents came out to support their local post of-fices on Saturday.

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

West Roxbury andRoslindale community mem-bers gathered at the WestRoxbury and Roslindale PostOffices on Saturday, Aug. 22in support of saving the PostOffice. The rallies werehosted by Progressive WestRoxbury/Roslindale and werepart of the national movement#SaveUSPS.

The US Postal Service(USPS) is currently one of thehottest political issues in thefall campaign season. Thereare allegations from officialsand postal workers that theTrump administration is de-priving the USPS of neededfunding ahead of the electionfor political reasons, andDonald Trump himself hasstated publicly that increasedvoter participation from mail-in voting would hurt his re-election chances. The USPSwas hit hard by the pandemic,and democratic politicians arealleging cost-saving measuresimplemented by Louis DeJoy,the new postmaster general,have led to severe service de-lays and the removal of manymailboxes throughout the na-tion, including Boston.

The postal service is con-sidered a vital public servicethat has been a critical part ofour nation’s infrastructuresince the 1600s. The USPS

employs over 600,000 peoplein seven different unions andemploys nearly 100,000 mili-tary members and veterans.Forty-eight percent of theworld’s mail is handled by theUSPS and is the most cost-ef-ficient way to send letters andpackages. The elderly, smallbusinesses, rural areas, andpeople of color would be im-pacted the most if the USPSwere to shut down. The USPSis considered a lifeline formany remote communities,including indigenous and ru-ral farming communities. It isalso the cheapest way manypeople receive their prescrip-tions/medications.

Around 20 to 30 Parkwaycommunity members gatheredat the West Roxbury andRoslindale post offices, hold-

ing signs in support of savingthe USPS. Participants woremasks and socially distanceddown Centre Street (exceptfor when they took the groupphoto). One rally attendeeheld a sign that read “Let’s GoPostal on DeJoy!” Anothersign stated, “Don’t Delay TheMail! Our Vote Must Prevail.”

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Page 4Page 4Page 4 The Bulletin AAAAAugust 2ugust 2ugust 2ugust 2ugust 27, 20207, 20207, 20207, 20207, 2020COLUMBUS AVENUEBUSWAY PLANNINGDISJOINTED

To the Editor:A recent virtual meeting

about the City’s proposed cen-ter busway on Columbus Av-enue at Egleston Square re-vealed how disjointed the City’s“planning” process is. Despitetwo City planning documents,JP/Rox plan and GoBoston2030 transportation plan, thatcalled for Columbus Avenueupgrades to improve bus, bikeand pedestrian conditions, theCity is planning to eliminate twoauto travel lanes on ColumbusAvenue between Walnut Streetand Jackson Square and forcecyclists to share a narrow lanewith autos and trucks. This planviolates the City’s Complete

Streets policy that calls for alltransportation modes to be ac-commodated. This plan makesconditions for cyclists worsethan today. At the meeting Cityofficials erroneously stated thebusway plan is consistent withprevious plans.

Improvements to help busesthrough this area are needed. Soare safety improvements forbikes. The City in 2019 devel-oped a plan for right-side buslanes that would have “mademajor improvements for bothbus passengers and general traf-fic.” The right-side bus lane re-port showed huge peak-hourtravel time savings in the north-

bound direction: as much as81% for bus riders. Southboundwas almost as big in the eveningand still significant in the morn-ing for bus riders; improvedtravel times for buses, improvedpedestrian conditions, and ac-commodated cyclists. This planwas never shared with stake-holders or the public. All of theimprovements proposed withthe center busway—better pe-destrian crossings, seating,signage, trash cans, etc.—couldbe implemented with right-sidebus lanes.

The City’s so-called plan-ning process with the publicconsisted of essentially telling

people that it’s building the cen-ter busway plan and asking whatcolor trash cans do you want. Itis unconscionable that the Citywould not discuss the right-sidebus lane plan with the public tohelp it evaluate an alternativethat would truly provide a Com-plete Street.

Jeffrey FerrisFerris Wheels Bike Shop,

JP

“NORMAL” ENDEDIN MARCH

To the Editor:After reading the editorial

(There is no going back to nor-mal) in the Boston Bulletinabout how the new school yearwill begin during theongoing COVID-19 virusthreat, I am so happy to not haveschool age children, and that mygrandkids are both preschoolers.

Normal stopped last mid-March when the whole worldseemed to go into mass panic,schools shutting down and poli-ticians putting our economy intosuspended animation.Businesses closed, peoplecouldn’t go to work, everythingjust seemed to stop in mid-sen-tence.

I am not too sure that any reallearning took place once remotelearning took hold, as best itcould. By June, with remotelearning ended, all studentswere just pushed ahead and Iwondered how many of thosestudents were actually ready fortheir next grade level coming upnext month.

I have been asubstitute teacher in theQuincy Public Schools since the2013-2014 school year. Thisyear, Quincy will offer GradesK-3 hybrid learning with bothin-school and remote learning.Grades 4-12 will start all remote.As the school year begins even-tually more class levels may gohybrid or not depending on howthings go with COVID-19 andstudents. Schools can alwayspivot back to remote.

I believe the sooner kids getback to the classroom the betterreal learning will begin. Stu-dents need to be in classroomsnot only for learning but for theirwell being and for their physi-cal and mental health.

I did read in the sameBulletin issue that St.Columbkille Catholic Schoolover in Brighton will open withfive-day in-person learning andif things go sour the school canalways switch back to remote

learning. Different schools aretrying their best to do what isgood for students and staff.What else can any of us do?

The goal is to get back tonormal as much as possible butit is unlikely we shall ever re-turn to what was normal priorto the beginning of last March.The whole world was turnedupside down and it may take awhile longer to upright our shipof life.

The bottom line is to makesure our children stay safe andhealthy. That is the job of usadults. Hopefully, somedaywe’ll look back and laugh at thisperiod of our life, but right nowno one is laughing.

Sal GiarrataniEast Boston

3368 WASHINGTONSTREET LAWSUITOBJECTIONABLE

To the Editor:The Jamaica Plain Neighbor-

hood Council would like to pub-licly state its objection to thelawsuit filed by Monty Goldagainst Pine Street Inn and TheCommunity Builders for theirproposed development at 3368Washington Street.

In the midst of a pandemic,an economic depression, and animpending eviction crisis, thisproject will bring criticallyneeded resources to JP and thislawsuit only delays the accessto those services.

The JPNC would like tohighlight:

* * This project will be 100%affordable and will serve popu-lations in particular need: low-and moderate-income familiesand formerly homeless individu-als. The development will in-clude 62 affordable family sizeunits and 140 supportive hous-ing units that provide on-sitehealth, counseling, and otherservices. Supportive housing isa proven approach to helpingour unhoused neighbors getback on their feet.

* * * The project is a modelof transit-oriented development.The building is located twoblocks from the Green StreetMBTA station and provides cov-ered bicycle parking. The ma-jority of the building residentswill not own cars.

* * * The project will pro-vide jobs to local residents. Thedevelopment will adhere to Bos-ton Resident Jobs Policy, or ex-ceed its requirements.

* Equally important, TheCommunity Builders and PineStreet Inn held an extensive,

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Letters continued from page 4two-year community process and were quite responsive to feed-back, including reducing the building height by one full story dueto community concerns.

We hope that Mr. Gold will withdraw the lawsuit so that thisdesperately needed housing can be built as soon as possible. In apandemic and an economic crisis that has devastated communitiesof color and working-class communities in particular, this projectcan offer hope and home for our neighbors.

Kevin RainsfordChair

Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council

Burger King continued from page 1nity starved for places to dine.But opponents charge that thecost to the children at thenearby schools – many ofwhom are on free or reducedlunch and children of color – istoo great. They also referenceda study by the Boston PublicHealth Commission (BPHC)that shows the increasing cor-relation between fast food andconditions like obesity, diabe-tes and heart disease.

Tonge and five neighbor-hood associations originallysought a preliminary injunctionon Thursday, July 2. They suedthe City of Boston, specificallythe Boston Licensing Board,which granted the commonvictualers license for the BurgerKing to open in a 2-1 vote onMay 14.

Campo presided over boththe July 2 and Aug. 19 hearings.

Attorney representing Hel-ena Tonge Kerby Robersonchallenged Northeast FoodsLLC, the second largest BurgerKing franchisee in the nation,and the Boston Licensing Board.Edward Cheng representedNortheast Foods as well as theintervening party, CRE FinnRiverwood, the owner of theShops at Riverwood. RobertArcangeli was the counsel forthe Boston Licensing Board.

Roberson said the LicensingBoard did not consider all of thedocumentation presented beforeit in order to make a completedecision. He referenced emailsthat could be submitted up untilthe 10 a.m. deadline of the Li-censing Board hearing.

Archangeli confirmed thatthere were 10 emails received bythe Licensing Board at approxi-mately 3:30 a.m. on the morn-ing of its hearing, May 14. Hesaid he could not take a positionon whether or not they were con-sidered.

“Within those 10 emailsthemselves there were 190 pagesof attachments,” he said. “Andthat is on top of, I believe, anadditional 50-plus pages thatwas part of the original admin-istrative record, Your Honor.”

Roberson charged that “theBoard has abused its discretionby not considering the totalityof the evidence.” He also saidthe hearing should not have beenheld during the pandemic, whenpeople did not have an opportu-nity to participate.

“The Board has to demon-strate a rational basis for its de-cision, according to case law,”Campo said. “Are you saying itwasn’t rationally based, and ifso how?”

Roberson said there was evi-dence that was not included inthe decision, including the lackof a current traffic study, and theimpact of the drive-through fran-chise on the neighborhood.

He also brought up thehealth impact of the fast foodrestaurant and the hundreds ofchild labor law violationsagainst the Burger King fran-chisee, Northeast Foods, LLC.,throughout New England.

“This is a regulatory board,”Campo said. “This is not an ad-judicatory process. This courthas to give due deference to its

proceedings. How is this courtto substitute its opinion or itsthought for the decision-mak-ing of the regulatory board?”

Roberson said it is thecourt’s responsibility to look atthe situation in its totality, not-ing that the decision was made“at the height of the pandemicwhile the state was inlockdown.”

He added that the BurgerKing will affect “generations ofpeople” in a community thathas been the hardest hit byCOVID-19, according to Citystatistics during the height ofthe outbreak. It is also one thathas an increasingly diversepopulation and growing per-centage of immigrants.

“Once the license is granted,there’s no going back,”Roberson said of the BurgerKing. It will be open from 6a.m. until midnight. He addedthat the drive-through was notinitially proposed on River St.,which is one lane each way.

Archangeli stressed that theLicensing Board acted ratio-nally because it goes by thenumber of licenses in a com-munity and then takes intoaccount public support oropposition as an ancillaryfactor.

“I do believe the boardpointed out the public needsstandard and defined it onthe record,” he said.

“Clearly it is a sad day tohear that a Burger King in aBlack neighborhood is apublic need,” Roberson re-sponded.

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Catering to my blind spotsCollaborative continued from page 1

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

It was Channel 4’s BobLobel, who, having retired muchbefore his time, occasionallyspiced up his sports segment ofthe evening news by lamenting“Why can’t we have guys likethat?” Lobel might have beentalking about players in citiesother than Boston—some base-ball player who hit for the cycle,a hockey player who scored fourgoals, a basketball player whoachieved a triple double twogames in a row, or a runningback who scored four touch-downs.

I’m tempted to paraphraseLobel’s rhetorical question witha “Why can’t our schools pro-duce a girl like this?” Perhapswe already do and the accom-plishments have not beendeemed newsworthy, even inthese pandemic and Black LivesMatter times when teenagersaccomplish so much.

You might think that I’mreferencing Greta Thunberg, the17-year-old Swede who hasmade such a mark for herself bybringing environmental con-cerns to the forefront before tensof millions of people, includingthe august members of theUnited Nations. But I’m actu-ally thinking of Alaina Gassler,then a 14-year-old not from oneof the BPS exam schools or froma suburban campus with state-of-the-art science laboratories. Alaina, from rural Pennsylvania,came up with a great invention

that has great appeal to me. Almost a year ago The New

York Times reported that shehad seen her mother becomingfrustrated with blind spots whendriving. Probably tired of hear-ing Mom grouse about the issue,the middle school girl designeda system that uses a webcam toshow anything that might be hid-den from a driver’s sight.

A panel of scientists, engi-neers, and educators was so im-pressed that last year they gaveher the $25,000 top prize at theannual Broadcom MASTERS(Math, Applied Science, Tech-nology, and Engineering for Ris-ing Stars) annual competition.

Drawing almost 2400 ap-plicants nationwide, the compe-tition was sponsored by the non-profit Broadcom Foundation

and the Society for Science andthe Public. Gassler defeated 29other middle school students inthe science and engineering cat-egory.

Her project sought to re-move blind spots created by ve-hicles’ pillars that support a car’sframe and hold windshields inplace. She used a projector,webcam, and reflective fabric: the webcam was attached to theoutside of a car’s A-pillar on theoutside, with a projectormounted underneath the car’sroof to project the image ontothe pillar or blind spot. The re-flective fabric on is on themount so that the image can beseen only by the driver. Sherealizes that the science projectcan be improved by using LCDscreens instead of the projectorto let the driver adjust thebrightness and orientation ofthe vehicle in the blind spot.

In light of the FederalCommunication Commission’sand Federal TradeCommission’s inability to stopthe barrage of spam and unso-licited-sales telephone callsplaguing us—my phone is sup-posed to be registered on the DoNot Call Registry— it would benice if she can only apply her-self to devise something to haltthese daily intrusions to mod-ern life. Calling the well-adver-tised DNC phone number 1-866-231-2255 simply does notwork.

painted all the rooms, and putshades in and got rid of thosedated drapes. The propertylooks good and our air condi-tioning is such a gift.”

St. John’s and St. Theresa’shad already been linked as partof the Archdiocese’s evangeli-zation plan Disciples in Mis-sion, which was started by SeánCardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap.,in 2012. This is not a merger,and the two parishes will main-tain a separate identity, includ-ing separate finances, althoughthere will be one parish coun-cil. Fr. Connolly said in his let-ter to the two communities thatneither at the Archdiocesanlevel nor at the parish level is itanticipated that this will lead toa merger or closure of eitherparish.

Fr. Paul Soper, who is theArchdiocese Secretary forEvangelization and Disciple-ship as well as the Director ofPastoral Planning, said that “thepoint of a parish is to introducepeople to Jesus”, and he hopesthat this collaborative will allowboth parishes to have “a re-newed moment to focus on theircore mission,” especially byhelping parishioners to witnessto others to start “telling otherpeople about their relationshipwith the Lord.” He wants themto write a “plan for evangeliza-tion together”. Fr. Soper alsonotes that the collaborative of St.Anne’s in Readville, Most Pre-cious Blood in Hyde Park, and

St. Pius X in Milton, which hasexisted since 2014, has beenworking well. Fr. Connollyhopes that this collaborative willhelp the two parishes grow theCatholic community in WestRoxbury, along with WestRoxbury’s other Catholic parish,Holy Name.

St. Theresa’s ParochialVicar, Fr. Richard Bradford, willalso be retiring. He has been atSt. Theresa’s for 22 years. Hewill celebrate Mass at St.Theresa’s on an as needed basiswhile he continues to serve atthe Congregation of St.Athanasius in Brookline, wherehe is currently Chaplain. HisMass of Thanksgiving will be ata date to be determined.

Fr. Charles Higgins, who ispresently the Pastor for St.Albert the Great Parish and St.Francis Xavier Parish inWeymouth, will be St.Theresa’s new Parochial Vicar,and will also join Fr. Connollyin celebrating Mass at St.John’s, effective September 1st.

Schedules for Mass, confes-sion, and catechism classes areto be determined. Confessionwas not held at St. John’s thisweek but it is expected to re-sume next week on Wednes-day from 1-2 p.m. (The Sac-rament of Reconciliation isalso offered in West Roxburyat Holy Name on Mondayfrom 4-5 p.m. and St.Theresa’s on Tuesday from6:30-7:30 p.m.).


Pine Street continued from page 1Royce said she had obtained

a copy of the lawsuit and re-minded the meeting callers thatGold was not against the sup-portive and income restrictedhousing but the parking ratio.

Gold has asked the court todemand that the ZBA annul itsdecision to approve the hous-ing development which wouldprevent Pine St/TCB from get-ting a building permit and re-quire it to repeat the zoning pro-cess.

Horsley said that Pine Sthousing is “more importantthan ever” given thepandemic’s impact on homelessand low-income families.

“There must be a better wayto address traffic and parking,”Horsley said.

Marie Turley of Union Av-enue was more critical of theBPDA for not coordinating traf-fic and parking in that area ofmultiple approved housing de-velopments.

But more than that she didnot want Union Avenue’s fin-gerprints on the lawsuit.

“I want to add a point ofclarification,” she said. “At-tached to the lawsuit is a Sept.12 letter from Union Avenuewith our concerns, but we’resatisfied with Pine Street.There’s another IAG meetingscheduled that should mitigatethis process. It’s the next step.”

According to the BPDA thatstep has not been scheduled.

Moreover, the Sept. 12Union Avenue letter remains aBPDA public record that UnionAvenue did not revise betweenSept. 12, 2019 and the March12, 2020 zoning board of ap-peals approval.

Zack DeClerk is on the 3368Washington St. IAG.

“This [Pine St housing] can-not be a casualty of larger is-sues of development,” he said.“This is a very fragile project.Funding sources are limited.More neighbors are sleepingoutside. It’s a huge need. Wecan’t lose this. The first optionis to drop the lawsuit. There’senough energy here to forcethat option.”

As if on cue, at noon on Aug20 City Life/Vida Urbana set upan on-line petition: “MontyGold, Drop the lawsuit againstBoston’s largest project tohouse [the] homeless.”

The next day Gold re-sponded to a message from aWoodbourne neighbor whosigned the petition.

“I had no desire to pursue[the appeal], however all is notwhat it seems,” he wrote.

In other news, SamanthaMontano of JPNDC describedits proposed senior housing at3371-3375 Washington St. thatimmediately abuts TurtleSwamp Brewery. She said thiswas only an introduction; anArticle 80 Small Project Re-view had not been filed with the

BPDA.JPNDC bought the property

from City Realty on Jan. 7,2020 for $2.155 million. It in-cludes El Embajador Restau-rant and De Chain Auto Ser-vice.

Montano said De Chain isrelocating and a new restaurantspace will be built out in thenew building for El Embajador“if they want to return.”

Montano said the housingwould be for seniors who wantto “age in place.”

“Seniors are our fastestgrowing demographic in thecity,” she said. “There will besupportive services like at theJulia Martin house.”

Montano said there wouldbe 39 one-bedroom units withone live–in manager’s apart-ment. All apartments will beaffordable below 60 percentarea median income (AMI)with 25 percent dedicated forincomes at or below 30 percentAMI.

Brian Goldson of New At-lantic Development explainedthat there have been “a lot ofcommunity meetings.

“We want people to under-stand why we would have tohave 40 units,” he said. “Fortyunits is necessary to make iteconomically viable. It’s theminimum number of units tocreate a vibrant communitywith supportive services.”

He said the units would be

designed as compact livingwith “higher floor-to-floorheights.”

Designed by Utile Archi-tects with Ingrid Blangstomprincipal architect, it will be afive-story masonry building.

“We want durable, high-quality materials,” Goldsonsaid.

He added there will be agreen wall on the front façadeof living plants “[that] will adda lot of interest” plus an interiorcourtyard and setbacks betweenstories facing WashingtonStreet. But there was a newwrinkle.

“We can’t get access fromGreen Street,” he said. “We’vebeen working with our title at-torney and the abutter’s attorney[Boston Community Ventures]and we can’t get any legally-shared easement from them.”

BCV owns 3353 Washing-ton St. and is approved to builda six-story, 44-unit residencethat is currently on hold untilMarch 2022.

In addition the city will notallow a curb cut on Washing-ton Street.

“So we’ll only have a dedi-cated short-term parking spaceand an ambulance space,”Goldson said.

“At the March [Union Ave]meeting at El Embajador youdidn’t have access from GreenStreet?” she asked. “Nobodyfrom Union Avenue is awareof this. This is significant forUnion Avenue.”

Goldson said that New At-

lantic Development would filefor city funding on Sept. 28and added that it would con-currently file for zoning vari-ances.

Goldson promised a “ro-bust conversation with thecommunity” in the meantime.But he didn’t know what thatwould be like.

“The city’s outreach processis a big question,” Goldson said.

According to the BPDA’sCOVID-19 response guidelines,it is still working on how to re-sume “public engagement that isbroadly accessible and equi-table,” and future meetings willbe announced.

However public meetings aredone, Turley wants more of themwith Union Avenue. She particu-larly wants the Green St accessissue clarified.

“We look forward to robustconversations,” she said. “No-body opposes senior housing, butwe want high end architecture.”

Bill Madsen Hardy of NewAtlantic development remindedcall-ins that “this is a long timebefore construction begins. Twoyears at best.”

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

—S.G.H.

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

—S.G.H.

Prayer to St. AnthonyO Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of

Saints, your love for God and charityfor His creatures, made you worthy,when on earth, to possess miraculouspowers,

Miracles waited on your word,which you were ever ready to speak forthose in trouble or anxiety. Encouragedby this thought, I implore you to obtainfor me (request). The answer to myprayer may require a miracle. Even so,you are the Saint of Miracles.

O gentle and loving St. Anthony,whose heart was ever full of humansympathy, whisper my petition into theears of the Sweet Infant Jesus who lovedto be folded in your arms; and thegratitude of my heart will ever be yours.Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.—S.G.H.

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COLEMANPeter Francis Jr., May 17,

1925 - August 20, 2020, ofKearsarge, NH, formerly WestRoxbury, MA. Peter is survivedby the love of his life, MaryLouisa (Jacobs) Coleman, withwhom he has shared a life to beadmired full of many wonderfulmilestones, adventures andmemories throughout their sev-enty-three years of marriage.Peter was a proud U.S. Navyveteran who answered the call byserving his country with distinc-tion during World War II, aidingin the invasion of Omaha Beach.Peter has been honored for hisservice and sacrifice by theCountry of France and the Cityof Boston. Peter also contributedmany years to the City of Bos-ton through his dedicated workin the Elections Department. Anatural entertainer and the life ofthe party, Peter was a delight tobe around, from his captivatingstories to his sharp wit and hu-mor he always left a lasting im-pression. He had personality andcompassion that would light upa room, and will be missed dearlyby the many who had the plea-sure of knowing him. A dear sonof the late Mary (Hughes) andPeter F. Coleman, Sr., and be-loved brother of the late DorthyRourke; late Mary McCarthy; thelate Elinor P. Desmond, the lateAnne Morgan, the late RichardColeman, and the late JohnColeman. Devoted father of hischildren, he is survived by MarkP. Coleman of Fort Myers, FL;Michelle A. Coleman of WestRoxbury, MA; David and JeanneM. Blodgett of Conway, NH;John G. Coleman of Kearsarge,NH; Neal and Desiree Colemanof Dedham, MA. He is prede-ceased by the late Peter F.Coleman III, Colleen M.Boissiere, and Paul G. Coleman.

He is adored and will live on inmemory through his many grand-children and great-grandchil-dren. Funeral from the Robert J.Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home,1803 Centre St., WESTROXBURY, MA. A CatholicMass was held at Holy NameParish in West Roxbury onWednesday, August 26, at 10:00am. Interment Mt. BenedictCemetery. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in Pete’smemory to Bethany Health CareCenter, 97 Bethany Rd.,Framingham, MA 01702, C/OJacquelyn McCarthy, CSJ.www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby Funeral Home617-323-5600.

D’ARCYMary Jane of Bonita Springs,

FL, formerly of West Roxbury,August 10, 2020. Beloved sisterof Dennis D’Arcy and his wifeDebra of Newton, and SusannaD’Arcy and her fiancé JohnOrlandi of Hull. Devoted partnerto Daniel Jacobs of BonitaSprings, FL. Loving aunt of Gre-gory D’Arcy, Darcy Coleman,John D’Arcy and ChristianD’Arcy. Funeral from the Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Home,2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. For directions andg u e s t b o o k ,www.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.

GATELYJames B. “Jimbo” of

Roslindale, August 20, 2020.Husband of Karen Gately of FL.Father of James B. Gately, Jr. andhis wife Samantha of Tauntonand the late Michael P. Gately.Grandfather of Alex and JamesD. Brother of Richard Gately andthe late Diane Scully and Will-iam F. Gately. Godfather of JudiScully. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Due to thepandemic, a private GravesideService was held at the Massa-chusetts National Cemetery,Bourne on Tuesday, Aug, 25.Online guestbook atpemurrayfuneral.com P.E.Murray-F.J. Higgins George F.Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617-325-2000.

GREELEYJean M. (Begley) of Foxboro,

formerly of Roslindale, passedaway on Wednesday, August 19,2020. Loving wife of the lateFrancis M. Greeley of 45 years.

Loving mother of Paul (Amy) ofDover, Gerald (Lee) ofWestwood, Christopher(Katharine) of West Roxbury,Margaret Julio (Robert) ofFoxboro, the late Brian (Rita)and Michael (Susan). Lovinggrandma of Meghan, Catherine,Elizabeth, Stephanie, Maeve,Robert, Lia, Brian, Nora Greeley,Lindsay and James Julio, Caitlin,Andrew, Anna Greeley. Great-grandmother of GreeleyMaddox. Sister of the late SisterMargaret RGS, Sister AgnesFMM, Helen, Anna, Martin,John, James, Edmund, FrancisBegley, Mary Malley. RoslindaleHS ’44, Carney Hospital Schoolof Nursing ’47, worked as RNfor MBTA for many years. Mem-ber, Foxboro Senior Center. Fu-neral. Burial at Bourne NationalCemetery. Donations may bemade to: FMM 399 Fruit HillAve., North Providence, RI02911. To leave an online con-dolence, please visit the funeralhome website atwww.robertsandsonsfuneralhome.comRoberts and Sons Funeral Home508.543.5471.

LAHAMRichard W. Ret. BPD of

Estero, FL, formerly of WestRoxbury, August 13, 2020. Dearand devoted husband of Lynne(Anderer). Loving father ofNichole McCann and her hus-band Stephen of Norwood,Timothy Laham and his wife Jen-nifer (McIrney) of WestRoxbury, and Amy Laham ofAttleboro. Loving grandfather“Jido” of Kallie, Billy, Kyle,Blake and Emma. Dear brotherof Mary Shagoury and her hus-band Joseph of West Roxbury,Khalil “Charles” G. Laham ofWestwood, and the late EmilyHurrell. Devoted cousin of Gre-gory H. Laham and his wifeDeborah of Westwood. Also sur-vived by several loving nieces,nephews, family members andfriends. Funeral from the KfouryKeefe Funeral Home, 8 SpringSt. (at the corner of Centre St.),WEST ROXBURY. Donationsin Richie’s memory can be madeto Cops For Kids With Cancer,Inc., PO Box 850956, Braintree,MA 02185 or to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital,501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,TN 38105. Interment in the St.James the Apostle Section of St.Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury.


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.

—S.G.H.

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.

—S.C.A.

Richie was a dedicated BostonPolice Office for over 30 yearsand he served his beloved Park-way community in many waysover the years. Guestbook andobituary atw w w. K f o u r y F u n e r a l . c o mKfoury Keefe Funeral HomeWest Roxbury 617-325-3600.

MARTIGNETTI

Anthony J. “Prince Spa-ghetti Boy” Longtime residentof West Roxbury, formerly ofBoston’s North End, passedaway on August 23, 2020. Be-loved husband of Ruth E.(Ubri) Martignetti. Loving fa-ther of Anthony Martignetti ofNew Jersey. Beloved son ofRaffaele and Carmela(D’Alelio) Martignetti of WestRoxbury. Devoted brother ofAngelo Martignetti of Lynn,Andy Martignetti and his wifeSuzy of Dedham, MichelleKnorring and her husband Pe-ter of Buzzard’s Bay. Also sur-vived by many aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews, and cousins.Longtime Associate Court Of-ficer, Dedham District Court.Funeral from the P.E. Murray- F.J . Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons FuneralHome, 2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. Funeral from theFuneral Home on Friday, Au-gust 28th at 9am, followed bya private Funeral Mass at St.

Theresa Church at 10am(maximum church capacity 80people due to Covid-19 restric-tions). Interment Forest HillsCemetery, Jamaica Plain. Fordirections and guestbook,pemurrayfuneral .com P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons WestRoxbury 617 325 2000.

PENDERMary B. Age 82 of West

Roxbury, passed away Friday,August 21, 2020 peacefully athome surrounded by her lovedones, after a long illness. Shewas born December 4th, 1937to the late James J. Pender, Sr.and Mary Ellen (Carroll)Pender of West Roxbury. Sheis survived by her sisterKathleen Fitzgerald of WestRoxbury and her brotherJames J. Pender, Jr. and hiswife Virginia (Burke) Penderof Mashpee. She was theadored aunt of Jim Pender ofWoodinville, WA, Paul Penderof Haddon Heights, NJ, Jill(Pender) Goodman of HopeValley, RI, John Fitzgerald ofEast Bridgewater, KarenFitzgerald of Wakefield andLauren (Fitzgerald) Carchediof East Bridgewater. She wasalso the grandaunt to 16 grand-nieces and nephews, many ofwhom lovingly called her“Greaty.” Mary was a graduateof Cathedral High School, Bos-ton and a 1959 graduate of Bos-ton State College (now UMass)where she received her BS andMA Ed. Mary taught for 40years in the Westwood SchoolSystem, first at the Pond PlainSchool (now Sheehan) andlater at the Downey Schoolwhere she became the schoollibrarian. During her tenure atthe Downey School, the schoollibrary was dedicated to andnamed The Mary B. Pender Li-

brary. Mary was an avid Celticsand Red Sox fan and held sea-son tickets for many years. Sheenjoyed traveling with her won-derful group of longtimefriends as well as her family tomany places, especially CapeCod, Florida and across thecountry. She will be missed,loved and remembered by somany. Visitation will be held8:30 to 9:30 on Thursday, Au-gust 27, 2020 at Gormley Fu-neral Home, 2055 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, MA. A pri-vate Mass of Christian Burialwill be held at St. Teresa ofAvila, Catholic Church (acrossthe street from Gormley’s) inWest Roxbury, where Mary wasa lifelong and devoted parish-ioner, at 10 am, directly follow-ing the wake. Burial will be pri-vate. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions can be made to Anna’sPals, 53 Addington Rd., WestRoxbury, MA 02132 or theVNA Hospice 120 Thames St.,Worcester, MA 01608. A spe-cial thanks to our “Angels”Bertha, Stephanie, Diana,Gwenda, Dawn and Gurline fortheir tenderness and caring, wecould not have asked for bettercaregivers and friends. For di-rections and guestbook,www.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600.

“I came out to rally today because we have to supportthe post office and the mail. We’re in the middle of a pan-demic and people want to mail their votes. I’ve seen peoplecome by me right now taking their ballots to the mail. A lotof people are planning to do this and I think a lot of peopleshould do it - and they’re trying to scare people into notvoting,” stated Anne Fleche, a rally attendee and WR com-munity member. “I watched some of DeJoy’s testimony onFriday and he says everything’s fine. But if that’s what we’resupposed to think, then he and the president need to get onthe same page, because that’s not what Trump is saying.”

Rachel Poliner of Progressive WR/Roslindale organizedthe rallies. “I’ve been getting questions for weeks, what canwe do, what can we do, what can we do [about the attack onthe USPS]? And so much of it feels over our heads, youknow? Something like this is big - it’s national. The Con-gress has to act,” Poliner said. “And so what can individu-als do at the moment? This weekend, we can add pressureso that when the House holds hearings this week, they feelthe momentum and they feel the anger and rage across thecountry about having this basic system disrupted.”

Progressive WRox/Roslindale is a “grassroots organiz-ing for progressive change every day, not just on electionday. Another chapter of Progressive Massachusetts.” Tolearn more about Progressive WRox/Roslindale, visit https://www.progressivemass.com/wroxroz or their Facebook page@ProgressiveWRoxRoz.

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