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Grove Hall Peace Walk
June 22, 2011 5-6:30pm
Deliverance Temple Church
232 Columbia Road, Dorchester
(int. of Columbia Road and Devon Street)
Join us for a peace walk and then meet with us on how we can make our
neighborhood safer!
Please call 617-541-5451.x102
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Upham's Corner InSight
into the News
Join with Us in Solidarity, Won't You?
There is a dividing line in Upham's corner. It is
a strip of land that
winds from Franklin Park out to the very tip of South Boston.
It's
part of a long sequence of parkways and waterways designed by America's
first landscape architect - Frederick Law Olmsted.
It's a strip of
land that Olmsted would never have wanted to be used to separate one
group of people from another, one socioeconomic class, one ethnic
group, one racial group from any other. But that's how it is in Upham's
Corner.
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"T" is Gone - In Memoriam
 Everyday - all day - he was out on Dudley Street in front of Camilo's Liquors or El Frutero. I never knew his name, and I once tried asking someone.
"Who? Don't know. Don't know any of their names." The street code? "Don't snitch."
The guys hanging out on Dudley were the alcoholics and the drug dealers, asking for money or just waiting. The Big Guy was always there, too, seemingly in charge - of what, it wasn't clear.
They were part of my world when I went for walks, just me and the dawgs. I made a point to see who was there as I rounded the corner onto Dudley . Andreas, Carlos, Little Joe and his wife, the burly guy and all the other faces I knew so well.
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Upham's
Corner
News Blog
We are pleased to announce the selection of WordPress as a blog site to
enhance news reporting. The blog will add flexibility and
functionality for both writers and readers.
Since our inception, we have been promoting community
awareness
and transparency.
Already
we have news from a couple neighborhood associations, artist
highlights, job posting, farmers' market, and more. We want to
encourage the residents of greater Upham's Corner to get involved, to
post blog updates about their community meetings, events, etc.
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Restaurant at 33 Hancock St Seeking Variance
The
owners of #33 Hancock Street have requested a "take-out" permit.
This has led to an Appeals Board hearing.
At issue is this: 33
Hancock Street is located in a 3-family residential subdistrict and
take-out is expressly forbidden by zoning. A variance has to be
granted in order for the permit to be issued.
Standard
procedure requires the owner (Stephen/Michelle Bingham) to meet with
the adjacent neighborhood associations to explain their case and garner
their support. The Bingham's have failed to meet with the
neighborhood groups despite numerous requests for meeting attendance.
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St. Mary's Digs in & Repairs Collapsing Wall
"Joshua
Fit 'de battle of Jericho" is a well-known spiritual, created out of
suffering
at a time in the history of the United States when black people were
enslaved
and forbidden to read, write or gather in groups. Singing, while they
carried out their duties, provided an emotional and spiritual outlet as
well as a way to form bonds and
strength.
Like the Battle of Jericho, the retaining wall on the Stoughton St side of St. Mary's Episcopal
Church has had its own
battle, ongoing for years - a battle with the trees and their root
systems.. Guess who was winning!
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June 22, 2011 6-8pm
Franklin Park Zoo
Letter from Zachary Cohen
Executive Director
Upham's Corner Main Street
This year Urban Safari is especially important with the exciting
changes occurring within the organization - a new strategic plan, a new
storefront office, and new leadership.
Tickets as well as
sponsorship and event info are available at our website http://www.uphamscorner.org/safari11.html.
Chubb Rock presents: "Passing the Mic"
Thursday, June 23, 2011 7-9pm
The Strand Theater, 543 Columbia Road
Tickets: $20 | Purchase tickets online!
Old-school rappers perform alongside talented Dorchester youth, ages
10-15, when the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club hosts "Passing the Mic"
on Thursday, June 23.
.80s and .90s rap stars Chubb Rock, Dana Dane, Gizmo and Milk Dee of
Audio 2, Joeski Love, and guest host Celtics center Glen .Big Baby.
Davis are headlining the event, which goes from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at the The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester.
For more info about this event, read Dorchester Reporter article
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Groom/Humphreys - We Need Help
The June 15 meeting of the Groom/Humphreys Neighborhood Association focused exclusively on the condition of Humphreys Street and surrounding properties. Residents are baffled as to why this section of Boston/Dorchester has been held hostage by criminals. The latest worries were set off by the murder on May 31.
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 Salvation Army Names New Leaders
To read the Western
Pennsylvania
newspapers, you would barely notice the name Major William
Bode.
But here in Boston, Major William Bode is the Divisional
Commander of the
Massachusetts Division of the Salvation Army and his tenure includes
much accomplishment and controversy.
More importantly for Upham's Corner, he put together the team to see
through to completion a project swamped
in delays and difficulties in fundraising. He carries with him a
crowning accomplishment: The Kroc Center.
We bid him farewell
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SNI
Schedules June Neighborhood Walkthrough in Upham's Corner
City School on Ramsay St (behind CVS)
June 21, 2011 6:30pm
Walk, talk, strategize on how to make a difference
Since the April Safe Neighborhood
Initiative meeting, some
progress has been but the neighbors on Humphreys St are very concerned
because of the murder on May 31st and alleged drug-trafficking.
Much of the property is struggling to look good amidst the decay and
neglect of the other properties.
No matter where you live, please join us in solidarity for the
neighborhood walk through on June 21.
Photo of abandoned
property on Humphreys with piles of trash in front.
Getting Help - Cleaning out the Catch Basin
 Some of us are blessed with a catch
basin opening
in the street in front of our homes. After decades of debris
washing into the opening, the catch
basin
will eventually fill up.
How do you know when it's a
problem?
When the water rushing down the street as if the catch basin were not
there.
Photo
essay of Boston Water & Sewer Cleaning the Catch Basin
Thursday
June 23, 2011 Con Fuego
Music by
Isaac Albeniz "
Enrique Granados " Manuel De Falla " Esteban Delgado
New School of Music,
Cambridge MA
8pm,
doors open at 7:45
Admission: $22 general, $20 -
students (intimate and limited seating)
Tickets:
Brown Paper Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/181510
Information:
http://www.confuegomusic.com/
Email:
Info@AaronLC.com
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Musical
artists:
Gabriela
Granados, Spanish classical dance |
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar |
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