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5 Things: Victims of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Based in Westie Urged to Contact SEC

Read what mayoral candidate Rob Consalvo has to say about out-of-Boston donations to mayoral campaigns.


  1. Victims of Steve Palladino and Viking Financial Group's alleged Ponzi scheme are being urged to contact the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a Massachusetts District Court recently found the two defendants liable for violations of the securities law. Individuals who invested with Viking or Palladino since April 2011 and believe they may have been a victim of this fraudulent scheme should contact Deena Bernstein at 617-573-8813 or bernsteind@sec.gov on or before Fri., Aug. 2, 2013.
  2. Read City Councilor Rob Consalvo's blog about out-of-Boston donations to mayoral campaigns.
  3. The ReadBoston Storymobile will be making multiple stops per week at four West Roxbury locations this summer to read to children, free books and more! On Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Roche Family Community Center, and at 11:15 a.m. at Billings Field, and 12:30 p.m. at the Ohrenberger Community Center. The Storymobile will be at the West Roxbury Library on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Click here for the full schedule.
  4. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company offers free Shakespeare On The Common throughout the month of July. Upcoming performances of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” are scheduled for July 21 at 7 p.m. and July 23-26 at 8 p.m. For reserved chairs and to order picnic boxes, visit www.commshakes.org.
  5. Looking for a place to cool off? Check out the spray tot lot at Hynes Playground on the VFW Parkway. Also Draper Pool at 5279 Washington St., West Roxbury is open for Boston residents.


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