Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The American Arabic Benevolent Association received $2,000 in donations from the unofficial mayor of West Roxbury event.
To the Editor: On behalf of the officers and board members, I wish to extend a thank you to the Patch/AOL for their generous donation of $2,000. Tony Saroufim and myself designated AABA as our favorite charity. The concept of the “election” was great, done in fun, but most important brought the community of West Roxbury together. AABA was established in 1974 and to date, we have accomplished the following: The James M. Salah Family Housing at Cheriton Heights, our 70 unit residence for seniors, is under construction. Next year, the ribbon will be cut and the doors will be open to provide much needed elderly housing for seniors from all races and religions. The American Arabic Benevolent Association, Inc. stands proud to be Americans and…
A Jamaica Plain resident was at Allandale Woods with her dog when it was attacked by another dog. Can you help identifying the owner of the attacking dog?
The following announcement was published on Jamaica Plain Patch by Patch user Amy Anthony after her dog was attacked at Allandale Woods. Can you help identify the owner/walker of the biting dog? My dog was attacked this afternoon at Allandale Woods and is severely injured. I did not get a chance to get the other dog's owner's information because I rushed to get my dog to the hospital. The other owner was an athletic caucasian woman with frizzy/curly blonde hair. She was walking two light colored golden retrievers and a cattledog/pitbull-looking mix. I believe this is the one that attacked my dog - and maybe one other dog - she referred to them as her "pack". My dog is a very friendly yellow lab who was off-leash and approached her dogs…
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Allandale Woods
Centre St & Vfw Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA
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Monday, May 14, 2012
State health officials want to put restrictions on school bake sales to discourage unhealthy eating habits, but will this hurt fundraising efforts?
Massachusetts state health officials recently recently approved regulations that would prevent bake sales from being held during school and in the 30 minutes before and after school to discourage unhealthy eating habits. Gov. Deval Patrick has backed down on the regulations after criticism from parents and organizations that say putting restrictions on bake sales would negatively impact fundraising efforts for the schools and nonprofit groups, according to USA Today. Legislation passed in 2010 will still require schools serve healthy snack options in the cafeterias and limit sugary foods. Do you think Gov. Deval Patrick should enforce the bake sale ban to help encourage Massachusetts youth to have healthier eating habits, or should the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Massachusetts was the first state in the union to allow same-sex couples to get married.
US President Barack Obama officially announced he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry in the United States of America. The Massachusetts Democratic Party was one of many state Democratic parties that recently pushed for the national Democratic Party to support same-sex marriages in the US. What do you think of President Obama's official public stance on same-sex marriage? Remember that same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts in 2004 - how has your life changed since then?
Monday, May 7, 2012
The mural on Macy's will be lost, and at least one resident would like it to be brought back.
To the Editor: I'm getting in touch about something that I feel needs to be brought to the West Roxbury community's attention. You are probably familiar with the mural on the side of Macy's on Centre Street. It's a farm/field scene with wonderful color and it brings such a bright, positive appearance on a drab brick wall-a beautiful scene on an otherwise busy street. I spoke with an employee there today, and he told me that they're having to repoint the brick and the mural will be lost. The guy at Macy's mentioned the existing mural was painted by a community arts group with an artist's guidance. It would be wonderful if something like that could be done again. Elizabeth Gross West Roxbury resident
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Macy's Wine and Spirits
1826 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
/articles/letter-bring-back-macy-s-mural
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/locations/6951542
Thursday, May 3, 2012
You can see this advertisement on your local MBTA subway, bus or commuter rail. What are some of your favorite MBTA ads? Upload them to this article.
Look out now because Star Trek's Hikaru Sulu wants you to learn more about social security. Check out this advertisement informating MBTA riders about www.socialsecurity.gov, to learn about federal retirement, disability and Medicare options. This ad was seen on the MBTA orange line. What MBTA ads do you like/dislike? Upload them to this article, and let us know what you think of this Star Trek-themed advertisement in the comments section.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino says the drug problem in Boston isn't at a crisis level, but look at the statistics.
If you look through West Roxbury Patch's police section you can read about incident after incident of crimes committed due to suspects involvement with illegal drugs. Two weeks ago, South Boston resident Barbara Coyne was killed in her own home. Last fall, Barbara Tagen, also from Southie and also in her 60’s, was killed. Police believe both attacks were drug-related. The response to these tragic events has been an outpouring of expression from residents telling tales of a neighborhood reeling from drug addiction and violent crimes committed as a result. Not everyone seems to be taking the problem as seriously, unfortunately. Boston Herald reporter Ted Fitzgerald asked Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino last week if the situation was “worse …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Making Music Matters! provides free instrumental music lessons to children in grades three through six, in six BPS schools, including the Beethoven and Ohrenberger
Dear Beethoven, Ohrenberger, Mozart, Bates, Mattahunt and Washington Irving schools families: Making Music Matters! needs your help. For the first time in the program's history, we are faced with the challenge of being underfunded for the coming school year. Our funders have been more than generous for more than a decade, but some are no longer funding programs such as ours. We need to increase our fundraising efforts to close this gap. We are kicking off this initiative by participating in the Walk For Music this weekend. On Sunday, a team of MMM! staff members and students will be joining in this two-mile walk around the beautiful Back Bay Fens (WalkForMusic.org). There are many ways to help: For those not familiar with the program…
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Beethoven Elementary School
5125 Washington St, West Roxbury, MA
/articles/free-music-lessons-program-making-music-matters-needs-your-help
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/locations/6893299
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-71.146632
William Ohrenberger Elementary School
175 W Boundary Rd, West Roxbury, MA
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Both local Catholic schools provide good educations, but what are the differences between the two? Classroom sizes, cafeterias, athletics, teachers and more.
For many parents, the overarching theme for their child's elementary school education is: how will their child get into the Boston Latin School? Let's not make any bones about it. We all know the preference is to get your son or daughter into one of the public West Roxbury neighborhood schools: Kilmer, Lyndon, Beethoven or Ohrenberger. If the Boston Public Schools school assignment lottery lands your progeny outside of West Roxbury then many parents elect to send their child to either one, of two local Catholic schools: Holy Name or St. Theresa's. Both schools are celebrated for their Catholic school educations, but what is the difference between the two? Are there differences? Both schools send oodles of students to Boston Latin …
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Holy Name Parish School
525 W Roxbury Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA
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/locations/6894569
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St. Theresa of Avila School
40 Saint Theresa Ave, West Roxbury, MA
/articles/discuss-st-theresa-s-vs-holy-name-schools
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/locations/6894570
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Learn about a pending bill that would create a statewide spay/neuter program to reduce the number of homeless animals; and a bill that would ban the sale of puppies younger than 8-weeks-old.
Kara Holmquist is the Director of Advocacy at MSPCA-Angell and a Parkway resident. This Thursday, April 26, my colleagues and I will join over 160 “citizen lobbyists” at the State House on Beacon Hill to speak one-on-one with lawmakers about several high-profile animal protection bills currently winding their way through the legislative process. And my fervent hope is that you will join your voice with ours by attending this important event. Together we can literally change the world for animals living in the Commonwealth. What exactly are we advocating for, you might ask? Put simply, never before have there been so many comprehensive animal welfare measures under consideration in one legislative session. To ensure passage of these …
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David Ertischek
12:34 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thanks for the update, Chris. more ›