Go Green Roundtable Breakfast at West on Centre This Friday
September 30, 2009
On Friday October 2nd from 7:30am to 9am there will be a networking breakfast and discussion on energy efficiency, environmental incentives and benefits for small businesses at West on Centre, 1732 Centre St. West Roxbury
Come hear about tax incentives and grant opportunities for equipment replacement,recycling programs that can earn you money, and the people that can help you create a more cost-effective workplace.
GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Frank Gorke, Director of the Division of Energy Efficiency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Peter Crawley, Acting Director of the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP), Tina Crisafulli of Save that Stuff, and invited representatives from Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Renewable Energy Trust, and IBEW Local 103, the leading source of energy efficient contractors in New England.
Join the neighborhood business community for this informative event and help your business “Go Green.” Contact WRMS Executive Director Joni Walter at director@wrms.org or (617) 325-6400 for questions or to reserve your seat today.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP by Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Parkway Youth Hockey House Program Sign Up
September 29, 2009
Parkway Youth Hockey’s on-line House Program sign up registration is now open.
Registration is for:
Learn to Skate, Instructional Hockey, Mite House Programs & McLaughlin (Squirt House) League New for 2009-2010.
Sign-ups for these programs must be done on-line. Please visit their website for all sign up instructions and descriptions of each program. There will also be an in-person sign up on October 14, 2009 from 6-9PM at the Roche Ice Arena. These programs tend to fill up quickly so please sign up as soon as possible. For the in-person sign ups, computers will be available at the rink to help parents complete the registration process. Please email all questions to parkwayyouthhockey@gmail.com .
Watch Your Kids: Boston Police Issue West Roxbury Alert About Man in Van Asking About Candy
September 27, 2009
At approximately 5:00pm on Monday September 21st Area E5 officers responded to a radio call for a suspicious person on Manthorne Rd, West Roxbury. Upon arrival officers spoke to the caller and victim, who stated that on Sunday September 20th a mini van with wood paneling on the side, was observed by the victim and the victim’s friends at the intersection of Weld St. /Manthorne Rd. The victim stated the driver of the vehicle was “looking” at them. The same vehicle approached the victim the next day, Monday 9.21.2009 while the victim was walking home. The driver stated to the victim “Do you want a tootsie roll?” The victim stated “No” and continued to walk home.
The driver was described as a white male in his 40s. He was wearing sunglasses and a beige jacket. The male was unshaven and had balding grey hair. Area E5 officers were given a description on the vehicle and the suspect and the area was searched to no avail. There have been no further incidents with this individual that have been reported at this time.
Officers have been, and will continue to patrol school areas during times of dismissal. Parents should make sure to talk with their children about walking home with others and how to react if a vehicle does approach them while walking home. The victim did exactly as we would advise. Ignore the driver and keep walking. We also recommend that parents establish a neighbor that their child can go to if they are not home when the child gets home. Also, make sure children know that in any case of emergency they should dial 9-1-1 for police assistance.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Community Service Officers at 617.343.4564.
Forget the House, Let’s Talk Yards….
September 26, 2009
Eye Eye Eye, our hometown boys just fell apart down there in Jersey, didn’t they? What is going on? Will the real Patriots please step up! A jet-set lifestyle, two pregnant super-models, multiple multi-million dollar dwellings, knee surgery and a year off and now Hollywood Tom is losing games!?!?!?! What is up with that?? Brady needs to bring it down a notch or two. Go back to the fundamentals, establish your run game, stop the wild inaccurate cowboy throws, strengthen your offensive line, humble-up, go on a nature walk. Do something! Honestly. In last week’s 16-9 loss to the Jets, the Patriots looked awful. Tom Brady threw 23-47, 216 yards. That means that Brady threw the ball 47 times and connected or had a completion with 23 of them for a total of 216 yards. Last week, in Atlanta’s 28-20 at home win against Carolina, the Falcon’s QB, Matt Ryan threw 21-27, 220 yards. Yikes, that’s pretty darn accurate.
Sunday, Matt Ryan and his Falcons will be visiting Foxboro and the Pats are favored by 4.5-points. I have to be honest – - I am worried. The Falcons seem Hungry. The Patriots seem dumfounded as to how they lost last week. The Falcons have sharp teeth with snapping jaws and red tinted eyes. The Patriots have morning breath, crusty eyes, and are yawning, scratching their heads and smacking their lips. Read more
Pop Warner Opening Day Sunday at Westie High
September 25, 2009
Please join us as the NEW Parkway Pop Warner under the leadership of Jonathon Stratton kicks off their first home game this Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the West Roxbury Education Complex (formerly West Roxbury High School) where they will host Canton. The E Team coached by Kevin Hallinan (ages 7 – 9) will kick off at 9am followed by the A Team coached by Scott Croteau (ages 11-15) at 10:30am, the C Team coached by Mike Grenham (ages 9-12) at 12pm and the D Team coached by Jamie Polito (ages 8-11) at 1:30pm. This is the fourth game of the season for the Parkway Pop Warner teams which have played many competitive games in the past few weeks. They have traveled to Easton, Braintree and most recently to Mansfield. It is very exciting to see that all the time and hard work the players and coaches have committed to the program since early August is paying off. The players are executing the plays well, thinking on their feet and playing together as a team. This week’s games against Canton are expected to show the same competitiveness as was shown in the past weeks.
Taste of Roslindale TONIGHT at St Nectarios Church
September 24, 2009
September has arrived and it’s time for the Third Annual A Taste of Roslindale. On September 24th, 2009 from 630pm-9pm, over 22 restaurants will display tastings from their chefs at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church, located at 39 Belgrade Avenue in Roslindale. This year’s beneficiaries are: the Roslindale Food Pantry, Roslindale Village Main Street and the Roslindale Holiday Lighting Fund.
Guests will be entertained by the sultry and sophisticated sounds of one of Boston’s top performing Jazz artists the Patrice Monahan Jazz Quartet. The “Butcher Block” – Iron Chef, Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen production all wrapped in one cooking demonstration – will delight the audience, as Chefs duel it out to create the most delicious dish. Participants include Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Boston City Councilor Rob Consalvo.
Live auction, silent auction, raffle and an amazing line up of restaurants will also be part of the fun on Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Read more
O’Malley’s Take on Tuesday’s Election
September 23, 2009
Overview
Yesterday’s preliminary election in Boston narrowed the field of four candidates down to two. Incumbent Mayor Tom Menino won an outright majority – 51% of all ballots cast; an impressive feat in a four candidate race. City Councilor Michael Flaherty won second place and the right to oppose the Mayor in the November 3rd election with 24% of the vote. City Councilor Sam Yoon narrowly missed entering into the final stretch of the race with a 21% third place finish and South End Developer Kevin McCrea rounded out the field with 4% of the vote.
Analysis
Simply put: Menino romped. Running roughshod over his opponents in most traditional wards, communities of color, and progressive neighborhoods, Menino is poised to win big in November. He claimed a win in 19 of the city’s 22 wards.
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Michael Flaherty was able to win three wards outright (which is noteworthy, as Menino only lost a handful of precincts in his 2005 race against Maura Hennigan and won every precinct in his 2001 race against Peggy Davis-Mullen). Flaherty took his native South Boston by a large margin and Charlestown by under 100 votes.
Flaherty’s efforts in Wards 16 and 20 – where he had hoped to put some points on the board – fell flat. Ward 16 (Neponset/Adams Village) went to Menino by about 300 votes and powerhouse Ward 20 (Roslindale/West Roxbury) went to Menino by about 2,000 votes. Read more
PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS
September 23, 2009
Here are the unofficial results:
MAYOR
Number of Uncast Votes 439
THOMAS M. MENINO 41026 50.52%
MICHAEL F. FLAHERTY 19459 23.96%
SAM YOON 17179 21.16%
KEVIN R. McCREA 3340 4.11%
Write-in Votes 198 0.24%
CITY COUNCILLOR AT LARGE
Number of Uncast Votes 132317
JOHN R. CONNOLLY 35115 18.08%
STEPHEN J. MURPHY 30311 15.60%
FELIX G. ARROYO 25821 13.29%
AYANNA S. PRESSLEY 16846 8.67%
ANDREW P. KENNEALLY 12632 6.50%
TITO JACKSON 12520 6.45%
DOUG BENNETT 10519 5.42%
TOMAS GONZALEZ 10108 5.20%
EGO EZEDI 9245 4.76%
HIEP QUOC NGUYEN 7682 3.95%
SEAN H. RYAN 6654 3.43%
JEAN-CLAUDE SANON 5377 2.77%
ROBERT L. FORTES 5062 2.61%
BILL TRABUCCO 3126 1.61%
SCOTLAND M. WILLIS 2638 1.36%
Write-in Votes 591 0.30%
Precincts Reporting 254 100.0 %
Number of Uncast Votes 439
West Roxbury Saves Energy Green ($) Business Forum 10/5
September 23, 2009
West Roxbury Saves Energy Green ($) Business Forum
October 5, 6:30-8 pm
West Roxbury Saves Energy presents a Green Business Forum for local businesses to learn about programs that can help them save money by saving energy. The topics to be covered include:
Renew Boston: Boston’s Environmental Chief Jim Hunt explains this new initiative, which uses stimulus funds to provide Boston’s small businesses with financial resources to become more energy efficient while also reducing costs.
Recycling: A representative from Save That Stuff Waste Management describes how recycling costs businesses less than trash removal.
NSTAR’s Small Business Solutions: Hear about rebates and free financing offered by NSTAR.
The first annual WRSE Green Business Awards will also be presented at the forum, which takes place at the West Roxbury Branch Library, 1961 Centre Street, from 6:30 to 8 pm, on Monday, October 5. Admission is free and open to everyone.
West Roxbury Saves Energy is a nonprofit group organized by the community for the community. For more information, visit westroxburysavesenergy.org
City Preliminary Elections Tuesday
September 21, 2009
Just wanted to remind everyone to get out and vote Tuesday in the City’s Preliminary Election. You have the opportunity to vote for Mayor, City Council At-Large, and District City Council (John Tobin unopposed).
The Parkway once again has been a focal point for the candidates. It seems that every second or third house on every street has at least one lawn sign.
Let us know who you are voting for and how you think the City Council At-Large race will go.
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