November 2004

Items that missed the printed issue:

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Reminder:
Maureen Feeney Leadership award nominations are due November 5th!!


Click here for CSHCA Beautification Committee Updates


CSHCA Merchant Members Reminder:
We offer space on our website and in our newsletter for your current job postings. Note: greater detail/text can be listed on the web (web offer not yet available). If desiring to list in our monthly newsletter please keep your listings on the brief side due to space constraints. In both cases please provide a contact name, phone # and email address if applicable.

CSHCA Contacts:
Newsletter: John Anderson janderson@uusc.org
Web site: Ed Geary Jr. webmaster@columbiasavinhillcivic.org


C-11 Special Community Meeting
C-11 Community Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month in the Guard Room of C-11 on Gibson Street at 7 PM.

This month they will switch dates and location to November 3rd at 7 PM, St. Peters Hall on Bowdoin Street. Come meet and greet our new Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O'Toole.


Support Our Local Businesses who Support the CSHCA!

Below is a list of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association's Merchant Members. The folks who run these businesses support us and have invested in our community. Please extend the same support to them by shopping in their stores, eating in their restaurants, and seeking their services.
A Hohmann Oil Co. Inc. 1146 Dorchester Avenue
Anna's Bakery, Inc. 1035 Dorchester Avenue
At Home Real Estate Group 109 Savin Hill Avenue
Avenue Auto Wholesales, Inc.  1121 Dorchester Avenue
The Banshee Pub 934 Dorchester Avenue
Bayside Exposition Center 200 Mt. Vernon Street
Best Liquors 1088 Dorchester Avenue
The Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Blvd.
C.F. Donovan's Restaurant 120 Savin Hill Avenue
Coleen’s Flower Shop 912 Dorchester Avenue
Corcoran Jennison Mgmt 150 Mt. Vernon Street
Creative Wrappings 22 Carson Street  
Dorchester Avenue Auto Repair  887 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester Tire Service, Inc. 1160 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester Market 951 Dorchester Avenue
Gately Insurance Co. 983A Dorchester Avenue
The Harp & Bard Restaurant 1099 Dorchester Avenue
Lee Myles Transmission 1110 Dorchester Avenue
Lee's Store & Bakery 982 Dorchester Avenue
McKenna’s Café 113 Savin Hill Avenue
Murphy Funeral Home 1020 Dorchester Avenue
Nash’s Pub 1154 Dorchester Avenue
NEALCO Environmental Svcs. 5 Caspian Way
Old Towne Real Estate 651 Gallivan Blvd.
P. Gioioso & Sons Construction 50 Sprague Street, Hyde Park (BWS project)
Pat Jay’s Pharmacy 940 Dorchester Avenue
Restaurante Laura 688 Columbia Road
Savin Hill Variety 110 Savin Hill Avenue
Shanti Restaurant 1111 Dorchester Avenue
SPIRE Printing 65 Bay Street
Sports Lab 1152 Dorchester Avenue
Venice Pizza 39 Savin Hill Avenue
Victorian Realty 1859 Dorchester Avenue
Vina Realty/MSC Travel 988 Dorchester Avenue

Merchant Memberships are $25.00 a year. Please note that this is a non-voting membership. If interested in becoming a Merchant Member please print out and complete the membership form at the bottom of this online newsletter and forward with your check in the amount of $25.00 made payable to the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association. We will list all Merchant Members each month in our newsletter. Funds will be used towards neighborhood improvement projects/activities.


www.columbiasavinhillcivic.org
Local non-profits and neighborhood crime watches can have a free link on this website.


Little House Happenings - November

The Little House Saturday Morning Gym Hockey
This program is co-ed for ages 8-12 (boys) and 8-13 (girls). The program runs October through March on Saturday mornings from 9 AM to noon. Cost is $20 for the season and includes a team jersey. There's still space available so come in and register today. Any questions call John @ 617-282-2180, Tuesday - Friday from Noon to 9:30 PM.

The Little House Tiny Tots Program
for ages 2.9 to 5 years. Hours are 9 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday. Cost is $330 per month. On-going registration. For more info call Karen.


Dorchester Day Parade Committee
At the Oct. 18th meeting CSHCA Vice President, Ed Geary, Jr., was elected President of the 2005 Dorchester Parade Committee and CSHCA Secretary, Gretchen Carney, was elected Vice President. CSHCA Super 88 Committee Chair, Joe Chaisson, was re-elected Committee Treasurer. Ed Pimenthal has been elected as the parade's Chief Marshal. The next Parade Committee meeting will be November 15th, 7 PM, at the Quality Inn - Breakfast Room. The Quality Inn is located just across the way from the Stop & Shop on Morrissey Blvd. All are welcome, feel free to join them for a cup of java!


Dorchester Tree Lightings
It is that time of year "To Light and Unite Dorchester". The tree lightings all about Dorchester will occur on Saturday, November 27th. A Holiday Committee volunteer representative at upcoming meetings is needed from our area of Savin Hill. Please consider signing up. These meetings will determine tree locations, schedules of the tour, gift items and officers. Meeting times: 6:30 - 7:30 Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15 and (?) 22. Bag stuffing will be held on November 26th at 6 PM. The meetings will take place at the Dorchester Youth Academy, Field's Corner, 1532-B Dorchester Avenue on the second floor.


November 1st is All Saints' Day


Dorchester Open Studios
Dorchester Open Studios (DOS) are back! These special exhibitions will be taking place on the last weekend of October. DOS kicks off on Friday,10/29 with a free reception at the Great Hall in Codman Square from 7 to 9 PM with music provided by The Boston City Singers. On Saturday and Sunday, 10/30 and 31, from 11 AM to 5 PM local artists will be opening their spaces to the general public free of charge. For more info go to www.dorchesteropenstudios.org or call 617-474-1442. It's a true joy to check out!
~Mike Oliver
DCAE


Click here for CSHCA South Bay/ Super 88 Committee Updates


Congratulations
Annissa and Doug George celebrated the birth of Douglas Walter George, 8 lbs. 4 oz. on October 6th at 12:37 PM.

Phil Carver, Pope's Hill Neighborhood Assoc. President was recently honored with the Boston Business Journal's prestigious "40 under 40" Award.

The "Sugar Bowl" on Dorchester Avenue at the corner of Roseclair is now open for business. Join owner Joe Baker for a scoop of ice cream or a cup of coffee. Good Luck wishes!


CSHCA Meeting - Childcare Offering
At our general meetings we offer free childcare for our membership and guests. Please bring along any personal items that your child may need during the course of the evening. It is advised that you arrive on the early side to give your child some time to adjust and settle in. Our childcare attendant for this year is Sylvi Naci.


The Little House Food Pantry
At our monthly meetings the CSHCA collects non-perishable food, toiletries and household cleaning items to donate to The Little House Food Pantry. We place a collection basket at the sign in desk. Thanks so much !!!


50/50 Raffle
The CSHCA runs a 50/50 raffle at each of our general meetings. Tickets are only $1 each and three for $2. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the front desk when signing in. The winning ticket will be drawn at the conclusion of the meeting. Please participate and Good Luck !!!


Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day
November 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. UMass Harbor Campus. Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester
Put household poisons, insecticides, paint, tires, auto fluids, car batteries, wood preservatives, herbicides, and pool supplies, propane tanks, motor oil, and products labeled corrosive, flammable, or toxic in cardboard boxes for safe transport and bring them to the above location. The City reserves the right to reject materials. For more information call (617) 635-4959.

For TV's and computer monitors please call (617) 635-7574 for home pickup.


E-Elert
E-Lert is an email alert system that comes out 2-3 times a week to the Columbia-Savin Hill neighborhood. This listing shows you what E-Lert subscribers get by email, usually within a few days of the incident occurring. When we look at the crimes in the neighborhood this way, you can begin to see trends, such as a rash of vandalism hitting our neighborhood the week beginning October 6. E-Lert tries to identify these trends. To subscribe to E-Lert, drop an email to E-Lert@hspnetwork.org along with your name and address. Your email address will not be shared with anyone else. Click here for a PDF of the incidents for October.
~Bill Walczak


Newsletter Submissions
Do you have you something that you'd like to share in "The Neighbors"? We welcome all appropriate submissions. Letters to the Editor, write-ups about a neighborhood event, local announcements, committee reports...etc. Please keep your written text on the short side, several paragraphs in length, and single spaced. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for clarity and or due to space constraints. Call (617) 282-1277 or email janderson@uusc.org

Our deadline for the November newsletter is tentatively November 22nd.


Appreciations
Many Thanks to SPIRE and UMass for their copying and mailing assistance!!!



CSHCA Membership Renewal/Application for Membership
Please keep current with your annual membership dues if you wish to remain a voting member in good standing and continue to receive a copy of the newsletter, "The Neighbors". NOTE: Check address label for your membership expiration date. It would be greatly appreciated if your memberships were renewed early.

CSHCA Annual Memberships are only $5 per person ($25 Merchant Sponsor - non-voting member) Checks can be made payable to: CSHCA

Simply print out the form below and give with payment to our Treasurer, Nora McDonnell at our next meeting or mail to:

CSHCA Membership
c/o Ms. Nora McDonnell, CSHCA Treas.
7 Buttonwood Court
Dorchester, MA 02125

Individual membership(s) ____
Merchant Sponsor _____


Name(s): ____________________________________________

Street: _____________________________ Apt: __________

City/Town: ___________________________ State: _____

Postal Code: ____________

Phone: ______________________________

Email: ______________________________

Merchant Sponsor Name: _____________________________

America Recycles Day is Nov 15th.


Yard Waste Collection - Fall
The City of Boston will be collecting seasonal yard waste on the following Saturdays: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4 and 12/11. Please place your yard waste curbside by 7 AM on any of those dates. Large paper bags or open barrels only. No plastic bags or household trash!


Dorchester Recycling Coalition
To receive your FREE blue recycling bin or for more information about how to recycle call (617) 635-4959.









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