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Ann Karnofsky, 79, moved to Fairview Estate in 2016 and decided to apply for rent subsidy. She claims that the manager at the time told her people who apply for it can cause problems. ....
The Embrace Boston sculpture on Boston Common, dedicated last Friday, is a triple gift to Boston. First, there’s the memorable artwork, which is based on a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King embracing his wife, Coretta Scott King, then there’s the plaza with 69 plaques honoring Boston civil rights leaders active between 1950-1975. Finally, in the works is a Roxbury-based policy ....
Two weeks ago, on Nov. 22, I found myself at a border crossing checkpoint in the small Romanian city of Radauti, where some 800,000 refugees from nearby Ukraine, mainly women and children, have sought refuge from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught. There were already several inches of snow on the ground as winter took hold. Why was I there? ....
Peter Power, who died on July 17 at age 75, was a good man. A house painter who grew up in Dorchester, he was the only son of Peter and Julia Power, who emigrated from County Cork in Ireland. He first met Karen French Power, his wife of 48 years, when they lived next door to one another on Jones Hill. A later meeting, in 1972, occurred one night under stressful circumstances. ....