Eagle Feathers #78 – Pirates on the Mystic

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

From Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Treasure Island to Johnny Depp’s Caribbean movies, children and adults have been captivated by the tales of swashbuckling pirates. Pirates have plied their treacherous trade for over 2,000 years since the days of early Greece. When they sailed to profit themselves, they were evil “pirates” and when some of them flew under a national flag or for a cause, they were coined “privateers.” Contact with colonial and pre-colonial pirates sailing in this hemisphere began in our own back yard.

The annual M.O.M.’s Run 5k Run/Walk for Cancer will took place on Sunday, May 10 and there was a great turnout. Local and regional participants enjoyed a good run for a great cause, with all proceeds benefiting the Claudia Adams Barr Program with Dana Farber Cancer Research.

Christopher Busa, founder and editor of Provincetown Arts magazine, was born in New York City in 1946, the son of a painter who participated in the formative years of Abstract Expressionism. Spending part of every year in Provincetown since infancy, he slowly absorbed its mythology as a place where artists and writers gather to work and live. After graduation from the University of Minnesota, he studied for a year in Paris at the Sorbonne, and then pursued a Ph.D. for ten years while teaching English at Rutgers University. His interviews and profiles of artists and writers have appeared in the Paris Review, Arts, Partisan Review, Garden Design, and other magazines. Two published pieces were reprinted in Interviews and Encounters with Stanley Kunitz, edited by Stanley Moss (Sheep Meadow Press). Another essay, “Being a Great Man Is a Thesis Invented by Others,” appeared in Such Desperate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollock (Thunder’s Mouth Press). He has curated exhibitions and written catalog introductions for many artists. He co-edited and introduced the Erotic Works of D.H. Lawrence (Crown, 1989), the subject of his dissertation. He is the author of The Provincetown Artists Cookbook, with Written Sketches of the Artists Creating a Contemporary Portrait of the Town as an Art Colony (Abingdon, 1988).

Salvatore Ghamo is a poet in search for answers. He writes The Times:

My name is Salvatore Ghamo, and I’m an English Major at Endicott College. I’ve enjoyed writing short stories and poems since I was a boy. I plan to keep putting together these pieces throughout my college career. I hope my craft continues to reflect my love for this art form.

Attempted kidnapping suspect Sandro Corbelli.

At approximately 9:15 a.m., Tuesday morning, officers were dispatched to 17 Dartmouth Street #2 for a report that a male had kicked the front door open to a daycare and was trying to take a child.

The front door was locked, and there was no answer at the door, however, the sounds of screaming and struggling could be heard coming from inside. Forced entry was made.

Arrests:
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Angelique Smith, May 4, 3:09 p.m., arrested at Davis Sq. on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Lamont Daughtery, of 145 Arlington St., Boston, May 4, 3:09 p.m., arrested at Davis Sq. on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and violation of city ordinance possession of a dangerous weapon.

By Rebecca Danvers

Join the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) for the 19th Annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle on Sunday, May 17.

Alderman Connolly invites colleagues, friends, and neighbors to birthday fundraiser

Alderman John ‘Jack’ Connolly has announced that he is planning a combined birthday/fundraising event for the city’s fall election. The event is taking place on May 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at Tony C’s, the latest addition to the city’s hottest destination, Assembly Row, for the 2015 local election.

So, which shall it be? Bike? Car? T? The challenge has been issued as the Third Annual Rush Hour Race takes to the streets this week to put them all to the test.

By Tom Bannister

What is the fastest way to get from a job in Downtown Boston to home in one of the many residential neighborhoods of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville? The Boston Cyclists Union and the Somerville Bicycle Committee seek to answer this question with a race between a motorist, a cyclist, an MBTA rider, and a Hubway rider from Downtown Boston to Union Square in Somerville with the Third Annual Rush Hour Race next Tuesday, May 12.

— Photos by Claudia Ferro

The 2nd Annual Band Festival was held on Wednesday, April 29, with the New England Conservatory at East Somerville Community School, with other area schools participating.