September 11, 2008 — vol. 44, no 5
Boston Scenes
Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week
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Patrick Ewing dribbles a basketball while he was a player at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in this Banner file photo. Once a local phenomenon, Ewing soon became a national headliner, starring at Georgetown University, becoming the first player selected in the 1985 NBA Draft, and embarking on a professional career that last Friday earned him induction in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. For more on this year’s inductees, click here. (Banner file photo) |
John B. Cruz Jr. (left) and his son John B. Cruz III stand on a construction site in this Banner file photo. Cruz Jr., popularly known as “Bertie,” passed away on Sept. 6, 2008. He was 89. In 1948, he established the John B. Cruz Construction Company, the oldest 100-percent minority-owned construction firm in the Commonwealth. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 12, at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Route 28), Wareham, at 8:30 a.m. Visiting hours are Thursday, Sept. 11, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: Bridgewater State College Foundation, John Bertie Cruz Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 42, Bridgewater, MA 02324-0042. (Banner file photo) |
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Eight United Way Community Ambassadors recently visited the Alternative and Adult Education Program at Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses Inc. The ambassadors conducted mock job interviews to prepare 30 students from the program’s English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), adult basic education and general education development (GED) classes for future employment. (Photo courtesy of Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses Inc.)
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| Sep 10 16:41pm by JAZ [68.194.214.47] | |
this is an old concert. It was on July 23rd, 2008...... |
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