Local Hero
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Emmett Folgert
works as director of the Dorchester Youth Collaborative,
a youth center serving the Boston neighborhoods of celebrity Mark Wahlberg's past.
Emmett has his finger on the pulse of what's happening in the 'hood. As a writer, he
contributed to the story on which low-budget indie film Squeeze was based. Emmett uses digital photography and theater improvisation classes to keep youth away from gangs and out of trouble. One of his acting students, Jason Kelly, was cast for his first movie role by Clint Eastwood in
Mystic River.
Sometimes a number of rivals are released from prison at the same time. Back on the streets, as Emmett knows firsthand,
this can mean disaster.
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The War at Home
"They are just killing each other like birds - no value for human life. They need to get these damned kids more jobs, give them something to do, get rid of the guns." - Maryanne in Boston
Boston police may redeploy the federally-funded surveillance cameras used during the Democratic National Convention to city parks, as called for in a Boston Globe editorial .
Honor
In stark contrast to the hanging pots of flowers placed along Boylston Street before the Democratic National Convention, a Boston city park dedicated to Jermaine Goffigan, stands in disrepair. The park was named for 9-year-old Jermaine who was shot on his birthday ten years ago. It was only last week that the two men responsible for the child's senseless death stood in court and admitted their guilt. Justice, of a sort, was served.
"We sell tons of parks all the time," Seth Gitell, spokesman for Mayor Thomas M. Menino, said yesterday. "How come this one is so interesting?"
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