Steven A.. Tolman - State Senator (D)
State House, Boston, MA 02133
PHONE: 617-722-1280, FAX: 617-722-1069
Stolman@senate.state.ma.us
Allston-Brighton Police - District 14
301 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-343-4260
Contacts(Community Service Office): Sgt. William B. Fogerty-Supervisor,
P.O. Christopher Rogers-Youth Service Officer, Kara England-Civilian
Community Service Officer, P.O. Stephen Law-Community Service Officer,
P.O. Daniel Daley-Community Service Officer, P.O. William Murray-Senior
Response Officer
American Red Cross of Mass Bay
PHONE: 617-375-0700, WWW.bostonredcross.org
Boston College Police
PHONE: (emergency)617-552-4444, (non-emergency) 617-552-4440
Boston Redevelopment Authority(BRA)
One City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
PHONE: (Main)617-722-4300, FAX: 617-248-1937, www.cityofboston.gov/bra/
Contacts: Sue Kim, Sue.Kim.BRA@ci.boston.ma.us,
Lance Campbell, Lance.Campbell.BRA@ci.boston.ma.us
PHONE: 617-918-4418, 617-918-4311
Boston Parks and Recreation
PHONE:617-635-4505
Contact: Brian McLaughlin*
Boston University Police
PHONE: (emergency)617-353-2121, (non-emergency)617-353-2110
City Hall
PHONE:617-635-4000
Environmental Services
PHONE: 617-635-3425
Contact: Nancy Grilk*
Fire Department - Engine 4, Ladder 14
460 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134(Union Square)
Elections Department
PHONE: 617-635-2400
Mayor's Office Hotline
PHONE: 617-635-4500
Municipal Police
PHONE: 617-635-4844
M.B.T.A. Schedules
617-222-3200
Public Works
PHONE: 617-635-7555
Recycling Information
PHONE: 617-635-4959
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Web Site: www.state.ma.us
City of Boston Web Site: www.cityofboston.gov
*also a Friend of the Allston Branch Library
ETHNIC AND LOCAL MEDIA LIST
Allston Brighton Tab - weekly, Allston-Brighton local, print
P.O. Box 9112, Needham, MA 02192
PHONE: 781-433-7809 FAX:781-433-8202
Editor: David McLaughlin
Asian Focus - once every four weeks on Sunday, 6:30-7am. Public
affairs, current events, musicians, artists, newsmakers in Asian
American community, tv
WHDH-TV Channel 7, 7 Bulfinch Pl., Boston, MA 02114
PHONE: 617-725-0631, FAX: 617-742-2411
Producer/Host: Mary Sit
Brazilian Times - weekly in Portuguese, print
PO Box 447, Somerville, MA 02143
PHONE: 617-625-5559, FAX: 617-625-9550
Editor: Edisron Paiva, Jr.
El Mundo - weekly in Spanish, print
Caribe Communication, Inc., 408 S. Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130
PHONE: 617-522-5060, FAX: 617-524-5886
Contact: Maria Vasillo
Jornal Dos Sports - weekly sports in Portuguese, print
34 Harding Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
PHONE: 617-491-4296, FAX: 617-868-1499
Contact: Zeke Piedade
Russian Community Journal - monthly in Russian, publication
of the Russian Community Assoc. of MA, Russian language program
on Access Tv -live Mon. 7:30pm on Ch. A9, taped on Sat at 1pm
215-B Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-731-7789, FAX: 617-731-6788
Contact: Sergey Bologov
Russian Voice of Boston - WUNR 1600 AM - Russian language radio
show and Contact Magazine(Russian newspaper)
PO Box 1606, Brookline, MA 02446
PHONE: 617-277-1254, FAX: 617-232-1583
Contact: Michael Zaytsev
WMBR - 88.1 FM - M.I.T. student radio-Sundays 12-2pm Brazilian
Style, various other ethnic programming throughout the week
Walker Memorial Basement 3 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
PHONE: (business line)617-253-4000, (DJ line)617-253-8810, http://wmbr.mit.edu
WMFO - 91.5 FM - Tufts University freeform radio, various ethnic
programs
P.O. Box 65, Medford, MA 02155
PHONE: (business line)617-625-0800 (listener line)617-627-3800,
FAX: 617-625-6072, www.wmfo.org
WRCA - 1330 AM - Caliente Radio-Spanish broadcasting, Caribbean
programming
PHONE:617-868-1330, 617-522-5060, www.caliente.com
THE ARTS AND CULTURE
Allston-Brighton Free Radio Project
451 Cambridge Street, Allston, Ma 02134
PHONE: 617-254-2728
Allston-Brighton Historical Society
PHONE: 617-782-8483
Contact: William Marchione
Playwrights' Platform
164 Brayton Road, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-4482
Contact: Beverly Creasey
Rugg Road Artists Collective
20 Rugg Road, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE:617-789-3938
Contact: Andrea Hornbein
BUSINESS/ECONOMIC/HOUSING
Allston Board of Trade
PHONE: 617-783-2900
Contact: Marc Cooper
Allston Civic Association
21 Parkvale Avenue #10, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-2837
Contact: Paul Berkeley, President
Allston Main Streets
161 Harvard Avenue, Suite 11, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-254-7564, FAX: 617-254-2442, avmainst@allstonvillage.com
Contact: Jennifer Rose
Allston-Brighton Community Development Corp (ABCDC)
15 N. Beacon Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-787-3874, FAX: 617-787-0425
Contacts: Juan Gonzalez, Volunteer Coordinator,
gonzalez@allstonbrightoncdc.org
M.H. Nsagou, Associate Director, mhn@allstonbrightoncdc.org
Bob Van Meter, Executive Director, vanmeter@allstonbrightoncdc.org
Brighton-Allston Improvement Association
PHONE: 617-782-2485
Contact: Joan Nolan
Irish Immigration Center
171 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-4271
EDUCATION/AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
ABCD Allston-Brighton Head Start
141 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-783-1235
Allston-Brighton YMCA-after school program
470 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-782-3535
Contact: Terri Mulks
Program Location: Baldwin Elementary School, 121 Corey Road, Brighton,
MA 02135(except during BPS vacations-then held at YMCA)
Allston-Brighton Family YMCA-general programming
Contact: Tim Garvin, Director
Another Course to College
989 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
PHONE: 617-635-8865, acc@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Marilyn Corsini, Program Director,
Boston Public Schools Office of Bilingual Education
26 Court Street, 6th Flr, Boston, MA 02108 (9-4:45)
PHONE: 617-635-9435
Boston Evening Academy
989 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
PHONE: 617-635-6789, evening@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Ferdinand Fuentes, Program Director
Brighton-Allston After-School Enrichment Program
5 St. Luke's Road, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-787-1087
Citizen Schools at the Garfield Elementary School-after school
program
133 South Street, Boston, MA
PHONE: 617-695-2300 x116 FAX: 617-695-2367
Contact: Kevin Fleming
Program Location: 95 Beechcroft Street, Brighton, MA 02135
City Roots - Allston
30 Gordon Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-5233
Children's Grove Cooperative Center
617 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-0170
Cluster 5 - The Schools of Allston-Brighton
Elementary: Baldwin, Gardner, Garfield, Hamilton, Jackson
Mann/ North Zone ELC/ Winship Middle: Edison, Taft High:
Another Course to College (A.C.C.), Brighton High, Other:
Horace Mann
Contacts: Patrice DiNatale, Cluster Leader
Diego Alvarado, Cluster Coordinator
Evelyn Thorpe, Cluster Assistant
Location: Horace Mann School
PHONE: 617-635-6666, FAX: 617-635-6667
Commonwealth Tenants' Association-tutoring
35 Fidelis Way, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-787-2727 or 617-254-6644
Contact: Kristin Morlok
D.E.A.F. Inc.
215 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-254-4041 (9-5)
Early Learning Center - North Zone
40 Armington Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-8409, nzelc@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Graciela Hopkins, Program Director
Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
40 Armington Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-8534 (V/TTY), 617-783-3664(TTY), FAX: 617-635-6379,
hmann@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Patrice DiNatale, Principal
Fidelis Way School Age After School Program
10 Fidelis Way, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-782-6068
The GED Test Center
PHONE: 617-635-4920
Jackson Mann Community Center-after school program
500 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-635-5153
Contact: Tom Regan
Program Location: Jackson Mann
Jackson Mann Elementary School
40 Armington Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-8532, jackson-mann@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Joanne Russell, Principal
Jackson Mann Youth Center
32 Rugg Road, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-5157
Jobs for Youth
312 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
PHONE: 617-338-0815
The Literacy Connection
637 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-783-8200 (9-4)
Saint Anthony's School-grades pre K- 8 & afterschool
57 Holton Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-7170
Contact: Gary Phillips
Contact: Rev. Daniel P. Hegarty
Saint Elizabeth's School of Nursing
159 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-789-2364
Saint Herman of Alaska Christian School
64 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-0878
Contact: Susan Kon
Thomas Gardner School
30 Athol Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-635-8365, gardner@boston.k12.ma.us
Contact: Catalina B. Montes, Principal
West End Boys and Girls Club-recreation/drop-in center
105 Allston Street, Allston, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-787-4044
Contact: Andrea Howard
Program Location: West End Club
For volunteering Contact: Siria Vaszuez PHONE:617-782-6041, 617-787-4044
HUMAN SERVICES
Allston-Brighton Area Planning Action Council (APAC)
143 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-783-1485
Contact: Paul Creighton, Director
Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition
161 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-3886
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Hotline
PHONE: 800-766-0574
Battered Women's Hotline
PHONE: 617-661-7203
Boston College Neighborhood Center
425 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-552-0445, FAX: 617-552-0448, EMAIL: bcnc@bc.edu
Contact: Maria DiChiappari
Boston College Office of State and Community Relations
Hopkins House, 116 College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
PHONE: 617-552-4787, FAX: 617-552-8659
Contact: Jean S. McKeigue, Director,
jean.mckeigue@bc.edu
William R. Mills, Jr., Associate Director, 617-552-8661,
william.mills@bc.edu
W. Paul White, Associate Vice President, 617-552-2512, paul.white@bc.edu
Boston Empowerment Center/SBA Business Assistance Center
PHONE: 617-445-3413
Boston University Office of Government and Community Affairs
121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215
PHONE: 617-353-2078
Contact: Joe Walsh, Director, Community Affairs
Brighton Allston Mental Health Association
PHONE: 617-787-1901
Crittendon Hastings House
10 Perthshire Road, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-782-7600
Harvard University Office of Community Affairs
2 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
PHONE: 617-495-4955
Contact: Kevin McCluskey, Director of Community Relations
Mayors Office of Neighborhood Services
1 City Hall, Room 708, Boston, 02201
PHONE: 617-635-2678
Contact: Hayley Snaddon, Allston-Brighton Coordinator, hayley.snaddon@ci.boston.ma.us
Veronica B. Smith Multi Service Senior Center
20 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-6100
Contact: Mark Ciommo, Executive Director
Vinfen Corp.
950 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
PHONE: 617-441-1800
Apartment Living through Vinfen
1460 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE:617-739-1118
Contact: Melissa Lewis
Vocational Adjustment Center
221 N. Beacon Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-782-9400
Contact: Robert Whynot
Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
PHONE: 617-789-2439
HOSPITALS/MEDICAL CENTERS
Beth Israel Hospital
PHONE: 617-735-3337
Boston Medical Center
PHONE: 617-534-4075
Brigham and Women's
PHONE: 617-732-5636
Children's Hospital
PHONE: 617-335-6611
Deaconess Hospital
PHONE: 617-754-2301
Faulkner Hospital
PHONE: 617-522-5800
Franciscan Children's Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
30 Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-3800
Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center
287 Western Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-783-0500 x 273
Contact: Sonia Ventura, Outreach and Community Affairs Manager,
soniaventura@hotmail.com
Mass. Eye and Ear
PHONE: 617-523-7900
Mass. General Hospital
PHONE: 617-724-4100
New England Medical Center
PHONE: 617-636-5566
Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center
736 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-789-3000
Vencor Hospital of Boston
1515 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-1100
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
Allston Congregational Church
41 Quint Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-254-2920
Contact: Rev. Rodney Petersen, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Kofi Asimpi, Sunday School Superintendant
Brighton Ave Baptist Church
30 Gordon Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-8120
Contact: Rev. Charlotte Davis
Chinese Evangelical Church
41 Quint Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-254-4039
Contact: Rev. Joseph Tsang
Church of the Holy Resurrection Eastern Orthodox Community
64 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-787-7625
Contact: Father James Robinson
Evangelical Charismatic Center
39 Fordham Road, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-789-4601
Hill Memorial Baptist Church
279 N. Harvard Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-4524
Contact: Rev. Charles M. Redfern
International Community Church
557 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-8120
Saint Anthony Catholic Church
43 Holton Street, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-0775
Contact: Rev. Daniel P. Hegarty
Saint Luke's Saint Margaret's
5 Saint Luke's Road, Allston, MA 02134
PHONE: 617-782-2029, 617-735-8259
Contact: Rev. Katherine Phillips
