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From YouTube: The Official Opening of Martin's Park
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A gorgeous day in the Seaport was made even brighter by the official opening of Martin's Park! Mayor Walsh and Governor Baker join the Richard family and countless park donors to open Martin's Park, named after Dorchester resident Martin Richard, who tragically lost his life in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Along with the park's exciting new interactive features, five cherry trees were planted in memory of Sean Collier, Dennis Simmonds, Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu, and Martin.
A
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Chris
cook
I'm,
the
chief
of
Environment
energy,
in
open
space
for
the
city
of
Boston,
and
welcome
to
Martins
Park
at
the
Smith
family
waterfront,
we're
of
course
joined
by
members
of
the
Smith
family,
including
deb
smith,
knez,
so
Deb.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
and
the
rest
of
the
family.
I
also
want
to
thank
James
Mackay,
who
was
the
contractor
on
site
who
worked
so
hard
through
the
years
to
make
sure
that
this
park
became
a
reality.
A
We're
very
grateful,
so
we're
grateful
to
McKay
construction,
we're
very,
very
grateful
to
the
Smith
family.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us.
This
is
a
Boston
Park.
It's
a
city
of
Boston
Park
and
many
members
from
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
worked
very
hard
on
this
space,
but
no
one
worked
harder
than
two
people
Liza,
my
our
chief
Landscape
Architect,
as
well
as
Lauren
Bryant.
The
project
managers,
if
you
give
them
a
round
of
applause-
and
it
was
a
partner
with
capital.
A
Construction
I
course
want
to
thank
Trish
Lyons,
the
leader
of
capital
construction,
but
also
Pat
Dougherty,
who
worked
so
hard
on
the
site.
None
of
this
happens
without
extraordinary
leadership
and
we
have
a
great
parks
leader
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
please
welcome
the
mayor
of
Boston
Martin
J
Walsh,
mr.
mayor.
What
is
this
park
mean.
B
B
A
B
The
beauty
about
this
is
no
matter
what
type
of
budget
we
have,
no
matter
what
type
of
economy
we
have.
This
Park
will
always
be
maintained,
having
an
endowment
to
be
able
to
pay
for
the
maintenance
of
this
park,
and
the
upkeep
of
this
product
makes
such
a
big
difference,
and
when
you
see
that
that
opportunity
to
do
that
here,
it's
it's
gonna
be
look
like
this
forever.
This
isn't
a
one.
It
looks
like
this
today
and
then
a
year
and
a
half
for
now
it's
different.
B
A
B
Well,
first
of
all,
our
playgrounds
didn't
look
anything
like
this.
My
favorite
part
of
this
park
is
probably
the
climb
on
the
other
side
of
the
wall.
Here
you
know
being
able
to
climb
up
that
wall
and
ensure
your
ability,
atletico
bility.
The
other
day
bill
Rich's
slid
down
the
slide
when
he,
the
Vice
President
Biden,
so
I'm
gonna
wait
some
other
day
and
climb
that
wall.
That.
A
Sounds
good,
maybe
today
we
will
do
it
later
today.
So
again,
thank
you
to
the
Smith
family.
We're
very,
very
grateful
that
you're
here
to
join
us
today.
Thank
you
to
the
mayor.
Thank
you
to
McKay
construction
at
this
time,
I'd
like
everyone
to
turn
their
attention
to
the
Jumbotron,
we're
going
to
show
a
time-lapse
video
of
how
this
park
was
made.
A
Thank
you,
everyone
and
welcome
back
we're
so
excited
to
be
here
in
the
water
garden.
Now
is
anyone
warm
out
there
so
in
just
a
few
minutes,
you're
gonna
be
able
to
cool
down
right
where
we're
standing,
the
waters,
gonna
shoot
out
of
here
and
everyone's
gonna
have
a
good
time.
This
design
is
absolutely
beautiful
and
that
only
happens
with
great
designers
I'm
right
here
with
Michael
Van
Valkenburgh
who's,
the
architect
behind
this
park.
A
If
you
could
give
him
a
round
of
applause,
I'm,
also
standing
with
other
members
of
the
Smith
family
as
well
as
Carl
Tirana
who's,
the
president
of
the
Boston
Children's
Museum,
and
if
you
haven't
noticed
the
museum
is
right
next
door,
it's
an
incredible
place
for
kids
and
now
there's
an
amazing
outdoor
space
to
match
what
happens
in
that
building.
Carol.
Thank
you
for
everything.
You've
done
for
this
park
really
appreciate
it,
and
this
is
a
city
park.
A
C
Is
easily
the
most
amazing
and
creative
Park
in
part
because
of
the
space
that
people
were
working
on
when
they
built
it
and
remember.
This
was
sort
of
a
park
for
she's,
almost
15
years,
I
think
before
it
became
this
Park
and
you
folks
were
deeply
involved
that
the
children's
museum
is
turn
them
using
the
creating
programming
out
here
and
all
the
rest.
But
this
is
really.
C
This
is
really
something
and
I
have
to
say
it
is
a
magnificent
tribute
to
to
Martin
and
and
the
Richard
family
and
all
they
stood
for,
and
there
were
a
million
cooks
in
this
kitchen
to
make
this
thing
happen,
and
it
was
one
of
those
unusual
circumstances
where
the
aspiration
everybody
had
who
was
part
of
this
to
just
find
a
way
to
make
it
happen,
worked
out.
It's
a
beautiful
thing.
Thank.
A
A
C
I,
what
I
would
say
first
of
all
is
this
one
was
for
the
city
and
for
the
state
personally
important
to
us,
because
it's
one
more
opportunity
to
define
peace
and
power
and
all
the
tragedy
of
the
of
the
Marathon
bombing.
And
secondly,
if
there's
a
good
working
relationship
at
the
top.
It
just
translates
all
the
way
down,
because
people
who
work
for
us
know
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
they
are
being
unreasonable
or
they're,
not
collaborating
and
they're
not
cooperating.
C
A
Great
and
we're
also
joined
here
by
people
from
all
over
the
Commonwealth
through
project
351.
There
are
volunteers
today,
if
you
could
give
them
a
round
of
applause.
Dorchester
baseball
is
here
the
mr8
foundation.
So
there's
a
lot
of
kids
around
us
so
governor.
If
you
were
eight
year
old,
Charlie
Baker,
what
would
be
your
favorite
part
of
the
park?
I.
C
Have
to
tell
you
that-
and
this
is
probably
not
good
when
I
was
eight
years
old.
What
we
would
have
been
doing
is
having
contests
on
who
could
stop?
Who,
from
getting
to
one
end
of
the
bridge,
to
the
other
jump
sure
is
not
the
intent
of
that
thing
when
it
was
established,
but
the
other
thing
I
really
love
is
I
love
this
I
love.
This
ship
I
had
quite
an
imagination
when
I
was
a
kid
and
that
boat
would
have
been
taking
me
to
all
kinds
of
places.
A
You
very
much
governor
a
one
other
quick,
shout-out,
Michael,
Van,
Valkenburg
and
associates
was
the
landscape
architect
firm,
but
there
was
a
young
man
from
your
shop
Chris
Donahue,
who
was
out
here
almost
every
day,
planting
and
designing
so
Chris.
Thank
you
for
everything
that
you
did
at
this
time.
I'd
like
everyone
to
turn
their
attention
to
the
Jumbotrons
into
the
bridge,
where
we're
going
to
be
treated
to
a
song
from
the
Boston
City
singers.
Thank
you.
A
D
E
D
E
Thank
You
Sean:
how
are
you
doing
it's
a
great
day
here
on
the
ship?
You
know
we
we
come
from
many
different
faith
backgrounds,
but
there's
a
Catholic
priest.
We
usually
have
a
few
collections,
so
we're
gonna
have
four
collections
this
afternoon.
If
that's
a
four
no
collections,
whatever
the
God
of
our
understanding,
is
we
come
from
many
different
faith,
backgrounds
and
traditions.
However,
we
name
God,
it's
the
God
of
love,
it's
the
God
that
brings
life
out
of
death
and
it's
the
God
that
brings
people
together
even
in
our
differences
in
diversity.
E
So
let's
call
on
the
God
of
our
understanding
that
has
given
us
this
beautiful
day
this
beautiful
place
and
has
brought
new
life
did
God.
We
ask
you
to
bless
mountains
back
plus,
all
the
kids,
all
the
families
and
bless
this
space
where
all
will
be
safe.
Well,
Matins
words
will
echo
no
more
hurting
people
we
give
thanks
for
the
new
life
and
the
joy
that
springs
forth
this
morning.
E
God
bless
this
pokémon
Spock.
May
it
be
a
place
of
healing
and
reflection
and
fun
for
all
who
live
in
our
city
and
Commonwealth,
and
all
who
come
to
visit
may
know,
may
all
know
the
resilience
of
this
place
and
these
people-
and
we
ask
this
Lord
God
of
love
in
your
name.
Let
the
PAC's
say,
amen.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
father,
so
many
people
made
this
part
possible,
not
only
the
Smith
family
foundation,
but
also
the
Bar,
Foundation
and
all
of
our
sponsors,
but
none
of
this
would
have
happened
without
the
extraordinary
gift
from
the
Richard
family
themselves.
They've,
given
this
part
to
us-
and
we
are
so
incredibly
grateful
on
this
day
here
with
one
more
gift
for
all
of
us-
is
Jane
Richard
who's
going
to
sing
a
song
for
us.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
Jane.