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    11th Annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarships Celebrate Legacy and Lift Future Leaders The 11th annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Awards ceremony, celebrated recently at Castle Island, was filled with pride, remembrance, and hope for the [...]

  • 2025 Graduate Justin Pina

    Popular Excel High senior, nineteen-year-old Justin Pina, can almost make it look easy. Graduating with a 3.7 grade point average, the oldest of four boys, he is headed to Bridgewater State University in the fall, [...]

  • Meet the Graduate: Brenny O’Brien

    By Carol Masshardt  Boston Arts Academy and South Boston’s Brenny O’Brien have proven to be one good fit.  She graduated with Honors in Theatre and Community Service, and a proud record of achievement. “When I [...]

  • Meet the Graduate: Devoney DeBarros

    By Carol Masshardt Eighteen-year-old Devoney DeBarros, from South Boston, is graduating from Madison Park Technical Vocational School with an impressive record. A Herald-recognized Scholar-Athlete, he will soon graduate with recognition/honors in Math, College Writing, Biology [...]

  • Councilor Flynn to Hold CPA Information Session June 11th, 5:30-7pm

    City Councilor Ed Flynn will host his annual Community Preservation Act (CPA) Information Session in partnership with the CPA Team on Wednesday, June 11th from 5:30pm-7pm in the cafeteria of Tynan Elementary School. This session [...]

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Honoring Service, Inspiring Hope

11th Annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarships Celebrate Legacy and Lift Future Leaders The 11th annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Awards ceremony, celebrated recently at Castle Island, was filled with pride, remembrance, and hope for the future. Hosted on sacred ground with the support of the Castle Island Association, the ceremony honored not only the legacy of Timothy Cook, a U.S. [...]

June 18th, 2025|

South Boston Celebrates Opening of Rebuilt Little League Field Honoring Heroes

South Boston marked a proud and emotional milestone with the grand opening of the Thomas C. Foley Field at Major Christopher F. Lee Playground Wednesday evening. The long-awaited restoration was celebrated in a spirited ceremony attended by city officials, community members, and the families of the field’s namesakes. Joe Christino, president of South Boston Little League, opened the evening by [...]

May 22nd, 2025|

Sports

PKL Already a Big ‘Dill’ in South Boston

March 10th, 2023|

By Ginger DeShaney PKL Boston is not just a pickleball facility. It’s a destination. A gathering place. A celebration waiting to happen.  “There’s somebody every day who is celebrating something and you get to be part of those moments,” said Katie Coakley, one of the owners of PKL at 64 C St. “That connection is [...]

All About Community

January 27th, 2023|

By Carol Masshardt Edward “Teddy” Cunniff has been involved with the Murphy Rink for forty-three years, and he is a man at home with both the past, and the opportunities of 2023. On a recent day, there were hundreds of young children and families, some with equal interest in snacks and skates, as Teddy held [...]

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Honoring Service, Inspiring Hope

June 18th, 2025|

11th Annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarships Celebrate Legacy and Lift Future Leaders The 11th annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Awards ceremony, celebrated recently at Castle Island, was filled with pride, remembrance, and hope for the future. Hosted on sacred ground with the support of the Castle Island Association, the ceremony honored not only the legacy [...]

Meet the Graduate: Brenny O’Brien

June 10th, 2025|

By Carol Masshardt  Boston Arts Academy and South Boston’s Brenny O’Brien have proven to be one good fit.  She graduated with Honors in Theatre and Community Service, and a proud record of achievement. “When I was 3 years old, I saw a play and said, ‘I’m going to do that.’ I started performing at 4 [...]

Business

Clover Clubhouse Offers a Community Haven for Families

April 1st, 2025|

For three South Boston moms, the need for an indoor play space in the neighborhood was clear — so they decided to create one themselves. Their vision became a reality with Clover Clubhouse, a bright and welcoming play space located on the fourth floor of the Lithuanian Club at 368 W. Broadway. Designed to be [...]

The Cannabis/Marijuana Buffer Zone

February 17th, 2025|

Recently, South Boston Online read in Boston’s media that a move was afoot to reduce – or perhaps even eliminate – the buffer zone between authorized shops legally allowed to sell “cannabis”, which is actually “marijuana”.  This buffer zone is supposed to measure at least one-half (0.5) mile between any and all such shops. Several [...]

Editorial

Happy Thanksgiving

November 23rd, 2023|

You may not be aware of this, but our American Thanksgiving Day is unique in the world.  This is not to say that other countries are ungrateful for their blessings.  They certainly are grateful.  Instead, we claim that America was the very first nation to set aside an entire Holiday to say “Thanks”. It’s also [...]

American Veterans Day: November 11, 2023

November 11th, 2023|

Today, think of them as “Global Veterans”. Today November 11, all American veterans, living and dead, will be honored.  Thanks will be especially offered to all living veterans, who have served the United State honorably in war or in peace and who are still with us. There’ll be gatherings in veterans’ posts, governmental remembrances, and [...]

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Honoring Service, Inspiring Hope

June 18th, 2025|

11th Annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarships Celebrate Legacy and Lift Future Leaders The 11th annual Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Awards ceremony, celebrated recently at Castle Island, was filled with pride, remembrance, and hope for the future. Hosted on sacred ground with the support of the Castle Island Association, the ceremony honored not only the legacy [...]

Meet the Graduate: Brenny O’Brien

June 10th, 2025|

By Carol Masshardt  Boston Arts Academy and South Boston’s Brenny O’Brien have proven to be one good fit.  She graduated with Honors in Theatre and Community Service, and a proud record of achievement. “When I was 3 years old, I saw a play and said, ‘I’m going to do that.’ I started performing at 4 [...]

Real Estate

Rebates, Increased Exemptions are Real Residential Tax Relief

January 27th, 2025|

By Senator Nick Collins Earlier this month, residents across Boston saw their property tax bills go up and, in some cases, skyrocket. There are several reasons for this, and all were avoidable. The first reason is that the City of Boston Assessing department unilaterally increased, in some cases dramatically, the assessed values of many homes [...]

Summer Street Pilot Program Open House Meeting Tonight

July 8th, 2024|

SBTAP (the South Boston Transportation Action Plan) has the mission to improve traffic of all kinds in the central area of South Boston.  Last week, SBTAP held a community meeting and presented an initial list of draft recommendations to accomplish this.  Patrick Hoey, the Neighborhood Planning Director from the BTD (Boston Transportation Department) gave the [...]

South Boston Real Estate Recap: Interest Rates Cause Transaction Numbers to Plummet

January 23rd, 2023|

 By Ginger DeShaney  Interest rates are wreaking havoc on the real estate market. In South Boston, real estate transactions in 2022 were down 34 percent from 2021, but at the same time, median prices have increased, said a longtime South Boston realtor. In 2021, there were 933 transactions; in 2022, that number was down to [...]

South Boston Real Estate Market Recap: Year-to-Date Transactions Down but Prices Hold Steady

October 14th, 2022|

 By Ginger DeShaney The third quarter of 2022 held some local real estate market surprises. “Some things even surprised me,” said long-time South Boston realtor Jackie Rooney. “The big change is the number of sales is down 30%.” But the bigger surprise is that prices held through the year's first three quarters, although many of [...]

Dorchester Bay City – 2022 Update

February 1st, 2022|

by Rick Winterson For the past few years, a project entitled “Dorchester Bay City” (DBC) has been in the works – from initial exploratory discussions to the formation of development/construction organizations, and recently followed by the first property usage plans and proposed building designs.  Briefly, the DBC development agent is Accordia Partners, LLC; the DBC [...]

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