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Civil Fine of up to $300 for South Boston House Parties
Dear Neighbors, In recent months during this pandemic, many of you have contacted our offices out of great concern regarding largely attended house parties throughout the neighborhoods of South Boston. Please note that we share your concerns about these house parties, not only in terms of their noise and impact on the quality of life for our residents, but primarily [...]
Pride, faith, hard work will make for meaningful change
Submitted by Ray Flynn former Mayor of Boston Boston Police officers are the best, and do their best to protect the people of Boston — from the hard working poor and middle income families to the vulnerable elderly. They are the first line of defense against violent criminals and gangs. Activists nationwide are calling for police departments to be defunded [...]
Sports
Charity Hockey Game to Support Veterans and their Families
Recently, Representative David Biele skated in the 4th Annual Heroes vs. Legislators charity hockey game to benefit the Skate for the 22 Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides support services to over 375 veterans and their families across Massachusetts. Founded in 2015 by a group of veterans, the Foundation gets its name from a staggering [...]
Gate of Heaven CYO “All-Star” Game
In the most exciting game of the season, the winning team coached by Allison Baker and Jacqueline Beggan, grabbed the victory by one point! The blue team was coached by Christina McDonagh Running the scoring table was first place coach, Emily Harris and longtime volunteer, Mary Kate Hart. Marie Laundry, director of the girl’s program [...]
Basketball Free-Throw and Swimming Competitions Rescheduled Due to Weather
South Boston Citizens’ Association Annual basketball free-throw competition will take place Monday, March 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the Tynan Community School gym. Please register with Kathy Davis and her staff Tuesday, March 12th at 6:00 p.m. We move down to the boys and Girls Club Swimming Pool for the Annual Swim Meets. Register with [...]
Lifestyle
Drawing A Line In The Sand To Keep Our Beaches Safe And Open
The late US District Court Judge A. David Mazzone, who oversaw the Boston Harbor case for nearly 20 years, often said that he measured the success of the Boston Harbor cleanup not by the “number of feet” you could see into the water, but by the “pairs of feet” he saw on the region’s public [...]
South Boston Residents Step Up to Deliver Groceries
It was late on a Friday afternoon when the South Boston Neighborhood Aid Hotline received a call from a hospital social worker: A young woman was about to be released from the hospital. She was still very sick, and had no family or friends to help make sure there was food in her apartment for [...]
Business
Let’s Reopen Southie: Carefully, but for Real!
Phase Two of Governor Baker’s multi-step plan to reopen Massachusetts, after the mid-March shutdown, could begin on Monday, June 8. The shutdown shot down our St. Patrick/Evacuation Day Parade, and it mostly continues even now. Barber shops, beauty shops, and beaches are open already, provided that access and all personal gatherings are controlled and limited. [...]
South Boston Reopens: Chapter One
by Rick Winterson You are completely aware of the need to take steps against Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic – it was (and still is) a true plague of global, worldwide dimensions. Here, our schools, churches, athletic facilities, entertainment venues, and almost all of South Boston’s stores were shut down. And while it has been [...]
Editorial
South Boston Elected Officials Hold Fireworks Meeting
On Monday evening, Councilor Ed Flynn, Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty and State Rep. David Biele, along with the offices of Congressman Lynch and Senator Collins, hosted a meeting with concerned neighbors and representatives from both the Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department to discuss the impact of illegal fireworks on our neighborhoods. The [...]
Bill Frew Remembers
Editor’s NOTE: William J. “Bill” Frew is a local writer. His major work is “A Pilot’s Life”, memoirs of flying for the Air Force and TransWorld Airlines. With his permission, we have excerpted a vivid memory Bill wrote about in Book 2, concerning Charles Bazzinotti – now memorialized on South Boston’s Vietnam Memorial, the first [...]
Happenings
End of Summer Volleyball
Taking advantage of the last official weekend of summer, young adults and college kids hit Carson Beach to play volleyball and celebrate the end of the season on Saturday.
Jackie O’Brien to Be Honored at New Street Hockey Rink
by Rick Winterson On Saturday, August 15, at 10 a.m., Jackie O’Brien will be honored. As part of the First Dangle Fest Street Hockey Tournament (which will be an annual event in years to come), the brand new street hockey court in Moakley Park will be named the John “Jackie” O’Brien Street Hockey Court, in [...]
Real Estate
The South Boston Zoning Initiative (cont.)
by Rick Winterson No one has to be told that South Boston is an unusual place. It was annexed to the City of Boston 215 years ago in 1804, and certain areas in Southie still retains their original names, evoking a “once-upon-a-time” connection with Dorchester. These names include Washington Village, whose brother neighborhood [...]
Amazon Project Breaks Ground
Another keystone, landmark event occurred in South Boston. Call this event what you will, the Amazon Corporation and WS Development broke ground that day, for a new office complex in the center of South Boston’s booming Seaport District. The nameplate address of the new complex is 111 Harbor Way, and it is located near the [...]
Residential Project in South Boston will Move Forward
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved a residential development project in South Boston near Broadway Station. The 21-35 West Second Street will construct a new six-story building with 55 residential rental units, approximately 2,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and two on-site parking spaces for car share services. Seven [...]
47 Marine Road Asking Price: $1,779,000
K & Marine Rd Two-Family with 4 off-street parking spaces? Need I say more?...Here's the deal: The current owners are approved (Permit in hand) to renovate and expand their two-family to include two bi-level units that are approximately 2,000 Square feet each. Yes, that's 4,000 SF total. The upper unit will have great water views. [...]
New Notre Dame Education Center Building Planned for 200 Old Colony Avenue.
For Immediate Release March 8, 2018 Notre Dame Education Center and All Saints LLC have an agreement to build a new education facility and 55 units of housing at 200 Old Colony Ave., the present site of the education center today that is directly across from the Washington Village Development site in South Boston. [...]