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4 05, 2016

Cancer survivor gives back by organizing fundraiser

2016-05-04T14:20:55-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Cancer survivor gives back by organizing fundraiser

How does a cancer patient from around here receive a cure from a U.S. Navy midshipman on the West Coast, and then engage South Boston’s most popular local DJ to help him give back? We won’t say it’s easy, but we will say it’s actually happening. The chain of these coincidences will be completed Friday evening in the Boston Teachers Union Hall. Cancer survivor Donnie Lewis received a stem cell transplant from Danny Alcantor, a 21-year-old midshipman from California. Alcantor was the one, perfect match to Donnie Lewis out of 25 million members of the Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Donnie Lewis will give back, by hosting a fundraising dance with Dru Errico serving as DJ. The event is at 8 p.m. at the Boston Teachers [...]

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4 05, 2016

Polish Fest Boston celebrated Sunday with parade

2016-05-04T14:20:27-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Polish Fest Boston celebrated Sunday with parade

Sunday, May 1, saw Polish-Americans parade from Our Lady of Czestochowa Church to the Polish-American Citizens Club on Boston Street, where a block party took place. Other Polish heritage organizations were honored guests at the celebratory event. The locale of the festival is now officially known as “The Polish Triangle.” Sources claim that it is one of the oldest Polish enclaves in America. -Rick Winterson The crowd assembles for the 2016 Polish Fest at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. (Photo by Rick Winterson) The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning in Chicopee were honored guests at the 2016 Polish Fest. (Photo by Rick Winterson) Picturesque Polish folk garb wearers line up for the procession [...]

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4 05, 2016

Drug take back held to collect unused medication

2016-05-04T14:19:57-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Drug take back held to collect unused medication

Kay Walsh from the Action Center (South Boston FAN/CAN Advisory Collaborative) is assisted in Saturday’s drug take back by Rodolfo, Judy and Kenya of the South Boston Youth Council. The drug take back is an effort to collect and destroy unused prescription drugs, so that addictive medicines don’t make their way into the hands of dealers and users. It’s simple – just bring unused medicines to the collection point. The police department – in this case, South Boston’s Station Six commanded by Capt. Joe Boyle – will then make sure these drugs are destroyed. -Rick Winterson

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4 05, 2016

Register for BCYF Curley Community Center’s summer program

2016-05-04T14:19:32-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Register for BCYF Curley Community Center’s summer program

Registration for the summer youth activities program for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 will be held Friday, May 6, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Child must turn 6 by July 1, 2016. There will be no exceptions.) The summer youth activities program will begin Tuesday, July 5. The program runs Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The requirements for registration are: membership of a parent/guardian at the Curly Community Center, an original birth certificate of child being registered, and two proofs of residency, ie: gas/phone/electric/cable bill (water bills will not be accepted). For more information, please contact Allison Baker or Mary Burke at 617-635-5104. The BCYF Curley Community Center is [...]

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4 05, 2016

Celebrate Derby Day with the South Boston Collaborative

2016-05-04T14:18:47-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Celebrate Derby Day with the South Boston Collaborative

Derby Day is one of the most widely viewed sports celebration in America, so why not enjoy it right here in South Boston this Saturday, May 7? The South Boston Collaborative Center is hosting its annual Kentucky Derby party from 4 to 7 p.m. at Barlow’s Restaurant (241 A St., in South Boston’s Fort Point District). This is a fundraising event that supports the collaborative’s efforts to stem the opioid/heroin plague that seems to be engulfing the young people of Boston and Massachusetts. But like all fundraisers in South Boston, this will also be a great time. The admission is just $20. You’ll get a complimentary first drink, along with continuously passed hors d’oeuvres as only Barlow’s can prepare them. There’ll be raffles, gift, and [...]

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4 05, 2016

A few gripes worth mentioning: M Street Park issues

2018-11-27T13:06:36-05:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on A few gripes worth mentioning: M Street Park issues

By KEVIN DEVLIN When I was at the Medal of Honor Park at M Street last Saturday morning, April 30, to take pictures of volunteers involved in the Boston Shines Initiative, I noticed four dogs without leashes roaming around the park. Their owners walked casually near them. I mentioned to them that there was a leash law in Boston. The young man tried to stare me down while the three women just kept walking. Now that summer is approaching, kids will be playing in the nearby playground at this park. All dogs should be kept on leashes for their safety and the safety of others. State law and city ordinance prohibit this behavior from dog owners and they can be fined. For the protection of [...]

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4 05, 2016

South Boston Little League holds opening ceremonies

2016-05-04T14:17:36-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on South Boston Little League holds opening ceremonies

On Sunday, May 1, the South Boston Little League held its opening ceremonies at Evans Field adjacent to the Murphy Rink. Players, parents, managers, and league officials gathered together to acknowledge the beginning of the South Boston Little League baseball season. The rain held off and everyone had an opportunity to say hello and get pumped up for the 2016 season. -Kevin Devlin

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4 05, 2016

Softball league opens season

2016-05-05T10:51:50-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on Softball league opens season

By KAY FORDE On Thursday evening, April 28, the South Boston Girls’ Softball League conducted its opening night ceremony at the Shore Road softball field next to the Murphy Rink. It was cold and a bit windy but the players, managers and parents enjoyed the event. Sponsored by the league, the Sausage Man was on hand cooking hot dogs and sausages for those in attendance. Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry and Boston City Councilor President Michelle Wu were present and threw out the first two balls of the new season. Then several shortened exhibition games were played and a skill’s clinic was conducted next to the softball diamond. Founded in 2007, the South Boston Girls Softball League is a non-profit organization that continues to encourage and [...]

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4 05, 2016

Tierney Center employees perform CPR, save child’s life

2016-05-04T09:59:55-04:00May 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Comments Off on Tierney Center employees perform CPR, save child’s life

By KEVIN DEVLIN We’ve read so many sad stories in the news that many people have become immune to the heartache that people suffer as a consequence. But this story is an emotionally uplifting one with a happy ending that all can empathize with, and cheer, as life goes on. On Tuesday, April 19, Joseph M. Tierney Center site coordinator, Milagros “Mille” Pena, was outside the front door of the center talking with a parent. Across the street near the side of an Old Colony Development building, Mille noticed a woman holding a toddler. But something in Mille’s gut told her something was wrong with the picture. She continued talking with the parent, went back inside the center to get paperwork and walked back outside [...]

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27 04, 2016

Artists for Humanity announces expansion

2016-04-27T14:12:54-04:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Business, Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Artists for Humanity announces expansion

By RICK WINTERSON The Artists for Humanity’s EpiCenter will expand by more than twice its current size in less than two years, the South Boston center, city officials and private business leaders announced Monday morning. The reception to announce the expanded EpiCenter Building on A and Second Streets was a joyful celebration. Susan Rodgerson, the founder and executive/artistic director of Artists for Humanity, was the hostess. The expansion is expected to start with groundbreaking this fall; completion is slated for the end of 2017. The South Boston organization “is a national leader in youth arts enterprise whose mission is to bridge economic, racial, and social divisions by providing under-resourced urban youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in art and design,” a press [...]

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