Yearly Archives: 2016

Following the announcement at the end of February that this year's St. Patrick's Day and Evacuation Day parade did not receive approval from the city for its intended and traditional three-mile route, South Boston Online readers reacted with speed and strong words. Below are a series of letters to the editor - nearly all of them against the abbreviated parade route - that were submitted to the publication within the past week. (Information about submitting a letter to the editor is included at the end of this post.) The parade belongs to the community I think changing the route of the Evacuation/St. Patrick Day parade in South Boston this year by city officials without much discussion with the folks who actually do all the heavy [...]

South Boston Citizens’ Association President Tom McGrath is pleased to announce that Kevin Ryan has been chosen to receive the John W. McCormack Award at the South Boston Citizens’ Association’s 136th Annual Evacuation Day Banquet, March 18. “It is an honor for the association to present this award to Kevin for his countless contributions to the betterment of South Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States for well over 30 years,” McGrath said. In 1982, Kevin Ryan moved to Washington, D.C. with the assistance of then Congressman Joe Moakley to work at the U.S. House of Representatives Post Office. In 1983, Moakley appointed Ryan to work as a legislative assistant on the Subcommittee on the Rules of the House. In 1989, after Congressman [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN In celebration of Evacuation week festivities in South Boston, on Sunday, March 6, enthusiastic bowlers journeyed up to the South Boston Bowlarama on East Broadway to enjoy an afternoon of bowling and fun with friends. This annual bowling event, free to the adult-public, is sponsored by the South Boston Citizens’ Association. Representatives from the association - Cheryl Joyce, Andrea Flaherty, Rich DeVoe, and Pauline Bare -were present coordinating this adult event that was free to those who attended. Bowling alley times were donated by Bowlarama. The beer was free and donated by Coors Light, Miller Light and Bud Light. Free pizza was also thrown in to keep the bowlers happy and energetic.

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg joined Boston Police Commissioner William Evans in honoring Officer John Moynihan, who survived being shot in the line of duty last year, with the Hero’s Award at the Boston Police Foundation’s Annual Gala at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston. Wahlberg and Berg are frequent collaborators with such films as “Lone Survivor,” the upcoming Deepwater Horizon and they are about to enter production on “Patriots Day,” a film that will focus on the heroics of many in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. While some of their heroic characters will be composites of several individuals, they are all based on real life events and include local citizens, first responders and law enforcement - many of whom were members of [...]