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10 02, 2016

State Street volunteers visit South Boston Catholic Academy

2016-02-10T17:02:14-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on State Street volunteers visit South Boston Catholic Academy

Thank you to all of the wonderful Junior Achievement volunteers from State Street Bank who recently visited South Boston Catholic Academy. The students in K2 were fortunate to be the youngest participants of a visit from the Junior Achievement program of State Street Corporation. They learned how even young children can save their money and spend it wisely.  They were also introduced to entrepreneurship and how they can come up with some ideas to make a profit.  Through hands on activities, the concept of working for others and getting paid for their job was discussed.  Junior Achievement volunteers are to be commended for their dedication to school age students. The first-graders enjoyed their visit with David and Diane from State Street on Junior Achievement Day. [...]

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10 02, 2016

Team Southie seeks ‘pawsitive’ support at the Dog Bowl fundraiser

2016-02-10T17:01:40-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Team Southie seeks ‘pawsitive’ support at the Dog Bowl fundraiser

By KEVIN DEVLIN The 50th Super Bowl is history and now it’s time to attend the first “Dog Bowl” sponsored by Team Southie, which will be held at the South Boston Bowlarama on East Broadway on Sunday, Feb. 14. Team Southie, which entered into the Youth Entrepreneur Venture with the United Way, was awarded $1,000 to begin its venture. But the team still needs your support. Team Southie intends to purchase 100 dog leashes with words “Pawsitively Southie” printed on them. Their mission is to “raise awareness of the City of Boston Leash Law and increase safety in the community for dog owners, pets, seniors, children, and others…to enhance ‘Southie pride’ among neighbors, old and new, and to help defray costs of seniors dog care…while [...]

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10 02, 2016

South Boston’s Murphy Rink reopens

2016-11-20T08:25:27-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: News, Sports|Comments Off on South Boston’s Murphy Rink reopens

By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday, Feb. 6, the newly renovated Murphy Rink in South Boston was re-opened to the public. A community open house was held, along with public skating from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by two South Boston Youth Hockey Alumni Men’s League games. The rink closed in early 2015, according to a statement from the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. Although the entire project will not be completed until the fall of 2016, final improvements will include additional locker room facilities, including shower areas and a referee’s room, a new skate shop, a new concession area, improvement to existing warming room building, protective glass for the small rink, new handicap accessible team bench areas and rink access, [...]

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10 02, 2016

Hearts of Kindness Project returns for an eighth year

2016-02-10T16:46:03-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: News|Comments Off on Hearts of Kindness Project returns for an eighth year

In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness and Valentines Week, a display of beautiful hearts created by the youth of South Boston has been hung on the tree outside of the Area C-6 Police Station on West Broadway. The hearts, created by South Boston youth, are a gift to the residents of South Boston. This is the eighth consecutive year that the young people have done this community project. The Hearts of Kindness Project is an initiative designed to promote goodwill in South Boston, as a direct result of random acts of kindness performed by the youth of this community. Youth are being asked to reflect on their lives and document acts of kindness by creating fabric hearts that are displayed for all of South [...]

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10 02, 2016

“On the Line” opens at Spoke Gallery

2016-02-10T16:43:03-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on “On the Line” opens at Spoke Gallery

Medicine Wheel Production’s SPOKE Gallery (110 K Street, second floor) debuts another exhibition curated by Kathy Bitetti, the gallery’s chief curator. The central theme is artists who live or work along the original Fairmount Indigo commuter train line that once served South Boston. This line now runs from Readville in Hyde Park to South Boston. “Boston, like a living organism, is always changing and connecting, meeting new challenges,” reads a description of the exhibition on Medicine Wheel Production’s website. “The MBTA’s Fairmount-Indigo commuter rail line, despite the poetic draw of its name, was the least traveled and maintained of all the routes out of and into South Boston. Renewed interest and investment are now revitalizing this line, which connects lively Boston neighborhoods once separated from [...]

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10 02, 2016

Youth hockey players recognized at Teddy Cunniff Scholarship Award dinner

2016-02-10T16:43:49-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings, Sports|Comments Off on Youth hockey players recognized at Teddy Cunniff Scholarship Award dinner

By KEVIN DEVLIN and KATHY LAFFERTY On Thursday evening, Feb. 4, at the Boston Beer Garden on East Broadway, the South Boston Youth Hockey League (SBYHL) held the second annual Teddy Cunniff Scholarship Award dinner, to congratulate the nominees as well as the scholarship recipient, who was Aidan Fitzgerald. The scholarship seeks to honor players who demonstrate a sense a community, dedication, integrity, humility, and character. Teddy Cunniff embraces these traits epitomized in the league’s mission statement which is “committed to building future leaders of the City by providing high-quality ice hockey programs for the young people of South Boston and surrounding communities…while developing lifelong skills of goal setting, commitment, self-discipline, determination, teamwork and sportsmanship while supporting academic success…” Teddy Cunniff spoke briefly before the [...]

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10 02, 2016

Presidential politics: Only nine months to go

2018-11-27T13:06:37-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Presidential politics: Only nine months to go

By RICK WINTERSON There has been a lot of comment about the 2016 presidential race. The voters mostly claim they’ve never seen anything like it. South Boston Online believes there are a few key reasons for this. First, the campaign for president has already gone on far too long.  It has stretched all the way from last summer, and will continue much more intensely for another nine full months. There have been so many candidates (some, pseudo-candidates) that all the endorsements, speeches and ads have seemed like endless, meaningless chatter. They began repeating themselves as far back as Thanksgiving. Second, the winner of the race for president has likely been determined. Just look at the New Hampshire primaries held Tuesday, Feb. 9 - and while [...]

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10 02, 2016

The first real snowfall

2016-02-10T14:06:00-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings, News|Tags: |Comments Off on The first real snowfall

Just days after Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, the first substantial snowfall arrived on Friday, Feb. 5. It was heavy and wet. Snow clung everywhere, especially to tree branches. It was strangely beautiful, except to those seeking a place to park. The weather folks said it was 8 inches worth, but South Boston Online really doubts that much fell here. Compared to last year’s dumping, the first snow of 2016 was nothing to write home about. The storm had the good taste to come just before a weekend. The city had the wisdom to call off school, and the roads were restored to traffic with all due haste, so we were prepared for the next storm. -Rick Winterson

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10 02, 2016

A book sale to end all book sales

2016-02-10T14:11:20-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on A book sale to end all book sales

By RICK WINTERSON The Friends of the South Boston Branch Library wish to request your presence at the upcoming book sale on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s five hours during which you can totally satisfy your inner bookworm, no matter how ravenous said worm happens to be. There are thousands of hard-bound books, paperbacks, and A/V materials, all to be sold at low, low prices. Shockingly low prices! There’s a lot to choose from. About a dozen copies of Dan Brown’s “The DaVinci Code” are available, in both hard-cover and paperback. Perhaps your Valentine would like a literary remembrance a day after the book sale, on Feb. 14. (See the romantic selection by Valerie Hobbs All proceeds from this epic [...]

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10 02, 2016

Stop & Shop donates to local organizations

2016-02-10T14:01:08-05:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Stop & Shop donates to local organizations

On Thursday, Feb. 4, Michael Hannon, the manager of our local Stop & Shop presented a check for nearly $2,800 to Father Eric Bennett, the Parochial Vicar, for Gate of Heaven, St. Brigid Parishes and St. Augustine Chapel. The donation came from Stop and Shop’s Annual “Food For Friends” Drives:“Great way to give back to the community that we are in. On behalf of the parishes, Father Bennett thanked Mr. Hannon, the Stop and Shop Corporation and the generosity of their customers for their kind and generous donation that will go directly to assist those in need in the parishes. In 2015, through the generosity of the Stop and Shop customers, nearly $2,800 was raised that goes directly to the local food bank. Stop and [...]

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