4 08, 2016

General Electric (GE) Headquarters Project Begins

2016-08-04T09:17:19-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Business, Featured, Real Estate|Tags: |Comments Off on General Electric (GE) Headquarters Project Begins

You have no doubt heard about the General Electric (GE) Company’s plans to relocate its Corporate Head­quarters from Connecticut to South Boston’s Fort Point District. Specifi­cally, GE’s new Headquarters will be sited on the South Boston side of the Fort Point Channel, and will utilize two existing, renovated brick ware­houses at 5-6 Necco Way (Yes, that’s “NECCO”, as in those ever-popular NECCO Wafers produced by the New England Confectionary Co.). GE will lease a block of land from Procter and Gamble’s wholly-owned Gillette subsidiary, which is also located along the Fort Point Chan­nel. Renovations of the existing brick warehouses will begin as soon as pos­sible; ground will be broken for the main Headquarters Building early in 2017, pending granting of all the necessary permits. Completion [...]

4 08, 2016

MAYOR WALSH OUTLINES CHANGES TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT AND SAFETY AT BCYF DROP-IN PROGRAMS 

2016-08-04T09:07:47-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Comments Off on MAYOR WALSH OUTLINES CHANGES TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT AND SAFETY AT BCYF DROP-IN PROGRAMS 

Mayor Walsh today Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) to announce that all BCYF drop-in programs will follow rigorous new standards in an effort to strengthen oversight and child safety. These changes are a result of an assessment of all protocols and procedures at the city's summer camps and drop-in programs that was conducted this week. Summer camps are currently regulated by the City of Boston's Inspectional Services Department (ISD) per the Department of Public Health (DPH), and summer camps have clearly defined and documented operating procedures, specifically with respect to child safety. Drop-in programs, as defined by state regulations, do not fall under ISD regulations, and as a result have fewer clearly defined and uniform operating procedures. "The city experienced a terrible tragedy [...]

4 08, 2016

Southie Trees

2016-08-04T09:02:58-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Real Estate|Comments Off on Southie Trees

  The past few weeks have been scorchahs! Workers at Southie Trees, an environmental initiative of South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation, are trying hard to keep the trees and flowers on East and West Broadway happy and healthy through this dry spell. They have been spending their summer planting, watering, weeding and cleaning up the street trees and flowerbeds along the sidewalks. While the flowers planted have stayed healthy in the majority of beds, there are certain things the community could do to aid in our efforts. For example: while your little dog may be having a blast and catching some good rays, please remember to pick up after their ‘messes’ and keep it out of the flower beds. We also ask that you keep [...]

4 08, 2016

Southie – A Good, Healthful Place to Be

2016-08-04T08:59:01-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Southie – A Good, Healthful Place to Be

   Two recent events confirm something that South Boston Online has always said:  South Boston is a great place to be.  Both events confirmed that to us more emphatically than ever.  The first was the “Fun in the Sun” Health Fair, held at the McCormack Pavilion on Carson Beach last Thursday, July 28, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.  The second was the annual First Monday“Kid’s Day” on August 1, from noon till 9 p.m. at South Boston’s Farmers Market in Perkins Square.    As you would imagine, the Health Fair’s exhibits and activities were devoted to the participants’ state of health.  We have room to mention only a few – perhaps the most impressive was the Blum Family van that rolled up to the [...]

4 08, 2016

Condon Counselors Care

2016-08-04T08:46:54-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Condon Counselors Care

They work at the Condon Community Center Juniors summer program and enjoy interacting with the kids and being part of something special. They love their jobs and go to work with smiles on their faces every day. They are Jacqulyn Brooks and Rodolfo Arias. Jacqulyn Brooks, 19, is the daughter of Jennifer and Thomas Brooks. She has a younger sister named Emma, a younger brother named Thomas, and two family betta fish named Felipe and Sushi. Jacqulyn graduated from Boston Latin Academy in 2015. At BLA, she was an Honor Roll student and took AP classes in economics, American government, and English. She was a student ambassador and was involved in a variety of volunteer endeavors, such as conducting school tours and assisting teachers at [...]

4 08, 2016

Tynan “Fun in the Sun” Program

2016-08-04T08:38:38-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Tynan “Fun in the Sun” Program

By Emily Nagle My name is Emily Nagle and it is a pleasure to be the camp’s Assistant Director for a second year. I have worked on and off at Fun in the Sun for nearly 5 years starting as a junior counselor back in high school. I am currently in my senior year of college working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development with a teaching certification in Early Childhood Education at Colby-Sawyer College. At school, I am the president of the Campus Activities Board, a board member for Orientation, and I work in both the Student Activities Office and the Admissions office. Along with being involved on campus, I spend most of my week at the local elementary school. I love working with [...]

4 08, 2016

Introducing Four Tierney Girls

2016-08-04T08:25:53-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Introducing Four Tierney Girls

They are happy, polite, young girls who are having a blast this summer spending quality time at the Joseph M. Tierney Learning Center (TLC), which is located on Mercer Street in South Boston, adjacent to the Old Colony Housing Development. They enjoy going to arts and crafts, the computer room, playing across the street in Moakley Park or swimming at Carson Beach. They love being engaged in a variety of activities on a daily basis and like the Tierney staff because they’re nice, caring, and thoughtful. The four girls featured are Olivia Bennett, Jada Burgess, Zada Wallace, and Lanney Tavares. Olivia Bennett, 9, is the daughter of Christine and Christopher Bennett. She has a brother named Jaiden and a family Pit Bull named Brady. Olivia [...]

4 08, 2016

Meet Three Club Kids

2016-08-04T08:20:55-04:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Sports|Comments Off on Meet Three Club Kids

They enjoy being part of the South Boston Boys and Girls Club Fun in the Sun program. Two days a week they get to go on field trips to various outdoor venues, watch movies at the Club, splash around in the pool, or play pool, ping pong, and other games in the recreation room. There are plenty of activities to keep them busy and happy during the summertime. The three Club kids are Dazayvion James, Anedson Andrade and Jason Lopes. Dazayvion James, 9, is the son of Jay and Grace James. He has an order sister named Raven, a younger brother named Zayshan, and a family dog named Chi Chi, a Chihuahua. Dazayvion will be entering the fourth grade this fall at the Condon Elementary [...]

28 07, 2016

A Birthday “Friendraiser”

2016-07-28T12:51:50-04:00July 28th, 2016|Categories: Business, Featured|Tags: |Comments Off on A Birthday “Friendraiser”

Kathleen “Kathy” Bitetti is a multi-talented local artist, consultant, and curator. She has lived in South Boston for 20 years, pursuing numerous cultural interests that include public works of art, two of which are being created here in South Boston as you are reading this. Last weekend, true to her devotion to public art, Kathy combined a “Friendraiser” with her birthday brunch (Kathy is forever 29). Now, a “Friendraiser” is a means of generating contributions on a small, intimate scale. About 20 of Kathy’s friends gathered at her place to assist with funding the two works of art mentioned above. Such works of art are sometimes called “installations”. A better term might be “site specific art work”, because these creations are meant to “interact” in [...]

28 07, 2016

Remembering Margaret J. “Peggy” Flaherty

2016-07-28T12:42:28-04:00July 28th, 2016|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Remembering Margaret J. “Peggy” Flaherty

FLAHERTY Margaret J. “Peggy” (McGlone) of South Boston, passed away suddenly, July 25, 2016, at the age of 81. Beloved wife of 54 years to the Honorable Michael F. Flaherty Sr., retired Justice of the Boston Municipal Court Department and former State Representative of South Boston. Devoted and adored mother of the Honorable Margaret F. “Peggy” Albertson and her husband Sean of Needham, the Honorable Michael F. Flaherty Jr., Boston City-Councilor-at-Large and his wife Laurene of South Boston and John J. Flaherty and his wife Margaret “Maggie” of Milton. Loving and cherished Nana to Brendan, Meagan, and Ryan Albertson, Michael, Ella, and Jack Flaherty, Ryan and Grace Flaherty and Patrick Joyce. Peggy was the daughter of the late Margaret “Peg” and John “Jack” McGlone Sr. [...]

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