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By KEVIN DEVLIN The South Boston Special Kids and Young Adults program has a bowling league on Sundays at the South Boston Yacht Club. The members have a ball throwing the bowling balls down the alleys and competing against each other. All of the bowling league members wanted to wish everyone in South Boston a happy St. Patrick’s Day! The program’s annual bowling league banquet is scheduled for Sunday, May 15. Stay tuned for more pictures in May. Pictured at the yacht club (from left to right) are three serious bowlers, Terry, Sean and Jason. Pictured at the yacht club (from left) are three happy bowlers, Richie, Julie, and Suzanne. Pictured (from left) are program volunteers, Jennifer and Kellie, bowling [...]

By RICK WINTERSON Each year, the mayor of Boston’s office and the South Boston Citizens’ Association host the annual South Boston Senior Salute in St. Monica Hall. This is a noontime corned-beef-and-cabbage banquet to which all seniors are invited. This event ties into the St. Patrick “season” in South Boston, and is always well attended. This Year of Our Lord 2016 was no exception. Approximately 300 seniors showed up for the feast. It was a complete Irish banquet, including ample coffee and soda bread. Yes, it was the kind that had raisins in it – lots of them – but no caraway flavoring. After all, we didn’t want to start another Irish Civil War. There were many, many raffles, and even a brownie at the [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday evening, March 6, at Carson Place, close to 500 people attended the annual South Boston Special Kids and Young Adults annual fundraiser. Richie “Fish” Adams was presented with the Sissy Devine Award for his involvement in the SBBK. Adams goes to all the SBBK Monday night meetings, bowls every Sunday with the kids, attends SBBK trips, and is loved by all the kids who “flock around him.” SBBK volunteer Cheryl Flaherty greatly appreciated the support and generosity of all those who attended this fundraiser. “Sissy was a volunteer herself,” Flaherty wrote. “And her family honors her memory by presenting the award to someone who gives tirelessly of their time and really enjoys the kids. The SBBK volunteers show up every [...]