The Perry School wants to give a shout out to k1 moms Bonnie Linehan, Alex Machearn, and Deidre Lydon for chaperoning the fabulous trip Ms. Nee’s class took to Harvard Museum of Natural History. Perry families rock! Another Shark shout out goes to fourth graders Adnan Sharif and Paul Downey for their hard work and progress over the past two weeks. Congratulations boys!
By KEVIN DEVLIN Justin Espinal is a reserved, polite young boy who is enjoying life and being a member of the South Boston Boys & Girls Club. Justin, 9, is the son of Solania and Aarron Espinal. He’s in the third grade at the William E. Russell Elementary School in Dorchester. His favorite subject is history and some day he plans on being a building contractor so he can build big, beautiful buildings and homes. Justin’s favorite color is orange and his favorite food is rice and chicken. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing with his iPad and toys at home and watching TV. His favorite TV show is Liv and Maddie. This teen sitcom is about identical twin sisters with entirely different personalities. [...]
Five members from the South Boston Boys and Girls Club swim team have been selected for Team New England and will compete in the Boys and Girls Club National Swimming Championships to be held in early April in Saint Petersburg, Fla. Pictured (from left) are Coach Shannon McGonagle, Rebecca Murtagh, Brogan McGonagle, Kaitlyn Jackson, Julia Paige, Head Coach Mary Wilson and Taylor Spence. All of Southie is wishing you have a good time. Swim fast. -Kevin Devlin
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 [...]
On Tuesday, March 15, a U.S. District Court judge restored the 2016 parade’s original, longer route, allowing it to end in Andrew Square. South Boston’s Allied War Veterans Council held a final meeting Tuesday evening to assure maximum parade safety. The following morning, the USS McFaul (DDG-74), a guided missile cruiser with GE engines, docked; her crew will march in the parade. By RICK WINTERSON It has been quite a parade week so far. South Boston’s Allied War Veterans Council (by a 9-0 Supreme Court edict in 1994) owns the privilege and responsibility of presenting the annual St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade in South Boston. But after the council submitted its 2016 parade permit request in April of last year, City Hall’s licensing bureaucracy sat on the [...]
Over the past few months, these high achieving students in the Exceptional Learner Program at South Boston Catholic Academy have been working on an inquiry-based project to answer the question: Can these animals live in South Boston? After finding out what their animal eats and drinks, the climate it needs, and other key components to survival, the students made trifold posters and iPad presentations to teach about their animal. If the animal could not live in South Boston, the students had to think critically of adaptations they could make so the animal could live here. The students came up with very creative ideas, so do not be surprised if you see some unusual animals wandering around in South Boston! South Boston Catholic Academy is currently [...]
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 [...]
By RICK WINTERSON This will be in part an editorial and in part kind of a social commentary. After our recent weather, you don’t need to be told that spring, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, has arrived. And we have a very special South Boston holiday weekend at hand. However you spend it (even watching a half-amputated parade on Sunday afternoon), St. Patrick’s Day will be a celebration. Last winter, we set a record for snow; this year, we’ve totaled only about half of our usual snowfall in South Boston. But no matter, because we have the assistance of three saints to get us through the wintry cold, darkness and frozen precipitation. The three saints, of course, are Nicholas, Valentine and Patrick. Nicholas, whose feast [...]
By KEVIN DEVLIN Last weekend, the 13th annual John Cunniff Memorial Shamrock Tournament was held at the DCR Murphy Rink in South Boston. Four Pee Wee “A” teams – South Boston, the Cambridge Falcons, the Medford Mustangs, and the New England Predators – competed in this coveted tournament. South Boston defeated the New England Predators 1-0 in the championship game. This was only the second time that Southie took home the gold. Milton won in ’03, ‘04, and ’07. Dorchester won in ’05 and ’06. Duxbury won in ’08. Arlington won in ’09. The Conquistadors won in ’10 and ’12. Marblehead won in ’13 and the Terriers won in ’14. The rink was shut down last winter due to the weather and needed repairs. Southie [...]
