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Jeanne Rooney is the Editor in Chief for South Boston Online.
13 01, 2016

Introducing Ronan Manning: alter server and local volunteer

2016-02-04T15:43:38-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings, News|Comments Off on Introducing Ronan Manning: alter server and local volunteer

By KEVIN DEVLIN He’s a quiet, young boy, polite, and happy he’s being raised by two caring parents. His name is Ronan Manning. Ronan, 8 is the son of Dan and Ashley Manning. He also has a younger sister named Keira. He’s in the third grade and attends the Condon Elementary School in South Boston. His favorite subject is math. He’s doing well in the classroom and someday hopes to either join the United States Army or play for the New England Patriots. His favorite color is blue and his favorite foods are ice cream and steaks. His favorite professional athletes are Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. He likes the Manning brothers because Ronan [...]

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13 01, 2016

Photos: South Boston Catholic Academy’s seasonal celebration

2016-02-04T15:43:48-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Photos: South Boston Catholic Academy’s seasonal celebration

The student council at South Boston Catholic Academy hosted a Christmas party for all students before the Christmas break. There were games, including Snowman Slam and Santa’s cookie toss. The students made sequin snowflakes, beaded candy canes and more. Christmas music, hot chocolate and the movie “Elf,” made it a fun and wonderful day at South Boston Catholic Academy! The students also had a tag day and were able to wear red, and together they helped raise over $500 for The Bed for Every Child Program through the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless- they raised enough for two full bed sets. South Boston Catholic Academy is currently accepting applications for all classes preschool through grade 6. We have Before School and After School Programs available and have small class size; high acceptance rate to Parochial, Private and Boston Exam Schools. Please contact Mrs. Barbara Keohane with any questions or for a tour of [...]

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13 01, 2016

The spirit of giving: Feeling good when helping others

2016-02-04T15:44:04-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Comments Off on The spirit of giving: Feeling good when helping others

BY KEVIN DEVLIN It’s good to teach future generations about the spirit of giving to those less fortunate than ourselves. It’s in America’s DNA to open our hearts to do so, and Jake Rooney’s story is a testament to that resolve regarding worthy causes. Jake is the son of Mark and Theresa Rooney. He has a brother named Nolan and a sister named Bridget. He attends Roxbury Latin in West Roxbury, where he’s an honor roll student. Last spring, Jake was the recipient of the Joan Regan Service Award for the student who demonstrates leadership and community service. Jake’s a member of the Drama Club and has participated in six school plays. Recently, he was in the play entitled the ‘Christmas Truce’- a true story [...]

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13 01, 2016

Learning how to play the game: The Gate of Heaven instructional basketball league

2018-01-30T08:28:12-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on Learning how to play the game: The Gate of Heaven instructional basketball league

By KEVIN DEVLIN Learning how to play any sport needs to begin at an early age and many youngsters have the opportunity to begin this journey at the Walsh Center gym in the Gate of Heaven CYO Instructional basketball leagues for boys and girls. The program, for first and second graders, started in December and will end in mid-February. The players are taught dribbling, shooting, and passing drills, along with introductions to man-to-man and zone defensive schemes. The boys’ league is held on Saturday at the Walsh gym from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. The boys’ league co-commissioners are Sean Monahan and Mike Donovan. They are ably assisted by Tommy White, Mike Bolstad, Owen Donovan, Jake Harrison, Conor Strickland, Chris DiMaggio, and Ivan Atchue. The girls’ league is held right after the boys’ league at the Walsh gym from 9:30 to [...]

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13 01, 2016

Gate of Heaven CYO basketball: Meet the Evans Club

2016-02-04T15:44:25-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on Gate of Heaven CYO basketball: Meet the Evans Club

This team is in the Gate of Heaven CYO midget hoop house league. The kids are young and learning the game. They are coached by Edward Flynn. Pictured with the team is the league commissioner, Sean Monahan. The players are Jared Firth, Dylan Picard, Stephen Flynn, Andrew Donovan, Coulter Medeiros, Jaylen, Mullen Burn, Owen Donovan, Ben Fennelly, and Joseph Keating. “These players work well together,” Flynn said. “And they are great kids. Basketball can teach many lessons in life: hard-work, teamwork, discipline and to have fun. These basketball players and all the players in the Gatey CYO program are a credit to their families - and their parents are proud of them too.” Coach Flynn wants to inform everyone that the Knights of Columbus (Pere Marquette Council) will soon host its annual free throw contest. Details to be announced. -Kevin Devlin

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13 01, 2016

Letter to the editor: “I pledge allegiance…”

2018-11-27T13:06:37-05:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Happenings, News|Tags: |Comments Off on Letter to the editor: “I pledge allegiance…”

South Boston Online, in its Dec. 3, 2015, issue (Page 8), photographed and published the image of a tattered and filthy American flag located atop a steel crossbar on an abandoned site at B Street and West Broadway. Following a week of inaction on everyone’s part, I began an unsuccessful quest to find someone in the area working with a ladder, whose use I could recruit. I once again visited the tattered flag’s location and happily, I discovered a pickup truck (with ladder) parked next to the site. I then tracked down the pickup’s owner. After explaining my quest, he and his partner took on the task and lowered the flag with respect. The three of us ceremonially folded the flag, later to be brought [...]

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12 01, 2016

Most Important Local Locksmiths In South Boston

2016-01-12T02:31:04-05:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: News|Comments Off on Most Important Local Locksmiths In South Boston

South Boston is going to grow larger and larger. We can see the effects of its growth in the number of large businesses that have been developing on the territory of South Boston during the recent years: new restaurants and pizzerias, affordable hotels and cinemas and, of course, a number of businesses that offer emergency services in a variety of fields. Growth Of Locksmith Businesses In South Boston’s History Locksmith businesses in South Boston were originally small family-owned businesses, a very diffused business model all through the States. With time, local small businesses have been growing, as a result of a good business approach to the locksmith market. Currently, local locksmith businesses are divided into different sectors after a progressive specialization of each business in [...]

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7 01, 2016

Photos: Happy New Year from South Boston Catholic Academy

2016-02-04T15:44:59-05:00January 7th, 2016|Categories: Happenings|Tags: |Comments Off on Photos: Happy New Year from South Boston Catholic Academy

It has been a very busy and fun filled year in preschool at South Boston Catholic Academy. Children have been listening to stories and working in centers designed around the Opening the World of Learning curriculum. This past week, children experimented with media to create beautiful winter paintings, explored role play and community services in our class grocery store, created Christmas wreaths, and worked together to investigate simple machines and build roads, based on a class favorite book, ‘Road Builders.’ We are looking forward to a New Year filled with hands on learning, exploration, and discovery! South Boston Catholic Academy is currently accepting applications for all classes Preschool-Grade 6. We have Before School and After School Programs available and have small class size; high acceptance [...]

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7 01, 2016

Real estate news: South Boston remains a desirable market

2016-01-07T10:08:11-05:00January 7th, 2016|Categories: Real Estate|Comments Off on Real estate news: South Boston remains a desirable market

Just as snowfall is a guarantee this winter, there is something else that can be counted on as 2016 starts: South Boston will remain a desirable neighborhood for young professionals. South Boston, according to statistics from The Warren Group, continues to have a hot real estate market. In the past year, the number of properties sold and the median sales price of those properties have increased, continuing the trend of recent years. The neighborhood is popular for a number of reasons, including the increasing number of bars and restaurants in the area, its proximity to the financial district and downtown Boston, and its two miles of public waterfront, as well as the fact that South Boston is less congested than other Boston neighborhoods. Interest rates [...]

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6 01, 2016

Photo: Deck the scaffolding?

2016-02-04T15:46:11-05:00January 6th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: |Comments Off on Photo: Deck the scaffolding?

The two wreaths on the courthouse were certainly placed upon the scaffolding at the entrance to mark the Christmas holiday season. But there’s something about all that scaffolding that really doesn’t have much holiday spirit. It looks sad. And the wreaths are still there in the first week of the New Year. Is this because these wreaths will gradually blacken in the Boston smog, and become mourning wreaths over the lack of maintenance at the Courthouse? Or is it because no one dares to climb up there to take them down, for fear of a total collapse of the structure around the entrance to the courthouse? Who’s minding the store around here? -Rick Winterson

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