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Jeanne Rooney is the Editor in Chief for South Boston Online.
3 09, 2018

Paw Sox Make Big Move to Worcester

2018-09-10T11:15:20-04:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Sports|Comments Off on Paw Sox Make Big Move to Worcester

By Richard Campbell According to various sources it’s official: The Boston Red Sox Triple A Paw Sox are moving to Worcester! Bill Ballou, sports writer for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette noted that the deal is sealed for 2021 season to open with the Red Sox minor league team in a brand-new stadium in downtown Worcester. Ballou, who has been following the progress of the deal stated in his article: “The ballpark will be named Polar Park. Construction is expected to cost in the range of $86 to $90 million dollars and will be one of the most technologically advanced in all of professional baseball. It is the centerpiece of a larger development plan that, according to Worcester Mayor Joseph M. Petty, approaches $240 million [...]

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3 09, 2018

Councilors Flynn, Baker Call for 20 MPH Speed Limit Hearing

2018-11-27T13:06:34-05:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Councilors Flynn, Baker Call for 20 MPH Speed Limit Hearing

Lower Speeds, Traffic Calming To Improve Road Safety For All Last week, Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Frank Baker called for a hearing to examine the merits of lowering the speed limit in the City of Boston to 20 MPH, unless otherwise posted, as well as a discussion of other traffic calming measures to improve road safety for all. The speed limit in the city was most recently lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH on January 9, 2017 as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative, no serious or fatal crashes in Boston by 2030. The order has been sent to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. “In the final analysis, Councilor Baker and I want to open up this dialogue to [...]

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3 09, 2018

As Summer Slips Away: Still Time for the Harbor Islands

2018-09-10T12:49:40-04:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle|Comments Off on As Summer Slips Away: Still Time for the Harbor Islands

  By Richard Campbell While South Bostonians are surrounded by water and are usually happy to convene with the ocean via a walk out to Castle Island, there is no doubt that an annual sojourn to the Boston Harbor Islands is a great way to end the season. Events are more sporadic in September, but there is still plenty to discover in the early fall, as the season ends on Columbus Day. First time visitors usually only make it to Georges Island, but fall is the perfect time to explore new horizons. This year, due to storm damage, sadly there is no public access to Little Brewster Island, the home of Boston Light- the first and last lighthouse station in the nation. Georges and Spectacle [...]

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3 09, 2018

Bandstand Renewed by NER and Dedication to Harry Uhlman

2018-11-27T16:56:37-05:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on Bandstand Renewed by NER and Dedication to Harry Uhlman

by Rick Winterson Like a lot of people, some of us take our structures for granted. And that’s understandable, since many of the things we build, especially those built with bricks and mortar, last longer than almost everyone’s lifetime. A good example of this is the Bandstand in Marine Park – an initial search for the background of the Bandstand turned up records going back to 1935 – 83 years ago. The search still continues, further into the past. And like any structure, time takes its toll, even if it’s only slowly. There are visible cracks in the mortar between the Bandstand’s bricks, from top to bottom. And most pf the surfaces exposed to the weather need renewing, followed by a good coat of exterior [...]

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10 08, 2018

Rage and Respect at Tynan School Traffic Meeting

2018-09-03T17:50:18-04:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Rage and Respect at Tynan School Traffic Meeting

By Richard Campbell In the wake of the cruel death of an innocent child, as well as a longer history of tragic accidents on our streets, South Boston residents gathered for a public traffic safety meeting at the Tynan School on this past Thursday evening. South Bostonians revealed a unified rage, tempered by community respect, that has been earned in sorrow. As the flier from the South Boston Families for Safe Streets noted, six pedestrians, including three small children, have been struck on South Boston streets in the past two months alone. If there was any public official under the illusion that they haven’t been put on notice to move into action, surely the message has been sent loud and clear. Citizens in this neighborhood [...]

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10 08, 2018

Colin Brought People Together

2018-11-27T16:34:17-05:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on Colin Brought People Together

Letter to the Editor: By Ray Flynn, former Mayor of Boston and U.S.Ambassador to the Vatican After stopping by St.Augustine’s Chapel and Cemetery in South Boston yesterday to say a prayer and take a look at how the renovation were going, one of the construction workers said, “ The Church is making a lot of improvements here, it’s going to look great when it is finished for the 200 th Anniversary in September”. It seems like the community is really behind this effort. We were soon joined by a gentleman from Springfield, who drove all the way down to South Boston to visit the historic cemetery. He said he had heard a lot of important stories about the oldest Catholic Church and Cemetery in Massachusetts [...]

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10 08, 2018

Society of Arts & Crafts Summer Offerings

2018-11-27T16:08:50-05:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle|Comments Off on Society of Arts & Crafts Summer Offerings

By Richard Campbell The venerable Society of Arts and Crafts gallery in the Seaport District is such a manageable showcase of recent arts, and so accessible to Seaport travelers with its free admission and friendly gallery talks, it’s a hidden gem in plain sight. Shows running through the summer are The Cover Up featuring fabric works of Donna Rhea Marder, Infinite Vibration, sculptural and wall pieces of by Niho Kozuru, and Artist in Residence Wood Quilts by Laura Petrovich-Cheney. I attended Donna Rhea Marder’s presentation on her work which was one of those rare moments when a visual artist reveals a quirky sense of humor that approaches a respectable entertainment value all by itself. Her descriptions of how she arrived at various techniques using primitive [...]

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10 08, 2018

“She Village” Pops Up in Seaport

2018-11-27T16:24:35-05:00August 10th, 2018|Categories: Featured|Comments Off on “She Village” Pops Up in Seaport

By Rick Winterson First, a few definitions:  WS Development is a Massachusetts-based property developer responsible for transforming 23 of our waterfront acres into South Boston’s Seaport District.  Seaport is currently the City of Boston’s largest single development project.  Parts of this mega-development include an ever-growing group of retail businesses, having “names” such as Mr. Sid and L.L. Bean (do you know what the initials “L.L.” stand for?). In order to foster their all-important retail segment, WS Development has officially unveiled an outdoor pop-up incubator, which they are calling The Current.  The Current will consist of a rotating collection of retail enterprises that feature both local and national brands.  And just as important, The Current has been set up to accomplish some really good things.  Two [...]

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9 08, 2018

7th Annual Boston Seafood Festival Returns to Fish Pier

2018-11-27T16:53:35-05:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: Lifestyle|Comments Off on 7th Annual Boston Seafood Festival Returns to Fish Pier

By Richard Campbell The Boston Fisheries summer event went off well to an enthusiastic crowd, despite looking a little long in the tooth, it still represents a family fun annual event. With seafood vendors and chefs promoting various ways to prepare and consume their product, some mild entertainments, fresh seafood meals from a variety of sources, the core of the festival is pretty good. But there is no question: the event’s down-home nature needs an aesthetic brush up. The festival is about good seafood, and that it has in spades.  The food demonstrations, along with accommodating vendors, were up to the usual high standards, once you got through the lines.  You want to selectively shop for the best lobster rolls. This year we found Captain [...]

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2 08, 2018

Can We Elevate Physical Education & Health Instruction?

2018-08-02T15:21:20-04:00August 2nd, 2018|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on Can We Elevate Physical Education & Health Instruction?

NIH Graphic By Richard Campbell It was covering the splendid athletic prowess of the Boston Triathlon athletes this past week that made this writer ponder physical education. The nation is experiencing an obesity epidemic that is well recorded by the National Center for Disease Control. In children ages 2-19 the obesity rate has hit an all-time high of 18.5 %, with the spectacular 20.6% for students between the ages of 12-19 years. The current adult obesity rate of around 35% indicates a not particularly rosy future, as the obesity rate of children growing up in the 1970’s was only 4%. These national statistics mean that particularly for adults and high school students, we have big problems. Some blame fast food, lackadaisical parenting, poor [...]

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